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here a new distress occurred; the poor creatures, 
who were too eager and incautious in gratifying 
their craving appetites, many of them fell down dead 
on the spot, from having fasted so long ; so that the 
magistrates were obliged to regulate the quantity 
of provision for each person. The day after this 
signal deliverance, the Prince of Orange went to 
Leyden to express his admiration of the inhabitants’ 
behaviour, and gave them their choice, whether to 
be for a time exempt from certain taxes, or to have 
an University founded in their town: they wisely 
chose the latter, and have derived much profit from 
it.—May not one be proud to belong to such an 
University ? I look with reverence at the houses, 
which are of an earlier date than the period I have 
described; and I contemplate with pleasure the 
portraits of the great founder of the College, and 
his no less illustrious son, Prince Maurice, which 
are in the Public Library. I could tell you some 
very interesting anecdotes of persons who have 
lived in this town; but at present must omit them. 
I assure you, I am, &c. 
J. E. Smiru. 
J. E. Smith to his Mother. 
Honoured Madam, Rotterdam, July 20, 1786. 
This day I came through Delft and saw the mag- 
nificent monument of William I., the great Prince 
of Orange, not without great veneration. I put my 
fingers into two holes in the wall of the house 
where he was murdered, which were made by the 
pistol balls after they had passed through his body. 
