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peaceful mediation, to eftabliih his kiufmart the Prince of 

 Orange, in the full enjoyment of his rights as ftadtholder ia 

 the united provinces, from which he had been driven by 

 the machination of a party, fu]>ported by the court of France, 

 who aimed at getting thus a direction in the councils of 

 Holland. The prefent king of Prufiia, on his fucceeding 

 to tlie throne, adopted the lame general line of condudl 

 which his illuilrious predeceffor had chalked out : but find- 

 ing pacific negotiation vain, he proceeded, by force of arms, 

 to repJace the ftadtholder in his former authority, to humble 

 the party that had driven him from the country, and to 

 confer the power on that party wliich fupported his intereft. 

 But though the prefent ftateof France prevents her from tak- 

 ing any active concern in this bufinefs, the friends of that party 

 in Holland h rather fuppreffed than extinguillied ; and there 

 is reafon to lufpefl, that were not tlie powers of Pruffia and 

 of England to overawe them, and the French unable to 

 fupport them, the peace of thefe provinces wotild not be 

 long prefcrved ; for the Prince of Orange himfelf feems not 

 to poflTefs either that firmnefs of mind, or thofe talents, which 

 laid the foundation of the power of his anceftors, or fecured 

 their iailuence over thefe ilates. 



To be continued. 



^*^ On account of a prefs of bufinefs, and the interrup- 

 tion that necefl'arily attends a new publication, tlie printer 

 has been fo much hurried with this number, that the ar- 

 rangement of the parts was not altogether agreeable. There 

 was not time to make the alterations that would have been 

 eligible. In future, it is hoped, things of this nature will 

 be avoided. 



^here has net yet been time to obtain any account of 

 the publicutioHs of this year. 



