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STATE PAPERS.

NYHYVY, FEB. 27.
Cone in his Majesty's ship CEO, of 18 guns, Lieu-
tenant );Avon, with a Danish private:a-, being part of
oven, which she captured on Tuesday last on the
Norway coast, and sent the others for England.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 27.
Sailed the Jamaica, of 24 guns, for her station, off
jersey ; Fervent gun-brig, with dispatcher; to the
channel fleet ; Fleche, of 18 ,guns, on a cruize ; Ty,
ess gun-brig, and Eagle Excise cutter, with a fleet,
for
amongst which are many Danish
g the Downs,
prizes.

PAPERS FRESENTtiI) ST HIS MAJESTY'S (MINI \NT TO
BOTH 110CSES OF PARLIAMENT, IPEL:HUAItY,

RUSSIA;
No. I.—Dispatch frofn Viscount Howick to Charles Stuart,
Esq. his Majesty's Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Peters-
burgh, dated Downing-street, October 28, 1806.
Sea—The accounts of the uufortunaie opening of the Prussian
campaign have been received here. The most powerful and the
Most immediate succours arc become indispeusablefor the support
of that Government ; and if the Russian armies should not yet
have moved, you will use the most pressing instances to the Court
of St. Petersburgh, to give orders for their advancing without a
moment's delay. (Signed) HOWICK.
No. 2.---Dispatch from Viscount Howick to the Hon. H.
Plerrepoint, his Majesty's F.nvoyExtraordinary and Minister
Plenpotentiary at the Ce...rt of Stockholm, dated Downing-
street, October 28, 1806.
Sta—The melancholy accounts of the first events of the war be-
twevn Prussia and France, and of the unfortunate battle of the
14th inst. have been received here.
The effects of these disasters would indeed be most fatal, if it
should induce the neighbouring powers, from a despair of main-
taming a successful resistance to the power of France, to Atka-
your to purchase their security by submission ; a policy which the
:iistory of all countries that have pursued it, has proved never yet
to have been effeetual to its purpose.
The common danger, which is now become so much more im-
minent than at any former period, has animated his Majesty with
an increased conviction of the necessity of using his most power-
ful efforts to avert it.; and you will continue, in pursuance of your
former instructions, to urge the Court of Stockholm to the most
effectual application of all its forces in aid of the Continental war,
which its own security as well as the general interest now so im-
periously requires. (Signed) HOWICK.
No. S.—Extract of a Dispich from Viscount Howick toCharles
Stuart, Esq. dated Downing-street, Nov. 4, 1806.
It is indeed a matter of the deepest regret, that the war between
Prussia and France should have commenced under such circum-
stances as to preclude the co-operation and assistance of those
Powers who might have been disposed to join against the common
enemy. Under the present uncertainty, whether the disastrous
events which have attended the commencement of hostilities, may
not have compelled Prussia to submit to such terms as the French
may impose, nothing can be added to your former instructions;
but you will continue to give the most positive assurances to the
Court of St. Petersburgh of the steady determination of his Ma-
jesty to resist, to the utmost of his power, all pretensions Injurious
to the honour of his Crown, and Inconsistent with the general in-
terests of Europe. The increase of the danger will animate his
Majesty to increased exertions for the sake of the common cause,
and dispose him, more than ever, to cultivate the good understan-
ding which so happily subsists between the King and the F.mPeror
of Russia, and which presents the only hope for the preservation
of the liberties of mankind.

FORTSMOUTH, FEB. 28.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Inconstant, from Gnern-
oy. Sailed his Majesty's ships Northumberland and
Resistance, for the Mediterranean.—Wind N. W.
DOVER, FEBRUARY 27.
Came in this day the Gainsborough sloop of Arun-
del, from Little Hampton, with timber, bound. to
London, having lost her bowsprit by being run on
board of by a ship of war.
DEAL, FEBRUARY 27.
Arrived the Hope
Rivers;nport and Pleasant Hill
hind sloop, from the
Hui Plymouth, and sailed through for the River;
Flamer gun brig, from a cruise. Sailed the Success
frigate and Fly sloop, on a cruize.
