as possible. In this _we_ shall of course have no difficulty.
Probably we need hardly appear much before the Quarter Sessions. It
seems desirable that at the different Quarter Sessions the
magistrates should name an adjourned day for receiving the reports
of their different constables, &c., &c., relative to the state of
their districts in this respect, and taking the necessary measures
thereupon.

I throw out these ideas to you for your consideration, as it is now
clear I cannot see you before Saturday, if then. If I cannot leave
town I will let you know in time.

Ever yours,
G.

I really have not time to extract for you a state of the Austrian
and Prussian armies. Both Courts are making the utmost possible
exertions to march down fresh troops. But then, I apprehend, the
amazing superiority of numbers must keep them on the defensive,
unless they can cut off Custine, of which I have little hope.

I am delighted with the spirit and feeling of your son's letter,
which are, I hope of the best augury, with a view to a game in
which he will probably be called upon to play his part pretty soon.

LORD GRENVILLE TO THE MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM.

Whitehall, Nov. 29th, 1792.
MY DEAREST BROTHER,

As we have, I think, nearly determined that, in consequence of the
situation of affairs, both at home and abroad, we cannot discharge
our duty to the country, nor even answer for its security, without
calling the whole or a considerable part of the Militia
immediately, I lose not a moment in apprizing you of it, both that
you may be enabled to hold yourself in readiness to take your
measures, and also to beg you to suggest to me any particular of
importance that may occur to you respecting the mode of doing the
thing.

Parliament must, as you know, by law be assembled within fourteen
days; and it will, I think, be so within twelve days of the
proclamation, which I expect to issue on Friday. But the precise
day is not yet determined, because we are desirous, before the
thing is known, to have troops enough round London to prevent the
possibility of anything happening in the interval, which they would
of course try if they saw an opening.

You must not, from this measure, think the alarm greater than it
is. The step is principally founded