Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 681
Title	Letter from C[harles] H[edges], Whitehall, London, to Mr [Alexander] Stanhope; 26 Sep. 1704
Date	26 September 1704
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that Mr Harley has gone into the country with Queen Anne; orders Stanhope on behalf of the Queen to consult the Pensioner regarding his views on the best way to defend Gibraltar; informs Stanhope of the English position; says that Sir G. Rooke has left 2000 marines and three months provisions at Gibraltar; says that Rooke left word that the marines should be sent home once relieved by troops expected to be sent by the Kings of Spain and Portugal; has heard reports of low morale in the Portuguese army as well as that of Holland and England; is unsure as to the level of help that the Portuguese can provide; refers to the Prince of Hesse; states that he believes that [only the English and Dutch armies can be depended upon?]. Discusses trade in the Mediterranean and the advantages to be gained 'for annoying the enemy' [by controlling Gibraltar]; believes that if French supplies can be disrupted they may eventually become unable 'to mount their Cavalry'; orders Stanhope to continue diplomatic discussions on this matter. Parts of text missing due to damage to document.
Term	diplomacy, with guarantors of the Treaty of Travendahl
	diplomacy, with Netherlands
	armies, Portuguese, morale
	wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
	foreign policy, Gibraltar
	navies, English, marines

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724
NA18608	Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland	1665-1714
NA1085	Heinsius; Anthony (1641-1720); Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1688	1641-1720
NA29455	Rooke; George (1650-1709); Sir; admiral; knighted 1693	1650-1709
NA29459	Pedro II (1648-1706); King of Portugal; ( acc. 1683)	1648-1706
NA18625	Philip V (1683-1746); King of Spain	1683-1746
NA29460	Frederick (fl 1700-1704); Prince of Hesse-Cassel	fl 1700-1704
NA29366	Hedges; Charles (-1714); Sir; politician; lawyer; knighted 1689	-1714
NA29446	Stanhope; Alexander (1638-1707); Mr; English Envoy Extraordinary to the Netherlands 1700-6; father of 1st Earl Stanhope	1638-1707