TEBRVARY 28.—Arrived the Ocean and Feridon
hired transports, from the River : Thrasher gun brig,
Boma cruize. Sailed the Avenger sloop, Ocean, and
pleasant Hill hired transports, under convoy, for
portgonh.—Wind W. N. W. and moderate.
SHEERNESS, FEB. 27.
Arri. red his Majesty's ship Aria dne, from a cruise.
soiled the Cruizer and Turbulent, with the convoy
to the Northward. The Pincher gun-brig was un-
docked yesterday, and the Mariner taken in to repair.
Remain at the Great Nore, the Leyden, Namur, and
Majestic line-of-battle ships.
FEB. 28.—Arrived the Piercer gun.brig, from Har-
wich, with a small Pappenburgh hoy, from Holland,
;nfromth b
tut cheese, &c. Arrived the Vestal frigate,
Downs.—Wind S. W.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 28.
Arrived the Cruizer, Snake, Safeguard, and Pro-
metheus sloop cf war : the latter has a convoy for
Gottenburgh. Also arrived the Forward and Basilisk
gun Wigs. Remain in the Roads, the Roebuck and
Amiable flag ships ; Goliah, Calypso, Prometheus,
Snake, Cruizer, and Safeguard sloops of war ;
Basi-
lisk and Forward gun brigs, Quail schooner, and Swan
cate.---Wind N. W.
MEVAGISSEY, FEB. 18.
On Thursday night last, drove from her moorings
in Mevagissey-bay, in a violent gale, the private ship
dwar Lively, of Cap: sand, Captain Hamm= JEN-
Mal C6inmander ; she ran foul-of a cutter at anchor
in the road, and tarried away her boom and otherwise
rurher rigging so as to render her totally ungo-
e ; and m a few minutes after, was dashed
against the rc.-ls near the Chapel point, and totally
lest ;ill the crew were saved.
FROM LLOYD'S LIF,T.
CUVT.STNO, Fri` 28.—Passed by the Harriet Coffin, from
Yonte V:deo ; Endeavour, Jones, from Dublin • Sir J. B.Warren,
Thinker, and the Latona, Smith, from Malta.—Sailedthe Comet,
BilUtoo, for Jan airs; 'Venus Dunn, for Rio Janeiro; Djana,
lieDT, felt Buhlin ; and the Prime. is Mary, Hunt, for Waterford.

No. 4.—Extract of a Dispatch from Charles Stuart, Esq. to
Viscount Howick, dated St. Peterebtirgh, Nov. 1, 1806.
(Received December 1.)
General Budberg, in the course of the conversation which took
place this day, represented co me the inconvenience and the daft- i
culty of impeding the payment of the troops stationed beyond the 1
frontiers as highly unfavourable to the efforts of this country, and I
told me that he had already consulted with the Minister of Fi-
nance respecting the possibility of raising a Russian Loan in Eng-
land, to a considerable amount. His Excellency requested me to
state, if I thought his Majesty's Government would he disposed
to encourage and facilitate the undertaking ? I replied, thet al-
-though Great Britain had sufficiently proved a desire to forward
every measure connected with the common cause, it was impos-
sible for me to give a satisfactory answer, uolecs I knew the amount
of the security, and terms upon which it was proposed to raise the
sum reqbired. Baron Budherg assured me he had hitherto so
little considered the subject, that it was impossible to reply to
these questions, though he begged I would mention the wish, as
expressed on his part, to t' King's Government; observing when
[ mentioned the circumstances respecting the former Austrian
Loan, that the present proposition differed widely from that of
the Court of Vienna, because it was not the inteution of the Em-
peror to demand a subsidy.
Ne. S.—Note from Baron Nicolay, Charge d'Affaires from his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia at this Court, to Viscount
Howick, dated November 3, 1806.
