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: O N D'l N, APRIL 18.
CLARATIONfrom the F.mpehrs of
Russia to the Court! cf London, Versailles
end Madrid.
" B EmpreOt of all the Raffia, hat so ^Fy
4 manifested her tenements of equity an< mo
deration, and has given fech evident proof# Turing
the course of the war that ffie iu,ported t.ga oft f^
Ottoman Porte, of the regards fat ha# for the ri, ht#
of neutrality, and the liberty of univtrfal commerce,
*3 all Europe can witnefc Thia eemdua, as well
as the principles of impartiality that (he has display -
cd during th, present war, jnfliy infoiret her with
the folleft confidence, that her fabje&t would pea
ceably enjoy the fruit# of their iud&nry, ard the ad.
vantages belorring to a neutral pation. Experience
has nevertielefs proved th? contrary. Neither the
above mentioned configuration# ncr the regird to
the rights cf nations have prevented the fubjtfU of
her Imperial Maje^y stem being often mcle ed in
their navigation and flopped ia their operations by
thoft of the belligerent powers.
Theft hindlancer to the liberty cf ink io gene
ral, and to that cf Rpffia in particular, a e of a na
ture to excite the attention of JI neutral sitbr,:.
The Emprefa finds herfelf obliged therefore to fr^
it by all the means compatible with har dignity and
the well being of her fubje&s : out tab^ the pats
this into execution and with a fintcre intention to
prevent any future instalments, the thought it but
just to pubb'fh to all Europe tn? princ pier the u^&ni
to follow, which arc the pickerel to prevent kny
mifanderfandin, cf a iy occurrence# that m&y oriia
fion it. Her Imperial Majesty toes it wita thw more
'confidence, as die finds theft principles coincident
With th, "prim: ive ri^ht of nations, which every
people my <xlaim, a id which the bellige:antpow.
ers cannot invalidate without violating the raws cf
neutrality, and without d faVowihg the maxims they
have ad.p ed in the different trirbcs and fubAc cn
gremenu.
.^Tney t reducible to tie following points :'
First, That all neutral fh'pr may freely navigate
from port to pon, and on the ooafii of nations at
>.war.
fhcaanQri, Th.it the effects belonging to the fab
j^As of fa.d farting powers full be free in all aeu
triivrf&h, except contraband uvachaad z rt .
Th^i), T) at t: 4 Bm,'eft, as to tbefp^fi cation
of the to ve mentioned m*rc\a dize hold# to what
i^ mutinied in t!;e lo h aid „th irides of b^r
treaty of commute ,vi:h Grra: ifrimn, eytes#%
her obligations to all the powers at war.
Fourthly, That to determine wh\< is mnnt by *
blocked r, port, this is only to be underload of one
which is so w4lkept in by the fhlps of the power
which attacks is, and keep th*ir places, ihat it is
darronns to enter jn o it.
Fifthly, That thtfe principles frve ^ a rule for
proceedings «ad judgment upon the legality of
przCT•
Her Imperial Majesty. in mating tHfe points
public does not hesitate to declare, thri to maintain
them, and to protest the honor of her faj, the feci
rity of the trade and navigation of ter fabiea#, Hi?
has prepared the greater part of h^r maritime forcer.
This mufare will n^t, however, inflatoce the brift
neutrality sh: does obferye, and will observe, so long
as :he Is not provoked and forced to break tut bounds
cf moderation and perfect impartiality, ft will be
°"ly in this extremity that her fleet will huvcoider^
logo wherever honour, interest and Meed may re
quite.
In giving this solemn affarance with the afwd
openness of her character, the Empress cannpt do
other <h?n promise herself that die Belligerent pow
ers, convinced of the fentimer.tr of justice and equity
which animate her, will contribute towards tie g.
complifhments cf these Salutary porpofe, which
nanifrilly tend to the good of all nations, and to
the advantage even of those at war, so crnfequew
of which, her Imperial Majefly wilj ferui/h her
commanding officers with infraction, conformable
toth^ above.mentioned principles, founded u,o n
the primitive laws of people, and so often adopted
in their conventions,
From the LONDON GAZETTE; April ,{).
At the Court cf St. J m-C the a,th of April
1, to
PRESENT.
