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I p; ~: DECLA RATION it ... OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. ___..... " The greater value the Emperor attached to the friendship of His Britannic Majesty, the greater was his regret at perceiving that that Monarch al together separated himself from him. ~ Twice has the Emperor taken up arms, in which his eanse*as most direaly that of England ; and he solicited in vain from Eiland a co-opera tion which her interest required. He did not de mand that her troopi should be united with his : he desired only that they should effeek a diversion. He was astonished, that in het cause she did not at in union with him; hut coolly contemplating a bloody speaacle, in a war which had been kindled at her will, she sent troops to attack Buenos Ayres. One part of her armies, which appeared destined to make a diversion in Italy, quitted at length Sicily, where it was assembled. There was reason to be lieve that this was done to make an attack upon the coasts of Naples, when it was understood that it was occupied in attempting to seize and appropriate to itself Egypt. " But what seasibly touched the heart of His Im perial Majesty was, to perceive that England. con trary to her good faith, and the repress and precise terms of treaties, troubled at sea the commerce of his suhjeas. And at what an epoch ? When the blood of Russians was shedding in the most glorious warfarea ; which drew doers, and fixed against the armies of His Imperial Majesty. all the military ft‘ree of His Majesty the Emperor of the French, with whom England was, and is now, at war. s. When the two Emperors made pent, His Ma ti- jetty, 'a spite of his just resentments against Eng. ; land, did not refrain from rendering her service. Mis Majesty stipulated, even in the very Treaty, that be would become mediator between her and , Frassee ; and finally he offered his mediation to the k Xing of Great-Britain. His Majesty announced to the King, that it was with a view to obtain for him honourable conditions. But the British Ministry. F. apparently faithful to that plan which was to 'costa and break the bonds which had conneaed Russia aed England. reJeaed the mediation. " The peace between Russia and France was to prepare a general peace. Then it was that Eng land rneu.nly quitted that apparent lethargy to which she had abaedoned herself: but it was to east upon the North of Europe new fire-brands, which were to enkindle and nourish the flames of war, which she did not wish to see extinguished. Her fleets and her troops appeared upon the toasts of Denmaik, to execute there an ad of violence, of erkels his's'''. so fertile in examples, does not fur n:als a single parallel. A tranquil and moderate Power, which by long aid unchanging wisdom had obtained in the circle of Monarchies a moral dig nity. sees itself assaulted and treated as if it had been forging plots, and meditating the ruin of Eng land : and all to justify its prompt and total spas tics,. " The Emperor, wounded in his dignity, in the interests of his people, in his engagements with the Courts of the N , nth, by this at of violence corn s mined in the Baltic, which is an enclosed sea, whose tranquiility had been fur a long period, and I . with the privity of the Cabinet of St. James's, the subjea of reciprocal guarantee, did not dissemble his restntment against En7land, and announced is her that he could net remain insensible to it. •' His Majesty did not foresee that when England, having employed her force successfully.•was about to hear away her prey, she would commit a new cuts tge against Denmark, and that His Majesty wee to share is it. New proposals were made, each more insidious than the foregoing, which were to • conned) with she British power, Denmark, subj:a . •I, disgraeCt and affeaing to applaud what had beta wrought against her. " The Emperor still less foresaw that it would be proposed to him that be should guarantee this snb mossion, and that he sh-id pledge himself that this stlf of violence should have no or pleasant come s meaces to Englan I. Her Ambassador believed that it was possible to propose to His Majesty's bli ni.try, that Ws Majesty should Isecnrsie the apolo.. gi.: and the protector of what be had so loudly blamed. " To this proceeding of the Cabinet of St. James's. the Emperor paid no ..ther attention than it deselect!. Ile thcught it time to put limits to his moderation. " The Prince Royal of D•nmark. endnwid with a eharaler full of energy and nibblettes., and possess itg from Providence a dignity equal to Lis high rauk, bad informed the Emperor. that justly in sensed at what had taken place at Copenhagen, he bad not ratified the Convention, and considered it as of no eff.:a. 1 • ~`. h •• At this moment he bas just communicated to lropers.sl hiojeity DCW prcpcs.as sold: have be.