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IMPORTANr STATE PATER.

DECLARATION
ICe•trtte the 744.1, hr the ft•Ae • Gmel, of the It tite4 Kint4or,
nat... sal 1r • otel, sing, Oeteo I. r to the Kral),
DA, of Bronve. k and Lonenatogh. A•clt-Ttealnrer and
Etxtur ..t the 11.4 y it Ml' a E.niote,

Tft• Cosa of Pt asst.* hat avowed dims dc„ig.i. which
she thought to coperal by her fiteedly piofessionS.
Toe Nile Veiliale•, delivered on the 4th of Aril, by the
Prussian gnsoy, Baron Jacobi Klnest, to the British Ministry,
atimsuliets that the Electorate of Hanover has been taken
ps-
session of, and that the putts of the German Sea, and of Lu-
beck, have been closed against. the British flag.
This Declaration gives the lie to all those assurtnees by
which the Calunct of Berlin has hitherto eatleavoured to cloak
rro•eedings; to which it tuo,lkoVllr adds the ptetetionn that
Pruvian Majesty has acquired, by his system of policy,
cla w to the gratitude of all the Northern Powers.
Thin actintly distioaseme4 of I:.e ancient inheritance of me
fcr.i.:y, and insulted in my rights as a Soserelit, I have emitted
those measures tubas taken which the lia.tour of me Clew.' re-
quires, but I still owe it ei myself. in hurope, sat t to my sub-
jects, to make a public Declaration of my snitimmit.. vs Elec-
tra of & inswick Lunienburgh, upon the unjust usurpation of

int Ges man pantisionso
It tt not nitceiartr to rove how contrary this act is to the
rights of nations, or to the taus of the Gorman Eonoire. Their
Infra:non ii ton evident to he v.-Animate:7w ;trnvon. It tithe Tent
sacred principles of good faith, of la msnut, and, in fact, of all the
u,rati which the retinues! en different Stairs
amolg thema,leed, awl of each civil society in itself re;ciee,
which an: tatooticos undo: font in tech a clamour, that the weld
would have difficulty in believing it, if I dod net clone the (arts
to be laid before them, which are anthenticatcd in the nariative

Ift which 1 have ordered to be prepared.
The proceedrom of the Canna o! Berlin, whi. • the Vev•hirar•
was nerii•iii,d by Its triaispe in tdo 1 -.. Is condom, far fro:a hei or
Noodle 'dative the n..goeiation for the Solemnities winch
Hollowed the Peace of Luoievilleesehe dectarattun which it
and le, whets France prepared to invade the Flectatate—and,
lastly. the inothemoine eunditioris under which it endeavenireil
to awe it to int evacuate!, to .seistitutio her ow* tom" in-
land of -.-.0. of Frame, had given inn many proofs to the
, C.-overawe it of Hanover, not to ohitre it to endeavour to
avoid all sat of intervention nu the pan of this Power, even at
tit- moment that se was nu the point of eiigaging ni a dispute
with France. Tie events which retarded the arrival in 111 a-
nOver of the expedition, conceited between Gnat Britain, Riad-
Six. mud Sweden, gave the Pentium troops aii overtuilitv of
eutieipatiog them. after the French army had been obliged to
carnotite the Electorate.
This step was accompanied by the most Glenn., protestations
on the part of ltoo.le. She ier,teil the Han .Tert.lll Govern-
Incest to resume its functions in my mune, and to collect the
smock of the army
live country, areade sv unfortunate, doubly felt the weight
fifths cam:nine temps than extorted by the Prussia° Corps.
Whtinist thilluait ?nod to the situation iii which the French
lefi rt.
After tile onfortuea's result ..f the campaign of the Allies in
the Bout% of the Enn ire, al, attack in the North was to hr
eepected. His Imperial Ntaicsty of Rossi., to obviate the
dangers to which !intone might b! espied, placed, in embe-
dment... of the Cosiventon of Potzslain hie troops under Count
leo Tobsoy, and the corps of (Senors; Benisingsen, under the
orders of iii. Pionnaii blateey, and prOntned him, moreover, •
ail tin. a.oistaitee Fur which h- might have maroon. It wit
it arcely I o he estpocted, that Prussia weal avail herse:f of this
afrantagr, and of dirt whmh the prosiiise of the subsidy the
had acted of Gre.it Britain gave her, to latent from France
terns contrary to she interests which these resources were in.
t t nodal two protect. Iht., inituitiistandittg, has act iral.v. hap-
veined. The Secret Treaty, the effects of which are beginning
gri appear. was signed by Croon' ilaugetua and the French
(Seminal Dit,tae. the 15th of December, teal, the period fixed
se tots lariat erten Winne was to declare against France, an Cate
that Poorer shorn,' have rejected the proposition. which Count
klaurers as to she to her, in consequeuce of she Cortaro.
tuna of t
Raven days after, December 32, the Cabinet of Brvlin pro.
