The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-09-15


valiant Protestant prince, ''to make an
armed descent upon England for the
restoration of English liberty and the
protection of the Protestant religion
Seven leading Englishmen signed the
requisition, including Compton, the
deprived SRiahe10Qf London, and Ed
ward \ ward Earl of Ok
ford. % were Lords Shrews-
bury, ID Dandy, and Lumley,
with Hei brother OF Algern-
on. The toned had been in
previous CO. alton with William,
and knew Admiral Herbert
conveyed thu ition to Vie Hague,
and in two nv all was ready for
the enterprise.
An address to- the English people
was issued by William on the 1st of
October. The Prince SETS forth the
chief points in which the laws and
customs of England had been violated,
refers to the invitation which had been
sent to him by several of the prelates
and nobility to aid them in procuring
redress, and explicitly declares that he
is proceeding to England, not to con-
quer the country, but to protect the
constitution from the Kings evil coun-
sellers, and to secure the calling of a
free and lawful Parliament to consider
the great questions at issue between
the King and the people.
James was now thoroughly alarmed,
and showed his weakness by the hasty
revocation Of his recent policy. The
month of Oct Der had not passed
before Compton, Bishop of London,
was re-instated; the Court of High
Commission was dissolved; the expell-
ed members Of Magdalen College, Ok
ford, were restored; the seven bishops
were taken into special favor; and the
immediate calling of free Parliament
was promised. These and kindred
measures were, however, all too late.
The army of William was already at
sea.
The Prince Of Orange had already
taken solemn leave of his States-Gen-
eral on October 10Th, and on the 10th
had set sail from Helvoetsluys with an
army Of Is, 900 men. On the flag Of the
Princes vessel was emblazoned the
motto Of the House of Orange, Je main
tiendrai. 81 will maintain" with the
added inscription, 1.-THE Protestant
Religion and the Liberties Of England u
A violent storm at first drove his vessels
back, and it was not until the 1st of
November that he finally left the shores
Of Holland. The strong east wind which
favored his course, detained the English
fleet in the Thames, and on the 3rd of
November the ships of William entered
the British Channel unmolested. 1t
had been resolved to land at Torbay,
but the force of the wind had been
miscalculated or the pilot had blunder-
cd; so that the fleet overshot it's destin-
alton, and the enternrise seemed for
..Le sss.ns5f a, saoed, when, by what
appeared to- ~ aevout followers of the
Princes special tinterposition of Provi-
Deuce, the wind was lulled, then
changed to the( southwest, and carried
the little armament safely into Tor
bay. A dead calm Immediately ensu-
ing. prevented the English navy from
following them; and the landing was
safely effected at Brixham on the 5th
of November, day already of good
omen to English Professionalism.
From Torbay the Prince marched on
to Exeter unopposed, and halted in
that city for ten days, receiving,
although very gradually, promises of
support from the gentry and nobility
Of the nejghborho0d. News of adj
hesion to his cause came from many
parts of the country; Plymouth, Derby,
York, were among the first to declare
for him. Meantime the King advanced
to meet him, and reached Salisbury,
where he heard that Lord Churchill
and the Duke of Grafton had joined
the invading army with the forces at
their disposal. This desertion was
followed by that of his son-in-law,
Prince George of Denmark. The King
could no longer persist, but turned in
full retreat to London. AS he ap-
preached the metropolis, he was told
that the Princess Anne, his daughter,
had fled to one of Williams adherents,
the Earl of Dorset. ''God help me''
exclaimed the agonized King; 'my own
children have forsaken mel"
Further parleyiDg was fruitless. The
Queen and the infant Prince of Wales
were secretly conveyed to France, and
James himself, leaving Whitehall by
stealth, embarked in a vessel ON the
Thames, finging the Great Seal into
the river ON his way. But before he
could make good his escape he was
stonnad near tha month of tho Thames