• made to ban, which sues oaly to issilmus Jus • resistance, instead of appeasing it ; because they tend to impress upon his anions the seal of de gradation, the impression of which they have never borne. • " The Emperor, touched with the confidence which the Prince Royal placed in him, and having considered his own peculiar complaints against England ; kaving maturely examined. ton, the en gagements which he had entered into with the Powers of the North—engagemoi ix formed by the Empress Catherine, and by his late Majesty the Emperor, both of glorious memory—has resolved to fulfil them. His Imperial Majesty, therefore, breaks off all communication with England ; he recalls the whole of the Mission which he has sent thither Land no longer chocses to keep with him 'that of His Britannic Majesty. There shall horn henceforth be no connection between the two countries. " '1 he Emperor declares, that ha annuls, and for ever, every preceding Convention between England and Russia, and particularly that entered into in 1801, the sth (17th) of the month of June. He proclaims anew the principles of the Armed Neutrality, that monument of the wisdom of the Empress Catherine, and engages never to recede from that system. 4' He demands of E n gland complete sativfpeion la all his suhjels, for their just reclamations of ves sels and morchantilze, detained agsinst the express tenor of treaties concluded in his own reign. 4 4 The Emperor engages, there shall be no re- Itetablishmont of concord between Russia and Eng land, till satisfadion shall have been given to Den =ark. es The Emperor expels that His Britannic Ma luty, instead of suffering His Mi n i s t ers , as h e d oes , f to scatter the seeds of fresh war, listening only to Lis own feelings, will be disposed to conclude such treaty, with His Majcsty the Emperor of France, as . shall prolong (to use the expressou) interminably (a torte to tonne), the invaluable blessings of peace. " When the Emperor shall be satisfied upon all the preceding points, and especially upon that of peace between France and England, without which no part of Europe can promise itself real tranquil lity, His Imperial Majesty will then gladly resume with Great Britain those relations of amity, which, seder the jest discontent which he could not but feel, he has, perhaps, preserved too long." I' Given at St. Petersburgb, 40th (Slat) October." 0 . 0 For Lao Intelbrows. &C. wig II paw. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY. Dimas:lna 5. The Russian Declaration is given is our pre ceding columns.--In it the Emperor of Russia avows, that he breaks off all communication with England ; recalls his Embassy, and will not suffer any Ambassador from us to continue at his Court ; he declares that there shall henceforward exist no re lations between the two countries, and that all alts hi therto concluded with Britain are abrogated for ever. lie proclaims anew the principles of the armed neu trality, that monument of the wisdom of the Em press Catut:r.tstz, and binds himself never to re cede from that system. He also demands satis cation so his subjeas for certain detentions of their ships and merchandize ; gives warning that no relation of amity shall be re-established until Eng land shall have given satisfation td Denmark; and expals that England will feel herself called upon, under the present circumstances, to conclude a peace with France, which, in his estimation, would be to extend the inestimable blessings of peace to the whole world. All these threats and charges are totally incompatible with a state of peace. The article amounts, in fat, though not in form and terms, to an liana' DECL•II A Ttr/N of Was, and has been so understood and afted upon by our Government. The grounds of this proceeding on the part of Russia, the motives which have induced her to excemmuniaate England from the pale of Continental Europe, are mere pre tences. The principles of the armed neutrality are of long standing. The motive of Russia, in breaking with us on that point, is not new; i: is ex tolled as a raciounaent of the wisdom of the Empress CATHERINE. Oar remissness ix the late continental war has been already punished by the dereliction of Russia ; at all events, it can be only a gruund of complaint, but not oLhostilities ; and, with regard to our expedition to .Egypt, Rusiia being at the time at war with Turkey, we do not see in it any ground tit oleos,. Not knowing all the circum stances wader which our Government declined the mekcioa of Russia. we cannot say how kW it was an af f ront; but from every thing that bas transpired, tlasi offer bad scarcely the appearance of a serious proposal. We are not to be blamed because we rejefted that aisedatton. and tamed to outside oar interests to a Pima which posse►sed ' • • none of arc Chanties of a Mediator, which had just accepted part of tbe,spoils of her own Ally, *Ad which having betself solicited the mediation Of our enemy to re-establish Peace between her and Turkey, would, of course, have excleavoured to pro pitiate France by the sacrie.ca of the iiit , ret:s Great Britaio, who had invested her with the otEce of Mediator. But what just cause of war sloes tLis refusal of the Russian Mediation give the Emperor At era nnt We were free surely to accept or re jed it as we thought proper; and a Power which makes the rejedion of her offer of Mediation, a ground of war, only proves to us that she would not have conduded herself with the impartiality that might to be the chief characteristic of a Mediator. The Emperor of Rossi A himself thus affutds a justi fication of our conduct in having refused his Media tion. In candour, however, we must admit, that the attack upon Copenhagen is made the head and front of our offending," and that all the other charges are to be considered as accessaries. Pan of the squadron that was under Admiral K LATE!, was to sail front Portsmouth, yesterday. -•••••1101.1.