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Rh never known before, and with vigour which after the wate of o long a war carcely any other nation had been capable of exerting.

preparation, o illutrious in the eyes of Europe, and o efficacious in its event, was obtructed by the utmot power of that noiy faction which has too long filled the kingdom, ometimes with the roar of empty menace, and ometimes with the yell of hypocritical lamentation. Every man aw, and every honet man aw with detetation, that they who deired to force their overeign into war, endeavoured at the ame time to diable him from action.

vigour and pirit of the minitry eaily broke through all the machinations of thee pygmy rebels, and our armament was quickly uch as was likely to make our negotiations effectual.

Prince of Maeran, in his firt conference with the Englih miniters on this