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etletinorace Oran naval preparadnne on the part of that power was
lan indifpunfible condition of the continuance of hit inonere inn.--
Sock &declaration having been made, it would be difficult to AC.
count for a nmlartriansent on the part of Spain,in JI a 111:1411:r
as to recoadle it with Bier pretended fyftem of neutrality ; and it
betromminspolfilde to cohfider the prefent armament, wu eh was
unaccompanied by any explanation, in any other light than as a
meafure decidedly holtile, and which calls upon his Majzity to
take, without delay, evzry Itep which' prudence may dh
and more efpecially to give orders to his .Wmiral off Fertul, to pre-
vent any Spaniel 'hip of war from entering or leaving that port.
His Majeity's uniform conduit towards Spain has abundantly
proved his ardent defire to carry his moderation to the utmoft ex-
tent, which a due regard for the intereits and fecurity of his peo-
plewill permit. But his MaJeity cannot depart from the declara-
tions which he has made, nor permit that Spain iha;l enjoy all the
advantages of neutrality, MOIR (he wages a twofold War againft
him, firß, by furnithing to his enemies unlimited pecuniary rue-
tours ; and, fecondly, by compelling him to divert a part of his
naval force from a.Ung agalnft the enemy, its order to watch the
armaments which are preparing in ports pretending to be neutral.
i have hi ennfequence received orders from his Majelty, to re-
quire of the Span& Government thejmmediate recall of all the nr-
dem which have been given at Ferrol at Cidlz, orat Car Itagenmas
well for the equipment of (hips, as for fending reinforcement frdm
onctothe other of thole ports,and nct only that fuel preparations he
ftopped,but that the naval armaments in all the ports of Spain (hall
be put precifely on the fame footing as before the commencement

of -hoffilities between England and France.
I flatter mytelf, that I than not be under the neceffity of announ-
cing to your Excellency, more formally than I have hithertodone,
w! .at mutt be the inevitable confequences of a refufal of this de-
mand. If it is tally complied with, I can anfvrer for the intentions
of his Majelty to rand to Madrid a Minitter authorifed to difcufs,
ht an amicable manner, every other fulled of dicpute; but ttid
this difeuMon cannot take plate *milers Spain be prepared to give a
diolinEt explanation of her engagements with France, and of the
fyltem which the pmpotes to adopt, according to which his Majef-
ty may be enabled to judge of the nature of the relations which
thould fubilft between him and his Catholic Majelty.
Your Excellency may conceive the impatience with which I Stall
expea your antwtr ; and tome days having already elapfed Once
I had the honour to cassette with you on the foiled of this Note,
I hope that your decifion has been already taken, and that I may
flatter mytelf in fame degree to have contributed towards the ex-
tinetion of the daily alarms which trouble the good undcritanding
between the two countries, and which arc the nett Dry confequence
of the obftinacy of Spain in refuting to give that fatisiadtun to jug,.
ly due to the conduit of his Britansic Majelty.
(Signed) a. rates.
No. sp.—Difpatch from B. Frere, Efq. to Lord Harrawby, dated

