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and begat the impreffion that we came as foes 

 to difturb him in his peaceful retirement. He 

 felt that he wasftilladverfe to the Stadtholderian 

 intereft, and, perhaps, was not aware that age 

 had ftamped an imbecility upon his political 

 opinions, as well as caufed his hoary locks to 

 excite only fen timents of compaffion. The timi- 

 dity of fecond childhood was upon him. His 

 years were many, and it might be faid of him, 

 as of the vieu fifcal, that the high torrent 

 of guilt had ceafed to flow in his veins. We 

 aiTured him of his fafety, and endeavored to 

 affuage his fears, by obferving that whatever 

 might have been formerly, or ftill further, 

 might now be his opinions, he had nothing to 

 fear. With difficulty we did prevail upon 

 him to take his feat at the fupper table, but he 

 could not command enough of felf-poffeffion 

 to eat : he was agitated, looked uneafy and 

 alarmed, fixed his eye on the fcarlet uniform, 

 and exhibited general marks of reftlefsnefs, 

 and apprehenfion !— The fupper-cloth was 

 fcarcely removed, when he retired — and we 

 faw him no more. Soon after the old Ba- 

 tavian left us, we went to our hammocks ; 

 but paffed a fad reftlefs night, owing to our 

 being aflailed by hofts of mufquitoes, whofe 

 en^mous bitings wholly deprived us of fleep. 



