with Chriftian Princes, ^17 



Orders and Commands. The Swedes purchafed Their Peace, ^"^^ '^^ 

 at the Rate of 70^00 Dollars : and, as thefe Cruifers rarely i^^tch Z- 

 meet with VeiTels of that Nation, it has been hitherto ^\{-^ηΙμΓ' 

 courfed of as a great Myftery. The Succefs which the Dutch ^°^"''^* 

 met with, during a War of twelve Years, to deftroy a few of 

 their VeflTels ; the magnificent Prefent of naval Stores that 

 was promifed, upon ratifying the Peace ; together with the 

 natural Timoroufnefs of the T)ey, leaft, by further LoiTes, he 

 ihould be reckoned unfortunate, (a dangerous Charader in this 

 Country for a Commander;) were the chief and concurring 

 Reafons for extending their Friendihip to That Nation. It is 

 certain , that the greateft Part of the Soldiers, and the Sea 

 Officers in general, very ftrenuoufly oppofed it : urging, that it 

 would be in vain to arm out their Veflels , when they had 

 Peace with the three trading Nations ; that their Lois was 

 inconfiderable, when compared with the Riches obtained by 

 the War ; concluding with a very expreiTive yirahian Pro- 

 verb, that fuch Perfons ought never to fow, who are afraid 

 of the Sparrows. As the younger Soldiers cannot well fub- 

 11ft, without the Money that arifes from their Shares in Prizes^ 

 there has been no fmall Murmuring at the little Succefs they 

 have lately met with. And it is very probable, (as a little 

 Time perhaps will difcover,) that, the very Moment any con- 

 liderable Addition is made to their Fleet, nay perhaps with- 

 out any further Augmentation, the prefent T)ey will be 

 obliged to leflen the Number of his Alliances, from thofe very 

 Principles, which a few Years ago, engaged his Predeceflbr 

 to increafe them. 



The Algerines have certainly a great Efteem and YUQYi^-Howthefefe^ 

 fhip for our Nation ; and provided there could be any Secu- 1'? «i^ S 

 rity in a Government, that is guided by Chance and Humour, ί!'"''-^' '^'^* 

 more than by Counfel and mature Deliberation , it is very 

 probable, that, which of the trading Nations foever they may 

 think fit to Quarrel with. We have little to apprehend. The 

 'Dutch are very induftrious in cultivating a good Underftand- 

 ing with them, by making an annual Prefent ; a Method hi- 

 therto very prevalent and fuccefsful : whilft , on the other 

 Hand, the Trench may perhaps influence them as much^ by 

 putting them in Mind, of the Execution which their Bombs did 

 formerly to this City , and of a later Inftance of their Re- 



L 11 1 fentment 



