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of his Court, upon the groimil tile, under the con-
ditions of the Bth article of the n•eatv of
fonfo, the hoftility of Spain was ft infepara'riv n-
nated with that of France, that Great Britaiit (Inca
engaged in a War with France, would be justified in
commencing immediate againtt Spain. To
this he replied, that it might appear lit; but that the
execution of treaties mutt not he considered as ahro.
lutelr indifpenfable, but dependant upon the cis c.0.:-
fiances of the times ; and with lonic other expreff,
of the fame kind feemed to with me to undcrOa.ol
that he did not confider the prefent foliation of things
as'tdmitting the execution of the treaty. Upon this
occallon he took a new and very perplexed grortitt ;
aril, he faid he wilhed to know the grounds of the
prefent difpute, whether it was to he confidered as
the continuation of the former War ? as in that cafe
Spain would not take any part ; hot that if it was a
new War, upon new grounds, the might in that cafe
be forced to confider the treaty as ohilootory ; that
it was neceffary therefore upon ti.is head to know
the opinion of the other paweis eon, -toed in the
treaty of Amiens. He cominito.l that the
King of Spain had not entered into ti:l IA War as
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the ally of France in virtue of t'i.o tiooy. I quoted
the haft article, which is di-torte:! pat lizolatly
England, and which he feemcd rat recolle& ;and
teeing no end to the dirculioa i' titre, I deter-
mined in my next conference in :anoo it.
In my next interview howevet h: anticipated me.
and, on my corning into the room, he \Veil,
iefeems we are to have War." i ftal that I hoped
that by We, he did not mean Stotto and. England.
lie anfwered No—that Alvin was ,ki.amined to pre-
ferve her neutrality. I raplied, that if they were de-
termined upon a neutrality, it only remained for us
to know whether we agreed in our idat of neutrality,
and whether they would clnlider the gratuity.; rat--
nniffio.n for the paffage of fiero:h troops as includ- -
ed in their definition of it ? I added, that the .
means of guaranteeing and km log th it neutrality tk
mull be concerted with Great lit item. 0 he again
declined entering into the difetithan, and ri•fereoi me
to official communications with M:. Cerailos. I ac-
cordingly prepared the inelcled Xote, rhich I eon- •
fined purpofely to the limple giteition of the inter-
pretation of the treaty cf. St. lideloat;
(Trannatioa of imbfurs refared to in Ni., a.)
SlR,;cae I 3ar..
The prefent fitnation of affairs, be:ng ct. a nature
to render an explanatian Iserzaen our Loa) G.•vro-
ments necelfary, I find upon to .oldoos
myfelf diredily to your a icel:eney, meat. lating,
that, in confequence of the friemil fentimetas which
your Excellency ha.: already done !n .he honour to.
declare to me on the part of his Catholic Islajell, ;
(hall find its your Excellency's explatrations the tame
franknefs which I think it my khrzy to employ in
thole which I have the honour foi.mitat rs you.
The Court of Spain h.pg conoathot a..th France
by a recent treaty, which tinders it i ah!e to be called
upon for its co-operation by the. !inaade loon of
that power; your Excellency as-.4i doabe.efs paceive,
that the literal conaralion of anuitorinal adhefion to
this Ripulation would lo identity !;0•,:i with France,
(at !aft with regard to its h itt•le os), as to
render a !late of warfare with !boar r.7l.:ient to
contlitute Spain in a theta of the power
at War with France ; even that
power to confider in the firit iollance as an enemy, a
power, whore hoftile efforts, dependiol folely on the
will of a declared enemy, would aoly wait a canve•
Ment moment for anion.
Your Excellency a. !il do me tha juaice to believe,
that I am far flour itileniog on tt.c, idea with facts-
fat:lion, and that if I tlwel upon it, it is folely
in
order to repeat to yoiir Excelicacy in a mote for-
mal manner, the affirances which I have already
had the honour to make verbally narric:y, that his
hlajelly's Govern:moo has no ni;:ntion whltever of
giving filch a cosittrizaion in the in "ice to
the article of the treaty of St. 11.i.oaofo, or to por-
fire a flop foonloi upon the ialaaiio,„ ,:•••I,:r ref-
peas jolt and conclvlive), which i o.lVC:aur point-
ed out. I would then eiairavaar to tiat'o! your
E•7cllency fenfible, that, no I,;.:latoia•!2 •a.l ut}
value I attach to the indirect do-%17.0.H-o your
Excellency has already m td.. tit ~ter..-aola
and pacific intent.ons

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thelifs, in confideration of the L:
and formal treaty, the 1> t.f it. e in-
compatible with the exetution I i the which
I have Oa quoted, it would be impot t..n: even
j neceffary, that the Ilntiih G.o/errin•ra (L.P.:3 re-
: ccive from that of Spain a declarati.m, thr I,,rtna-
Ility and autlien.kity cf which looolt he capable of
removing the didruit, winch her a-tient conritz-
inn and exiling rte ties ~vith the enzioy of Great
fhitair. might naturally in!pirc.
It only remains for me to omters to ylar Excel-
lency, thi. anxious loth:nude wl;ich I ~eLtk
your aufwer, and to r(peat the affuraliccs, &c.
(Signtjj
To His Excellency Don Pare Cevailos, Sze
No. 3.....latipatch front J. H. frere, tin. to !...rd Hawklft..-;:ry,
dated Madrid, loth jew:lF

My Lord—Having detain..d t; e !•:-ITer.g:r for
fome day: in expe&ation of the anftv...i fr,.m M. Ve.
vallos, I am at length cnablcd to f d it. ..houlh
I apprehend it will appeAr little fati.r..tt .ry to your
Lordllsip as it did to
My fit!t imptenion was return an r•ser,
p• iat-
ing ont the manner io which my queft 1,1 hat
elAtd,and t epeating the IWe:twit • r and
formal manner. Cunt civini;, h,wynr, c tt in the
prefent fkate of tiLg,,, a catepsolical ar A •r, if et-
totted from Spain, would be Irf, lav rrabl
evalive reply which I :lad
lOpporing their iate:,ti..ns be
the utmoft sel,;ch :hey w,,tti-.1 • ,i.tire h -card,
without a more ezplicit opani9s. tl•c 41 (.1 :I.IS
Majefly's Givernment ; and .t, ty,
my duty, at any race, ;‘, ^bible
means of conciliation, I r :c tueloic.l
in whicb, u you: Lori.L:p will tale : n?.)1112:),..
E act.