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K A ^ U ^, April A.
<% Ai EM OR' A Ljifoed to t^ir High :
Mighfofis by Print Galli rzi« w the Ruffian
Mini,er, ex the %/r ofthe &;,rfs Lis Sevc
%n.
High and Mighty Lords,
'nr"' ""*"'''"'" E^voy Extraordinary
I from the Empress of alt the Raffias, Jias
:hc honour m communicate to you a copy ot
the Declaration which the Empress his Sove
reign has made, to t,he belligerent 'powers. 1 —
Your High Mightinesses may look dpon this
communication as a particular mark of the
attention of the ^mprefs' for the Republic,
which' -is equally interfiled in the reasons
which occasioned the Declaration. He has
further orders to declare to your High Mighti
nesses, in the name of her Imperial Majesty,
that how desirous soever the may be on the
one hand to maintain the ftri&eft neutrality
during the prefeni war, yet her Majesty is
as determined <0 take the most effica
cirus means to support the honour of the Ruf
fian flag, the security of the trade, and the na
vigatipn of her fubjefis, and not fuffer either
*0 be hurt by any of the belligerent powers;
tha' in order to prevent on this occasion any
mifanderfanding or fa,fe interpretation, the
thought it necessary to fpeify in the Decla
ration the limits of a free trade, and what is
called contraband. That if the definition of
the former is founded upon the cleared notions
of natural right, the latter is literally taken
from the treaty of commerce between Raffia
and Great-Britain, by which her Imperial
Majesty means incontcftibly to prove her good
faiin and impartiality towards each party;
that flic conlequentW apprehends that the
other trading powers will immediately come
into her way of thinking relative to neutra
-1 ty.
From these considerations her Imperial Ma
jeity has ordered the underwritten to invite
your High Mightinesses to make a common
Cause with her, as fugh an union may serve to
protect the trade and navigation, and at the
fame time obferye a ftri& neutrality, and to
communicate to your High Mightinesses the
re filiation: Ihe has in consequence taken.
"rhe fame invitation has been made to the
Courts of Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Lif
bop, in order that by the united endeavours
of ^ll the neutral maritime powers, a natural
fylt,.i, founded on justice might be established
and legalifed in favour of the trade of neu
tral nations, which by its real advantages
might serve for a rule for future ages.
The underwritten does not doub. but your
High Mightinesses will, without delay, take
the invitation of her Imperial Majesty into
consideration, and concur in immediately
making a Declaration to the belligerent pow
ers, founded on the fame principles as that of
the Empress, explaining at the fame time the
nature of a free and contraband trade, con
formable to their refpedive treaties with the
other nations.
For the rest the underwritten has the ho
nohr to assure your High Mightinesses, that
if to establish such a glorious and advantage
ous system, upon the most solid basis, they
wifned to open a negotiation with the above
mentioned neutral powers on this fubjeft, the
Empress, his Sovereign, is ready to join you.
Your High Mightinesses will easily fee the
necessity of accelerating your resolutions upon
objeds of such importance and advantage for
humanity-in general. The underwritten begs
of you to give him a speedy answer.
Demetri Prince Gallitzin.
Hague, April 3, 178'0.
MUBetmeBB .
DECLARATION from th Empress of
Russia to th Courts of London, Ver
sailles, and Madrid.
THE Empress of all the Ruffias has so
fully manifefted her fentimepts of equi
ty and moderation, and has given such evident
proofs during the course of the war that Ihe
supported against the Ottoman Porte, of the
regard Ihe has for the rights of neutrality; and
the liberty of universal commerce, as all Eu
rope can witness. This conduct, as well as
the principles of impartiality that Ihe has dis
played during the prelent war, justly inspires
her with the fuller confidence, that her lub
jetls would peaceably enjoy the fruits of their
industry, and the advantages belonging to a
neutral nation. Experience has nevertheless
proved the contrary. Neither the above-men
tioned confederations nor the regard to the
rights of nations have prevented the fubjeds
of her Imperial Majesty from being often rao
lefted in their navigation End flopped in their
operations by those of the belligerent powers.
