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Rh compliance were refued, to proceed quietly in making their ettlement, and uffer the ubjects of whatever power to remain there without moletation. By poeion thus taken, there was only a diputable claim advanced, which might be peaceably and regularly decided, without infult and without force; and if the Spaniards had complained at the Britih court, their reaons would have been heard, and all injuries redreed; but that, by preuppofing the jutice of their own title, and having recoure to arms, without any previous notice or remontrance, they had violated the peace, and inulted the Britih government; and therefore it was expected that atisfaction hould be made by publick diavowal and immediate retitution.

anwer of Grimaldi was ambiguous and cold. He did not allow that any particular orders had been given for driving the Englih from their ettlement; but made no cruple