The Krift rest excellent Mftty in Council,
WHeren finre the commencement of the war
in which Great Britain is engaged by the un
provoked agpeffion cf France and Spain, repeated
Memorial have been predated by hit Mmjefl y \
Awb,ffador to the States General of the United Pro
vinces, demanding the fnecours ftipnlfad by treaty :
to Which requifition,tho' strongly called upon in the
hfl Mtnonal of'ffi^ 21? ?[M.ica t)>:ir Alight,
nefft b-ve §iveo no anfw&r, nor fi;niftd any in
tention of complying therewith : And tfhreas 1 y
the nor, pt famine: ofL cleared efogermt# they
drftft the alliance that has so King fuhi ad be tr^n
tee eovm of Great Britain and -ths Republic. and
place ti^mftlvu in drecoidit an of a neural power.
booo?Q hit ki gdo.n by no treaty; +vt.'y ~ nc.pl
of wrfdovn ,id juries requires, that his Mfyfcy
^ontg confide? them hen^fombrd so Landing on
ly in that defiant relation in which they rive ritec'd
tl ^rafeh :: His Mafegy therefore bavin# ;^u this
matter into his rtyal confide^rrn, Cent bycod with
the advice nf his Privy Coa^cri, judge it eny+ent
to larry into immediate execution theft intentions
which wr rs ? formerly notified in the Armorial ,re
ftoied by his Ambassador co the aid of March l/d„
and preverfly figuified in an official verbal decora
tion, mar'e by Lore Vricount Srereont, ore of 1 is
M*jefyb principal S^ci&.vut of Swe. to Count
VeUeme.'E^vo, Extraordinary and Prenipui£nti
ry from tit Republic, nearly two months barine ^t
d&ivv* of ^ a&rfaid Memorials : F rthtfe eaufe#
his MQRf: bva:d with the advice cf the Privy
Cowmcil. doth 4?&k#, ibid the fcbjtfh of the U-ti-
H . Previom XT hencefc/ward to be coLfidtred up
on the fan e footing with t'vfe of other Neutral S Ate#
net privileged ty rwy ; ^d his Majefly doth here
by, fefr^te prov-fiomtiiy, and 'nil further erd&G all
p,rtic#lar tpcLwio^ tefya ng the Acedtim of oa
viguio.taad compact, w time of fc-r, of the fab
jt& cf the Stater G;n&f!, c;ata ned in the fevera!
tirades now rafting between hi# Nhje^y and the
republic, and more pzx.icula ly those coFuain%d in
the marine treaty between G/tt B; : i^ and <hu Uoi
ted Provinces, Gonclund at Loudon, Dae. t - rr,
^74.
From 2 human? regard to tl a in&rflj cf :ndiv'&.t
als, and a define tt prevent their, (offering by any
furprize, bis r%i>£y, by ahd w th the adviceeftie
Privy Ccvncil, doth declare, tret tl ^ ,-ftcA of thia
hi# Majriy's Order, &U uke pkee at the following
terms, viz.
In the Channel and the North S&s, twelve days'
after the dale hereof.
From the Channel,, th# Bririffi S,as and be North
Seas as far as th? Canary Iflards inch lively either
In the Ocean or Mri^errian, the arm fh/ll be fix
weeks fam the aforefaid date.
Three months frera the hid Canary Ulard# as fa?
as the Fqcioo&ial Line or Bqnrcr.
And laftiy, fix months beyond the fafd line or
Equator, and in allo'her parts of the worid. with
out any exception or other more particular dcrinp
ftp oftime and piece.
WILLIAMSBURG, %) T.
Ibe o.^h uR, a fleet cf mercbammen, con-
Jibing of 24 fail, ft one o'clock abreoji 0/ Cape
Henry, discovered nine fail of vessels to the
south eafi ; at two o'clock difcovcred twenty
five, all Square rigged vessels, except a cutter
and one other small floo, ; four zf them ap
peared to be large men of war. Ike wind to
faAward, the fleet lore up end food in again,
gitfix P. M. above Willoughby's Point, a
Ship and two brigs cf the enemy being within
gun foot, the flips Renown aud Fair Ameri
can, brigs Hero, Minerva, and Industry, hove
to and prepared for close aflion to protea the
fleet ; an allien enfwd, which lafcd about an
hour without intermffam, but the enemy being
only three in number, andfame .considerable dis
tance frem the ref of their feips, did not think
proper to engage in dole ablion. Our v@ s
of war having secured their convoy, and obfer
^% a frigate and several other vessels of the
,^wy bearing down upon them, thought it „ts
prudent to difeontinue the atiin, and m-de the
left of their way for the bay. The chace con
tinued until dark, when five of the enemy's
flips anchored above New Pwt News, the rtf
are fappofed to be in Hampton Road. HQ
,0/ hear our fleet huflaited any damage.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12 .
