Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L29/559/15
  • Title
    Grantham, St. James's to Harris (Draft, No 18) (Marked 'Cy') France is "tampering with Sweden for fresh Engagements". No subsidies are to be given in peace time but assistance in time of war is to be offered. Wroughton will inform Harris about it (cypher ends). Has written to Wroughton and Eden of the actions of some Dutch privateers and frigates on the Swedish and Danish coasts. An immediate stop should be made to the disturbance otherwise it will "impeach the Credit of the New Laws" which Sweden and Denmark setting up in maritime affairs. (Marked 'Cy') Has been speaking with the Danish minister regarding a closer alliance. The Danes are great gainers by the war. Their dependency on Russia such that should Britain "engage in alliance" they would be party to it. Denmark's navy would be a "great support". The Prussian minister wishes to know Russia's opinion on the proposed alliance. He always "in the most guarded Manner professes his Royal Master's Attachment to His Engagement with Russia but...the prevailing Principle observable in the King of Prussia is an excessive jealousy of the Emperor & of his influence with the Empress". Count Belgioioso is anxious about the "weight of the Court of Berlin at Petersburg". Prince Kaunitz is regularly informed of the transactions at Paris and "extolls the conduct of France as much as he deprecates ours". The Empress should know that France "not only pervades and Governs the Cabinets of our Enemies, but actually influences the Councils of those, who, if not friends ought at least to be impartial".
  • Date free text
    6 Sep 1782
  • Production date
    From: 1782 To: 1782
  • Level of description
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