=to the British Ambasiodor the arrangements to be takes,
ammo with* Prussiari Gerierals, for the positintis of the
ABMS Armies in lower hax.my ; and dispatched, in corms.
questa. Lieutenant Clone! Baron Do Krutemark, with •
letter to the framnertan Government, to induce it to wraith
p.orisions for the French garrison at Hameln.
It was necessary to Miter in this arrangement (which wa
slily provivicoreilly terminated the 4th of Jailuarr), because it
was to i recent the French t-oops from undertaking any thing
against Ilaiimet during the nevi...clam:ifs,
Was the Court of Berlin then ignorant in what manner
Count Hamgwitz hat Costrlttici this nag. eiation! Did it not
' harm, before the signature of the Treaty, what would be the
end of it' Or, did •hat Munster depose, as be pleased, of the
god faith of his Master'
It wa. on the r.7th of January, that the Cabinet of Berlin
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evionunce.l to Its. Hanoverian Gri vernment, " that in come-
qoastee of a treaty signed and ratified '.y the two partiv., ray
. German penemests would ne longer be occupied by the French
troops; that they would be entirely 411 Resisted by throe who
were still there, amide:iv-red up, until a ;start peer between
* am' France should have decided their condition, to the
• protection or the troop of lin Prentan Majesty, and to his ea-
clothe administration.- The Hanoverian Government wit
rinahrol, but to no purpose, to intimate to all the public offi-
son, that they were, for the future, to consider themselves u
firially responsible to the Prussian commi.sion of administra-
tion. eat,lelflll all 11110 V of cruet.
The diairtck addressed the fob of January to the Prussian
Minutes, and intended to justify this proceeding, was a.gned
with the King ri Prussia's own hand. It ended with these
words: .• I think it unnecessary to observe hive much the ter-
ritories hi question ought to be satisfied with this change of
and me wishes would be fulblled, if, in consequence of
the draintirested snit,s by which 1 am Impelled, the ariminis.
(minim I have taken upon me should turn out to the happilees
of the country *nil its inhabitants ; and by that means s.ta•
feeler!, to Ha F ;tannic Majesty. to whom I desire nothing
more than to 00, an tkis enstorre, a, in ell ethers, all the
proofs of consideration, of defenroce, and of friendship, which
c:rcutriosnees may put in me power-'
The en; ornacy of the past, and a well-founded apprehen-
sion of its law*, did not allow me to hesitate about the 1-I,t
necessary to be taken ; and my Electoral Government was in-
crnetn.l not m enter into any neginianen, the object of which
might hare been to avoid a new French :luaus:in, by allowing
Shit Prus-ains to irc.upy Hanover.
The prs.test made upon this occasion by try FJectoral hfi-
Muer of State, was inelfeetuat. 'The King effPrtriela mused
the g,e4Lt.•st pelt of the country to be o copied at the 100/11e0t
Nat rev Imo, s re embarked ; and hia measures were executed
without the least regent.
it oat toneasyforesee that Count Haugwits would Rod
errant ."P41.14 to Doing hacti the arrange- &sent between Prussia
and Franca, amenered Aeon .s rasped ey 14e rentrorting pa•tes,
irs reiginal intention.
This was what tusk plum; and the Fronk Kenos took poo-
sesairri of Ampech, one of the obis cm et compensation, at
c su/sng to the treaty of Decenrbe: 15th. the very d.y that th•
Maoism De Liscshesini c0,...1 teach Perlin with mtellgence
ti.at Franca requited the execi.tion of the anielcs agreed 14X41
at To- nes
• Ti. vier osterned no the British Cab-en to the eoniiru•
et, anon or Sl :Kam eh, bat m.t unto at Benin u•dii aver the
1,114.41 et go State. Baron flaidenbing, had ann.onced to the
British E,sea We 41.s.tit! measures which have comredel Os
tont pond my relations with a Court which could so far furpt
"self.
The P-u.aian Nine of Apr 4 4, can tarnish no goad argu.
Whits w enatitlah an tanmetatiable mea,me.
It Maim by •ientirl the Farina dopoc:tions of Pruett
Tole disperition nn., furthet sincere than as it his for (eon-
damn. the is inciples of a just aeons:it,. The Note &live ed
by the C billet of Berlin se the Frew* Menace/MI the lath
of llsto see, tithe eery natant that Preen appeared to fed the
Of oat which ola, received tn' the vtolotson of the teria,re if
Anepa•bs
,kn.wlcdges, that the madam which she had ,01-
k,„„. tartlet time, had meted ef alloantsge to France.
