the Diet all the infringements to which the Emperor has been expofed, and of fixing a definitive demarcation of the frontiers which feparate his territories from France Finally, the King protests against all the confequences which the conclufion, in the manner it has been prop: fed, may produce without a previous and circumftantial difcuffion --a difcuffion which ought to take place to prevent the aggrieved States from being deprived of that affiftance which juftice entitles them to expect from the Empire. A Letter from T1PPOO SAIE to LORD To W. C. JACKSON, Eq. Secretary at Fort St. George. I am directed by Lord Cornwallis to tranfmit to you copies of a letter received from Tippoo Sultaun, and of his Lordship's answer to it. G. F: Cherry. Camp Weft of Deonunilla, March 29, 1791. Received March 27, 1791. Written March 27, 1791. flood the contents of your letter (recapitulate that received the 27th of March, 1791.) The moderation which always marks the charter of the British Government, and my own perfonal difpofition and feelings, unite in making me with moft earnestly for the restora tion of the bleffings of peace, as foon as a juft reparation can be obtained for the injuries and lofies that the Company and its Allies have suffered. If the two Circars alone were engaged in the prefent war, I fhould not object to receive the perfon of confidence whom you defire to fend to me, and Ishould liften as favorably to your propofitions as the duty of my ftation. would admit ; but fo direct and expeditious a mode of negotiation is not now in my power, for when I found that by your difregard to all my conciliatory offers, I muft neceffarily be forced to engage in a war, I entered into the moft folemn treaties with Nizam Ally Khan and with the Pefhwa, declaring that we would affift each other, and that no one of the Powers would listen feparately to any advances from the enemy, without fubmitting the terms propofed to the general confideration and approbation of the different parties of the confederacy. I cannot, therefore, confiftent with honour and good faith, receive, in the first infance, a perfon of confidence from you, for the purpose of adjufting the feparate terms of peace between you and the Company; but if you should think proper to tranfmit to me in writing, the propofitions that you are willing to make, as a foundation upon which negociations may be opened, for the restoration of peace and friendship between the Company, the Nizam, and the Peshwa, on one fide, and your Circar on the other, 1 fhall, on my part, give them the most serious confideration, and, after communication with the other Members of the Confederacy, I fhall convey to you our joint fentiments upon them. FOREIGN OCCURRENCES. Conflantinople, July 8. A Chief eunuch, who was Treafurer and in high credit during the laft reign, but was banished by the intrigues of Hallen Pacha, has fince that time endeavoured to raife a party, and is now actually at the head of fome thoufands of rebel Arabs, and has made an attempt to get poffeffion of all the treasures at Mecca, the Chief of which renowned place he has reduced to great freights. The Kiam Bey and the Boftangi Bachi are depofed; the firft for want of ability, and the latter because he seems more eager to get money than to diftribute impartial justice. Warfaw, Aug. 3.-A camp of 20,000 men is to be established on the 20th of this month at Pulaway, an eftate belonging to Prince Adain Czart ríky. The Polish Government feem to be aware that there may be occafion to defend their conflitution by force, or that the best method of avoiding contention is to feem prepared for it. Three camps are to be immediately formed, the first under the command of Prince Jofeph Poniatowski, to be compofed of 64 fquadrons of cavalry, 13 battalions of infantry, and five companies of artil lery. The fecond is to be formed in the palatine of Lubelsk, and to be under the command of Leiutenant General the Prince de Wirtemberg; the third in the palatinate of Mink, to be commanded by Lieutenant General Indiki. The three camps together will contain about 30,000 men well fupplied with every fort of ammunition, and with abundance of forage and provifion. Anfwer of the Empress of RUSSIA to a third Memorial delivered by the Minifters of the ALLIED POWERS on the 22d of July, to Count Ofterman, at Petersbu.gh. THE Emprefs fees with fatisfaction, by means of a Memorial delivered on the 22d of this month, by the Ministers of their Majefties, the Kings of Great Britain and of Pruffia, that thefe Princes do ample justice to the moderation and equity of the conditions which her Imperial Majefty promited, to pave the way for an accommodation with the Ottoman Court; and that they in confequence are willing to recommend thefe conditions to the latter, and to endeavour to induce it to accept them in their true meaning and extent. Seeing, in thefe intentions in their faid Majefties, a perfect conformity with those which her Imperial Majefty has herself expreffed, he will affuredly neglect no meafures which may depend on her, and which may contribute to the accomplishment of the end propofed, expecting with confi their Britannic and Pruffian Majesties exdence, from the friendship and zeal which