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Show flll''d the~ of their Refolution to puth the War with the utmofr Vigour, till F,-ance was forc'd to confem to a good Peace, Count Ziy1z,enJm:ff'thank'd the States, in the Natile of ~he Emperor ancl King Cha~les, for the Firmnefs they had !hewn on t)m Occafion; the b. of M. did the f.1me on the Part of the ~u.s; which wasfoltow'd with lj~e E~" pref!ions of Sarisfadion by all the other ~~- 1,ifiers that were prefent, with v~ry parttcular Marks of Efteem to the Penjione,., whom I have often thought the G-------n of the State; for his wile and prudent Condud thro' 'rhc whole Negociation. I need not fay more, to let you know that he is a plain, grave, wife Man, of great Judgment and Abilities, quiet, unpopular, a~d uncorr~pt. All Thoughts of Peace betng now m lppearance over, and Monfieur Rouille g~n~, the D. of M. who was extremely mornfi d at this Change Qf Things, refolv'd to f?llow in the Afternoon, and would not !]tve over all Hopes of having ftill one Interv1ew more with him; to which End he got. to Brttf/'els as foon almoft as Monfieur RoutUe, :m<f (e~t Word before to Pr. Eugme, (who i1ad been there fome Days, to give the npceffary Orders for Affembling the A~ln)') but Monfieur Rot<i/Je was gone, befor~ etth~,r the D----- or Prince could fee him : And 1 c.thing now was left to the Generals, but to try co do by tfte Sword, w bat they co,uld no.t do by Treaty; and co make th<:;ir way r.e: Peace by a good Campaign. . ''f\ 1 u• This, I can afiure you, fr.om Vl(hat . •;av.e obfei·v'd my fclf in the Progrefs of this ~f- ' fatr, fair, and the moll: exal): Information I could get f;·ot:a others, is' a · plain and true Acco\tnt of thefe Negociations thus far ; in which one fees on the Pare of Fran_ce, 'violent Snfpici9ns of lnlincerity through the whole l;reaty, working its way by all the Methods of Add refs and Artifice, which they arefo great Mailers of: ' But in the Allies, Plainnefs, UnatJimity, · and an unthaken Con!l:ancy; every thing is open and Above.boan~, without any Di)'ifions in their Conferences with the French, or any violent Heats among themfelvcs; even in. the great Point of the "Barrier , which the French h:td hopes might ma.ke a Breach between the P11tch :tnd Imperial Mini!l:ers : But by the Prudence of the contending Parties themfelves, and the Fairnels and Temper, with which the D. of M. c:tlmly imerpos'd, this difficult Point was amic:tbQ· adju!l:ed, and the Difpuces upon it produc d no Effeds chat the French could take any Advantage of. I believe you have nor forgot, l am fure I have not, how People here in England reafon 'd upon thefc Conferences. While the Preliminaries were like to take Effed, fome Men were by no Means f.1tisfy'd; they thought Care enough wa;;; uot taken of England ; which Jhoulcl make us hope, that they will fomc time or otner obtain better Terms for us : Anct thai: in the next Treaty more Regard will be had to the Trading Imere!l: of Great Bi-itai>l, than the late M--- ha\·e!l1ewn. And Jet no fooner were the Preliminaries reja 1ed, but the Men, wh0 thought but jufl: before tHere was too !ittde in them, would han; • d :· · 1• ' · E 2 per· ' l ". |