Note 135 — Chapter V
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Letter from the Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt:
"August 20, 1751.
"My dear Friend—I feel most sensibly this cruel reverse, and the loss of so many gallant men; but when I reflect on the part they have acted, I congratulate my country and my friend on the revival of that spirit which in former times was so conspicuous in this island. I think this check, my dear Pitt, affects you too strongly. The general (!!) and the troops have done their duty, and appear by the numbers lost to have fought with the greatest intrepidity; to have tried all that men could do to force their way. The commander seems broken-hearted at being forced (!!) to a retreat.
"Adieu, my dear Pitt, your ever most affectionate
"Bute."
—Chatham Correspondence, vol. i., p. 336.