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By the Mercury Packet, Captain Dillon,
auho arrived here last Wednesday Evening,
in 7 Weeks freer. Falmouth, <we have the
following Advices, viz.
HOUSE of LORDS, Thursday, June 17.
/L T four o'clock the three Lords, who had
I ' at as Lords Commissioners, passed the
several bills ready to receive the Royal assent,
viz.
The House tax bill, the bill for granting to
his Majeity the sum of 1,500,0001. by loans
of exchequer bills, the bill for granting to
his Majesty a further sum of 1,900,000!. the
smuggling bill, the bill for laying an additi
onal tax on stamps used on vellum, parchment
or paper, the auction bill, the Eall-India bill,
and twenty-three other bills.
Lord Viscount Weymouth rose and informed
the house, that he had a message from his Ma
jefty to deliver to their Lordships; he accord
ingly gave in a manufeript, which was hand
ed to the Lord Chancellor, who, being un
covered, read it to the house, and it was re
peated by the reading clerk.
KING'S MESSAGE.
GEORGE R.
THE Ambassador of the King of Spain
having delivered a paper to Lord Viscount
Weymouth, and lignified that he has received
orders from his court immediately to withdraw
from this country ; his Majesty has judged it
neceffiry to direct a copy of that paper to be
laid before his Parliament, as a matter of the
highest importance to th• crown and people;
and his Majesty acquaints them at the fame
time that he has found himfelf obliged, in
consequence of this hostile declaration, to Fe
cal his ambassador fiom Madrid_
" His Majetty declares, in the most solemn
manner, that his desire to preserve and to cul
tivate peace and friendly intercourse with the
court of Spain, has bear ,uniform and sincere;
and that his conduct towards that power has
been guided by no other motives or principles
than those of good faith, honour and jurtice;
and his Majesty fees with the greater furprize
the pretences on which this declaration is
grounded, as some of the grievances enume
rated in that paper have never come to the
knowledge of his Majesty, either by repre
sentation on the part of the Catholic King, or
by intelligence from any other quarter, and in
all those cases where applications have been
received, the matter of cemplaint has been
treated with the utmost attention, and put in
to a course of enquiry and redress.
" His Majesty has the firmeft confidence,
that his parliament will, with that zeal and
public spirit, which he has so often expe
rienced, support his Majesty in his refolutian
to exert all the power and all the resources of
the nation, to refill and repel any hostile at
tempts of the court of Spain ; and that, by
the blessing of God, on the rectitude of his
intentions, and the equity of his cause, his
Majesty will be able to withstand and defeat
the unjust and dangerous enterprizes of his
enemies, against the honour of his crown, and
the commerce, the rights, and the common
interests of all his fubjeds.
G. R."
Lord Weymou+h then gave the clerk a copy
of the Manifefto, which he also read to their
Lordihips.
MANIFEST O.
" THE world can bear witness to the no
ble partiality of the King during the whole
course of the contest between the court of
London, the American colonies, and France.
His Majesty moreover having learned that his
powerful mediation was much wished for, and
generouily made a tender of it ; —and the bel
ligerent powers accepted it ; —and for this foie
purpose, his Britannic Majesty difpatchcd a
man of war to one of the Spanish ports. The
King has taken the most effectual steps to bring
the contending powers to an accommodation
equally honourable to all parties, and propo
sed such wife means as might remove every
difficulty, and prevent the calamities of war.
But though his Majesty's proposals, and parti
- culaEy those contained in his ultimatum, were
conformable to those which the court of Lon
don itfelf at other times seemed to think pro
per for an accommodation; and though they
were to the full as moderate, yet they were
rejected in a manner expressive of the little
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inclination the Britilh cabinet feels to restore
peace to Europe, and to preserve the friend
ship of his Majesty. And indeed, the con
dud of that cabinet towards his Majesty du
ring the course of the negociation, was calcu
lated merely to prolong it more than eight
months, sometimes under vain pretexts, some
times by the most inclusive answers; whillt in
that interval the Britiih council wpre carrying
to incredible length their insults to the Spanish
fiag, and trespassing upon the King's territo
ries; the property of his fubjeds has been
seized; their ships have been fcarched and
plundered; many of them have been fired
upon and obliged to defend themselves; even
the registers and letters belonging to the court
found on board his Majesty's packets, have
been opened and torn to pieces; the domini
ons of his crown in America have been
threatened; and the British court has had re
course to the dreadful extremity of rAifing up
the Indian nation called Charcas, Cherokees,
and Chicakas, against the innocent inhabi
tants of Louisiana, who would have been
victims to the barbarity of these savages, if
the Chatcas themselves had not felt remorse,
and revealed all the attempts of Englilh fe
du&ion. The English have usurped his Ma
jesty's sovereignty over the province of Darien,
and over the coast of St. Blas, the Governor of
Jamaica having given to an Indian rebel a
commission of Captain-General of those pro
vinces. His Majesty's rights have been lately
violated in the Bay of Honduras, where the
English have committed ads of hostility against
the Spaniards, whose persons have been im
prisoned, and whose property has been seized.
