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The States considered the enterprise as necessary to their domestic happiness & security-- All the artefices of however of the Prince could not conceal his real intentions from the sagacity of the French Court--D'Avaux Lewis's emesary at the Hague, had been able by a comparison of circumstances to trace the purposes of the preparations in Holland, he instantly informed his Master of this discovery--Lewis conveyed the intellegence to James; and accompanied the information with an important Offer-- He was willing to join a squadron of French-- Ships to the English fleet, and to send over any number of troops which James should judge requisite for his security--but all these Offers were refused by James--Lewis made, however one more effort to serve his Friend and he represented by his ambassador to the States that any attempt against his Ally would be regarded as an act of hostelity against himself-- The Prince however sailed from Holland with a fleet of near five hundread vessels and fourteen-- thousand Men--and after a prosperous voyage landed his army safely in Torbey on the 5th of November.
