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London, England, 1803-05-23 00:00:00

vernor and Cororn-nder of his Maj.:l4', form at the Lie
of Good Hope, dated the HIM of November aka.

I have the honour to acquaint you, that notwithßanding the
inftrudions which, by the King's commands, I communicated
to you on the 17th ultimo, it is his Majeßy's pleafure, in the
event of the Raft India Wits originally Befitted for the convey.
ante of the troops, being at the Cape when you receive this
&patch, that you do give diredions for their immediate em-
barkation, wi:h orders for char departure for India without
delay. Under an impreffien, however, of the probability of
thofe Hill's having failed without the troops, I am to acquaint
you, that other &fps have beat futiftituted for that ferrice;
but that I am apprehadive It will be at lealt one mon.h before
they can leave this country. I am alto to Signify to you his Ma-
jefty's pleafure, that you do proceed forthwith to the execution
of your former lnftruaions for the complete evacuation of the
Cape. The utmoß cordiality fubfliting between his Majelly's
Government and that of the Batavian R epublie, you will obferre
the molt conciliatory eondutt in alt your proceedings with the
Officers belotging to the Republic.
I have the honour to bc, &c.
To Lieutenant-General Dundas, &c. &c.

roma r.

Ma t.—Copy of a Letter front Mr. R. King, en Lord Hawke-
bury, dated London, May z 1803.,

My Lord,
In the prefent critical pofture of affairs I lofe no timein com-
municating to your Lordlhip, for his Majelty's information,
that a Treaty was figned at Paris, on the 3oth day of April
pail, by the Plenipotentiaries of America and France, by which
the compleat fovereignty of the town and territory of New Or-
leans, as well as all Louifiana, as the fame was heretofore pof-
read by Spain, has been acquired by the United States of
America. In drawing up this Treaty, care has been taken fo
to frame the fame as not to infringe any right of Great Britain
in the navigation of the river Miffiffippi. I Batter myfelf that
this communication will be received with fatisfadtion, and re-
garded as a new proof of the difpofition of the United States to
obferve towards his Majelty a fpirit of amity and confidence.,
important at all times, and more elpecially fo in the prefent dr-
cumftances, to tke harmony and mutual profperlty of the two
countries. I avail myfelf of this occafion to renew to your Lord-
(hip the affurance of dißingullhed conlideration with which
I have the honour to be, &c. Runts KING.
Right Hon. Lord Hawkelhury, &c. Ate.
No. 24.--Copy of a Letter from Lord Hawketbury to Mr.
King; dated May t9th,1803.
ant, _

Having laid before the King your Letter of the ;ph, of this
month, in which you inform me, that a Treaty was figned at
Paris on the 3oth of laft month,by the Plenipotentiaries of Ame-
rica and France, by which the complete fovereignty of the town
and territory of New Orleans, as well as of all Louifiana, fits
been acquired by the United States; I have received his Maier.
tv's commands to exprefs to you the pleafure with which his
Majelly hat received this intelligence, and to add, that his Ma.
jetty regards the care which bas been taken fo to frame this
Treaty as not to infringe any right of Great Britain in tbena-
vigation of the Milli/Ipp', as the molt fatisfadory evidence of
a difpoStiou on the part of the Government ,of the United
States, correfpondent to that which his Ma of eutortaina, to
promote and improve that hammy and good undeteandlog
which fo happily fubfiß between the two commies, and which
are fo conducive to their mutual benefit. I have it alto in eons.
mend to afilire you, Sir, that the feudal:ins which you have
expreffed in making this communication, are confidered by his
Majelly's Government as an additional proof of that mardialitT
and confidence which you have uniformly ioanifdted in the
whole oourfe of your public million, and which have fo
emitted you to the aeon and rtgatd of his Majefty's Otreegne
tent.

I dcflre yon to accept the alteratives *Me difiloguifited oopa
fideration, with which I have the bower to be, &c.

Ulu. King, Efq. Ste. ice. ace.

LONDON.

MONDAY. MAY 23.

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As the important Papers laid before Parliament
will this night be difclaffed in both Houfes, our
Readers, we are lure, will approve of our condudt
in maintaining entire filence reipeeting them till
the debate (ball have taken place.
The difpatches fent off to the Hague on Sam.
day are underßood to have carried orders to our
Ambaliador, to demand from the Batavian Go.
vernment an immediate and explicit declaration of
what line of conduet it means to purfue, in eonfe.
quence of the renewal of the war between this
country and France.
A ifoniieur of a day later than thole received
on Saturday is in Town. It Rates that the Senates
the Legifletive Body, and the Tribunate, have all
prefented addrelfes to ..—Tionstrawrx, approving of
his fpirited conduit, in refilling the encroachments
of Great Britain. A private letter, given in ano.
titer past of this Paper, Rates, that in the Senate
there was a confiderahle oppofitions.
This morning a Mail arrived from Holland, by
which we have received accounts from Coultas.
tinople by the way of Vienna, Rating, that in the
former Capital the city of Mecca is conlidered as
ha, as the Chief who ought to defend it, has bees
emirely,defeated ; and as at prefent there are no
more troops in that quarter to oppofe the rebel
Agee'. WICNAS, whole army daily increafes, and
who is fupported by a great number of Europeans*
among whom thetc are feveral expert Ofacers....4
The Grand Seignior has Weed orders for collecting
as fpeedily as poffible, an army in Afia ; but how
or when thi► is to be done, is Rill unknown.

The fcarcity of grain is In great in Bofnia and
Servia, that the Tlrrks have committed reverel ads
of violence nn the Danube, and lately they seized
an Imperial veilel at Ratfeha, in order to provide
themfelve• with that neeeffary artic e.

Letters from Vienna report, that if war again
breaks out between France and Enp!and, 4c,000
Auflrian troops will 'lurch into Italy to cover the
frontiers of Dalmatia,lris, and the Venetia*
territories.

Ragas, May sf.--Tha Waimea that the