Note:DePauwiswellknowntohavebeentheauthorofthiswork，asoftheRecherchessurlesAmericainsbeforequoted。ThejudgmentofM。Remusatonthiswriterisinaverydifferent，I

　　fearajustertone。Quandaulieuderechercher，d\'examiner，d\'etudier，onseborne，commecetecrivain，ajugeraprononcer，adecider，sansconnoitrenil\'histoire。nileslangues，sansrecourirauxsources，sansmemesedouterdeleurexistence，onpeutenimposerpendantquelquetempsadeslecteursprevenusoupeuinstruits；maislemeprisquinemanquegueredesuccederacetengouementfaitbientotjusticedecesassertionshazardees，etellesretombentdansl\'oublid\'autantpluspromptement，qu\'ellesonteteposeesavecplusdeconfiance。SurleslanguesTartares，p。231。—M。]

　　AmongtheusefulconditionsofpeaceimposedbyProbusonthevanquishednationsofGermany，wastheobligationofsupplyingtheRomanarmywithsixteenthousandrecruits，thebravestandmostrobustoftheiryouth。Theemperordispersedthemthroughalltheprovinces，anddistributedthisdangerousreenforcement，insmallbandsoffiftyorsixtyeach，amongthenationaltroops；judiciouslyobserving，thattheaidwhichtherepublicderivedfromthebarbariansshouldbefeltbutnotseen。

　　^45Theiraidwasnowbecomenecessary。ThefeebleeleganceofItalyandtheinternalprovincescouldnolongersupporttheweightofarms。ThehardyfrontiersoftheRhineandDanubestillproducedmindsandbodiesequaltothelaborsofthecamp；

　　butaperpetualseriesofwarshadgraduallydiminishedtheirnumbers。Theinfrequencyofmarriage，andtheruinofagriculture，affectedtheprinciplesofpopulation，andnotonlydestroyedthestrengthofthepresent，butinterceptedthehopeoffuture，generations。ThewisdomofProbusembracedagreatandbeneficialplanofreplenishingtheexhaustedfrontiers，bynewcoloniesofcaptiveorfugitivebarbarians，onwhomhebestowedlands，cattle，instrumentsofhusbandry，andeveryencouragementthatmightengagethemtoeducatearaceofsoldiersfortheserviceoftherepublic。IntoBritain，andmostprobablyintoCambridgeshire，^46hetransportedaconsiderablebodyofVandals。Theimpossibilityofanescapereconciledthemtotheirsituation，andinthesubsequenttroublesofthatisland，theyapprovedthemselvesthemostfaithfulservantsofthestate。^47GreatnumbersofFranksandGepidaeweresettledonthebanksoftheDanubeandtheRhine。AhundredthousandBastarnae，expelledfromtheirowncountry，cheerfullyacceptedanestablishmentinThrace，andsoonimbibedthemannersandsentimentsofRomansubjects。^48ButtheexpectationsofProbusweretoooftendisappointed。Theimpatienceandidlenessofthebarbarianscouldillbrooktheslowlaborsofagriculture。Theirunconquerableloveoffreedom，risingagainstdespotism，provokedthemintohastyrebellions，alikefataltothemselvesandtotheprovinces；^49norcouldtheseartificialsupplies，howeverrepeatedbysucceedingemperors，restoretheimportantlimitofGaulandIllyricumtoitsancientandnativevigor。

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