• On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, a party of Officers wen; on board all the foreign ves sels in the River, examined their papers, and scru. tinised their cabins closely. All vessels found under Oldenburgh colours had the broad arrow put upon their masts, and orders were given that no person belonging to them should be suffered to go on shore. —s ow _ An embargo has been laid on all the British ships in the Russian ports, bet there are very few we be lieve in them. The following Letter upon .this subjea was received yesterday morning from Hull:— " ROLL, nee. 2. " The Bd/l, --, arrived last night from St. Pe tersburgh, which site lett on the 4th ult. During her stay in Relsingborg Roads, the Neve had also got safe down, and, we cape& would proceed with the London convoy. " During the fleet's stay at Helsingborg, a neutral vessel arrived there from Kiga, with letters for Mr. Cummings, from his house at that place, informing him, that an embargo was laid on, at the Russian ports, on the 12th November, after three notices had been given of it by the Government. Ualy one ship from London was at Riga. We have nut heard of any ships being embargoed at St. Petersburgh." In consequence of orders from Government, the Russian frigate Sperbsei, of 44 guns, and a large traosport. were taken possession of. as prise., on Wednesday night, at Spithead. by the boats of the Leda and Hussar. Dispatches were reserved, yesterday. at the Admiralty, from Lord G•asosta. They are dated the C7th last, off Ushant, at which time the Chao- nel Fleet was all well. It has captured sevcral French privateers, an account of whi,h will appear iu Garate of this night. It was reported o■ Wednesday, at Plymouth, that the Channel Fleet has proceeded to Lisbon. The following ships have arrived in the River Humber. under convoy of the Prater/face, Ceptarri Br ts. from St. Petersburgh:— Two Slaters, Phcenie, Crispin, Flow Rehe•e4, Bre tina. Areal, A►ro, trovtdenee, Goalwill , Samuel, Retrieve, Fame, Mary, Atizon, Buytorr, Richard and Ann, Advice, Wonry, Eagle, Josiah, Freedom, Symmetry, Syren, Triton, Venerable, Mercury, Fame Id, Wolfe, Joanna Chine, Mexico, Alpha, Cornier, and Thomas. We announced, yesterday, the safe arrival of the Hon. Mr. Piste:toots?, our Lite Minister to the Court of Sweden. at L:ith. rhe following is an extraa from a letter, dated Edinburgh, Nov. 50, upon this subjell: " This morning, at nine o'clock, Mr. Ptsaacecumr, British Ambassador at the Court of Sweden, landed from a lugger at Leith, under a salute of 15 guns, after a passage of four teen days, from lielsingborg, and immediately set off for London ; he was succeeded in his embassy by Mr. Baconian .: every thing was tranquil when he sailed from Helsingborg. and the Koss was then there, Three convoys from the Rabic, bound to Britain, consisting of about PO sail, were lying at that port ; the lugger, by contrary winds, had put into Marstrand, by which gale, eight of the homeward bound vessels were also put back, and (we snaallinig, name unknown. lost." Tnis letter contradias the repot t of a revolution in Sweden, stated to have been brought by the yes sel which conveyed Mr. PUlllll'Oll4l t: England. In the present state of affairs upon the Continent, it is, however, a matter of little importance to England. Whether the King Of Swcoes be inti midated by his subjects, or over-awed by Russia, in either case he cannot be considered a free Agent. —He may be at heart the friend of England, and the sincere enemy of BOMAPAII TA, but the revolutionary tide has set in strong in his neighbourhood, and must necessarily sweep Sweden along wisp it. Surrounded by Russia, lien ' mar k,ard the new Kingdom of Westphalia, Sweden • Must follow the tot tune; or tbe ; c peters, or Shein tin cease to exist. Knowing ■s we do the Meade.. and vindiaive spirit of Bosse 4lt Tr. the spiiit tL g animater and direns thii heterogeneous mats, n will be muter of surprise to us if any degre: of submission and hurnil:ar;on 5h.,1l enable the gee.. viol GUST •VUI to find favour in the sight of France, and preserve him upon his throne. In. deed no one expeas to see the Kingdom of Sweden remain entire. Sweciid: Pomerania is severed for ever from tile Crown of Sweden. On Monday , Lor d H y a consk an si d ein G be e r ner of .,l i iil ' wAs etes es“ Downeswtic arrived in London, from India. th l 'Tuesday they attended the Duke of Yuent's cliblie day, at ha (Kee, in Ire 1401 . 