- Madrid, Bth November, 1804.
My Lord—l have the honour to inclofe a copy and tranilation of
Mr. Ccralla anfwer to my Note of the zfith, which was deliver-
ed to me on the morning of the 3oth. Your Lordfhip will find,
that neither this Note, nor the paper which it Mauled, and which
is a copy of Mr. Cevallos' hotructions to Mr. Anduaga, contain
any fatisfattion whatever upon the two principal points, viz. a iti-
pulation to Attain from all naval preparation ; and a lifpofition
to enter upon (Owe fuller explanation of their pecuniary engage-
ments with France.. On the contrary, Mr. Cevallos otiferves to
Mr. Anduaga, that the explanations which have been given upon
the latter point are fufficient, if the complaints of England are
made with good faith; and throughout both papers there is a tone
of irritation, which thews a dilpufition far from concihatory.
Under theft. circumffances I have thought that my inftsweloos
left me no choice, but to repeat diftindly my former propofals,
and at the fame time to demand my paffports, it they were not
acceded to. This I accordingly did, without the halt delay
in the Note, of which the Melded is a copy; and having ob.
(erred that Mr. Cevallos affeeted to attach the highelt importance
to a Bight and, I am reloaded, accidental variation between the
conditions which I was initruaed to demand, and the Convention
before agreed to, I cruet that I &al/ not be thought to have taken
too much upon myfelf in venturing to make the alteration needle:7'
for reconciling them. Having delivered this Note, I returned to
Madrid to Miffs my preparations for difpatching the Meffenger,
and expecting in the interval to receive Mr. Cevallue reply. Alter
having waited in vain till the zd, 1 determined to write again to
him, to peers him for an aufwer, and accordingly fent the Note,
No. 3, by courier, who returned the next day, (the 3d), bringing
me Mr. Cevallos' Note, of which I inclofe a copy and trinflation,
and in whieh,after a very formal introdualon.and much parade of
'weal= in the terths of his anfwer, he leaves the two principal
quaillons madly in the fame Rate as before. I, therefore, on the
time day returned a morn Note, repeating my demand for pa-
ports, of which no notice having been taken, on the evening of
the sth, I determined once more to fend the hleffetiger down to
the litcurial with a Rill more prelfing renewal of my application,
and after having been delayed upwards of two days, he remitted
this morning, bringing me my palipoets, which were accompanied
by the intluted Note (No. so.) In contequenee of this, I propofe
to leave Madrid on the day after so morrow, and r. Hunter
will follow me as boo as he conveniently east. lam unwilling to
del y the Meffenger a moment longer than is peccary for making
your Lordibip acquainted with the and determination of the Spa-
niUt ;but I cannot help ezprelfutgany confidence, that
his Majelly's Government will not fee, in the murk of this nego-
tiation, any foundation for the charge of precipitation, which is
brought againit me by Mr. 4:evalles. If I have any apprehenfion.
It is left my hopes that a moot. deliberat; relledhin upon the fatal
coatequesices dal a rupture, and a due kale of the moderation of the
propotals made by his Maker with a view of avoiding fuch an
extremity, would induce this Government to admit my demands,
{Mold have led me to be leis decided than the urgent terms of my
inittudtions will &Jetty jollity.
have the honour to be, Scc. &c.
(.S.igned) a. .
The Right Hon. Lord Hart owby, &c. &e. &e.
(Hie factotum referred to in No. 29.)
Trantiation of a Note front Don Pedro Ccv silos to B. Prete, Efq.
dated San Lorenzo, 29th Clabber,
Str-.-As loon us you knew that preparations were making at
Ferrol fur the transport of Troops, ignorant, without doubt, of
their delination, you fent a Note to me, ezprelling the apprehen-
hone which this occurrence infpired, and demendlug from me an
ezplanation of the intentions of Spain.
I gave you Inch as the circumftances permitted, and fully (effi-
cient to tranquillize gout apprehenfions, alluring you that hie Ma-
jelty had no ideas that could offend the harmony and coal/ant
friendfhip offered to his !Mimetic Majetty.
Nothing Was more uattfral than that the Bikini Cabinet Mould
have waited the relish of the reprefentatitins made by its Minilter
to the King my Matter, difregarding in the mean time all ad-
view Which were not authentic, and paying this deference to the
tried good faith of the Spanifh Cabinet. Unhappily it has not been
lb; for, without other than mercantile 'deices, which are gene-
rally fabricated through interelt, the Fright's Gavernment has
formed its complaints, laying down, as certain, the fadt of an ar-
matwrit. and Ryling it holtila, whereas its ()Ned was nu in, nei-
ther, as it was, did it take sired.
_ •