Tl<fe hindrances to the liberty of trade in
general, and to that of Russia in particular, are
of a nature to excite the attention of all neutral
nations. The Empress finds herfelf obliged
therefore to free it by all the means compa
tible with her dignity and the well being of
her subjects: but before Ihe puts this into exe
cution and with a sincere intention to prevent
any fu lire infringements, fie thought it but
juit to publish to all Europe the principles she
ipeans to follow, which are the properest to
prevent any mifunderftariding or any occur
rences that may occasion it. Her Imperial
Majesty does it with the more confidence, as
ihe finds these principles coincident with the
primitive right of nations, which every people
may reclaim, and which the belligerent pow
ers cannot invalidate without violating the
Jaws of neutrality, and without disavowing
the maxims they have adopted in the different
tcacies and public engagements.
They are reducible to the following points:
Pirft, That all neutral Ihips may freely na
vigate from port to port, and on the coasts of
nations at war.'
Secondly, That the effects belonging ^ the
fubje&s of the said warring powers fhailbe
free in all neutral vessels, except contraband
merchandizes
Thirdly, That the Empress, as to the fpe
cification of the above mentioned merchandize
holds to what is mentioned in the 10th and
iith articles of her treaty of commerce with
Great-Britain, extending her obligations to
all the powers at war.
' Fourthly, That to determine what is meant
by a blocked up port, this is only to be under
flood of one which is so well kept in by the
Drips of the power that attacks it, and which
keep their places, that it, is dangerous to enter
into it.
Fifthly, That these principles serve as a
rule for proceedings and judgments upon the
legality # of prizes .
Her Imperial Majesty, in making these
points public, does not hesitate to declare,
that to maintain them, and to proved the ho
nour of her flag, the security of the trade and
navigation of her fubjeds, she has prepared
the greatest part of her maritime forces. 'I his
measure will not, however, influence the Hrid
neutrality she does observe, and will observe,
fadtong as she is not provoked and forced to
break the bounds of moderation and perfect
impartiality. It will be only in this extremity
that her fleet will have orders to go wherever
honour, inhered and need may require.
In giving this solemn alfurance with the
ulual openness of her chata^er, the Empress
cannot do other than promise herfelf that tne
Belligerent powers, convinced of the senti
ments ofjuftice and equity which animate her,
will contribute towards the accomplishments
of these salutary purposes, which manifeitfy
tend to tie good of Q' nations, and to the
advantage even of th<Ae at war. In confer
quence of which, her Imperial Majesty will
furnilh her coinnk"diig officers with indr.uc
tions conformable to the above-mentioned
principles, founded upon the primitive laws
of people, and fa often adopted in their con
ventions.
From tbs LONDQN GAZEI FE, April 18.
At th Court of St. James's th 17th of April
1780.
PRESENT,
The KING'S troll excellent Majesty in Council.
WHEREAS since the commencement of
the war in which Great-Britain is en
gaged be the unprovoked aggression ofFrance
and Spain, repeated Memorials have been
presented by his Majesty's Ambassador to the
States General of the United Provinces, de
manding the fuccours, stipulated by treaty ;
to which requihtion, though strongly called
upon in rhe hft Memorial of the 21st ofMarch,
their High Mightinesses have given no answer,
htr lignified any intention of complying
therewith : And whereas by the nonperform-'
ance of the clearest engagements, they desert
the alliance that has so long subsisted between
the crown of Great-Britain and the republick,
and place themselves in the condition of a
neutral power, bound to this kingdom by no
treaty, every principle of wisdom and justice
requires, that his Majesty should confider them
henceforward as landing only in that distant
relation in which they have placed themselves;
His Majesty therefore having taken this matter
into his royal consideration, doth, by and with
advice of his Privy Council, judge it expedi
ent to carry into immediate execution those
intentions which were formally Notified in the
Memorial presented by his Ambassador on the
21st of March latl, and previously fignified in
an official verbal declaration, made by Lord
Viscount Stormont, one of his M^jefty's prin
cipal Secretaries of State, to Count Welderen;
Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
from the Republick, nearly two months be
fore the delivery of the aforefaid Memorial :
For these causes, his Mjelly, by and'with
the advice of his Privy Council, doth declare,
that the subjects of the United Provinces are
henceforward to be considered upon the fame
footing with those of other Neutral States not
priviledged by treaty; and his Majesty doth
hereby suspend, provisionally, and 'till further
order, all the particular Hipulations respecting
the freedom of navigation and commerce, in
time of war, of the fubjefts of the States Ge
neral, contained in the several treaties now
subsisting between his Majesty and the Repub
lick, and more particularly those contained in
the Marine treaty between Great-Britain and
the United Provinces, concluded at London,
Dec. ft, 1674.