.„.•,en. Post murk tsw prounnes to the /Intact.. of
a:liere* Atter having tne French neaps, who
leenotrollo of Hamner. a passage through the
oho declared hermit reads to oppose, so ir I

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in band, that which the Emperor of r uwa ,1 ,icialcul..4 for
1111 armito.
France darts-ff forced the peerage: she pretended td off.
mtensea for that atop, but it weep a luanuei equally offosave.
Sae had teen ten clearly whyre tLe r.,:eatine.it of 1.411.•:•
SQUIII terminale. which in fatt weareil t., be stifled, when
Hit IT;vertal aM•lesty of it:w.ia e.itiged in a pmiu•,al cuut-
municatrui with the
Prussia the•t demand hl Suh.idiet of Gr,at R itain, which
wets prounied to I.er, and she tigned 111.• C.li,v .111i.'111
of Tess-
dam, the tewiitinia er which die ohnia, boor bete m, e
Ar•paaed if 1 mud Imre so It. so J 41••, as to
cosines to thy peop.sation 0.1 ceiling the Dirtecate ii.i.nowe foe
Mete Prys•iee Prelims.
Prutsia affirms, that (rem the events of the war, she hat not
had the choice of means to secure the eafeiy of her Nfotharcliy,
and of the States of the North. she senate. to make it a meat,
that she •ai been compelled to aggra,dize heitelf, and to he-
come the instruntent, rather than the °Ned of the vengeance

ey enemies.
Suet an avowal dors not becomes germ pewee All Europe
knows that it depended on Prussia, before the battle of A uster
to give reprise to Europe, if she had takeii the part, which
Imo real interests, and the outteged homier her Monarchy
dicteteel te her. Sre can no tieger b: excused, after haring
missed such an opportunity ; and even .inze the event of the
2d of December, did she not coinniani an army of 250,01)0
men, who still remember the victories it obtation inner the
great Frederic, which was in the best disproit.ons, and sitoported
by the doe* Russian arm!, twe corps of which were actually
wider the command of the King pf Prussia'.
she Would, without doubt, hare been subject to certain
risks; but see found herself in a situation, when every danger
Must be encountered to save the honour of the State. The
Prince who hesitate• in makere a choice, destroys the prince.
lee which serves as the liana of a military nionarelly; and Prus.
sia cutest already to beget to feel the saceifice elie ties made of
Der Mimic idence.
The Net, of April 4, affirm', " that Francs had considered
the Electorate as its creepiest, and that it: troops hail been on
the point of re.entering it, to make a definttive devout of it:'
The Electorate of Henover assn integral part of the Ger-
manic Empire. is not concerned is the war between Great
Britain and France; nevertheless, it has beers unjurtly in-
vaded by teat Power, which has netwithstending, frequently
aeditated the object for which she was dimosed w restore it
Fr axe was at length compellee to abandon the country,
anet forty thousand of my troops, and these of my allies were
eetablislied there, when the Count De Haugwita aghee the
tree! winch di.poses of my Seams. It is true, that the Russian
corps was then at the dtsposaJ of His Pruseian Majeste; bin ice'
Chief, with the genuine spirit of an honourable mars, was not
the less deteriurned to fight, If the Allies of his Master were
attacked: we shall not speak of the French garrison e Inch re-
mained at Ili:1mM, ineulficient ill point of number, deprived
of the mean: of defence, and on the point of being besieged,
when the remises of Prussia caused the plan to be alsaudoned.
The iateitteen of France to &epee definitively of the Elec-
t irate, would have beers corer:try to the common she has so
itftin mad*. It would, moreover. bare been contrary to the
usege of war, since even cconiewest is 16108 definitively ilieposed
of before a peace; and paitiettletly eta moored when a vests
might rein to manifest a pacific dieemeifion.
Ihuseie had its right te judge it Great Britain had the means
or opp...ing the return of my enemies to the Electorate. fler
pewee form:hes her with the meatus of to elm( the war to art
holionnbia crud, for the iitt.siests sire defend. ; bet its diff,eoit
to conceive in west light Prussia pectins that her ciessteres re-
moved troops that are emerges s to the Electorate. and insured
the repose of the North. Her unues, in ctitamittence of the
etreacherous conduct of lien Cabinet, rennin as much
I euangers to the Eteesoratees tee i.ceeh scoops.
Prissia shou!..l sot speak of her sacrifices .t the the moment
when her only arm is to aggtaridise herself, onkel she fads the
loss of her ireileeendence to be such, and how much she ha. de-
parted trete her *leer, its abandoning oue of the oldest ;immer-
sions of be House. and of subjects who implored, in vain,
her Amstamee. Besides, her sacrifices have not:owlet:Wm with
my system of palest!, Lel e'en's, no right on her to usiop the
Government of ray Germaa subjects, oboe* fideley nettling
has hitherto shalom, anti which they will ictain towards my
person, aqd a family of Princes, who for many ages hose only
sought their happiness.
