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 Rockingham remember that his minitry begun and ended without obtaining it; the adherents to Grenville would be told, that he could never be taught to undertand our claim. The law of nations made little of his knowledge. Let him not, however, be depreciated in his grave. If he was ometimes wrong, he was often right.

reimburement the talk has been more confident, though not more reaonable. The expences of war have been often deired, have been ometimes required, but were never paid; or never, but when reitance was hopeles, and there remained no choice between ubmiion and detruction.

our late equipments I know not from whom the charge can be very properly expected. The king of Spain diavows the violence which provoked us to arm, and for the michiefs which he did not do, why hould