[200] "F. O.," Austria, 32 (Stratton to Grenville, 22nd December, 1792). Cobenzl, Austrian Chancellor, assured Stratton that Francis II would require from France "l'etablissement d'une constitution quelconque fondee sur les bases les plus essentiels du gouvernement monarchique." In view of these considerations I cannot endorse Lecky's censure (vi, 134) on Pitt's "blindness" as to the character of the war. [201] Sir James Murray, our envoy at Frankfurt, was assured on 1st February that 138,419 Austrians were ready for the campaign. [202] B.M. Add. MSS., 34448. [203] See Martens, v, 530-5, for the Russo-Prussian treaty of 13th July 1793. [204] Murray to Grenville, 19th January 1793; see "Pitt and Napoleon Miscellanies," which also contain the new letters of Burke referred to above. [205] Vivenot, ii, 498-506. [206] Martens, v, 438-42. [207] Hon. J. W. Fortescue, "Hist. of the British Army," iv, 77-83. [208] Pretyman MSS. [209] Chevening MSS. [210] Murray reported to Grenville on 10th and 18th February that the Allies at Frankfurt were disturbed by news of the negotiation with Dumouriez. See too, Vivenot, ii, 489. [211] "Dropmore P.," ii, 377-81; "Dumouriez," by J. H. Rose and A. M. Broadley, 162-75. [212] "F. O.," Austria, 32, Morton Eden to Grenville, 30th March. [213] "War Office" 6, (7); 23rd February, to Duke of York; B.M. Add. MSS 34448, Grenville to Auckland, 23rd February; Calvert, "Campaigns in Flanders and Holland," chs. i, ii. [214] This letter (for which see "Pitt and Napoleon Miscellanies") corrects Mr. Fortescue's statement (iv, 125) that Ministers alone were responsible for the Dunkirk scheme. George III was morally responsible for it. [215] "Dropmore P.," ii, 387. [216] "F. O.," Austria, 33, Eden to Grenville, 27th and 28th March, 10th April; Vivenot, ii, 541; Haeusser, i, 483. [217] _Ibid._, Eden to Grenville, 15th April. This probably refers to Alsace; but it may possibly hint at a partition of Venice which had been mooted at Vienna before. A slice of Piedmont was also desired (Eden to Grenville, 8th June). [218] _Ibid._, Eden to Grenville, 30th March. [219] The West India expedition was again and again deferred in favour of that to la Vendee or Toulon (Vivenot, iii, 383). [220] Sybel, iii, 38-40; Haeusser, i, 488, 489. [221] Pretyman MSS. I have published the letter of 5th April 1793 almost in full in the "Eng. Hist. Rev." for April 1910. [222] "Dropmore P.," ii, 388-93, 399. [223] "F. O.," France, 42. I cannot agree with Sorel (iii, 405) in taking the French overtures seriously. [224] "W. O.," 6 (10), Dundas to Murray (now secretary to the Duke of York). [225] Calvert, 80. [226] Calvert, ch. iii; Fortescue, iv, 111. [227] "Dropmore P.," iii, 493. [228] "Dropmore P.," ii, 436. [229] Sybel, iii, 136, 137. [230] "Mems. of Sir G. Elliot (Earl of Minto)," ii, 159.