Select passages from the diary and letters of the late John Blackader, Esq.

62 SELECT PASSAGES FROM [1707.
To'ulon, which is very mortifying, for our
hopes were raifed high, and probably the
taking it might have battened peace ;
but Providence is not to be tied to our
little projects, but can work hjs ends by
ways and means which we think contra-
ry-
20. Marching this' day, and the French
marched alfo, fo we hardly expect to fee
them this campaign, but we know not
what may be.
2 I . Retting this day, I went into Aeth
and viewed all our latt year's attacks, and
from a Britifh fleet which was to fail up the Var, and
proceed from thence to deftroy Toulon, the gieat ar-
fenal of France The fleet under the command of
Sir Claude fly Shovel accomplilhed their object in the
mod undaunted manner, but the Italian army did not
reach Toulon until Teat fupulies of provifions
and troops were thrown into that city, and ftiong
entrenchments and fortifications raifed to protect
it. The emperor, bent on the cor.queft of Na-
ples, gave imperfect fi pport to the expedition ; and
from all thefe caufes, it not onlv failed of fuccefs, but
produced great lofs to the army, who made good how-
ever their retreat without fuftaining further injury,
after producing confiderable diltrefs in the enemy's
country .