Baron Nicolay presents his respects to Lord Howick, and has
the honour to transmit to his Excellency, a copy of a dispatch
which he has just received from his Court. He acquits himself at
the same time, of the order which it contains, to inform his Ex-
cellency the Secretary of State, " that his Majesty the Emperor,
not having made any prohibition with regard to the Commercial
Relations between Russia and France, each individual of the Rus- I
sian nation has the right of freighting vessels fur the ports of
France, wed of importiug its merchandize.'
Baron Nicolay flatters himself that this new declaration, if in-
deed it were still necessary after the fr. quent commit:lc:lo°ns
which he has already had the honour to wake to his Excellency
upon the same subject, will contritute to accelerate the restitution
of the Russian property detained here,on account of which Bator.
Nicolay has had the honour of addressing himself to Lord Howick
on the eed ult. He embraces this opportunity to intreat his Ex-
cellency to be so good as to enable him to return an answer to his
Court, upon the different subjects, which he had the honour to
subeiit to Lord Howick at the same time, and particularly upon
that which relates to the Imperial Gymnasium at yollsynia,and he
is anxious to renew to his Lordship the Secretary of State, the as-
surance of his most high consideration.
London, October 24; (Nov. 5.), 1806.
(lnclosure referred to in No. S.)
In pursuance to what I wrote to you on the 11th instant, re- I
specting the claims of the merchants Glnffnoff, Kelmund and Co. I
't will be necessary for me to speak further to you on a subject, I
upon which I have just received instructions, and relative towhich
you also will equally have to explain yourself to the English Go-
vernment, for the purpose of removing every pretext which could
be resorted to for the purpose of retarding the decision of those
proceedings. The Court of Admiralty in London, requiring that
the Western merchants Should give some proof of the trade with
France having been allowed them during the rupture between the
two countries, you will represent to the British Govefnment,!
that his Majesty the Emperor not having mule any prohibition
with regard to this point, eachindividual of the Russian nation has
the right of freighting vessels for the ports of France, and of im-
porting its merchandize, especially as during theeehole course of
the late events the conunercial relations between the two powers
have not been interrnpted, which is proved by the residence of the
respective Agents and Consuls. I am, &c. (Signed)
A. DE BUDBERG.
No. 6.—Note from Viscount Howick to Baron Nicolay, dated
Downing-street, Nov. 10, 1806.
The Undersigned lost no time in referringto the King's Advo-
cate the several representations made by Baron Nicolay, with re.:
spect to the Russian vessels trading to the enemy's ports, which
had been detained and brought into the ports of Great Britain.—
The answers were only received this morning, and are transmit-
ted herewith.
The Undersigned has already, in his personal interview with
Baron Nicolay, explained to him the principle dpon which these
vessels have been detained.
By the general law of nations, all commercial intercourse be-
tween belligerent States is interdicted by the very nature and ex-
istence of war ; and the property of persona engaged in such trade
is liable to confiscation, unless they have the express licence
and permission of their own Sovereign to carry it on. This rule
has been applied hitherto by the British Government equally to
its own subjects, and to thee: of its ally, presuming that Russia
would do the same; and it being uncertain whether any or what
permission had been granted to the subjects of Russia to carry on
a trade with the enemy, Russian ships coining from the enemy's
ports have been detained by the British cruizers.
It appearing, however, from the Baran de Nicolay's Note of the
' 6th instant, that the subjects of Russia are e xempted from the ope-
ration of this general principle, by the declaration that his Impe-
rial Majesty had not thought proper to interdict the commercial
relations subsistites between Russia and France, and considered
kris subjects as authorized, under this permission, to freight ves-
sels for the ports of France, and to bring back merchandize in
return,"inunethete orders will be given for the release of all Ruse
sian ships which have been brought into tke British ports, -and
which appear to have been freighted with articles of an innocent
nature.
