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IVAR IVIiN SPAIN.

11UPFLIMINTART LIST OT PAP FRS PRESENTFD EY HIS
MAJRSTV'S COMMAND, TO ROTH HOUSES OF
FARLIAMINT, FEBRUARY 4, 1805.

(Catalina/ from seierelay's Paper.)

13.-..-Exsr4et of i Letter from Rear Admiral Calks= to
Lord Melville, datedsth September 1843
Orders arc jult arrived to Ili out the (hips men-
tioned in the enclnfed lilt with all poiEble difpatch :
this, coupled with the failing of two three-decked
(hips from Cadiz for this port, to be followed by ano-
ther, and the circumflance of the enclofed 'hips being
ordered to vktual for three months only (alithough
(aid to he bound for America), makes me conjeaure
that their deigns are not of the molt pacific nature.
I have therefore ordered doe !Dubious to procied
diredly to Plymouth, without calling off Ulhant.—
Should the Spaniard; have any Imaile views againft
Great Britain, within a month, the following force
may be colleeled here: three firft. rates from Cadiz ;
three feventv-fours fitting here, five French' fhips ;
making in all eleven of the line. The finahces
of this country are low. They only wait the arrival
of the frigates with treafirre to put on a different
countenance. I cannot conceive that Epain, even if
at war with America, could require fo many line of
battle fhip., for fimilar orders are given at Cadiz and
Carthagena. The time that the armament will be
ready for lea correfpnndiog with that of the French
• fqtradron; the three bit rates fitted at Cadiz to come
round here; all tend to (hew that they have forte uni-
ted ()Neel in view. Numbers of fiddlers for the French
are now arriving at Ferrol from France, and many
more are now upoi the road..
(Inclofure In No. as.)
Lift of the fquadron of Spanifh (hips of war fitting
at Ferrol: Neptune, 74 guns, San Au;uflin, 74., Mo.
narca, 74, Vengeance, 36, Fruefbo, 40,Brugula (tore-
(hip, Urguifo, 24, Corvette, a be ig. Dot; tietano
/alder commands this force. rrovifions for three
months.
Flo 24.--Extrad of a Letter fiom the Hontufrahlc Rear Admiral
Cochrane to Lord Melville, dated the r rah September atm.
I have been forced to keep the Illndtrious, as there
does not remain a doubt of the hoflile intentions of
Spain. Mr. Frere will inform your Lorcill,ip that
Spain has agreed to the propofitions made by Ame-
rica ; fo that there is no pretence for fapppfins, that
the armament i. on account of that country. 'Three
thonfand men embark from hence. lam told that
the whole of the (hips will be ready to leave this port
in fourteen days.
No sc.—Extradt of a Letter from the Honourable Rear Admiral
Cochrane to the Honourable Admiral Cornwallis, dated on
board his Maiclty's ship Northumberland, off Ferrol, the 19th
September 0104.
I have ordered the Majeftic to be completed with
water. and Ihould nothing particular happen (he will
be ordered to the tort,ens agreeable to the Admiralty
order. It is impoffible to fay what Rate the Spanifh
fquadron may be in; within a few days it mutt cep.
tafily depend upon orders from Court. I will delay
fending the Ganges and Illuftrious to Plymouth, un-
til I receive further orders, as I do not think the re-
maining three (hips will be (ale after their departure,
(hould orders arrive from Madrid to fend the Spanifh
fquadron to fea' which they can do in twenty four
hours, should their object be an attack upon the fqua-
dron under my orders,
No. 16.—E:trod of a letter from the Hon. Rear Admiral Coch-
rane, to Lord Melville, dated Sept. 20, 1804.
_ _

I inclofc to you copies of Papers which 1 tranftbit-
ted to Admiral Cornwallis yeaerday.
I have fince received an anfwer from the Captain
General of the Marine, to my laft letter ' • the evarive
nature of which mull Itrike your Lnrdfhip, as it dews
me, that the retiring of the fquadron into the arfe-
nal is a mere blind, where they are equally ready for
fea as when at anchor in the harbour. Moll of their
crew live in the vicinity of Ferrol ; and they have, it
is raid, leave granted them until the igth of. next
month. I mutt however remark. that they Can be
affembled at any time within a few hours.
• _ incidure in No. 2(.)
_ _ _

