French Revolution – William Augustus Miles the second half of an autograph letter signed to Thomas Somers Cocks, not dated. 3pp 4to with integral address leaf. Discussing the relations between the French and England : ‘...members of one of the most patriotic clubs surrounded me and rejoiced at the verdict, not because it proved the anxiety of the British ministry to remove every idea of a hostile intention towards this country & of its disposition to preserve a good understanding between the two nations but because it tended in their opinion towards a revolution...I hope ministers are watchful & especially in Ireland to these secret manoeuvres of the most despicable & most unprincipled nation in Europe. The little intrigues which disgraced the Court of Versailles have been multiplied by the revolution and you may believe me when I assure you that the popular party here are much more anxious to throw the other nations in Europe into anarchy...’