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Eert.4 authentic :ice(Alitts of 3o Armament fittiog
,00t tbm, Vorr, wa, in, no wise caned upon to
I,lv for tite t-mpLmations that Spahl might offer
'thereon, and which 1.46;1: never.been offered ; it
is, suflieient; in order to justify the measures which
he I..at nay, 'still more decisive ones; 4)
'know that an Armament- was fitting out; and that
the tthgagonents were violated. .
I nave thus endk'av,.,nred to give art exact idea of
the nalote ,i the relations which have subsisted be.
tweet) the t,1,0 COuntries from the commencement of
France, since, it is from, this' consi.
derAion tie, that a jwa opinion -can.lte-fortnei
.01 the Ht,scot conduct 01 the'iwo'Covertiments ; and
if rill- Excellercy is 0111 prepared to live me an as.
Entrance, that no Attu itnentwfuteveif shall be carried
on in the of "paint ; that the Ships of Writ shall
be put precisely in the state in which they were
at tlicconclo„ion of the Convention with England ;
that no alteration iiatl t.ike place in the distribu.,
ti,%o i f I,ree, nor, indeed, any 'Naval preparation;
if your Exerffercy it not ready, at the same tune,'
to aff"„ini toy Government 'the 9Atta tfliort which 1
hate had the hnnour.tO demand, as to the Engage.,
ttaen'ts 'with France, I must consider my employment
-bele a, at amend, and the:
there, remains for me
tire r3olui duty, Of regnesting 'your 'Excellency to
send the tvec'estilry passports' for myself and I{er.
vants, in 'order tia return as soon as 'possible to
• lingland.
Your Excellenct.complains of my having' in my
"Note demanded the teduaion olthe 'Marine to the
'st,ilC itt c hick it wait previous to 'the War,. whilst
the pet iod pointed 0111 in the Cnriven'tionfor fiXing
the establishment to which 1t was to he reduced, was
thar of the convention.itsell. It is true„ that this
first 'period
,wits 'named in my instrOttions ;- hot
. bearing in mind that another has been already agreed
upon, and.'too well convinced of the good faith of
my C ,vernment .to believe that' the' substitution
could have been titade otherwise than hi Mistake,
have nor hesitated to restore the period of the Con.
volition, too happy, if this trifFeg change can re.
move any obitaele to the satisf4dion of niy de.
mands.

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taint the POSpOrtS demanded, and concludes thoi:--
" have to say to 'you, by his Royal Ortlfr,, that-
this G4vernment not having given the s:ightest m
tine for your resolution ; hut, on the contr
every explanation which is suitable to the stare of
our connexion with Great -Britain, he cannot but
look upon'you as responsible for the result of'your
precipitate resolution."
No. XX.—Extraa of an Order from the Right
Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
Vice. Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, dated May
/8, 1803, instrue.ting' him to watch the prepara.
tions in the Spanish. Ports in the Mediterranean, and
not to'suffer any Squa,lron of Spanish Ships of War
to enter'a French l'orr, or to form a junction with
any Squadron of Ships or 'Vessels of that t?r, the
Batavian Republik.
No, XXI.--ExtraCt of a 'Letter from Sir Evan
Net)ean; Bart. to Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nei.
son, K. B. dated Admiralty Office, Jan. 13, 1804,
acquainting him of the preparation, in the Spanish
Ports) and direCting him to keep his Squadeon in
such 4state as to he at all times ready to aa, as The
circumstances of the situation of affairs might ap.
pear to require.
fro le cmanued,)

IMPERIAL PAR LI dild NT.

HOUSE OF PEERS;

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*THURSDAY, JANUARY 4.

ON the Motion of Lord WALSINGII/04, it Wall
orderedohat no Reports of Private Bills should be
received after April to.
Loid MuLGßnre presented the Papers• respea-
'ins the War ‘with.Spain; which, he moved, should
be taken into considerati©n on Thursday next.—
,
Ordered.

