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with no difficulty, he hopes likewise, upon inquiry, to find
himself justified in allowing me a private secretary, at something
less than that of a Secretary of Legation, which is a guinea per
day. With this general description, therefore, I immediately
acquaint you, and hope you will think its outline tempting enough
to Mr. Fisher to engage him to come immediately, although I cannot
yet name the specific sum to be allowed to him. I must, however,
add that William has urged me in the strongest manner to hold out
to Mr. Fisher no expectation of farther remuneration or promotion
in consequence of this employment; not only because officially he
never admits any such claim of a private secretary, but also
because, by the many foreign appointments lost in the present state
of Europe, he is overloaded with claims of promotion, so as to
leave him no such means whatever. I think it fair to state this as
strongly as it was told me; but, as in your former letter you had
expressed Mr. Fisher's readiness to come to me _without any
expectation of farther remuneration_, I am still inclined to think
that I may depend upon this arrangement as made, and trust to you
for obtaining immediate leave of absence for him in Ireland; I say
_immediate_, because I apprehend that my stay in England cannot
possibly exceed a fortnight from to-day, though I cannot well be
prepared much under that time.

Of course, you will suppose me to be very impatient for Mr.
Fisher's arrival; and I trust he will lose no time, but will let me
see him in London as soon after you receive this letter as he
conveniently can. I cannot describe the probable duration of my
absence, it may be three months, or twelve, or more or less; but it
is too uncertain to leave me any fixed opinion even in my own mind.
Lord Elgin goes to Constantinople, where he will find Sir Sydney,
Koehler, &c. &c.

There is no foreign news whatever by the last mail; but many
accounts are come in of great loss on both sides, both insurgents
and the republican troops in Flanders; and the country is in such a
state, that the six last mails from France have not yet reached
Rotterdam.

A strong report prevails of Guadaloupe having given itself to the
English. It is believed in the city, on the credit of a Danish