Notwithitanffing that I had tranquilized the opprehenfions
which you (hewed that this armament ceded in you, his Majclty
having learnt from the conference which 1 bad with you, that the
Court of London being ill-informed, rated complaints which arc
as 111-founded as they ate nnconformablc to the true deigns of
Spen, by his Royal Order I have fent to Don Jukple D'Anduaga,
his Milliliter at that Court, the proper fnitruclions' with a view
to diffipate the apprchenions of Great Britain. and declaring the
true limits of the engagements of Spain in lavour of France, and
likewite in favour of holland, as you will fee by the copy which
hive the honour to facto&

By Rs contents you will be =deceived in finding that Spain has
not given the rubfidies to France with a view to gain time, and of
waking for an opportunity of displaying a (yam more analagous
to her wifhes, as you have perinatal yourfdf to affert ; it being
difikult to conceive bow. you can Officiate the idea of momentary
fubfidies and futh as are funiiihed purely in expeCtstion, with the
knowledge and atria...ince of there having been concluded a Treaty
of fubfidies between Spain and France equivalent to the naval and
military furenute determined by the alliance Oche two nations, for
the cafe of the prefent War.
England agreed to the neutrality of Splits, upon condition that
Rae &Add ecafe her armaments, which Ihould remain in the Rate
in which they were at the time of the convention ; and nutwith-
Rending its fpecified terms and religious obrervance of it by the
Scant& Government, you claim that the armaments rhombi be re-
duced in the ports of this khogdein to the Rate in which they were
before thebeginning of retaliates between Logiand and France.—
The King cannot but fee in this demand a notorious infradtion of
the Convention of Neutrality proctored by Lngiand herfclf, and in
this view he orders me to diredt his !dinkier In London to pro-
; telt againit a pretenhins, which Is the MOM unfiainnable,inafinueb
as the epprebenfioin arc greater of a dellte on the part of England
to alter the Rib:Sated relations between herfeif and Spain.
' It is a nteafuk ca. le& intruder, whkli lit tall me your 06.
tsTatoittt bate *kali Id (Mat that the Centataadst of the he

before Ferrol &add prevent the failing of the Spaniel (hips of war
which are in that port, an.i tht rot ranee of others of the i
fcription. This ineafure, Wats* bi.iog nugatory (fuppai'to the
g oil faith of Spain), i. ":11:nlise to her honour a!4l dignity. and
truly hostile. In whieit view, I communicate to the King's Alta
wage an order to protslt agaidtt it, and to exadt from the
Mb Caliper clear and prcsife sxplanations eoncemink her ide.is
with regard to Spain, whore n utrality is alif‘httely ulpr
Use, if the is to continue iu the uncertain, agitated, and equivocal
Rate in which Ow has hitherto been.
(Signed) PEDRO CLYALLOI.
The Charge d'Affaires of his Britannic Majefty.

(Second Incloftire referred bin No. i 9.)
Trannation of a Note from Don Pedro Ccvallos to Don joreph de
Anduaga, dated San Lorenzo, 26th Odober dos.
Sir—The affurances which England has received from Spain
upon her ezadnefs in fulfilling the stipulated neutrality, and the
good. faith which is as it were obaraderillic of the Spaniffs Cabi-
net, ought to have inipir,d the Britt& Cabinet with more circutn.
fpedion, fo as not to give credit to unauthentic news of arma-
ments in Cadiz and Ferrol. Spain obliged herfelf to ceafe her
arming, and Ste bas fulfilled it,fince the two or three veffels which
the thought to dcitine to the omit of ilifeay were armed before
the epoch of the agreed cell:aim of armaments.

