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<head>1820 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 15 Postponed perhaps suppressed <!-- Pencil note -->6<lb/>J. B. to S.B.<lb/>Postponed 6</head><lb/><p>Now as to what shall be done in counteraction of the<lb/>espionage. My first thought was to make a bellowing about<lb/>it in the Newspapers: and this <del>I</del> made a paragraph in a<lb/>letter I have been writing to Colonel who is in the country.<lb/>My second thought was to turn it against the intriguers.<lb/>and I therefore have suppressed <del>that piece</del> the talk that<lb/>had that paragraph, and <del>our</del> a letter without it is now<lb/>copying.</p><lb/><p>Between two marks which I will inform you of every<lb/>thing you read will be a quantity of untruth calculated to<lb/>mislead the spies and cause them to <gap/><add></add> to an opinion<lb/>and designs opposite to my real ones. I can tell you<lb/>for example in regard to Spain that I have given up or<lb/>have thoughts of giving up every thing that regards that<lb/>country: that I feel myself superannuated and am about<lb/>withdrawing myself from further affairs: that I am regarding<lb/><unclear><del>radical</del></unclear> democracy with disgust and taking refuge<lb/>in Monarchy and Aristocracy that I recommend it to<lb/>you to do the same. Moreover whatever happens to be<lb/>my design at the time I may mentor it as being<lb/><del>falsely</del> calumniously or at least falsely imparted to me.</p><lb/><p>You on your part may employ the same or some<lb/>corresponding sign: and you may take reason to be laud<lb/>the state of your government, arguing the truth with me<lb/>and telling me that I have taken up too unfavourable a<lb/>conception of it: and a <gap/> you may these in prayer<lb/>of any persons whom you may not suspect to be agents<lb/>in or privy to the espionage practice.</p><lb/>It will not be necessary this should be down to every<lb/>letter: only <del>when the</del> now and then: unless when there is<lb/>some particular reason for it.<pb/> | |||
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1820 Decr 15 Postponed perhaps suppressed 6
J. B. to S.B.
Postponed 6
Now as to what shall be done in counteraction of the
espionage. My first thought was to make a bellowing about
it in the Newspapers: and this I made a paragraph in a
letter I have been writing to Colonel who is in the country.
My second thought was to turn it against the intriguers.
and I therefore have suppressed that piece the talk that
had that paragraph, and our a letter without it is now
copying.
Between two marks which I will inform you of every
thing you read will be a quantity of untruth calculated to
mislead the spies and cause them to to an opinion
and designs opposite to my real ones. I can tell you
for example in regard to Spain that I have given up or
have thoughts of giving up every thing that regards that
country: that I feel myself superannuated and am about
withdrawing myself from further affairs: that I am regarding
radical democracy with disgust and taking refuge
in Monarchy and Aristocracy that I recommend it to
you to do the same. Moreover whatever happens to be
my design at the time I may mentor it as being
falsely calumniously or at least falsely imparted to me.
You on your part may employ the same or some
corresponding sign: and you may take reason to be laud
the state of your government, arguing the truth with me
and telling me that I have taken up too unfavourable a
conception of it: and a you may these in prayer
of any persons whom you may not suspect to be agents
in or privy to the espionage practice.
It will not be necessary this should be down to every
letter: only when the now and then: unless when there is
some particular reason for it.
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[[notes_public::see note to letter 2728, vol. 10; "postponed perhaps suppressed" [note in bentham's hand]]] |
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