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~_~~jy MAILS. AttatvED--2. Dublin, 3 Waterford. DuE—t Hamburgh, Gottcnburgh, z Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWELVg"O'CLOCK. - 61 a Omnium - Consols - THE SUN. 110 LEM QUIS DICERE Ft.LSUM AUDZAT? L 0 ND 0 N, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 180.6• WE this day- continue the Translation of the KINu of PnusstA'.s Manifesto. It .is 'impossible to conceive a more ample justification of His PRUS SI,&N MAJESTY for now entering into a War with- France ; but, undoubtedly, at the same time that it vindicates his present condua, it cen sures most . unequivocally that which is past. — It appear's that every soon after .the Peace Of Presbingh, the KING -of PRUSSIA became sensi ble .Of . the in' pOlicy of 'the system upon which he had aetecl ; lit it was then too late. He was.' forced into hostilities with Great Britain as much againsehis inclination as his interest. Having let the favourable opportunity escape him, of curbing the power of France, he wts then forced to Submit to • its influence._ With . respea to Hanover, is stated that the KING of PAussiA's obje& in taking . possession of it provisionally in _ the first instance, was to keep the French from re-occupying that Elec torate, and that he was afterwards forced by France to assumelthe absolute sovereignty of, it obviously for, the purpose of 'embroiling' Great Britain and PrusSia. The tondu& of the French Government ,vas certainly upon that occasion marked with more than even its ,usual perfidy, for scarcely had the KING- of PRUSSIA, at the desire of France, taken . absolute possession of Hanover, and thereby brpught on a, rupture with Great Britain, than 13014&7 PARTE, without the consent, or even the know • ledge of the K6iG of PRUSSIA, offered to restore tlanover Jo. HIS BRITANNIC M A JESTY, as one of the sacrifices he was willing to make for Peace ! A Ye shall insert the remainder of this most interest ling article to-sorrow. . 1-Tls MAJEsTy's Declaration," on the subjeEt of the 'late Negotiation with France, which we submit to ow Readers this day, will, we doubt not, afford sa tisfaaion to every man who 'entertains a due regard for the honour and interest of the Country. It states, among other important fads, that the first Overtures for Peace "came from France, and that His Majesty's Ministers entered into the Negotiation with the express stipulation, " that it should be conduaed by His MAJESTY, in concert with his Allies." The. 'honour of this Country, therefore, ' has not been,sul lied by an application to France for Peace, nor by a desertion of the Engagements into which we entered with our Allies. On the other hand, it is clear that, France, in the whole of this Negotiation, aged with her usual artifice, duplicity, and dishonour, and the melancholy "result is, that while the present GovernMent subsists in that Country, or does not manifest -such a change in its disposition, with such open and decisive pledges to the world at large, as will justify other States in consenting to renewed Negotiations, in order, _if poisible, to jut an end to that state of warfare which has preduced so much misery, there can be no hope but in a firm and reso lute perseverance against ambition and injustice. It Nvould be an insult to our Readers to make any further comment upon a Declaration that so- plainly,. and with , so much truth and energy- ; speaks for itself. No further intelligence has been received respe6l - the Spanish Fleet, but we arc convinced that they will not seriously attempt to put to sea in ,the face of the British Squadron. We understand His MAJESTY will not come to town until next Friday, when the RECORDER'S Re port will be laid before him ; and, at the same time, an Order will be issued for the Dissolution of Parlia ment. yesterday Baron JAcOßl'and the Turkish Ambas sador had each an audience of Lord Howrcx, at We', Foreign Office. The Princess of WALES,' we understand, has written no less than an hundred pages on large pa- per with her own hand, on the subje& of a late In quisition, and the Report which has been submitted to Her Royal Highness in conseqbence thereof. The whole of the Commentary by Her Royal High ness is. writt in the English language, and it is not unlikely that it is intended fbr pulication. • Letters of the 1t th instant from Dusseldorf, men tion that 1 290 'French troops had unexpectedly ;nude their appearance in that neighbourhood. It appears they arrived in a number of longboats by way of the River Roer, which forms a junaion with 'the Rhine near Dusseldorf. The inhabitants had no intimation of such a force being on its way on the evening of the loth and when they left their IL:4uses on the following morning, they found the whole of the troops had crossed the Rhine by a bridge they had ereaed in the night: Jt was sup posed that these troops were line-dried to' make a diversibii in favour of the main Army, by making a demonstration of attackirit the Prusns in West -k, phtlia. RIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY's DECLARATION. [From Last Night's Gazette.] The negotiations