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PAPERS

RILATTVE TO TUTS
DISCUSSION WITH SPAIN
, IN 1 o 3 and am.

No.' I .--Extraa of a' Dispatch from Lord HAlVr:itsii vvy to
1. H. Fit r.ht E, Esq. dated Downing-street, lune z,

I shall now proceed to signify to you His Maes ilia' plea-
sure with respect to the cotidu4t,which it will' be-proper for
you to Observe at the Court ar Which -von reside,.
It is the King's sincere and earnest ifesire, that the Spanish
Government may be enabled to maintain the strictest neutra-
lity in the War which has comnienced botwem Great Bri-
tain and France. You will tin:re/ore endeavour; by all the-
means in your power, to impress upon the Spanish 41inisters
the expediency of their adopting this system ; anii you will
assure them, that if it be iulopted..l-lis Maje.ty will r,..tspeet it
with the most scrupulous good fai*h.
His Majesty.'S Goverimunt having no means of
how far ,His Catholic ,; c..-ensider himself4is bound:
by the Treaty of , ..:.0 i'clensive Alliance ikhich,WgS
concluded at St. licit: oon 1 .oth of August, ine,rit is,
indispensibly necessar notirpe asr
certaintng this impot t t.. tiiistt.4overninent
,l)no hi state to you, 1. • ; lac fl
th obligation'to I to Franc- tiienutilher Tioops
and Ships which are stipu:..zed iii th,- i'reity%Aove-ineni.c.o.
cd, but that their co-operation will extend no further, you
will retrain from givinkally,cipinion upon this Measure, our
will content yourself with signifying, that:you will transmit
the intbrination of it to your Court. You will, however,.
watch,. with the most unremprogress itting vigilance,. the of
any proportions which may be made for carrying it into exc.-
,cation ; anclyou will, from time to. time, transmit such in-
telligence.os vou.may be ablo to acquiretipon the subjeet,, to
the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships in the Mediterra-
neon, sat Gibraltar,.and at Lisbon, in order that those Officers
maY be enabled to piirsue such measures'as may be best cal-
Culated to intercept the Spanish auxiliary Ships, on their at-
tempting to sail front the Ports either of the Mediterranean
or of the Atlantic ; a proceeding which would 'be in stria
conformity to the most rigid principles of Ueutrality,': and
coubt not be construed into an het of direct aggression against
Spain herself.
Lt, however, you should learn fronfthe Spanish Ministers,
that the French. Government will not be' satisfied with the
definitive succours stipulated, but will require His Catholic
Majesty; to place' a greater proportion' of his Naval and Mi-
litary force at the dispoSition of Fratiee,you will state to them,
unreservedly,that His Majesty will consider a compl iarice with
this requisition as equivalent to a Declaration of IVar, 'and as
justifying His Majesty in.proceeding to immediate Hostilities
against Spain. •

No. I 1.--F.xtraet of a Dispatch from J. H. Fa Zit s, Esq. to
Lord HAWKesnuriv,dated ArAllitleA,' 11/11t; .
Upon a furmer occasion I had preised the Prince of Peace
to an explicit deciarationof the intentions of his Conti,. upon
the groqnd that, under the conditions of the Eighth Article of
the Treaty of St. Ildefonso, the Hostility of Spain was so in:.
separably conneeted with that of France, that Orcat tlritain
once engaged in a War with France, would be justified in
commencing immediate Hostilities against Spain. To this he
replied, that it might appear so ; 'but that the execution ot
Treaties must not be considered as absolutely indispensible,
but dependent upon the circumstances ,of the times ; and
with some other expresssions of the same kind, seemed to
wish tne to understand, that he did. not ,taansider the ptesent
situation of things as admitting the.execution of the Treaty.
Upon this occasion he took a new anti very perplexed ground;
first, he said, he wished to know the grounds of the present
dispute, whether it was to be considered as the continuation
of the former War, as in that case Spain would not take any
part; but that if it was a new War, upon new grounds, she
might, in that case, be forced to consider the Treaty as obli-
gatory ; that it was necessary, therefore, upon this head, to
know the opinion
I of the other Powers concartse.i in the
Treaty of A iens. He continued to say, that the King of
Spain had not ontered into-the last War as the Ally of ',ranee
in virtue of that Treaty.
quoted the last article, which is direded particularly
. against England, and which he scented not to redolled ,• and
seeing no end to the discussion at the time, I determined, in
my next conference, to'return to it., la my next interview,
however, he anticipated ine, and, on my first coming into the
:roomile said,. " Well, it seems we:tie to have War." I said
that I hoped that by we he did not mean Spain and Englard.
He answered no ; that Spain was determined to preserve tier
Neutrality. I replied, that if they Nvere determined upon a
Neutrality; it only remained for us to knOw whether we
agreed in our idea •of Neutrality, and whether they would
consider the granting permission for the passage ot French
Troops as included in their definition of it. I added, that the
means of guaranteeing and securing that Neutrality must be
concerted with Great Britain. Hine he again declined ewer-
ing into the discussiop, and referred me to ofliciai-corrinerinice;
non* with NI: Cevalios. I accordingly 'prepared the inclosed
'Nate, which I confined putposeiy to rho simple question of
.the interpretation of the Treaty of St; Hdelonso. . ,

(Translation of Inclosure referred to in No. 3.7
(Extract.) 4,4iAjarez me, t 503.
Sir—The Court of Spain being.connedea with. I' ranee by a"
recent Treaty, which renders it liable.to• be callid-upon wr
its co-operation by the simple requisition of that Power; your
Excellency will doubtless perceive, that the literal construe..
tionof,and formal, adhesion to, this Stipulation watildsoiden.'
tify Spain with. Fiance (as least with regard to its hostile re.
lawns), as to render a state of warfare with the latter sittli
dent toconstirute Spain in .istate of hostility with the Power
at war, with Frartce would even authorise tnat Power to
consider in the first instance as an Enemy, a Power, 'whose
hostile efibrts,_ depending solely on the will of a declared
Enemy, Would only wait a convenient moment. for action, &c.
(Signed) I. H. MERE.
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No. W.—Dispatch from J. H. Tit ERE, Esq., :to Lord
'
ItAwx USURY dated Madrid, roth I unc, tS63. including
the following Answer GEM. Ctv ALLps.
Translation of a Note from Don Pal m°. C L 0 is 3.

H. Fuzee, Esq. dated Aranjuez 9th June,- tgo3.
Sir—l have received the N,te whit); you were pleased to
address to me, dated the 3d instant, in which you insinuate
the necessity which the present state of public atflirs imposes
upon your Court to require a solemn anti authentic declara-
tion of the intentions of this Government with respeet to the
Dispute between France and England..
In answer to this Note, it is my duty. to say, that hitherto
the King, my master, is nut informed of the differences be-
tween the French and British Governments, Otherwise than
by the public Papers, in which it is asserted, that the de.
mantis of Great Britain are not conformable to the stipula-
tions of the Treaty of Amiens, and that France has not
thought herself able to subscribe to them, without the con;
currence of Spain and Rolland, as Contracting Parties, and of
Austrra, RtISSi4, mid Prussia, as Guarantees of that Treaty
That in ouch circumstances ills Majesty being, as I have üb-
served, in want-of:all-official and'authentic information upon
the, state of the Negotiations, which is necessary for returning
a proper answer upon the weighty question treated of in your
Note, ho can take no resolution without this indispensible
information, which you may be able to furnislf me, by ask-
ing of xour Government, for that purpose, a relation of the
progress ana terimpation of the Negotiation. I profit ail this
opportunity, ice.

PEDRO CEVALLOS.

(Translation of Second Inclosure in No. 3.)
(Ex to ACT.) 1114drid, Yie"e lei Igo3 •
Sir—l lose no time in answering your Excellency's Note
of yesterday's date. In order not to importune your Ettr
celleoey by 4.n idle and uselesi discussion, it liAd appeared to
me necessary to propose to you a previous owstion, resulting
from the existence of the. Public:ire:ales between His Ca-
tholic Majesty and the French Republic namely, to know
whether ills Catholic Majesty's Government still considered
itself as butind.by the letter ()Effie Treaty of St. Microns°,
and patticularlY by that of the ciAlith Article, the eirett of
which absolutely identifies the two GiAerol)Sellt4 in the event
of Hostilities .? Notwithstanding the LotigdC4C Nv it h which
His Britannic Majesty tvuti id have submitted to Its Catholic
Nhije)ty's equity, and to the discernment. of his Government,
so just a cause as that which involves him in the present
Hostilitiess mit would have appeared to e superfluous to lay
before the Court of Spain an explanation or stay Majesty's
ctlarivl:s, if indeed it was true that this Court did not retain
the right to iterniftid it similar explanation from its Ally, nor

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[PRICE SIXTENCT.

