BLACKHEATH, September 12, 1766.
MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 27th past. I was in hopes that your course of waters this year at Baden would have given you a longer reprieve from your painful complaint.If I do not mistake, you carried over with you some of Dr. Monsey's powders.Have you taken any of them, and have they done you any good ?I know they did me a great deal.I, who pretend to some skill in physic, advise a cool regimen, and cooling medicines.
I do not wonder, that you do wonder, at Lord C-----'s conduct.If he was not outwitted into his peerage by Lord B----, his accepting it is utterly inexplicable.The instruments he has chosen for the great office, I believe, will never fit the same case.It was cruel to put such a boy as Lord G--- over the head of old Ligonier; and if I had been the former, I would have refused that commission, during the life of that honest and brave old general.All this to quiet the Duke of R---- to a resignation, and to make Lord B---- Lieutenant of Ireland, where, I will venture to prophesy, that he will not do.Ligonier was much pressed to give up his regiment of guards, but would by no means do it; and declared that the King might break him if he pleased, but that he would certainly not break himself.
I have no political events to inform you of; they will not be ripe till the meeting of the parliament.Immediately upon the receipt of this letter, write me one, to acquaint me how you are.
God bless you; and, particularly, may He send you health, for that is the greatest blessing!
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