Note 505) — VII.

Lord Castlereagh uit Parijs aan Lord Liverpool, 19 April 1814. (Ged. VII, 108): „I still feel great doubts about the acquisition of so many Dutch Colonies. I am sure our reputation on the continent, as a feature of strength, power, and confidence, is of more real moment to us than an acquisition thus made. The British merchant ought to be satisfied, if we secure them a direct import. Holland cannot well refuse this, nor Sweden if she acquires Berbice, which ought to satisfy. More than this I think Holland ought not to lose, even though compensated on the side of the Netherlands.”