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to la. ;Ic:7c:riling to the decision ivhicii its Own principles of
justice might sukticst; it, e4cti in tit:lll4 justiltto the coo—,
dud of the Britif,ll Government, it shaniit nevertheless teef
itself ohlig'ed to take up ,arius-in supytrt of a, cause. which it
had,acknovriedged to .he unjust A's it is impossible
these considerations an have est' I:ed the• penetration i,f ydor
:Excellency, it is!witit real sate cl ion thasl perceived, by
your-Note, that the Court of Sp .:: write farther ex-
planations•on the tintire of the t.,...itssions which have slab-
sisted hetween England and l rant. , 1/01.0-IO it COL! Iddecide 'on
the part ‘vhich it should t t War. .tenni-
natell them. I accept it t -Sp;:itt feels she still
has a free eiloic, ; anti, a, 1,, I shall< not • dela+, in trans.
misting it to Inv C.,vcronl ; but tit,t as soon
as it shall H.-t It! ,s Ir. I.:4118)1k
Majesty, I • t. 1,„: ;- . :list ps.
,tort' ; : ;.. , tertnitii-
ed : ; _ :t.nd
which( cant,::! 1,. •. . , iia sine-tie with
which he is ; t . ,crease inorean
.the i esta-
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S'r
--I his': pist re.ccr; , tat,..zy
whitch I c.rniiot. (1,c.141., ,
*italic 11,i Go, sage.c.f.
13.1t1y of NI ,40titictt
to reintrAce th Ftendi : : ~‘
The illStti..2,lrii;S' Wit!t
for tny condfla ill, the event of the
sealii;ll:retrito;;li art: so citin and ,ng prc,:wfit
cas^,is so anitlogOu‘ !berm, l'hAt 1 a of the
light in which, this 'proceeding
Government ; arid !it the sante rink- 1! .
nicato .it to you, I must prot,?sti in , „ . „,
against such ta tlagrant'breacti tit the, Ne., .
It would pronailly be
to do iti:,tiCe to tile scrtyitlOnSr..-
Isis Britnnic 11lajeity have s;.. . • Sp- '
since y.oiti- lixealU:ru is ';
cottvi -:
is the intention of the C.:oven, •,h
1 cannot, however, •
which, during rile !tent of ,the'pro:ruit
point of captutio; theprize, the I::,ligii4ll
Neutrality of tiic SpAingli the permitted
Frigatc to take reltl4o in the, very .port whence, 11,
of the succourslvliidi there fain 'rrance,
to sea, for the -purpose Ot 041 carne -
(Sigre,l)
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No. V. --Extraritof DispArco ;rotit Lord HA A' tc ti.
i II E.it a, Esq. dated Dowintig-street,
Your DlV,iattii to Na. +4, indtlsiVe, le:Z.ivedb
and hid before the King, I have great satisf4c-tioit iit, vuult
municatiog to you His Majeity's entire .approodtion ut the
• lino of ccindlitt Which you .Itlve atid'the •latofiragsi
which you have held in your ditiZ.rent conver:.iitions Avl,lll thy
Spanish :Ministers. In the uncertainty which appears.,,yet to
prevail, whether any Treaty Or Convention has aetuaily bt.cry
concluded between Vrtitice anttSpain, awl what arc the pre-
cise conditions'ofsuch Treaty or Convention, 'it is extremely
difficult forme to give you any_ intr. iclt,ilo: which in,,lst not
he dependent Upon circturi...tances, thep.trti,:ttlars of which
His 11.1ajesty it notyet comae-Cy infortn7(l. pre ervtttion
of'Peacci with Spain htli, from tile period of the CunillilitileC•
uncut of the present War, bleat the constant object 'lt His.
Majesty's ; policy but the Spankh Goverantent must them, •
selves feel that tliis;objed Can wily be 'attained by their en-
deavours. to do every thin whiih depends upon them for t
iie
:-Millagtl49S4 9fik fair ,;,:itilll (it Nentra a lity,nd by-ttieir cans..
ing thst neutrality to be respedted by toe other I.4eili:otent.
Powers. When the nuestton, therefore, ocenrs hni far.
His Majesty would coilt•lit that the Sptinili (;overnmuent
should Purchase their nottr.ility by an .a.1y,.{11,...e or ise,.:uttrary
succours to the French Covenlutent, and ,wooki ;tit:
them in the charatter of floutl-41s ? this ti,tuq i)e
as, in some degree, depending oh the affluout (Jr tb ~t 1;
so to he advanced, and like:vise on he i. ,„ ~1 ~,,„
Spanish Government 'to cases.: their ,
respects.; for, at thetjine•wlwn lb., , .„
posed to chsregirct .
sin,tll or tnttl) ,
if essential for the artainmitit it rut... .„i„
timpcissible. fqr him to ,40",,,,1" 4 P"ri. "..
'exteat of that stated by you,
~idyto the picnch Itua:,ihly c: ,„
Ctit.6ll:l3l iSSiStiAlli.lt Which III: Goveri,lll,.,ll
ANA ttl6lll Tor the prosc.;:iiricin of the w, , 111 the
_your being etivvinced cht ibtr a:zy ,rrAnge;;t o theo,tur,
hided to try you has be.en b;.itvw.7::.l the Sp.inish I
.Ft tnch Governments, or of yiiiar Iniving reason to believe that
will conform yourself to the tellowing
such an arrangement, if not absolutely concluded, to likely
to take place, You
structions

Vou pror..•st against the ineasuie, as a\violatios
• otiffisnettivoctiti,cad.4l:l:l, yeolo,totiat‘lvlrpi:,4l)ltelt
xtoti)tielSa' ;sit I‘,yl44li,jeust7s.
c+MI •be inductst to abstain froin immeaiate
cons4qtattlCO Of such a measure, upon the consideration, that
It is 4-temporary ex.pedient, from which the Spanish. Govern-.
ment Arc determined to extricate themselves as soon as pOssi-
bie, and that His Majesty must be at libel ty to consider s
perseverance in the system of furnishing pecuniary succiwirs
to France, as, at any tuture period, when tAtcumseancis may
render it necessary, a just cause of War:

I.lk‘B7.ijisty expects that the Spani .b Govern. "
anent Wilt persevere in their Intention of refusitig the adrufs.
slot; ofany Frettch'CroJps into the SPanish "Ferriwries.
Fourthly, Any ine.rattres taken by the Spanish Cov:rn.
meat towards Naval Preparations must be mi.:itch:red, un- t
der the present•citcnnistances, as objects of the Kre.itest jea-
lousy, 'and any attempt to roritigh naval succours to Franc.
as an itnmediate cause of War.

Fifthly, His Majesty bits a tight to expea, not Only hnt
the farts Of Spain should be open to the ccirtunette of ins
Subjects, but that his ,Ships tit War, anti the ,ships of /tie,
Subjeds, 411 All receive this same tro.MtOlclitl3 those of hi,
Extemiet
. _

Thane are the instrudions which you will adopt for the re.
gulation of your conduct. ru the ,vent of a Frencit'Army en.
tering the Spanish territories, or .ot authentic inforrnatio4
tieing received of any naval succours being in preparation fur
the purpose of aftbrding asststam.e to Ills Majestl's Enemies,
you will- consider your mission as at an end ; uui after the
proper official communications,' you will leav,. Mid id.
In the event of your being under the ireces;tY of ieavin;
Madrid, you will give ptev:ous novice to the Commanders Of.
His MaJestY'eForceS' in the Mediterranean, at L;ibra!tar, at
Lisboo, and off Ferrol; that they may proceed without oelay
to measures of hoStility,
y.ihn itukiatn Five, HI.

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NQ. V 1.---Extraa. of a Dispatch from . Fit Eitx, rsq,
to Lord fla.l.vx.ss !IVRY, (i.qed Mt:Akita:, I)ec,
When I received your Lordship's Dispatch, 1, nutele it the
subject °fa Note to M. Cevallcs, as plain and :,!tort as. the
subject would adinits and almt.ttst cattrc.ty copiLd rron't your
Lottlship's instructions, On the fidlowthg ti:o„. I called upon
i CCV4IIOS, and, in speaking On the subj,..tct of the Note,
observed to hints that I trusted he would Fiikv do justice to
the intentions whicli toad didatott ti •1 i t h.ccl ti„lnerly
held to him, when he saw it lr,r• nty with the
instntelions which 1
,albs went into a I,orig. i. • , dity, .111(1 a
recapittilation of the sa; • • .•.stl 0, wliich
King, of Spain had (widely .• • • • sett • •:I: •• •
with the obvious argument , trt r not r. •.
they are nearly' the swim' 1. th ,Itainetl in a .1
I have Since delivered, .:,d w • Otr tortishtp •
inclosed. M. Cevallos ,1 cath.
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had done every uung.in , , :t
ant that if Lod •I .: 1 . would • ,
-bu It: • •• •• • , who wool,-
sibie i.t . r repliv.cl,
wtsul • JUL. . • .Vl3 COVelt.i:l,
the • , t ;feat
to Jp....utend it,uu who r• . . a
newt ys was in fad a sub.sid., the f I.:: • • •
wiww.wet pleased, convert Liao active