Wefterday arrived here Capt. M'Cl&
naghan, in a fort passage from St. Eu
ftatra, by whom we learn,that the French
and Spamiffi fleet, in the Weft Indies,
configs of 36 fad of the line besides fri!
gates ; and that a part of them had
blocked up the Br'tifh fleet in St Lucia;
and it is expedited in St. Euftafa, that
before long they would 1 ave possession of
most of the Enghfh islands.
Extract of a letter from Frederiekiburg,
in Virginia, July 4.
" There are 25 British flips in our
bay, fame of them laid to be large ; they
write from Baltimore of the Bth, that
the Virginia feet was obliged to return
to James's river."
N E w pO R T, Jr y
LaA Tuesday arrived here stem France, a ileet of
men of war a : duaufpons, cenfitiing of 44G;|, h v _
lag on boa r d 6000 very sing t<oop& ; 1.1, flm ig
commsaaud ty hi Excite .cy Monfieu, L^ Chet
Her at T^ruav. and th# uoepr by 1m Excellent,
Monfitur Le Qm e de Roci.an&au. j n cerft
queue# of which this ^w., W& s beayuf^py li.ipi„
nited on Wadoef ayeve iins,#nd hir^m forandrec^-
ets wee dad in fron v fit Sate Hcufe ~ T>?brU
ba nt appearance cf tie iwmwrr r foreran officer#
of th# fast arid 'inby cf our iluCncna ally, who
wa.e on ih^e, vuh that of the .athf and entlemea
ox u.eto&a. uhd the j^y which eveiy friend th li-
Lwty exptefc on the Ufa , cce&n afforded a
m^ pacing pa pi& ©1 the fame fel c^y and
ferr^dcuc cf this c ^ oy, : n dj,.:^, w^b the most
point, powerful and ^&u< oui Batten in the world.
We have the pl&fau to hfor^ tie' public that both
tut iLe and a:^y a < tx^.^fy healthy.
,NEW LOND () N jh„,
Tushay hit ti . Priya <0 f.l oc„. : ^%&hrens,
Cap . Hall pul iut Futtri HUod from a Cruize
rff Sandy Hunk, where he ^ nx Seri of Sfy^ of
War, whicu he frppofed w^ Bnuffi ; wo of the
Number (which wee Fri .n% ) chafed f m as far as
Mohiank PoMi',
T,< ,bwe Ffy r,e c?rsn,rffßec' IHand
RA R 1 F O RD, July 25.
The French army, we hear, have en
camped on the South fide cfßhode Island
and are as fine a body of troops as ever
were collected together. Notwithstand
ing their Tedious passage of above ten
weeks, we are well affur^d there are not
300 ui fit for immediate duty.
CongreL have instituted a Court for
the Trial of a^ Appeals from the Court
es Admiralty in tbefc United States in
Cases of Capture, and have eleded the
Honorable William P. ca, Titus Hofiner,
and Cyrus Griffin Efqrs 7 to be judges
thereof. :
A few days Cnee a person called at a
public houe in Montague, and after put
ting up his herfe went into the river to
bathe, and in atemptiig to cross, was
drowned. He was about 23 or 24 years
of age, ard by force writings found in his
pockets, he appears to have been one Asa
or Afahel Brown son, belonging to, ore
near Farmington in Connedicut;
A Quantity of Continental Mo
ney, for which will be given in Pay
meet, if soon applied for, on very rea
fonablo terms,
PROVIDENCE S'one Ltee per Hhd. N.wJ
Fnsh?d Ram per Hhd, or Barrel ; Lfbon
Wine per Pipe or QaneiCik ; Suffer per Hhd.
0 Barrel ; Bohet To; Chosela,c,G nm ; Br ro
aar.c pet Cwt. or jefsqaatity ; Cotton Woolf
Gw man fieri and Bar Iron p <r C»4, or fiag/e her ;
Fowto per Barrel; Writing P*p?r per Ream Offin
gs 0^ ^ ; B ^ k and edoured Silk Haudkeebitfs
Dy the D zin.
AtyyrnSTEPHEN AUSTIN and Comply,
at their Shore a little South cf the North Meeting
Hoofe it H# r s ,d.
The higtcft rues given for BILLS on FRANCE
pt the above St.o%
j^ corae to fi¥uf., &.d ?o m sc?d ~
ELISHA FRISBIE,
A hi# Store & |,rc ti,ld,
AC A%,bk All ft mertt cf GOO DS, of
different kwdy, f^bl% for $^ teQa.
July 6, 1,8%