Article IX. Befides fome smaller Differences, ends with a Salvo, not only for the Ecclefiaftical and Civil Rights of the King of Spain, but likewife for his Revenues in the faid Towns; which Revenues, in the BarrierTreaty, are all given to the States.

Article XI.

The Revenues of the Chattellanies and Dependencies of the Towns and Places, which the States fhall have for their Barrier against France, and which were not in poffeffion of the Crown of Spain, at the late King of Spain's Death, fhall be fettled to be a Fund for maintaining Garrifons, and providing for the Fortifications and Magazines, and other ne cellary Charges of the faid Towns of the Barrier.

Remarks. I defire the Reader to compare this with the Eleventh Article of the Barrier-Treaty, where he will fee how prodigioufly it is enlarged.

Article XIV.

All this is to be without Prejudice to fuch other Treaties and Conventions as the Queen of Great Britain, and their High Mightineffes, may think fit to make for the future with the faid King Charles the Third, relating to the faid Spanish Netherlands, or to the faid Barrier.

Article XV.

And to the End that the faid States may enjoy, at prefent, as much as it is poffible, a Barrier in the Spanish Netherlands, they fhall be permitted to put their Garrisons in the chief Towns already taken," or that may be taken, before a Peace be made.

Remarks. These Two Articles are not in the BarrierTreaty, but Two others in their ftead; to which I refer the Reader. And indeed it was highly neceffary for the Dutch to ftrike out the former of thefe Articles, when fo

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great a part of the Treaty is fo highly and manifeftly prejudicial to Great Britain, as well as to the King of Spain; efpecially the Two Articles inferted in the place of thefe, which I defire the Reader will Examine.

Article XX.

And whereas by the 5th and 9th Articles of the Alliance between the Emperor, the late King of Great Britain, and the States-General, concluded the 7th of September 1701, it is agreed and ftipulated," That the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, with all the Dependencies of the Crown of Spain in Italy, fhall be recovered from the Poffeffion of France, as being of the laft Confequence to the Trade of both Nations, as well as the Spanish Netherlands, for a Barrier for the States-General, therefore the faid Queen of Great Britain, and the States-General, agree and oblige themselves, not to enter into any Negocia tion or Treaty of Peace with France, before the Reftitution of the faid Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, with all the Dependencies of the Crown of Spain in Italy, as well as the Spanish Low-Countries, with the other Towns and Places in the Poffeffion of France, above-mentioned in this Treaty; and alfo after the manner fpecified in this Treaty, as likewife all the rest of the entire Monarchy of Spain, be yielded by France as a Preliminary.

Article XXII.

And whereas Experience hath fhewn of what Importance it is to Great Britain and the United Provin ces, that the Fortréfs and Port of Dunkirk fhould not be in the Poffeffion of France, in the Condition they are at prefent; the Subjects of both Nations having undergone fuch great Loffes, and fuffered fo much in their Trade, by the Prizes taken from them by Privateers fet out in that Port; infomuch that France, by her unmeasurable Ambition, may be al

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ways tempted to make fome Enterprizes upon the Territories of the Queen of Great Britain and their High Mightineffes, and interrupt the Publick Repofe and Tranquility; for the Prefervation of which, and the Balance of Europe against the exorbitant Power of France, the Allies engaged themselves in this long and burthenfome War; therefore the faid Queen of Great Britain, and their High Mightineffes agree and oblige themselves, not to enter into any Negotiation or Treaty of Peace with France, before it fhall be yielded and ftipulated by France as a Preliminary, that all the Fortifications of the faid Town of Dunkirk, and the Forts that depend upon it, be entirely demolished and razed, and that the Port be entirely ruined, and rendred impracticable.

Remarks. These two Articles are likewife omitted in the Barrier-Treaty, whereof the first regards particularly the Interefts of the House of Auftria; and the other about Demolishing of Dunkirk, thofe of Great Britain. It is fomething range, that the late Miniftry, whofe Advocates raife fuch a Clamour about the Necefity of Recovering Spain from the House of Bourbon, fhould Suffer the Dutch to ftrike out this Article; which, i think, clearly fhows, the Reason why the States never troubled themfelves with the Thoughts of Reducing Spain, or even Recovering Milan, Naples, and Sicily, to the Emperor; but were wholly fix'd upon the Conqueft of Flanders, because they had determined thofe Provinces as a Property for themselves.

As for the Article about Demolishing of Dunkirk, I am not at all surprized to find it struck out the Deftrution of that Place, though it would be useful to the States, doth more nearly import Britain, and was therefore a Point that fuch Minifters could more easily get

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The Sentiments of Prince Eugene of Savoy, and of the Count de Sinzendorf, relating to the Barrier of the States-General, to the Upper-Quarter of Guelder, and to the Towns of the Electorate of Cologn, and of the Bishoprick of Liege.

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Ltho' the Orders and Inftructions of the Gourts of Vienna and Barcelona, upon the Matters above-mentioned, do not go fo far, as to give Directions for what follows; notwithstanding, the Prince and Count above-. mentioned, confidering the prefent State of Affairs, are of the following Opinion:

First, That the Counter-Project of England, relating to the Places where the States-General may put and keep Garrifons, ought to be followed, except Lier, Halle to fortify, and the Caftle of Gand: Provided likewife, that the Sentiments of England be particularly conformed to, relating to Dendermond and Oftend,, as Places in no wife belonging to the Barrier; and which, as well as the Cattle of Gand, can only ferve to make the States-General Masters of the Low Countries, and hinder Trade with England. And as to Lier and Halle, thofe who are acquainted with the Country, know, that thefe Towns cannot give any Security to the States-General, but can only make People be lieve that thefe Places being fortified, would rather ferve to block up Bruffels, and the other great Cities of Brabant.

Secondly, As to what is faid in the Seventh Article of the Counter-Project of England, relating to the Augmentation of Garrifons, in the Towns of the Barrier, in cafe of an open War; this is agreeable to the Opinions of the faid Prince and Count; who think likewife, that there ought to be added to the Eighth Article, That no Goods or Merchandise fhould be fent into the Towns where the States-Generál fhall have Garrifons, nor be comprehended under the Names of fuch Things, as the Jaid Garrifons and Fortifications fall ave need of And that to this End, the faid Things fhall be infpected in thofe Places where they are to pafs; as likewife, the Quantity fhall be fettled that the Garrifons may want.

Thirdly, As to the Ninth Article, relating to the Governours and Commanders of thofe Towns, Forts and Places, where the StatesGeneral fhall have their Garrifons, the faid Prince and Count are of Opinion, That the faid Governours and Commanders ought to take an Oath, as well to the King of Spain, as to the States-General: But they may take a particular Oath to the Latter, That they will not admit Foreign Troops without their Confent, and that they will depend exclufively upon the faid States, in whatever regards the Military Power. But at the fame time they ought exclufively to promife the King of Spain, That they will not intermeddle in the Affairs of Law, Civil Power, Revenues, or any other Matters, Ecclefiaftical or Civil, unless at the deF 2

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