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fl f LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, SATURDAY. one. 19. . 1 —....__ . DECLARATION. The Declaration issued at St. Petersbutgh, b His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, has excited in His Majesty's mind.the strongest sense:. lions of astonishment and regret. His Majesty was not unaware of the nature of those secret engagements which had been imposed upon Russia in the conferences of Tilsit. But His Majesty had entertained the hope, that a review of the transactions of that unfortunate negotiation, , and a just estimate of its effeas upon the glory of the Russian name, and upon the interests of the Russian Empire, would have induced His Imperial Majesty to extricate himself from the embarrass. mint of those new counsels and connections which the had adopted in a moment of despondency and alarm, and to return to a policy more congenial to the principles which he has so invariably professed, and more conducive to the honour of his crown, and to the prosperity of his dominions. This hope has dittated to His Majesty the utmost forbearance and moderation in all his diplomatic intercourse will the Court of St. Petersburgh, since the peace of Tilsit. His Majesty had much cause for suspicion, and just ground of complaint. But he abstained from the language of reproach. His Majesty deemed it necessary to requite specific explanation with m ime& to those arrangements with France. the con cealment of which from His Majesty could not but confirm she impression already received o their charatter and tendency. But His Majesty, never theless,,direCted the demand of that explanation to be made, not only without asperity or the indication of any hostile disposition, but with that considerate regard to the feelings and situation of the Emperor • of Russia, which resulted from the recolleaion of • .former friendship, and from confidence interrupted, .but nor dearroyed. The Declaration of the Emperor of Russia proves that the objett at liis Majesty's forbearance and mo deration has not been attained. It proves, unhap pily. that the influence of that Power, which is equally and essentially the enemy both of Great Britain and of Russia, has acquired a decided as cendancy in the Counsels of the Cabinet of St. Pe tersburgh ; and has l,aen ie.' to excite a causeless enmity between two nations, whose long-established eonnettion, and whose mutual interests prescribed the most intimate union and co-operation. His Majesty deeply laments the extension of the calamities of war. But called' upon as he is, to de fend himself against an att of Mir ovoked hostility, His Majesty is anxious to refute in the face of the world the pretexts by which that aft is attempted to be justified. The Declaration sweets that His Majesty the Emperor of Russia bas twice taken up arms its a cause in which the interest of Great Britain was mule direct than his own t and founds upon this assertion the charge against Gnat Britain of has iog neglelled to second and support the militia') •operations of Russia. His Maje ry wittingly does jaitice to the motives 'bath nnginallyatneaged Russia in the great uhruggie against Fromm. His Majesty arrows with equal roan:in.'s the interest which Great Btitain has uniformly taken in the fates and fortunes of the powers of the Continent. But it would sorely be dilEcult to prove that Great Britain. who was her self in a state of hastility with Pi es%.",a, when the war broke oat between Prussia and France, had Illn• isterest and a duty more dire& in espousing the Prussian quitrrel than the Emperor of Russia, the Ally of His Prussian Majesty, the Protettor of the • North orßaropsaarand the Guarantee of the Ger manic Constitution. It is not in a public Declaration that His Majesty can discuss the policy if ha-ing at any particular period of the war fretted, or omitted toefekt, ells- 1 embarkations of troops on the coasts of Naples. But i e the instance of the wa with the Porte is still mute singularly chosen to it "strati ibis charge against Glean Britain of indi ence to the interests of her ally ; a war under: en lay Great Britain at the instigation of Komi and solely for the purpme of maintaining Russian , raciest' against the influence • of Prance. If..howeinte.ta. peace of Tilsit is indeed to be tiosteidesed at the consequence and the punishment of the imputed inallivity of Great Britain, His Ma jesty cistrot but regret that the Emperor of Russia emote' have resorted to so precipitate and fatal a • nsessanapat the moment when he had received dis tiP2 assurances that His Majesty was making the most ittenur.us exertioas to fulfil the wishes and ex - p frations of hie ally (assurances which his imperi al ajesty received and ockoorelesigod- with apparent i cnntideoce and sandal:lion) ; and when his Majesty .vas, in left, peepated to employ for tke advance- C went It the ;mum A 04011 of the war, *rose furies which, after the peace of Tilsit, he was under the necessity of employing to disconcert a combination i diretted against his own imniediate interests and se ' curity. The vexation of Russian commerce by Great Britain is, is truth, little more than an imaginary grievance. Upon a diligent examination, made by his - Majesty's command, of the retold' of the Bri tish Court of Admiralty, there has been discovered only a solitary in WIC/ in the ccurse of the present war. of the condemnation of a vessel really Russian; a vessel which had carried naval stales t• a port of the common enemy. 