Contents Fund XII.—RULES FOR REDUCING A GREAT EMPIRE TO A SMALL ONE : . 1553 XIII.—AN Epict BY THE KING OF PRUSSIA JRE XIV.—HiINTs FOR CONVERSATION UPON THE SUB- JECT OF TERMS THAT MIGHT PROBABLY PrRoDUCE A DURABLE UNION BETWEEN BriTAIN AND THE COLONIES . . 174 XV.—To MR. STRAHAN . 183 XVI.—To JOSEPH PRIESTLEY . 184 XVII.—THE BritisH NATION, AS IT APPEARED TO THE COLONISTS IN 1775 . 186 XVIII.—VINDICATION AND OFFER FROM CONGRESS TO PARLIAMENT . . . 188 XIX.—SKETCH OF PROPOSITIONS FOR A PEACE . 196 XX.—COMPARISON OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES IN REGARD TO THE Basis oF CREDIT IN THE Two COUNTRIES . 199 XXI.—To GENERAL WASHINGTON . 208 XXII.—FroM THE COUNT DE SCHAUMBERGH TO THE BARON HOHENDORF, COMMANDING THE HESSIAN TROOPS IN AMERICA S210 XXIIIL.—To GEN. WASHINGTON . 2715 XXIV.—A DIALOGUE BETWEEN BRITAIN, FRANCE, SPAIN, HOLLAND, SAXONY, AND AMERICA . 216 XXV.—To GEORGE WASHINGTON . 221 XXVI.—To COUNT DE VERGENNES 2.3 XXVIIL.—To BENJAMIN VAUGHAN . 2. J XXVIII.—To MRs. SARAH BACHE . i v, 2 236