Star.
London, England, 1805-01-25 00:00:00

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iv of what Lis been hi-
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c. to a. acc - ai November, and ti.e
wo'-ii n to of the 13(4
it.ii::.l is :;por..ili Cabinet t )
:'equire of you more. deer a::.I decii,v-: explanation;
l'f the itleac of your Cabint t, x.'aieti you wid
he pl ....tied to communic tt.t. ' 7i ith tiic iiiipatcli
their ietportance
(iigat-.!) !:to CEVALLOS.
J. H. Frere, Frei. Ft.
(Trani:Liao:l in No. 6.)
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I comply with y• tr Ex;ell..m.y's
municating to yon the ext.Lcit •-• ' c::p1,111
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b;n,is France to S:•lin. have 11(1 heat 'tint
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erne:lllom. it remade fel' me. on the other hand, to /expeled an orintertunted continuance of that bar. on as a ground fur immediate hollilities. r,3-.. v.',
~....L. 11,,,, thi,,...:1,:e.i.-., i abfolutely forien to .molly', wh:.h is ft perfally fuitable to the habits aware how much the
_a:ail:eat lIICh a CI:le 111.:t h;1111
...7e.lt Eti:ait', and that its '.-lavelnment is not hound ' and insertats or the two nations. In all cafes, and in appeatance by delay, anti by crintinaed foi 'ICA'
: cut coma:trees, his Majeily
-,..r2,r, 0:c o. :.-cu II t t a treaty, to which it has I snider a'l • - will he very far anec, I have endeavoured, in my correfpnrelenct %, ha
i far lion coirtilsutiner, which has been made from laving any thing to the charge of his Catholiek M. Cevallos, not only to thew the [att.& fairnef- ot
nut its keewhelge, againtl its content, and even blajelly's willies, er of the intentions of his Gevern- tee retentions of hie Islajeite's Go:nor-anent, but to
optifiti••ri to its power. An individual who yef- mcnt. lie will autibute it to a fatal combination of avoid any thing like an adtnillion ci the Irctendeti
•is was free, enters to day a voluntecia to-mortow circus fiances, and to the confequence of the 'inform. neutrality of this Curt; and without pitilsina mar
a ceives 4.lde. eto maseit to the attack of a place ; nate engaanenents wlsielt havr it-united a friendly ters to extremity, on the one bard, or on the 'other,
honour and his engagemeot oblige him to fulfil 'power to Ids natural coolly. (Signed) J. H. Fatxt. attempting to fettle and trace out the relent tela
. duty ; hut he wroill he in the v:rong to Coppola, His a:eclat:ea Den Paao cetios, &e.&e. &c. tions of the two canneries. This lyftem i rendered
~ ::cis obligation ought to be reipeated by the be. Ni. 7.---Extrad of a Akh n from J. H. Freer, Irk to Lord hill mare necelfary, by the imanfilbility of obalinine
, aed, or th it it will aroteat him againa rite natural Hewecaury, dated Madrid, 27th December. :Sot.
dal Spain any lithalantial pledge for her future con.
a in;C oliencee of a viv..,rotis aer ;anee. If in fat any The repents which reach us here from other guar. al ;to 'nag, at le 'lf. 3 . tee continues to a linty the
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esaforttine (bottle' hefal him, he ought to confider it , tcrss
have determined me to ccnfine mylell to the fame
'arrant; pmt. elation contained in the Note ineinfed in re, • lytiem at funot,ranation to France. The con-
. Ocly .i, the confezincitc.: of the erigagemeet he hadtucticc, therefore, If any ex; lan :tine or toalcr•
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• a-!ed into, Imy former ditpatch, and for the rat to watch their liendieg between the teen Courts, teetild be only to
p„:. 1 conduit, contenting. myfclf with repotting it to your bind his al,- a r G •
atm fame rearm applies to the foldlitution of
unit!, encurrillances thou's' arife which re y s new:merit gatoosoully, while
e iry fia.a.lita anti lull more at ()tatty, if thef.: : Lnrdthip, Spain would remain in her P teleist nate as long as
oadiee, by their amount, or by the (fiat of other i would render my further forbearance incompatible the French Governmeta trielet find it convenient.
