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continued; and the French ambassadors spun out oh a r,the time , till the morning of the critical day, i,xvi.which, by the late treaty between England and l6 S -Holland, was to determine, whether a suddenpeace or a long war were to have place inChristendom. The French ambassadors came thento Van Beverning, and told him , that they hadreceived orders to consent to the evacuation ofthe towns , and immediately to conclude andsign the peace. Van Beverning might have refused ist Auguft.compliance , because it was now impossible toprocure the consent and concurrence of Spain;but he had entertained so just an idea of thefluctuations in the English counsels , and was somuch alarmed by the late commission given todu Cros, that he deemed it fortunate for therepublic to finish on any terms a dangerous war,where they were likely to be very ill supported.

The papers were instantly drawn, and signedby the ministers of France and Holland betweeneleven and twelve o’clock at night. By this treaty,

France secured the possession of Franchecomte,together with Cambray, Aire, St. Omers , Valen-ciennes , Tournay , Ypres , Bouchaine , Cassel , &c.and restored to Spain only Charleroy, Courtray,Oudenarde, Ath, Ghent, and Limbourg.

Next day Temple received an express fromEngland, which brought the ratifications of thetreaty lately concluded with the States , togetherwith orders immediately to proceed to the ex-change of them. Charles was now returned t®bis former inclinations for war 'vyich France.