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ALL the world has been witness to the noble imparti
ality of thr King, in the midst of the disputes of the
court of London with its American colonies and with
France. Eefi les which, his M jefty having learned that
his powerful mediation was desired, generously made an
offer of it, which was a cepted by the Belligerent Powers,
and for this motive only a fii p of war was feat on the part
of his Britannic Majesty to one of the ports of Spain Toe
King has taken the most energetic steps, and such as ought
• > have produced the most happy effefl, to bring those
powers to an accommodation equally honorable to both
parties ; proposing for this wife end expedients for
smoothing diffi ulties, and prevent : ng the calamities of war.
L t altuo' his M>jefty's propositions, and particularly
those of his ultimatum, have been conformable to those
which at other times the court of London itfelf had appear,
ed to judge proper for an accommodation, and which were
also quite as moderate, they have be-n rejected in a man
ner that fully proves the little desire wnich the Britift ca
binet has to restore peace to Europe, and to preserve the
King's friendihip. In eff^ft, toe condud of that cabinet,
with regard to his Majeiiy, during the whole course of the
negociation, his had for its objed, to prolong it for more
than eight months .either by vain pretences, or by an
swers which could not be more inconclusive ; whilst in this
interval, the infests on the Spanish flag, and the violation
of the King's territories were carried on to an incredible ex
cels ; prizes have been made, fh?ps have been searched and
plunders and a great number of them have been fired
upon, which have been obliged to defend themselves, the
registers have been opened and torn in pieces, and even the
packets of the court have been found on board the King's
packet boats.
The dominions of the crown in America have been threa
tened, and they have gone to the dreadful extremity of
aifing the Indian nations, called Cbatcas, Cberoquies and
Cbuacbas, against the innocent inhabitants of Louisiana,
who would have been the vidims of the rage of these bar
b rians, if the Cbatcas them:elves had not repented, and
revealed all the fedudion the English had planned The
sovereignty of his Majesty in the province of Darien and
on the coafl of St Blas has been usurped ; the Govern ir
of Jamaica having granted to a rebel Indian, the commissi
on of Captain General of those provinces.
In fliort the territory of the Bay of Honduras has been
recently violated by exercising ads of hostility, and other ex
cesses againfl the Spaniards, who have been imprisoned,
and whde houses have been invaded; besides whi h, the
Court of London has hitherto neglected to accomplish what
the 16th article of the last treaty of Paris stipulated rela
tive to that coa ft.
B 0 S T 0 N, August QI.
Saturday last arrived at Salem, the Salem Packet, Capt.
Ceok, it about 30 days from Balboa—We have ben fa
voured with an English paper which came in this veff 1
containing the following
PARLIAM E N r ARY INTELLIGENCE,
refpe&mg the S/auih Minifefto or Refcript, delivered
in by Cunt D'Almodovar, Kith some debates which
palled thereon.
L O NDO N.
HOUSE of COMMONS, June 16.
THE vovl'v of the Spanish Ambassador's having deliver
ed in a Minif^lic, i. e a Declaration of War, (for no
one expelled it, and least 0/ ail the Mirufter himfelf) to
gemer with the expectation of the King's meffa e there
upon, a prodigious crowd of Grangers blocked up the door,
and fide! up every avenue leading to the house, a little af
ter two o' lock, under tee most txpreffive impatien e and
anxiety for an introduction, while scarce a Member came
down without a friend or two, who had toreft ailed him the
ether fide Westminster Hall
Lord North saving entered the House during the time
the Speaker was attending the Lords on the King's com
midi n, to give an assent to the bills; his Lor :flup. upon
the Speaker's return, acquainted the House that he had
it in command from his Majesty, to lay before them a
true transition of the Manifefio delivered by the Spanish
Ambassador, with a message from his Majesty refpefting
the fame.
The very strong desire the public must undoubtedly pof.
kefs for tne Fulleiox iß^ornmfo on this most important
and truly interefling fubjefl, causes us to feel a very par
ticu ar fatisfidion that we are, through the most happy
efforts for that purpose, enabled to lay before our renders,
and that at so early a time, copies VERBATIM of the
SPANISH MANIFESTO, and theKlNG's MESSAGE
thereupon.
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THURSDAY,
SPANISH MANIFESTO.
