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an end to the war in Germany, without the knowledge and participation of his allies. The high allies ought to lay it down as their firft and invariable principle, to go hand in hand in their political operations, that the union between them, and particularly between France and Sweden, may fubfift in time of peace, as it has done during the courfe of a bloody war, from which we have derived very little advantage.

In the present fituation of things one effential point, as well to Sweden as to France, and the other allied courts, is to continue to have the fame way of thinking; it is particularly fo to the two former powers, in quality of guarantees of the treaty of Weftphalia, as being the first motive that induced them to employ their forces in Germany.

As the empress queen, and the emprefs of all the Ruffias, have already explained themfelves on the fatal confequences that may refult from a farther profecution of the war, and the little probability that the events of the enfuing campaign will be more decifive than thofe of the former campaigns; and as the two empreffes have even proceeded fo far as to declare, that they were ready to join in measures for reftoring the tranquillity of Europe, and would give up, for the welfare of their fubjects, a part of the indemnification they had a right to claim all this gives room to hope that the well-known humanity and magnanimity of those two princeffes will induce them to put a speedy end to the fufferings of their fubjects.

In confequence of which the moft chriftian king promises himfelf, that the king of Sweden's

magnanimity will engage him, after the example of the two empreffes, to give up fomething for the peace of Europe, and the happiness of the human race. His most chriftian majefty therefore only defires, that the king and crown of Sweden will, in conjunction with him, declare that they will fet up no claim in Germany, but what relates to the fatisfaction of their allies, as a confequence of their guaranty of the peace of Weftphalia.

In this cafe his moft christian majefty, in order to give the king and crown of Sweden a fubftantial proof of his friendship, and fincere defire to procure for them, as far as poffible, fome indemnification for the loffes they have suffered, will, immediately on the conclufion of a peace, enter into a new fubfidy treaty with them, which fhall be of fuch a nature, as may, from year to year, while it lafts, make them amends for their loffes by the present war.

The French ambaffador afks, in the fequel of this memorial, whether it is not the opinion of the king of Sweden, as it is his most chiftian majesty's, that a fufpenfion of arms fhould be immediately agreed to; and whether, to obviate many obftacles and inconveniencies, which are unavoidable in a congress, they might not hold two congreffes; that is to fay, the allied courts might give their minifters, refiding in France, the neceffary full powers to treat of peace; and the adverse potentates might alfo fend full powers to their minifters at London; fo that a negotiation for a general peace might be carried on with the king of England, and the minifters of his allies, directly by his mot chriftian majefty, and the minifters of his allies. The ambassador

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enlarges upon the advantages of this manner of treating, which would be the eafieft; and concludes with asking the king and crown of Sweden, in confideration of the feafon's being fo far advanced, when every moment is precious, to give a speedy anfwer to every article of his memorial.

The following declaration, in the name, and on the part of her majefty the empress queen of Hungary and Bohemia, was made and figned at Paris, the 26th of March 1761, by her minifter at that court, the count of Starhemberg, and was delivered at London, the 31 of March, by prince Ga. litzin, envoy extraordinary from the empress of all the Ruffias. Declaration of her majefty the emprefs apoftolick queen of Hungary

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HE difpofitions for peace, very agreeable to the fentiments of all the parties engaged in the war, which the king of England and Pruffia fhewed laft year, having met with difficulties, which have prevented their fuccefs, the courts of Vienna, Petersburgh, France, Stockholm, and Warfaw, are unanimously agreed to invite thofe of London and Berlin, to refume a negotiation, fo falutary for the happiness of the world, and which must intereft the humanity of all the powers at war.

In this view, and in order to their being able to proceed to the re-eftablishing of peace, they propofe the affembling of a congrefs, to which they think it may be proper to admit only the plenipotentiaries of the principal belligerant parties, with those of their allies. If the kings of England and Pruffia adopt this method, her majefty

the emprefs queen, the empress of Ruffia, the moft chriftian king, the king of Sweden, and the king of Poland elector of Saxony, propofe the city of Augsbourg, for the place of the congrefs, obferving, that their majefties point out Augfbourg no otherwife, than as a town within diftance of all the parties concerned, which, from its fituation, appears to fuit with the convenience of all the ftates; and that they will not reject the choice of any other city in Germany, if their Britannick and Pruffian majefties. may deem it more convenient.

