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efteem for the Englifh, and his civilities to us 

 had feerned in unifon with his profeffions. 

 He drank bumpers to " Geo. III. and old Eng- 

 land," but on the health of the Stadtholder being 

 given, as we had intended in complimentary 

 return, the mafk at once fell off, and expofed 

 him in the full character of a modern leveller. 

 He raved and fwore, called himfelf a patriot, 

 and declared that he was the firm friend of 

 Holland — adding, "I hope again to fee Batavia 

 a great nation^ for England has not yet con- 

 quered all the world /" But ftill, in loud 

 raving, and with ftrange inconfiftency, the 

 poor old man would drown himfelf in bumpers 

 to George III. ! — It availed nothing telling him 

 that His Majefty and the Stadtholder were 

 friends : he would get drunk, and fober himfelf 

 again, drinking to the king of England— but 

 nothing, he perfifted, fliould ever compel him 

 to fwallow a drop to the health of the prince of 

 Orange. His nephew, who was prefent, was 

 very much diftrefled, and, begging us to accept 

 apologies from him, entreated that we would 

 pardon the condud of his uncle, which he 

 attributed to the kingly bumpers he had taken. 

 We could only regard his effufioas as the 



