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sits awns' them on every side, to contend
tiara _ridependence, they may leten to the voice of
Ind honour, and at least abhor their chains, when moi
-trey must be stewed with the blood of their brethren.
It was not enough that these despotic ems were tio,,,e.
Lately injurious to Prussia. The Emperor of Franc, „.,
mutat on rendeiing them sensible to the pee' of p,e.
King in all his allied States. The exiitence of Mt Poo..
of Orange was under the common guarantee of 114 to..
Powers; for Pribila had acknowledged the political chart,
in Holland only under this coodation.e—For sclera' ye,,,
this Prince had expected that his claims,secured by the
mutual stipulations of Prussia and Fraser, should be sat _
fled- The Batavia Republic had been willing to etaer
into an accommodation, but the Emperor Napoleon forbade n.
Neither the recollection of this circumstance, nor the con.
sideratien of the ties of blood which united His Majesty to
the Prince, nor the declaration twenty times repeated, Mar the
King would not desert the rights of his brothet-,n
could present his being added to the heap of matins. tie
was the hest who was deprived of kis paternal propetty
Eight days befoie, he had received from the Emperor a true,
condoling with hiss, in the customary forms, nn the death el
kis father, and wishing him jey en lars undisturbed mimesis.
to the states of his House. None of these cileuinetances are
unimportant; each throws a light on the whole. Clem had
been allotted to Prince Murat; scarcely become a Soveftiin,
he wished likewise to become • conqueror. His troops took
possession of the Abbeys of Ewen Wade* and Eaten, uteri
the pietext, that they appertained to the Duchy of Clerii,
though they were natively territories newly acquired; and thee
was not the shadow of a connection between them and the
ceded province. Great labour was employed, Uinta, to gee
even a colour to this enrage.
Weeetwas to belong to the new Duke, net to the Emperor
Napoleen. The king had never resolved to give up the Lit
fortress on the Rhine, into the power of France. %%Tatto*
word, by way of enplaning% Wesel was annexed to a Fier,
department.
(To be concluded to-morrow.)
DECLARATION
OF
THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN.
FROM LAST NIGHT'S GiarErrE.
Thal Negotiations, in which His Majesty his hem Impgel
wish France, having terminated siasocceserully, His Majesty
thinks proper. to make this public Declaration to be take&
mod to Rerope, of the Limos/tames white have led so an elm
which His Majesty deeply regrets. He has no object nearer to
his heart, then the conclusion of a secure sod pereuntent
Peace. lit laments the continuance of a War, anctiog the
happiness of so many natiooe, and which, *ma am.dit eta the
successes that attend his arias is so Ourthausometo Isiefeithfui
and affectionate potpie. Rot he is conheienr, that there can
arise on this croaslina r s other sentiment, riches in Iris orris
deminiond, or in nay part of Europe, than that of an increased
courAiou, that the restoration of general tranquillity is re.
tasted only by the inaostice and ambition of the enemy.
The French Government, sureatisfied with its immense*.
cpsisitions en the Continent. will openly pioaeveres in a ligua
deeructive of the indepeodience of seerysoher peesr. Wee
is pursued, not for security, hut for conquest ; and negate
bogie for Noce appear to be stewed into for no ether Oen,
than that of deluding the neighbouriog power. iatoastste4
fate security, while France is herself preparing, amoral,
and executing her noretnieted protects of encroach tad
aggression.
Her conduct in the recent discusitons has afforded but tee
Many morale of this dismentien.
The Negoclarion originated in an off..r made by the French
- - on the basis et actual pea.

session, which was stated to admit of mutual compeusatw.
and a distinct anursnde was added, that His MajastY's Geist"
dominions, which had been attacked without even tee pre
tence of any cause of hostility, ahead be restored.
Such • maposal appeared to Hie bides* M affect j"
foundation ter negotiating : it was deetellefl eetepteg with this
reserve, that the Negocistien should be crindigisd by lin Niel
jesty in concert with his Allies.
No booner had this base been mutually admitted, this A I
was departed from by the enemy, ani that too, Le points of w
great importance as to tall for an immediate Deciaratien
the part of Ills Majesty, that unless the prinelftle propoiled
France herself were adhered to, the eons* • —.6.41 oh"
had been opened between Om two Goventereeta
be closed.
Tins produced new prufomm is of the disposition of F••
In make considerable saciiSces far the attainment of Pesc, it
Vac discussions were suffered to pretested ; at the came time that
a diffic4lty was started on access% of the want of full pert es
in the person intrusted by His Majesty with tkis cetnniunica-
tion. St..ps were thereupon taken by Ike Ma:eety 10, NW"!
a regular Negottarisn by Ministers duly authorse4, ni order
ascertain, in • ma.tner the must sitisfactery and suttee:in
whether Peace could be obtained on term. honourable to t!
King and hi. Allies, and cons:stent with the general wet

must at 0001

of Europe.
During obese precoodinv, a Tr'mister sent be the KloPr°'
Kdase to treat for the sloe idtport tot object, in concert w.
Ha Majesty'. qovern neat, was induced by the yoke
the enemy, to sign a separate Treaty, on terms et,,
repugnant to the honour sod iatersits of Ills Imperial NI
jesty.
Unmoved by this unexpected event, the Keg c.,:.t, ,iJ
to negotiate precise., oa the same principles at hzte,e.
relied, with a confidenee which experience fare a Ti.../ I.
fled, on the good faith and ste Amen of en Ally,
inioterers
with whom he had begun to tint, and whose
had maintained throughout with the same finunres as
own.
The French Government, on the contrary. elite.' be
advantagr, of which it boosted as equal in importance to
most trc.sive view!, depa•ted in every eroife:ence mot.
more widely front its own offers and engagements tint,
Idid it take upon itself to change, at it, o.n will, the bas
the Negotiation with Greet Britain, but •10:ate I, ii peens
more imisirtant, every principle of good faith with 1,1
The chief inducement offered to that power, lathe t.rst i
the sacrifices eattxtcd from her Mtnister, had b,an the