prefs, that they will ufe, in their endea vours to terminate the Porte, all the acti vity and energy which the importance of the object, and the value the attach to it The interval of four months, proposed in the note of the Minister of England and of Pruffia, is a period more than fufficient for the acceptation of the Turks. Thus the completion of the work of peace will depend folely on the Ottoman Porte, and every delay and obftacle, together with their confequences, cannot but be afcribed to it alone; however, her Imperial Majefty, depending upon the efficacious folicitude which their Majefties the Kings of Great Britain and Pruffia will take to procure a happy termination to their interference, the forms a favourable prefage, and anticipates a pleafure in teftifying to them how much it will please her to fee, in the accomplishment of her wishes for peace, an opportunity to give them a new proof of her conftant defire to cultivate their friendship and confidence. At St. Petersburgh, this 27th July 1791. Extract of a Letter from Sarum, Wilts, Sept. 11. On Friday laft the Right Reverend John Lord Bishop of Sarum made his public entry into that city, and was received at the Council Chamber by the Right Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and Affiftants, by whom whom his Lordship was congratulated on his acceflion to that See, and a Latin oration to that effect was addreffed to him by Mafter Slade, one of the fenior Scholars of the Rev. Mr. Evans's Grammer School. His Lordship having partaken of an elegant cold collation, proceeded with the Mayor and Corporation to the Sun and amb, in High Street, were he was met and congratulated by the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, and being there robed, proceeded forwards, attended by them, the feveral officers of the Church, and the Choirifters finging anthems. Over against the Free Grammar School in the Clofe he was met by the Mafter, the Rev. Mr. Skinner, and his Scholars; one of whom, Mr. Heathcote, addreffed him in an elegant congratulatory Latin Oration. The proceffion then paffed forward in like manner through the Weft Door into the Cathedral Church, at the entrance of which his Lordship took the customary oath of the Bishops of Salisbury, and afterwards was led through the Church and Cloifters to the gate of the Palace, where the proceffion ended, and his Lordship took his leave. The Bishop of Durham has finished his defire to his neighbours, that his park at Auckland may be used for their health and amufement, even whilft himself and family are in the country. Warf.w, Aug. 17.-When the offer was made to the Elector of Saxony of the eventual fucceffion of the throne of Poland for himself and his hereditary defcendants, it was naturally imagined that he would not accept fuch an offer without previously confulting the Courts the most interested in the fate of Poland, particularly two neighbouring Courts, each politically connected with Saxony; but it was never fuppofed that fo many obstacles could occur, or that the Republic would remain fo long in a ftate of uncertainty in this matter. An answer has been received here from the Court of Drefden to the note remitted to it on that fubje&t by the Cabinet of Warfaw; but the inclination of the Elector to accept the crown of Poland is not expreffed with the warmth that was expected. As therefore the Diet is now about to re-affemble, our prefent Government has difpatched to Drefden Count Dziedufzicki, Secretary to the Straz, or Council of Inspection. This Minifter, who had a very great fhare in the laft Revolution, and particulaaly the refolution of beftowing the Polish crown on the Elector of Saxony, is charged to negociate there, and conclude that affair; and alfo to await the refult of the interview between the King of Pruffia and his Electoral Highness, at the caftle of Piluitz. PELEW ISLAND. Some Circumftances of Capt. McCluer's Vifit. On the arrival of Capt. M'Cluer at the Pelew Ilands, the fhip's company obferved two canoes, which made towards the fhore inftead of coming to the hips, as had been expected. These they fuppofed were going to give an account to Abba Thulle of their arrival, and in this conjecture they were not mistaken, for foon after they faw a number of canoes coming off to them, in one of which was the good old King. Immediately on his coming on board, he went up to the Captain, taking him, from his drefs, to be his former friend Capt. Wilfon, and immediately felt on his arm for the bone, and enquired what was become of it. Finding his mistake in the perf n, and being informed that Capt. Wilfon was alive and well in England, he expreffed great fatisfaction. Capt. M'Cluer then gave him to understand the death of Lee Boo, and the diforder of which he died, for which event the good old man faid that he had prepared his mind; that he had counted up to fome fcore moons, but the time being paft he had defpaired of ever feeing the English more, judging that they had either perished in their voyage to China, or did not intend to return again to vifit his island. He was, however, perfectly confident in the goodness of the English, and that Capt. Wilfon would take care of his fon. In relating the death of Blanchard he was full of