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mark, that the groundless and ungrateful imputations
thrown out against Hts MAJESTY'S contlud, in the -
Spanish Manikesto,, are built upon the foundat inn sit'
his forbearance
_alone. Had HIS MAJESTY
excised, without reserve,. Ills just Rights of War,
the rapresentaiions
_so falsely asserted,. and so
insiduously dwelt upon, could' not have been even
stated under Wily colourable pretext :- -the •• in-
dulgence,- therefote, which postponed -,the ac.
teat' state of War,- was not only mist-Crest-at-
-ed,: but transformed . into ground of complainri
because the forbearance extended .to the • ag.
gressors was not carried to• a dangeroiss- and in.
admissible extreme. , In consequence of the intelli.
gence above stated; direetions were sent to His MA.
iiiSTY,'S Ministers at-Madrid,. to- make representa-
•lions and- remonstrances to the Spanish Court, to de.
.
diand explansrions relative to the existing Convert.-
don's between Spain and France ; and, above all, to
insist-that the 'naval armaments in their ports should
lie placed on the same footing as they were prev iouslyo
CO' the commencement of -hostilities between Great
Biitain and France : and he was further diredted, ex.,
Pei tly to state to the Spanish Government, that HI
MAlsgsrY feli, a duty imposed upon him of taking,
without delay, every measure of precaution ; and,
particulatly, of giving 'orders to his Admiral off the
Port of Ferrol to prevent any of the Spanish Ships
of Wir sailing from that Port, or 'any additional
Ships of War from entering it.

No substantial redress, no satisfaetory explatra:,
tion was aff)rded in cansequence of the.se' repeateJ.
representations; whilst, under the cover of His
Majesty'!; forbearance, • the Enemy had received
considerable remittances of treasure, together with
the facility of procuring other supplies.

Every circumstance of the general condua of
Spain was peculiarly calculated to excite the vigilant
attention of the British Government—the removal
of Spanish Ships out of 'their docks,, to make roam
fors the accommodation of the Men of War of
France—the march-of French Troops and Seamen
through the' Spanish Territory—the equipment of
,Naval Armaments at Ferrol—the consideration
that the junCtion of this Armimerit with the French
Ships al rcaqy in tfiatliarbdur would create a decitt.
red
superiority of numbers over His Majesty'sSqua,
awn cruizing off•that Foci—the additional Naval
exertions, and the- consequent increase
t.of ex.
mice • wbich'this coodu4 ,Spaiu necessarily.
_imposed up-bra-Great Btitaih. : An these together
Acquire' d thOse -preCattiions,' broth. of representation
.4,(14 ttai9n, tEt which Fits MAJ HSTy „had immediate
tegtri,e; • WiglkoPfitriial •;Nat ice w 4irgiv en ..of,Ris
t\A kJ trrY,'s intention to :adopt those neeesslry
sufe, the- Spanish Government was at the t,,,“:1,! time
assured, that His MAJESTY still fett an earnest desire
to maintain a good nnderstanding with Spain ; but that
the 'continuance of such x state of things must be
to the ,condition of abstaining, 4n their pan,
from all hostile preparations, and on making, with.
out hesitation or redress, that full and explicit dib..
closure the nature and extent, of the subsisting
,
Engagements with France which had hitherto been
so frequently and so fruitlessly demanded.

The precaut ions' adopted by His ESTir were
such as he deemed indispensibly necessary to guard
against the augmentation by Siiai7 of her means of
naval prepariition clutiUg the discussion, and against
the possible consequences of the safe' arrival of the
.
qtpeaed American treasure in the Spanish Ports,
•
anie,vent which,has more than once, in foriner times,
become the epoch or the termination of discussions,
and of the commencement of hostility, cm Ole part

pf Spain. •
The ordit's isStied lsy Viks NNeaty, on, this etc ca..
sion, to the Aa Cotruttand i g' his Fleet s;affold.
the most,striking example of a scrupulous ;not indOl.'
gent , forbearance ; the most stria limitation: was
given, as to the extent and ohj,t6l of. the Inca.
sores propoaed ; and the execution Of thne..Or-
tlers was guarded "with the strongest injundions'to
avoid, by every means consistent with the
attainment of their ,objet!, any an of viO-
lence or hostility against the -DottliniThs or Sultjeos-
.
'of His Catholic Majesty: The hostile preparations in
the harbour ofFerrol4rendered it necessary,in the first
instance, that a reinforcement should be, added to the
Squadron cruizing.off:,that Port ; and orders were '
at the same time conveyed to the British Admirals,
to send intimations to the Spanish Government of
the instrutlions they had received, and of their
► determination, .in -consequence, to resio, tinder the
present circumstances, 'the filing cither of .the
French or Spanish - Fleets, • if any attempt for that'
purpose should be made by either of them.
His MAiESTY/S pleasure was at the sante time,
signified; that they were riot to detain, in the first
instance, any Ship.bel.lnging to
,Ilis Catholic .Ma.
jt!sty sailing fro. m.a Port of Spain ;' but to require
.
(.:otninander.6lsuchShip..to return direetly.ro the
P.jki. i'vhence she came, anti only, in the'event

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detain and send-htrto Gibraltar or to England.
Further direairitts were given nnt to detain any
Siarlish homeward-bound Ships,of, War, unless they
should have treasure on board, npr merchant-ships of
that nation, however laden, on any account whatso.
ever. That, in the prosecution of:those pleasures of
precaution, many valuable lives should have been
sacrificed, is a subjeft of much regret to ti t; MA j Es.
TV., who laments it as an event produced alone by an
unhappy .concurrence of circumstances, 'but which-
can in no degree affeEt the merits of the case. -The
question of the first principle and due exerpise of
His MAins't v's right, rests upon every foundation
of the Laws of Nature and of Nations, which ens,
join and justify the adoptinn of such measures as.
are requisite for defence -and the prevention of ag.
gres4on.