All amicles of a contrary description and particularly naval
cores, the British Government feels conf:eentlhat it could never
IN the intention of the Temeeror of Russia to suffer his subjects;

Vas st Curvwxu.s.—A fire happened, early on
Saturday morning, in the Conservatory, at Cuffnells,_
in which entirely destroyed that part of',
the but no one was hurt, and the fire, by
MN extraordinary exertions of the neighbours of all
ilettiptions, was fortunately got under, before the
home or any part of the furniture received the slight-
est injury, although the library opens into the conser-
vatory. As many of the books, composing the large
and very valuable collection, left to Mr. Rost by the
late Earl-of MAncuMoNT, as could be moved, while
the fire was raging, were carried out of the house,
bat none were damaged.
fpts AT lALLT jiousE.—On Thursday morning
a ntost dreadful fire broke out in the Manor House
of Lilly, near Linton, the seat of John Sowerby, Esq.
which entirely consumed the same, with the greater
• part of the furniture. The particulars are nearly as
follow :—Mr. Sowerby the younger, with Mr—Keane,
a friend of his, had but just come down for
b a few
wood days
sporting, and had been sitting in the library y a
fire, from whence they retired to bed about twelve,
. leaving only a few embci s in the grate. Between four
• And five in the morning, one of the men servants being
obliged to wake early and go out on duty, was first
alarmed by a noise like that of persons breaking
into the house, and, rousing a companion, went with
him down to the spot from whence it proceeded. On
opening the library door the volume of fire and
while
other escaped through the passage. The former, in
his terror and despair, by his cries, and by discharging
n pistol he had taken with him, first alarmed the two
Gentlemen who were fast asleep. Mr. Sowerby's
room was fortunately just over the leads of the por
tieot upon which he let himself down, and was saved
by the servant, who had escaped by means of a lad-
der, together with the other man servant. Mr. Keane,
on rushing to his room door, was armost suffocated by
the flame and smoke rolling towards his chamber, '
and at the stair case was on fire, he had barely time
tn force open the window shutter, and, without any
• alternative, to leap out : neither received any. in-
jury. Three maid servants, who had escaped from
. the attics on the parapet, were saved by ladders
• likewise, and as the family were luckily in town,
there were no other persons in the house. As the
house was old and dry, and all the rooms wains-
"rated, the rapidity of the flames was so great that
the whole was consumed in less than three hours, and
the gentlemen who slept on the first floor, had scarcely
saved themselves before the floors of their chambers
tel in. No kind of assist:lnce arrived till some la-
bourers going to their work first alarmed the village,
which is about a mile off. Little could there be saved,
as it was too late'; owing, however, to the exertions
cf Mr. Killerman, a neighbouring gentleman, all
that could possibly be rescued, was saved. In this
• terrible calamity it is the greatest consolation that all
tee lives were st, miraculously saved ; for had it hap-
prned when no me was awake to give the alarm, the
e...iuequer.ces might have been dreadful, as the whole
of tbe ground floor nearly must have long been in
famc. beer:: it was discoveTed.

count Bowies., es.— _ _
ed Jandary 22, 1807. .
At Court this morning his Imperial Majesty urged in the
Ororgest terms abbentydiversion on the imeroe on the
North of Ehrope, y a rwerful expeditiou to the coai.b 1.” t [OA C
or Holland:
count I-lOn iek, dated St. PetersGurgh, Jan. e, 1807.—iteceived
No. Je. —Extract of a Diseatch fern;Charles Stuart, Esq. to Viso
Feb. 6. _
I did not fall to press oft General Budberg the sentiments of his
Maje-ty's Government ; I can, however, only drew from that
Minister a repetitinn of the language I formerly detailnd on te
subject, atieinnpanted by a complaito thee elk whole of the enemy's
forces are directedagainst Ruis:a, at a moment .then Great Bri-
tain does not thew any dieptnitiop to dinnuish the danger, by a
diversion agnlrst France and linnet:en
No. 13.-o-Extract of a Dispatch from Viscount Howkk to the
Marquis of Douglas, dated De m icing-street, nue le, 1801.
With respect to the loan proposed to be reused here for the use
of Russia, upon which I gave your Lordship reason to expect fur-
tint details, I have nothing very satisineturn to state to you. The
information sent to M. Nieolaye with a view to the accomplish-
ment of this object, is very insufficient ; at Inlet he professes to ..
have received nothing more than the mere copy of the note seta
to me by Mr. Stuart.