grief, and could hardly utter himself, fo much did he feel his lofs. Blanchard was mortally wounded in an engagement with the people of Pellilew, and died foon after, as did the great and good friends of Capt. Wilfon and his crew, Raa Kook and Arra Cooker. During the time of Capt. M'Cluer's stay at the islands, which was near a month, the utmost harmony and friendship prevailed, and the good old King liberally fupplied them with fish and yams when the canoes came in, as he used to do to his former friends. Capt. M Cluer has taken a fon and a daughter of the King's with him to China, and means to call at the islands again in his paffage to Bombay. In his Journal, the Captain fays, "having pitched my tent in a bay oppofite to the fhip, I found myself in a perfect paradife, and could have been happy to have continued here the remainder of my days" Madrid, Aug. 16. Letters from Oran, dated the 7th instant, give hopes that peace with the new Dey of Algiers may very foon be concluded; for on the goth ult. two Moorish officers appeared beforethe port of St. Michael with a flag of truce; an Adju tant, with an interpreter, were immedi ately fent to them, to whom they delivered letter from the Bay of Mafcara, and one from our Vice Conful at Algiers, by which it appears, that the Dey of Algiers and our Vice Conful, had agreed to a fufpenfion of arms for 15 days; this fhort truce gives reafon to hope, that a definitive arrangement may foon take place; and fince that period, all military operations have ceased on both fides; it is allo perceived, that they are breaking up their camps, and directing their route towards Mafcara. The brother of the king of Morocco, not having been able to collect together a futhi cient number of troops, has retired to avoid the vengeance of his brother, to a Mahometan fanctuary in Sufa, the fame to which the King himself was obliged to fly in the life-time of his father. The Ambaffador of the King of Morocco has taken leave of our Court, and left Madrid; as he was very generally esteemed, the King fhewed fome figns of jealousy, having faid he did not attend him at his Court; therefore, to justify himself, and remove all fufpicion, the Ambassador had determined to return to Morocco, and expofe himself to a difagreeable reception. It is imagined the King of Morocco is about to commence hoftilities against us; for we are affured that he has encamped 12,000 men before Ceuta, and is going to open the fiege in that city. Hague, Sept. 2. An exprefs is arrived here with accounts that peace has been figued between Ruffia and the Porte, at Maczin, in fight of the two armies. There is not the leaft doubt of the powers of Europe forming a league to fettle the affairs of France; but it is faid that the Courts of England, Pruflia, and Holland have not yet abfolutely come into the views of other powers in that important affair. Berlin, Aug. 23. The King arrived at Breflaw the 19th inft. accompanied by the Prince Royal and Prince Lewis, his fons. The Duke of York arrived foon after. The next day his Majefty reviewed the regiments of Wendeffen and Hohanloe, and the other corps of the department of Silefia. He previously reviewed the corps of the army affembled at Neifs. At the latter place, we learn he was met by Colonel Bifchofswerder, who communicated to his Majefty the fuccefs of the important and delicate commiffion which he had perfonally charged him with to the Emperor, and which he has fulfilled to the fatisfaction of both parties. His Majefty has appointed him a Major General, and the Emperor has raised him to the dignity of Count of the Holy Roman Empire. Namur, Aug. 24. The inauguration of his Imperial Majefty as Count of Namur, was performed here the day before yefterday His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Saxe-Tef chen took and received t: e ufual on that oc cation; and their Royal Highnesses, after having received, both on their journey and in the city, the ftrongest marks of aticction and attachment, fet off for Luxemburgh. Frankfort, Sept. 5. Nothing is talked of here but the late conference at Pillnitz; and we are told, that on the 17th of Auguft, a league or treaty was figned by the High Con tracting Parties, in order to re-establish Louis XVI. on his throne with his former fplendour. We are informed alfo, that Leopold hefitated for fome time to fign this-the other powers mentioned are, Pruffia, Kuflia, Swe den, England, Sardinia, Spain, and Na ples-but they will not all act oftensibly, but leave this honour to the Northern and German powers, except a few incurfions on the part of Spain and Sardinia, The conference at Pillnitz was not 'oconfolidate this league, which it is reported has been agreed upon fome time fince, but to concert the plan of attack by land and fa, for which reafon the Prince of Nassau arri ved there as if by chance, though he really brought the fentiments of the Empress of Ruffia. General Bouillé also, par hazard, passed that way at the very time, to take poffeffion of his new command in Sweden Field Marefchal Lafcy alfo arrived in the fame way, a few days before his mafter the Em peror. It is however morally impoffible they can make any attack these two months, as there is not any preparation yet made. It