It lemains only further to observe, that if any ad.
ditiot;al proof were requisite of the wisdom and ne.
cessity of precautionat-y measures, that proof would]
be found even in the Declaration relied upon in the
ManireitlO. of. Spain, 'lt( which its Goiternment now
statesit hell to !hive contemplated from the beginning
of the War, the necessity of inking itself a Party,
to 4,', in' support of the pretensions of•-France, ix.
pressit dechting,..thai 't Spain and.tHofland, who..
treated eoadjointly with France at Amiens, -add
whose interests and political relations were so
closely c'anneeted with her, must have' with diffieut.
.. ,
" ty 're'frained from Making part against injuries and-
insults offered to their Ally."
It riill further appear,' by'd reference to the dates
'add results'of the several Representations made by
lii, )I‘l4.le;:ty's Charge d'Affaires at the Court of
Spain, that the detention of the Spanish Treasure"
Ships never was. in question during the discussions
which preceded his departure from Madrid. That
ground of complaint, therefore, which has since been
so Much relied upon, fortbed do part of 'the motive
of the previous hostile Charatier 'so strongly mini_
fested by the Spanish CUort in mac of treatint,
. • •
the points in dt'seasston, nor (as will' appear in •the
sequel) of the final rUpture of the Negotiation dr
Madrid. , . .

On the 26th of Oaker, 1864., His Majesty's
Charge d'Atrtires 'presented a 'Note to the Spanish
Miniter, in which the following conditions were
insisted upon, as prelirninary to the appointment o'f.
a Minister fionigreat Britain; might,treat. of
the adjustment 'of other matters which remained for
diseust,ion'. • The conditions were three first,, that
the orders given at Ferrol, Cadiz; and Catthagena,
Should be Countermanded, as well for the 'etinipMent
of Ships of War in any .of those Pooh as for t heir re.
Moval from one of 'those Ports to 'another. Second-
, • •
ly, that not only the present Armaments should
be discontinued, but that the establishment. of Ships
of \Vat in the difrerent Ports should be replaced on the
• .
footing on which they stood at the commencement
of hostilities between England and France. Thirdly,
that a full disclosure shoUld be made of the existing
Engagements, and of the future intentions.of.spain.
with respea to France.. From the petibd abbve:
mentioned to the ad of :November, several olEcial
Nt)tes passed between His MAJEar,y's Charge.ar Al.
faires and the Spanish Minister, consisting,; with
little variation in their tenor, of. urgent. demand
of satisfactiort on the one side, and of, eyksiyo
and unsatisfactory, replies on theother.
After renewed delays and reiterated application's,
HIS MA jllSTy's ,Charge d'Aifikirei received
• , .
Passports on the 7th of- November,, and dep:krted'
from Madrid. on the ti.th of that month. During
the 'whole :•of this, Negotiation, .no mention was
inade of the detontion of the Spanish Treasure.
ships, nor does it.any where appear that4n Recount
,had been received, at Madrid tat that, tranw:tion,
.is evident, therefore, notwithstanding the attempt!
made by the Spanish, Cottir to avail' itself- of tltat
pub.
-lisped, in the Manifesto-,w,hich has beetiinte. pub.
-lisbed, ilea the stare of War mestequally have arisen:
between Great Britain and Spin had the
neverdetention-
taken plat e
y, aod that, in point of the
.
rupture tiltimaiely took , place on gourAs,diAiria
from, and totally 'uneonnetted )vith,,.that measure,
The leading eir'curtistanceswhic:'lzliaraaerise the
reiterated bU sof His Majestrs.mocleriit ion, were
each of them of a nature to exhatmtect4nr less
settled of lettity and forbear..*a. StI,!COWS:
airoetictl,tO his EPertli3; tXp!Anati9O,S,',TcriJicti or
evadedi after reptiatcd denrinds ; condirionc tiolat,
ed after distinct notice that on 'them -depended ,the
continuance of Peace :-.7-Suell has been the coodtrat
of the Spanish Court, and it.is.ondcr
stances 'that His MAt EsTY hoJa the domineerinil
iul:lneliCe, of Franee exerted, seA the Spanish /44.•
tion its e state of declared m d War.
His MAJESTY appeals with confidence to all
I for the acknowledgment of his .exrlnplary,
moderation in (lit whole course of these transattions.
Hic MAJeSTY feels with regret the necessity which
places him in a state of hostility with Spain.; and
Wvold, with heartfelt sath.Saaion., observe, on the

nified sense of • national importance, 'and

sure tr.

dependent exetcise of Slvereign Rights.
• His MAJESTY would indeeA be most horns. to
discover in the Councils -of Spain, a revi
of those ancient feelings and honourable propt.tsiti
which luive-av all times Iven so congenill

Spanish charafter, and which in better time";
marked the cnndua of its Government.

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JESTY will, on his part, eagerlyernbrace the first
portunity, thin offered; of resuming a state of pent.
and Confidence with a Nation which has so many ties
of common interest to conned it with Great Brit.,,iry,
and which he has hitherto been ever disposed to re.
Bard with sentiments of the 'utmost consideratio
and esteem.
Downing,streit, fait. t Soy.