The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, April 2, 1762, Page 2

RN Kinc GEORGE the IT1d’s Deci‘afétibfi of From the London Gazette. WHITEHAEL, January 2. 1962, Tranflation of a Note delivered to the Earl of Egremont by the Count de Fuentes, Dec. 25. 1761. HE Count de Fuentes ambaffador [rom . the Catbolic King, to tbe King of Great- " Britain, bas juft néw-received an exprefs om is court, which informs bim, that Lord Brifol, ambaffador from bis Britannic to bis Catholic Mafefly, baving intimated to bis mini- Jrer of Rate bis Excellency Mr. Ricbard Wall, that be bad orders te demand a pofitive and ca- tegorical anfwer to this gquefion, Whether Spain intended to unite herfelf to France a- gainft England ? and added, tbat be foould ook upon a megative, or refufal of fuch catego- yical anfwer, as an aggreffion and declaration of war ; ‘and that in confequense tbereof, be thought be ought to retive from the court of Spain.”—He was thereupon’ anfwered by the . Jaid minifier of fBate, that the [pirit. of baughti- nefs andof difcord, which bad difiated to bim. futh’ a rafb fiep, and which,(as the bane of bu: man kind) fitl influences he Britifh ‘govern-’ ment, bad alfo at that very inflant made a decla- ration of war, and infulted the -dignity -of : the: King 5 whercfore be might think of retiring Bow and when st [uited bis own conveniency. The Count de Fuentes is ordered, in confe- quence thereof, to-depart 1his cours and kingdom of Great Britain, and'to make known to bis Britannick Majefly, tbe Britifb nation, and 1o the whole world, That the uslimited ambition and haugbtine[s, of bim whobeld the reins of bis government, and_who, ‘(a5 it feems) Rill bolds them by another band; gs the cpufe 5. or bim that bas dug the Pit; into wwbich the $we nationsof Spain and'England are'going to tum- blg : That if the Catholic King bas excufed bim- lelf from anfwering the queftion, . viz.. Whether ibé ireaty which all: ‘Earope fufpecied or fug-: gelied 10 bave béen figned by thew Catbolic and wieft ebriftian. Majefies, on the 1.5th day of Au- guft did or did mos contaimany conditions relative England 2 It ought lo be confidered, Firft, puft requital for the want of condefiention, gbe infulling manner swith which, during bole minifiry-of My. Pvrr, the affairs of bave been. treated. And lafly, “when be PitT) faw bimfelf convinced. of the juft- of the pretenfions of 4be Caikalic King, be ufe of this declaration ; That be would grant thers whenever ihe r of London fbould be conguered by the point e fword,” Add to this ibe imperious tone bbich fuch declaration was male. < Tke Spani)b minifiry could have freely de- red to the Englifb (as the King bim[elf, now bis own free will, commands the Count de uentes to declare publickly) that the treaty in pucfiion is reduced 10 @ covenant between bis Majefly and the family of Bourbon, which con- tains mothing relative to.the prefent war ; and that, evenin the mutual guaraniy of fates, it is [pecified, that it regards only thofe whick Jhould remain bo France after the end of 1he war ; that nolwithflanding the great fbare of refentment which fell to thedot of bis Majefly in the unexpeited allion of giving back ina Jlighty manner, to Mon. de Buffy, Minifier of France, the memarial by bim préfented, defiving that the differentes between Spain and England might be 1erminated at the fame time as the war between England and France, with the laudible conclufion of apeace 5 yes.bis Catholic Majefly thaught well to diffemble that flighty by a writ- ing delivered tomy Lord Brifiol. A demon- frration of the good mature and fincerity of this fep, which was taken by France, fhocked M. Pits. , 5 andlaly, bis Majefly wrote 1o bis coufin s the moft Chriftian King, that fince the junilion ‘of the affairs of Spain - obfiruiled in England the intended peace, be woiuld ratber abandon the fame, than lay the leaft obflacle tbereto 5 but this was [oon experienced to be only a pretext for the Britifb Minifter to avoid fettling the Jame 5 fince be faw that the French, in thé courfe of this negociation, without [peaking any more about the bufinefs of Spain, for the fake of peace, bad fubnrittcd tofuch conditions, as in the judgment of the whole world,appeared to be of exceffive acdvantage 16 England 5 notwith- fanding which be broke the negociation, and difcovered bis venerbous intentions againfiSpain, in oppafition to the whole Britilb Council, and ynbappily ke hasi accomplifbed bis. depraved intention, b 3 : “ This diclaration being nbw ‘made, thé Comunt de Fuentes befeeches bis Excellency My Lord Egremont to offer bis profound refpetis to the King of England, bis mafter, and obtain Juch paffporis from bim; and fuch orders as thall be convenient for bith to depart with bis. Sfamily without interruption from the terrvitory of Great-Britaisiy and alfo for the [bort mavi- gation which feperates this Ifland from the con- sinent. s ,St. JAM E 8’S; January 2. 