Moreover the court of London has neglefted to
fulfil the ilipulation made relative to that coast,
by the 16th article of the late treaty of Paris.
'' These grievances, so numerous, 10 re
cent, and of so serious a nature, have been, at
different times, the fubjedt of complaints
made in the King's name, and set forth mi
nutely in memorials delivered to his Britannic
Majesty's ministers -in London, or communi
cated to them through the Britilh ambassador
at Madrid : But though the answers given to
these complaints have been hitherto expressive
of friendship, yet his Majesty has not as yet
any other fatisfaftion, than to lee the insults
complained of, and which have been carried
to the number of one hundred, reiterated.
The King, with that sincerity and candour
which charaderife his Majesty, formerly de
clared to the court of London, from the be
ginning of their contest with France, that the
conduct of England thould be the ruje by
which Spain should direct her councils.
" His Majelty declared also to the Britilh
court, that as soon as their disputes with that
of Vcffailles ffiould be determined, it would
be absolutely necessary to fettle those which
had already arisen, or might hereafter arise,
with Spain; and in the plan tranfinitted to
the underwritten ambassador the 28th of last
September, and which he delivered to the Bri
tilh minister, about the beginning of October,
of which plan a copy was immediately given
to Lord Grantham, his Majeßv declared in
express terms to the belligerent powers, that
considering the insults offered to his fubjetts
and his dominions, as well the attacks made
upon his rights, he would be necessarily
obliged to take a decided part, if the negoti
ation, instead of being carried on with hneeritv
Should be broken off, or Should prove ineffec
tual.
" The causes of complaint given by the
court of London not having ceased, and no
disposition appearing in that court to repair
them, the King has resolved. and orders his
ambassador to declare, that the honour of his
crown, the protection which lie owes his fub
jeds, and his own personal dignity, will no
longer permit him to fuffer a continuation of
these insults, or to negled any longer the re
paration of those which have been already
received; and that with this view, noyvith
ftanding the pacific dispositions of his Majelly,
and even the particular inclination which he
always had, and always profeffed, to cultivate
the friendship of his Britannic Majetty, he
finds himfelf under the disagreeable necessity
of making use of all the means that the Al
mighty has given him, to o'o himfelf that justice
which he has in vain solicited.
" Relying on the jullice of his cause, his
Majesty hopes that he will not be refpanfible
Friday, 16 Min. after 9
Saturdays Min. after
Sunday, j Min. afte, 11
New Moon, loth.
to cither God or Min for the consequences of
this resolution ; and that foreign nations will
form a proper idea of it, by comparing it
with the treatment which they themselves have
experienced, at the hands of the British Mi
nistry.
The MARQUIS D'ALMODOVAR."
London, sane 16, 1779.
As Soon as the manifefto was finished read
ing, his Lordship rose again, and said the oc
casion spoke so fully for itfelf, that he Should
not trouble the House with many words, but
should content himfelf with moving an Ad
dress to his Majesty, in return for his mod
gracious message; and he the rather should
forbear entering into a difeuffion of the mat
ter, because he conceived every one of their
Lordships would consent to the motion he
should offer. His Lord ftrp then moved,
" Tha an humble Address be presented to
his Majesty, thanking his Majesty for his most
gracious message, &c. &c." according to the
usual firm on such occasions.
A committee was then appointed to pre
pare an Address, wnich was afterwards read
and agreed to, and the Lords with white Staves
ordered to wait on his Majesty, to know when
his Majesty would be plcafed to be attended
therewith.
The following are the ADDRESSES of the
Parliament upon the SPANISH MANIFES
TO, and his Majesty's Answer.
The humble ADDRESS of the Right Hon. the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parlia
ment efemhled.
# '' Most Gracious Sovereign,
WE, your Majesty's molt dutiful and loy
al fubjefts, the Lords Spiritual & Tem
poral, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to
return your Majesty our humble thanks for
year most gracious message, and communica
tion of the paper delivered to Lord Viscount
Weymouth by the ambassador of the King of
Spain, which we cannot but confider as a
matter ofthe highest importance to, your Ma
jesty's crown and people ; and for acquainting
us, that in consequence of this hostile declara
tion, your Majesty had found yourfelf obliged
to give orders co your Ambassador to with
draw from that Court.
" We beg leave to assure your Majesty, that
among the many proofs we have received of
your Majesty's constant cure and concern for
the fafety and happiness of your people, your
Majesty's declaration of your sincere desire to
preserve and to cultivate peace and friendly
intercourse with the Court of Spain, cannot
fail to inspire us with the highest sentiments of
gratitude and attachment ; and that, animated
by your Majesty's example, we will, with un
fhiken fidelity and resolution, and with our
lives and fortunes, stand by and support your
Majesty against all the hostile designs and at
tempts of yoar enemies against the honour of
your crown, and the rights and common inte
rests of all your Majesty's fubjecL."
The humble ADDRESS of ths HOUSE of
COMMONS to the KING.
