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THE LIFE Of 



I detailed the circumftances of the vidory to 

 his S. H. and then obtained, his permiflion to 

 continue my journey to the Stadtholder at the 

 Hague. I \\as by this time almoft unable to 

 move, I could no longer ftand ftraight, and it 

 had become neceflary for me to be lifted off 

 and on my horfe ; while we were taking fome 

 refrclliment in the Duke Frederic's anti-cham- 

 ber, horfes were preparing for me, but Colonel 

 Crawfurd, who was going to the Duke of York 

 at Dortrecht, confequently a confiderable part 

 of my road, and who had a cart and Jlrazv, very 

 politely offered me a place in his equipagej I 

 accepted it, for even fuch a conveyance was an 

 indulgence to me, and we inifantly departed. 



We went through ^o/j"/^ D/^r, the gates of 

 that town having been opened to let us jn, I 

 fuppofe about one o'clock in the morning, and 

 we drove immediately to a houfe where a car* 

 riage had been previoufly ordered for Colonel 

 Crawfurd; and though in this town I had ap- 

 partments, my fcrvants, and my horfes, I did 

 not go near them, but contented myfelf, while 

 the chaife was preparing, to write a line, which 

 I delivered to the ftablc-kcepcr for General 

 Douglas the Commandant, announcing to him 

 the vidory gained by the Auflrians. The in- 

 ftant the chaife was ready we continued our 

 jrout i ^hen near the paffage to the ifland of 



Dortrecht, 



