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It was suggested by one or two members that " the pensioned men of the country '* (who then were to be counted by scores) should be called on to contribute their quota, while another suggested that nearly 10, 000 men could be raised by employing livery servants as landsmen in the service ; and so general was the enthusiasm that Bills founded on the above resolutions were brought in and carried with scarcely a dissentient voice. Wilberforce writes in his diary under date October, 1795 : — " Pitt... appears to me to have been more 174 THE LIFE OF PITT. able than ever since the meeting of Parlia- ment, and I have little doubt of his making a peace, and of the country supporting him in it. " This summer was signalized by an at- tempt made under the auspices of Mr. Pitt and the Cabinet to organize a descent on the western coast of France. The descent was made, but a divided command brought divided counsels and ultimate failure — a sad disappointment in Downing Street. The country, too, was much agitated by the ill news.
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