CApp of a Letter from the Hun. Rear Admiral Cochrane, to the
Captain General of ?Amine, Ferrol, timed his Britannic Ma-
jetty's thip NorthumberLnd, off Ferrol, the 14th of Septem-
ber, 1804.
SlR—Knowing the political fituation in which
Great Britain and Spain (tend with relpett to each
other, I was much alloniffied at being informed that
orders had been fent to the different Naval depart-
ments of this country to increale their Marine eftab-,
lilhatents, and fit out fquadrons fimilar to what is
now doing in the pun t of Ferrol.
As Spain is not engaged in any foreign War, I
feel it my duty to demand an explanation, more par.
ticulsrly as the harbour of Faro' contains five fail
of the line belonging to the French, as alto one Dutch
man of war of the fame rate ; the Officers of whom

fam informed declare, that they intend failing in
company with the Spanith fquadron ; which report
hems to be confirmed by their late preparations.
The fituation in which I am placed by command-
ing a divifion of his Britannic Majefty's (hips, calls
upon me to enquire of your Excellency if the above
Lift are true ? fqr should the two Squadrons fail in
company, I declare to your Excellency that it is my
determination to attack that of France and Holland,
And I fruit in doing fo I will not be oppofed by the
Spanith fquadron ,• the confequences of which may
prove fatal to the harmony and good underltanding
that has fo happily fubfided between the two coun-
tries, and which my bell endeavours have hitherto
been ufed to preferve. At the fame time there is a
duty I owe my country in maintaining its honour
and dignity, that is paramount to every other coufi-
deration, and by this I mutt be governed.
I have the honour to be, &c.
, (Signed) A. COCURANA.
Exedirrey non Felis de Texada,
Captain Gcneral of the Marine. Ferrol.
(Second Inelofure In No. 56.)
Copy of Letter from the Captain General of Marine at Ferrol,
to the honourable Rot Admiral Cochrane, dated the isth of
• heptenther, 1804. t
At three quarters pall twelve this day, I have re-
ceived your Excellency's official of yefterday, direft-
ed to alk me explanations upon the fubjeft of the ar-
mament of Chips that your Excellency Pays is making
in this port, and to manifeft that you are determined
so attack any of the French (hips of war•and the
Dutch Ibip'that are here, &fluid they verify their de-
parture at ixtnc tifile that the Spanifh (hips of war
effect it.
Ts the fun point I have po objection to anfwer

your Eteelleney, that though ht thit department
there have been armed three (hips and one frigate,
betide another that was already fitted out, and Come
fmaller (hips for N tecret commifflon—thc manner in
which thele (hips have been manned with only half
crews—this circitilifianee alone by itrelf diflpates all
apprehenfions on the put of any European
power.

And as to what regards the fecond point, I can
only fay to your Excellency, that I remain informed
of the declaration which your Excellency makes, of
attacking the French and Dutch thips of war, fhould
they effeet their failine with the Spanifh ; and not
having the !call knowledge of the French intending
to depart from this port with the (hips of my Sove-
reign, I give account to his Majelly of what your
Excellency has jolt officiated with me for his Royal
information, which I by before your Excellency in
reply to your faid office.
Cud prcferve your Excellency many years.

( Signed ) • . .
FkLIX DE TEXADA.
Iliq Ercelleney Alexarecr Cochrane.
(I'hir,l Inclofure io No.! .6.)—Copy of a recent! Letter from the
Capt. Cencral of Marine at Ferrol to Rear Admiral Cochrane,
dated Sept. Is, 1804.

