caufe, and to procure to their Republic due fatisfaction and indemnity for the loffes occafioned by an attack equally unjust and violent; and that the faid powers will moreover, in conjunction with the States General, take fuch farther measures, as the exigences of the prefent circumftances may require, This their High Mightineffes folicit with great earneftnefs, and rely upon it with fo much more confidence, as they are firmly perfuaded, that the generous and equitas ble fentiments, which actuate their imperial and royal majefties, will not fuffer them to let the Republic fall a victim to a fyftem of politics, not lefs glorious than founded in equity, and established for the fecurity of the rights of neutral nations; and efpecially as the Republic, if left fingly expofed to the iniquitous and violent attacks of England, would hardly be able to cope with that overbearing pow er, and thus run the hazard of becoming totally ufelefs to the faid confederation, For these reafons, the under written envoy extraordinary, infifting on the motives urged here above, and fully perfuaded that the ratifications of the treaty figned at Peterburgh, will take place as foon as poffible, has the honour, in the name and by exprefs order of his mafters, to claim the performance of the engagements ftipulated in the Articles VII. Vill. and IX. of the faid treaty, and to require, in virtue thereof, a speedy and adequate affiftance from his Swedish majefty, whofe noble and equitable fentiments, acknowledged by all Europe, will not permit him to abandon the A My Lords and Gentlemen, LTHOUGH the bufinefs of this feffion has required a longer attendance than may have been confiftent with your private convenience, yet I am perfuaded that you look back with fatisfaction on the time you have employ ed in a faithful difcharge of your duty to your country, in the pres fent arduous and critical state of public affairs. I cannot let you depart into your refpective counties, without affuring you of my entire approbation of your conduct, and of my perfect confidence in the loyalty and good affections of this parliament. The zeal and ardour which you have shown for the honour of my crown; your firm and steady sup port of a juft caufe, and the great efforts you have made to enable me to to furmount all the difficulties of this extenfive and complicated war, muft convince the world that the ancient fpirit of the British nation is not abated or diminifhed. In the midst of these difficulties, you have formed regulations for the better management and improvement of the revenue; you have given additional strength and ftability to public credit; and your deliberations on the affairs of the Eaft-India Company, have terminated in fuch measures as will, I truft, produce great and effential advantages to my kingdoms. I have obferved, with much fatisfaction, that during the courfe of that important bufinefs, your attention was not more anxiously directed to the. benefits to be derived from the territorial acquifitions, than to the happiness and comfort of the inhabitants of those remote provinces. Whatever may remain to be done for fecuring thofe valuable poffeffions, and for reftraining the abuses to which they are peculiarly liable, you will, I doubt not, proceed to provide for at your next meeting, with the fame wisdom and temper that have governed your late proceedings and enquiries. Gentlemen of the Hotife of thenfome to the property and induftry of my faithful people. My Lords and gentlemen. While 1 lament the continuance of the prefent troubles, and the extenfion of the war, I have the confcious fatisfaction to reflect, that the conftant aim of all my councils has been to bring back my deluded fubjects in America, to the happiness and liberty they formerly enjoyed, and to fee the tranquillity of Europe reftored. To defend the dominions, and to maintain the rights of this country, was, on my part, the fole cause, and is the only object of the war. Peace is the earneft with of my heart: but I have too firm a reliance on the fpirit and refources of the nation, and the powerful affiftance of my parliament, and the protection of a just and allruling Providence, to accept it upon any terms or conditions thán fuch as may confift with the honour and dignity of my crown, and the permanent intereft and fecurity of my people. Then the lord chancellor, by his majesty's command, faid, My Lords and Gentlemen, It is his majefly's royal will and pleasure, that this parliament be prorogued to Thursday, the thirteenth day of September next to be then here holden; and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday, the thirteenth day of September next. Anfower given by Lord Stormont to Monf. Simolin, the Ruffian Minifter with respect to the Mediation offered by the Empress be tween tween Great Britain and the United Provinces. TH HE alliance which has fubfifted fo many years between Great Britain and the States General, has always been confidered by his majefty as a tie, formed by the moft natural caufes, and not only agreeable to the intereft of both nations, but abfolutely effential to their mutual welfare. The king has done every thing in his power to preferve this tie unbroken, and even to ftrengthen it; and if the conduct of their High Mightineffes had at all anfwered to that of his majefty, they would ftill have remained in their utmost force. But fince the commencement of the prefent troubles, the only return made by the Republic to this conftant friendship, has been the total relinquifhment of the principles of an alliance, the prime object of which was the mutual defence of the two nations; an obftinate refufal to fulfil the moft facred obligations; a daily violation of the most folemn treaties; an affistance given to the very enemy, against whom he had a right to demand fuccour; an asylum granted to the American pirates in the Dutch ports, in open violation of the cleareft ftipula tions; and to complete the whole, a denial of justice and fatisfaction for the affront given to the dignity of the king, by a fecret league with his rebellious fubjects. All these accumulated injuries rendered it impoffible for the king to take any other part than that which he has done. When the motives which rendered this rupture inevitable were explained to the public, the king afcribed the conduct of the Republic to the true caufe; that is to fay, to the unhappy influence of a faction, which facrificed the intereft of the nation to their own private views. But the king at the fame time, manifested the most fincere defire to bring back the Republic to that fyftem of ftrict union, efficacious alliance and reciprocal protection, which has fo much contributed to the welfare and glory of the two states. When the emprefs offered her good offices to effect a reconciliation by a particular. peace, the king teftified his gratitude to her for that fresh proof of a friendship which he values