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THE HISTORY OF THE Catalans, &c.

fter the Declaration of War against France and Spain, bearing Date the 4th of May, 1702. one of the first Actions of Importance, was the memorable Expedition made against Cadiz, for as the risquingrescuing [sic] that Kingdom out of the hands of a Prince of the House of Bourbon, was the chief end of taking up Arms; so nothing seemed so much the means to effect it, as carrying the Scene into that Kingdom, where the Success would have answer'd the Views of all the several Branches of the War.

Our Disappointment in this first Design convinced us that the Spaniards, at least those of Andalusia, had not Vigour enough to think of shaking off the French Yoke, and that Spain was not to be B