It must be obvious, that this paper could not furnish -that Mi-
nister with the authority which was necessary in so complicated
and difficult a Onsinee4. its fact M. Nicolay has met with so many
sliniculties in his communications with the monied intent:it intl•e
City, that be has found no other resource than that of applying for ,
the guarantee of this. Govermieent, without which, it Is staled,
that no lean can be raised fur the use of Russia, except neon
terms extremely disadvantageous to diateountrn.
To this proposition, which is not even hinted at in the Russian .
note, your Lordship will at once see the obvinui and Insuemoun-
table objections Ii is impossible diet his Majesty's Government
should make itself responsible for so large a sum as six millions,
the annual taxation fur the interest of which, combined with any
adequate Sinking Fund, if it should ultimately fail on this cOune
try,would amount to little lest than 500,0Cee1. stetting. The et-
ernities of the Austrian loans are too recent to allow any one to
doubt that a loan thus secured taint, in tfinct, be considered as a
subsidy, and would be so regarded by Parliament, were such a
proposition brought forward there.
It may inde d be said that the resources of Russia are greater
than those of Austria, and her credit, from the punctuality wit is
which fonnerloans have been dna:l:gni, better established: Bet
here we must remark the difference between a loan nestoelated
with individuals, and one borrowed (for suck wouldlee the einez
of the proposed guarantee.) from another State. In the one ead
the hope of raising future supplies in the same way must depend
on the faith which is observed in the engagements entered nos,
respecting them. Where the debt is to fall on another power,
in the event of any interruption of friendship betweeu the two
Governments, and still more in the possibility (I trust very im-
probable cage) of an actual rupture between there, the desir •
of distressing an enemy may be felt more strongly then the oblie
gations of good faith ; at the same time that the violation of that
principle is not so certainly productive of future disadvantage.
per, • An individual, who has no object but pecuniary profit, will not
In• additionto the particulars communicated in my dispatch, I
No. Si, I havesince learned, that to insure the repayment of the I again trust to promises which have been broken ;but it may not -
• wireasonably be presumed, that as. a Governniere does not eon-
money, at the end of twenty yeare, a Caisse d'Amortissement or i tract engagements of this nature without having setae polif:cal
sinking Fund will be established, and an adequate branch of the ' interest of its own involved in them, the recurrence of a sionlar
Revenue will be set apart to aecumntete, 'es soon as the twe Go-
vernmeuts shall have arranged every difficulty. :interest may induce it to overlook the failure of former engage.
1 mints. In addition to all this, on a general principle of aaticieal
General Budberg appears desirous that this matter shall be
policy, it w
brought to an early conclusion, and has repeatedly assured me, would trot be wise, whatever nary tae our reliance on
the honour, the good faith, and the steady friendship of Russia, to
that the remittance of specie rather than bills will be a great con-
i
venience: to the Russian Court. I have the honour to be, &c. implicate ourselves in an arrangement, which, if our present good
understanding should at any time cease, might enable that Power
(Signed) CH. Tit/ ART. in a moment of great difficulty to throw upon us the additional
(First inclontrereferren to in N 0.9.) 1 burthen of so large au annual taxation, as that which I have al-
The very critical state to which the disasters of Prussia have I ready stated.
