Letter from the Duke of Clarence to Samuel Hawker, written at Bushy House

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believe Bonaparte will ever make peace with [[underline]] this [[/underline]] country: he may wish to detach Austria and may endeavour and may perhaps unfortunately succeed in sowing seeds of dissention among the allies: but with England however will treat: that is my opinion: I must therefore regret the prejudice and disinclination of all official men to breach thro' established rules and forms: the Field officers of Militia cannot be pleased and consequently naturally enough tho' foolishly for themselves (who form part of the Empire) have thrown cold water