After having inclofed the adjoined packet for
your Excellency, and having fent it with one of my
Adjutants to the Engin Vice Conful, who not be-
ing found, and when my difpatchcs were already in
the Polt-office, in which I inform my Court of what
your Excellency had officiated with me, and of my
reply, I have received orders to difarm his Majefly's
three (hips that are in this port, and that only to
ient.tin fo the two frigates, the packets, and tranf-
port (hips, that were fq before, to be employed in
their particular commiffions ; with which motive I
have again opened the Paid packet, to fubjnin to it
this information, which Mould pacify the apprehen-
lions you manifelled in your office of yeflerday.
GOD preferve your Excellency many years.
(Signed) Aux de TEXADA.
His Excellency Alexander Cochnme.
(Fourth Inelufure in No. 26.) Copy of a Letter from Rear Ad-
miral Cochrane to the Captain, General of Marine, dated his
Majelty's Ihip Nurt:tumbcriane, off Ferro!, Sept. x 6,0134.
:sir—l have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of yelibrday% date, in anfwer to
mine of the r.l.th inaant._

It affor,is me much pleafore to underflancl, that
your Excellency has received orders to retire into
the arirnal and difarm the Spanifh fquadron now in
the haiboar of Ferrol. May I beg of your Excel-
lency to know, for the information of my Coort, if
the orders are for the arlital difarmament of the
fquadron, that is to fay, difembarking their guns.
provilions, rigging, &c. as alto for the difcharge of
the r rerpeaive !!tips companies.
lam well aware, that (hips of every defcription
can remain in the Arfenal equally ready for tea as
at anchor whore they now ail • and the duty I owe
my country puts me under the painful necellit* of
making the demands I now do.

May GOD long preferve the peace between onr
two countries, and grant your Excellency many
happy years. I have the honour to be, &c. Sec.
(Signed) A. COCHKANS.
H's F.teelleney Don Felix de TexAa,
Ccptain Gen.ral uf Marine, Ferrol.

(Fifth Inclofure in No. 26.)—Copy of a Letter from the Captain
General of Marine to the Honourable Rear-Admiral Cochrane,
dated September Ig, tBO4.
To the office that your Excellency has been pleat-
ed to addrefs me, under date of the 16th of the pre-
I fent month, and which svaii delivered to me yeller.
day morning, I can only reply to your Excellency,
that the King's (hips which I informed your Excellency
by my fecond office, dated the isth, fhould enter
the Arfenal, have already effected it, will remain in
the fame flare they were in before their equipment
for to get into port, which has been the origin of the
apprehenfions your Excellency had, and which you
manifetled to me in your letter of the 14th, and to
which I have replied to your Excellency by my two
of ciali on the following day, which I re affure your
Excellency in anfwer to your Paid official; and with
ing for opportunities in which I may be able to
evince the confideralion I have for Nur Excellency's
perfon. GOD preferve your Excellency many years.
(Signed) Faux de TkEADA.
His Excellency Alexander Cochrane.

No 27.—Naval occurrences at Cadiz, &e. foe September, doe, re-
dby Mr. Duff„ his Majetty's Conrul at that place.
Upon the 13th arrived the two (tore !hips belong-
ing to the King ; the Prefentacion and Aurora, from
Gallicia, with timber for Carthagena, and 438 of the
troops deflined for Tilas. The first proceeded the
23d for her dellitwion; the fecond went to the Ca-
racca to repair her main malt. The troops were
lauded at the iflatid and incorporated with the force
which is forming there for that fervice, under the
command of Don Pedro Grimareft, who is to com-
mand there, as is, according to report, Don Jofeph
Cam, lately promoted' to the rank of Captain of a
(hip from that of Captain of a frigate, to qualify him
fir the command, which is to confia in frigates.—
For the prefent, i6OO troops are only intended to be
fen. our, and probably will go to the Havaanah in
the lira infiance.

In the Carracca, the frigates Magdalena and Re-
tina are getting ready, and in the Bay, the frigate
Pomona, lately arrived from the department of Car-
thagena, alit the Amphitrite. In all thefe frigates
they are forming the cafe far their receiving on
board the quickfilver deftined for the Havannah and
Vera Cruz.

In Gallicia, the frigate Venganfa and Pruefa are
under failing orders for Montividen.
From Montivideo were expelled to fail the 25th of
Jaly, the frigates Affumpcion, Paz, and Mercedes,
which had put in there from I.ima, where they have
united with the frigates Clara and Medea, which
were upon that itation. The whole being a money
or plate_ regifler, and under the command of the
Gife d'Efquadra, Rear Admiral 1)on Jofeph Buaa-
mcnte. They are expeded to bring fir millions.
The (hips which had been ordered to be fitted out
at the Carracea (and which, with refried to arma-
ment, have been lo thefe fome months pall) remain
in the fame fituation as they have been of late. Only
three of them have any number of men on board.—
Thefe are the Trinidad and Saint Ann, having abort
goo each, and the America, with nearly her comple-
ment. The other three with hardly any. The Ar-
gonaut and Bahama, which came from Carthagena,
are completely manned and ready for ferrice in eve-
ry refpefl. The careening of the remaining (hips in
the Carracca is carrying on.