reduced the affairs of the pod catise, far from abating the energy I have dwelt so :nue% at length on the reasons which must opts•
with which his Imperial Majesty is- revived to maintain it, has , rate conclusively against a compleince with this request, in order
caused him to take the resolution of employing all his efforts to I that your Lordship may be fully apprized of the propriety of the
check and repel that torrent, the progres ; of which will meet wish! determination which has been adopted, and of the necessity M its
no further obstacle on the Continent, but in the power of Russia. I being steadily adhered to. Every facility that can be given to
The extreordinarnexpeneeserhichthe vigorous measures in which ' any use Russia can make of her own credit, iii this the only no
his Imperial Majesty is enraged forathe support of the present war I Innen .; money market in Europe, will be atforded. In the nego-
will impose upon him, requiring sums which cannot at this mo- I dation of the loan fermerle raised by that Power in Holland, sie
silent be drawn front the resources of Russia with that promptitude : miler difficulties were expetienced, and they are understood to
which circumstances demand, his Imperial Majesty has charged I have been ongiatiel by obtaining elk security, for. winch a large
the Undersigned to propose to his 'Britannic Majesty's Govern- ! price was paid, of merchants of well established credit, such as
ment, by means of his - Minister Plenipotentiary, that a- hum ! Alexander Hope and Co. of Amsterdam, and others. There scents
should he opened in England upon the following basis : to be no reason why a similar expedient should not be resorted
Ist. The suns to be borrowed is six millions of pounds sterling. 1 to now, and if the terms should be worse than is to be wished, this
ed. Of this stun one third shall be delivered in gold, either in I is an evil which must be submitted to; nor is it reasonable that, in
bullion or coined ; another third in silver, either in bullion or i order to avoid this difficulty, the finances of this country should,
coined ; and the other in bills of exchange. I after fourteen years of unparalleled exertion, be subjected to so
ed. If the British Government will not undertake to convey , great an additional burthen.
this gold and silver to the ports of Russia, the remittance of them I The pecuniary embarrassments of the moment are the line-
may be made in England to Messrs. Human and Co. bankers, , voidable result of the present unfortunate state of public affairs ,
accredited by the Court of Russia. • ! and even this -country itself, great as its credit and its resources
4th. The account of the loan shall he kept in pounds sterling t are, is not altogether exempt from them.
the payment 'of the capital, as well as of the interest, shall be mane I In the course of the discussions which have taken place on the
in the same money. subject, it has been suggested that en additional facility might be
sth. The term of the loan shall be fixed at twenty years, at the I afforded by some aseaugement for better securing to the creditors
same time agreeing that Russia, during the ern twelve years, i the receipt of the interest in England; and an idea hasocintrred,
shall have to repay as much of the capital as the balance of her ' that by a suppression of the customs on British merenandiee ine-
commerce and the state of her revenue will enable hit to dis- ported into Russia, and the imposition of an equinallent export
charge ; and that during the last eight years, the remeindsr of the duty here, this might be effected ; a separate account being kept
capital shall be teintletreed in equal portions. I of the duties so raised, and their strict application carefully provi-
6th. 'llk interest et the sums which shall have been delivered 1 dad for, by paying, over the whole of them as fast as they areson
in virtue of the loan, shall be at five per cent. per annum, and un- ; lected, into the hands of Corninissioners or Trustees, who might
tit the said loan shall have been filled up and compleaten, three or ! be compelled by Istw faithfully to apply the whole to those pur-
itan' periods iu the year shall be fined -upon fur the payment of i poses only, to which it would be so appropriated. Though it does
the interest. not seem probable that the. present plan of raising a loan will be
It would be very desirabie that the Imperial Treasury should I pursued much farther, it may be useful to make some enquiry
receive on =vaunt of this loan an advance of one million of I upon this subject, with a view to any future demands of the same
pounds sterling, either coined or in bullion, which may be sent ' nature, and to throw out the idea to M. Budbeig, as one which
as soon as possible, and before the navigation is shut up. has been suggested by an extreme desire to find some mode of fee
The Undersigned, in acquitting himeelf of the duty with which cilitating the object which is in view, without subjecting this
he is charged to Mr. Stuart, natter; himself, that aware as he is . country to sacrifices which cannot, in justice, be expected from
of the magnitude of the interests which arc to be decided by the i her. Your Lordship will therefore endeavour to obtain the molt
efforts of his Imperial Majesty, he will appreciate the importance I accurate information of the Antonin and sources of the Russian re-
of the propositions just communicated to hint, Sind that his ac- I venue, of the mode of its collection, of the amount of public debt
knowledged zeal for the interests of the good cause, and for the i to which it is pledged, and on what branches of the revenue the
principles upon which the strict alliance pf the two Courts chiefly I payment of such debt and the interest is secured, and particularly
rests, will lead him on this occasion to concur in the views of the 1 of the possibility of any such transfer of duties as that which I have
Emperor, by making known, as soon as possible, to his Govern- i enisee suggested.