'' Most Gracious Sovereign,
\ I 'E, your Majesty's molt dutiful and loyal
YY subjects, the Commons of Great-Bri
tain in Parliament assembled, return our hum
ble thanks to your Majeity, for the communi
cation of the paper delivered to Lord Vis
count Weymouth by the Ambassador of the
King of Spain, which we cannot but confider
as a matter of the highest importance to your
Majesty's crown and people ; and for acquaint
ing us, that in consequence of this hostile de
claration, your Majesty has found yourfelf
obliged to give orders to your Ambassador to
with iraw from that court.
“ Among the many proofs we have received
of your Majesty's constant care and concern
f>r the fafety and happiness of your people,
your Majesty's declaration of your sincere de
sire to preserve and to cultivate peace and
friendly inteicourfe with the Court of Spain,
cannot fail to inspire us with the highest f.ati
ments of gratitude and attachment. And we
beg Jeave to assure your Majesty, that, ani
mated by your Majesty's example, we will,
with unshaken fidelity and resolution, and with
our lives and fortunes, hand by and affiit your
Majesty in refilling and repelling all the hostile
designs and attempts of your enemies against
the honour of your crown, and the rights and
common intetefts of all your fubjeds?,'
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His MAJESTY'? ANSWER, in both HOUSES
voas in theJe voords:
" Y Return you thanks for this loyal and as-
I fectionate Address. I have the strongest
reliance on your support; and I trust that the
Spirit and vigour of my people under the Di
vine protection, will enable me to repel every
hostile attempt against my dominions, the ho
nour of my crown, and the rights of my fub
jeds."
Lord North yesterday, in the House of Com-'
mons, laid, That the King's servants had
dune all in their power to lessen the danger
that might arise to the kingdom, from the
circumstance of Spain's joining with France.
Hedhould, as far as his power went, take care
to exert the Strength of the kingdom in its de
fence, and he had not the lealt fear, if unani
iqity prevailed, and the military operations of
Great-Britain were carried on with our accus
tomed spirit, but that we Should still prove a
match for our enemies, and maintain that
superiority both by sea and land, which had
so often, under the blelling qf God, distin
guished the arms of this country.
Several letters lately received from Ireland
mention, that the forts of Kinfale and Dun
gannon, with sundry others, have been re
paired and rendered so defenfible as to make
the inhabitants (among whom union and loy
alty reign) entirely fearlefs of dangerous con
sequences of a visit from the common foe.
The East India Company are in expedition
of the arrival of a packet very soon, and that
they will bring the news of the Mauritius be
ing in the possession of the English.
LONDON, June 19.
Immediately on the receipt ofthe Spanish re
fcript, a courier was sent off express for Pc
terfburgh; in consequence of which a large
Ruffian squadron is expected to'join the British
fleet in the Bay.
The declaration of Spain is an event that
has been long and universally looked for; and
it is rather improbable- that a Spanish war
should now, for the firft time, become an un
popular measure.
Orders have been sent over to Hanover, to
raise 10,000 additional troops in the Electorate,
with all possible expedition.
Upwards of ten fail of the line, besides
those ordered with Sir Charles Hardy, are now
under repairin the several ports, and will be
ready for sea by the end of this month.
Letters of Marque are preparing to be issued
against the Spaniards, in the fame manner as
was done against the French; but no declara
tion of war, will take place.
A letter from Gibraltar brings advice, that
the Levant frigate, Capt. Murray, fell in with
a Spanish frigate in the Mediterranean, which
was just boarding an English VeiTl, on which
a smart engagement ensued, in which a ball
from the Levant went through the fide of the
Spanish frigate, by which she filled with water
and soon funk; the crew were most of them
saved, and carried to Gibraltar.
The La Marchione au Point, Capt. Hain
ault, a French (hip of 250 tons, bound from
Marseilles to Cadiz, laden with bales of lilk,
and had difp&tches on board from the Govern
or of Cadiz, is taken by the Alarm frigate,
and carried into Gibraltar.
Yesterday several merch ints of this citv be
gan a fubfeription for fitting out iz fail of ftouc
privateers, which are to mount from 20 to ?t
guns, and as they have purchased fix ships,
already, they will soon be fit to go to ma, to
cruise againit the Spaniards.
This morning the Marquis d'Almodovar,
Ambassador from Spain, embarked with a fair
wind on board the James paiiage yacht,
Capt. Bagger, for Calais.
A Gentleman from Bolton gives the follow
ing intelligence; The flopping, robbing, and
pilfering, his i^oft Catholic Majesty's veffcls,
and destroying the papers found on board, of
which insults the Spanish Ambassador so loud
ly complains, was not done by any of his
Britannic Majesty's fleet, nor by any of the
English privateers, but by the rebel privateers
from America under. English colours, with a
profeffed view to bring a war between the two
nations ; the Captains and men who have
committed such depredations have made their
brags of it in Boston, as a master piece of cun
ning, as can be made evident by a Gentleman
now in London, bar lawly at that plate.
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