No. 211...-Eztradt of al!etter from Captain Cure, of the hltdoto,
doted Bth Udtober, 1804.

The French chip l'Aigle of 74 guns, and five faill
of Spanith tine of battle ships, are perfealy ready for
fea at Cadiz. The Santiffima Trinidada and the 9E.
Ann. both firli rates, are fitting, but not ready.
No. 29.--Copy of a letter from Captain J. C. Vihite to Lord Met-
ink, data 19th Octo44:r, !Boa.

My Lord—ln obedience to your Lordfhip's corn.
mantis, I herewith (Fate the force of the French
and Spani(h (hips, as far as came under my ob.
fervation during my flay at Cadiz, between the
27th of Auguß and 5111 of September lan, viz. in
the Ponta! or Road of Cadiz, the French force con-
of l'Aigle of 74 guns, and two corvette:, man
ned and ready far fea.

The Spanifh force in the Portal confined of ti
guardlhip, an old non effeftive 6o gun fhip ; two !hip,
of the line, one of 70, the other of 6.. guns ;—thete
had recently arrived from the colonies, were
manned, fickly, and appeared by no means effezl.
(hips of war ; four frigates were all() lying in the
Road, two of them were in good order, and appear-
ed fully manned ; the other two I under flood were
incomplete, fickly, and wanting repairs ; they had
lately returned from the colonies.
The Spanifh force at the Carr accas, I underflood,
confined of two (hips of 74 guns, about half manned,
and were fitting, it was laid, merely to be carried
round to Ferrol to be laid up ; an So gun lhip lA'AN
repairing at the Carraccas, and to have a third tier
added to her. •

The above Was, as nutty as I can recollea, the
naval force at Cadiz on the sth of September ; and,
as far as my obfervation and enquiries led, there did
not at that time appear any thing like a naval arma-
ment on feet. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JOlll.l. C. WHIM

THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE ON WEDNESDAY DELI-
•ERED TO BOTH, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

No. x.—Copy of a Difpatch from... Lord Hawkeibury to J. If

Freee, Efq. Elated Downing-ftreet, Odober 1, Aoz.

Sir—The accullomed political relations between
this country and Spain being re-eflablifbed, it is im-
portant that I fhould inform you of the line of con-
duit which it will be proper for you to adopt, and
of the language which you ought to hold in your
communications with the Spanilh Government, as
his Majefty's Minifter at Madrid.
You wi.l omit no opportunity of affnring the Mi
nifters 6f his Catholic Majelly, conformably to your
inftrustions, of the fincere and anxious defire of the
King to cultivate a gold tinderftanding between the
two countries; and, in order to give a full eIF to
there fentiments, you will mat ifelt, in all your pi .).
eeedings, the molt friendly an l conciliatory condad.
There are three objects, of different va4re in :hem-
felves, which you fhuuld always bear in mind in
your communications with the Spanith Government,
and which you will bring frr*ard as circuraitances
will permit.
Ttft firlt would be to eftablifh an unreferved con-
fidence, and a friendly coaneCtion between our two
Governments ; this, though highly deferable, may
be attended with infurmountable difficulties, from
the prevalence either of the French iate:ed in the
Spanifh councils, or from the dread of French
power. The fuccefs of it will depend, in a great
meafure, upon the charaders and difpolition of the
Spanifh Minifters. The objet is, however, fo im-
portant, that no means, to which we can, with pru-
dence, reforf, ought to be negleded for its accom-
plifhment. The fecond objea would be to fecure the
neutrality of Spain in the event of another war be-
tween his Majelly and France. All the reafoning
applied to the lira objet will be applicable, in a (till
greater degree, to the fecond : and there nr..y be cit.=
cnmftances under which this objea may he attaina-
ble, when the firtt mutt be necetfarily abandoned.—
The third objet proceeds upon the ground of the
two forper being found impracticable, and of the
ionpolfibility of diablving the connection which has
fubfilled between France and Spain. In that cafe
our utmoft endeavours timid be ufed to render
Spain, in the event of a war, an unwilling and tardy
enemy. It is fcarcely neceffary for me to inform
you, that much would be obtained even by turrets
in this particular, for if, in the event of a war, the
Spanith Government could be induced to enter, even
flowly, into the views of France, and to ireate as
many delays as poffible by negotiation belot e they had
recnurfe to'hoftilities, his Welly would have the ad-
vantage of being able to direa the whole of his force
in thefirftinftanceagainft France,and would not be un-
der the neceflity,at the commencement of a war, when
thedifpofeable naval force of this country is necellltrily
lefs conliderable than it is at fucceeding periods, of
Jivertingthis force to too many quarters, at a time
when he is 'call prepared. Thefc different objects
are to be preferred in the order they hand, and his
Majelly relies on your zeal to give Oa to the in-
Itruttions he has given you relpeding them. I am,
(Signed) MAIVICTSBUV.
No. 1....C0p0r of a Difpateh from Lord Hawkdbitry to J.ll.
Frere, Efq. dated Downing4trcet, 27th October, duz.