in which His Majesty has been engaged with France having terminated unsucces sfully, His Majesty thinks proper to make this public Declaration to his Subjeas and. to Europe, .of the circumstances which have led to an issue which His Majesty deeply regrets. He has no objea nearer to his heart than the conclusion of a secure and per. manent Peace. He .laments the continuance of a War affeaing the happiness of so , many Nations, and which, even amidst all the successes that attend , his Arms, is so burthensome to his faithful and af fealoiiate People. Eut he is confident, that there can arise on this occasion no other sentiment, either in his own Dominions, or in an)- part of Europe, than that of an increased cOnviaion that the resto ration of general Tranquillity is retarded only by the . injustice and ambition of the Enemy. The French Government, unsatisfied with its im mense acquisitions on the Continent, still openly perseveres'in a system destruaiVe of the IndePen .dence of every otheriPov. , er. War is, pursued, not, for security, but for conquest ; and Negotiations for. Peace appeared to be entered into for no. other ob. je& than that of deluding the neighbouring - Powers into a state of false security, while 'France is her Self preparing, arranging, and executing her unremitting projeas of encroachment and aggression. Her condua in the, recent discussions has afforded but too many, proofs of this disposition. The Negotiations originated in an offer made .by the French Government of treating for Peace on the basis Of athial possession, which was stated to admit of mutual compensation and ,a distinCt'as=, surance was added, that Idis Majesty's Germin. - P67 minions, which had been attacked without even the pretence of any cause of hostility, should" be • stored. Such a proposal appeared. to His Majesty to- af„,, ford a just foundation for . negotiating. It was, therefore, accepted 'with this reserve, - that the Nego tiation should .be condaaed by His Majesty in con,- cert with his Allies. • No sooner had this basis been Mutually admitted, than it was departed from by the Enemy, and that. too in points of so great importnnco as to call for ati immediate declaration on the part of His. 1111Jesty,. that unless the principles proposed by France herself were adhered to,..the commurications vhich had , been opened between the two Governments must at once be closed. This produced new professions of the disposition of France to make considerable sacrifices for the at tainment of Peace; if the` discussions were suffered to proceed; at the same tirncf that a difficulty • was started on account of the want of full powers 'in the person entrusted by his Majesty with this communi ' cation. , Steps were thereupon tali:en by his Majesty for opening a. regular Negotiation by Ministers duly authorised, in order to ascertain, in a mariner the most satisfa&ory and authentic„.whether Peace could be obtained on terms honourable to the King and his Allies, and consistent with the general security of Europe. During these proceedings, a Minister sent by the Emperor of Russia to treat for the same important ob;e6l, in concert with his Majesty's Government, was induced, by the artificespf the Enemy, to sign a separate Treaty, on terms equally repugnant to the Honour and Interests of his Imperial Majesty. Unmoved by this unexpeaed event, the King continued to negotiate precisely on the same princi ples as before. He relied with a confidence which experience haS amply justified on the good faith and steadiness of an Ally, in concert with whom he had began to treat, and whose interests he had main tained throughout with the same firmness as his own. The French Governatent, on the contrary, elated by this advantage, of which it boasted as .equal •in importance to the most decisive Victory, departed in every conference more and . more widely from its own Offers and Engagements. Not only did it take upon itself to change at its own will the basis of the Negotiation with Great Britain; but violated; in 'points still more important, every principle of good faith with Russia. The Chief induceMent offered to that Power as the price of all the sacrifices extorted from her Minister, had been the preservatio.n of Ger many, Yet, befOre the decision of Russia on this Treaty could be known, France had already annihi latedihe,whole Frame and Constitution of the Ger, man Empire ; had , reduced under her own yoke. a large proportion of the States and Provinces of Ger many ; and not content with this open contempt of Obligations so recently contraaed, • had, at the same time, instigated the Porte to measures direaly sub, veriiive, of her subsisting Engagements with Russia:, While such a conduct was pursued towards his Majesty, towards his Allies, and towards all Inde pendent Powers, there ,appeared so little hope of aay favourable issue to the Negotiation, that his Majes- ty's Plenipotentiaries demanded thZir Passports to return to England. .k This demand was at first eluded by an unusual and unexplained delay, and the French Government afterwards, by some m'aterial Concessions, accom panied with