The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . e foulest of all treasons was toraise the traitor in the public estimation. Nor was he wanting to him-self at this conjuncture. While the Royal Exchange was in consterna-tion at the disaster of which he was the cause, while many familieswere clothing themselves in mourning for the brave men of whom hewas the murderer, he repaired to Whitehall ; and there, doubtless withall that grace, that nobleness, that suavity, under which lay, hiddenfrom all common observers, a seared conscience and a remorseless heart,he professed himself th
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . e foulest of all treasons was toraise the traitor in the public estimation. Nor was he wanting to him-self at this conjuncture. While the Royal Exchange was in consterna-tion at the disaster of which he was the cause, while many familieswere clothing themselves in mourning for the brave men of whom hewas the murderer, he repaired to Whitehall ; and there, doubtless withall that grace, that nobleness, that suavity, under which lay, hiddenfrom all common observers, a seared conscience and a remorseless heart,he professed himself the most devoted, the most loyal, of all the subjectsof William and Mary, and expressed a hope that he might, in thisemergency, be permitted to offer his sword to their Majesties. Shrews-bury was very desirous that the offer- should be accepted: but a shortand dry answer from William, who was then in the Netherlands, put an 1 London Gazette, June 14. 18. 1694; Paris Gazette, -^^ ^; Burchett; Journal of LordCaermarthen ; Baden. June If.; Lllermitage, June if. i i i CLi O •£ Z M c< sao 05 M .S a V 2 A ^45- HISTORY OF ENGLAND chap, xx end for the [)iesenl to all negotiation. About Talmash the Kingexpressed himself with <jenerous tenderness. The poor fellows fate,he wrote. has affected me much. I do not indeed think that hemana<;ed well : but it was his ardent desire to distinguish himself thatimpelled him to attempt impossibilities. The armament which had returned to Portsmouth soon sailed againfor the coast of France, but achieved only exploits worse than attempt was made to blow up the pier at Dunkirk. Some townsinhabited by quiet tradesmen and fishermen were bombarded. InDieppe scarcel\ a house was left standing : a third part of Havre waslaid in ashes ; and shells w^ere thrown into Calais which destroyedthirty private dwellings. The French and the Jacobites loudly ex-claimed against the cowardice and barbarity of making war on anunwarlike popu
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