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 viciitudes, however important may be the conequences, often ecapes the mind in which the change is made.

the alteration which began in January to appear in the Spanih counels had any other caue than conviction of the impropriety of their pat conduct, and of the danger of a new war, it is not eay to decide; but they began, whatever was the reaon, to relax their haughtines, and Mr. Harris’s departure was countermanded.

demands firt made by England were till continued, and on January 22d, the prince of Maeran delivered a declaration, in which the king of Spain diavows the violent enterprie of Buccarelli, and promies to retore the port and fort called Egmont, with all the artillery and tores, according to the inventory.

this promie of retitution is ubjoined that this engagement to retore Port Egmont, cannot,