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articles of the Treaty of Tilsit were not eommuni- less justly can His Imperial Majesty relent the ap-
cetera to His Majesty; and specifically that articf pb 1 inede
,tielein by His Majesty as the guarantee
or the treaty in virtue of which the mediation' wee of the peace to be concluded between Great Bri.
proposed, and which prescribed a limited time for taro and Denmark. In making that appeal, with
• the return. of His Majesty's answer to that pro. the utmost confidence and sincerity, His Majesty
posal. And His Majesty was thus led into an ap- neither intended, nor can he imagine that he offer.
parent compliance with a limitation so offensive to ed, any insult to the Emperor of Russia. Nor can
the dignity of an independent Sovereign. But His Majesty conceive that, in proposing to the
the answer so returned by His Majesty was not a Prince Royal terms of peace. such as the most sus-
refusal. It was a conditional acceptance. The cesstul war on the part of Denmark could hardly
conditions required by His Majesty were— a state- have been expeeted to extort from Great Britain,
meat of the basis upon which the enemy was dis- His Majesty rendered himself liable to the impute.
posbi to treat; and a communication of the anti- Pon. either of exasperating the resentment, or of
des of the Peace of Tilsit. The first of these con- outraging the dignity. of Denmark.
ditions was precisely the same which the Emperor His Majesty has thus replied to all the different
of Russia had himself annexed not four months accusations by which the Russian Government le-
before to his own acceptance of the proffered hours to justify the rupture of a conneftion which
mediation of the Emperor of Austria. The se- has subsisted for ages, with reciprocal advantage to
cosset was one which His Majesty would have had Great Britain and Russia;. and attempts to disguise
a right to require, even as the Ally of His lame the operation of that external influence by which
rial Majesty ; but which it weiald have been highly Russia is diiven into unjust hostilities for interests
improvident to omit, when he was invited to confide net her own.
to His Imperial Majesty the care of his honour and The Russian Declaration proceed; to annnnnce
of his interests. the several conditions on which alone these hosti-
But even if these conditions neither of which has lities can be terminated, and the intercourse of the
been fulfilled, although the fulfilment of them has two countries renewed.
been repeatedly required by His Majesty's Ambas- His Majesty has already had occasion to assert,
sector at St. Petersburgh). had not been in them- that justice has in nn instance been denied to the
selves peefettly natural and necessary; then were claims of His Imperial Majesty's subjeets.
not wanting considerations which might have war- The termination of the war with Denmark has
ranted His Majesty in endeavouring, with more been so anxiously sought by His Majesty, that it
than ordinary anxiety. to ascertain the views and cannot be necessary for His Majesty to renew any
intentions of the Emperor of Russia, and the pre- professions upon that sobjett. But His Majesty is
cise nature and effefi of the new relations which at a loss to reconcile the Emperor of Russia's pre.
"His Imperial Majesty bad contreeted. sent anxiety for the cowpletiou of such an arrange.
The complete abandonment of the interests of nient, with His Imperial Majesty's recent refusal to
the King of Prussia (who had twice iteratd pro- contribute his good offices for effeeing it.
petals of sep peace. from a strie adherence to The requisition of his Imperial Majesty for the
his engagement; with his Imperial Ally ), and the immediate conclusion, by His Majesty, of a peace
charaCer of those provisions which the Emperor of with France, is as extraordinary in the substance, as
Russia was contented to make tot his own interests it is offensive in the manner. His Majesty has at
in the negocietions of Tilsit, precasted no envoi- no time declined to treat with France, when France
raging preyed of the result of Any exertions which has professed a willingness 16 treat on an admissible
His Imperial Majesty might be disposed to employ basis. And the Emperor of Russia cannot fail to
in berme of Great Britain. remember that the last negotiation between Great
It is not, while a French army still occupies and Brisain and France was broken off, upon points im-
lays waste the remaining dominions of the King of mediately affefting, not His Majesty's own ince-
Prussia: in :spite of the stipulations of the Prussian rests, but those of His Imperial Ally. But His Ma..
treaty of Filsit ; while coatrihutiens are arbitrarily jesty neither uleterstands. nor will he admit. the
exaeted ley France from that remnant of the Prus- pretension of the Emperor of Russia to diaate the
sian M nerchy, such as, in its entire and most floe- time, or the mode, tit His Majesty's paefic news-
risking state, tee Prussian Moneichy would have ej,tions with other powers. it never will be en.