• e inn itancei, become mare than an equivalent for the with the oblervance of your Lordship's ;nitrations. and would afterward . u•atee'tit Feerne or hclitetion,
nate:: iiii. Since this time I have learnt that this Government
elated contingent; but in the prelert calk Fr nectraty as a futileicor eecule for any violation
i have already advanced to France the eight millions al add, which h
. as (hewn a marked eagernef. to oatein this tahitan.
lof ]lyres, and that they are on the point of furnithing j, will er ally might think roper to dietate.
fain ; the Court of Ettelaral tets Lit ty declared, in
a further fun of four millions. he praper to meation to your Lordlhip a
a formal manner, th it it confiders filch a fubllitta ;Betides this, the re.
1 Frui.ong for the army, which had been going
eircumilance, wlliell thews the imam niece. of attend.
tion as mare preatelizial than would loathe fupplying
~ otg tn the &II confidential' whieli I. mentioned,
iise contingent aal f. Taal: two Governments are 1 IYI 41414 been flopped, or at le aft filffered to ftnp Or
hick; while a greater activity prevails in the marine namely, that of the entire fuherdieenion of tha cote
ail-tiredly the he end oely lodges of what is condo-
department—Tiit ought conceived it my shay to make try to France under its prate: IN I'. rt. aViren, ie
dee to their r-a•oraiee ime: e'l 4, and their opinions,
a strong rtmonfirance upon this head, mid even to c, nformity to your Lordalio's iniltn,,tior.s, I apt tied
to unequivacally drained, reoder it unnecelfary for
I flak my continuance here, agreeably to your Lord- for a e,ammunieation a tht; Treaty, it was rspheil,
me to /tole to your Excellency% argoinents. There
!hips intirtielions, upon the abfolute cell:akin of there that slurs impoilible ; that alien it was tirft mode,
(till temente tine re-nark mo'r'n meke on this Cub- the neceflity of making filch t cammitinicatian to the
1 naval armaments.
jet, am' you Leech, 'ley wll the more readily par- (Signed) j. M. FRERR• Be itifli Goscriatitot I; id !let n :;,,:!sad upon, but that
N. B.—Difpatek from J. H. Frere, Flet. to I.ord Hawkelbury,
din ex. as it Mat' in Ovule &ere.: be confidered ne •General Btomnenvitle had eatitieely esvcret tiled this
dated Madrid, 27th December,lBo3. • .
eztra: y:i my peribnal johitication. When your Ex a " a propefal. In the cout.e 0, tee .dl.,e cunVerlatlotl,
My Lord—Under the circurnltances mentioned in
ceheaey rearetles to me the furotile which :he decla.
;my difpatch of this date, I have thought it my dot when I infihled aronely open •',e• two - ants of the
tatlin I made on the teth of this tn• nth bad rattled, , . • celfoant of navel sans' amtra, and the talce.
of p.iyes.
to write to Lord Nelifon and to Sir Edward Pellew, - .
yan wilt allow me to call to your recolleaion.
I and : evoie to his Nl...jetty's Confuls and procontuls
l'k ' in tone er to what I liid ores the letter point, it was
that this declaration merely contained the for.
I advifing them, that the fituation of affairs between ' '
' fiid " Well, we mull tell the lacach that you will
mat cep:Lt.:inn et the fame ideas and of is fame lan- l the two Court, was ittCh, as to juftity the aporehen- not put op with it, and that it coin 4 be." Theic
gitege which I had held on every occalion when I eo of ax
erons fo litongly mark, feat the value which
u n an approaching rupture.
had the 1: snetir of Is:caking to yeti on the fubjat of th French attach to the cr n :ntninee of the pi elent
I have the honour to be, &c.
the entstma.tis fidefithes latcly demende,' by France. !late of things with relpet io Spaie, an 1 the p.efeCt
(Signed)
It was perhaps natural that your Excellency &mild The Right Honourable Lord Hawkcibury, Etc &e. &c.
