tentiaries of the two Crowns have thought proper to make use of, for afcertaining the points agreed upon, to the end that a good correfpondence may reign between the two nations, and that the English workmen, cutters, and labourers, may not trefpafs from an uncertainty of boundaries. The refpective commiffaries fhall fix upon convenient places, in the territory above marked out, in order that his Britannic majefty's fubjects, employed in felling of logwood, may, without interruption, build therein houfes and magazines neceffary for themfelves, their families, and their effects; and his Catholic majefty affures to them the enjoyment of all that is expreffed in the prefent article; provided that thefe ftipulations fhall not be confidered as derogating in any wife from his rights of fovereignity. Therefore all the English, who may be difperfed in any other parts, whether on the Spanish continent, or in any of the islands whatfoever, dependent on the aforefaid Spanish continent, and for whatever reason it might be, without exception, thall retire within the district which has been above described, in the fpace of 18 months, to be computed from the exchange of the ratifications; and for this purpofe orders fhall be iffued on the part of his Britannic majefty; and on that of his Catho-lic majefty, his governors fhall be ordered to grant to the English difperfed, every convenience poffible for their removing to the fettlement agreed upon by the prefent article, or for their retiring wherever they fhall think proper. It is likewife ftipulated, that if any fortifications fhould actually have been heretofore erected within the limits marked out, his Britannic majesty thall caufe them all to be demolished; and he will order his fubjects not to build any new ones. The English inhabitants, who fhall fettle there for the cutting of logwood, fhall be permitted to enjoy a free fithery, for their fubfiftence, on the coafts of the district above agreed on, or of the iflands fituated oppofite thereto, without being in any wife difturbed on that account; provided they do not establish themfelves, in any manner, on the faid iflands.

VII. His Catholic majefty fhall reftore to Great Britain the islands of Providence, and the Bahamas, without exception, in the fame condition they were in when they were conquered by the arms of the King of Spain. The fame lipulations inferted in the fifth article of this treaty, fhall take place in favour of the Spanish fubjects, with regard to the islands mentioned in the prefent article.

VIII. All the countries and territories, which may have been, or which may be, conquered in any part of the world whatfoever, by the arms of his Britannic majefty, as well as by thofe of his Catholic majefty, which are not included in the prefent treaty, neither under the head of ceflions, nor under the head of reftitutions, thall be restored

without difficulty, and without requiring any compenfation.

IX. Immediately after the exchange of the ratifications, the two high contracting parties' fhall name commiffaries to treat concerning new arrangemen's of commerce be tween the two nations, on the basis of reciprocity and mutual convenience; which arrangements fhall be fettled and concluded within the space of two years, to be computed from the ft of Jan. 1784.

X. As it is neceffary to appoint a certain period for the reftitutions and evacuations to be made by each of the high contracting parties, it is agreed, that the King of Great Britain fhall caufe Eaft Florida to be evacuated three months after the ratification of the prefent treaty, or fooner, if it can be done. In confequence whereof, the neceffary orders fhall be fent by each of the high contracting parties, with reciprocal passports for the ships which fhall carry them, immediately after the ratification of the prefent treaty.

XI. Their Britannic and Catholic majefties promife to obferve fincerely, and bona fide, all the articles contained and established in the prefent treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their respective subjects: and the faid high contracting parties guaranty to each other, generally and reciprocally, all the ftipulations of the prefent treaty.

XII. The folemn ratifications of the prefent treaty, prepared in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Verfailles, between the high contracting parties, in the fpace of one month, or fooner, if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witness whereof, we, the under-written ambaffadors extraordinary, and minifters plenipotentiary, have figned with our hands, in their names, and by virtue of our refpeftive full powers, the prefent definitive treaty, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto.

Done at Verfailles, Sept. 3, 1783. MANCHESTER. LE COMTE D'ARANDA. (L. S.) (L. S.)

DECLARATION.