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The idea of this agreement was to affure Great Britain, that
Spain, under the colour of neutrality, •anld not arm her fhlps to
unite them to rhofe of France whoa it might fuit that power. To
with by this sgr..ernent that Spain thould not arm even when the
fees herfeli offended by any power, or when the tranquillity of t►e
Rate requires it, is to !train the letter and fpirit of the Treaty, and
to difrgard the invariable principles which declare and explain
Treaties between Sovereigns. In Inch a cafe the lot of a neutral
power, confidered until now as the molt advantageous, would be
the molt fatal. Hcr enemies might commit hottllities againft her
with impunity ; her fub;cdt might refute fidelity to the Sovereign,
sabred that f Tee could not redo c them to their duty. Under
theft principles, and granting for a moment the reality of the fup.
pored new armaments, it would have been becoming that the Ear-
l& Cabinet, lefs apt to give credit to news ( which is eerily fahli-
cited by there who are difeontented with the peace, or thole who
make it contribute tonaercantileprofit) Biondi have alked of Spain
what were her defigns, before the made public dentonitrations of
fulpicion and diftruft, always Injurious to the mutual commeree
of the two nations. On the other band, the ought to believe that
her Mater would elk, as in effed he did akin proper time, ex-
planationsof this much talked of (decantadoj armaments, which
were given conformably to what I have Paid ; and by thee the
Englifh Govertuatent will have confirmed itfelf in the confidence
which it owes to the piomife of his Majelty. In tins conception I
replied to the Engin Chair d'Affaires, who read to me the dlf.
patch of his Government. He renews the folicitation that I &could
declare to him the rum which, under the title of fulafidlea, is eon.
tributed to France, ai an equivalent for the fuccobrs ftipulated by
the Treaty of Alliances and I have repeated to him what on this
point I have "aid to your Excellency, and it i, what is futficient if
the complaints are made in good faith,utd if it is wilbed to do jet.
tics to that which i. as it were the charatteriltic of the Spruill
Government.

That Government has oleo raid a doubt, whether our fubfidy,
in favour of France is indefinite or limited to the time of the pea
lent war ; and I have anewercd, that it does not extend to other
wars than the prefent. In fine, I told him that England might fO.
ly on the morality and good faith of Spain in the fulfilling of her
obligztions, but without giving to them an extenfion that bumf.
bates and degrades her from the rank that belongs to her; that
Great Britain was the molt interefted In not altering the ftate of
neutrality with this kingdom, from which by commerce the draws
immenee fume, with which the maintains her fleets ; that the pm.
indices are incalculable which the brings upon our commerce, by
her exaggerated complaints and unfounded fufpiclonsof the idm-h
and views attributed to the Spanith Government, fine; being
known and publithed by thole who delve benefit from them, they
prevent the merchant from giving to his negociations all the sal.
vity of which they are fueceptible ; that Spain having complied
with the two conditions, namely, ceffation of armaments, and pro.
hibition of the tale of prizes in her ports, under which Great Bri-
tain promifed to refl....di the neutrality, it becomes abfolutely ne-
cetfary that this power fhould adopt towards Spain a ftyle aT
greater franknefs ; and that, in like manner, as we have protefted
that we will maintain our pacific relations with England, fo 'Mae
mould confirm to us clearly and definitively that her views are
equally pacific, and the more fo, when the has feen that we have
not Infringed any of the conditions ache neutrality agreed on.
All which, by royal order, I transfer to the notice of your Ex.
teleney fit your information, and the eorrefpondent nee in your
conferences and con "creations with that Mibiltry.
(Signed) DOD PLDIO CV/ALUM
Don Jofeph D'Anduags, &c. &e. &c.
(Tranfiation of No. 3, referred to in No. 19.)
Sill, Efeotial, 3oth Odtober tfirad.
I have had the honour of receiving your Excellency's note of
yefterday's dine, inclofing copy of a letter to M. d'Anduaga, is
which I fee no hope which can juftity the prolongation of my ref
fidence here ; and I (held in confcquence confine myfelf to follow
the orders of my Court, by :velocities toy paffiorts, if I did Dot
think it my duty previoufiy to notice tome Wee conceptions which
your Excellency ha. formed as to the relations which fubfift be-
twee England and Spain, according to which, it would not be
difficult for me to rrpd the charge of precipitation, which your
Excellency has call un the recent condndt of my Government.
Your Excellency (peaks of the neutrality of Spain, and argues
thereupon, as if ft were a circumftance agreed upon between the
tau powers ; whereas no mention whatever has been made of it,
either in the propofitions contained in his Britannic Majetty's
Note of ate t lath of February, nor in any other part of his ear-
repondence. His Britannic Majefty has In fadt announced to the
Spanith Government the conditions without which it would be
abfolutely implable for him any longer to purfue that fyiteen of
forbearance which he has hitherto followed; but he has never of-
fered to Spain the hope of a neutrality, which treaties, even with
his enemies, rendered her incapable of enjoying. Spain has been
placed on her proper footing, that is to fay, on that of a power
with whom there was a lulpenfion of hottilkies; and the agree-
ment made under this idea bad for its objedt not only, as your
Excellency lays, to prevent the equipment of her @tips of war, and
their jundions with the French forces, but alto to place herfelf ha
a better pofttioo both offenfive and defenfive with refipeet aZoe
land; than that in which fhe found herfelf bt the Commeocement
of Hottilitles ; and how could the expect to fee herfelf more chile.
IT connected with England, vrhilit her engagements with is taw
stiles and the funs with which the furnithed them, remained a
keret to England. True it is. that his Britannic Majefty has re-
ceived vague affurances as to the amount of there fume; but there
&Gram* are infutfielent to enable him to decide upon the nature
of the permanent relations which mould fubfift balms him au*
his Catholic • Majefty, efpecialty as, mould there affurances be
exact, no reafon remains to refufe the communication of the
treaty, lime your Excellency has allured me, that it does not
contain any Itipuistion hoftile to Great Britain.
_ _