It is interne that the conduct of the Court of Berlin is not the
free ampression of the will of its Sovereign, nut the consequence
of the influence exercised by me enemies in the Cabinet at that
Prince. All the Courts, and all the States, honor"-, who can
lodge ofarcumstances, all that they owe to the system
adopted by the Coen of Berlin, will agree that the set emnmit•
111/ against a Sovereign united to His Prussian hbee ty by the
II Mesa blond, and, until now, by these of frmitilittrie, places
fait «fete of Europe in greater danger than any act ef hostility
ew the part of a Power with which one might beat open war.
Convinced of the justice of ray cause, I make nay appeal to
all the powers eif Europe, who are interested in resisting the
consoluletion of a system, which, by threatening the peewee!
elasteuce of an integral part of the German empire, brings tut°
questions:se security of the whole. I demand, meet earnestly,
the constitutional aid which is due to as as Elector, (rum the
Empire, its august Head, as well as Russia and Sweden, the
powers who base guaranteed its constitutiort, and who have
alma ly manifested, and still continue to manifest, the most
honourable disposition for the procreation of my States.
Last:y, I protest in the moo solemn manner, for myself, and
my heirs, against every encniachmeet on my rights in the
Eletterate of BrunswiethLenebourg, sod it. depestiencies ;
and I repeat, in quality of Elector, the Declaration mole
by the Minister of my Crown at the Court of Berlin, that on
advantage arising from political aningeenenta, reach less any
offer whatever of an ineeronity, or equivalent, shall ever en-
gage me to forget what I owe to my dignity, and to the attach-
ment and exemplary fidelity of my Hanoverian sebeeets, so
as to yield my coemot le tbealiasstian of my Electorate.
Given at the Palace of Windom. the Yeetb day of
1110*, in the 46th year of my reign.
11. Count de Munstet. (L 1) GEORGE R.
s_erreaSe•t~Mr
IRELAND.
DUBLIN, APRIL IN
This day, at one o'clock, the Catholic Convention
of this City, esmsisting of sixty Gentlemen, at the
head of whom were Lord French and Dr. Sheridan,
arrived at the Castle with a congratulatory Address
to the Lord Lieutenant. l'he following is en extraft
from the Address:
We, with unanimosts iey, tail the appointment of vont Grate
as the woe. of Royal fas our, and as the declaration of less Mae.
Jetty's most gracious pleasure to strengthen ties pert of ties Em-
pire, and give time IMMI4 bmisicent azas woe) the mdating lawn.
Thus it will be the achievement of your Graces's adminite
frames, to bass guided a :notary and coan,sehensisa scheme
of policy, to that glorious developement, of which the advam
Liget hive Wien iis part displayed. arid Um important ironer.
(menses must tie to invigorate the ailrni-a'tle British Constatu-
tion by ir.t-italucing a Iwial remelt to defend it as their own
enief
May your Grace perish es crinclude, with the eanresion
of three sentimerin, in cloth all belt Catholics can have but
nue voice. B iumi as we ate, to the (eosin's id the Empire, by
a remembrance of pie, and by a hope of tenure laellefte.—by
our preference, and by our miths--should t-,e grim getters...or
or oar Law-veers •auchsafe to crown that hope which the!r
yottteat inspuree, it would be no tenger our duty alone, but est
er .1,, to appeai the teerenthe against amotosching danger land,
if item-wary, to remunerate our benehicturs by the wititribee of
our lives.
Esera& from Ili, Excellen:y's answer:
I fee! greet satisfaction in receiving this testimony of the
loyal one emisetutimail s ntimenu of the very numerous and
respectable body, who kayo visaed the Maness now ereonted
be me, and I centime adequately express how much I am gla-
tißel by your re7allection of the services et my reseeded au
etator, and by the cusentenee uo repot to rue, all thaw dii•
tinat•islitol ire-sons lately caltri to the t>nroctla of Ili. esty
la Ilia ill's cum: on in v.:Lich His Majesty ha• been ca-
cettmly pleosei to pace me, it is Thy firm won, as it ••• ni) first
duty, to secure to ad c'xit,..l and emeriptiont of hits Ma;zsty's
sa',Jacts hn this part of the l'arted Kitigdom' the ael•aritages
of a mid and beneficed • 'eniMstratiort of thetaws With thit
tm.so mat abyret in sire, l eitter7am nn doubt that the Rernao
C.tholue inhabitant, rtf the c.:+ 'lute II cu 1,4. r. tie er 1.-ca it
to the KIIIC thee attachment to the C eirsteotion, atii heir
affection f ttr their fellow subject., ;Joel the steinemt teC,./.71.
meeitatioa to afavostnia'econcileraton of thew interest.