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EXTRAORDINARY.
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KIN G's MESSAG E.
GEORGE R.
TH E AmbaiTidor of 'he King o' Spain having deli
vered a pipr to Lord V fcount Weymouth, aid
fignifird that be has received orders fram his court, im
mediately to withdraw from this country; h's Majesty
has judged it necessary to direct a copy of that paper to be
laid before the Houie of Commons as a rearer of the
highest importance to the crown and pepe; and his
Majesty acquaints them at th^ fame time that he has
found himfelf obliged, in confiqu^nre of his hostile de
claration, to recal hi* AmbdT.dor from M drid.
His Maj sty declares, in the most <I mn manner, thrt
his ilefire to preserve and to cultivate pe r e and friendly
intercourse w d the cm cos Spvn, h sfoeen u iform nd
fineere; «nd that iscandua tow id. hat Power has
b^en guided b) n , other motives or principles than those
o' good faith, hor rvnd just ce; and his Majesty fees
witi the greatei 'u<pize the pretences en which this de
claration is groui derf, as feme of rice grievances enume
rated i n that paper have newer come to the knowledge
of his Maj. sty either ty repiefentation on the part of
the Catho c King, or by intelligence from any other
quarter; and, al aoie cases where applications have
been received, the m tor of complaint has been treated
with the nun it attend % and put into a course of en
qui y and redress. *• *
H s Maj sty t s r firmed confidence, that his faith
ful Commons will, Ihthrt Zeal and public spirit which
he has so often xjeri n ed, Support his Majesty in his
resolution to exert all he power, and all the resources of
the nation, to refill end repel any hostile attempts of the
court 0, Spain; and h,t, by the buffing of God, on the
re&itude o' E> auctions, and the equity of his cause,
his Majesty will be able to ni.hftand and defeat the un
Grievances so numerous, so weighty, and recent, have
beer? at different times the object of complaints made in
th K'ngL name, and stated in memorials which were de
livered either to the Brit sh Ministers at London, or trans
mitted to them through the channel of the English Ambas
sador at Madrid; but altho'the answers which were receiv
ed h ve been friendly his Majeft/^has hitherto obtained no
oth % r fatisfa&ion than t© fee the insults repeated, which
lately hav- amounted to the number o' one hundred.
The Kn, pro eeding with the sincerity and candor
whic ch raderize him, has form-lly declared to the Court
of Lon on, from the commencement of it's disputes with
France, that the conduit of England mould be the rule of
that which Spain would hold.
The causes of complaint given by the court of London
not having ceased and that court fhewiog no disposition
to give reparation for them, thejKing has ref>lved, and or
ders his Au>b?ffador to donate that tee honor of his crown,
the protection which he owes to ois fubjefts, and his own
personal dignity, do not permit him to differ their insults
to continue and to negl-d any longer the reparation of
those already received, and that in this view, notwihftan
ding the pac sic dispositions 01 his Majesty, end even the
particular inclination he has riways' al. nd exp^ffed for
cultivatingthe frien irtiipof his Br tannic Majesty, he finds
bimftlf under the disagreeable neceifity of making life of
all the meanswhich theAlmigntv has intrufted him with, to
obtain that justice which he has folicied by so many ways
without being able to acquire : In 0 nfi hag on the justice
of his <aufe, bis M jefly h pcs th itthe confequ- nces oft is
resolution will not be imputed to him before God or mat,
and that otoer nations will form a firfable idea of this re
solution, by compar ng it to the c n tuft wrier they them
selves have experienced on the part of the Britilh mini
stry. (Signed)
Le Ma r quis D' Almodovar.
London, June x 6, 1779.
His Majesty likewise declared to that Court, that at the
time their differences with that of Paris might le ac ommo
dated, it would be absolutely necessary to regulate those
which had crifen, er might still arise with Spun, and in
the plan of mediation which was sent to the underwritten
Ambassador the 28th of left September, and wi ich was by
him delivered to the Br tifh ministry in the beginning of
October; a plan of which Lord Grantham was apprized,
and of whic he received a copy. Hs Majesty declared
in positive terms to the Belligerent Powers, that in consi
deration of the insults which his fubjeHs and dominions
had fuffered, and likewise of tne attempts levelled against
bis rigtits, he should be under th weceffity of taking his
part, in case toe negociation in ead of being continued
with sincerity, should be broken off, or should produce no
effea.