THE new flate in which commerce may perhaps be found, in all parts of the world, will demand revifions and explanations of the fubfifting treaties; but an entire abrogation of those treaties, in whatever period it might be, would throw commerce inte fuch confufion as would be of infinite prejudice to it.

In fome of the treaties of this fort there are not only articles which relate merely to commerce, but many others which enfure reciprocally, to the refpective fubjects, privileges, facilities for conducting their affairs, perfonal protections, and other advantages, which are not, and which ought not to be, of a changeable nature, such as the regulations

regulations relating merely to the value of goods and merchandize, variable from circumftances of every kind.

When therefore the fate of the trade between the two nations fhall be treated upon, it is requifite to be understood, that the alte rations which may be made in the subfisting treaties are to extend only to arrangements merely commercial; and that the privileges and advantages, mutual and particular, be not only preferved on each fide, but even augmented, if it can be done.

In this view, his majefty has confented to the appointment of commiffaries, on each de, who fhall treat folely upon this object. Done at Verfailles, the 3d Sept. 1783. (L. S.)

MANCHESTER.

COUNTER-DECLARATION, THE Catholic King, in propofing new arrangements of commerce, has had no other defign than to remedy, by the rules of reciprocity and mutual convenience, whatever may be defective in preceding treaties of commerce. The king of Great Britain may judge from thence, that the intention of his Catholic majefty is not in any manner to cancel all the ftipulations contained in the above-mentioned treaties: He declares, on the contrary, from henceforth, that he is difpofed to maintain all the privileges, facilities and advantages expreffed in the old Treaties, as far as they fhall be reciprocal, or compenfated by equivalent advantages. It is to attain this end, defired on each fide, that commiffaries are to be named to treat pon the ftate of trade between the two nations, and that a confiderable fpace of time is to be allowed for completing their work. His Catholic majefly hopes that this object will be purfued with the fame good faith, and with the fame fpirit of conciliation, which have prefided over the difcuffion of all the other points included in the definitive treaty; and his faid Majefty is equally confident, that the refpective commiffaries will employ the utmoft diligence for the completion of this important work.

Done at Verfailles the 3d of Sept. 1783. (L. S.) LE COMTE D'ARANDA. [The Declarations of the Minifters of their Imperial Majefties are the fame as in the French Treaty.]

The DEFINITIVE TREATY between GREAT BRITAIN and the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, figned at Paris, the 3d day of Sept. 1783.

In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity,

It

T having pleafed the Divine Providence to difpofe the hearts of the most ferene and most potent George the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunfwick and Lunenburgh, Arch-Treafurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman ☛mpire, &c. and of the United States of

America, to forget all paft mifanderftand ings and differences that have unhappily in terrupted the good correfpondence and friendfhip which they mutually wish to reftore, and to establish fuch a beneficial and fatiffactory intercourfe between the two coun tries, upon the ground of reciprocal advantages and mutual convenience, as may pro mote and fecure to both perpetual peace and harmony; and having for this defirable end already laid the foundation of peace and reconciliation, by the provifional articles figned at Paris on the 30th of November, 1782, by the commiffioners empowered on each part, which articles were agreed to be inferted in, and to conffitute the treaty of peace propofed to be concluded between the Crown of Great Britain and the faid United States, but which treaty was not to be concluded until terms of peace thould be agreed upon between Great Britain and France, and his Britannic majefty fhould be ready to conclude fuch treaty accordingly; and the treaty between Great Britain and France having fince been concluded, his Britannic majefty and the United States of America, in order to carry into full effect the provifional articles above-mentioned, according to the tenor thereof, have conftituted and appointed, that is to say, his Britannic majefty on his part, David Hartley, efq; member of the Parliament of Great Britain, and the faid United States on their part, John Adams, efq; late a commiffioner of the United States of America at the Court of Verfailles, late delegate in Congrefs from the State of Maffachusetts, and chief juftice of the faid State, and minifter plenipotentiary of the faid United States to their High Mightineffes the States General of the United Netherlands; Benjamin Franklin, efq; late delegate in Congrefs from the State of Pennsylvania, prefident of the convention of the faid State, and minifter plenipotentiary from the United States of America at the Court of Verfailles; and John Jay, cfq; late prefident of Congrefs, and chief justice of the State of New York, and minifter plenipotentiary from the said United States at the court of Madrid, to be the plenipo tentiaries for the concluding and figning the prefent definitive treaty, who, after having reciprocally communicated their respective full powers, have agreed upon and confirmed the following articles:

