Star.
London, England, 1807-07-29 00:00:00

STATE PAPER.

TRRATY nF PEACI AND AMITY lIIITWEIN HIS BRITAN-
NIC MAJESTY AND THS RING OF PRUSSIA, SIGNED
AT MIRMSL, JANUARY 28, iSoy.
His Mijefly the King of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majefiy the King
of P►nffa, being equally defirous to terminate, in an
amicable manner, and to fettle, by a formal Treaty,
the differences which have, for a fhort time, inter•
rnpted the. relations of union and good nnderftanding
which had fo long fubtined between them; their laid
Majefties have nominated, as their Plenipotentiaries
to be employed in this important undertaking, name
ly, on the part of his Britannic Majefly, the Right
Honourable John Hely Baron Hurchinfnn, a Gene-
ral of his Army, and Knight of the Moft Honourable
Military Order of the Bath ; and on the part of his
PrufGan Mapefly, the Sieur Frederic William de Zaf-
trow, his Mininer of State and Cabinet. Major-
General of his Arbsies, and Knight of the Order, of
the Red Eagle, and of Merit ; who, after having
communicated and exchanged their refreflive full
Powers, and fund them in due furm, have agreed
upon the following Articles:
ART. I.—There !hall be, between their Britannic and Pruffian
Majefties, their heirs and Iticcefrors, their kingdoms, provinces,
and fubjeas. perpetual and inviolable peace, finccre scion, and
puled friendfhip to the Lod that the t emporary mifunderflanding
which has recently taken place, (hall, from the prefent moment,
be regarded as entirely at an end, and (hall be buried in eternal
oblivion.

ART. IL—The accommodation and the reconciliation between
the two t ourts having for their bales the renunciation, on the part
of his Praia') Majefty of the country of Hanover, his Paid Ma-
lefty relinquiffics all right and title whatfatver, to the actual and
future port:llion of the Eledtoral Territories of His Britannic Ma-
jefty; and renounces, at the fame time, all the prctenfions which
he had advancedto thole States ; and in cafe the events of the war
timid heir g about the re occupation of the Eledorate of Hanover
by the Pruffian armies, his Majefty the King of Pruffia engages
not to take poffeffion of the Eledorate, but in the name of his
Britannic Majefty, and immediately to re-eftablifh the ancient
form of Civil Government. and the ancient Conftituted Authori-
ties of his Britannic Majefty, which Authorities (hall be formally
invefted, with the entire adminiftration of affairs, in the name and
for the advantage of their legitimate Sovereign.
ART. 111.-1 he freedom of navigation and of commerce than
be reftored to the fubjedts of his Pruffian Majefty, as it formerly
was in time of peace, and on the fame footing as it was before
the period of the late exclulion of the Britt% flag from the rivers
Ems, %Peter, and F.lbc. And his laid Britannic Majefty having
with his view already iffued an Order, bearing date the toth of
November, tBc6, to all Officers commanding his Blips of war, as
well as to all privateers, not further to moleft, detain, or bring in
any Pruffian veffels which they may meet at lea, provided their
cargoes be innocent and not prohibited by the laws of war, and
that they be not bound to ports belonging to the enemies of Great
Britain, or occupied by them, the Paid Order (hall continue to be
obferved, and to have effect in its full force and extent.
ART. I V —And in purfuence of the above determination, bis
Britannic Majefty promifes and engages to iffue to his Admiralty,
without belay, the neceffary orders, that the merchant veffels,
which, by the Proclamation of the 24th of September, 1806, were
fuhjed to proviflonary detention, (lull be rekafed and sectored to
their provrittors, with perfedt liberty either to continue their voy-
age, (if their place of deftination be not prohibited) or otherwife
to return to their own country.
ART V.—The crews of all the Pruffian veffels, detained or
brought into Brit:fh ports fince the publication of the Letters of
Marque, mall be let at liberty immediately after the conelulion of
the prefent Treaty; and the Britifb Government mall caufe them
to return, in the molt dired and expeditious manner into the do-
minions of his Pruffian Majelty, to whatever place (hall be here
after agreed upon.
ART. V Majefty the King of Pruffia engages not to im
pede, nor to allow any other Power to impede the free navigation
of the fulje±ts of his Britannic Majefty, In any of the ports of his
dominions ; but on the contrary, to afford full liberty to the Eng-
lith Flag to enter into, aed to proc, ed from the above mentioned
ports, in the fame manner as before the late clofing of the rivers
Ems, Weftr, and Flbe.
Aar. VII —TI.e two high co.trading parties mutually promife
and engage, to invite the Emperor of all the Ruffias to take upon
Willett the guarantee of the renunciation, on the part of his
Pruffian Majclty, of his rights and pretentions to the country of
Hanover, as itipuiated in the fecund article of the prefent Treaty
Aar. Viii--Every other fubj, dt of dikuffion or arrangement
between the two Cour,s,is refereed for future amicable adjuitment.
Aar. IX.—The ratifications drawn up in due and proper form,
ball be exchanged in the (pace of fix weeks, or tomer, if poffihk, in
cafe the I relent dtlhothy ul commut ication mould allow of it.
In faith of which the reipedive Plenipotentiaries
have figned the prefent Treaty, and have hereunto
affixed the Seals of their Aims.
" Done at IVlentel this 28th day of January, 1807.
(L. S ) HUTCHINSON.
(L. S.) FREDERIC GUILLAUME DE ZASTP.OW.

