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Inglaterra y los planes revolucionarios de Viscardo
en el primer convoy que pueda partir desde allá en el verano para proseguir
hacia el continente español en América.

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H. MANN ANUNCIA A FOX QUE LOS HERMANOS VISCARDO SE DIRIGEN A LONDRES

Florence, June 22nd, 1782.
The Right Hoourable Charles James Fox.
Sir: In cosequence of what I had the honour to represent to you by
my last letter, it is my duty to inform you that the two persons threin mentio-
ned having made the strongest sollicitations to me to permit them to come
to Florence to communicate to me many circumstances relating to the exe-
cution of the plan which I had the honour to transmit to you by the last post,
I consented to it, having the advantage of the assistance of Mr. Dutens, who
had opportunities ast summer of conversing with a person zealously desirous
of promoting an affair of the same nature, which he then represented to His
Majesty’s Ministers.
By the discourse we had with the two brothers they appeared to be
very sensibe men and well informed both of the situation of the places and of
the genius and sentiments of the inhabitants. They urged by the most convin-
cing arguments the prejudice which the unavoidable loss of time by waitint for
an answer from England must produce at the present favourable crisis for the
carrying it into execution, which if posponed might defeat the whole purpose.
These considerations, Sir, have made me venture to send them immediately
to England; the expence of their journey, which I believe will not exceed fifty
or sixty pounds, will, I hope, appear a trifle in comparison to the object, if it
should be approved of, and in that case it will be compensated by the gaining
time. But at all events I humbly hope that the King will be graciously pleased
to pardon the presumption and attribute it to my zeal for His Majesty’s service.
They are to set out tomorrow by voiture through Germany and, unless
any accident should retard them, they propose to be in England in less than
six weeks. I have given them a letter for Mr. Sneyd, w'hom I have desired to
receive your orders when you will permit them to wait upon you to present
the letter which I have had the honour to write to you by them.

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