161.  To the same, May 11.-Battle of Fontenoy.  Bravery of the Duke.  Song, written after the news of the battle, by the Prince of Wales—­412

162.  To George Montagu, Esq., May 18.-Condolence on the death of Mr. Montigu’s brother at Fontenoy—­415

163.  To Sir Horace Mann, May 24.-Popularity of the Duke of Cumberland.  Lady Walpole.  Story of Lord Bath’s parsimony—­415

164.  To George Montagu, Esq. may 25.-Family at Englefield Green.  Sir Edward Walpole.  Dr. Styan Thirlby—­416

165.  To the Hon. H. S. conway, May 27.-Despairs of seeing his friend a perfect hero. the Why!—­417

166.  To sir Horace Mann-Recommendatory, of Mr. Hobart, afterwards Lord Buckinghamshire—­418

167. to the same, June 24.-Expected arrival from Italy of the sister-Countess.  Surrender of the citadel of tournai.  Defeat of Charles Lorrain.  Revolution of the Prince of Wales’s court.  Miss Neville.  Lady Abergavenny—­419

168. to George Montagu, Esq.  June 25.-Mistley, the seat of Mr. Rigby, described.  Fashionable at Homes.  Lady Brown’s Sunday parties.  Lady Archibald hamilton.  Miss Granville.  Jemmy Lumley’s assembly—­421

169.  To the Hon. H.S.  Conway, July 1.-Tournai and Fontenoy.  Gaming act—­422

170.  To Sir Horace Mann, July 5.-Seizure of Ghent and Bruges by the French—­424

171.  To the same, July 12.—–­425

172. to George Montagu, Esq.  July 13.-Success of the French in Flanders.  Lord Baltimore.  Mrs. Comyns—­427

173.  To sir Horace Mann, July 15.—­428

174.  To the same, July 26.-Projected invasion.  Disgraces in Flanders—­430

175.  To George Montagu, Esq.  AUg. 1.-Portrait of M. de Grignon.  Livys patavinity. marshal Belleisle in London.  Duke of Newcastle described.  Duches of Bolton’s geographical resolution—­431

176.  To sir Horace Mann, Aug. 7.-Rumours of an invasion.  Proclamation for apprehending the Pretender’s son—­432

177.  To the Rev. Thomas Birch, Aug. 15.-Respecting a projected History of George the Second—­434

178.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 6.-Landing and progress of the young Pretender.  His manifestoes—­435

179.  To the same, Sept. 13.-Progress of the rebellion.  The Duke of Newcastle’s speech to the Regency—­436

179a.  To George Montagu, Esq., Sept. 17.—­ (Transcriber’s note:  this letter appears in the text but was omitted from the printed table of contents—­438

180.  To the same, Sept. 20.-Edinburgh taken by the rebelsOur strength at sea.  Plan of raising regiments.  Lady Orford’s reception in England.—­439

181.  To the same, Sept. 27.-Successes of Prince Charles in Scotland—­441

182.  To the same, Oct. 4.-Operations against the rebels.  Spirited conduct of the Archbishop of York—­443

183.  To the same, Oct. 11.-Death of Lady Granville—­445

184.  To the same, Oct. 21.-Excesses of the rebels at Edinburgh.  Proceedings in Parliament—­446