London, March 1st, Eight o'clock, P.M.
My Lord,
Lord North is now with the King. The Duke of Portland, or Mr.
Fox, will be sent for to-morrow.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Robert Cuninghame.
Mr. Fox, however, was not sent for. The King's reluctance to negotiate
with him could not be overcome: upon that point His Majesty was
inflexible; and interview after interview followed, ending in the same
unsatisfactory way, the country continuing to be kept in a state of
uncertainty and alarm, and, as Mr. Grenville describes it, "wholly
without any Government whatsoever."