mint, the proposals containiel in the precept communication. He The arrangement which I announced to. ydur I.ordship in mn
seizes the occasion, &c. (Signed) A. de BUDBPI.G. - last Dispatch, for the immediate transmission of .100,0001. in
(Second inclosere referred to in No. 9.) seecie, on account of the late subsidy, has been tompletieL .'1 he
The repeated proofs of his Britannic Majesty's attachment to i necessary declarations were this morning exchanged between M.
that cattle which protects the liberties of Europe, are sufficiently 1 de Nicolay and me; and the nutney will be immediately shipped
notorious to remove all doubts as to his sincere desire to concur in for Gottenburgh, on board the Quebec frigate.
and even tounticipate the wishes of his only ally in the glorious It is to be expected that Russia nian make some complaints at
struggle which the two Powers continue to maintain. what may perhaps be considered as an unwillingness on the part
The sentiments, expressed in the not. of his . Excellency Gene- of this Government to come to her assistance. M. de Nicolay, M-
eal Budberg, are perfectly analogous to the Invariable principles of deed, in a convent-anon this morning with Lord Gtenville end ,
the British Government, and, unless there exist serious consider- myself, theeee out same hints to this effect, even asked if it was no
ations with which the undersigned is unacquainted, he has only to I longer the intention of this country to make a common cause with
perform the duty of reporting them to his Government, in order Russia ? To this the answer is obvious and easy. _A refusal to
to ensure a favourable result to the desires announced on the part comply with a request unreasonable in itself and injurkas to this -
of his Imperial Majesty. The undersigned; &c. (Signed) country, ought not to give Inv to any such suspicion. .
C. STUART. Your Lordship will find no difficulty in producing abundant
No. 10.—Extract of a Dispatch from Viscount Howick to the proofs from the King's past conduct ; and you will repeat, in the
Marquis of,Distigles, his Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of strongest manner, fresh assurances of his elajestyn earnest desire
St. Petersbnrgh, dated Downing-street, Dec. 4, 1806. to contribute to the utmost of his power to the support of an Aily,
This dispatch I hope will find your -Lordship safely arrived at o nth whom, whether in peace Or war, the Ring finds his own in-
St. Pctersbugh, and enjoying good health after the fatigues of so terests so closely connected ; but it is not to be supposed that so
long a journey at so bad a season. , grent and powerful an empire as Russia can fail to find in its own
Mr. Stuart's dispatches, to No. 47, inclusive, with the exception resources, abundant means for its own defenCe. Should anniuthis
of No. 43, which has not yet been received, have been laid before lity to do this be avowed, it would leave little hope of success In a
the King. • war, the whole burthen of which mutt then rest upon England.
His Majesty has seen with peat satisfaction the resolution ex- His Majesty has at nb time sheWn a backwardness' to second
pressed by the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh; in' eonsequente of the the efforts of the Continental Powers; but the case is not now of
accounts which had been received there, of the unfortunate battle an auxiliary force which this Government is endetwouring to draw
of the 14th Oct
It is by such a spirit alone that the affairs out for purposes of offence, and the expences of winch arc t 3 be
of Europe can be retrieved, and your Lordship will not fail to ex- defrayed at a-great distance from the resources of the Power which
press, in the must emphatic manner, the entire concurrence of furnishes it.
his Majesty in the generous sentiments entertained by his Imperial Russia, attacked on her Own frontiers, is become a principal in
Ally. . the war, and his Majesty will be ready to afford her all the sue-
These assurances I have already given to Mi Nicolay, who
has made' a confidential communication to me of the consents a cour, which in that character, she can justly claim, and Which the
common interests may require.
the dispatches received from his Court, of the same date as Mr. Dm in looking forward to a protracted contest, for which the
Stuart's. successes, and above all the inveterate enmity of the French Go-
Among other things fie is instreeted to invite this Government remittent, mutt oblige this country to provide, his Majesty feels lit
to a frank and explicit comtnunication of its viewsleith tweet to incumbent in Lila to preserve as much as possible the resources to
the present crisis. To thlsl could only answer generally, there be define' from the tried affections of his people.