I* H. um' dominion which they exereile over this Goverion eit,
at that time have referred to other information, ra. . that I cannot but conc:ive that, es cn if they load
1k0.9.-Extrael of a eifpatch Innis Lord Hawkethary to J. H.
the: th in t' verbal affurances on my par:. I certainly here. Lfq.4l..ted tit January, retie. alone, they would be a full km proof of the inilthi-
regret it, !tot neither my Government nor myfelf can Yonr difpatches, to No. 54 inductee, have been lity of any engagement with this Court, and of the
he ref:',othole for it. With rel-pefl to that part ef received and laid before the Kino. diftelvantege which his Niejealy's Government would
rip. resct.!lercy's note, wheel lays, that the Britilh His Majesty feels additional reafons (conformably be expired to by being Lot::..] to an arrangement,
Leo i.e.:, in its conferences whit the Spanish Minifier, to the fyeem of policy which he has already laid which the French certainly ciaifider a.., in a high de-
sea- ii t of opinion that Spain infringed i;s neutrality down) for endeavouring to nhferve the relations of grec, favourable to their owls interetts, and which
by aTit tii,, g the ilipulated fuccours, it appears tome pc.iee with Spain as long as is compatible with his utey will find no difficulty in violating, whenever in
no eat: tat': to underhand clear:y the precife force of honour, and a due attention to the effential interefts their opinion it ceafes to be to.
the e osiza:on made ule of by your Excellency in the of his dominions. The information, however, con: Of the notes, copies of which are enclofed, No. 1.
en ie•a•sl ; but if lam to underhand it as alluding to tained in your lag difp itches is not fufficient to ena- was written upon a report which reached me of or-
any declaration whatever on this 11.bica on the part ble his Mikity to decide how far it may be poll-IWe ders having been fent down, and of great a6livity
vi ras M 'jetty's lelinitlers, I will venture to take for him to extend his forbearance. The pecuniary prevailing in the ports, which I thought it my duty
omen mvfehi. under the moll formal refpontibility, to fueeours to be afforded by Spain to France owlet- to take notice of in pretty thong terms. M. Ceval
J:r.'- laic exidence of fuch a declaration. 1... ably roma in themlelves a jullifiehle cattle of los reply is, as your Lordthip will obferve, in the
Nli to .irtt:t any thing on the ler/teal points con. war ; bill confittering the light in which they were . fame Ilyle ; and, in his note,Le does not dillereble, that
teinel in your Excellency's note, it will be necefl'ary explained on a former occalion, his Majetty is un- the preparations Ate made, with a view to vindicate
to Lay a word on the futacet of P•retnal. At the willing to proceed to extremities under the prefent and affect their prefent pretended fyllem of neutrali-
very a enarmeement of hoailitiea, I obeyed the ar. cocumitances, on this mcafure alone, provided he ty This note appeared to me, both from its fob.
ders of my Court, by declaring both to your Ex( 1- can obtain a fatisfatory explanation on other points, Rance and tone, fo much like a defiance, and fo im.