'these are but few instances of Russian vessels detained : and none in which justice has been refused to a party regulaily cow plainiug of such detention. It is therefore matter of nit prise, as well at of concern to His Majesty, that the Emperor of Russia &tic uld 'have condescended ~ to bring forward a complaint which, as it cannot he *scion ly felt by those in whose behalf it is argots, might appear to be intendei to countenance those exaggerated declamations, by whith Fla: cr perm -4 verteigly endeavours to inflame the jealousy of other countries, and to justify her own inveterate animo sity against Great Britain. t 'the peace of Tilsit was followed by an offer of mediation on the part of the Emperor of Rums. for tile conclusion el a peace betweeq Greet Britain and Frances wine.. it is asentesl a that His fetqlesty ro- ' _ __ fund. __ . _ _ y t' 4 articles of the Treaty of Tilsit were not eommuni- less justly can His Imperial Majesty relent the ap cetera to His Majesty; and specifically that articf pb 1 inede ,tielein by His Majesty as the guarantee or the treaty in virtue of which the mediation' wee of the peace to be concluded between Great Bri. proposed, and which prescribed a limited time for taro and Denmark. In making that appeal, with • the return. of His Majesty's answer to that pro. the utmost confidence and sincerity, His Majesty posal. And His Majesty was thus led into an ap- neither intended, nor can he imagine that he offer. parent compliance with a limitation so offensive to ed, any insult to the Emperor of Russia. Nor can the dignity of an independent Sovereign. But His Majesty conceive that, in proposing to the the answer so returned by His Majesty was not a Prince Royal terms of peace. such as the most sus refusal. It was a conditional acceptance. The cesstul war on the part of Denmark could hardly conditions required by His Majesty were— a state- have been expeeted to extort from Great Britain, meat of the basis upon which the enemy was dis- His Majesty rendered himself liable to the impute. posbi to treat; and a communication of the anti- Pon. either of exasperating the resentment, or of des of the Peace of Tilsit. The first of these con- outraging the dignity. of Denmark. ditions was precisely the same which the Emperor His Majesty has thus replied to all the different of Russia had himself annexed not four months accusations by which the Russian Government le before to his own acceptance of the proffered hours to justify the rupture of a conneftion which mediation of the Emperor of Austria. The se- has subsisted for ages, with reciprocal advantage to cosset was one which His Majesty would have had Great Britain and Russia;. and attempts to disg uise a right to require, even as the Ally of His lame the operation of that external influence by w hich rial Majesty ; but which it weiald have been highly Russia is diiven into unjust hostilities for interests improvident to omit, when he was invited to confide net her own. to His Imperial Majesty the care of his honour and The Russian Declaration proceed; to annnnnce of his interests. the several conditions on which alone these hosti- But even if these conditions neither of which has lities can be terminated, and the intercourse of the been fulfilled, although the fulfilment of them has two countries renewed. been repeatedly required by His Majesty's Ambas- His Majesty has already had occasion to assert, sector at St. Petersburgh). had not been in them- that justice has in nn instance been denied to the selves peefettly natural and necessary; then were claims of His Imperial Majesty's subjeets. not wanting considerations which might have war- The termination of the war with Denmark has ranted His Majesty in endeavouring, with more been so anxiously sought by His Majesty, that it than ordinary anxiety. to ascertain the views and cannot be necessary for His Majesty to renew any intentions of the Emperor of Russia, and the pre- professions upon that sobjett. But His Majesty is cise nature and effefi of the new relations which at a loss to reconcile the Emperor of Russia's pre. "His Imperial Majesty bad contreeted. sent anxiety for the cowpletiou of such an arrange. The complete abandonment of the interests of nient, with His Imperial Majesty's recent refusal to the King of Prussia (who had twice iteratd pro- contribute his good offices for effeeing it. petals