Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-03

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,he proposi,ions of the allied armies IN
Lower Saxopy; and dispatched, IN con.
sequence, lieutenant colonel baron &c
Krusemark, with a letter tothe Hanover
An government, to induce 1t to furnish pro-
visions for the French garrison al damein'
II was necessary TO concur IN this ar
rangement (Which was only Professionally
terminated the 9Th of January because
it was to prevent the French troops
from undertaking any thing against Hano-
yer during the negotiation.
Was the. Court of Berlin then ignorant
;n.wha,raanner Count Haugwi,z had con.
.cluded this negocia,ipns Did il n%osknow,
before the signature oft,he treaty., what
would be the end OF ii! Or, did that mia,
lister dispose, asshe pleased, of'she COCO
faith of his master!
r. was on the 9th of January, that the
Cabinet Of Berlin announced to the fiano-
verlan Government, !" that IN consequence
of a treaty signed and ratified BY the !"
parties, my German possessions would no
lenger be occupied by the French troops;
that they would be entirely evacuated ny
those who were still there, and delivered
up, uctil a future peace between England
and France should have decided their con.
dition, to- The protection OF the troops OF
his Prussian Majesty, and to his exclusive
administrators" The Hanoverian govern.
ment was required but to 90 purpose, to
intimate to all the public officers, that they
were, for the future, to consider them.
selves as finally responsible TO the Pruss'an
commission Of administration, excluding
all foreign reference"
The dispatch addressed the 25th OF Jan.
uayy to the Prussian minister, and intend
ed to Justify this proceedings was signed
by the king of Prussia's'own hand. ltend.
edwith these words" think it unueces-
sary to observe how much the territories IN
question ought TO be satisfied with this
change of scene; and my wishes won!d De
fulfilled If, in consequence of the dislnter-
ested views by which l ana impelled. the
administration I have taken upon meshouid
turn out to the happiness ofthe country and
its inhabitants !; and by that means satistae.
tory to his Britanic Majesty, to whom |
desire nothing more than to give, in this
instance, as in all others, all the proofs OF
consideration, of defence, and Ct friend
ship, which circumstance may put la my
The experience OF the past, and well
founded apprehension OF the fntqrc, did
not allow me to hesitate about the part ne
cessary to be taken; and my Electoral 60.
permanent was instructed not to enter into
any negotiation, the object of which might
have been &c avoid a new French INVASION,
by allowing the Prussiaus to occupy Han.
tve1o
The protest made upon this occasion by
my Electoral Minister, of State was ioef.
%fectual- The king of Prussia caused the
greatest part of the country to be occupied
at the memen that my troops re. embarked;
and his measures were executed without
the leas, regard.
1t. was toe easy to ~foresee that count
Haugwitz would find means at Paris to
h-;na back the arrangement between Prns.
STA aud france, ""aeced here as ratified
BY the contrasting parties, to us o''Sfus'
intention.
This was what took place; and taeFrenoh
troops took possession of Anspach, one OF
the objects Of compensa,ion, according TO
the treaty of December Is, the very d'y
that the marquis de Lncchesiui couldreach
Berlin with intelligence that Francereqair-
ed the execution of the articles agresdupon
atdWienna.
The answer returned by the British ca,
binet to. the communication OF. January IS,
did not arrive at Berlin until after the mi
mister of state, baron Hardenberg, had an-
nounced to the British envoy the hostile
measures which have compelled me to u
pend my relations with A. court that could
SO far forget itself.
The Prusslan note Of ApriE4 can furnish