Excerpt from A Counter-Address to the Public, on the Late Dismission of a General Officer The firit of them (the illiberal Part of whofe Invec'tive, as it has already been taken Notice of, {hall be pafled over in Silence) gives an intima tion that General Conway had the Vanity to vie with the illuf'trious Wolfe for Military Glory. L fay Intimates this-the whole Scope of his Ar gument tends to {how that he meaned General Conway. No'thing'elfe could lead to fuch a Suf picion. Let them heap what Slanders they pleafe on this virtuous Man, yet they ought to make them fome how or other coincide with fome, however latent, ingredient in his Character. But is Boal'ring; is vain-glory, the fmallei't Part of that Character? Is he ollentatious, or a Man of the mofl ingenuous Modefiy? When did he brag of his Exploits? Where! Is his common Beha viour afiuming Has he arrogated Merit to him felf? Has he fatigued Minifters with Solicita tion for Rewards? Has he complained of neg leeted Services? Have his brother-officers heard him comparing himfelf to Wolfe? In Parliament has he vaunted his Military Talents? Or is it to this private Confident, this friendly letter-writer, that he has unbofomed his high Opinion of his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.