চিঠি-পত্র । Sicion, from your so easy crediting French rethat you entertained a partiality for that on to the prejudice of mine : your letter has oved all my doubts, SO that henceforward I shall with confidence on your friendship, and every 影 study to give you the strongest proofs of mine. WThe ready obedience I paid to your desire in not cking the French, will, I persuade myself, con ice you that nothing but the strongest necessity, Auld make me again apply to you. On that Subject. beg you will give your most serious attention to at I am going to say : immediately ởn the rest of one of your past letters, I not only gave all, thoughts of attacking the French, but invithem to enter into a treaty of neutrality and to d people here to settle the terms; but judge what t have been my surprize, when, after they were some manner settled, the 7French deputies owned fiat they had no power to secure to us the obserance of the treaty, in case any commander of theis should come with a greät power after my deparure you are too reasonable not to see, that it is mpossible for me to conclude a treaty with people who have no power to do it; and which beside, while it ties my hands, leaves those of my enemies tliberty to do me what mischief they can. They lave also for a long time reported, that Monsieur Bussy is coming here with a great army. Is it to ttack you? Is it to attack us? you are going to