I have, &c. , B. ITRE'R&
The Fourth In-closure, cart:. Nov. 2, is a demand of Vass-
ports. for Mr. lIUNTIK and id Family, in ca4a of lull
Eitaattion biArrog continued to be refused.
'miasma' rater Ted to its No. X I )
Translation of a Note (torn Dos l' n Ig. Cv LOS to
Fa 'Atl 'Esq. dated S, Lai. artf.o, 3,1 No 7. 18,J4.--(Ex.
traetsoi). •

Sir-4 have' received the :two Notes which you'
were pleased 10 arldte=s'to nee, dated
.the 30th Oct
tuhet and the Ad iota. and having given ac. •
court to the King my .Master of their contents, I
have the homing.
,to declare to you, that Spain has
given constant proofs of good cutresoMadence with
Great Blitain, of-het fidelity, in observing the Treaty
of Neutrality (wllO by you a gimpension of hosti.
thoigh they have not disturbed the state of
Peace since the 'Treaty ot'Arniens), and has corn»
pletely done away the apprehensions which England
foundtiti, 'upon vague accounts of armatlients ,shish
neither did exiSr, nor, if they had existi4 had any
tendency prejedicial to the 'ttaniittillity 'of Great..
Britain.
Arid although these 'three points are sattsfiettin
my Note of the, 2,9 th t,t OaOher lart, still His
Majesty is. Willing, to make 'a fresh Aseriftee to
Peace, carrying his Royal COnAeNccnsiOo to' the
point, which you, desire, and ordering' toe to ca.
tisfy yvor,questi,m, 34 I do, in the most uneota.
vocal manner ;
To the Flrsr.--"-That Spaio,' in conceque.nce of the
-Treaty t,l tt\itutt,fliycultettnceti the 19th ()dagri
030 j, make. tto:trni,unertr contrary to the said
Cm.vrotion,
To tat' St.cond.—That there is' not a greater
'slumber of SHIA ;trot(' that there was:k the eptich
of the said Cnnvontion.
TO the Thirtl.."—Thar no Change, infratory of
the Neutrality, 5114 he made in the disitibutiop of,
the Ships already armed ; nor is it' likely'that there
shodtd,be any need to:change the'said distribution,
under the suppo%ition of Neutrality,. s.
To the- Fourth—That the 'Treaty of •Subsidiee
with France contains twilling offensive to our Neu.
trality with Great, Britain ; and that the Subsidies
are equivalent to what would be the expense of the
oavkand military succours stipulated in the Trea.
fly of Alliance with the French Republic.
As my answers are not less distina than satisfae.
tory, for they have been formed in no other stile
than that. of geed
,faith, I think. l'have a fresh right
to,,be satisfied by you, in regard to the measure's taken
by the ,British Cabiott, in :onto. that" the`' Cern.
inander of its korcelt, before Ferrol should prevent
the entrance of the Spanish Ships in the said pert;
a complaint which I have not had the honour to see
satisfied by you, as becomes a measure which carries
Vold) it mistrust of the Spanish Govcrortient, and
offends 'its honour Oat divity, by shackling the
exercise of its domestic authority.

(Tram-00,00n of Sixth I nclostire No. ig.)

Madrid, 3d NolitinM, ars4.
Sir-I have just had the honour of receiving yitur
'Note of this ill, And 1 ant concerned to remark,
Ow upon the two principal:point!, it is as equivocal
and 'little satislannry as .those which. preceded it.,
Your Excellency gives 'Me net answer whether you
will or nut enter into an enr,Agetnent that no Arum.
meta whatever shall be iitted Out in the Spanish
Potts, referring me t.,nly to the terms of a Cots
•iention., upon the force of which .we are by no
means agreed, your Excellency maintaining that
the ingagoment not to arm ,rwas not ti general
one (which 1 requir”), hut that it Merely referred' to
Armatuenta againit Gtr,tt Britain. I sge also with
regret, that T love hilt ,olvanced a tingle step on the
question. of the Sa4lies granted to 10:rance. The.
2nmer which your Excellency now gives me is, the
same which was returned to the firs" representations
nippy Gtoierritnytit 'on this point, 6 4,,,Q..-
luttly impobsittle for fb4 CO transmit it.ab hatistaCtory,
Vr to withdraw my request for Passpcate.
• " (S gotO B. FRERR.
• flit Seventh Lici,hure, No.
_l9, dated Nov. 5,

