[London] 22 August
[Extract] No 2.
I am, upon the whole, satisfied that their opinion is right who say that if America is ever brought to own the authority of Great Britain, it must be by the Fleet, but I think that a Large land force is necessary to render our Naval operations effectual.
1. B. F. Stevens, ed., Facsimiles of Manuscripts in European Archives Relating to America 1773-1783 (London, 1889-98), No. 458. Hereafter cited as Stevens, ed., Facsimiles. Eden was Under Secretary of State.