lency and to NlonSeigneu. the Poncane Peace, that tits and that he can be convinced of the fincere intention ontrible to be paired over, that I cone( ived it my do-
Ala)'etly, in purfuance of his alliance with the Court .1 the Spanilh Government to cattle their neutrality ty to return a very tlcc:dzd and peremptos y reply i...-
of Portugal, found himfelf obliged to confider the to be relbefled in every other particular. His Ma- in which, at the fame time, I took an tippet t unity of
„nape/lege ci the French troops through the Spa:tills jelly's final decifion, however, on this point, mutt Refill, as clearly as I was able, the evident justice
carrion i':11 as inditoenfable ti, the maintenance of the depend on circumliancee, of which he has not at pre- of the demand selacii I was charged to make on the
a -litrality of that Court. It appears then, that in a tent tittlicient information to enable him to form his I pee: eflais Majesty's Goveenment, eon:haling 'Lath a
Conveotion, the oficraiale and acknoatedeed defien judgment Firli, whet is the purport of the other I
pcditice ir,:r.. :lien r f the is:dn.:W.l;z had cont.:(!le,loe,
0f.....:ach were to !noire the tranquillity id' Spain, it ttipall,ltintis contained in tire a•reaty between the lain; %stolid Ult..: in cafe of a nee eta e or tIl;•:.:1'1.151.,':3.
4;nta:d beta: been natural to intrndnice an article •hat of Spain and the French Government ? eoheihl
ee any anfwer. The antwer from M. C.:vallns i', as yatir
might leture her aaeintt a Orioler intreetien ef her oblieations ire impofed by them on his Catholic Ma- i Idadils;p will perceive, very different in tone, though
nate& si. it hciag manifea that fun an infraction jelly, ioconfilient with the rights or jolt pretenflons I its fata conceding very little, and perfectly nueato: y
would determine the Britilh Government no longer to of this country ? Secondly, what are the catent and land trifling upon the two important points, of a eel=
confider Spaia as a mutt al Power. On the contrary, amount of the naval preparations in the ports ot I:.tr:en r.f naval prepartei',7O, al:ti the fele of prizes,
it appears Oat the Treaty contains only one article, Spain, and what are the explanations given of thole I and cata'aeding by defirino tio eitalanation of cite in-
by which Sit ,in engages ben lf to interonfe her good preparations by the SPAnith Government ? laic Ma. tenth-ass end view.; r I England v.ath iefpett to the
t :lees wi hi Poling il, in order to prevail up .n he- jelly certainly has a clear right to demand the foilco prefeet Martino of I! aim In rue :wiper, which I
alit to fornith France with a fuhfide againil her own explanation on both filth points, before he can he It tee fat:fled in a cat telpendent tame of moderation,
silly. I have jolt limed to your Excellency the fen. expated to anfsvcr the (Emilia) of Montleor Cevej. I evoitl takira• any In 'ice i I this creflion, and infra
t'n'ents 111 my Court on the granting i f three (Ishii- los, whether the pecuniary Ulcerous afforded by Spain up en Cee ditfeiet'.ce between she eonceiliens cf the
dies by Spain, in reply to your Excellency's argu- to France will be made by his Majedy the era uni I Spatifh Government on the other points, and the de
oseats, which dwelt talely upon the cxittence of prior :of war? mends of his Majetiy, and argue them at fume lenath,
Treaties. It may therefore be permitted me to remind You will therefore (late to the Spanifh Govern- concluding with a repetition of the lame intimations
your Excellency. that Pottuael is bound by prior ment, that bis Mejefty conceives he has a rieht, be- of the dangerous conlepietices to be apprehended
Treaties to furnith fuccoars to England. That Por- fore they can claim any forbearance at his hands, to from a perked ance in the Recent meefut es.
totted has no neutrality to purchafe. 'that if PM tit- :i full and entire communication in confidence of all (Tratdiatioa of Etta !mature in No. lc 1
.41 is to conform to the fyllcm adopted by Spain, that the engagements fubfilling between the Spani(h Go- Sir, Midril, Jima at y 2 ON.