milting a passege through this COM; try to Portugal, an event
which the late Conventioh did nut peorideaguiust, and which
they knew, and hart been repeatedly 'Warned, that England
would consider as a brea6ll of ncutrality on the part of Spain.
After closing this part of 'the subjeet, M. Cevallos ques-
tioned me in return, and desired Inc to-tell him poeitively,
wltethei the affOrdime the pecuntery.euccours to France would
be coneidered as a ground of wars , and whether I was autho-
4ised to declare it ? TO this I answered dlitinaly, that I was,
• and that a War would be the infellible consecitiestoe. in that
rase, said.he, luis M., jostv iohosind by solemn rreeties.which
tic cannot depart foam : nut if the pecuniary succours are
theutseive.e. thought a motive for war by Great Britain, the
ground of our engagement is altered. i anIAN4Ted; that it
was not the wish of Logi:out to crush SRain,apdAtill less to
crush her in favour of Prance ; !het it could answer rift pur-
polio that Spain ehould exhaust herself, by first t'urtittitiir
s ettbaitly, afterwards et cunt ingenkoand that if he.. Wished.
thereline to haven cleaner and more distinel declaration than
that conteined in My Note of the day betive, I would gift; it
hint. lie said, he thought that was unnecessary.;. that the
Note was strong enough. • -
(Translation of First Incloettre in No, VI ,)
(ExTRACT.) 41corial, Dec. la, 033.
His Majesty is perfectly sensible of the difficulties ot the
situation in which Spain is placed, as well by reason of her
ancient ties with Prance, as on account of the citarieter and
habitual centhiCA of that Power and ot her Chief. This too-
Sideration would iuduce hint to act with forbeanince to a cer-
tain degree, end particularly to overleok such pecitniary sacri-
fices as should trot be of sufficient magnitside to force atten-
tion on account of their political efleCts. But it is cipressly
enjoinedine to (lecture to your Excellency, that, pecuniary
advances, such as are stipulated in the Convention recently
concluded with France, cannot be considered by the British
.Govertiment but ail a war subsidy ; a succour the num efficae
cious, the best adapted to thcewents and to the situation of
the Enemy, the most prejudicial, to the interests of Ilis Bri-
eartnie Marsty'sSubjeds, stud the infest dangerous for his do-
' Inininns sin fines Mini:than air equivalent to every other site-
itiev of aggression. _ •
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won keratin to -the causing thits neutrality to he respeEted
by,the other Belligerent Powers, it appears superffueus to
repot to your Excellency the *feeler-gnat's which I have
already tnade on the .subject of Portugal ; nevertheless, since
tide trivet is again pointed out in toy last instruetions, I can-
not retrain trout repeating to your Excelleitcy the declaration,
that the passage ot Freitch troops thiouelt the territories of
Spain would be considered as a -violation. of her neutrality;
and that His Majesty would find himself compelled to have
receni se to the roost decisiVe measures, in consequence of
sucli ervevent,'Alc. tSignedi ' FRERE.
(Second I nelostirein No. VI.) . s
Tranalation of a Note from Poo Paolo Cs v aneos to I. lt.
raEltl,'Esq. dated Escurial, Dec. 16, One.
sir—As soon as the War began between France and Enge
land, Spain was requited by the. former Power to furnish the
defensive stfeeotiri stipulated by the I' reaty of ;796, the exe.
cutioo oi' which, inaatituch, as It is a consequence of engage-
anode previously contraeled by Si attn, and. a fresh proof of
the Kin';', good faith,. presents to no degree an obstacle' to
the toniotteloce of friotthltip and good understanding with
Coen Britain, with .Whorit His Majesty has encleavottred to
plaintain them by every.means of Geeat Britain
corresponding to the same, objec,t, by puniellittg the leriva-
tc:tre who name Jess the Leto: oi Neutrality, accordiN to.
pOitett Act:0;1116f add chiefly thoee of the 29th OV:'
x later date then the ex poeli tiuti i,t tilt; ....rimier-who has gi vela
rise to the Note which ytu have jiee. hens rue.
Althotiels the SeaniLli (.:11)1110 is it,nlet rated with, the
maxido that . the idea e'it' aiding :France is coittpatible,With
that of neutrality towards E Deland, lefts hiatist)' 114i.in'5ugnt
that ha could neater I)l4nlLin th o esetw obj bY a Method,
which, without being disagreeable to Prayer, . strips her nett-
tralitY towards Great. Britain of that hostile extcrior,wlnelt
military succours necresSarily pneelit, which soinetimee, to
spite of triendly protestations, leate, 1 monis of ,iitutral
Sovereigns to mistrnatt; to the hazard ed.:t lie Peace ..
rEhe firttishCabiner, in its conferences with hire S patina'
raster, hai not coneldered that Spain Vieiated lien neutrality
by the 26t, of assisting FranCe with the • military Succour att.
pit lined for her ilefence, The peetiniine aid subetituted in its
place, besides that it carries uo. hostile apocarance, neither.
comereoeheee, the prod tinderStantling of those \adman:neuter,
tt6r gives to Frinco *ltch ready and expeditious means of hos•
titity agair.St Great llrttaitr., , . .
The Kitt}; has empioyeal his offices with the V, relic)} Go-
vernment to Avoid the entry of tier troops into Spaio, end to
c Alm the appreliensiOna of the Court of Porn:teal. obteining
from the EiPit Coo:till-that this point should become an ob,.
pa of negotiation between the two C;eveniments,
tvittJesty offiring to co:Operate with his good offices for the
conclusion of a Treaty which is to shelter the Kinechnn of
Portugal from etty attack ; the Ii elketa or which.
that Monarchy his already begun to feel, 'end it iv'en her,
power to's:la:live from it tilt the advantage which she desires,
In tlaia situation of thinge I receive your Note, which re-
fresent& that Spain, Unlit:tying sobstituted pecuniaty supplies
or her deleneive engagentente, has displeased the English
Cabinet in a degree the mast unexpettee, under pretest that
:hey exceed her engagements; whereas, to represent them un-
der this point of view, it, would be necessary to know their
einonnt, which is not known; or knowing it, VI corupare
witittheoxpence of furoisking the defensive succours clue to
Prince.
Tide comparative statement of what has been hitherto axe.
c uted by Sprats, and the contents of your Nine, and what isi
" more the eontradiellon which there is betweirt the eteliitsots
and conciliatory conduit of Great Britain,' in sentencing to Pu-
nithment the Privatecre who have violated the Spahish Flag,
according to the accounts of the zgtit Novernber, inlet the
alarmiere ex,pressioos in which your Note of the lath inet. is
conceived, obliges the Spanish Cabinet to require of .ou
tisorit clear and decisive explanations of theidoa of rata (.4.
hope you will be pleased to Communicate to
tints with the dispatch which their ittsportance detitands.
Healed) , C•E,V,AIak,OS..
(Translation of Third loclosure in No. Vl,)
Pc. laaj.
,
Sir--1 comply with your ligeellentye; tetittrai corn.
intitikiititig to you the explicit and deaisis; explanations of
the toy Cabinet, , mentioned in my Note of the tech
instant. They Are nearly the same with those which t had
the honour verbally to address to you in our conference ott
this retojeet. Your EXceliettc,y thert,remarked, and the same
tassel t iUit egainoecure in your Note of the 16th instant, that
the furnisning the succours stipitlatcd,by the Treaty of, t7e6,
being but A C40411411/011CC ot engagensienta previously Coll.
ftstiacti, iS in lea only a freshproot o' the gond faith of His
Catholic Majesty, and can in nowise be prejudicial to the
eoatinuance of good hertnotty with His Britentuc Majesty.
I confess to your Excellency, that without having too fa..
..vottrable an opinion of my. own 'abilities, I could notnever.
theleas help feeling a degree of humiliatiOtt, on seeing thet'o,
pro 5517, whose judgment I infinitely respected, set so little a
value oil Witte; and that :he thought he might !lewd with
one- a sophiani, from which, if the gravity at the , inbjeit
cooldallow,of, it would out be difficult tn draw the most ab-
su
ni coosecmences, •
fed,„st remains to be known, whether a Power can ac.
gene theiright rat attacking another, and tit the borne time ime
VAC' an her the obligation to abstain from every speciet of re-
rise!. It cannot sorely be neeeseary seriously so diaCtltiii a
somiter question ; it suffices (limply to say, that such a right
eaten',!exiat ; that nature end common sense reject it thee
alt palitical combinetions are inadequate to bestow it ; and
that most ccrtatnly no Nation can acquiee it by an nil of its
own judgment, such es the signature of a Treaty concluded
voluntarily, and without necessity.
Put it ttr,y he asked, Should not the stipulatiens or a
Treaty be complied with 1 I do not examine, if in he pre.
sent rasethe stipulations of the '(Testy which binds Spain
to France have not been annulled by reitereted Siete of this
very )'ewer. lt may he grained that this Treaty le of the in.
most validity; it way coven Ise adruitteatthat it' la most'strietly
obligatory; satin that the Spintish Caverntnent is booed to
eXci;Ute roost acttipnloti.ly a 1 its articles; but after ell these
concession-7, it tcittilits thr me, ott the other hand, to renutrk,
that thi's obfignion is absolutely foreign' to Gte:n &ninths, and
float its Govermiteot is not humid to respeet tits exv-i,ation
a Treaty, to whicir it 1143 been tai" hoot cootributing, which
has been made avithent its knowledge, ae,ainst conseitt,
and even its opi.oittinti to its power, An individual, 'Whir
yesterday was (Cr, 12fItC,.i to-dey Voluisteer, to-morrow
receives orders to mart 7.5 the ettacl; of a place ; his holism!'
41M Ilia ellgagCMCilt 11' to fiat tits duty ; but hr
would he in toe wrote:, that this ()litigation ought
to he R.SpOeltd by that it wilt Warted. him.
amillet 11,, „due „i • , , . vigorotie rests litaC.--
It, in fact, :toy ~toile se • . oefelt him, he ought to
consider it solely aa tiai at: the, OF,agettient he had
tlntere'A into. . ,
TN! time eerier! ;troika tit the aoostittitnni of pecuniary
ente:itlies, and still more etiongly, it theae eubeidtet, by their
snot-runt, or by the effiett of outer. eiteontetancee,lieLfill‘d MOl4
W., equivalent for the stipulated contingent ; hot in, the
France flea GlieiWn a marked eagerneas to ohtelo
- it,taltt irnt; the COtat (it England ilia lately declared,
itt ti itif mAI ii titer, that it conaiders such a stil*tjt,utitin a,,
,I„,s'c pre; ;11,in Wolliti be the snot:dative the contingent
aaseir, WO Goveruments ate asstiretliy the hest and
my italees' f e. hat is coitaiteive to their reaped ive ituereets ;
'oittsl7ett °lnuit:nee, ai otneepaiVrecolly dcelgred, ieneiyeit !hits.

cessay for me to reply to your Exec..:lo,y's argumeitts,

&c. &C.