The Marquis of A B ERCORN moved -far the ap.
pointment of a Committee to consider of the matter
,alledged against Judge Fox, and to hear such evi.
deuce as might be adduced in 'their support. _

sa a prcssing rrqucst Irma Mr. F rcior tie Pas-s.
ports reytired, rt,,r; saitsfattion had not

A short conversation ensued between the Leap
CHANcat,t.Ort, Lord'HAWKESUURY, anal the Mar.
quis of As RCORN : after which the Motion was
agreed to, and the. Committee ordered to meet on
•the 7th of February ;—the Committee to consist of
all the Lords who have been present this Session.—
, The Petitions presented .against the Judge were or,
'dered to be referred to the Committee.
Adjourned at a quarter past five till to-morrow,
(this day).

ROUSE COMMONS.

'tilt:llsoAV"/ JAN. 24.

i)ertt

A Messenger from the Lords came with the Bills
for a, ending Insolvent Debtors' Bill, which
their. Lordships had 'passed, Read a first, and or.
&red to he, read a second time to.morrow.

..On the, Motion of Sir
.1011 N ANDERtONi a Bill
was ,ortlered to' be brought in fore, the Ifidetunifica.
(ion of certain Persons who sold Coals from Penah;
ties incurred under an An passed in the last Brssion
of Parliatnent for opening a Flea Market for Coals
in the City or London.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Rmporr of the
Committee of Supply. Resolutions tube read a second
time: to.morrow, and a, Committee of Ways and
Means appointed for to.morrow,
A Petition was presented from the Bailiffs of
knaresb9rOugh, it stated, thar the Elenion fOr
that Borough had 11,eri prevented by a riotous-mob;
and,pra}ed that the Ifluse would take measures for
having this Borough properly represented inParlia.
ment„, This. Petition was ordetesi to be taken into
consideration-on Tuesday, the 26th of Fubruary.

'l lle
CHANCELLOA. of the EXCHEQu I it hid the
Spanish Pdpers before the House; and printed Copies
were delivered to the, Mernbers. Ordered r be,
taken into consideration this day sennight, (Thurs_
..
day nu!). Adjourned.

MAILS.
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Ou,r Lettere from Harwich state, that riiiron I3t, D
had 4rrtved there in the Dorset packet, with }his.
patches of importance front the Court,of :.St. Pe.
tersburgh.

His koteellency the Chevalier D'ANDITApA, 014
lace Spanish Ambassador, also arrived vtith
his suite, oq'Wedneitlay evening. He intends to
embark on board'a net!tc4l vessel for Holland, on
hia return to S,p

We yesterday presented our Readers with a copy
of Hts MAJ lorry's Declaration in' consecpaenCe of
the Rupture with Spain; and we now give copies
of a part of the Correspondence which ltas ;milted
npon the subjel.
The best abridgment of this Correspondence,
and the best e3position of the conduit of our Mi.
nisters, is contained in the Declaration itself ; but
there. arc some observations 'which suggest them.
Julies, of a nature foreign, to the intent of a public
Manifesto, but not less in resting to this Coun.
try.
it seems to have been the opinion of the late Adria.
nist ration, as indeed it must be of every man who has
the slightest acquaintance with the Law of Ndtians