intimations that others of still greater consequence might be the result of farther discus sion, procured a renewal of the Conferences, which were protra&ed from day to day, till at length it was announced at Paris that the Emperor of Russia had indignantly rejected the unauthorised and sepa rate Treaty 'signed by his Minister. In consequence of this impostant event, the strongest Assurances were given to' his Majesty's Minister that. France was .now prepared to make sacrifices tb' a great extent, in order, by securing Peace with; d.reat Britain, to re-establish the 'I ran quillity of the World. The nbjea of these Assurances appeared however to be; that of engagitig his Majesty in a separate Negotiation, to the exclusion of his Allies ; a Pro posal ,which his Majesty • bad , reje&ed in the outset, and which - hecould still less admit of at atime when the - condo& of Russia had imposed on him an in creased oblieon not to separate his Interests from those of so faithful an Ally. To these insidious Over tures his Majesty steadily refused to listen ; but he took the most effe&ual method to avoid all appear ance of delay, and to aCcelerate, if possible, the favourable issue of the Negotiation.. The confiden tial intercourse which he had constantly maintained with.ltussia enabled his Majesty to specify the Terms on which Peace with that Power might be obtained; and his Minister was accordingly instructed to state to France, in addition to his own demands, those of his Ally, to reduce them into distinet Articles, and even to conclude on the grounds of a Provisional Treaty, to take ale& whenever Ru:ssia shonld signify • her accession, form' +if-negotiating was, after some - objec tion, ' • acceded to by France : 'Terms were now offer ed to His Majesty more nearly approaching than be fore tO r the original basis of Negotiation ; but these wer still far short, of what His. Majesty had Uni formly insisted on, and was now more than ever • entitled to expea ; and . rejeEtion of ,the just demands of Russia, ,as well as of the conditions! proposed by His Majesty in behalf of his other Allios, left to His Majesty no other course than that of ordering his Minister to terminate the discussion and return to England. The foregoing short and simple Exposition of Fa &s stands in need of no comment. The first overtures which led to • Negotiation were made by the Enemy, and they were accepted by His Majesty in the sin cerest spirit of peace. Every opening which seemed to afford' the most distant prospeCt of accommoda tion has been anxiously embraced, nor was the Ne gotiation finally broken off while any hope of a fal, vourable issue could be entertained. His Maiesty'S demands were uniformly just and reasonable; di- reefed to no objets of personal aggrandizement, but to such only as were indispensibly required by the Honour of his Crown, his Engagemen,ts to his Allies, and a due consideration'of the general Interests of Europe. It IA with heartfelt concern that his, Majesty con- templates the continuance of those evils always separable from a state of war ; but it is with his Enemies that this awful responsibility rests ; and for the issue of the contest His Majesty trusts, with confidence, to the justice of his cause; to the re- I sources and bravery of his people ; to the fidelity of his Allies ; and, above_ all, to the proteEtion and support of the Divine Providence. In contributing to the great efforts • which such a Contest must unavoidably require,. his faithful and L'affeEtionate Subje&s will not forget that all their dearest interests are at stake ; that no sacrifices they can be called upon to make are to be compared with the certain disgrace and ruha of yielding to the inju rious pretensions of the Enemy ; that with the' in- iolablemaintenance of the good faith and public honci . ur of their Country, its ProsPerity, - its strength, and its independence are essentially conneEted; and that in asserting the Rights, and upholding the Dignity. of the British Empire, they defend the most powerful Bulwark of the Liberties of Man kind.' ALL FOR LOVE !—A few days since a young wo man, habited in male attire, entered, as a volunteer on board the Tender, stationed at' Swansea. Not coming under the cognizance 'of the Impress Offi cers, One did not undergo examination by a surgeon, and her sex was not discovered until the Tender 'ar rived at Plymouth, where she was united in the bands of wedlock to a young man on board, who had been impressed ; her affe6tion for whom, it is supposed, bad induced her to enter. A young Lady, the daughter of a Noble Lord, was united in wedlock to a gardener a few days .since.— The bride . was at a seminary for young Ladies in the New Road, Mary-le-bone, and, in taking her daily walks, she used to pass the nursery in which the bridegroom pursued his daily labour. She became enamoured of his person,, a match was speedily fornyxl, and they. are.now man and wife. The young Lady is considerably under age, NAVAL NEWS. ''(GM tht,LONDCAti GAZETTE, Qt . 