in 1693; 2dly, The Corps Diplomatique, with its Supplement, in 1739, confifting of twenty volumes in folio, to which is annexed a copious index of matters; 3dly, St. Prieft's Hiftoire de Traités de Paix du xvii Siecle, depuis la Paix de Vervins jufqu'à celle de Nimégue, 1725, 2 vol. in folio; and 4thly, of the Negotiations Sécretes, touching la Paix de Munster et d'Ofnabrug, 1725, 4 vol. in folio. Thefe ample collections begin with the establishment of the AMPHICTYONS, 1496 years before the birth of Chrift, being the most ancient treaty which is to be met with in the records of time; and end with the pacification of the troubles of Geneva, in May 1738.-Such, then, is the vaft mass of papers which have originated from the refleffness, or the wisdom, of Europe; and which every one must poffefs, who is ambitious of extenfive knowledge, with regard to the difcordant interefts of the European Powers. To all thefe muft be added, by thofe who are defirous to form a complète library, the collections, which have been publifhed with regard to particular negotiations: as the peace of Nimeguen; the peace of Ryfwick; the peace of Utrecht *: and to these may be added the ufeful collection of acts, negotiations, and treaties, from 1713 till 1748, in five-and-twenty 8vo. volumes t. The conventions of nations have not only been publifhed at large, but alfo in the abftract. Rouffet favoured the world, in 1736, with Les Intérêts des Puiffances de l'Europe, avec le Supplément, 4 vols. 4to.-Rouffet ceafed from his useful labours in Auguft 1762. Mably's Droit Public de Actes et Mémoires concernant la Paix de Nimégue, 1697, 4 tom. en 7 vol. in 12mo. Actes et Mémoires concernant la Paix de Ryfwick, 1705, 4 vol. in 12mo.-Mémoires Politiques pour fervir à l'Histoire de la Paix de Ryfwick, par Jean Du Mont, 1699, 4 vol. in 12mo.-Actes, Mémoires, et autres Piéces authentiques, concernant la Paix d'Utrecht, 1714, 7 vol. in Svo. Recueil des Actes, Negociations, et Traités, depuis la paix d'Utrecht, jufqu'a prefent, par Jean Rouffet. 4 l'Europe, l'Europe, will be found a commodious manual, which is written with great knowledge, and arranged with uncommon skill. It has been continued to the peace of 1763, and enriched with the annotations of Rouffet, who was 'no favourable commentator. Mably and Rouffet parted with unkind fentiments of each other, though the booksellers had endeavoured to make them agree. But, of diplomatic researches, there must be an end. I have already expofed my ignorance to the eyes of those who have made the knowledge of the interefts of Powers a profeffion, whilft I have only looked for entertainment amid other labours and other ftudies. If the following fheets fhall be found an accommodation either to the public or to individuals, my defign will be accomplished. I have one comfort, during the moment of publication, when I reflect, that if this collection do no great good, it can be attended with no other mischief than the addition of one more book to a clafs, which is already too numerous, or than the retardment of other works, on the fame fubject, which might be executed with better arrangement and greater accuracy. Green Street, Grosvenor Square, 23 October, 1790. G. C. THE THE CONTENTS The Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, The Edit for establishing an unlimited Trade The COMMERCIAL Treaty, 11th July, 1675.78—97 The Convention, 4th July, 1780, explaining 100-109 - IIO - 111-113 The Convention with the Gity of Hamburgh, 118-122 |