Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-30

val in this inand. His mott eminent
Highoels, the Grand Mater, has conde-
icendsd to confer upon me the character
of his Ambanador Extraordinary aud PIE
nipotentiary, TO come in his name TO
I" treat, conduit, fnifh, accomplish and
concert with the Englifh and French Pic
oipoieatiaries, and alto with the exiting
Englifh goyernmtnt Of the iaand, all the
ARTICLES relative 10 the return of the Order
to Malta, and particularly what may
have for their object the debarkation and
entrance of the Order into the i1and, with
the fnrrender Of the iiland, &C." Such
are the terms Of the full powers OF which
| have the honor 20 iend your Exccllency
the annexed copy.
According to the tenor of thefe foil
powers, and the accomplishment of the
different conditions fipulated by the trea,
ty of Amiens, for the furrender of the
illand Of Malta to the order of ST. Join
Of JerufaIem, formally demand of your
Excellency the execution OF the tenth ar
ticle, feet. a, of the fiid treaty, and
rcqyeG you will, upon this point, give me
a categorical anfwer.
81 entreat your Excellency will be
pleafed to accept the aGurance of my high
confederation.
(Signed)
Oftbe Minjfer Of England to fbe CAM
mauaer, M. Bsly.
Malta, March 2, 1903.
"SlR
81 have juR received the letter your
Excellency did re the honour to write to
me yefcrday, expecting the little fats
faction you derived from my verbal com
munication relative TO the objed of your
miilion, and requeaipg that lhould iste
in writing my reafons for refufng TO deli
yer up the government Of theie Stands on
the arrival of his Eminency the Grand
Mater of the Order Of ST. John Of Jeru-
falem.
"In anfwer, | beg leave to obferVe,
that as fome of the powers invited, ID
terms of the tenth article of the treaty OF
Amiens, to guarantee the independence OF
Malta, have not yet acceded 10 that mea
fure, do not think myielf authorized TO
put an end TO the government of his Bril-
fannie MajeNy in this place, until re-
ceiye fpecial in&ruttions from my court.
" Your excellency obierves that | with
to diiuade the Grand Mater from COM
ing TO reGde here. Your Excellency may
recollea that | ipolle TO you, upon this
fpbje6f, 10 the following efeft:- Upon
your oblcrying that the Grand Matter ex
peted to have immediate poilealon OF the
Palace of Government in the fort OF Va
lette, | informed you tha., in the preient
circumstances, | could not accede to the
requea OF his Excellency for 1t is ablo-
lutely necelary that his Exceliency &c,
neral iiiette, 1and myfelf, ihould CONT
nue. to occupy this Palace for the official
affairs of our refpetsive departments.
I" beg, however, to remind your
Excellency, that /, at the iame tine or
fe.ed the palace of the Bof.hetta for the re
fidence Of the Grand Mafter, iituaslon
which / conceive in every feiPe6t con-
venient for bis Eminency, until the Pc
Rod when he might afume the direction
of government.
g But as the palace Of the Bofcbetta
IS not at prelent provided with furniture,
took the liberty of fusgeaing, that it
would be more convenient 10 remain Tome
tire in Sicily and the more 70, as his
Excellency's rehdence there would keep
him ar the diifance only ola days fail from
this ifland.
/" Fer the ref, his eminency may be
anured, that the moment | fhall think
myfelf authorized to REIGN the govern
ment, fhall give him due information.
IS have the honor TO be, with the
highea confederation, your excelleney's