of sep peace. from a strie adherence to The requisition of his Imperial Majesty for the his engagement; with his Imperial Ally ), and the immediate conclusion, by His Majesty, of a peace charaCer of those provisions which the Emperor of with France, is as extraordinary in the substance, as Russia was contented to make tot his own interests it is offensive in the manner. His Majesty has at in the negocietions of Tilsit, precasted no envoi- no time declined to treat with France, when France raging preyed of the result of Any exertions which has professed a willingness 16 treat on an admissible His Imperial Majesty might be disposed to employ basis. And the Emperor of Russia cannot fail to in berme of Great Britain. remember that the last negotiation between Great It is not, while a French army still occupies and Brisain and France was broken off, upon points im lays waste the remaining dominions of the King of mediately affefting, not His Majesty's own ince- Prussia: in :spite of the stipulations of the Prussian rests, but those of His Imperial Ally. But His Ma.. treaty of Filsit ; while coatrihutiens are arbitrarily jesty neither uleterstands. nor will he admit. the exaeted ley France from that remnant of the Prus- pretension of the Emperor of Russia to diaate the sian M nerchy, such as, in its entire and most floe- time, or the mode, tit His Majesty's paefic news risking state, tee Prussian Moneichy would have e j,tions w i t h ot h er powers . i t never w ill b e en . been unable to discharge ; while the surrender is dined by His Majesty that any government shall demanded. in time of peace, of Prussian fortresses. indemnity itself for the liamiliat.on of subset viency which bed not been reducerkduring the war ; and to France. by the adoption of an knitting and pe while the power of France is exercised over Prussia remptory tone towards Great Britain. with such shameless tyranny, as to designate end His Majesty proclaims anew those principles of demand for instant death. individuals, subjeets of raaiitime law, against which the armed neutrality, His Prussian Majesty. and resident in His domi- under the auspices of the Empress Catherine, was Mans, upon a charge of disrespect towards the or i ginally iirefted ; and against which the present French Government;—it is not while *Hamm things h ost ili t i es of R uss i a ar e d enounce d. Those pi ie nre done" and suffered, under the eyes of the Em- eipl-s have been recegniz-d and eeted upon in the pram of Runk. and without his interference on be- hest perieds of the binary of Europe : and said half of his ally, that His Majesty can feel himself upon by no power with snore strifiners and severity called upon to account to Europe for having Kai- than by Russia herself in the seign of the Empress tated)o repose an unconditiomad eonfi knee in the Catherine. etc of His Imperial Majesty's *mediation. Th ose p r i nc iples it is the right and the , duty al N even if that mediation had taken fuH effect, I-Es Majesty to m .intain : And against every cone if a pe a e had been concluded under n 4 and that s e d, reee Hi s Majesty is determined, under the blest peace guaranteed by ills Imperial Majesty. could ingnf Divine Providence, to maintain them They His Majesty have placed implicit reliance on the have at all times contributed essentially to the sup s:ability of any such arrangement, after fuming seen port of the Maritime Power of Great Britain ; buy the Emperor of Russia openly transfer to France they are become incalculably more valuable and the sovereignty of the Leman Republic, the lade- important at a period when the Maritime Power of pendence of which His Imperial Majesty had re- Great Britain constitutes the sok remaining bule *fitly arse scilaunly guaranteed. werk against the overwhelming usurpations of But while the alleged rejeaion of the Emperor France ; the only refuge to which other nations Of Russia's mediation, between Great Britain and may yet resort, in happier times, for assistance and Prince, is stated as a just grotegn of His Imperial pinte e t i oo . Majesty's resentment ; His Majesty's request of that When the opportunity for peace between Great mediation, for the re-establishment of peace between is iietn and Russia shall arrive, His Majesty will Greer Britain and Demnaik, is represented as an embrace it with eagerness. The arracgements of ;molt which it was beyond the hounds of His Im- such a negociation ,sill nor be difficult or compli perial Majesty!' moderation to endure cited. His Majesty, as he has nothing to concede, His Majesty feels himself %sneer no obligation so he has noinieg to require: satisfied if Russia to offer any atonement or aeolege so i.e Em- shall manitest a dispesitiou to return to her ancient peror of Russia for the expedition against Copenha- feelings of friendship towards Great Britain ; to a gets. It is oat foe those who were parties to the just consideration of her own true interests ; and