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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Southern Cabinet (search)
ney. She made her general insist on pretensions which produced angry quarrels between him and the people he was sent to assist. She was informed for years beforehand that Philip meditated the invasion of England. Walsingham--her great secretary — continually dinned it into her ears. He had spies everywhere.--He knew the most secret counsels of Philip. He was acquainted with every movement, every design, every thought, almost of Philip's General in the low countries — the celebrated Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma. These he regularly reported to the Queen. For four years there had been tremendous activity in all the ports of Spain.--Philip and Parma pretended that a great expedition against India was fitting out. In vain Walsingham assured her that he had certain information of its destination — that it was beyond doubt designed for England. She angrily repulsed him. She believed it was not true, because she did not wish it to be true. She would believe nothing to be true wh<