, From a humane regard to the interests of
individuals, and a detire to prevent their fuf
fering by any furprize, his Majesty, by and
with the advice of his Privy Council, doth
declare, that the effect of this his Majesty's
order shall take place at the following terms,
viz. "
In the Channel ard the North Seas, twelve
•days after the date hereof.
From the Channel, the British Seas, and
the North Seas, as far as the Canary
Blands inclusively, either in the Ocean
or Mediterranean, the term shall be fix
weeks from the aforefaid date.
Three months from the said Canary Illan.ls
as far as the Equinoctial Line or Equator.
And lastly, Six months beyond the said
Line or Equator, and in all other parts
of the world, without any exception or
other more particular description of time
and place.
Stepb. Cottrell.
r 0 ^5 O N.
Apr 1 A fishing boat, which put into
Crom-r on Sunday latt, two days before fell.
}in witi two French privateers off the mouth
1 of Humber, theCaptains of which, after ex
amining the Fishermen, made them a prefect
of a half anker of brandy, and futfered them
to proceed : one privateer mounted 16, and
the other 18 carriage guns; and they were
chiefly manned with Americans.
May 9. It is said, tna ; the neutral powers
have refolded to for a a Cougreh I t the pur
pose of composing a new code of Mariam Law.
of Nations; that this Congpefs will meet in
Holland, and that even the pow^yto way;6l
be inured to leul each one Dele ate. It
there be any truth .a chi^ uvry, it is nut im
probable that a general peace.will be the con-
Icqueuce.
Public Auction.
THIS MORNING,
At Daniel M'Cormick's Auction Room,
No 36, Wall- Street, will be Spid,
A large assortment of Dry Goods,.
To-morrow at the Coffee-floufe,:
8 Hogsheads of Tobacco,•
6 Barrels of mufcoyado Sugar,'
I Hog(head of Poland Starch, ,
lAtI At half past Twehse o'Clock on Marfton's Wharf,
15 Puncheons of choice old.
|A N T I GUA R U M.
I ^ BE- s 0 L D,
|At the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe, at 1 o'Clock,
} Ob THURSDAY next,"
;The Hull of the Snow HOPE,
I Lying in Newtown Creek.
1 THOMAS LUDLOW, junr.
Public Auction,
. This da' rz v'cloct, on Wells's wharf, will be fold,
40 bhuf. belt J^mex Rivet tobacco.
I On TUESDAY,
A* the Coffec-Houfe will be fold.
The Schooner ESTHER,
Lying at the oyster bank in Ceenties-Dock, 750
bushels burthen.
Cuningham and Wardrop.
MADEIRA WINE,
CE/LNyears old, and of the firft particular quali
° ty, has been feme years in the Brazils. Three
Pipes will be SOLD at XII o'clock, (per sample) at
I the Merchant's toffee Hoife, on Wednefda, next, the
sth infl. by
DANIEL M'CORMICK.
N. B. This Wine is better than that fold the 27th
of 'June,
UzHEREA) ihe Copartnership of William Max-
VV well, William Louther, and Diederick Heyer
being dissolved, the Subscriber requests those who
have any Demands on the said Copartnerfltip, do
bring in their accounts within eight Days fiom this
Date; and all those indebted to said Copartnership,
are hereby requeued to make Payment wrihin the
aforefaid Time, to Mr. William Maxwell, in
Wall-street. July 3d, 1780.
DIEDERICK HEYER.
TAKEN by Mistake out of the Shop of the
Subferiber, a 2 Quire Demy Ledger, wherein
were made several Entries : It can be of no Service
to any Peifon but the Owner; the Book was half
bound. The Subferiber requests the Person that
may have it, to return the fame as soon as possible.