secret arrangements of Tihit.to dem end setisteetioa to a sense of her own dignity as au independent for a measure to which those arrangements gave 114.100. rise, and by which oae of the objeets of them has we-muenster. December le, 11107. boo bappsiy defeated. • His Majesty's justification of the expedition against Copenhagen is before the world. The De claration of the k.uipercr of Russia would supply whatever was wanting in ic, it any thieg could be wonting to convince the most in-redulisits of the urgency of that necessity under which His Majesty stied. Bur until the Russian Declaration was published, His Majesty had no reason t , tuspta that any opi nions which the Emperor of Russia migld enter tain of the uanitiations at 'Copenhagen. could be such as to preclude His Imperial Majesty from un dertaking, at the request of Great Britain, that same Office of Mediator, which he had assumed with an much alacrity on the behalf of Preece.— Nor can His Majesty forget, that the first symptoms of reviving enhtidence, since the peace of Tilsit, the only prospeCt of success in the endeavours of His Majesty 's Ambassador to restore the ancient good undetetanding between Gteat Britain and RUSSIA. appeared when the intelligence of the siege of Copenhagen had been recently received at St. Petersburgb. The invio.ability of the Baltic, Sea, and the reci procal guarautees of the Powers that border upon it, gaittai.teed said to have been contralted with the knowledge of Cie Briiish Government. are stated as aggravations of His Majesty's proceedings in the Baltic. It ea:4lot be intended to represent His Ma jesty as having at any time accoiesced is the prin ciples upon whtch the inviolability of the Baltic is maintained ; however /1:s Majesty may. at particu lar paiods, have forborne. for special reasons, in fluencing His conduA at the time, to aft in contra diffinn to them. Such (orbs trance never could have applied Wit to a stare of peace and real neutrality, in thi Notth ; and His Majesty most assureJl, could not be expeeted to recur to it, after France h is been stiffelted to establish herself in undisputed soveieign ty along the whole carat of the Bskic Sea, from Dentig to Lubec. But the hig:,er the value which the Ernozror of on • the engagements resprentig the At the Court at Windom, the 18th el December, 1807, PRESENT, The KING% Most Excehest Maj-Ity in Council. His Majesty harm( taken into consideratite the injurious and hostile proese hags et the Em:re'or of all the Knauss, as set forth in the Declaration of this Ante, tamed by His Ma ;esty's comanand; and thrisig der :mined to take perk mea sures as are necessary for vindicating the honour of Isis Crown, and procuring reparation and satisfaction, His Majesty Mere firre is pleased, by and with the advert of his Privy Coonmil, to order, and it S. Perste ordiewel, that general repass& lie granted against the shirr goods. and subjects tit the Emperor of all the It onus tsars and txtept any vessels to which his I Majesty's License has been granted, er which have been 4S- reeted Is be t/teased from the kinuergo, and have net since arrived at any Foreign Port, se that as well His Majesty's Mere and ships, as also all other ships and Vessels that shell be coutroissionated by letters of marque or general reprisals, or lathe. ware, Or His Maiesty'sCOMMIVOIIII. or for execrating the Office of Lord Bret Adiuraral of Giciat Yiir,in, shall end iaay lawfully seise all Ships, erwls, god goods belonging to the Emperor of all the Ru.sias, ire his subjects, or others in habrting within the Servitor's+ of the Emperor of all the Bosoms, and bring the same to judgment in any of tko • Courts of Admiralty within no Majesty's dominions; and, le that end, His klajestj'. AdvocatmGeneral, with the Advocate of the Admiralty, are forthwith to !nepenthe draft of a codirniino I, arid present the canto to His Majesty at this Board, &nth , g the Commissioners for ekeruting the Of fice of Lord H gh Ailwiral, or any perms or person. by them anti...versa and appointed, to issue forth and grant letters of tuarque and rem arls to any of His Majesty's subjects, or curers whom the said Commissioners shall deem illy qua trfied in that behalf, for the aptrehreding, seising, and taking the ships, vessels, arid good., belonging to Russia, and the vassals and subjects of the Empareruf WI the Russia'', or any ot:rem inhabiting within his countries, territories, or dominions, (escept as aforesaid,) and that such powers arid clauses be hooded in the said comarissitin have beta usual, and are according re bwu,er precedents; and His Majesty's Advocate- Dermrai, with the Advocate of the Ad niralty, are also forthwith to prepare the draft of a contntiasion, and present the sam- to His Map-sty at this Brian!, anthorhing the said Coinniroioners for mtecworig the Ake or Lord High Admiral, to will and require the High Court of Admiralty of Great Bri tarn, and the Lieutenant and Judge of the said