been unable to discharge ; while the surrender is dined by His Majesty that any government shall
demanded. in time of peace, of Prussian fortresses. indemnity itself for the liamiliat.on of subset viency
which bed not been reducerkduring the war ; and to France. by the adoption of an knitting and pe-
while the power of France is exercised over Prussia remptory tone towards Great Britain.
with such shameless tyranny, as to designate end His Majesty proclaims anew those principles of
demand for instant death. individuals, subjeets of raaiitime law, against which the armed neutrality,
His Prussian Majesty. and resident in His domi- under the auspices of the Empress Catherine, was
Mans, upon a charge of disrespect towards the originally iirefted ; and against which the present
French Government;—it is not while *Hamm things hostilities of Russia are denounced. Those
pi ie-
nre done" and suffered, under the eyes of the Em- eipl-s have been recegniz-d and eeted upon in the
pram of Runk. and without his interference on be- hest perieds of the binary of Europe : and said
half of his ally, that His Majesty can feel himself upon by no power with snore strifiners and severity
called upon to account to Europe for having Kai- than by Russia herself in the seign of the Empress
tated)o repose an unconditiomad eonfi knee in the Catherine.
etc of His Imperial Majesty's *mediation. Those principles it is the right and the , duty al
N even if that mediation had taken fuH effect, I-Es Majesty to m.intain : And against every cone
if a pea e had been concluded under n 4 and that sed,reee His Majesty is determined, under the blest
peace guaranteed by ills Imperial Majesty. could ingnf Divine Providence, to maintain them They
His Majesty have placed implicit reliance on the have at all times contributed essentially to the sup-
s:ability of any such arrangement, after fuming seen port of the Maritime Power of Great Britain ; buy
the Emperor of Russia openly transfer to France they are become incalculably more valuable and
the sovereignty of the Leman Republic, the lade- important at a period when the Maritime Power of
pendence of which His Imperial Majesty had re- Great Britain constitutes the sok remaining bule
*fitly arse scilaunly guaranteed. werk against the overwhelming usurpations of
But while the alleged rejeaion of the Emperor France ; the only refuge to which other nations
Of Russia's mediation, between Great Britain and may yet resort, in happier times, for assistance and
Prince, is stated as a just grotegn of His Imperial pinteetioo.
Majesty's resentment ; His Majesty's request of that When the opportunity for peace between Great
mediation, for the re-establishment of peace between is iietn and Russia shall arrive, His Majesty will
Greer Britain and Demnaik, is represented as an embrace it with eagerness. The arracgements of
;molt which it was beyond the hounds of His Im- such a negociation ,sill nor be difficult or compli-
perial Majesty!' moderation to endure cited. His Majesty, as he has nothing to concede,
His Majesty feels himself %sneer no obligation so he has noinieg to require: satisfied if Russia
to offer any atonement or aeolege so i.e Em- shall manitest a dispesitiou to return to her ancient
peror of Russia for the expedition against Copenha- feelings of friendship towards Great Britain ; to a
gets. It is oat foe those who were parties to the just consideration of her own true interests ; and
secret arrangements of Tihit.to dem end setisteetioa to a sense of her own dignity as au independent
for a measure to which those arrangements gave 114.100.
rise, and by which oae of the objeets of them has we-muenster. December le, 11107.

boo bappsiy defeated. •
His Majesty's justification of the expedition
against Copenhagen is before the world. The De-
claration of the k.uipercr of Russia would supply
whatever was wanting in ic, it any thieg could be
wonting to convince the most in-redulisits of the
urgency of that necessity under which His Majesty
stied.
Bur until the Russian Declaration was published,
His Majesty had no reason t, tuspta that any opi-
nions which the Emperor of Russia migld enter-
tain of the uanitiations at 'Copenhagen. could be
such as to preclude His Imperial Majesty from un-
dertaking, at the request of Great Britain, that
same Office of Mediator, which he had assumed
with an much alacrity on the behalf of Preece.—
Nor can His Majesty forget, that the first symptoms
of reviving enhtidence, since the peace of Tilsit,
the only prospeCt of success in the endeavours of
His Majesty's Ambassador to restore the ancient
good undetetanding between Gteat Britain and
RUSSIA. appeared when the intelligence of the siege
of Copenhagen had been recently received at St.