14 Gilled*, A;:d Lad iiii• eience of his Royal Highness. The Messenger who took the Dispatches to His Mai es rr. with the account of the Decleratina .4 War by Rustle, also took Dispatches of the tame to the Duke of rOtTL•WD, at Bulstrode; bcc owing to the detention of the Messenger at Wind sor, he did not get thee: till midnight ; his Grace was gone to bed, but was knocked up, and seat answers to the Dispatches. The produce of the Income Tax for the current year, which was estimated in the Budget at eleven millions and a halt, will. it is said, amount to the enormous rum of fourteen millions tour hundred thousand pounds! The tali packet, from Dublin to Holyhead, for the safety of w'e;ich some apprehensions are enter tained, put into Cardigan Bay, where she now hes at anchor, crew tied passengers all safe. The Lark sailed from Dublin, in company with the Rockdale," the melanOnsoly Of whicti has been aheady de tailed.r 4 Pe trUm Stoek.pori, Ashtatiana, Seddle werth, &c. kz. *Ai held at Ashton an Monday ;se'aunght • to consider taebes: means in catryieg for ward a General Petition lot Peace. Captain GALWAY. who was Lord N exsosi's First Lieutenant at the battle of the ?isle, is appointed to the command of the .t.w.lope, of ho guns. A mutiny took plate on board 'lw Trevers. out ward-•iound Indianian, so November last, which was cot got under uotil tLe boatswain. the ring leader, was shot. ..ren or tweive of the crew de. serted. but six of them Wail AketWAldS Liken* and lodged in prison at Bernbay. A serious dinarbance °coined on Thursday morning. in con.equence of two soldiers hariug made their anpeara n ce in a brick 1.:1d near Bode I Bridge. in search of Ifaias, a deserter. The man was found by the soldiers, and consented to go with them, but atter he had left the field, about eight of his tellue-labourers followed, and com menced an attack on the soldiers in Gray's Inn-Lute. 'in order to rescue their misuner. A serious cer,ffiet ensued. sod after an 'fray, which lasted some time, during which the soldiers procured some mermen Ma .ony escaped. 'l'wo of the labourers were ens. veyed away by ;heir companions much bruised.angf . '_ a young mail, of the name of Howri. L, a ensue-. •: mason, who interfered for the soldiers. was Laken to the Hospital with his head cut, and otberivise much bruised. A gentlemen who was lately at Paris, mentions. that some experiments had been tried at Marmil es. to ascertain the pretlicability of applying the sun's • rays for culinary purposes. A r.umter of mitten were so placed in ye frame, shaped like the sillier* of a concave sphere, as to Meg intense ielleeted light on the bottom and side of a Heck kettle.--. The water within was raised to the boiling pant, and, with a little attention,. to shift the situ.eitna of the circle of mimeo, was kepf hot fur a boo; tine. Coffee and soup were thus boiled sufficiently. This appears to be the machine, on a reduced scale, with which Ascasissaaa buined the Meet of Maa cct.t.us. We have learned from a respeAsble quarter, that the Treaty of Partition of the 'furbish tAnpars has been sig ned and ratified. The three pewee inter ested are France, Austria. and Russia. France is to rec.-ive for her share the provinces bordering on the Adriatic, the Seven Islands, the blorea. sad Egypt. Autarie is to get hems, Bosnia, and pot of Wallachia. And to the lot of Russia will fall the other part of Wallachia, Bessarabia, Moldavia, 1 and the Island of Canoia. The destiny of Constar- - • tinople is said not toast fixed ; but in a divisine of spoil among three parties of very unequal sueugen, it requires no great sag autty to divine, that ItAn ,, e will h ave the lion's share. The intentions of the Court of St. Petersbulth. in regard tv its relations with this country, lease, we understand, been thiguised with considtrabor art. We have been informed Irons gad autuort4. that M. A 'wows. the Itussiaa Minibus* its this town try, has received oaly tete diepitch trout les town since the couclusiou of the Peace of rrtieit. This solitary dispatch, which reached hits a *sr tow days ag s, is said to contain ins:tuitions to core tract immedouely with a Commissary for provisiorw tug tba Retssiart Beet ; which he was told was to .. winter its an Erigii.ts port. ' This was eestaialy nets .. ther a very trunk nor honourable procrechur on , the part of the Russian Gunn-omen ; yet eomidert • sing the influence which Prance is known to have ;see. scssed for a ime months past in that quarter, it argues vet y little sagacity or penetration cut to bare\ seen what has aetually taken place. The following singularly distressing case of an individual now in Leith deserves the attention of the public ;—" The etsfortaoste sufferer alluded. to had for 17 years resided in the :roam regic.ne! of Iceland, where, by industry and hard labour, he earned what he deemed a competence for the future support of himself and his family. Convert ing his all into tine produce 44 the country, and unconscious of the dang er which the unlocked to rupture has occasione , he embarked the whiale in these vessels. and dispatched then. for his much longed for home, Copenhagen. The one us wlaih, he sailed with his wife, six children. and Me ser vants, was captured and brought into Leith; An. other has been carried into Cork; and the third into Yarmouth I— Phis unfortunate person re n.ana. I Le:th, confined to bed by ill health ; neither la. .. . any of his family eau utter a word of the I an;..i of this country; and all they have to suppose ...ma is the bounty of Government." MI