Sta—Since I wrote my laft ditpatelh.No. I, events
have occurred which may poffibly lead to a t upturn
between his Majetty and the French Government. I
think it important that you fhould be apprized of
them ; and I therefore enclofe you a copy of the Note
Verbale which I prefented to M. Otto, on the affairs
of Switzerland, and of the inftrudions which have
been given to Mr. Moore on the fame fubjett. You
will confider thefe communications as made to you
in the ftrideft confidence ; but if, as may be exped
ed, any converfation fhould arife between you and
the Spanilh Government on the fubjed. you will not
fail to reprefent the fyftem of encroachment and ag•
grandizement which has been invariably manifelled
by the French Government fince the conclufion of
the Definitive Treaty, in its proper colours, and how
effential it that every independent (fate (hould unite
' in refilling the exorbitant pretenfions of France. You
will conform yourfelf, in your communications on
this fubjed, as much as pollible, to the general in-
ftrOftions contained in my &lintel', No. t ; and you
will above all, endeavour to imprefs upon the Spa-
nifh Government his Majelly's anxious Mire that, in
the event of a war between him and France, the
Court of Madrid may be induced:at 'call to preferve a
aria neutrality ; and his Majefty's determination, in
that cafe, to refped that neutrality by mg means in
his power. I am,
(Signed) wawxssivay.

