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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE FAMILY COMPACT-EFFECT ON THE NEGOTIATION.
The decree of the National Assembly, in May, ordering the armament of 14 vessels of the line has been studied in a former chapter. Attention was there called to the fact that this step was taken before Spain had made a formal demand for assistance under the family compac