The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-05
5orsign 1ateiiigru &c.
DECLARATION OF WAR
81 SPAIN AGAINST ENGLAND.
FROM THE MADRID GAZETTE.
lfadyid, l4tb D-ccnbey. 1904

crttary of Rate and of difpatch, has com:nuni-
Gated by royal order to all the councils. under
the date of the day before yeRerslay, the Ma
nteto, whole literal tenor is as follows
The re -cftabliihme:,t of peace, which Europe
bcheld with 70 much pleaiure, by the treaty of
Amiens, has unfortunately been of very ihort
duration for the welfare of nations Hardly
had the public rejcicinys, with which fuch an
aufpicious event was every where celebrated,
been fniihed, when he public tranquility BE-
gan to be d'furbei anew, and the bleiiings
vanilled which peace had pro l,ifad. The ca
binets OF Paris and London held Europe in lnf-
pence and waverns between fear and hope
the refuit OF their negotiations becoming every
day more uncertain, until difccrd had again
kiadled between them the lame of i war, which
might naturally be communicated to otherpow-
erS (; nasnuch as 1t was extremely difficult for
Spain and Holland, who bad treated Jointly
with France NJ AulicnS and whole intcreits and
political relations are 70 intimately united, to
delft in the end from taking part in the iniu-
res and offences committed againft their alv
Under thec circumstances his maicty, relting
on the nolt fold principles OF good policy, pre-
feyred the pecuniary lnb!idies tothc contingent
of troops aud Ihips, with which he was bound
Aft France in virtue of the treaty of alliance
of 1896 ; and rs well through the medium of
his miniiter in London, as through the medium
of the Engliih agents IT Madrid, he isniird,
in the mott Po'tivc manner to the Dritiih 90
vernment, his decided and irm refoniion to re-
main neutral during the war, as an earnet Of
which he had the confGat;on of obferving that
th.ft iaCeauo.iG aifsrances we're apparently well
received at the conrt Of London.
Bat tlst cabinet (which mnft hefore hand have
rcfolved III flencc, for lis private purpoies upoa
the renewal cf the war with Spain, whenfaever
II could declare it. not with the forms and To-
Identities pretcribed by the law of nations, hut
throu"h the medium Of p0titivc acere'fions,
which might produce benefit to it, walled it.
fell Of the mof Fripilou5 prctc1ts to cue ZION
the truly neutral conduct of Spain, and TO give
Importance ut the iaale time TO the de!i-es of
the 0r'iiih king to preierve the peace the whole
with view To gain time BY luiiing tie SDsa-
ijh government, and keeping in uncertainty the
pubc opinion of the EngIjfl nl;i0n, rcfpcCt-
ing its prcneditated and uniult dciigrs, which
could by no means hc approved nv that nation
Thus It IS that at london it artf;,'!v appeared
to frfain various Claims of private Spqniaris ad-
trei!Sd 70 K, AZ? IFS agents at Madrid txagge-
rated the pacifi, intentions of their fovereign
Yet they never Ghewed fhr,nfelves iat sled with
the franknefs and frendlhip with which their
notes were anirer:d, but imagined and exar-
gerated ornaments which neverexiRtd and fun
por-d Contrary to the mon poitive proteltafi-
ons on the part of SPainl tina. the pecunary
fuccOur6 given 20 France were not merely the
equivalent OF tn roops and hips, which We're
ftipulated in the treaty of 100, hut al indcfi-
mite aud immenfe fun, which did not admit
them TO conGder Spain otherwife than rs prin-
tipll party in the
However as If was net yet time 70 drocl the
Hutton under which they were attng, they re-
quired rs conditions recefary to confider Spain
rs neutral, the celiaton Of every fort of arrn;ng
in thcfc ports, and prohibition of the faie Of
prizes brought into them: and notwithRand-
inc both conditions, although folicited in tone
at once too lofty and unulilal i'm political tranr
,r.e-, r,,iE
obicrved, they yet perffed in manifefing a
want Of confidence, and haftiy departed from
Madrid even after receiving couriers from their
court, Ofthe contents Of which they COMMUNE
Gated TO part.
The contrla which rcfuts from all This be
tween the cGrdi2 % tfs Ca1Tsts of Madrid
and London would be fIiicient clearly 70 e.
vince TO all Europe the bad faith and the hidden
ard nerverie views Of the EuSli:il riaiGry, G.
ven If had not u1a1if ,lfed them bv the abomi-
n7ble Outrage of furpriGng, fighting, and taking
the four SDqni(h frira' es, Which u1f0rtu7ateiv
whila falling under the full fscuri:v which
reacc iufDircs were attached, in virtue Of or
dcrs which the Englifb governments hal fgned
A. the very moment when they deceitfrlv r.
Qursd conditions for the continuaace Of Deacc,
WHEN every pofiihle aGi;rance was given them,
and when even their own vrGtls fTDpied them
fslvca v''.h proviions and Refreshments in the
poy.9 of Goain.
'TN@3' fame vebciS which were ENJOYING The
rr,oR complete hofpitality. a1A we're exnerien-
cling tho rood faith w;'h which S9an was pro
wing ~ Enoard how fafc were her Dromifcs, m
ho'" firm herrefoluton 10 r1ain'ain neutrality.
fhefc very vc2cs ALREADY concealed in the hrcait
o. t'rir commanders the i7iqTitous orders of
the Enoli'' Cabinet 70 ad1nlt on the feas Span
IN, property orders both iniquitous and pro-
finely cr~'Illteh, aq I'll their vetles of war IN
the American and European f,as IRE already
dctsinipg and carving t. their ports every
S,ariG, vef;l which TREY meet With I; without
rrroetinc the carroes &c cr9ii coming from All
parss 20 III c,crour of a faithful nation in the
moe cal, tftous f'lfon.
Orders which are barharous, becaufe th0re
merit no other name which require every Soln-
in venel whole hurfhen is les than 100 tons,
to he funk. tNof. which may be frqp1ed on the
coaHt he burnt and only thofc which exceed
IT, burthen &c 100 tons TO be captured and ca"-
ricd to Malta Ttiq has been declared by The
mater Of = LrW of Yale1rie. Of - tons, who
wac f)rfuoate enough TO fave himflf in his boat.
~ the lG.h November, on thr coaH Of Cstalo-
Mn. az rr hir vclcl had been funk by an Fneliih
1,;o. The clr',in o. which took away his Da d.
r,c-9 an his nar, and Informed him that he had
r.r..;y. ithg 7>ovc orders fr0~, his court.