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ADVERTISER
SEPTEMBER 2, 17^.
These important papers being read, Lord NORTH
moved for an humble address to his Majesty, and was
seconded by Lord John Cavendish, ;ffuring his Majesty
that his faith ul Commons were ready to assist him
with their lives and fortunes against his enemies.
No debate en ued, *nd the qu ft cn b mg put, it pas«
fed in the ffirmative wi hout 4 division
Lord JOHN CAVENDISH row mred the House,
" That an num le address be pr-sent d to h's Maj sty
" praying his Msj sty that the WDOLE force 0! G eat
" Britain, both naval and military, mi ht b im edi
“ atelv collected together, and < ir fted AGAINST
" THE HOUSE cF B: URBON.”
Mr. ,enktnfon, aw re of the in enui y with which this
morion was t amed, instantly required of h^ noble Lord
who proposed it, tha he would inform the House, ^h^
th,r by the w^rds THE WHOLE FORCE OF GREAT
BRITAIN, he meant to include the naval and military
force at present e nployd n America.
Lo+d John Cavendifo readily admitted this to be in
cluded in the meaning of his motion, and was seconded
by M . Th mas I ointend.
This eccaficned a very warm and general debate, which
continued till eleven o'clock, in th< course of which the
whole of the American war was travelled over a frefh and
all the errors and follies of Miniftay brought into review,
and pointed ag inst them wita the most acrimonious fitire,
and reproach, particularly by Mr. FOX. who was up for
an hour and a half, tometimes floating like a meteor
through the regions of eloquence dazz ing the whole house,
as it were, with the beauties and brilliancy of his declara
ti n and a 4 other times pouring down his fircafms, nd
sh iftures, like a catarad on the Minister, and his wretch*
ed dependents.
The Mimftry at lenght, afraid to negative the motion,
and unwilling to let it pass, Mr. Jenkinfon moved, by way
of getting rid of it, that the b ufeJbould adjourn, which be
ing divided upon:
There appeared for the motion 156
Against it 80
Majority 76
The house then broke up, and the Speaker is to attend
his M jrfty at St. Jam s's this day with the address voted
yeflerday.
On the 17th of June, the day as er the S,anifh Mani*
fefto was delivered, the King of Great-Britain issued a
Proclamation, making reprif Is of all Span ill veffeis, pro
perty, &c. comprehending much to the fame purpose, as
thdt winch took place fonie time fioce against France
Which we have received, but for want of room muftomit
it.
Extraß of a letter fam Bilboa, dated July 6tb, 1779.^
“ The Brest, Cad z, and Ferrol fleets are all at sea to
the number of 70 drips of the line, besides frigates, bombs,
&c. so that a little time will difeover their deflinarion—
All English effeds have been prohibited with the utmost
severity."
Friday last two French seamen, who, being in liquor,
had made an assault in the street, on a gentleman in this
town on Wednesday night, received a public and exempla
ry puniffiment on bo.rd the frigate La Sensible, command
ed by M Chavagnes. The French seamen have hitherto
behaved with remarkable good order in this place ; and as
this was the firft instance of the kind that has happened
among us, and a legal proof not full, the principal gentle
man of that nation now residing here, were desirous of ha
ving the most effeHual check given to such attrocious of
fences, the punishment of these offenders were publicly an
• Bounced, by the discharge of a cannon, and the display of
a red flag from the frigate.
Sunday last arrived here the Continental frigates Provi
dence, Qieen of France and Ranker; during their cruize
tney fell in with * J imaica fleet of upwards of ' 100 f il, un
der convoy of several frigates- T is favourable opportu
nity they improved as well as circumfiances would admit,
they picked out 9 fh'ps and one "''g deeply ldden with
rum, fugir, &c. 4of which has arrived here, 2 into Portf
raouth and one into Cape Ann. It is said the rum and
sugar, captu-ed in the above prizes amount to upwards of
5000 hoglheads.
Printed by JOHN DUNLAP.
just and dangerous enterprizes of his enemies, against
the honor of his crown, and the commerce, the fights,
and the common interests of all his subj &s.
PHILADELPHIA:
(12 o'clock, P. M.)
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