At sight of the demand for Post-horses, he repented bitterly; sent Borck to ask Hotham to dinner, with what success we have seen.

Sent Borck to negotiate, to correspond, to consult with Dickens, to do his utmost in pacifying Hotham.

All which Correspondence exists, but is not worth giving.
Borck's remonstrances are in rugged soldier-like style, full of earnestness and friendliness.

Do not wreck, upon trifles, a noble interest we have in common; King is jealous about foreign interference with his Ministers, but meant nothing; I tell you it is nothing I--Hotham is polite, good-tempered; but remains inflexible: With myself, on my own score, it were soon settled, or is already settled; but with the King my Master,--no expedient but post-horses! The Diplomatist world of Berlin is in a fuss; Queen Sophie and "the Minister of Denmark," with other friendly Ministers, how busy! "All day," this day and the next, "they spent in comings and goings" [Wilhelmina, i.

229, 230.] advising Hotham to relent: Hotham could not relent.