our Austrian allies to a little more exertion and energy, which,
after all the late events, I continue persuaded is _the only_
thing wanting to ensure success, instead of such a series of
retreats as the last month has shown. God knows whether they will
succeed; but it is an infinite satisfaction to me to see his
talents employed in the public service, and to be corresponding
with him on subjects of this nature. The rest of our public events
are just such as you see them in the papers.

Lord Cornwallis is returned, speaking highly of the Duke of York,
and far otherwise of the Austrian Generals, to whom he, and all
mankind in Flanders, impute all that has happened. It is a
whimsical circumstance, and hardly to have been foreseen, that in a
war which we carry on conjointly with Austria, the great want which
we experience should be that of Austrian Generals, of capacity
sufficient to command the excellent troops which are acting in the
Netherlands.

My American negotiation is, I think, going on promisingly. I have
nothing else to tell you; and am, indeed, so completely knocked up
by this last week's fagging, as hardly to be able to write at all.
This evening I am going to Dropmore, for a little respite.

Ever most affectionately yours,
G.

MR. THOMAS GRENVILLE TO THE DUKE OF PORTLAND.

(Private.) Vienna, August 24th, 1794.
DEAR DUKE OF PORTLAND,

It had been very much my intention to have written to you by our
messenger of the 16th instant, because, although our despatches
have been very much detailed, and have not, therefore, left much to
be said in private letters, it is upon these occasions, I know,
some satisfaction to hear that nothing remains behind, which is
material to the subject; but having been hitherto prevented, by the
very entire occupation of our time here, I take the opportunity of
writing to you, a little at large, by the messenger who is going to
England to-night.

You know that upon the slight view which the shortness of the time
allowed me to take of the business in question here, I was
persuaded that we probably might, in some degree, succeed in our
expedition; because, if the course of things here could not be
improved by our journey, yet I should consider the being able to
ascertain what that st