The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-01-26
TRANSLATION OF THE CREDENTIALS GIVEN 10
LORD MALMEsBURy.
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LORD MALMe,BuRv.
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"CeoRGE REX.
1EORGE, by the grace Of God. King ofGreat~
Britain France and lrelard defender OF the faiths
&c. to all whom theie preferts ihall come, greet
ing-Seeng that the fame CT ar has for long in'a
ragged in different parts OF the globe, deeply occups
ed with the project of terminating regularly 70
ny quarres and attentions, of reircring and copto-
lidainG the public tranquility, reiolssd for this
purpole, 10 chooe capable Of negotiation Of
this impor lance, ard to nver him with fill autho-
rity cor plete 70 great a work, " 1t known,
that the fidelity, talents, genious, perpicuty, and
experience of faithful and lear Councillor Janet
Barn Main. y@x,y Knight Of the Mott Honorable
Order of the B,th inipirng Us full conf ience,
we have named him, and he is appointed and con-
ititu,ed tree, certain, and accI edited Commit
fairy and flenipn ten;sry given and conceding him
in all reflects fsN cn1 ect;s power, faculty, and
thority, charging him beiides with or general and
ipeca orders TO confer on part, and in our
name, with the Miniiters, CommiGoncys, and Pie
npotentiaries OF tie French Requisite, iuEHcienty
inveited with equal authority, we'll as with the
Mini!tees, ,CommEionerss or. Plenpotentiaries Of
the other Princes and Srates who MAY take par, in
the preent negotiations, ALTO ipveited with the
fame authority treat either ieperately togs-
Their .conter upon the mean5 OF eitablilhing
fold and durable peace, ai,ity, and Gncere concord
and to ADOPT all rclolutions and concluions fgn
for us, and in name, all tine aid conventions
conclufons; &c make, in conieeuences every treaty
or treaties ard all other acts he hall indge me-
ceIsary; deliver and receive mutually AL other OBJ
=cts relative to the fortunate execution above
mentioned work to tranfsct with the fame force
and the fame effect as we iho.ld De able do if
aGi!1ed in gerton guaranteeing, ard on our RoyaE
word prcrtng, that all and each Of the trantacii-
obs aud conditions which ihail be made ard deter
mined by our laid Pleniporentiary thal he made aud
ih,d and f's.nt ed VIII /,
the beit faith; that we iha never fmfcr any one,
either in whole in part, to infringe and con.
trary them; and in order 70 give every thing
ieeur,y ard force, we have iigned the preienr
with our Regal hand, and affixed to il the Great
Seal CT Great Britain
"Given our Palace at ST. Tames's
18th Ottober, year of grace 1875,
&c and Of our reign the 81"
The following is The Memorial Of the Ambassador:
DELIVERED TO THE MINISTER OF rHrrRFNcH RE-
PUBLIC FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, NJ LORD NAL
MEsBURY.
HIS Britannia Majefty deGrinc, as he has area-
dy declared, contribute Ear depends on
hnilelf, the re-ettablihment Of public tranquili-
ty, and TO eniure, by the means OF iuf honoura-
biz, and fold conditions of peace, the future repofe
OF Borops; bis Mi is Of opinion, that the belr
Of attaining with all polib,a expedition, the
falutary end, will be TO agree, the beginning of
the negotiation, the general principle which
lha ;erpe BATS for the detintive arrangements.
The hfir object Of the negotiation for peace, ge-
nerally relate to the reftiuons and ceAions which
the REFLECTIVE parties have mutually demanded, in
coniequence of the events of war.
Great Britain, after the unints rrupted iuccefs Of
her naval war, finds hericlfin ltuation TO have
no reititution TO demand of France, from which,
on the contrary, fhe has taken Embellishments and
colonies of the hieheit Importance, and OF value
almoft incaicuable.
But, on the other hand, France has made on the
continent of Europe, eonqusfts which his M4j-i-
ty be the leis Indifferent, the mott mportans
intereiis of his people and the mott acred engage
meats of his crown are Essentially implicated there
in.
The rnagnanirnity of the King, his inviolable
good faith, and his deiire to reiore repofe to 10
many nations lead him. in this ftuaton Of affairs,
to coniider the means of procuring of peace,
juft and eqnii able for all the beligersnt powers,
calculated TO enfurc, in future. the general tranqa
lily.
1t is on this footing then, that he propofes TO
negotiate. by Offering compenlare France, by pro-
portonable reltntions, for tlIoie arrangements TO
which ihe will be called upon content, in order
fatisy the iult demands of he Kings allies aud 10