1762, GEORGE R. 417 NUR Will' and' Pleafure® is; That you O attend the Proclamation of Our De- claration of War againft Spain, that is to be made on: Monday next the Fourth In- ftant between the Hours of Nine and Twelve' in. the Morning, in the ufual Places, ahd with’ ithe Solemnities cuftomary on the like Oc- cafion : And for fo doing this fhall be your Warrant. Given at'ourCourtat St. James's, the Second Day of January, 1762, in the Second Year of Our Reign. By His Ma- jefty’s Command, EGREMONT. To Our Trufty and Well-Beloved Servants, the Kings, Heralds, and Purfuivants, at'Arms. ( decsrdingly an sbe Fourth Day of Fanwary War was declared againf? Spain with great Solemuity:) FHis Miaietty’s DECLARATION of WAR, Againft the King of SPAIN. GEORGE R: HE conftant Objeét of our Atten: tion, fince our Acceffion to the Throne has been, if poffible, to put-an End to the Calamities of war, and to fettle the public Tranquility upon a folid and laftidg “Foundation. To prevent tholeCalamities from, being extended ftill farcher : and becaufe the moft perfe& Harmony betweenGréat-Britain and Spain is, ag all Times, the 'mutoal Interet of both Nations ; it has been our earnelt Defire to maintain the ftriteft Amity with the King of Spain, and to accommodate the Difputes be- tween us and that Crown in the moft ami- cable Manner,. This object we have fteadily purfued; rotwithftanding the many Partia- lities fhewn by the Spaniards to our Enemies the Irench, during the Courfe of the prefent War, inconfiftent with their Neutrality : And moft eflential Proofs have been given of the Friendfhip and Regard of the Court of Great- Britain for the King of Spain and his Family, After a’Condutk fo friendly, and fo full of good Faith, on our Parr, it was Matter of great Surprife to us, to find a Memorial de- livered on the T'wenty third Day of July laft, by:Monfieur Bufly, Minifter Plenipotentiary of France, to one of our Principal Secretaries of State, exprefsly realting to the Difputes be- tween us and the Crown of Spain ; and de- claring, that, if thofe Obje&s fhould bring ord a War, the Freach King would be obliaed ta take Part chercin, ©Our furprife was encreal- ed, when afterwards, this unprecedented and offenfive Rep, made by a Powet in open VVar, with us, was avowed by the Spanills Minifter to our Ambaffador at Madrid, to have been taken with the full Approbatioa and Confent of the King of Spain, and with affurances; that fich Memorial thould never have been delivered;ifit had been forefeen,that we fhould havelooked uponit in an offenfive . ' ‘Light ; and that the King of Spain was ‘at: Liberty; dnd ready to adjutt all-his Dxff’ergnc_c§ with Great-Britain; without the Intervention or Knowledge of France ; and foon after; we had the Satisfaion to be in- formed by, our Ambaffador at Midrid, that the Spanith Minfter, taking Notice of the Reports. induftrioully {pread of an approach- ing Rupture,’ had acquainted him, that the King of Spain,‘had, at no Tinte; been more intent on cultivating 4 good Correfpondence with us 3 and as the Spanifh' Ambaffador ac our Court ‘madé repeated ‘Declarations to the < fame Effe@ ; wé thought ourfelves bound, in Juftice and Prudence; to forbear coming to Extremities. ¢ 1 - . ; But the fame tender Concern for the well- fare of Our Subjects, which prevented Our accelerating precipitately a War with Spain, if it could’ poffibly be avoided, made it necef- fary for Us t6 endeavour to know with Cer- tainty, which were the Engagements, and real’ Intentions of the Court of Spain. Therefore, as We had Information, that Engagements had been lately contraled between theCourts ' of Madrid and Verfailles ; and it was foon-af- ter induftriotfly fpread throughout allEurope, by the Minifters of France,that the Purport of thofe Engagements was Hoftile to Great- Britain, and that Spain was on the Point of entering into the War ;> We direCted Our’ Ambaffador to defire, in the moft Friendly Terms, a Communication of the Treaties late- ly concluded between France and Spain ; or” | of fuch Articles thereof as immiediately relat ted to the Intereft of Great-Britain,if any fuch! § there were ; or, at leaft; an Affurance that there were none incompatible with theFriend-: thip fubfifting between Us and the Crown of’ Spain. Our Aftonithment and Concern was. great,when we learnt that fo far from giving’ Satisfaction upon fo reafonable an Applicati- on,the Spanith Minifter had declined anfwer-' ing ; with Reafonings and Infinuations of a very hoftile Tendency: And as at the fame Time, we had Intelligence, that great Arma- ments were making inSpain, by SeaandLand,, we thoughtitabfolutely neceffary to try,once more, if a Rupture could be avoided: We therefore direéked our Ambaflador to atk in a firm but friendly Manner, Whéther theCoure of Madrid intended to join.the French, Our Enenies, to act hoftilely againtGreat. Britain, . or to depart from ic’s Netitrality ; and if he found the Spanith Minifter avoided to give a clear Anfwer, toinfinuate in the moft decene Manner, that the refufing or Avoiding to anfwer a Queftion fo reafonable, could only arife from theKing of Spain’s having already engaged,or refolved to take Part againft Us, and muft be Jooked uponas an Avowal of fuch hoftile Intention, and «quivalent to a Declaration of War; ard that He had Or- ders immediately to leave the Court of Ma- drid. The peremptory refufal by the Court of Spain to give the lcaftSatisfadlion, with re- | gard to any of thofe realonable Demands on { ( W AR again{t Spain - b LY §