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did; but that D'Ompteda, in the character of 

 his Majefly's Envoy, had taken all confequen- 

 ces upon himfelf; and thus was I forced for 

 the time, to fubmit to the infults of a man, 

 who, intrenched deep in his diplomatic fitua- 

 tion, evaded the effects of law, which juftly 

 awaited the audacious impofition he had prac- 

 ticed on the Senate of Augjhurg^ by profaning 

 the name of his royal mailer. 



The confequence of Lord Grenville's decla- 

 ration was, that I was immediately difchargcd 

 from prifon, and the Senate pronounced the 

 following decree : 



(TRANSLATION.) 



(Decree of the Senate of Augfburg,} 



Tuesday, the \.\\\v oi March y 1794. 



" HIS ExcellencyBaron D'Ompteda, Miniiter 

 I'lenipotentiary oi i\\c EkHor of Bru7ifzvick Lune- 

 hurgy at the diet of Ratiibon, having requefted 

 the arrefting of Major Lifle, pretending he 

 was an impoftor, and having taken on himfelf 

 every confequence of this imprifonment, and 

 making himfelf anfwerable for it, his requeffc 

 was granted. But as his Excellency has not 

 juftified this imprifonment, either by the 



charges 



