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 the ight of all Europe, is of equal value, whether true or fale. There is indeed no reaon to quetion its veracity; they, however, who do not believe it, mut allow the weight of that influence by which a great prince is reduced to diown his own commiion.

the general orders upon which the governor is acknowledged to have acted, are neither diavowed nor explained. Why the Spaniards hould diavow the defence of their own territories, the warmet diputant will find it difficult to tell; and if by an explanation is meant an accurate delineation of the outhern empire, and the limitation of their claims beyond the line, it cannot be imputed to any very culpable remines, that what has been denied for two centuries to the European powers, was not obtained in a haty wrangle about a petty ettlement.