Should any one offer it for Sale, a GUINEA reward
will be given to any one that will (top it, and TWO
GUINEAS to detect the Perlon who took it, lb
that he may be brought to Justice.
VALENTINE NUTTER.
Any Person that will return the
above Book to Hugh Gaine, shall
have a Guinea Reward, and no Ques
tions asked. ,
' RUN- AWAY,
A Servant mnn, about 22 years of age, from the
" ENDEdPOOR viAualler, a flout man, about
five Jeei 8 inches high, a brown complexion, with
broken Jireig bt bair, bad on a blue jacket and troffers,
born near Aberdeen : Whoever will secure, or give
intelligence of the said Runaway, so that he may be
had again, shall receive TEN DOLLARS of Captain
Robert Finley, on b ard the brigt. ENDEAVOUR,
near Brooklyn -Ferry.
Imported in the (hip ALFRED, just arrived from
BRIS TOL, and to be fold by
BROOKE SMITH,
At ToBIU, STOUfENBURGH's, the corner
of Nalfau and King-Streets,
S~ Uperfine kiln dryediTallow in kegs,
Flour, Candles dipt and mould,
Currants in kegs, Best Soap,
Double Gloucciter Cheese Poland Starch,
Pickles in Cases, Bar Iron,
Mustard, TIN PLATES,
Linseed Oil in jars, Milled Lead,
Vinegar in kegs, An assortment ofßuttons, ..
Bacon, Five cases of Claret,
Ship Biead, Beefand Pork, in Tierces'
Rose Butter, and Barrels.
['OR Freight to Charleftown,\'
'(South Carolina) thefaftfail
'"' Bermuda built Sloop
'DO LPHI N,
JOHN DUNN, Commander:
For Terms apply to WILLIAM GOODRICH,
or the Master on board,
*'-T 1 —
Public AuElion.
'At th Coffee-Houfe Bridge at 11 o'Clock
To-morrow*Morning,
By BARRACK HAYS,
2 5 Hoglheads of found Claret,
30 Bags of best French Coffee,
And, a few CATS oPGin,
OLD Madeira wine,
by the pipe, quar
ter calk, or dozen,
Port wine by the pipe,
hogshead, quartercuik,
or dozen,
Claret and Mountain do.
by the doz.
Malmfey do. per gallon,
London porter per dozen,
Taunton ale per do.
Bristol beer per do.
Knglifh cyder per do.
Old Jamaica spirits by the
puncheon or gallon,
Welt-India rum per do;
French brandy in cases Or
per gallon
Holland geneva in cases
and jugs,
Ralberry brandy in bot
tles,
Sherry ditto per gallon,
N B. A few pipes of
wine is quarter c^lks/and
• London Claret,
In Cases of three and four Dozen each,
To be fold on very low TERMS for CASH, by
ROBERT GAULT,
At No. 845, Hanover-Square,
WHO has also for sale, fine Yard wide Irifli
Lindens, Yard and 3-8, Yard wide and 7-8
Cotton Checks, striped Hollands; Cambricks and
Lawns, black India Persians, Mullins, Chintzes!
Callicoes, Pocket Handkerchiefs, Ta^le Cloths,
Diapers, Men and Womens Silk, Thread, and
Cotton Hole, tewing Silks and Thread, Buckrams,
gilt Buttons, Jewellery Cutlery, &c.
JUST OPENE D,
And to be sold BY
PETER BOGL E,
At the (tore formerly occupied by Mr. fohn Mac
nair, at Brooklyn ferry, Long-Iftud; by whole
sale and retail, a general assortment of
European and Weft-India Goods;
Among which are the following, viz.
IhERSIAN and China Cotton checks,
A taftetics,
English perfians and
farfmets,
Sartins and modes,
Pripcefs fluffs,
Calamancoes, luteftrings.
Ruttels, dvrants/
Shalloons, muslins,
Nankeens, calicoes,
Chintzes, crimbricks,
Lawni,lriih liners,
Sheetings, brawn linens,
,Oznaburghs,
Coloured threads,
Stitching ditto,
Nuns ditto,
Writing paper and quills,
Table cloths,
An assortment of gauzes,
Ditto ribbons,
Ditto printed handkfs.