f,' Excellency's
Some time has char-fad ace your
st, to fay, the fuSititution of pecuniary fnecours for a vernment and that of nonce, (particularly of the
centingent, theta litecours are due to England. It, whole of' the Treaty recetetly concluded), and cal the onomifes, and the acemsets 1 teceived from the ports
.:s the contrary, her neutrality is to be putchefed by principles upon which the Spanifb Government in- had removed my unatimets oil the tuajeft of the na-
fornilbing focconis to the enemy of her ally, as is tends to regulate its conJua, as well with refpet to val armaments, and even afrorded the belief that
now propofed to Portugal to do, it would thence re- armaments as in all other particulars ; that, when their fpeedy ccifeti in would :move every catife of
felt, that Spain fhnuld likcwife Itirmth flit:cows to the whole cafe is laid beim e his Majesty, he will be &hull on that head. It would be tope' (huous to
1-nglend, and not to France ;if Spain fhould rejc enabled to determine whet conduit it may be proper twat out to your Excellency the circemliances which
itch a den, end as an intuit, the ought not to endea- for him to adopt t but that i: cannot poflibly be ex paif i rely prove to ilis Britannic hlajelty's Knitter,
veer to indece Pomp' to fuhmit to it. Two op. pelted that his Majesty &mild acquiefce in rave hipm that thefe armaments can have no other objet't than
pnfiie principles can never be admitted in two cases lation of a Treaty, and that of a nature highly iajto that of hollilitiee again[] the King his matter, or
pre:ifcly fitnilar. Let not infinuations founded on a riots, to his interello and fulmit at the fame time to that Rill more offentive one of withiee to fuppott by
,:l fyl.
end-
pretended difo m erity between the forces of the two ;ein in complete ignorance of all the other llipula-
a menacing attitude, the fyflem of inslidiec ; t
b. Iliacrest powers, be put in oppofition to this on tions it cruitains ; that ;he circumftance of armaments
tern which has been already porfis al, nntwilio
and retoral emit-vi :nee I Such comiderations have in the ports of Spaio cannot but afford to his Majef ills; the remonarances itt llis lon ie,aie Meietty,
n.. been admitted by England. She has, by a ty very ferinus ground of jealotify, and the greeted wherein it is formally declared that this f Nein is
co.iog:,..nz,
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tole= &feint., •, proved the tailehowl of the vain :ma ftifpicion that the Spanith Government has in its
mote hi-intim% than even lupplying a war ie
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ort•eettlets all cion, tacit Etpletet we; unable to contemplationfome ulterior projea sof lion ili: y ae, halt It is te:retimes pebble to over] .k an 'Tatte;
cope tingle h %need with Fi act e. ;,:.t: ha, eivot this his dominions ; that an on:a-erred confidev.cz on the but your Teseellency too well knows that an injustice
defiance. She st ill maietain it, or flit wilt fell race part of the Government of Spain will not fail to be I fupported by a demonstration of force becomes an
rinutly. Never will the admit the i.'.e., r i an burin. met by reciprocal condo& on the part of his Majelly ;and co:1(e gently impofes on that power, who
smolt, _ q
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falls-
is the object of t, occellity of demandinghating inferiieity, either as the hero of her own con- and that whatever may be the ilfue of the prefent
du a, or of tier relations with foreiait powers. Too dillatflinita neither party will be in danger, by chicle faction.
well I kauw the tcfpecil which is due to a great and meeneef being hurried into holtilities front a mileon- I hope, therefore, that your Excellency will cna-
powerful monarchy, to dwell up au hate inn, con, • ception of the views, intentions, and engagements of ble me to make a fatistattory report to my Court,
and that you will fpare me the unpleetant teik of
itinne cfpecial.v in an ofticiel .oid pet manent bum : t ~: other.
ennauncing to you the very decilive 'matures which.
hilt your Excellency will doniolef. tec•alect the ob I I cameo too nrongly recommend to you to avoid f
,
the contrary cae, I ant oreleted to adopt. I am,
let satiens which I have verbally to the to y.lyr,•ll.ta-
i! ("tinging thefe difiuffiin ons to a sudden and unfavour •
i (Signers) :. foresee.
ne the relative flotations of loirtn ;al Spain. I and able iffue, except in the tato cafes Itatd ien your for. &c.