commenced War, Spain, being bound by Treaty (to
furnish, if required, unlimited Succours to our Ene.
my, might be consideted' and treated' by us ati a
Principal in the War. Our Ministers, haw.
'ever, extremely anxious ,to avoid a Rupture, pro.-
bably out of regard- to the Interests of Portu.
gal, were willing to, abstain from the exercise
of the undoubted right which they possessed of com-
mencing Hostilities with Spain, if she.would only
furnish•the qui/fed Contingent, and no rnnre, would
abstain from all Naval Armament:, and would not
permit the entry of French Troops into her Tc'ttitory.
The Spanish Ministry consented to this arrangement;
but it,soon appeared that they had entered into a
Treaty with France, by which a Pecuniary Subsist),
was substituted in place of the Military Succours,
This alteration furnished an additional ground of
complaint, and was protested against by our Mini.
seer. at Madrid, under Lord HAWILESSURY'SI direc-
tion ; His IVIAJESTY at the same time consented to
continue to suspend Hostilities, reserving always to
himself the right of commencing them at any moment,
should there he the smallest infringement
,of the
required conditions an the part of Spain.
At the end of the year 1803, the increased ac.'
tivity of the Marine Department, and the informa.
(ion of further Subsidies being intended, induced
Mr. FE ERE to advise our Admirals of. the proba.
bility of a Rupture.' Bat on the zut of jar:slaty,
I 804, after a remonstrance on the part of Mr.
FAERE against the passage, of French Troops,
which remained without explanation, and Without
any further promise of satisfanion than, that 41 HIS
C ATHOLIC MAJZSTY 47/JOkhi ire 145 Z. 941 eiiresevtsh
the Ft art Coitsu 4,--af ter rn Anths had elapsed since
it was known that a Treaty hal been concluded with
France, of which Spain refused to communicate the,
stipulations to England ; the late Cabinet, with
these fans before -its' eyes, instruts Mr.. Fettle
to demamd, it is true, sati,fanion as to the points,
in dispute, and to nil for explanation as to the Secret,
• Treaty, but cattr;ouily to' avid bringing the discus-
sion to an nyeavoareible issue, except in the, two
case? of the (Jibed' " entrance of French Troops into
Spain, or of,Naval Armatm.nts being in such for.
ward preoultion," for hostile smrposes, gg as may
SPEEDILY require the exertions of His ItiajesO't
Forces." In other • words, ,the 'Secretary of State
direds fll3 LVIAJTSTY's Minister to solicit for ex•
planation, and redress, and to Obtain it, if he can;;.
if NOT, he is to sit down contented until the initiey
be completed, and our Enemy be in perfea readiness
to STRIKE TUE 13j.Ovi I

Mr. Fazio: observed these instruaione, unwil.
tingly it is to be hoped, for if on the 27th of Dec.
he had considered the commencement of Hostilities
as probable,_ ana had thought it his duty to advise
our Commanders of the circumstance, how difficult
mist he ha fe thought it to abstain from an open
Rupture, when in, answer to his repeated lemon.
strances as to the N4Val Arm'ituents, anti the open
sale of Prix .s in Spanish Ports, he was told
that Spain must earphy precautiorfs, and that. the.
Sale of British Ships was it a laufai speculation P'
It toultinnt be quite congenial to the feelings of a
man who received his diplomatic education tinder
Mr. PITT and lord qtt ENVILLIG to remaio
ly at Madrid under circnmstances like these ; in.
deed it may, perhaps, be thought, that in his Note
io D,n Ceym.l„os, of the tlilth of Feb. he rather
exceeded' his orders, anti gave to the representa-
tions of his 'Clutt• an appearance of. vigour incon.
sistent with'the caution, instructions which he,had
received
,from the Secretary of State. Yeti who
can blame Mr. Fteetst r---With his -report of these
proceedings, he had to inform Lord linwitesttuex
that he had beiged foe explanation as to the Secret
'treaty, and was told that General BOORNONYILLEI
forbad llis Cathilie Alajest)-to give any ; that he
•
had remonstrated egaitist the. hostile lIIMUteS Of
Spain, and received in answer, a promise,
.that his
reptesentetions should' be reported to' be' FRENCH!
In this state of things nearly a twelvemonth had
elapsed ;—!Spain 11/31{ extremely willing that they
should remain so ; France set a ;teat value upon
this situation of her ALLY--ENGLAND had pur.
palely, ant) pitsissatically, continued to temporize ;
England remained in statu vie as to Spain—Spain
was supplying the,Enemies of England, was giving
every facility irt their views against hir, and was
herself, preparing Armana'ents whiet could only be
intended against her.
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England knew all. this.--but Mr. Alsoptc•roet
and Lard HAsvitaseuttv. determined to wink at it
all, until the measure of iniquity should be full—
was the history of ,the condo which
Mivtltterr had been adviied Lb' hold towards Spain,
vehen he called to his Councils Mr. 'PITT and
Lard tiAltltroWDY. Difficult was thir task, to
rescue their Soysit.eioN and their COUNTItr froth

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