appears, a Manifeft is prepared to be previously iffued, in which the Leagued Powers will announce themselves to the French people, as meditators between them and their King; and they make very bril liant promifes, in cafe no oppofition is made to the entry of their forces into France. The Ariftocrats at Worms give out, that the three millions of roubles are on the road from Petersburgh, for the fupply of 25.000 Ruffians, which the Emprefs is to fend by th, A proportionable diminution of the refpective military forces of Prussia and Auftria;-and 8th, A reciprocal promife that the heir to Saxony and Poland thall not be married to a Prince of either the Houfes of Auftria or Pruffia. Conftantinople, July 31. The Ambaffador from the King and Republic of Poland has entirely loft his credit, fince the receipt of the note in which the republic renounces its engagements with the Ottoman Court. The plague, we learn, has ceafed its ravages at Smyrna, Alexandria, and in Egypt. Algiers, July 29. A foreign vellel has brought here, among other prefents for the Dey, 50,000lb. of gunpowder; but the grain being of too large a quality, the Dey only accepted 10,coolb. He, however, gave the Captain of the ship leave to fell what quantity he thought proper to the Bey of Maf cara. Our Bey has informed the Spanish Conful, that if the King his mafter will confent to the Bey of Mafcara the expences occafoned by the fiege of Oran, peace thould be entirely re-established. The Conful has fent an exprefs to acquaint the Court with this propofition. Peterburgh, Aug. 31. Our auguft Sovereign has, in return for the fervices rendered the Crown by Prince Repnin, granted him 100,000 roubles, 3000 pealants, and the order of St. George of the first class. Naples, Aug. 30. The French Ainbaffador is fill in his refidence, but is preparing to depart, having communicated minifterially to our Minilter, the Chevalier Acton, the circular letter received from Count de Montmorin, in which the National Affembly ftates its conduct towards the King. His Excellency, in reply, defired him to inform his conftituents, that the French nation w s regarded in a very unfavourable light in the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. STATE PAPER. DECLARATION of WAR by the KING of SPAIN against the EMPEROR of Mo ROCCO. THE good harmony in which the King my father, of glorious memory, lived with the late King of Morocco, Muley Mahomet, during his reign, is notorious, more eccially fince 185, when that Monarch tent an Ambalador to Madrid, to confirm and renew the peace which had been broken in 1774, without any faul. on the part of Spain. It is equally notorious, that I myself preferved the fame harmony with that Prince until his death; nor is it lefs public, that his fucceffor, Muley Elizadit, at his advancement to the throne, teftified his defire to fign a treaty of peace with me, &c, [After the above preamble, the following are affigned as the fpecific caufes of the war.] 1f, The establishment of troops at the advanced polts in the neighbourhood of Ceuta, contrary to cunom: 2d, The prohibition to import corn from Arbeyda: 3d, An infinuation to a Spanish merchant to leave Africa, notwithstanding the fervices done by him to the King of Morocco, in preventing the Arabs from pillaging one of his ports, by furnishing him with artillery, ammunition, &c. 4th, Killing his father's Minifter with his own hand, on account of his fuppofed attachment to Spain; nailing his head to the Convent of Miflionaries eftablished at Mequina, and one of his hands to the Spanish Conful's houfe at Tangiers: 5th, The purchafing of ammunition, provilions, &c. to carry on a war against Spain: 6th, Ordering the Spanish Miffionaries to leave the territories belonging to the king of Morocco. In confequence of thefe violations of the law of nations, and in confideration of no other means being left, in behalf of my own dignity and that of my crown, but to revenge thefe outrages by force of arms, I have refolved to make this declaration public; and I hereby accordingly declare war against that Monarch, his States, and his tubjects; and I thall immediately expedite orders for my fubjects to break off all communication with them whatever, and alfo to attack them both by land and by fea. Signed by the King's own hand, at the DECLARATION of WAR against SPAINly the - EMPEROR of MOROCCO. MULEY ALEIR, Emperor of Morocco, King of Fez and Tetuan, Jafilet, Mequinez, Wft Guinea, both Upper and Lower, defender of the Holy Alcoran, firm pillar, vigilant guard, and preferver of the most ancient and fublime Houfe of Mecca, and of all true believers, &c. I make known to all my vaffals, that, from this day, I declare war both by fea and land, againft Spanish Chriftians, as be ing enemies to our holy law; and it is at the fame time my intention, to get poffeflion of Medina, called by them Ceuta, and which they have forcibly torn from my territories. 1 command all my taithful fubjects to make the most valorous efforts, and to take arms, in fo jutt an expedition against thofe inve terate enemies. I grant to those who will undertake it, whatever fhall be found in the place, excepting artillery and warlike ammunition, which I referve for my own ufc and defence. |