★ Find a new page on our Untranscribed Manuscripts list.
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
a House and on a ship. As we lived together, I used to see<lb/> | a House and on a ship. As we lived together, I used to see<lb/> | ||
his Proposals to the Admiralty, and the answers sent by<lb/> | his Proposals to the Admiralty, and the answers sent by<lb/> | ||
Navy Board: when the time came for their | the Navy Board: when the time came for their co-operation,<lb/> | ||
"Mischievous and impracticable" was the constant<lb/> | "Mischievous and impracticable" was the constant<lb/> | ||
substance, and very frequently the wording: no attempt<lb/> | substance, and very frequently the wording: no attempt<lb/> | ||
at reasoning: for of that they were utterly incapable. <lb/> | at reasoning: for of that they were utterly incapable. <lb/> | ||
Thus from | Thus from him came page after page of reasoning, such<lb/> | ||
as you will see: pearls cast before swine, and which might<lb/> | as you will see: pearls cast before swine, and which might<lb/> | ||
as well have been cast into the fire. It was in the truth of<lb/> | as well have been cast into the fire. It was in the truth of<lb/> | ||
such opposition that he effected what you will see effected.<lb/> | such opposition that he effected what you will see effected.<lb/> | ||
The Members of the Navy Board being, in various<lb/> | |||
ways connected with Commanders of Ships, laboured with<lb/> | ways connected with Commanders of Ships, laboured with<lb/> | ||
all their might and | all their might and not without success, in giving their<lb/> | ||
assistance to the opposition so made. No influence, no<lb/> | |||
lying, were | lying, were spared to depretiate what he had done. Lord<lb/> | ||
Spencers confidence in him, and admiration of him were<lb/> | Spencers confidence in him, and admiration of him were<lb/> | ||
entire as they still continue. Buth when Lord Spencer<lb/> | entire as they still continue. Buth when Lord Spencer<lb/> | ||
went out, then returned | went out, then returned <gap/> ignorance. Earl St. Vincent<lb/> | ||
understood how to command ships, but he understood nothing<lb/> | understood how to command ships, but he understood nothing<lb/> | ||
else. Lord Melville, the present man, not being<lb/> | else. Lord Melville, the present man, not being<lb/> | ||
a sea officer, understood neither commanding of ships,<lb/> | a sea officer, understood neither commanding of ships,<lb/> | ||
nor any thing else. What placed him was the | nor any thing else. What placed him was the being the<lb/> | ||
son of the first Lord Melville, who had been in the habit<lb/> | son of the first Lord Melville, who had been in the habit<lb/> | ||
of applying the corruptive system to Scotland, and along<lb/> | of applying the corruptive system to Scotland, and along<lb/> | ||
with the estate (composed of public money and<lb/> | with the estate (composed of public money) and<lb/> | ||
the title, succeeded to that sort of knowledge and skill,<lb/> | the title, succeeded to that sort of knowledge and skill,<lb/> | ||
and practice, which was necessary to the carrying on<lb/> | and practice, which was necessary to the carrying on<lb/> | ||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
i.e. how to secure votes and speeches in Parliament<lb/> | i.e. how to secure votes and speeches in Parliament<lb/> | ||
by the gift or prospect of lucrative offices. When Lord<lb/> | by the gift or prospect of lucrative offices. When Lord<lb/> | ||
Spencer went out the office by which my Brother was enabled to<lb/> | Spencer went out, the office by which my Brother was enabled to<lb/> | ||
render the services above alluded to was abolished. When you<lb/> | render the services above alluded to was abolished. When you<lb/> | ||
have run over the list of them, you should bear in | have run over the list of them, you should bear in mind, in<lb/> | ||
the first place, that nothing of that nature had ever been done<lb/> | the first place, that nothing of that nature had ever been done<lb/> | ||
before, nor has been since. This | before, nor has been since. This moment there exists, among<lb/> | ||
a number of men, a squabble in the Morning Chronicle about<lb/> | a number of men, a squabble in the Morning Chronicle about<lb/> | ||
the invention relative to the keeping of Ships under<lb/> | the invention relative to the keeping of Ships under<lb/> | ||
cover: | <add>cover:</add> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
<!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | <!-- DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> | ||
{{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}} | {{Metadata:{{PAGENAME}}}}{{Completed}} | ||
1820. Decr 15.
J.B. to Mora
men who had risen from day-labourers, with no other learning
or knowledge than that of a common House-carpenter,
except what depended on the difference between working on
a House and on a ship. As we lived together, I used to see
his Proposals to the Admiralty, and the answers sent by
the Navy Board: when the time came for their co-operation,
"Mischievous and impracticable" was the constant
substance, and very frequently the wording: no attempt
at reasoning: for of that they were utterly incapable.
Thus from him came page after page of reasoning, such
as you will see: pearls cast before swine, and which might
as well have been cast into the fire. It was in the truth of
such opposition that he effected what you will see effected.
The Members of the Navy Board being, in various
ways connected with Commanders of Ships, laboured with
all their might and not without success, in giving their
assistance to the opposition so made. No influence, no
lying, were spared to depretiate what he had done. Lord
Spencers confidence in him, and admiration of him were
entire as they still continue. Buth when Lord Spencer
went out, then returned ignorance. Earl St. Vincent
understood how to command ships, but he understood nothing
else. Lord Melville, the present man, not being
a sea officer, understood neither commanding of ships,
nor any thing else. What placed him was the being the
son of the first Lord Melville, who had been in the habit
of applying the corruptive system to Scotland, and along
with the estate (composed of public money) and
the title, succeeded to that sort of knowledge and skill,
and practice, which was necessary to the carrying on
of the same system of corruption, and nothing else:
i.e. how to secure votes and speeches in Parliament
by the gift or prospect of lucrative offices. When Lord
Spencer went out, the office by which my Brother was enabled to
render the services above alluded to was abolished. When you
have run over the list of them, you should bear in mind, in
the first place, that nothing of that nature had ever been done
before, nor has been since. This moment there exists, among
a number of men, a squabble in the Morning Chronicle about
the invention relative to the keeping of Ships under
cover:
|
Identifier: | JB/013/066/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 13. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1820-12-15 |
|||
|
013 |
rid yourselves of ultramaria |
||
|
066 |
jb to mora |
||
|
001 |
|||
|
correspondence |
1 |
||
|
recto |
d6 / e6 |
||
|
john flowerdew colls |
|||
|
copy of letter 2713, vol. 10 |
4515 |
||