('Signed) it H. FR ERE.
No. VII.---Extraft of a Dispatch front I. H. Fit au a, "Esq..
to Lord Ilk wit asst ft,'dated Madrid, Dec. 27, 1803.
'The reports which reach us here front other quarters, have
determined me to confine myself to the strong prirtestation
contained in the Note inclosed in my former Dispatch, anti
for the:rest to watch their conduct, contenting myself with
repotting to your Lordship, unless circumstances should
arise Which wouldtendcr my further forbearance incompa-
tible with the.observanee of your Lordship's instructions.—
Since this time I have learnt that this Government have al.:
ready advaneed to France the 'eight millions of livres, and
that they are on the point of furnishing a further sum of tour
millions.....,fiesides this, the.recruiting for the Army, which
'had been. going on briskly,, has been stopped, or at least suf-
fered'to stall of itself; 'while a greater aCtivity prevails in the
IVlaritte Department—though 1 conceived it my duty to make
a strong remonstrance upon this head, and even to stake nay„
continuance here, agreeably to your Lordship's instructions,
upon the absolute cessation sit-these naval armaments.
(Signed) J. 11. 1' Elt E.
No. Vlll.—Dispatch.from J. H. FR ER !, ESC!. to Lord
HA WKAIJSI.Fit Y tia4.1.1 IVltllitith Dee. e 7, 1803.
My Lord-- tinder the circumstances mentioned io my Dis-
patch of this date, I have thought it _my duty to write to
Lord Nelson end Sir Edward l'ellew, and likewise 'to His
.Majesty's Consuls, and Proconsuls*, advising them, tha; the
situation of affairs between the two Caurts was f.lich as ,to
justify the apprehension- of an approaching Rupturc.
I have the Honour to be, &c.
" (Signed) 1. H. FRE R
No.,lX.—Extral of a Dispatch from Lord HA.w KAS AUTI V, •
to 1. H. Fs ttait, Esq. dated 21st lan. 1804.
'The pecuitiery succours to be Abided by stub, to France
unquestionably furnish in themselves tia,justitiiable cause of
%Var.; but considering the light in which they were explained
on a farmer occasion, His Majesty is unwilling to
.proceed to
extremities under the ',loom circumstances, on' this measure
alone, 'provided lie can obtain, a satisfactory explanatioium
other points, and that lie can he convinced of the sincere Itt-
tention of the Spanish Governinent to cause their neutrality
to be respeCted iti every other particular. His Majesty's final
decision, however, on this point, must depend on circum-
stanets, of -whit:lllle has not at present sufficient information
An enable hint to form his 'judgment. First, What is the
purport. of the otherstipulations contained in the Treaty be-
tween the King of Spain and the French Government
Whether any obligations are imposed by them on 11i$
Catholic Majesty, inconsistent with the rights or just pre-
tensions of this Country ? Secondly; What are the extent
and amount of the naval preparations in the ports of Spain,
and what arc the explanations given of those preparations by
the Srinish Government 2 Ills Majesty certainly has a clear
right to demand the fullest explanation on both these points,
before lie can be expededtoanswer the question of Nlonsietir
Cevallos,whethar the pecuniary succours aftinded Icy `~paisl to
France will be made by His Majesty the ground of war ?
No. X.—Extract of a Dispatch front 1 . H. FR Kit I, Esq. to
Lord fl,+ws als.tirii, dated Madrid, 3d Naieli, 604.
It will he proper to mention to your ..Lortlhhip a circum.
stance, which. siieven the importinice of attcpilii.g to the first
considerillioti which I mentioued. namely, that of the entire
,sttifordinAtlon of this Country to France under its present
Witen in contOrmity to your Lordship'S instruttions,
1 aPplitilLfor a ‘onununication of the Treaty; it was replied,
that it was impossible ; thot • when it was first made, • the
isFessity iii making such ,4 conitituinGath,n to the Itritish
Government had been ins6cd upon, lAit titat General Roth'.
inciuville hurl 'positively 01,i-1'4141W proposal., Iti the
coin-se of the s'ante conversation?, wiiira I insisted strongly
upon the two points of tlic cessation of naval armaments anti
the sale of prites,•in answer to what. I said upon the latter
point, it wat said, W ell,. v. c nit t tell qic French that you
will not, pot up whin it, and that'll: cannot he." These ex.
pressions so strongly mark both tlic value Which the French
attach to, the. cc;ntimrince of thif:pr,e.sciit ini„gs
with respect and
..ilie.:;perte.c.l dotninien whir t
they exercise over thIS that I but
cove that even a au.), ,3tocia'alaid; be a suit'.
dent proolbt the instability at en .aiigaimileor with this
Court,and of.the Ms:Alvan:rig; Which !ITS 7,l:ijestyti Govern.
Merit would he ckposcd to by ,ling boilip I to an arrangement,
Which the: Vrencli certainly consider as a 'high degree,
favourable :their . own Interests, and which they will find
no,ditficuity in violating, whenever in their opinion It ceituiti
to ho sb, Ike. &c.

~,. (Translation of,first Inclusure in No. to.)
. , iliair/di Januar ,2, 1204.
Sir --Some time has elapsed since your Exec leney's pro—
I
mine, and the accounts I received trots the li tit, had re.
moved my unvseineeeen the.subjett of the Naval Armaments,
and even afforded the belief that their speedy cessation would
reniove every cituse 'of tiistrust one that head. It would be
saaperfineus to point out to your Excellency the-eircurn-
staeces which pesiSteely prove to His flritemsie Majesty's
Minister, that th6e 'Armaments can have no other object
than that of hostilities against the King his master, or that'
still more offensive one, of wishing to support, by a me-
nacing attithde, thesy,stem of onbsidies ; a system which has
been already .pursued,' notwithstanding the remonstrances or
His Britannic; Majesty, wherein it is tormaliy declared, that
this systems is inure injurious than even supplying a WAY
Conti4Cat. .
It Is sometimes possible to overlook an injustice ; but your
Excellency too well knows that an injustice supported by a
demonstration of turce becomes an insult, and consequently,
invests on that Power, who is the übjed of it, the otos.
sity of demanding setisfaCtion.
I an;, are,
'-i ' • •
. - • (Second I nclostire in No. re.)
Note from DOW Naito Cavax.i. oa to r. ti. FR gal, rSq.
' ' ' slated Aninjitez,•jan. t3t 1804.
Slts—lrt answer to your Note, I must state to you, that
the likes of this Court with respect. to that of London,' mire as
pacific u I have declared them to be on alt the official com-
munications ht which I hav, mentieneil them ; that the
whole conduct of the Spanish Government ia etiminnant with
these ideas ; that the most convincing timer of her not wish.
in toalter them, is. the Treaty of Subsidy 'Cc:minded with
France' ter the 'sake of avoiding any hostile attitude towards
Great Britain; that the Ships of War:which, arc armed
in the arsenals, were already so at the time of conclud-
ing the Treaty of Neutrality; and 11131 as long as the official
communications.of the Braun Government We conceived in
terms calculated to inspire apprehensions t bat the designs of
Great.Britein are not conforrelable,eo those. or Spain, pru-
dence, policy, end decorum, Will require froth the letter the
employment of those precautions which in so Many respects
. aho owes to herself. ,
(Signed) PEDRO CEVALLOS.
(Translation of third Inclosure in No. X .)
(EiritexT.) • Yanum," 24, 1804.
In my Not of the t3th of last month, 1 deviated to your
Excellency, by order of my Government, that the supply of
pecuniary succours, such as had been stipulated by the Treaty
recently concluded with France! WAS considered by lit ;tit.,,
as the kind of succours t le most efficacious and best
adapted to the wants Of the EntanYi the most" prejudicial to
the interests of His Britannic Majesty's Subjects, and the
most dangelout to his tlaminiona t in short, inure than equi-
valent to every species of eggreseion. t again repeated the
same declaration, supported by arguments in detail et ano.
titer Note, dated the ehth, to Which your Excelletisy has
not thought proper to reply, Indeed, it was not of a.nature
to require an answer. Great Britein there declared, that shit
saw in the condue.f of the Court of Spain, a just nettive ter
war ; she makes no reproaches, she demands no setialettion,
she confines: herself to a declaration of the wrongs she has
suffered ; atul were shit compelled td commencer hustilitieS,
she would need no other declaration the that which has
• jimmy et pi made, hi vverthelesa, it iii 'pointed out in this;
deslaratioe itself; end your Excielleney cannot be ignorant,
that 1115 Britannic Mitiesty was by no means disposed to ores
(*Litt; this erieis, to which it appears that we are now ap.
proachilig with hasty strides.. It does not appear just, the
Spain shot! LI text, advantage of the good dispositions of Eng.
lend, to carry en egaipst her a two. told warfare : The first,
the most prejtelicial of any, by furnishing pecunittry sue.
coursto the Loemy ; and the .4.teoiid,by tittinitting the Enemy
into ill 'poste epon a more favourable. li:citing, by perrnittirig
the sale of Prizes made by their Privateere and by encourag.
lug the fitting thorn out; owl, in eine, by, ;hewing, them On
all OCeaSioot 2 dettitled ;eel-ciente. Another condition, snit
leas otinitable, is that or t lis anSperliiiod of all farther armin g
in tho porteti thin kitigtOom. . s
(Fourth lnelosure in No. X.)
Note front Dos Patitto CsvBl.Los to' T. I . Fealty., )rail.
slated eartaijilez, 27th lath illes.
rota IS:ele justifies tote theiteritte of a I reoch Priveteer in
tite ISay of Citinaret, and permitting her to aril an ritgliSil
Ve:t.:ll.-Ailture•it lit the Gut ph ,)e l'srie, upon the plea of hie.
~,avity, 30 evades a tipo4t. runty to the compleints urged in
!el r. Frertett last Note.
( Eel ftt) C r .)--.(TGitini:tti,)l) of Firth Inclosurs in No. X.) •
The Naval Ai-element:, 01 spin, in the actual siteation of
affairs, cannot tail to C' chef appletteristons on the part tot flis
tritenitic' Majesty. The eteettion of 'enlist:ma rett4; ow.v
icrillii4tW, tit;4ariumuit-0 te;molly Ilan kagtoti Or France

