I have, of course, no hope that anything he can say will influence the fanatics of Derry and Enniskillen, but we can afford to disregard them.

They are entailing misery and suffering upon themselves, without the slightest benefit to the cause they advocate.

If we beat the English, of course those places must finally surrender.

If the English beat us, they will get their Dutch William as king, without any effort on their part.

I think, myself, that it will be very unwise to attempt anything against those two places.