Ditto silk ditto,
Corderoys, jeans, jennets,
Fuffiansand dyed pillows,
Royal and jean rib,
German and Dutch card.
Corded dimities,
Drawboys,
Marseilles quilting,
Morea gowna,
jj. Office of UftD^h/c.^
, New^ York," 30th* June, 17^4
f^URTHgt Notice ft hereby sivew, to
J, all Pi.g^ons who may have any Demands
tipon the Royal Art illery, - for Forage,
Lumber, &c. &c. That they tiring their Ac-
COUNTS to the OFFICE of .Ordnance for Pay
ment, on 01 before die Ifih of July next.
THi'ORbNANCE Accounts, ate now making
up to the End of June ; and these Adyertifemeru
are often repeated, in order to prevent the leaf
Shadow of Cirnphint
"\f& For~london7 #
' TESHIO .
A URORA,
FOR Freight or Passage apply to WALTER
SPENb, No. 327, Dock Street ; or the
Master on board, at Seaman's Wharffj ctf.
A Quantity of Buckwheat Honey in
the Comb, English and Canada Hone,
in pots, to be fold at
ATWOOD's Medicinal Store,
No. 8, Water-Street,
Where afro is kept a choice arid general assortment of
DRUGS and MEDICINE', together with a CQlleAijn
of the most approved patent medicines, Dr. James's pow
ders, with every proof of genuincnefs; the celebrated
Dr. Renwick's antivenerial Pills and Electuary, strongly
recommended as effectually eradicating a certain diforcct
in all its flaget.
Price three DOLLARS with DIRECTIONS,
At this store advice and afliftance in cafet of Physic,
Surgery, and M'dwiiery; may be commanded at the mod
moderate termt. *'
Physicians and family prescriptions are here faithfully
prepared, and elegantly made up—Medicine chests for
vessels going to sea without a Surgeon, are k pt in readi
ness, with qixe&ions for their use, and others put up at
the ffiorteft notice, to any amount from five pound:.
,4-t l' e ft for sale a navy medicine chest, and levers!
feta of Surgeons instruments, second hand, but little the
worse for use, to be fold cheap.
TO BE SO LD,
A Commodious HOUSE and STABLE,
with 5 acres of land, witriin. three miles of
this city, on the Bloomingdale road : The land is
very ^ood and the situation pleasant. For terms
apfly to Hugh Gaine.
FOR SALE,
At THOMAS ROACH's,
No. c 42, Water street, near the Fly-Market,
The following ARTICLES:
Check handkerchiefs,
Men's and women's silk,
thread and cotton flock
i^b .
Black laces,
:Threadditto and edgings,
Mitinets,
Quality and coat bindings.
Girders, taps, bobbins,
Men^s coon^n and fine
leather lhoe„
Women's leather and cal
limanco fhoesand pumps,
An {dUrttnent of hard
ware and cutlery, tin
ware and copper tea
, kettles,
Hyfon, fouphong,) r
, Green and bohea) 1 eas '
Loaf and ) c
Mufeovado ) su ^ ar ^
Jamaica spirits,
, Common rum,
, Madeira,tlaret, ,
Port, Lisbon, > Wines,
and fherry'
Chocolate, raisins,
Currants, pepper,
Nutmegs, mace, cloves,
Qinnambu and allspice.
Fine hyfon, green, and
bohea TEAS,
Coffee,Chocolate, pepper,
alfpice, vinegar, oil,
Basket fait, fmoiking to
bacco,
Ginger, cloves, cinnamon
Single and double refined
loaf sugar,
Powdered and mufeovado
ditto,
Poland ffarch, & indigo,
Caftile soap by the box or
left,
A few boxes of choice
lemons,
Corks, sealing wax,
Rose butter in firkins and
kegs, lately arrived,
Some queen's ware, plates
bowls,batons and mug€,
Also, a parcel of double
GlouceftT cheese, just
received, &c.&c.
choice port wine, Lilbon
some bottles of old arrack.