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<p>of <hi rend="underline">Starvation</hi> in regard to an extension Country may be | |||
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accompanied with such frightful consequences as to | |||
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shock the common feelings of Humanity — The necessities | |||
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of a Garrison starved into capitulation may be immediately | |||
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supplied by the Besiegers - but in a Country | |||
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starved into submission Millions must perish before | |||
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the circulation <add>of provisions</add> can effectually be re-established. | |||
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In every point of view as a Wellwisher to my Country I am | |||
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frightened at this War as I think the danger resulting | |||
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from it to us increases in the ratio of its duration | |||
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I am <sic>affraid</sic> that our Ministers have been hitherto much | |||
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deceived by false intelligence & many of our Public Agents | |||
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have been rather too timeserving in <sic>accomadating</sic> their | |||
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reports to Ministerial volition — In this Country I can | |||
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assure you peace is much desired if it could be procured | |||
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on any kind of decent terms. The 5000 Men which the Elector | |||
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gives as his Contingent cost exactly as much as his whole | |||
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Army of 30,000 Men on the Peace establishment & by all | |||
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accounts the resources of Austria are completely exhausted. | |||
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The only resource remaining is <hi rend="underline">confiscation</hi> not of | |||
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private property indeed but of some independent German | |||
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states protected by the laws of the Empire, & poor Poland | |||
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likewise furnishes a further fund — You will hardly | |||
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<sic>beleive</sic> then another act of the infamous Tragedy is likely</p> | |||
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of Starvation in regard to an extension Country may be
accompanied with such frightful consequences as to
shock the common feelings of Humanity — The necessities
of a Garrison starved into capitulation may be immediately
supplied by the Besiegers - but in a Country
starved into submission Millions must perish before
the circulation of provisions can effectually be re-established.
In every point of view as a Wellwisher to my Country I am
frightened at this War as I think the danger resulting
from it to us increases in the ratio of its duration
I am affraid that our Ministers have been hitherto much
deceived by false intelligence & many of our Public Agents
have been rather too timeserving in accomadating their
reports to Ministerial volition — In this Country I can
assure you peace is much desired if it could be procured
on any kind of decent terms. The 5000 Men which the Elector
gives as his Contingent cost exactly as much as his whole
Army of 30,000 Men on the Peace establishment & by all
accounts the resources of Austria are completely exhausted.
The only resource remaining is confiscation not of
private property indeed but of some independent German
states protected by the laws of the Empire, & poor Poland
likewise furnishes a further fund — You will hardly
beleive then another act of the infamous Tragedy is likely
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Correspondence |
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David Gray |
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