English guarantee our Succession in Julich and Berg." [Hotham's
Despatch, 18th May, 1730.]

"Outrageous" indeed!--Crown-Prince sends, along with this, a
loving message by Hotham, of earnestly deprecating tenor, to the
Britannic Majesty; "begs his Britannic Majesty not to reject the
King's Proposals, whatever they may be,--this for poor Sister
Wilhelmina's sake. 'For though he, the Crown-Prince, was
determined to lose his life sooner than marry anybody but the
Princess Amelia, yet if this Negotiation were broken off, his
Father would go to extremities to force him and his poor Sister
into other engagements.'"--Which, alas, what can it avail with the
Britannic Majesty, in regard to such outrageous Propositions from
the Prussian?

Britannic Majesty's Ministry, as always, answers by return of
Courier:--"MAY 22d. Both Marriagea, or none: Seville has no
concern with both, more than with one: DITTO Julich and Berg,--of
which latter indeed we know nothing,--nor (ASIDE TO HOTHAM) mean
to know." [Despatch, Whitehall, 11th May (22d by N.S.].
Whereby Hotham perceives that it is as good to throw away the
bellows, and oonsider the matter extinct. Hotham makes ready for
an Excursion into Saxony, to a thing called CAMP OF RADEWITZ,
or ENCAMPMENT OF RADEWITZ; a Military Spectacle of never-imagined
magnificence, to be given by August the Strong there, whither all
the world is crowding;--and considers any Business he had at
Berlin to be as good as done.

Evidently Friedrich Wilhelm has not been much wrought upon by the
St.-Mary-Axe Documents! One week they have been revolving in the