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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881. Excerpt: ... DINGER AT THE DUKE S. 3 appearance of cordiality or gaiety.. The Duke came twenty minutes later. We had some conversation, begun by Huskisson, on the topic of the King''s Speech. Huskisson wished that the speech should communicate the withdrawing of the troops from Portugal, declare that they were sent as a measure of policy, as well as on account of the casus foederis having arisen, and that our conduct had been guided by the principle of preserving peace and the settlement made in 1815. Dudley said: ''In fact the expedition to Portugal had completely succeeded.'' I see their object is to procure an approbation of Mr. Canning''s policy. Hemes, whom I saw for the first time, is a plain, ordinary-looking, clerk-like man, full of information. Neither he nor Goulburn look as if they belonged to a Cabinet. They are of the class of under-secretaries.1 The difference was great between our way of talking at the Lodge and at the Duke''s. At the Duke''s the courtesy was that of men who had just fought a duel. Aberdeen brought me home, and he had observed, as well as myself, the extreme coldness of our new allies. He does not like our position at all. The Treaty bothers him.2 1 This record of Lord Ellenborough''s first impressions of these statesmen, on being-brought into official relations with them, must not be taken as reflecting his matured judgment of colleagues with whom he acted for many years in office and Opposition. 2 The Treaty of London, often referred to in this Diary, was signed on July C, 1827, by Lord Dudley, Prince Lieven, and Prince Polignac, on behalf of England, Russia, and France. It embodied the provisions of the Protocol agreed to by the Duke of Wellington during his mission to Russia relative to the terms of mediation between Greece and Turkey. But... Edward Law Ellenborough, Books, Biography and Memoir, A Political Diary, 1828-1830 (volume 1) Books>Biography and Memoir This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: R. Bentley & Son in 1881 in 440 pages; Subjects: Great Britain; History / Europe / Great Britain;<

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. 17 to entertain high ideas of his imperial honour. His Minister, Nesselrode, and Lieven, his Ambassador here, entertain very dangerous designs, and the Eussian army, once engaged in Turkey, will make, if it does not find, reasons for remaining. The Austrians must be very cautious, Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. 17 to entertain high ideas of his imperial honour. His Minister, Nesselrode, and Lieven, his Ambassador here, entertain very dangerous designs, and the Eussian army, once engaged in Turkey, will make, if it does not find, reasons for remaining. The Austrians must be very cautious, or the march of the assembled army will be directed to Vienna, instead of to Constantinople, and the Eussians would prefer it. After dinner at Prince Esterhazy's I had some conversation with him. He does not seem to think matters so serious as they are. I frightened him thoroughly without telling him any particulars. M. de Bulow, the Prussian Minister, and M. Eoth, the French Charge d'Affaires, were introduced to me, and I had some conversation with them, more with Bulow than with Eoth. Bulow seemed to think there would be little resistance on the part of the Turks, and that the Eussians would attack by sea and Asia, as well as by the Danube. February 1. Drew out a line of demarcation for Greece, from Thermopylae along the summits of the mountains to the sea, a little beyond Lepanto. Aberdeen, to whom I showed it, thought the line should begin at Thermopylae, but that the line of the Aspropotamos was the best. This includes Missolonghi. Eead dispatches of M. de Eigny, giving an account of the state of Greece, the armistice of September 25, and the situation of Ibrahim Pasha, which show M. de Eigny to be a man of ability and firmness. Our man Codrington is a mere fighter. Vol A G Dudley told me the Duke did not think so seriously as we do about the Eussian designs, and seemed to imagine the Emperor might be put off with the hope of getting Ibrahim Pasha out of the Morea. February 2. Found in Lord Collingwood's letters passages show- ng that the blockade of th. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~Political, A-Political-Diary-1828-1830~~Edward-Law-Ellenborough, 999999999, A Political Diary, 1828-1830 (V. 1), Edward Law Ellenborough, 0217433944, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217433945

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. 17 to entertain high ideas of his imperial honour. His Minister, Nesselrode, and Lieven, his Ambassador here, entertain very dangerous designs, and the Eussian army, once engaged in Turkey, will make, if it does not find, reasons for remaining. The Austrians must be very cautious, or the march of the assembled army will be directed to Vienna, instead of to Constantinople, and the Eussians would prefer it. After dinner at Prince Esterhazy's I had some conversation with him. He does not seem to think matters so serious as they are. I frightened him thoroughly without telling him any particulars. M. de Bulow, the Prussian Minister, and M. Eoth, the French Charge d'Affaires, were introduced to me, and I had some conversation with them, more with Bulow than with Eoth. Bulow seemed to think there would be little resistance on the part of the Turks, and that the Eussians would attack by sea and Asia, as well as by the Danube. February 1. Drew out a line of demarcation for Greece, from Thermopylae along the summits of the mountains to the sea, a little beyond Lepanto. Aberdeen, to whom I showed it, thought the line should begin at Thermopylae, but that the line of the Aspropotamos was the best. This includes Missolonghi. Eead dispatches of M. de Eigny, giving an account of the state of Greece, the armistice of September 25, and the situation of Ibrahim Pasha, which show M. de Eigny to be a man of ability and firmness. Our man Codrington is a mere fighter. Vol A G Dudley told me the Duke did not think so seriously as we do about the Eussian designs, and seemed to imagine the Emperor might be put off with the hope of getting Ibrahim Pasha out of the Morea. February 2. Found in Lord Collingwood's letters passages show- ng that the blockade of th. Books Biography & Autobiography~~Political A-Political-Diary-1828-1830~~Edward-Law-Ellenborough General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: R. Bentley & Son in 1881 in 440 pages; Subjects: Great Britain; History / Europe / Great Britain;<

ISBN: 9780217433945

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881. Excerpt: ... DINGER AT THE DUKE S. 3 appearance of cordiality or gaiety.. The Duke came twenty minutes later. We had some conversation, begun by Huskisson, on the topic of the King''s Speech. Huskisson wished that the speech should communicate the withdrawing of the troops from Portugal, declare that they were sent as a measure of policy, as well as on account of the casus foederis having arisen, and that our conduct had been guided by the principle of preserving peace and the settlement made in 1815. Dudley said: ''In fact the expedition to Portugal had completely succeeded.'' I see their object is to procure an approbation of Mr. Canning''s policy. Hemes, whom I saw for the first time, is a plain, ordinary-looking, clerk-like man, full of information. Neither he nor Goulburn look as if they belonged to a Cabinet. They are of the class of under-secretaries.1 The difference was great between our way of talking at the Lodge and at the Duke''s. At the Duke''s the courtesy was that of men who had just fought a duel. Aberdeen brought me home, and he had observed, as well as myself, the extreme coldness of our new allies. He does not like our position at all. The Treaty bothers him.2 1 This record of Lord Ellenborough''s first impressions of these statesmen, on being-brought into official relations with them, must not be taken as reflecting his matured judgment of colleagues with whom he acted for many years in office and Opposition. 2 The Treaty of London, often referred to in this Diary, was signed on July C, 1827, by Lord Dudley, Prince Lieven, and Prince Polignac, on behalf of England, Russia, and France. It embodied the provisions of the Protocol agreed to by the Duke of Wellington during his mission to Russia relative to the terms of mediation between Greece and Turkey. But... Edward Law Ellenborough, Books, Biography and Memoir, A Political Diary, 1828-1830 (volume 1) Books>Biography and Memoir, General Books LLC<