(Signed) HOWICK.
being at this mement no question of any particular mnitaryope-
ration, tlett o
the same opinion Is entertained hete as at St. Peters- No. 14.—Extrect of a Dispatch from Charles Stuart, Esq. to
burgh, of the necessity a etntrilied exerdens to resist the ir- ViSCOUgt Howiek, dated St. Petersburgh, Jan. 14, 1807.
creasing danger, and of a full and unreserved cot& deeen on al, Received itch. 27.
points oonnected with the Interests of the common cause: I must not congeal from your Lorsienip that the apparent filen=

in the presentsrar, to transport to the ports of Ft sot In a Seat
n which those two powers arc engaged as attic:, it never could
be wise of just for either to suffer the enemy to be supplies with
dime ntesne -of offence which could only be directed against their
common iotcresta. • • • •
The Unc:ersigned, tiitrefore, at the itone:tinie tat be le canal
sounded to express his Majesty's readihess to &ors' all reasoLable
facilities, to the atihjecssof RUssia, in cerryina on a trade with the
enemy in innocent articles, (so long as such trade shall be conti-
nued to be sanctioned by his Imperial Majesty% also instructed
to rte;:test, that an express interdiction may be issued by thcil.lls-
- Government, against sending naval stores to the ports of the
enemy, as by furnishing such supplies, the greatest iviut y must
necessarily be occasioned to the cununan cause in wlticti the two
powers are so happily united.
With respect to the particular cases represented in Baron Niers-
lay'S Notes of the 22d of October, the Undersigned refers him to
the accompanying report from the King's Advocate.
. The undersigned requests parou Nicola), to accept the a-an:-
ranee& of his high consideration.
I. Downing-street, Nov. 10,1806. (Signed) HOWICK.
No. 7.—Extract of a Dispatch from Charles Stuart, Esq. to Vis-
count Ilowick, dated St. Petershurgh, Nov. 19, 1806.
I have not 0, :ascd to press Oameral lludberg, to communicate to
me, such details respecting the loan which is proposed to be raised
in England on account of the Russian Government, as may enable
his Majesty's Ministers early to decide whether it would be pos-
sible to comply se ith the wisher, of the Court of St. Petersburgh.
In a conversation which took place yesterday, his Excellency in-
formed me that he had spoken with the Minister of Finance, and
it Is calculated that six, or if possible seven millions sterling,
will
be the amount of the sum which they desire to raise by this me-
thod ; that the capital shall bear an interest of 5 per cent. secured
in:whatever manner may be deemed most eligible, though he said tltat
the Russian Custer. s will,hehopes, be tle.nneit an adequate security
in case the proposition should be encouraged itt Engl.ut.
• His Excellency did not state the term or the mode of repay-
ment, but said, he would very shortly send a messenger to Eng-
land with further particulars, and suggested that some person
versed in financial affairs should lw authorized to settle the further
details with this Government. Though the amount of the sum
may perhaps appear considerable, I must observe that the customs
offer full security fur the regular payment of the interest.
No. B.—Extract of a Dispatch from Charles Stuart, Esq. to
Viscount Howielt, dated St. Vetersburgh, Nov. 28, 1806.-..-
ReceiVed, January 2, 1807.
General Budberg lately told me, that his Imperial Majesty bad
expressly directed him to urge the expediency of partial expedi-
tions on the coasts nt' France and Holland, for the purpose of dis-
tracting the attention of the enemy, and impeding the march of
the French Reserves.
No. O.—Dispatch from Charles Stuart, Esq. to Viscount Howick,
dated St. Petersburgh, Nov. 28,1808.—Reeeived Em. 2, 1807.
Mr Joao--I have the honour to inclose a Copy of a Note I
received yesterday from General Budberg,upon the subject of the
Loan which this Government purposesso raise in England, toge-
ther with a copy of the answer which I thought the most suitable
as the determination which sissy be adopted by his Majesty's Mi-
nisters, can be no way biassed by mere civil assurances on my

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