I have had the honour to inform your Excellency, that nothing
could have engaged his Majefty to perfevere in Lis fyftem of mo-
deration, but his well•known benevolence, fupported by a difpo-
fition to give credit to the affurances of the Spanith Government,
that the payments furnifh.d to France were only made is the
intention of ofgaining time, and,till circumftanccs would enable
her to follow a
,fy Item more congenial' to her intcrefts and her
wifkei. Your Excellency does • not appear to comprehend,
whence I have derived this affection; and although I should have
fiippofed, that t had already pointed out its fource, fo clearly as
to exculpate myfeif from the imptrtation of having fabricated it my-
felf, I ntult inform you, that ht Excellency the Prime of Peace
gave fimilar affurances to the Minifter of his Britannic Majefty,
whenever mention was made of the payment of the futtedies to .
France. It appears to be fince a certaiocd, that the auras= of
his Excellency were not thole of his Government, by which there-
fore it cannot be ealkd upon to abide : But this explanation will
diaubtlefs make an efictitial al eration in the Ideas of my Govern-
ment refpedting the future project, of gpain which mutt hence.
forward be confider-ell as irrevocabty cosine:Al with France, dur-
ing the whole war by a treaty at fubudy, the ftipulaiions of which
the will not avow.

In this hate of inquietude, *hitt+ is the natural confequence of
the Glence °biased by Spain as to its engagements with the
enemy, his St itannic Majelly, having received froth his Admiral
off Ferrol authentic accountant an armament Stung out m that
port, was in no wife called upon to a sit for the exp,mations that
Spain might offer thereon, and which have nee r been offered; It
is fullicient, in order to jollity the mealures which he has taken.
nay (till wort deciftve ones, to know that an armament was Sttioly
out, and that the engag,:m ntv w. re vinteted.
I have thus endeavoured to give an egad idea of the nature of
the relatloni tkhich have (unfitted between the two co,urv.rias from
the commencement of isoltilitles with France, Lnce it 1,, from this
conideration alone, that a jutt opinion can be to:,,ed of the pre.
fent conduct of the two Governments ; and if ' our Excellency Is
not prepared to give me an affurarrec, that flu ~,rmemeet whatever
lie eaftied 4ta ah sicpururat Sp&S ; Qe.stia 044
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