Jenks' Portland gazette. and Maine advertiser., 1803-07-11

riod iince the Conciuircn II tn- h-ap - a
the French government have had right 70 call
u9on him, N confor1i the itiPu atoms N .'4C
rIeaty, 10 withdraw his forces from the iA4uu =
Malta.
At he fir-e when this demand was made By tne
French government, lsverai Of he mott irnPottah'
Ripulatiods Of the arrangemeat reiPetinB Malta
rer7,sin-d unexecute5 the eletfi r 4 Oraho Wal
ter had not been carried into ehef---lhe tenth
article rad Roulated that The independence OF the
iland hoalJ be placed under the guarantee and
protection OF Great Britain, France, AOgril,
Ruff, Spain and PfuiGa.
III: Emperor of Germany had aceeded 70 The
guarantee, but only On condition of a Ike aecei-
hon on the part Of The other powers lPeci:d 10 The
article The Emperor OF RnGi2 had rctuied his
acce(on. ezcep, On the condition that the Maitei-
l4neues bould Be abroga,ed and the King ot
PruGia had given no snfRer whatever 70 the aPP!i-
cation which had been made 70 him to accede ~
The arrangement But The fundamental PTioeiPle,
upon the exi}snce Of WHICH depended the ezeou'
ion Of The other pats Of the article, had been de-
feated hy the changes which had taken place ln
the conhiuti0H ot TIE order hnce the concIui0n
of the treaty Of peace II vas 10 he order Of 81.
John OF JIuilen that bis ma-6y was, by The
fra niPssion Of The tenth article, bouad a. retote
The III I'D ot Malta. The ord-ris defined 20 corht
of thcfe lsngu-s which were III eki4trcc- AZ the
time of The conclufon If the treaty: the three
French languss having been ajoilhsd, and
Mal'e(e lsBgue a ijsi - the inttntoH. The
order cQRilted, therefore, at that Tins ofthe ol,
loving lAngues, viz the la1gu=s of Arrogln,
Cattle, Germany, Bavaria, aud Ruff. SInce
the concluion or the deh-itive treaty the Ian
gues of AFrogan and Cattle have been EPara
ted from the order Of Sp in, part of the Italian
langue has been ahoilhei by the annexation Of
Piedmont and Parma Ia France. Tnere Is AronE
realon to believe hat it has bern III contemplation
70 Eqlshrate tie property ot tHe Bav4rian ian
gusge, and the intention has been avoved OF keep
Ing the RuiIian langnes within the dominiOns Of
the Emperor.
Y der thele ,ircum1ances tie order of St John
cannot be coafdeed "a AS thai body h.h. according
% tn ItPu'st.ons # the treay, the 1aad was ID
be reGored aud the fu1ds nddpenl4by neceGty
Tor E>iuFport and for the maintena ce cfthe in.
d-pendenc1 Of The in4ni have been nearly, If NOT
wholly iequeserej. Even II this had AZ IN from
oirenmHarcrs which Il va, not IN the power of The
oontratinE pa.tjes 70 The treaty 70 confront, lis
MejsRy would nev,rthelef have had a right 10 De
f-r The evacuation cf ne q I'D by his forces pa
ul iuch time as an equiv Lem arrangement had
been conciujed for Tie prf-tvation of the ind-P-o
changes have taken pace il conlcquence cf any
at OF tbe other pari 10 tie e4ty IF th. Ftench
government ibail appear 10 have rroc-e led upon
4 tem Of frence. ing he ordcr whcf- / dependence
they had AipU'a e. inc4p gable XII main alirg thIt
independence lis Ms-fy'. right to continue ia th-
occupation az The lint, u1ter fuel circumalnces
wli hardly be ccnteaed. !, Is in3dputa5!e that
The Tevc ues a tie two Srarih iarEuts have
been vithdT-an from lie order by bis Cl.h7.i-
MlJaNy TIA * ot The Italian la que has ~ iaQ
been abohthed by France, throueh tie uriun an
rexatio0 oi Piedmont, and Parma, and Placeutia.
70 the Fenoh Ter itofy. The Ele6tor OF Bavaria
las been indigated b. the French government 70
iequttlrse th property of he der within his own
t-rrterIe' and Il i. cet'.n HAT they have not w
ly fnti'onsi butenlourzged ,he idea ol The pr7pri.
ety cf feParatinE tie RuIian langues from The
Israiacer OF The order,
rs The conduit of th- governments cf Fra1ce
and spain have. therefore, III lone inaarees VI
redly, and IN orhes indrehly, contributed u Tie
changes which have taken place in II. order, and
thus de9royed rs means of fvpportiag lis indepen
dence, il 10 10 ,hofe governments, and not TO bis
maleHy, that he execution # the terth t;cle
Of The treaty az Ariens mua te af-ribed
Such would Re tie jan CO. cluGon # The tenth
article of hat treaty were cor Gdered as an arrarg-
ment by itielf. / mu1 he obfetved howeve-.
that this article forms part ouly Of a treaty Of
peace, The whoe Of which is conne6ed together,
and the itipulaions Of which muR, upoa prinoi-
PIE common to al ueAtie., Be conRruaed as h4v.
ing reference 10 each other.
His MaJefy was induced by he treaty Of peace
to content 70 abanton and 10 re1ore 10 the order
of 81. John he iland Of Malta, On CONDITION Of It's
independence and neutrality. But iurthcr on
dtion which muf necafarly Re fuppofed "a have
had couGdersble irfuenoe with his MaieRy in indu
cling him 70 make 70 important ooncedion, was
the aequielcence of the French government in an
arrangement for the fecurity of the Levart, by he
eighth and ninth articles in the treaty HipnlaIrC
he integrity az the Tnrkfh FmniLe. ana he inar