(Tian doh. sylth• 7 t,..
tha' :At 1..:1..73; t,;! • • •it.
I.4lLrence I,•tw.tri. tl.t. I. ; -• • .c I rsaty
ot Alliance o: 7).1.-, :••par..11.1.1 I: - 2.
Family Cr, ::p. •i't• 1: y u: 1:•!
According to the coin- Accordieg to ! - treaty of
paet, the two powers I T9j, rile in ti powtr,
tiler as their enemy OP ry pow • f : os, °. or :smok-
er ash:. }hall become ciathei to t!.•• oiLer ormuites.
011 C of the 254'0 crams,. Ant. r. and ob`i:tr, it. If to be al.hrig
•Ifiz iovielable and mutual with rts gousl ol'it.•e, and to :alt.
guarantee (hall be fupported I.y it when f:• r.ouired. a,:rordiog
all °nit. :Omer; and Their Ma- to the hip:fist:on of tLe
jet! accortlin. to the print(- it.g articles .art. 2.
p'e which is the bails of this :sleet toiiew rela-
ttea:r, agree, that whosvrt at. tin to the luccuurs )
•
the one crown ...cue:tattle
•
zr. A.Y. 1.
i;licre follow the articles re-
lative t the Flit fuccoo..)
The fin, fuccours are to he ff *he f. (reroutes are ot
con!idered 1. an obligation mare- F.uuld lierome v....Olt:fent, the
parable Irons the tie, of rela- two poi., fsl :•t is a.ftion
zi.n.P..ip and intimate lino!, Coe dirk porter
ind thefe fuccours (hall be :Le as well hill. a 1...4.g:dna
Icatt that the power required the enemy u. r attack.
eau do tor the power who may ed, which .:;• ihall emploi
ttand in need of ; the laid forrz., ujuintly
tint, as the inte.:tiuti of the or fep.0.a.,1•,, ;..:o..1:11 to the
two Kings is, that a ‘1....7 1.1:Lt; tit: t :.CrT.crtrd be-
begun by or against ore of the tow, :.rt. IT.
two crowns, !hall become yro- fur‘oes Slpulated by the
per and perfonal to the other: it p: art:slot-hall be twain-
is agreed, that as loot tt: ina.sy sv,,r „Lich the con•
two ;ail leeits a ft..% of trading powers. lay have to
war with the fame cot ..y or carry on: eVOII the party
cocain,, theohligation of rhefhld required rot he .Ir,cily inter.
ceafe, and, in L u t!ted therein, Mullet only
theretif, the two crown.' stand act as auxiliary. Att. az.
be bound to make war corjuint-
ly in employing therein the
whole of their force. Art. 4.
In cafe the motives for heiftilities flinuld he frwre-
judicial to both parties as to induce them to declare .
war by common confect one or mote powers,
the limitations eftablithed in tilt preceding article
'hall ceafe to have elfedl, and the two cr;ntrading
powers (hall be bound to employ againtt the common
enemy the whole of their forces by fea and land; and
to concert plans to din& fuch forces, either collec-
tively or feparately, towards filch points as may be
deemed molt advileable. Th:y alio bind theinfeivcs,
in the cafe pointed out in this article, not to treat for
peice, but by common content, and in filch a manner
as that each party may obtain that fatitetion to
which they are entitled. Art. .13.
In cafe one of the powers Humid aft only as auxi-
liary, that power which alone ;bail be attacked May
treat for peace feparately, but lo as to prevent any
prejudice relishing therefrom to the auxiliary power,
and moreover fo as it may tend as much as pollible
to its (lite& advantage ; for which purpofe
(hail be given to the auxiliaty power cf the mode
and time agreed upon for the opening of the nego-
ciatiom. Alt 144

Itt.taaßKs.—By limply co: par the molt (hik-
ing articles of the two treajes, iL dearly appears that
the family compafr was it: rc,:iity a treaty of alliance
offenlive and detentive, fince it flipulated, that thti
allied power who was not at war Ihould confider the
enemy of his ally as his own, the alliance
of 1796 is in itfelf merely defenhve, inatsnuch as it
only exads certain fuccours from the allied power
who may be menaced or attacked, and that the all-
ance does nut become offenfive, unlefs the motives
for heflilities being prejudicial to both parties, they
Ihould declare war by common content. This ob.
fervation is fo much the more neceirary, as the firfk
article of the treaty of 1796 has this expreflion : •••
" There !hall exilf a perpetual alliance offentive and
defenfive between the French Republic and his Ca-
tholic Majefly the King of Spain." Thole who may
not attentively perufe the treaty,'and thole particu-
las ly who may not compare it with the family com-
pa:t, might be led. ft om this vague expreflion, to be-
lieve that an offvtiive and dcfentive alliance adually
exifts at one and the fame time ; that is to fay, that.
the ally of the power attacked mull ;pi; f.:do confider
the enemy of that power as his own, and believe him-
fell in a Hate of war with him, and coufequently as
out of his power to continue neutral towards him.
It is equally important to attend to the text of the
tth article of the Treaty of 1796, and particularly
to the phrafe, " (hall put in aOiott the greateft force
in their power," for this force is, and can only be, an
augmentation of fuccouts to be made to the Ilipulated
fuccours ; but it is an augmentation which can take
place, /irk only in the event of the fuccours furnifhed
nut being fufficient ; and, fecondly, only according
to the power and means which the patty requited
may have for making the augmentation. one fees
at once that it cannot be °diet wife firlf, becaufe if,
by the aforefaid phrafe, it was meant that Cale power
required Ihould be confidered as bound to pot in
a6tion all his forces, it would be abfurd, fince he
could not do more even were he himfelf at war with
the enemy of his ally : fecondly, becaufe the 13111
Article of the fame Treaty exacts the employment
of the whole of the forced the power required, only
in the cafe wherein 'the two sowers fhauld declare
war by common content against other powers.
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