Court, his surrogate, or intonate', as also the several Courts of Admi ralty within His Maledy's dominions, in take rogiirsince ef, sod judicially prowled upon, all and all manner of captures, ,curies, prises, and reprisals of all ships and geods as sh .11 be taken, and to hear and determine the ' , Sine, and, acrotd ' to the coarse ot Admiralty, and the laws of Rations, tAse4rarr . sub thivr. Team's) and w • 4.. - . .oa , - I . .. within any of his colt anti del t iglog c oicep , as aforesaid); and th it •ud s , ...3 clauses be inserted it the ►aid commission 114 hate beta .isu 31, and are according former precedents r and they are late +ire to prepare, am to before His Majesty, at tlaia Huard, a draft of loch instruetiou as may be proper to be seut to the Conde of the Admiralty a Dm Majesty's Foreign Governments and Plantations, fur the guidance beret,' ; as also another draft of Instructions for I.lld ships as shall be commissioned for the purpose abeye.mentines4 CAMDEN, P ST. HFII.EN'S. WESTMORLAND, C. P. S. SP. PhRCVTAL. bIAWKESFILI3T. G. CANNING, MULGAAVS. Ti'a BRITISH PRES LONDON, MONDAY, Dresmeen 21. EMIGRATION OE THE PORTUGUESE. GOVIEEL M E.N T. On Friday last we published, in a Second Ed tion of this Paper, wrath from letters from Pll mouth, announcing the sailing of the Portogsei navy, from the Tagus, with the Royal Family Portugal on board, for the firaails. This intell gence, which, from a deference to the htinietau Prints, that they did not deserve, we doubted,ii our paper of Saturday, is now, we are haprsy say, officially confirmed. About one o'clock, s Saturday. Lord STRANOr GILD, our Ambassador ; the Court of Lisbon. arrived at the F..reign thin and shortly after his arrival, the following cza municatiou was made to the Louts MA Toe : " Furriest OPP,If-pa rev. 41.48. is My Loan-1 have the honour to acquaint) Lordship, that Lord STIIANGtoftD, He Majesty' Minister Pleniiotentlary to the Court of Lisbo has just arrived, having left the Portuguese de:t, the night of the srh inst. between Madeira and Western Islands, ander convoy of a British sq dron, steering with a fair wind for the Brazils. I have the honour to be, he. (Signed,) •• GEO. CASSINO' Lord STIWIIITORD came home in the C.rssn sloop, of It; guns; and absut the same time, Capi n . . Yao, the Commander of that vessel, the gal ii lant Officer wbo lately distinguished himself by brilliant achievement upon the coast of SpAt arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches horn S &over SMITH ; coon after which dui follow' Bulletin was sent to the Loan NIATOIL ; " iftketally, bereenbee 19, 1607. aMT LORD—I have great satisfadion is qnainting your Lordaitip, that Captain Yao t of nx, Majesty's sloop Co nfi ner, arrived this aftetwood.l this Office with dispatches front Rear-Admiral S. Stun, dated Dec. 6, stating, that the Pat Reines, with the whole of the Royal Fa consisting of fifteen persons, had ensharkei for Brazils on the 24th alt. with seven sail of the lit five frigates, three armed brigs, and upwuds thirty Brazil merchant 4. The Portuguese Beet is attended by His MT V'S ships Afarlbro', Leah', Monarch and B ford, under the command of Caput% Moots. , Orly one serviceable Portuguese line of ba ship, and three hulks, remained in the Tars; 0 Russian line- of battle ships remained in the Tags only three of which were in. condition for sea. " Rear-Admiral Sir S. SMITH has resumed blockade of the port of Lisboa, with five sail of I line ; and will probsbly by this time ha ve be joined by an additional squ idron of line of h* ships. I have the honour, etc. (Trite copy) 5. ANSLEY, Mayor. " MULORATI. II In the evening the following Gazette Estraa nary was published 1— Ildmireity-Olfee. Decorator 19, 1107. Captain Yea, of His Majesty% Asap Coa . fai arrived this afternoon at this office. with dispatch frern Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smi date 3 6th December. stating that the Prince Reg of Portugal. with the whole of the Royal Fars censi,ting of fifteen persons, had embarked for Brazils, with seven sail of the line, five frig ' three armed brigs, and upwards of thirty Brl merchant vessels. The Portuguese fleet is attended by His Maks ships blarthoree,:i, Lon lan, 11,101141P1A, and &If under the command of Captain Moors. Portuguese line of battle ship is on its way to I mouth. Only one serriceable Portuguese list battle ship sod three hulks had been left Tagus. Eight Russian line of battle ships rerasi in the Tagus, only three of which were is s tion fur sea. Rear-Admiral Sir Sidney Smith has resufagil blockade of the port of Lisbon with five sail al line, and will probably by this time hare joined by as additional squadron of line cO4 ships. Lord Strangford, His Majesty's Minister" Court of Lisbon, is arrived in the Coaloxes. The parttcylan of the abuse intelligence wailer?' it an Extgarridtrary 0a:444 on Mand.b. The semen's procto,tueed by 13oriar to.; _ libaitsar, to these emphatic words, - r