Petersburgb.
The invio.ability of the Baltic, Sea, and the reci-
procal guarautees of the Powers that border upon it,
gaittai.teed said to have been contralted with the
knowledge of Cie Briiish Government. are stated as
aggravations of His Majesty's proceedings in the
Baltic. It ea:4lot be intended to represent His Ma-
jesty as having at any time accoiesced is the prin-
ciples upon whtch the inviolability of the Baltic is
maintained ; however /1:s Majesty may. at particu-
lar paiods, have forborne. for special reasons, in-
fluencing His conduA at the time, to aft in contra-
diffinn to them. Such (orbs trance never could have
applied Wit to a stare of peace and real neutrality,
in thi Notth ; and His Majesty most assureJl, could
not be expeeted to recur to it, after France h is been
stiffelted to establish herself in undisputed soveieign-
ty along the whole carat of the Bskic Sea, from
Dentig to Lubec.
But the hig:,er the value which the Ernozror of
on• the engagements resprentig the

At the Court at Windom, the 18th el December, 1807,
PRESENT,
The KING% Most Excehest Maj-Ity in Council.
His Majesty harm( taken into consideratite the injurious
and hostile proese hags et the Em:re'or of all the Knauss, as
set forth in the Declaration of this Ante, tamed by His Ma-
;esty's comanand; and thrisig der :mined to take perk mea-
sures as are necessary for vindicating the honour of Isis Crown,
and procuring reparation and satisfaction, His Majesty Mere-
firre is pleased, by and with the advert of his Privy Coonmil,
to order, and it S. Perste ordiewel, that general repass& lie
granted against the shirr goods. and subjects tit the Emperor
of all the It onus tsars and txtept any vessels to which his I
Majesty's License has been granted, er which have been 4S-
reeted Is be t/teased from the kinuergo, and have net since
arrived at any Foreign Port, se that as well His Majesty's
Mere and ships, as also all other ships and Vessels that shell
be coutroissionated by letters of marque or general reprisals, or
lathe. ware, Or His Maiesty'sCOMMIVOIIII. or for execrating the
Office of Lord Bret Adiuraral of Giciat Yiir,in, shall end iaay
lawfully seise all Ships, erwls, god goods belonging to the
Emperor of all the Ru.sias, ire his subjects, or others in-
habrting within the Servitor's+ of the Emperor of all the
Bosoms, and bring the same to judgment in any of tko
• Courts of Admiralty within no Majesty's dominions;
and, le that end, His klajestj'. AdvocatmGeneral, with the
Advocate of the Admiralty, are forthwith to !nepenthe draft
of a codirniino I, arid present the canto to His Majesty at this
Board, &nth, g the Commissioners for ekeruting the Of-
fice of Lord H gh Ailwiral, or any perms or person. by them
anti...versa and appointed, to issue forth and grant letters of
tuarque and rem arls to any of His Majesty's subjects, or
curers whom the said Commissioners shall deem illy qua-
trfied in that behalf, for the aptrehreding, seising, and taking
the ships, vessels, arid good., belonging to Russia, and the
vassals and subjects of the Empareruf WI the Russia'', or any
ot:rem inhabiting within his countries, territories, or dominions,
(escept as aforesaid,) and that such powers arid clauses be
hooded in the said comarissitin have beta usual, and are
according re bwu,er precedents; and His Majesty's Advocate-
Dermrai, with the Advocate of the Ad niralty, are also
forthwith to prepare the draft of a contntiasion, and present
the sam- to His Map-sty at this Brian!, anthorhing the said
Coinniroioners for mtecworig the Ake or Lord High Admiral,
to will and require the High Court of Admiralty of Great Bri-
tarn, and the Lieutenant and Judge of the said Court, his
surrogate, or intonate', as also the several Courts of Admi-
ralty within His Maledy's dominions, in take rogiirsince ef,
sod judicially prowled upon, all and all manner of captures,
,curies, prises, and reprisals of all ships and geods as sh .11 be
taken, and to hear and determine the ',Sine, and, acrotd-
' to the coarse ot Admiralty, and the laws of Rations,
tAse4rarr . sub thivr. Team's) and

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