One day when Van der Donck was abroad, the General arrested. seized this rough draft with his own hand, placed Van der Donck the day following under arrest, convened the Supreme Council, accused him of having committed Crimen lesae Majestatis, and took the matter so seriously that scarcely anything was to be done -- either the delegation must be a joint one, and then (17) it remained still to be arranged -- or sufficient cause of action was furnished by the Journal, as the gentleman designated the rough notes from which the journal was to be prepared "for," said he, "it contains gross slanders against their High ;

Mightinesses." And when we would explain it, and requested the draft in order to correct it, as the writer would not insist upon it, but admitted he was fully aware that there were mistakes in it, in consequence of hurry and similar causes, as he had a great deal to do and the most part of it was not revised our ;

petition was defiignated a libel, unworthy of any answer, the writer of which would be punished as an example to others. In fine, we could not, in any way, Whatever was pro- manage to make it right. Vander Donck was forbad the Council and our Sessions mrelie.™ Cihe also, and we were notified officially of the circumstance ; yet, he could not get

and in order to cut off the proper means of proof, a a release from his oath,