Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-10
IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.
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GEoaGE THE vHIhp, by the grace Of Cod.
OF ,he United Kugd. m OF Great l&r, ain
: Ireland, K'ns, Defender of the Faith,
DUKE OF Brunswick snd l.une, burg,
hfch ife1sursf and isieetor Of he Hoo
ly Roman Empire, Sxc. &c
The court oil Prns "a has avowcd In
nostiie designs, which she ,hougS 10
ceai by her friendly proiesspc ~. con-
fh= Note Vc-Saie del az.
OF April, by the 2, e's'red on the 4.ll
Jacob Kloe.t, y. .-"rs,su Envoy. Baron
nouqces thu, I. Che British ministry, an
Ia, been ihe electorate a, Hsa.yer
ports . Oxen possession Il. aud Ias,,hs
hav> s-;he German sea, and OF LubtcIJ
NJ .'een Closed egslnst The British f,se.
: MS declaration gives TIE lie to an thoss
sssotaHces BY which the, ca6ine, of BerL,
! res hl.hsrto ehieayored 10 cloak ,ts nr,-
ees0inss TO Which IL moreover adds ~.
Pfe'ehsion that his prussian maies,y bsx
acquired. by his system If policy. cis;ns.
10 ,he srautuds Of all the northern Dow
nus actually idispcssessed Of the anc;-
en' lnheritance OF my family, and INSULT
81 I'D my rights as sovereign, have or
uetsu those measures 10 be taken wh,ch
'hS honor OF my crown requires; but
SUI owe II 70 myself. 10 EuloDe, sndl,o
my subjects, to make a public declaraAo,
OF my sentiments as elector Of BfnnswAl
Lunenourg' upon the unjust usurpa,ion Sc,
my Ge' man Possessions. -
~ IS not necessary to prove how con,.s
ms act Is TO the rights of ma ions, or
20 inc laws ofihe Gem empire. Their
,'"acsion ~ 100 evident to be reauired 10
DC proved IL IS the most sacred pri, q.
PIE OF good faith, Of honor, aad, in ia6l. Of
all tue obligations upon which he reepro.
cai safely OF different stlles among heno.
selves and of each civh society IN it..Ir
'ePosc which are lrodden under foo, IN.
sacn manner, that he world would haze
dlfhcdl:y IN believing il, if did not causs.
the tacts to be laid before them, whicl,are,
authenticated in thenarralive which 7 ho.a
ordered to be prepared. ""'o
ne proceedings of the cour, of Re,I;,.
"ne" 'ne electorate was occupied By i,s
troops IN 1901 It's conduct, far from he
ing ir'cnoiy during the Degoc atm for he,
.hoemniues when followed The peaca ~
huheVliie the decia alton which !, made,
when france prepared 10 invade The elsc,
torate and, lastly the buthcnsoro, co,Ii-
lions under which il endesyoretl tn ,anss
F" 70 De evacuated, 10 substitute her own
troops instead of France, had given too.
many proofs 10 the government of Him..
Vvr, ho' 10 oblige it 10 endeavor to avoid
All sort OF intervention ON The par, of thio
power even at The momen, that il. ,v.,s 80,
e po'"t CT engaging n dispute with
france he events which retarded IN
arrival IN Hanover OF the expedition. eon-
eersed between Great Britain, Russia and
sweden, gave the Pruss.an troop, an on.
PSorlnn"y of anticipating thsgoo eSSacns,s,
French army. bseh ''eS1 70 e'"cu"'S
- ----.''atCe
This step was accompanied by the most
friendly protestseions on the part Of Prrs-
sia' She invited the Hanoverian govern.
ment to resume its functions IN my name,
md to colleSt the wreck of the army.
The country, already so unfortunateS
doubly fell The weight of the numerous re-
questions ex,orled by the Pfussian corps,
without the least regard tolhc situation IN
which the French leit it.
After the unfortunate result Of the cams
paign Of the allies in the south Of the em-
pire, an attack 10 the north was to be exs
Decfed His IMPERIAL mai~etv If p,lee;a