1, date
not worth seeking farther]--special Commission shall now sit, till his
Prussian Majesty get every satisfaction in the world!'

"English Special Commission, counterpart of that Prussian one (which is
in vacation by this time), sits accordingly: but is very slow; reports
for a long while nothing, except, 'Oh, give us time!' and reports, in
the end, nothing in the least satisfactory. ["Have entirely omitted
the essential points on which the matter turns; and given such confused
account, in consequence, that it is not well possible to gather from
their Report any clear and just idea of it at all." (Verdict of the
PRUSSIAN Commission: which had been re-assembled by Friedrich, on this
Report from the English one, and adjured to speak only "what they
could answer to God, to the King and to the whole world," concerning
it:--Seyfarth,--ii. 183.)] 'Prize Courts? Special Commission?' thinks
Friedrich: 'I must have my ships back!' And, after a great many months,
and a great many haggles, Friedrich, weary of giving time, instructs
Michel to signify, in proper form ('23d November, 1752'), 'That the
Law's delay seemed to be considerable in England; that till the fulness
of time did come, and right were done his poor people, he, Friedrich
himself, would hopefully wait; but now at last must, provisionally, pay
his poor people their damages;--would accordingly, from the 23d day
of April next, cease the usual payment to English Bondholders on their
Silesian Bonds; and would henceforth pay no portion farther of that
Debt, principal or interest [about 250,000 pounds now owing], but
proceed to indemnify his own people from it, to the just length,--and
deposit the remainder in Bank, till Britannic Majesty and Prussian
could UNITE in ordering payment of it; which one trusts may be
soon!'" [Walpole, i. 295; Seyfarth, ii. 183, 157; Adelung, vii.
331-338;--Gentleman's Magazine;--&c.]

"November 23d, 1752, resolved on by Friedrich;" "consummated April 23d,
1753:" these are the dates of this decisive passage (Michel's biggest
Pamphlet, French and English, issuing on the occasion). February 8th,
1753, no redress obtainable, poor Newcastle shrieks, "Can't, must n't;
astonishing!" and "the people are in great wrath about it. April 12th,
Friedrich replies, in the kindest terms; but sticking to his point."
[Adelung, vii. 336-338.] And punctually continued so, and did as he had
said. With what rumor in the City, commentaries in the Newspapers an