PARL.MMANTART PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JULY 28.

Conn were heard in the cafe of the Duke or Hamilton v. the
Rev. Mr. Scot.

The Trills infurreetion Bill, Bombay and MaJras Government
Bill, frith Annuity and [Aeries Bills, were recuved from the
Com Mons. _ __ _ _ _ _

Lord HAWKESBURY delivered a MelTage from his Majesty,
refpedling treaties with the Kirg of Sweden and the King of
Pint& (for which fee the Commons).
Lord HAWKESBURY moved that the Meffage be taken into
eonfideration to morrow.

Lords HOLLAND and LAUDERDALE thought that thy too
early. uulefsit was intended that the motion (hold go only to thank
kis.Majefly tor his communication, without pledging the Houfe
to the meafures which the Meffage referred
Lord HAM KESBURY laid, that it had been ufual to confider
Meffages irom Iris Majesty 10 n the carnal convenient day. it
could not, of courfe, be in contemplation to call upon their Lord-
Blips to exprefs any opinion on a treaty which was not before the
Hoare. Upon this part, therefore, of the Meffage, he thould
merely propofe the cußomary expreffion of thanks. As to the lat-
ter part, he fhould think there could be no tale:Rion to concur in
it. a confiderable part of the advances to the Prtiffian Government
having been made by the Adminißration of which the Noble
Lords ferried a part.
Lord LAUDERDALE witted to know the amount of the fub-
fitly to the King of Sweden That might have been Rated in the
Meffage, though the treaty could not, until it had been ratified, be
regularly laid before Parliament. This was the courfe which had
been purfueil with regard to the loan to Außria.
'I be Houfe was then ordered to be fummoned for to-morrow.
Lord HAW KESBURY laid on the table various State Papers,
among which was a Treaty of Feace and Amity with the King of
Pruffia ; immediately after which his Lordthip delivered the
ufual Meffage from his Majefly, preparatory to a vote of Credit
—The Meffage was ordered to be taken into confideration to-
sno:Tnw.

The different Bills brought up from the Commons were read a
Brft time, and, on the motion of Lord HAWKESBURY, the
kith Inforredlion Bill was ordered to be printed His Lordfhip
gave notice that, if the copies mere on the table, he fhould move
the fccond reading of the Bill to morrow.
The N.lval Stores Pill, frith Plate Duty Bill, and the different
Militia Billswere read a third time and paffed.—Adjourned.