1. H. FRERE

Ibt 'their (*tied. .iiilkTigt the (use ustiont With Me. American,
-States still existed, it might be supposea that these prepara.
tions were for an unavowed destination.. Should they still
continue, it would be no longer possible to attribute them to
any other motive than'that which your Excellency announces, .
namely, a jealousy of the intentions of England,' and a deter-
initiation to maintain by force a stateof thins qualified by the
name of neutrality, but to which the necessary conditions of,
neutrality, are totally wanting.- 'fills pretention is not less
injurious to the interests of England than offensive to its ho-
nour. '!'here is another consideration still more important
His Majesty, at the same time that ha does justice to the
dispositions of His Catholic 'Majesty, and to the intentions
of his Ministers, 'cannot be blind to the influence which his
Enemies have obtained in this country, and the species of au-
thority which they, exercise in it. This consideration has
been the motive of great forbearanCe on His Britannic Ma-
jestyrs part, to which he Would c.crtainly not have conde-
scended, had he imagined that the dispositions of the Court
of Spain-Were in unison With its measures, But this same
consideration moat necessarily inspire His Majesty's Ministers
and Councillors Witli'a just distrust of the future condua of
Spain. Your l;xcelieney's assurances would certainly be a
sulficientguarantee of, the intentions and wishes of Ills Ca-
tholic Majesty ; but, unfortunately, tht,se cannot answer for
the will of France, nor for the exercise of an influence which
may be paramount to the tor titer decisions of that Court, &c.
No. XI. ,Extract of a Dispatch from 1. H. PRIME, Esgito
Lord AwKs 511 OR It', dated Madrid, ISth April, 1204. '
have the honour of inclosing tip Transation of a Note
from M. Cevallcis; in which he intorms me. that His Ca-
tholic Majesty consents ao.prohibit.the.Saleof British Prizes
in the Ports of his Dominions. .Your 'Lordship will observe,
that M, Ccvalloa states it as having been demanded as rl con-
dition under which, the British. tioverianent' would consen,t
to recognise the neutrality of. Spain, as being consistent with
the performance of the engagements of their present 71', reat y
with France. As there is nothilig in any Note of mine which
could be brought forward as a foundation tor such a 'conch!
Sion, and on the contrary it is particularly 'and ex
guarded against, .1 have hot thought it wurtl while to enter
any protest in,auswer to M. C'evalloa' instnnation.,
No. X'11..,--Copy of a Letter firm Lord arrowav tOl.
H. Fa ERE, Esq. daieci'Downing-street, 22,1 Play,
ber;o- ex ie mely tlesii able. in .the ,
state of ihd, pirlitical relativns Detween elfisCoun a y
and Spain, that His •Maje,ty's Gpyorninet,t
. .
obtain the most accurate tyhrtnation I.,Vrah respea,
to the actual condi' ion (if . the ports and arsenals of
Spain, I hive to signify, to y, u tilt King's pleasure
that you triinsmit to me a detailed statement, in so
far as it can he procured, not only of any warlike
oreparation winch may be carrying on in any of
those p,r;-:, and of the 611414 4 f war, both in commis.
sion'arai in ordinary, but 'alai) of the state of the
royal arsetial'it;'and' of the extent of the means exist-
ing in them to increase their present naval establish.
.ment. You will likewieelnitrutt the Con Sols to en.
'deavour, to discover any Measures which
,may have
•
been adopted by the Spanish Goverrment for the
purpose of obtaining supplies of naval stores, the
.. •
amount of such 'SUpplies, the. countries from ",y..•tch
they are. to' be shipped, and the manner in which
they are to be conveyed to the Ports of SOisits.
With a reference to this subjed, 'it is ,also aunt
portant that' His Majesty's Government thQuid.be
furnished with an account of the specie •irnported
into the Pontt of Spain in the course ,of the last
year, and with -an militate "of", the probable amount
of. the shipments of the present year, as Well as .
with information of the periods at which they may.
be expeCied to arrive in Europe. .
I am, &c.
(Signed) Mut aowa T.
No. Xt 111..a:Extraa nfa Dispatch from 1. H as, Ssq.
to Lord I'lA It ROWDY, datedMadrid,.sth July, .1194 r
My Lord—l have to acknowledge the receipt of
your Lordship's Dispatch, No. r,'
of the 31(1 May;
and 'though there has not yet been time to satisfy the
inquiries which your Lordaid'p diretts me to make,
yet your Lordship will .see, from the tenor of my
other letters 'of this date, that there can be no tea.
son to apprehend that this Court are disposed to
renounce their present system of nominal neutrality;
and I should apprehend that the FrenChGovernment
are es little disposed, for the sake of a momentary
assistance, to exchange an useful tributary for a
buttleosome Ally. The accounts which I receive
from the Ports do not 'indicate Any preparation on
the part of this-Government, and M. Cevallosalan.
guage 'is it the same tone as before, speaking'-of the
neutrality of this country as a'thing settled and ad.,
:Thitted, and seeming to wish to lead me. on to
tar language. *
I then questiOned him upon the soiled of.
,Lehrun's mission, respeaing which he did not seem'
disposed, to giveirte any explanation. •
The object of this mission still remains unknown;
•
ins lett
trnhe.tpheorctir;7lFTliarorleilnolhMis
w. iyeb..tauond'sbhe
la.
ng
himself a Naval Officer, there can be little doubt of
its being c,onnetted with Some maritime projetl;
4ke.

Xlv. Copy ofa Dispatch fro E.' Fititit al Esq, to
Lord from HAIt Ito ve AY, dated 11,1adrid, agth August,. 13°4. •
My TAM—Having 'been informed by Adiniral
Cochrane of the arrival of reinforcements through
Spain to the French Fleet' at Ferrol, I wrote to M.
Cevallos the Note of which the inclosed is a.Copy;
and after some days, having.' received 'no answer,
and having learnt positively from other (limners,
the passage of such`leinforcements through the
Spanish territory, I made a 'second application to
M, Cevall,.s 'upon the suhjed. Fie has as yet' re-
turned me no answer, and I • think is right not to
wait any limiter for• his explanation, before I ac-
quaint your Lordship.with the circumstance • more
especially since there being no doeht itt the Lei corn.
'plained of, no very satisfadory explanation ,can be
txpetle& , I have the'Honour
,to be, .Sec.
(Signed) B.' FIRR R.
The First Inclosure in No, !4, is the Renionstrarico of Mr.
Ex Sit rn ucitin of 'frobps through Spain to
4140111,1 C s({4:lCholt oaf caul.
The (.'.00114 ini.:10:;111'1 11) No. 14, complains of the tialay of
. the Spanish Minister in answering the fornier"Note at
Fiera x. •

No. XV.-7Extraet of a Dispatch front Lord HARROWHY to
FItERS, F ocj, dated Do)vningtstrcet, 5epr0.29,434.
Sir—lnformation. has been ' received horn kesr.
Admiral Cochrane, that orders have•fieen givers by.
the Coon of Madrid, for arming, without lose of
time, at Ferro-, four .Ship, of the Line,- two Fri.
gates, and other smaller, vessels ; that similar orders
have been given at Carthagena anriCadiz ;and par.
ticulsrly, that three fiffit•ratt .Stlips of the Line ate
slite6ted to sail from the last mentioneitport ; .and,
as additional proof of hostile, intentions, that
orders have'been given to the Ilsckets to arm as it
tine of war.. In consequence of this information,
I am commanded to signify, to you. His Majesty's
•pleasure, that, as soon as you receive this dispatch;
you should request an audience of M. De Cevalks,
You Will express to him_ the surprise and concern
with which the intelligence of these unexpected and
unjustifiable (tumults bin bttll utctived in ti~is
,country.

Yon will 'call to the rccolledion of that Mi.
/lister, the grounds upon which His Majesty hat
hitherto forborne from considering Spain as an Ea&
my. That • nothing could have induced him to
continue this forbearance, but a sincere desire to
avoid extending the calamities of War, ands wilh
lingness to confide in the assurances of the Spanish
Government, that
.thee payments made to Flares.
were only :intended to gain time, until circal*
stances should enable them to adopt measures tom,
consistent with ,their interests . and their wistiek
'That His Majesty, .tlierefore, had been tinder the
necessity of•txpressly reserving to himself the fell,
right of regulating conclude.towatrls Svaini
cording to the aPPearandetof existing circumstances;`
hot that the. abstaining, from all 'moral preparations"
on the part of that POwer had hen distinctly dee
dared to he one of .the indispensible .condi awls an•
flexed by His -Majesty to the continuance of 111 S.
forbearance, &c. - .
XYI, Dispatch from Consul- General
Lard ElAlraowaY, *dad ittlriti, 0 ober 5, ISA; IJU
lug several dc.enrnents.
Translation of first InclOsure in XVI.) .
(EX ra Act. .) Seprernbcr a 7, 1&,1.
indisposition, indispoSitio, which still eonfinefme,lll
nib' bed, has prevented me addressing. your Ex.t'''
lency ao;mer, on the subje6l- of the naval atinaelat
which is carrying on at Ferrol.- The total cow
'kit of all preparations in the ports ha vivilbeen the
priocioal conditinn requited by Ene,l44, inA 101
to b, as the price of the continuance Mi.
fokbearacce Which England• has hitherto`'
observe:,!, the violation of this
which I 'now prt.test,'ean be considered in n° 4)14
as a .hostile 'ag.;res;:ion on the Part.'
Spain, anti •a defi,iece given to England.
(Second InclOsnre referred to in
Note from Das: PLDRO CEA/ALI-0310'8.. Vasitit
ed Escurial, 3d Odobera i 334. 040*
.§ll.--1 have made a 'report to the ing, mY'
ter, of the contents 'of your Note of the 27th
in whiele you speak of a naval armament 014.
yoU suppose to be 'fitting out in Ferrol' 16
‘l.l)'rlLaijeerestyn,ieb:,,ionga.nisnwfoerrm, ed of your representati°",l
of being wanting to the agreements h chaz
fi
eelnetreitetbi°‘ll;ol
Ltitish Government ; that the cessati°74
all; Naval Armaments
. against Great Briiain 01;
be Obser veil as it his been hitherto ; and 'that Wlla
giver information to tbe contrary may have ret,
ta ed
yQtui n.wh iswli'clol the p ilYtlnSic)au:;isdehd' and offensive to the
Government justly en.l°)"'
Signed, 80c.
No. XVll.—.Copy ,Ofe 'Dispatch ,from . Lard OAP
Itowuv to. B. -Esq. Slated DownitT
street, 00, at, too+. it
St a--The.f,ively, Capt. Hammond, arriveufs,
Portstnouth. 9n, Wednesday morning, with the Rio
mar a Swinish, Frigate, laden with dollars, flow
de la Plata, and brought information of thc-'o46`'nf
which' took place.on the sth inst.' between faun "of
His Majesty's Frigates, and the same
ra
Spanish Frigates, in which three or the latter '""itl
captured, and one' unfortunately blew‘up. Alth°l„;
from the situation of .the ships'. when this 1417,,
happenej, it is probable that the event is known:
IthieveCqyuLt othf4Maidnrfoidon, Ighiagvne
vythiotohguithtt iitonsescoesisstr,Vet,
in order that you may be atilt to captain 11`,_
the Spanish Government the principles upon w,
.c
manders are rested, and the effect which thiset n
the orders given to His MAjesty's Naval Cori
is here considered to have upon the relatiVe.
tiOn. of tilt two Countries. As the subjea 01"
ce;
yesterday hetweeOthe Spanish Minister.and
fully discusit;d in a conference. which
I cannot point out to ,you more distinctly ti !3_14
guage which His Majesty thinks proper to
upon this occasion, than by stating
stance of this cOnversaticin. In answer to the itihrl,
uestion of the Spanih Minister :in !ad'at 6011 tit
..took plre,
was an ad done in coniequer;ce of express on:ith
event was to he'considered ? I informwedY°huimtil'ell:,e'r.tc
from His 'Majesty,
,tri deiaitt all ships i;,
treasure fOr: Spain. 'that such orders hid hccnoi;
sued as soon as intelligebee • was receivedequipment of naval ai•m:tin:nts in the Portia ,41:00
and Nrticularly• at terra', without any frc,ll3,e,
axplanationl • That the Court of Madtid g9tila o,
no reason to he surer zed that such ,a step was tai,,..
as it had been repeatedly stated to'the Spanis'lA
.vernment, and particularly a Note cielivetcut „i
-Mr. FSete, 'on the 18th of February last, no,
long as: they continuedin a situation of
mina neutrality, any Nara' AtmaMeot i" `floe
Potts mist he considered as putting ;an imwr'• • •
end to the fothearance•pf Englai4d, arid "'; i,e ell
pointed,
producing consequences that were ch''"•jii. -
pointed, out. I added, 'that Opon the first ir'i
eea
genre of the
,Artriament, Admiral Cochrane haa,l)rfo'i
dlietled to communicate to the :oovernOr of
the orders he had received to oppose the, 011ivno at
tint Spanish Strips of War to and from the to
;Izertol ; and Mr. B.Frere had elsebeen d.4oc`'.l' bi 1
i'nfortis the Court of Madrid of the orders givc
Hts 'Mdieatrs' that all necessary measures of
tif.Ntiltould'he taken, anci.partietaltrly;ihose outt:.t,
Ailm:Cnchrine. The Spanish Minister thonQ"a'iyo
eti, that hisCoort was not appriZed of the °l,drhl'Pel'i
to detain the
, ships laden with treasure,
~l'iiint''':(l(,)efinwitt,r,usttht..."4rvreebsicsetnant.„.c.efetso4etn.ylarriasic'troat 101 •
nitehaastutrheiss of grtehcaa ufitirit wedhicnhoslitoc;),Lb):;:11;::::
flounced. That it had been thotights, righth'esbe:
nounce precisely the intention of engsgin.ggtf.n- fa'
• of war which might attempt to sail to 0'
rts), becauae it would depnj ti pp n the Span,' to
tieoveivrenm.suecnilt,oradfeteiri,raesceitvoi7tcsirtiCh::„jainingint:fai;,,,iii(iV
dunk proper, and to prevent bo. stile ineet,ing
srr
avc
tween the: two squadrons; but
.that to "
nnunCed more Partictdirly -the, intention of VI l•
ing the treasure ships, must either 1)3"„1
PerlectlY meansuseless• if the Spenish 60vccnmc'e-pti"'''
no of giving them notice of ouch in' wiri
or must ,hve afforded the opikiciiiiity. (101;
it completely abortive. 'lnat 114v:lic
-hated one of the conditions upon which
be
tri:drilanteeel y° eiciti:s al\r'l;ite•citt idnel Pct
tpir cjvi t t
anee of those succours which were 1.1.11111
`l'ain CO France. That these Succour.; "icvot 'Pi.
kind j.
) ; Naval Artnam:.nis and 'rti:ast,“ e•
,s.4lllEl' !
Majesty had hithettv Stibaut Led soth

