Star.
London, England, 1806-03-20 00:00:00

STATE PAPER.

The following is the anfwer which Count Munfler,
Miniler of Brunfwick Lunenbuegh. returned to the
letter of the Pruffian Minitier of State. of January
27, 1806: “ Hanover, Jan 30,1806.
s' By the means of public rumour, and the general communi-
cations made to the Britiih Envoy, Lord Hurowhy, upon the
part of his Excellency, Baron Hardenberg, the Elettural Admi-
niftration of Hanover was informed of the intended occupation
of the Eledorate by Pruffian troops ; they were silo put in a fitua-
non of knowing the fzutiments of their molt gracious Sovereign,
relative to this event. Neverthelefs, the letter of his Pruffian
Mojaty, of the 27th of January, appears to them of confider-
' able weight; notwithilanding the important changes which the
unhappy illue of the campaign in the South of Germany cannot
fail to produce in the political fituation of Europe, the Hanove-
rian Adminiftratton prefumea, fence, but a few months ago, they
were called upon, in the name of his Pruffian Majefty, to refume
their fun dotes, to mention their concern upon being again depriv-
ed of them by the fame Monarch, at a period when the army of
his Imperial MsJefty of RuCia, the Ally of our Gracious Sovereign,
Is united with the Britith army, sod under the command of the
King of Prufila ; during the exiftence of friendly relations between
Great Britain and Pruilia, and while the fafety of the Eledlorate
is under the guarantee of the condlions agreed upon between Ba-
ron Hardenberg and Lord Harrowhy, and expre&d in the note
tranfmitted to his Lordfhip, on December 22. His Britannic
Majefty, informed of the Intended puff...lion of his Electoral
States by the Pruffian troops. has not only found himfeif difpofed
to expre.s to his Minifter his avetfion to thefe matures, to dif-
treffiug in their confcquences to an exhaufled country, occupied
by the enemy during twenty-nine months ;---hut has alfu ex-
',relied, through the Pruflian Envoy, Baron Jacobi Kleift, his
furprice at the circumltance, and his hope, that the reprefentations
he had made, would induce his Pruffian MaJelly to abandon his
intended plan, and r, cur to the original conditions, with the or.
cellary modifications. This hope the Eleetoral Adminiftration Rill
indulged, in a full confidence in his Pruffian Majefty's love of rec.
thude ; but after receiving the letter of the 17th of this month, in
which, according to a treaty between France and Prtiffia, the Elec-
torate and its Adminiftration are made over to his Pruffian Ma-
jelty ; and when, in confequence of this. the Adminiftration were
commanded to resign their functions exclufively to a Com miliioner,
and were made refpoulible for the conkquences of difohedience to
their lawful Sovereign, their confeiences could no longer exculethem
for the neglect of protelting againft thefe proceedings. Being fpeci-
ally charged and empowered by my molt gracious Sovereign, I reel
my( If hound, in the name of his Britannic Majefty, as Eledtor of
Brunfwick Luitenburg, to proteft in the molt folemn manner
againft any limitation of his rights, and in particular againft the
publication of the Pruffian Patent of the 27th. At the fame time,
I cannot yet fupprcfs the hope that his 1 seellency the Pruffian
hlinilter, in confteptence of the reprefentations already made, will
fin I hinsfelf difpofed to ufe his good offices with his Sovereign,
that in cafe the occupation of the Electorate Oiould be inevitably
der, matted upon, it Sall be concluded in fuels a manner, and
upon fuels principles, as &all Rill prcferve the friendly relations
hitherto maintained between their Pruffian and Britannic Ma-
jellies.
I believe it is fcarcely neceffary for me to remark, that ol-
der the prefect circumitances, it cannot gullibly enter into the
conceptions of the yrefent Eledloral Adminiftration, to repel
thole meafures by force, which depeod upon the King of PrufGa,
in retret of thla country. I am, &c. COUNT MUM tall."