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Duke of York in which He was pleased to see that the Duke took the proposal as He ought not to put any difficulties in the way of any proposal lookd upon as advantageous to the Cause; but asking leave to retire the moment the Nomination of the Marquis of Cornwallis as Comander in Chief should take Place. In the Evening the Kg told me that the Lrd Chancellor assured Him upon His Honor that Mr Dundas was not the Person who Proposed [[deletion]] this Chang [[/deletion]] Lrd Cornwallis but that it was the Duke of Portland Solely, & His expression was, that the Duke was at Present so eager to do good to the Cause, that He was Convinced He looked upon ths Change as most advantageous [[deletion]] upon [[/deletion]] at the present moment.