The empress queen, the empress of Ruffia, the moft chriftian king, the king of Sweden, and the king of Poland elector of Saxony, declare' moreover, that they have chofen the plenipotentiaries, who will be intrufted with the care of their interefts at the congrefs, in hopes that the king of England, the king of Pruffia, and their allies, will, on their part, fpeedily make choice of their refpective minifters, that the negotiation may not be deferred.

The fimplicity of this declaration, which, for the general welfare, the courts of Vienna, Petersburgh, France, Stockholm, and Warfaw, have determined to make to the courts of London and Berlin, gives them hopes, that their Britannick and Pruffian majefties will be pleafed, by a speedy anfwer, to make their fentiments known, upon an object fo effential to the repofe and happiness of Europe.

Done at Paris, the 26th of March

1761, by order, and in the name, of her imperial, royal and apoftolick majefty.

COUNT STARHEMBERG.

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The courts of London and Berlin equally acquiefce in the clause of this declaration, which relates to the rule that is propofed to be laid down, in regard to the admiffion of the plenipotentiaries, who shall have a right to be received at this congrefs.

N. B. A like declaration with prefs queen, the emprefs of all this, in the name, and on the the Ruffias, the most christian part of their majelties the em- king, the king of Sweden, and prefs of all the Ruffias, the the king of Poland elector of moft christian king, the king Saxony. of Sweden, and the king of Poland elector of Saxony, has been made and figned on the fame day as this; to wit, that of the emprefs of Ruffia, by prince D. P. Galitzin; that of the most chriftian king, by the duke de Choifeul; that of the king of Sweden, Ly baron de Scheffer; and that of the king of Poland elector of Saxony, by M. de Fontenay; and they were all delivered at London at the fame time, that is to fay, on the 31ft of March, by prince Galitzin.

The following counter-declaration was figned at London, the 3d of April, 1761, and was delivered on the fame day to prince Galitzin, envoy extraordinary from the empress of all the Ruffias, to be tranfmitted by him to Paris.

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COUNTER-DECLARATION. HE difpofitions of their Britannick and Pruffian majefties, for the re-eftablishment of the general tranquillity of Europe, having been steady and fincere, could not have undergone any alteration, through the space of time, which has elapfed fince their declaration of the 25th of November, 1759.

Their majeflies, therefore, with fatisfaction, accept the offer of the afembling of a congrefs at Aug burg, contained in the five declarations made at Paris, the 26th of March laft, and delivered at London the 31st of the fame month, in the name, and on the part of their majeflies, the em

For the reft, as their zeal for the advancement of the falutary work of a general pacification, perfectly correfponds with that which appears to animate the courts of Vienna, Petersburgh, Verfailles, Stockholm, and Warfaw their Britannick and Pruffian majefties will not delay to name inceffantly their plenipotentiaries, being difpofed to concur, with one and the fame pace, in every thing that may accelerate the opening of the congrefs, which has been offered to them.

In the name, and by order, of the king, London April 3, 1761. BUTE. N. B. The fame counter-declaration as this, for the emprefs of Ruffia, the most chriftian king, the king of Sweden, and the king of Poland elector of Saxony, was made, and figned the fame day as this: and they were all delivered at the fame time, to prince Galitzin, to be tranfinitted by him to Paris.

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HEIR high mightineffes my

your majefty affurances of this, and filled with the fame fentiments my

Tords and maters have fo many felf, I fhall do my utmoft to anfwer

the choice they have condefcerided to make of me, and to merit the continuance of that favour with which your majefty honoured me before you afcended the throne. I flatter myself that the gratitude with which it infpired me will appear, from the whole of my conduct, to be equal to my profound respect for your majefty's perfon, and your eminent qualities..