[These articles are verbatim the fame with thefe inferted p. 169 in a former Mag. till the following:

Art. X. The folemn ratifications of the prefent treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged between the contracting parties in the fpace of fix months, or founer, if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the prefent treaty. In witnefs whereof, we, the underfigned, their minifters plenipotentiary, have in their name, and in virtue of our full pow

FOREIGN

HE advices from Conftantinople and Pecontradictory, that we cannot fo much as hazard a conjecture concerning them.

Vienna, 08. 21. The Emperor hath ordered a new arrangement in law proceedings, which will be more favourable to the people, and prevent the abuses which the avidity of lawyers often occafions. The latter are for the future to be allowed an annual penfion out of the Royal and Imperial Chamber; and the parties will not be obliged to pay more than a certain fum, fettled by the faid Chamber, for their lawyer's trouble, and for ftamped paper. Madrid, O. 22. On the 19th a fcandalous fracas happened here. As Compte Gerfdorff, minister from Saxony, was entering the Spamith playhouse, he was fuddenly fet upon by the Secretary to a foreign Ambaffador at this Court, who, fword in hand, violently attacked the Compte; the latter, though unarmed, was fo lucky as to escape with a very flight wound, when he was refcued by the guard. No cause whatever is affigned for fo fhameful an attack, but the impetuous temper of the Secretary, who, upon the mere report of a fervant charging the Compte with having spoken of him in terms rather difrespectful, attacked him unprepared in this manner.

Berlin, 08. 14. A Pruffian nobleman having lately prefented a petition to his Sovereign, for the purpose of obtaining a commiffion in the army for his fon, received from his Majefly the following anfwer:

"Moft illuftrious, dear, and faithfull "I have seen your petition concerning your fon. It is proper to inform you, that fome time fince I have given orders to admit no perfons of rank in my armies, as thofe Gentlemen, after a campaign or two, thinking themselves exceedingly clever, generally retire, fettling on their own eftates, where they enjoy the reputation of having been in the fervice. If your fon chufes to be a ful

and whatever he treats of with you in our name fhall be approved by us.

"To the High Mightineffes of the Flemin (Low Countries) the States of the United Provinces.

"Behold we fend you our Ambaffador, Taleb Omar Job; procure him all the neceffaries which we have written about, and which your Conful, Blaint, has informed us were to be had in your country, and fend the fame by your hips. You will receive by him a lift, or note. fealed with our feal; fulfil every thing therein mentioned, and to our faid fervant give credit and confidence in whatever he will fay to you, for he has our command thereon. The order for writing this letter was given, and the fame was written, the 10th of the month Gaimada, the 2d in the year 1 197."

ADVICE S.

dier, I affure you that his title will avail him

vours to acquire the knowledge requifite in his profeffion.

P. S. In the King's own band. As our young nobility in general never learn any thing, they are of course exceedingly ignorant. In England one of the King's fons, wifhing to inftruct himself, has not fcrupled to fet out in the navy as a common failor. If any one of our men of fashion fhould by chance diftinguish himself, and prove ufeful to his country, he will have no occafion of pluming himself on his quality. Titles and birth are nothing elfe than vanity and folly. Trus merit is perfonal. FREDERICK."

