Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-26

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great number Of transports to be 90. s.,s.
directly for service, which lord Anson y
first lord of the admiralty, said was IN
pos sible, g Come, come," says lord Chs
ham, aI'll shew you the possibility Of !,
directly: There's large feet of collies
iusr arrived; throw the Goals into Il.
Thames; ard put the soldiers on board a.
rectly-the service of the goveruu,w
MI, must not stand still for palrry expence ~
At another time he received some Dis
patches which required speedy answer,
whilst he was racked with the govt. Tn
.nomen, he read them, forgetting his pain
he sprung out of bed, and called for pea
ink and paper, g. Ny dear" says lad,
Chatham, :. you'll kill yourself BY the,s
means" And suppose do, what is nv
life in comparison TO the millions which
may be lost through my Neglect" S
In case of sudden emergency, lord
Chatham wanted to consult the commando,
in chief and first lord of the admiralty
Qord Ligonier and lord Anson) and beinr
informed by the messenger that neither q
them were at home, he ordered him to 20
alternately, to certain well known Bsp.
MO, and to Whites Cotfee.house AMI
I" DO you hear" says ne to the messenesr.
{" take no excuses, but bring the 6rst asay
in his night.cab, and the other with he
cards in his Aands.'ns1 Ssh ~
lie once promisedto shew some foreign
noblemen a remarkable piece of water,
work which lie was forming at country.
house of his, by certain day. CapabHay
Browne was his protector on the occasion
who told him it could not be done attha
time even if one hundred men, worked day
aud night. Why then" says his lord.
ship, "put tuuo hundred men, and let them
work by torch light" The business wa.|
effected.
Henry, lord Holland, the rival and po.
litical antagonist of Mr.. Pitt for m,uy
years and who, from long habits Of a.
rough.bacedbusiness, it was difficult to dis.
compose, used frequently to feel the fierce
of MIR. Pitts disposition. One day the
former coming from the house so vexsd
and fatigued he could not eat his dinner,
lady Holland asked him what was the mat.
ter? When, without answering the CUES.
ton, he replied, from the fullness of hi,
suffering, Gas for his talking, tho that is
often pointed and severe, | don't much
mind that; but 'tis his eye--shat ID
eye so scowls at me, that he consanar
gives me pain in my back"
Mr.. Pitts acquaintance with the present
lord Camden arose through the recommen.
dation OF lord Nottingham. Mr.. Pit,
when secretary of state, spoke to lord n.
10 get him young man of sound know
ledge in the law, whose practice was nj
very extensive, and he would make his %
casioual attendance at the Office worth bis
while; s. for (says he) want person q
legal knowledge about me, that We should
at least act constituti0nally.' Lord N. re-
commended Mr.. Pratt, and the congenal
ty of their minds afterwards produced
friendship which brought MI. Pratt to ths I
honofs ne SO justly enjoys and which SUI
continues with unabated affection in the
two families.
Lord Chatham being asked his Opinion
OF Cromwell at lord Rockingham's taba
ne gave the following short, bat forcibs /
character Of him. seEss as - s<#
/" He was a saint.like thief, who, under
the cloak of liberty, committed burglar
on the constitution, murdered his royal
master to get possession of hi. diadsn,
and stole from the public. their title tofse:,
dom." a@..> i,