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 eaily adjuted but by reciprocal compliance. The Spaniards thinking themelves entitled to the iland, and injured by Captain Hunt, in their turn demanded atisfaition, which was refued; and where is the wonder if their conceions were delayed! They may tell us, that an independent nation is to be influenced not by command, but by peruaion; that if we expect our propoals to be received without deliberation, we aume that overeignty which they do not grant us; and that if we arm while they are deliberating, we mut indulge our martial ardour at our own charge.

Englih minitry aked all that was reaonable, and enforced all that they aked. Our national honour is advanced, and our interet, if any interet we have, is ufficiently ecured. There can be none amongt us to whom this tranaction does not eem happily concluded, but thoe who having fixed their hopes on public ,