The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-12
STATE PAPER.
NorE or MR. JACKSON, DELIVERED TO THE
PHvssIAN MINISTRY, Oct. 90.

The undersigned, envoy extraordnary and
minifter p!enipotentiary of his Bri.ann;c rna;ef-
ty, addrents hmfelf to his excelleucy the ba-
ron dc Hardenberg, miniaer Of fate, and of
the cabinet Of his Pruffian maieity, upon the
fubiect Cf in event, which, for the importance
of the conGderatous which it involves, does
not yield, in the flnaef degree, TO the mott re-
voting atts with which the hiftory Of the civil
lized world has male us acquainted: IN event
which, however affecting it may be to acknow-
ledge, is not without example in the annals OF
the French revolution, anc which cannot be
defcribed iii its proper colours, without recall
ing that period, 70 fertile in crimes and nisfor-
tunes of every fpeces. 1t has, however, been
referved for the Firft ConIul of the French re-
public, to give to Europe the mournfu fpe6ta-
Gle of repeated violations of thofe laws and
utages which, till his own time, have governed
the correspondence of nations.
He has caufed to be carried OFF, by an armed
force, in the night, between the gath and 25th
of this month, FIR George Rumboli, his Britain
Eic majefty's charge d'afaires to the circle of
Lower Saxony, reiident in the city of Ham,
burgh. This minilter has been feized in the We
Try territory of that city, and afterwards carried
off TO Harburg, previous to fome farther difpo-
Gtion of his perfon.
The m;niter of ftats and cabinet is already
informed in detail of the circumstances attend
ing this enornity; and the undersigned would
feel wanting in what liz owes TO the fentiments
of franknefs and gcnerohty which diftneuiih the
tovereign to whom he has tine Happiness OF be-
ing accredited, if he were 70 take pains 20 ex.
cite an indignation, which, doubtlefs will kin
die of itielf, at the relation OF what has taken
place.
But the undersigned finds hinlFelf compelled,
by the duties of his minifrv, to claim the in
PREVENTION OF his Pruiiian maietv, in his quail
ties of director of the circle Of Lower Saxony,
| and OF friend and ally TO his matter, intercfed
like himielf IN the maintenance OF the rights of
nations, and of public jnfice.
The undersigned coagratulates himftlf upon
having already received, very recently, in his
conference with M. lie Baron de Hardcnberg,
fuch poiitive adurances OF the protection which
Pruii!a would grant 20 the neutrality and indie
pendencc of the north CT Germany, and efpe-
ciaily OF the Hanieatick towns, that he is able
to appeal with perfect confidence, il the name
of the king lis mater, and in the name of the
public law, outraged in the perfon of his minil
ter, to the equity as well as the power Of his
PruiFian majeiy.
| He claims the Intervention of that monarch
with The French government, to obtain the IL
beration of fir George Rumbo!d, as of nainif.
ter accredited TO his ausuf perfon; and he is
happy to think, that, under fuch happy aHfpi-
ces, an end will at lat be put TO a fate of
things, which, if fuffered for any length of ting,
would throw back the relations OF the ftates of
Europe to the times of the mcf barbarous M.
tons.
The undersigned is eager to renew to the ba-
ron De Hardenberg, the aGurances of his high
confederation.
| (Signed)
FL. JACKSON.