Den Haag, 9 Augustus 1746.
Mr. Halewyn is not dead; the day that he was dead in town, he walked a foot from Dort to the Hague, which is 24 mile. I am sorry to see that people in England will have the Dutch to withdraw in case of an action; I assure you that the Prince of Waldeck has no other orders nor instruction than what he had last year; and I only wish that our Troupes had a fair opportunity of meeting the French in the field, to verify the fact......
Pray be easy about any separate negociation with France. I assure you that in spite of all that has been done in several places to occasion one, there is none, and I may make bold to say that there will be none......
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