| Content Description | Comments on the difficulties which the D[uke] of Marlborough is facing; says that the duke must 'not only conquer the enemy, but he must do it whether our friends wil or no, and sometimes their opposition is greater than yt of the enemy'; encloses an extract of a letter [not present] discussing the inappropriate behaviour of Mr Feggel and Mr Schonenberg in relation to Lord Galway; complains that the Portuguese seem to be excusing the States for 'their doing nothing'; gives instructions to Stanhope as to how to deal with this affair; comments as to the status of Lord Galway as commander of the [allied] army; says that it is necessary for Stanhope to convince the States to leave their fleet 'in those parts' in case there are any 'hopes of success'; believes that Lord Peterborough has written to the Pensionary on this matter.
Comments on the slowness of the resolution of the contraband issue; does not believe that the Russian minister 'goes to France only to show his fine lady that country'.
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This document has been identified as being in the hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford. |