21. Admiralty Office, OR. 21 . Copy of a Letter from the Eart of St. Vincent, K. B. Ad• _ Natal and Corninander in Chief of His Majesty's Fleet; zer. to Wm. Narsden, Esq. dated on board His Majesty's Ship the Hibernia, alt' Ushant, Ott, t 4, xBO6. SIR, I transmit herewith a Letter, with its inclosures, which I have this day received by the Nile Lugger, which conveys this to Plymouth, in pursuance of their Lordships' instrudions.of the I 8t h ult. lam • &c. • . • ST. VINCENT. Tonnant, off Cape Fitistet re, 061. 6. MY LORD, Herewith your Lordship will receive the Copies of two Letters from Captain Collier, of His Majes ty's Ship the Minerva, which mark the continuation of's!hat enterprising spirit which has distinguished the Minerva's Officers and Ship's Company during the whole time she has been under my orders." I have the.Honour to be, &c. (Signed) ELIAS HARVEY. The Earl of St. Vincent, K. B. Admiral and Commander in . Chief. His Majesty's Ship Minerva, at Anchor otrOns, Ott. 2, 1806. SIR, Reconnoitring - the Inlet of Pontevedro the night of the 29th ult. in the Cutter; I stood in for the Mole Of Porto Novo, and cut out two Chasse Marees. On the Ist the Barge, under Lieut. James, cut off from the Bay of Rocks a Spanish Lugger from Aviles. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) G. R. COLLIER. Rear Admiral Harvey, &c. &c. &c. His Alajesty's Ship , Mineria, at anchor SLR, oit'Ons Island, ()a. 3, tBo6. TO prove in some degrsie the general corre&ness of the information which I communicated to you in my letter of yesterday,. I proceeded last night in the Cutter, with .Lieutenant Menzies, of the Map 'rives, followecLby the barge, in charge of Lieute nant JaMes, with Mr." Holt, Midshipman, and a select party of Marine's, to reconnoitre. .the Bay of Rocks, in the hope of falling in with some of- the sit Gun-boats near Carril. Atter a row of seven hours, we ' had _the good luck to - be hailed : by,one (Whom we discovered at anchor within pistol-shot df the shore, attended by a small Gun-launch with a brass 4-pounder) ; she was immediately boarded on the quarter, and car ried,, as well as her attendant, without the loss of a single , man. She proves the Spaaish .Gun-boat, No. 2, commanded by Lieutenant Don Jesse Lopes, mounts a long 24-pound gun in the bow, a,nd two shOrt brass fours ; her complement 30 men, having some Soldiers of the Regiment Leon on board. In justice to Lieutenant James, I must observe, .IMy only motive ior making one in this affair pro,. ceeded from the knowledge I conceived myself pos sessed of respe&ing that Bay, but it atforded me an - opportunity of witnessing 'his zeal and ativity; Lieutenant Menzies; Mr., Holt, the Marines, and boats' crews I have so frequently spoken of, that • nothing remains forme to add, but the conviction how highly they ment every former, prais.e. X have, &c. (Signed). G. R. COLLIER, To Eliab Harvey, Es 9. Rear-A4lniral (lithe Blue, &c: &c. &c. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 20.—Sailgel the Prince of Wales,.af g 8 goys, • and Polyphemus, of 64 guns, for the Channel Fleet, and Malta, of 84 guns, with 300 French prisoners, for. Portsmouth, where she is to be refitted. Arrived the Renardo, Surviwi, froin St. Martin's, laden with salt, for Copenhagen, leaky; the Fame, CRowELL, from Bourdeanx, .with wines the Afar gen Stern, NEWMAN, frOtii St. Martin's, with salt; the Prow ReZecca, MEYER, from Bourdeanx, with wine, all detained by the Hero . Privateer ; and the Fortuna, HEALPORD, from Fredexice.stadt, with deals, detained by the Thornbrough Pra'ateer. Arrived, the Henrietta, ELBERT, from Stockholm, with tar, and the Mary, PROUD, from Riga, with hemp. for this Port. Sailed the Pomona Frigate on a Cruize.. Arrivect the 161ortha Beat)ia, WitoLsox, from Nantes, with, wine ; the Three .-Brothers,, TR D.•* WORTH, from Bourdeaux„ with wine ; and the Glensburg, MINES,' from Malaga, with lemons, &c. all detained by the Lion Privati:ei; also the MOr gare4ta, Elizatetit, 13ANDESON,, from Bourcleaux, laden with wine, detained by the Happy Return Privateer. •, PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2i .—Arrived the Malta, of 84 guns, Capt. BULLER, Polyphemus, of 64 guns, Capt. J. AIOUGHTON, Pomone Frigate, Capt. BAlt. RIE, Brilliant Sloctp of War, Capt. VINCENT, Cu rieux Brig, Capt. SHERRIPP, and Vesuvius Bomb, Capt. LILLItRAP, from Plymouth ; also the &el drake, Capt. THICKNESSE, and Strenuous Gun-brig , Lieut. J. NUGENT, from off St. Maloes ; the iPil liam Littlejohn, CHAMPLIN, from Nantz ; and La Petit Resou, TADAM, captured by the Bold Gun-brig. Sailed the Fury Bomb, Capt. SEARLE, with a Convoy for the Downs ; Hadley, PAIN E, and Char lotte, PURDY, for Sunderland ; Juno, DIXON, for St. Petersburgh ; and the Duchess of York, HOPE, for London. , Went out of Harbour this afternoon La Revolu tionnaire Frigate, Capt. FIELDING, and Champion Sloop of War, Capt. BROMLEY. .FALMOUTH 2 PCT. 19.—Arrived this day the Ame rican Ship Mercury, Capt. ROGERS, from New York, with naval stores, for London, in 45 days : sailed from thence in company with the Princess Mary Packet, Pocoa•:;, for Halifax. d Falmouth. Also arrived the John Cutter, of Ha • iiigs, in ballast, 1.1.:1i,k12 Ole Swallow - Sloop of Wu captuied in„Whit-