C',

ti

. ,
•
ints, erat tone to•• connive _a t' the. tiymint ta a. Sutraidy I
by Spain to France-, upon the grounds which havelseen
often stared ; hut, that, from the tromenlit Spain•had
manifested the intention, instead of Cot,fining 'herself
4topecuniaryasSistanee, toutlkihit•naval forces to those-
of Frasee,and had 'manifested it in the least:equivocal; ,
. manner, by equipping a considerable squadron in the
port of Ferrol, where it :would he -ready to itin.
a squadron .of French:shipst , . . ttl to ut-ndinber the
v • o
British force employed in bluc;;:nitng them ;---.
from Ow moment His M:;jesty could no tenger de_
lay carrying into executioo every Measure of neces-
tiny precaution ; and he had as-just:a right to detain
treasure destined to increase the Ititina of his Ene-
mies, as to attack the ships or Sliain sailing in cOn-
jsklion with those of France. I expressed, in
titung terms, His Majesty is c on c ,- rn at the loss of
.4 many valuable litre's' in the conflit, and particu_
fatly at the unfortunate accident which destroyed
sue of the Spanish Frigates (the Meicedes),. With
neatly the whole of her Crew.' I did trot contr.°.
lett his observation', thit it `was impossible for
!host Frigates not to resist, . when they were met
without
equal a force; and I thought it-right to avow,
hesitation, that. althodc;li it was hoped the
treasure might have been hrodglit'in single ship!, of
force so inferior to His Majesty's Stfuadrcin as
itojastify, the expetslation that they might be de.
~,,nned without Violence, yet that His Majesty's
tj,,cnernitt,nt were aware that this eXpeCtation might
Ll:eten4appointetl, and as the' ad itself was thOllght
lie.""Y. had di terntined to incur the hazard of
14t 'might follow front resistance. To the clues_
tKiu:nrytit by
sh the Spanish Minister, in what state
"` '.'llniFrigoes and their Crews were to be
e'nsideted ? I replied, in the sarne state as Ships
and Crew t
tlp6n Earn '''clained under similar circumstances
s,-i''''ca'ions. That the Officers and men
would be tte:...,, With
Issible attention, and
thetr,
,iti, 4(,,.. , every p, i • ' - :
. 'a te would be trinsporieti to a place of se-
ttutntitt)d'i,s!tiOi.siawait.SUch.bld'er.3 as' the isstle' of the -pre.
Pear t , Hi' isi.°4" with the Court of Whit! may ap.
Lad bee., : '-'l.le,q to require. After these points
tt...L„,,ovi; discussed,, the. Spanish Minister desired
, whetheo. this event Was- to be considered
as
, ranno. „r, _,,,.
iaci, fo " . end to aft tprLher explanation, and
NI ig 'lle two C-ountries in a' state of War ?. To
'eOlic,l that it as certainly by no meads s.O.
v(Thlidered ' - w . • '
1,4016f..}1.!in mir:part. That it was Still the earnest;
altaucts ~ISilki3Jolly; that. such es4.lanatiims,,ahs-
e,ort
of Kr,
Preserit ~ Pdtid, tr,speCting their Naval armaments,
yr dis___usn,t fut
between
and respeCting all other subjeds,
rnight`.4_,l,oll between the two t.36iernrieotss as
!pi not (my maintain an Irnic-ttile intercourse be.
disetieufia'etn) but establish it' in future upon a .more
the Noai'd P'eftwinent footing. An explanation of
At o,,,knd'ittlatnents alone would net then (replied
,• Brent ; . gagq. stow satisfy' the English Govern.
ttittion• 10 this I answer•!d, that such an exPla.
t h h 'l"e (vould 't )wsatisfy nor would
i 4,,e.,__ . . no m us,
Court
01,7meett satislattory at any fruitier period. The
NI 114,,i,tadrid hii'd repeatedly been informed, that
tad, co.),11 r coull not his satisfied without being.
tvltich s,,al'ete/Y acquainted- with the relatitin.'in
tithe;
etoirchtletl;:tbitead‘'it.Bowith .r" Pea te' France/ in or-,
judge, upon a full vie* of all
to considainthille6t, its what relation he could consent
Britain., Slxtiti at standing with reipeft to Great
s
the c,..--CP'y to sev'eral obs,'JvatiOns which fell from
given "alter D'Andtin' 1 that a',*titirances had been
4i4ted'outo the a.lhotii;tg.-:ist thestlblitiy; which was
coUrs. a,, e 'flrq an t.qui-valerit'' for military suc.
whici: w iu 1 4,6 in tent s of 'the Treaty with France,
the into as alledkCa tO cout:iiil tiktihing injurious to
r d. . eresti ,f 0 .. „ .
citin,tfln.. t-Irs.at brit.Ain ; as to the innocent
i at to th of lin'Y arinamzrits which might be made;
td.pre,,cerv(l_eeled intention of hii Catholic MkjestY
injustice 7, the striaeat neutrality ; and as 'to the
Spanish 4 ur any suspicions which could attach to.
tarn, that"nut and treriteity--.lastured him, in re.,
the ilii,eshluth the Government and the Nation hair.
' Ind verad. value ‘and 'respeet for Spanish honour
from exact ; but thit we had too much ground
SPairt to%enee to be slow in triisting,flie-abitity of
Atineinie,`,L,llP to the honourable and, independent
bide& Principles I, which her conduit wank natnrally, be
tilltestion , t'l'll I sine rely wished the arrnatrients in,
eNieoo,. night prove to have been really; as he. had
of an"red t? represent them, only the consequence,
let theu)r)ilnert given under . the press- ure of necessity,
t.tvaltes i,'`" of transporting troops to subdue the
l tritentio,, '_!, t ricay ;-bufthat, if this were really the.
, tatic,
lii:_ut. ire
order, it wars inconceivable that 'no
:I;stet ittt.tfehave been given to. the BritiA Mi.
etroi. 2:t4 Ind, of to the Admiral tattle Port of
of the'arwnu might have conveyed the explanation
of 44 amens at the. same moment with the news
il the nn '"tence. ' 'flrat it was singular, if ships of
Ott, e were t
, lO4 ti , o b used or this purpose, that they
t That al°olt,.,liay.e been equipped merely ,as transports.
t',ll tht ~,,yugn the orders were received at Fetrol
'lave I,:e',!), t2t last month, and must consequently
i 0... p Cr, this at Madrid some days earlier, yet
fl'ltatatiol: moment he was possessed of lio direct in.
4!. e no
e_ 'Join his Court, was authorised to give
Rill sub.4l.l4nation, and was 'retitteed to state upon 1
Ptrith .leo Lis,own'coniettdie founded, upon Irn
in '' Jeep , . - ' , ' earnest . .
fexplain 6enee, and upon hire own wishes
ttytot the transaction in a manner calcu',ated to
' . this div,t sou" between the tactd-COUntri-es, 1-14V..s
,ils tx , upon the various grounds which made
Il
.t%s:ctug4atttaht,ion. improbable and aniatisfactori, I
.. t the
0.:4., entiversation hy.expressing my fz.ars
:.! ',..efe,i fro'n'f til,),would have been found to have ra-
j 4 0-- - l'lt influence which had unfortunately
ittl.l4 I'vetted the Spanish Councils from' an at.
:( ‘4,1
' tlitttauf,t.°•,,,The,,il:rei,l interest and dignity ; that the
[Nil), 1 '• u olLtated'by 'that influence, would' 'pro.
--' etc, 'e Persiate 1 • ' ft, )(ne irle . (, in ; and that a breach would then
tikatoev(l44ble ; but that- the Moderatio and '
vtliiti )1 lii, NI • ,
le t the slii4.l. . , ajesty s conduct hitherto Ito
-o
...q y) tv,,,..lisn ?vtinister tonne tit' fullest testa_
uul
" be a eUirteiellt security, '
. Itht e meitt.,l i: tilat no rca.
to
L!hat 1
,11,Itioil,ia,vben,rnnibdation,wou'lci be rejeoted ;,
j°, Its ue t4'instro c eqUal4r desirous with himself 4_lleCtive c„...tnent of e,,stablishing between our ,
d ii..,4uuter,tdialit:""_,";*iei a kreater degree 'of harmony
tt'l
~rality
0:11:1!tn Collid elqiit between a nominal
. fro,..cheothr.. .., '''t side, and a jealoniforbeiranee'
of
„,
you
wh 4. ant in-daily.expeetation of hearing'
..a '
the e " t PaaSed at M I d
lti ot. „Qungoicatio . 4( ri Orin the receipt
1, w' itallisti.,fl;,. " math': bY Admiral' Cochrane
1 ...vertior of Iserrol i tintli thiit in-

'formation is recivid, haVehothiug
former instructions. -

P:S, Sine• this was written, an acttstint"was' re•
ceiveti of the arrival of His Majeity's
Amphion and Indefatigable, with the,Spvii.li fri.
gates, the Medea and the Clara.
I am, &c, (Signed) HARROWIri.