• (Seeonil Inclofori in ts:o. 10.)
1.:11 re Ca France and England. li I do last mer initruCtions, viz. the entraece of a French army
Cevalk; to J. tl Ltex, FN. dated Aran-
tiitt,k it proper to repeat then' on this ecceion, I can into ~pain, or authentic inforntation of a naval arma. Note front Don Pedm. .
•Brat. pe:, pannty t.,• V....t•
12 ::c )'Ottt Excellency that I anti far front COIICCAI..'
14 melt being is filch forward preparation, for the pot-
I liwr.: received the Note which pit Iv. re ;leafed to tesrrmit to
obit, to fo.m apprehending that they rout be Ott- I rife of fupporting the views of France, or for other Ime on the 2d iertant, r. •pi hr:: ram? •eth.n upon th.• Nair:l -tnia-
its ..e'T,l is t' Inc Governmr•ia put poles hoitile to this country, as may fpeedily TO• mints which it Rites are na.-kaa.e in the ports of,reat litataa:„lnd of spain„ which een
a
1 t au: „;,; .. to mete, that the above narement silleptire the exertions of his Majesty's forces. have no other object tical that of h tahty to t..
furpottio- a (titan of fuhfidy, whieh , a allitt h..!1 been adopted
answer veer Eree'aency's ideas: but 1 c.maat ei ae Isiu. re...--Extrael of a Difpateh from J. H. Frore, Efq. to Lord . .'' •I,t .. .-,. - v-oft• R.of his Br— '
by this Goverment, rrawit ia. ea ~ t ei . .
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hr v oh. to .111 raing myfelf the fatis•aaton ot render- Hawkerbury, eared Madrid, jd March 03.3+
Niajcity, wherein it hasher,' tons may .leclac..l, •11 a au .h a /..,.!,.,Th
leg jollice to the upright ::ad friendly intentions of I have endeavoured to keep up filch a tone, as i4e IA t,t ..t... he more injnrino than th W wan e supplying a War onto,
ha. Ca.l•olick Majctly, Inaraile eked on felictai 0c..:1- may enable hi; Majelly's Government to take what. In :mew, tu the glaoye Note, 1 titt.il;, ate t.. you, that the id as
Clay., a.:.1 ulmott uniformly in your Excellency's ever ]lops may be thought ne ff ceeary ores.dfOl .ire:.2pacific a, f
expedient, of this Court with reii.tel to 'hot o. ..
Irist. declared them tote in all the. Mc al muumuu adults al which
without being expend to the reproach of abrupt or
Loge - c atel emote& I have mentioned than; that the %%hole on du..q t.: tl.c ti, ..nth
% i :Al. F.:cell:steel has likeaife afforded the fame violent conduit, or of the infration of any engage• oavernment Is confi nant with there ale .s—that the moR ra n•i• e-
tc:titre to in laeoar in the priertales and condat of 1 anent, whither direaly flipulated, or which might be int, prat of bee not withing Ito ib_r:et term, i, r:..: tfcz.,:y. uirs.llrl:4),
ca:cluded with France.. for the .. ay.t.a.g :at! i1.c...1.e otti-
I.:. la itanisie alaielly's Governmenr. Such is, un- contended to have been implied.by a tacit and con-
two torratds Great Bra. ..in: ; that the ft.:vs.) ss.4- ,a, are armed
I• a, . ware! e, the temper of menkinds that rivalry and tinued acquielectice; in !hero evil:iota holing any thin};'
in the ircenalt. were alre:.dy fo ~t the tine a,r e.;:istu..lis.); the t I ..a•
51 stied ate nut the I,le motives which give rife to ot that eva en: juttice, which all Europe would have
ty or neutranty ; and chit ai toot as Ow of.lcial cansanutiic-tiotas
:.all ki .•,, 1)-eibtteeS, had a 1,,5tiv.041 hatred. or a.s recognised cod admitted, if the lira (limitation of • -
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