fo highly, and avoided expofing the mediation of her majefty to the danger of a fruitless negociation. He explained his reafons, which perfuaded him, that in the present difpofition of the Republic, governed by a faction, all reconciliation, during the war with France, would be merely fuperficial, and would afford an opportunity to the party which fways the Republic, to act as fecret auxiliaries of all the king's enemies, under the mask of a pretended alliance with Great Britain. But if there are any indications of change in this disposition, if the powerful intervention of her imperial majefty should be able to effect any alteration, and induce the Republic to return to those principles which the most difcerning part of the nation have never forfaken, bis majesty will be ready to treat with their High Mightineffes on the subject of a feparate peace; and it is his with, that the Emprefs of all the Ruffias inay be the fole mediatrefs of this peace. Peace. She has been the first to offer her good offices, and fo powerful an intervention as hers, cannot gain any thing either in weight or influence by the acceffion of the most refpectable allies. The friendship of the emprefs to both nations, the intereft which her empire has in their reciprocal welfare, her known impartiality, and elevated views, are fufficient pledges of the manner in which the will conduct this falutary work: and in a negociation, the whole object of which is to terminate a war, caufed by a violation of the treaties, and by an affront offered to his crown, his majefty relies, with the utmoft confidence and fatisfaction, upon the mediation of a fovereign, who holds facred the faith of treaties, who knows fo well how to estimate the dignity of fovereigns, and who has maintained her own, during her glorious reign, with fo much greatnefs and refolution. (Signed) STORMONT. State Paper prefented by Baron Nolken, the Swedish Minifter, refident in London, concerning the Mediation of that Court between this Country and the States General of the United Provinces. HE King does not imagine Tit it neceffary at this time, for him to enter into an explanation of the principles which have governed his conduct ever fince he afcended the throne of his ancestors. He has been guided by the love of peace, and he could have wifhed to have seen all the other European powers enjoy that bleffing, as uninterruptedly as himself. These defires, dictated by his natural fentiments of humanity, have not been fulfilled.—The flame of war, kindled in another hemifphere, has communicated to Europe; but the king ftill flattered himself, that this conflagration would not extend beyond its first bounds, and particularly that a nation, entirely commercial, which have made neutrality the invariable foundation of its conduct, would not have been enveloped in it; and yet, nevertheless, this has happened, almoft in the very moment when that power had entered into the most inoffenfive engagements with the king and his two nothern allies. If the most exact impartiality that was ever observed, could not exempt the king from immediately feeling the inconveniences of war, by the confiderable losses sustained by his commercial fubjects, he had much greater reason to apprehend the confequences, when thofe troubles were going to be extended; when an open war between Great Britain and the Republic of Holland multiplied them; and, to conclude, when neutral commerce was about to endure new shackles by the hoftilities committed between thofe two powers. king could not fail to perceive thefe evils, and to wifh fincerely that the meafures taken by the Emprefs of Ruffia, for extinguifhing this new war, in its beginning, might be crowned with the most perfect fuccefs; but as this falutary work has not been brought to perfection, the king has refolved to join with his allies, the Emprefs of Ruffia, and the King of Den- · mark in endeavouring to dispose his Britannic majefty to liften to the pacific fentiments which their The High Mightin effes the State General have already made known, by their confenting to open a negociation for peace. If fuch are the inclinations of that Monarch, which ought not to be doubted, it appears that a fuf penfion of hoftilities would be the moft effential prelude to their accomplishment, as military opera tions accompanying a negociation of that nature, can only ferve to embarrafs and retard the matter, whilft the allied courts with for nothing more than to be able to accelerate it by every method that may tend to the advantage and fatisfaction of the two belligerent powers. In the fincerity and rectitude which animate his majefty and his two allies, he cannot conceal the apprehenfion which he feels from the report of the continuation of the war, which may be productive of the moft fatal confequences, and may revive a variety of controverfies and difputes. This motive, and more particularly a de... fire to prevent a farther effufion of blood, are confiderations which ought to operate on the mind of the King of Great Britain; and in the entire confidence which his majefty places in thofe circumftances, he would receive the trueft fatisfaction, if, by his interpofition and mediation, joined to that of his allies, he should fucceed in terminating the differences which have taken place between Great Britain and the United Provinces. mont, on the 18th of September, to the Baron de Nolken, the Swedish Envoy." Ttranquillity HE prefervation of public has been the first object of his majefty's care, during the whole courfe of his reign; the commencement of that reign was fignalized by the restoration of peace. The king made very great facrifices to humanity, to procure that bleffing, and he had reafon to flatter himself that, by fuch moderation, in the midst of victory, he fhould fecure the public quiet, upon the most folid and durable foundations; but thofe hopes have all proved fallacious, and thofe foundations have been fhaken by the ambitious politics of the Court of Verfailles. This court, after having fecretly fupported the rebellion kindled in America, openly joined his majefty's rebellious fubjects; and on account of this violation of public faith, and this direct act of hoftility, he com menced the prefent war. The conduct of the Republic of Holland, through the whole courfe of the prefent war, has excited a general indignation.-This nation prefents itfelf under a very different afpect from that of a nation merely commercial; it is a refpect able power, for a long time bound to Great Britain by the clofeft al liance. The principal object of that alliance was their common fafety, and exprefsly the mutual (Signed) protection of each other against The BARON de NOLKEN. the ambitious defigns of a danger ous neighbour, which their united efforts have fo often defeated, to their reciprocal advantage, and to that of all Europe. Copy of the Anfwer given to the foregoing Paper, by Lord Stor The |