B. Frere Es 7:. fr.
. ,
NO. XV I 11.---14riel of A Dispateh 'frorn i 3, FILE a cc, Esq.
- to Lord El Alt lOWAN', dated ESCIlti3l, 27th OttUbet, i804.,'
This Letter states the result of a conversation be-
tween me. Freie and M. Cevallos, in which the'
latter continned to give an evasive' answer with,
rasped to the armamervt at Ferrol, saying, that the
expedition consisted of a few ships, which were al-
ready armed at the time; that the projed was now
given up, and he wished to infer, chat there was
therefore no ground of complaint for what had pass.
ed. , I replied (says Mr, Ft ere), that; I, knew. no
moreof the destinatioo of this expedition than what
1 had learnt from public report,which wa3,that•it was
meant to convey troops to quell an insurrection in
Biscay ; but that ip, had appeared to mos() incredible,
that ships of war should be arrned, to carry forces to
a province ivhich had no ports to receive them,
Which was'already in the possession of their troops,
and which was so situated, that the march by land,.
might be performed in a .much shorter time than
was necessary for preparing for and making the
voyage, that I had not
,ventured to write this re.
port home to my GOvertiment. M. Cevallos how.
.ever assured me, that this was the design, and extra.
vagant as it was, the march by land into Biscay of
the troops before destined for the embarkation seems
to confirm hitt -assurance. I observed, that what-
evermighrhave been the object of this armament,
it was equally . a breach of the Convention which
Spain hart entered into with England; And as M.,
Cevallos maintained t the engagement had been
only contracted for not arming' against Great l3ri.
taint I referred
.him to my brother's , Note of the
ath February, in which the cessation of all arma-
ments is demanded in the deaicst'kerrns.

In treating of the subjeltt of the money furnished
to France, he afreaed much surprise at, its being
ronsidered merely as a temporary me,asute, and
asked froin whence my Court could have got that
idea, of which be liiinself discjaimed any share ?—I

.... • .
tctld him, that I knew my Brother hatl repeatedly
received similar assurances, at` the very
_time when
the Tr'elity.,was negotiating, front a
.person high in
authority, whose assurances were then' esteemed au.
thentic, and that as iuch, he tad transmitted them
to his Govefilittenr. I oben;tid,
,to biro, that my
Government 'was already-in possession of thUs much
,infor,tiaticin.iyon the fttibjea, when 'my present in.
utru6tions were forwarded to me, and
.therefore. that
I must expea a snore. explicit ansWer,. or Comply
with the orders to demand my J'assports that' in
the terms in which te stated it, the atnount.tif the
,SuCcour stipulated was without any Since the
Treaty provides, that in case
,of necessity, the
Auxiliary Power is liable to be called upon to assist
her Ally with• all her Force*. ;, in which situation,
there would be no'bounda'tii the guins which Spain
might furnish to the Enemy under ,the denomin.a.
.• tion of an equivalent for these. sUccouts.. • I did not

- however succeed in obtaining any fitrther exidana.•
'lion upon the subjed ; and—there was in M. Cc.
vallohi manner, a more decided determination not
in give tvay oFon this point, and mure
.disposition
to ill.lannout 'at being pressed. upon ii..than npon
that of the' total Cessition of all Annaments in the
Porfa.-
I am, B., FRERE. •
(Translation of Inclosure referred to in No, tB.)
• , Elcur;al, Oft". z 6, 'lB°4.
SIR— In cotiequtnce of the, desire your Eked.
lency has expreised to ,tne, ,I have the honour to
transmit to you in writing,. the substance of the re.
presentations which I have been direeled by my
Gu,ernment to make to you.
, It is with equal aurprize and concern, that His
~Britannic Majesty reccivedithe accohnt ofthe.Naval
P.reparations which have been .carrying an in, the
forts. of spain,'having on.hil part omitted nothing,
Irpm the very com,neneentent- of rlostiiities with
Fiance, which could, contribute to remove from

Spain those calamities of. a War, in which, owing
to her Treaties, she was in faa placed in the num..
bet of his Enemies. Nothing, indeed, could have
induced His Majesty to persevere in this system
of moderation, except tide same benevolent motive,
supported by a disposition to give credit to the as.
suiances of the. Spanish Government,4 that the sums
furnished to France were only pnid ,under the idea
of gainilig time, until circumstances would enable
her to follow a system more congenial to her wishes
and her interests.
His Majesty has repeatedly requested a cornrnu»
nication of the Engagements concluded with France;
but the only Answer has uniformly been a vague
assuran'ce, that, whatever night be the amount of
the sums to be paid by Spain, they were calculated
according to the estimate of what the succours,
Naval and Military, 4tikllliatea by Treaty, wuula
amount to. But His Majesty has never been fur-
nished with any'-theans of judging, whethej these
payments ate in fad only a fair equivalent far those
4UCCQUIS, or whether they so far exceed it as to,
render it necessary to consider Spain a principal in
the war.

in thia state of uncertainty,' His Majesty has been
compelled expressly to reserve to him,elf the full
right to regulate his condud towards Spain accord.
iog to the appearance of circumstances at trte mu.
;tient. But he ,has ever declared, unequivocally,
that the discontionance of all naval preparations on
pthe part of that Power was an indispensible coodi.
tion of the continuance of his moderation. Such a
declaration having been made, it would-be difficult
to acculiot for a Naval A 11113111,:111 on the part of
Spain, in such a manner as to reconcile it with her
pretended 'System. of Neutrality ; and it becomes,
impossible: to cohsin6r the ..present Arm 'near,
which ,was unaccotopartied by any ex planation, in
any other light, than as a measure decidedly hostile,
and which calls upon-:His Majesty. to take, without
delay,, every step which' prudence maydidate ; and
mare especially' o gi've orders. to . his 'Admiral .'t)
Ferrol, to prevent any Spanish Ship of Wai from
entering -or' leaving-ihiePort:
HiS islajesty's uniform`conklud towards Sliain has
.
butAa rk t y .provea, his ardent desire to carry his
CR oditation to the utmost extent which a due re.

K art. for. tie inter san of secttrit),us cop le'
. ,
perfnii. But„.l-his Majesty caorFat. della from
the,declaratiorrs which he has Made', nor •perrnit that
shall itijoy all the aclvan!agcit, of Nent ty,
whilst she
.wages, a two-fbld War ;against, him, Lrst,
by furnioli,ig to his Enemies unlimited pecuniary
succour: ; and, secondly, by compelling,hrm to di. ,
very a par! of his Naval Force from aning
the Enemy', in order to watch the arm onents.which
are preparing in Ports pretending to he Neutral.
I have in consequence received orders from His
Majesty, to require of the Spanish-p.)vernment the.
immediate recall of all .tbe orders whi;!li have hean.
given at, Ferrol, at Cadiz, or at; Carthagena, as
well .for the equipment of' ships, as ar sending rein-
forcements fr,,in one to the other .of those tort,, and
not only that such preparations be stopped, but that
the Naval Armaments in all the ports of Spain shall
be put precisely on the same footing as before the
commencement of hostilities between England and
France., ,

I flatter myself, that I `shall not be under the, nc-
cessity of announcing to your Excellency, more
formally than I hare hitherto dune, whit must be
the inevitable consequences of ;a refo,al of this de-
mand. If it is fully complied with, I C3I),AtISViCt
for, the intentions of liisMajesty to send to,Ma.
drid a Minister authorised to discuss, in an ami.
cable manner, every other subjeff of dispute; but
still this discussion cannot ;ake place uoiess Spain
be prepared to give a distinti exphytation'of her
Engagertients with France, and of the system which
she proposes to adopt, according to which His Ma.
jeaty may be enabled to judge of the nature of. the
relations which, should subsist between him and his
Catholic Majesty, &c.
(Signed) J. 11. Fatter.
No X/X.—Extrael'ora Dispatcli.frorn B. Eit_zaz, to

