[142] "Parl. Hist.," xxx, 19–21.
[143] Miles ("Corresp.," i, 391), who also asserts that Sheridan echoed words used by the French agent, Noël.
[144] "Malmesbury Diaries," ii, 478–81.
[145] "Life and Letters of Earl Minto," ii, 82.
[146] Chuquet, "Jemappes," 196–7, shows that the urgent needs of the army in Belgium were the raison d'être of the decree.
[147] "Dropmore P.," ii, 359–62; "Parl. Hist.," xxx, 126.
[148] "Parl. Hist.," xxx, 137–46.
[149] "Méms. tirés des Papiers d'un homme d'Etat," ii, 100. This false assertion was adopted by Malouet ("Méms.," ii, 201), whence it has been copied largely, without examination of the debate itself.
[150] Godoy, "Mems.," i, ch. vi.
[151] "F. O.," Spain, 25, 26.