George Douglas, Eighth Duke of Argyll K. G., K. T

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Not even some large cession Of territory would have been any equivalent for the abolition of the fleets, and no one knew better than Gladstone that any cession of territory Of the least value for our purpose would have renewed and prolonged the war to an indefinite extent.