The Hon. Lieut. Gen. Yorke, having been appointed, by his majesty, amtafador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to their high mightinefes the States General, and being admitted to the affembly of their high mightinees, his excellency made on that occafion the following Jpeech.

motives to intereft themselves in the fate of these kingdoms, that your majefty's acceffion to the crown gave them the highest pleafure; of which I am commanded to inform your majefty, and at the fame time to affure you of their respectful and inviolable attachment to your royal perfon, and of the fincerity of their wishes for the duration and profperity of a reign which you have fo happily begun. The gracious affurance, which your majefty hath already given of your friendship to the republic excited the warmest gratitude. Nothing could have given greater confolation under the lofs of the king your majefty's grandfather. The republic will always regret in him not only a faithful ally, but a true friend, whofe affection never varied, and who added to the qualities of a great prince, that integrity which Brould have done honour to a pri-Bliver to your high mighwould a commiffioned to devate man. What a high fatisfaction it is for their high mightineffes to find in your majefty's perfon all thofe qualities, which, whilft they fo gloriously diftinguifhed your illuftrious ancestors, made their people happy, and ftrongly attached the republic to them. What great reafon have their high mightineffes to promise themselves the most intimate union between two nations, who are bound by fo many common interests to concur mutually in each other's advantage, and to defpife the fuggeftions of a mistaken jealoufy? As their high mightineffes are fully fenfible of the value of this union, they moft ardently defire to maintain and ftrengthen it. Being charged by them to give

High and mighty lords,

tineffes the letter of the king my mafter, by which his majefty hath been pleafed to honour me with the character of his ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to you; he at the fame time exprefsly commands me to renew to your high mightineffes, in his name, the affurances of his particular efteem, and invariable friendship for you.

The king, fince his acceffion to the crown, having received marks of your high mightineffes attention to his perfon, commands me to rehis thanks, and to renew to you, this day, by an extraordinary embaffy, the most folemn affurances of the fincerity of those

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fentiments with which I have already had the honour to acquaint you.

His majefty doth not content himfelf with giving your high mightineffes bare affurances of his friendship; in the midst of the fucceffes with which it hath pleafed providence to blefs his arms, he forgetteth not the general welfare of Europe, and much lefs the interests of his good friends and allies.

He commands me to affure your high mightineffes, that he will always give the greatest attention to every thing that relates to the effential interefts, the fecurity and welfare of the republic.

I am very happy, high and mighty lords, to be made choice of by his majefty in a manner fo honourable for me, to be the interpreter of his fentiments; which, ever fince the beginning of his reign, have discovered him to be a monarch who inherits the virtues of his ancestors, giving, like them, his principal attention to the fupport of true religion, and public liberty.

The king ftill cherishes, in the bofom of your republic, the illuftrious offspring of the houfe of Orange, intrufted to his tutelage, and to yours: an object which forms an additional tie between him and the republic.

I prefume to flatter myfelf, high and mighty lords, that after a nine years refidence here, the fincerity of my defire for a difinterested and indiffoluble union between the two ftates is fufficiently known to your high mightineffes.

The events which have followed one another, in fuch quick fucceffion for fome years, fufficiently prove, how defirable this union is: I fhall execute, with the most ardent

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Speech of Sir Joseph Yorke, by Baron Waffenaar de Catwick, prefident of the week, in the name of the States General.

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are extremely affected by the affurances of friendship and good will, which your excellency has juft renewed to them in the name of his Britannic majefty, in the character of his ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

Their high mightineffes are particularly penetrated with gratitude, on account of his majesty's having declared that he will, on all occasions, have at heart the interefts, the fafety, and the welfare of this republic.,

Théfe affurances cannot but engage their high mightineffes to a refpectful and inviolable attachment to his royal perfon, and to offer up their moft fincere prayers for the length and profperity of his reign,

Their high mightineffes have a moft lively fenfe of the neceffity of maintaining the union which has fo happily fubfifted for fuch a number of years between Great Britain and their republic. Their utmost endeavours will be conftantly exerted to ftrengthen the tyes of this union.

They are perfuaded that the prince of Orange, who is fo dear to all the inhabitants of these provinces, will moft readily give his affiftance towards this end, when he fhall enter upon the functions of his pofts.

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