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extorted, but not till after conviction by other evi- 

 dence, and not so as to hurt the health. If he still 

 stands out, he is imprisoned for life : not applied once 

 in fifty years, and never to burgesses, who are tried 

 by civil process, and may be hanged. 



Haarlem, Aug. 25. Had much conversation at 

 table d'hdte with M. Costeris of the West India 

 Council. He belonged to the anti-Stadtholder party, 

 and was a leading man. He arrested the princess in 

 1 787, and fled for seven years. 4 ' 7 He is tolerably acute, 

 but ignorant, and confounded abolition and emanci- 

 pation ; very angry at surrender of the Cape, and, en- 

 raged at seeing Batterbury, who commanded the 

 troops, sitting opposite to him at the table d'hote, cut 

 him. He is to be tried, and it will go hard with him. 

 Gave him my views in general on the abolition, and 

 he seemed influenced by them. I think the members 

 of Council and Government are prejudiced against 

 abolition, and that France would prevent it. The 

 Council very mixed : one Kypel is in it, who has been 

 in prison six years for trying to effect a counter- 

 revolution, and if judged by military council would 

 have been shot. 



Haarlem, Sept. 4. After the museum, went at one 

 to the organ. It was truly superb, though I scarce 

 believe, as I was told at Hope's, that if played full it 

 would break the windows ! It was well played both 



* This refers to the rising against the house of Orange, which caused 

 the Prussian invasion of 1787. The princess was Frederica Louisa, the 

 daughter of Frederick the Great. 



