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 was then in agitation, the repreentation made in Anon’s voyage had uch effect upon the tatemen of that time, that (in 1748) ome loops were fitted out for the fuller knowledge of Pepys and Falkland’s Ilands, and for further dicoveries in the South Sea. This expedition, though perhaps deigned to be ecret, was not long concealed from Wall, the Spanih ambaador, who o vehemently oppoed it, and o trongly maintained the right of the Spaniards to the excluive dominion of the South Sea, that the Englih minitry relinquihed part of their original deign, and declared that the examination of thoe two Ilands was the utmot that their orders hould comprie.

conceion was ufficiently liberal or ufficiently ubmiive; yet the Spanih court was neither gratified by our kindnes, nor oftened by our humility. Sir Benjajnin Keene, who then reided at Madrid, was