Lord HAakowsy, dated iNatfrid, Sth of-Nor: 1804

My Lord—l have the' litinOttrr, itiClOse a Copy
anti Translation df M. Cev.illos'anbwer to my Note
of the 26th, which Was delivered ..to me on the
morning of the 30, h. Your 'Lordship will
that neither this Note, nor the paper which it in.
-closed, and whiCh is a copy of M. Cevalltys'
struetions to M. Anduaga, contain any sltisfaetion
whatever upon the two principal points, viz. a Sri.
• pulation to abstain from ail naval preparation, and
a disposition to enter upon some fuller explanation
-of their pecuniary Engagements with fr.fnce. Oa
the contrary, M. Cevallos observes to M. An.
duaga; that the exPlabations which h'ive ken given,
upon the latter point are sufficient, if the complaints
of England arc made with.good faith ; and through.
out both papers there is a tone of irritation, which
sheWs a ,lion fir from conciliatory. Under these
'circumstances I haveihought that my instrudions left
inc. no-choice, but to repeatAlistindly my former
proposals,': and at the same time to demand my Pass.
ports, if they were not acceded .to. After having
Waited in, vain- till the ad, I. determined to write.
again
,to him, to 'press him for an snsWer, • and ac-
cordingly sent.the Noti, No: 5, by a Courier, who
.returned the next day (the- 3d), bringing me M.
Cevallos' ' Note, of wit;cli 1 incluse a Copy and
Translation, and, in.which, after.a.very formal in.
trodudion,. and much parade of precision in the
' terms of ,his answer, 'he leaves ',the two principal
questions exaaly.in khe same state' as' before. I,'
therefore, on the same day.returncd a short Note,
repeating my demand for Paisports,- of which no
notice having twen taken, 09 the ivening'of the
sth L determined once more to send the Messen.
ger down .to Elcutial with a:stitl: more pressing
renewal of my appliCations; and..afier having, been
deli ed upwards of two days, he returned' this morn.
ing,.bringingrne my Passporm, whit!) were aecont7
panied by the inclosed Note (No. to). In copse.
quence of this, I. propose• to leave Madrid on die
day after to.marrow, .and Mr. Hooter
_will folloVi
teat-as soon •as he conveniently can. I-am .unsvilr
ling to,.delay the Messenger a moment longer than
is necessary for making your Lordship acquainted
with 'the final determination of the Spanish Gikvern.
ment but I cannot help expressing my confidence,
that nijes,ty's Government will nor sees, in:the
'course' of this Negotiation, any, fauridatiOn for the
charge' of precipitation which is brought. against
me by' M. Cevallos. lf I . have any apprehen.
sion, it is lestMy hopes That !lure deliberate re..
fiedion upon the fatal consequences of a rupture,
and a due sense of the moderation df'theproposals'
made by His 'Majesty with a view-of avoiding ouch
an extremity, would induce, 'this Gotfernment to
admit my demands,‘ should have led me to 'be less
decided than the urgent terms of mritwroaions
will strinly justify. I have the Honour to be, &s.
(Signed] B: Fitauß.
(First Indio:44o referred to in.lo,
Translation Of 4 Nine frotti. DON P &Ds o CEv 4.1.1.02-. to B.

Fat& t, Esq. da;ect Sap Lorento, 0-dotter 29; 182+.

Sir—As soon as'yOU knew that preparations were
making at Ferrol for the transport of troops,. Igno,
. rant, without tionbt, of thciedestination, you sent a
1•Itito, to Me, expieiling the Oprehi:ii*joils which
. this occurrence inspired, and dernantlink frOM me
an explanation of the intentions of. Spain. I. gave
yottsuch'as the circumstances permitted, and tally
stiflicient to tranquillize your apprehensions, assur.
ing you that His Majesty had no ideas, 'dial' could
taffetid the harmony and 'constant liicodship offered
to His Britannic IViajcity,„ ;.;
Nothing was more natural than that the,l3titish ca.
!Ater should have waited the result of the reptesenta.
tions made by its. Minister to the King, my Mas.
-ter,, disregarding it, the .Mean t inae atl adv ices which
were norautheotic, and paying this deference. to the
tried good faith, of the Spanish Cabinet.—Unhap.
pity it has not been so ; for, withnut :.,ther than mar..
can tile advises, ' which are generally . fabricated
through interest, the RogtisliGoveroment has farm.
rti sits complaints, laying down, as certain, the f,61
of an Armarnent, and styling it hostile, whereas its
objed,was not so, neither, as it was, did it rake

Notwithstanding that I had tranTaillized the op-
prehensions yOu shewei that' this Armament
caused its You, 1-14 Majesty having learnt:front the
conference which I ha‘.l with you, that the .COUrt of
London being ill infortned, raised complaints which:
are fouildt.d.a.s they art, onooofortr.able to the
true designs of Spain, by hi's R-Iy4 Order I hive
tent to Li jo,frcphl)iAuduaza, 11;:-: Minister at that
Cowl, the instrartioni, A view to aiti=
Sip ite Bcitain, •acid de-

daring the true lirni:7:pf the Engternenta of Spain
in. in favour of Vrance, and likewise in favour of Eng.,
land, as you will see by. the Copy which I. have the
honour to inclose, • ,
$y
.its contents you will be unaeceived, in find.
ing that pain has not given the subsidies to
France with a view ,to gain time, and of waiting
far ati opporrttnity of &playing a system more
analagous to her wishes, as you, have permitteo
yourself to assert; it being diffleac try conceive
how you can associate; she idea of-momentary sub-
sidies 4 #nd's,ucti as are Tarnished purelyjn expea.
atioo, with the knowledge and assurance of there
having been concluded a Treaty of Subsidies be.
tween Spain and France, equivalent to the naval
and Military succours determined by the alliance
of the two Na Lions; far the course of the presen tWa r,
England agreed, to the neutrality of Spain upon
condition that she should cease her Artnanients,
which should remain • its the stare in which they
were at the time of the Convention; and not with-
standing its specified terms and religibus observance
of it by the Spanish Government, you claim Oar
the Armaments should be reduced in the ports of
this Kingdom to the state in which they were be.
fore the beginning of Hostilities between England
and France. "f he . King cannot but see in this de-
!nand I notorious infraction of the Conycntinn of
Neutrality proposed by England herself, and in
this view he orders me to diral his Minister in
London to protest against * pretensi )n, which is the
more unseasonable, inasmuch as. Ole apprehensions
are greater of a desire on the put of England to
alter the stipulated relations between herself and
Spain,

It is a measure not less infraaory which tell
me your Government have taken, 'in order that the .
_Commander of the Fleet before Ferrol should pk.
vent the sailing of the Spanish Ships of War which
are in that pstr, and the,entratiecuf ,others of the
same description--This measure, liesidesbeing;
nugatory (supposing the -good ,faith of Spain), ,is
offensive to her fnmour and dignity,
.enci truly hest
tile.- In Which view, Lcommunieate to the King's
Minister, an . order td protest-against it, and to
extra front site English Cabinet clear and precise
• explpoma;ions concerning her ideas with regard io
Spain, whose Neutrality is 'absolutely unproduaiv c,
if she is tocontinue in the uocertain,, agitated, and •
equivocal state in which .it has hitherto been,-
• (Signed) PEDRO CEVALLO,
[Here follow the instruAions to the Chevalier D'As.
nu AC; A, fpferrextit, in the nrecediiii; Note.
('l'ransltttiaaof,No. ill. referred to in .No. XIX.
. • . .• Escurigl, (Maher 30, 030,4'
, have had the honour of receiving your Ex.
celleneyes Netetof yesterday's date, inclosing a copy
of a letter io M. D'Anduags, in which I see no hales
which can juatiff the prolongation of my residence
here; and I. should in consequence confine myself to
follow the, orders of my Court, by requesting my
passports, if I did not think it my duty previ,onil,s,
oo notice some false conceptions which yoer Lice
lency has formed as to the • relations. which suo.,ist
between
,Eegland and-Spain, according to•which, it
would not be d:flieolt for me to repel, the charge of
precipitation, which your Excellency has ease
• the recent OntittA of itly,,goverensent.
Your Ekcellency speaks of the Neutrality of
Spain, and argues thereupon, as if it
two
a eir_
cumstance agreed piton between the . two Power's
whereas no mention, whatever 'has- been made of
,either in the propositions contained in ,his &item.
nic Majesty's Note Of the t Stit of February, •nor in,
any other part of his correspondence. His Britan.
nic Majesty, hai in feet announced to the Spanish.
Goverment the conditions, without which it would
be absolutely impossible for him any longer to put'_
fsue that system of fotbearance which he has hither.
to followed; but he has never offered to Spain the
hope of a Ncetrality, which, Tteatiikeven with his
-.Enemies, rendered her incapable of enjoying. Spain
has been .placed on• her proper footing, that is to
lay, on the;
.Powcr with whom there was. a
-stispenpiall ; 'acid the agreement;made
under 'this '=• idea! had for its objet not, only, as your
Excellency .says,- to prevent ,the equipment Of her
'ships of War, and theii.jutiaion with the French
Forces'o hut also to place herself in a better position,
both offensive and 'defensive, with respect to Eng.
lap 4,, than that in which she found herself at the
commencement cif Hostilities;' and how could she
expeet.to see
,herself more, closely conneded.with
England, whilst het engagements with its Enemies,
and' the SUM with . which she furnished them, re..
mained a secret 'to England.? True it is., that His
Britannic IVLijesty has received vague assurances as
to the amount of these sums; but these, assurances
are insufficknt to enable, him to 'decide upon the
nature of the permanent relations which should sub.
sist between biirt.and His Catholic Kijesty, espe.
chilly., as, should these atsurauce3 he eavt, too reaso n
'remains to refuse the communication of the Treaty,
since your Excellency 4att assures.; 'file that it does
;tit contain, tiny ,lip9latiollllotitil4 to Great
I Nye toit, the honour to inform your Excelle.ncy,.
that-nothing have ertgagtA . Its Majesty to
persevere in his; system' of ouxieration, but his well
known :_hentvolenci, supported by.a disimosition to
give credit to the ahsurances of the Spankh Govern.
merit, that The payments furniheki to France, Vete,
only made in the inteotion of gaining tittle, and till
circumstances would enikble !tor to tolfove
.a system
inoreeung,enial•to her interestsiand her ..eisilet. YoUr
Exceileocy tlots not ~..mppemar to c 'mprehen,d whence
have deriVedtlitti wl'icrrion, and Allhough I Otoulit
have suppOi.ed,that I had already philiiet.l out its souse
so clearly 1!‘ ro exculpate my:ielf front the imputa,
tiQn of having, fabricated it myself, rust in.'
form: you, that l his I.,:xeelleucy the Prit,ce
Peacegave similar ;wi,itrances to the Mhmister,of this
Britannic M Jj,;,ty, whenever tati:tion tn,ikie of
the payment. of time Subsidies ram .Frat.ce. It appears.
to he since' ascertained, time tile
EXceliermby were. riot those of his Guverninetit, •by
which therefore it cannot be called upon to abide:
'But this explanation will dool”iehs make an 'essen.
tial' alteration in
,the idess of city (.I.rvernincnt re.
si:taitlg the future projtets of Spain, which must
henceforward be const4ercd as irrevocably connedett
with Frame, (luting' the War, by a Treaty of
Sub.idy, the stipulatisow of which she will, not
. ,
avow.

Itt this state of inquiettLie, which is the timural
con.tqu4nce of the We've observed by Spain as
to its Eagsgements With the EfieMr, i lis lititan.