The Virginia Gazette

By Letters from Amsterdam we are advis'd, that the States General grow more and more impatient with the Delay that the Court of Spain makes in giving its Reply to the last Answer of their High Mightinesses.

They have made fresh Representations thereupon to the Marquis de St. Gilles, who, from a conciliating Disposition, has told them, That the Spanish Ministry take so much Time in order to make a Reply which should be unexceptionable, and leave their High Mightinesses nothing to repine at.

The States General have also sent Orders to their Ambassador at Madrid, to enquire into the Cause of this Delay; who, in Answer thereto, has acquainted them, that the Reply has been drawn up, and ready to deliver, above three Weeks, as he had before inform'd them: That it consisted of more than fourscore Pages; but that he questioned whether the Court of Spain would deliver it, before seeing what Turn the Affairs of Great Britain would take.

He adds, that the Reply was drawn up in very strong Terms, which would be more or less modified, according to that Court's standing in need of the Republick.