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 minitry conidered a war as not likely to be long avoided. In the latter end of November private notice was given of their danger to the merchants at Cadiz, and the officers abent from Gibraltar were remanded to their pots. Our naval force was every day increaed, and we made no abatement of our original demand.

obtinacy of the Spanih court till continued, and about the end of the year all hope of reconciliation was o nearly extinguihed, that Mr. Harris was directed to withdraw, with the uual forms, from his reidence at Madrid.

is commonly firm, and firmnes is commonly uccesful; having not welled our firt requiition with any uperfluous appendages, we had nothing to yield, we therefore only repeated our firt propoition, prepared for war, though deirous of peace.