The King of Pruffia has caufed a refcript to be read in ail the churches throughout his dominions, declaring it to be his Majesty's pleasure that no kneeling (an honour due to the Divinity) fhall in future be practifed by any of his fubjects in honour of his perfon on any occafion whatever.

They write from Dantzick, that the Magiftrate of that city appears more difpofed than ever to liften to the propofitions of accommodation made by the Court of Berlin; fo that there is reafon to believe that he difpute will not be attended with any further bad confequences.

Middleburgh, in Zealand, Nov. 5. A let. ter has this day been received from the Penfionaire of Sluys, giving an account that an armed force had feized two of the Dutch forts near Bruges, turned out the officers and men who garrifoned them, and taken poffeffion of them in the name of the Emperor of Germany. The fuppofed caufe is the regaining the free navigation of the Scheld up to Antwerp. The letter obferves, no interruption will be given to paffengers.

Hague, Nov. 6. The irruption of the Imperial forces into Flanders difcovers, we fee too plainly, a design of the Emperor to dif

pute

pute the navigation of the Scheld, which was many years fince blocked up to flop the paffage of vefiels of burthen to Antwerp. Dif patches are fent to the Dutch Minifters at Vienna, Paris, &c. with inftructions to notify this occurrence, and for their behaviour there

on.

The States-General are now fitting, fo that there is a great probability this extraordinary behaviour of the Imperial Court will be im mediately the object of enquiry, and notice of it fent to all the affemblies of the Seven United Provinces.- An order has fince been given to reinforce all the garrifons in Auftrian Flanders.

Mugich, 08. 24. The King of Sweden arrived here, under the title of Count de Haga, and went to the play, where he met with the Elector, and the first compliments paffed.

The next day, after v fiting the caftle of Nymphenbourg, &c. his Majefty went again to the play, and fopped with the Elector, the Electrefs, and the Duchefs of Bavaria,

This morning his Majefty fet out for InIpruck, where he propofed to fleep, and from thence he will continue his route to-morrow for Pifa.

ADVICES FROM THE EAST INDIES.

Eaft India Houfe. Nov. 24. 1783. The Committee of Proprietors now fiting at this Houfe, being defirous to obviate the evil confequences which may refult from a falfe statement of the intelligence received on Friday last from Bombay and Anjengo, have abftracted from the public letters all the material parts of the faid letters,

Sir Edward Hughes arrived at Madras on the 13th of April, without falling in with any part of the French fleet.

Sir. Eyre Coote arrived at Madras on the 24th of April, bringing with him ten lacks of rupees; and died on the 26th.

General Stuart, at the head of the British army, marched to Cuddalore, after Tippoo Saib had evacuated the Carnatic. On the 13th of June the General attacked the French lines, and carried the redoubts with a very heavy lofs on our part, computed at 616 Europeans, and 356 Sepoys, killed, wounded, and miffing. On the 2 h of June the enemy made a fally from the fort, and advanced clofe to our works, commencing and fupporting the affault with great fpirit and intrepidity, but they were repulfed with the lefs of about 200 Europeans, and their Colonel D'Aquitaine taken prisoner. It is imagined the garrifon must have fhortly fubmitted, when an account of the peace arrived, and ceflation of hoftilities immediately took place.

On or about the 20th of June there was an engagement between the two fleets, but not decifive.

Colonel Lang had made an irruption into the Coimbatoor country, fubduing Catoor ard Dindegul, when he was recalled to join the

grand army before Cuddalore, and Colonel Fullarton invefted with the command, whơ with great spirit and activity had pushed on to Darampore (120 miles from Seringapatam, Tippoo's capital), which fell to him the firft of June. He then received an order to move back to Cuddalore, and was, on the news of the pacification, on his return to the Coim. batoor country, ftrongly reinforced, by the latest accounts from him.

300 Europeans, with powder and provifions, were fent from Madras to Mangalore, in his Majefty's fhips Briftol and Ifis, with the intention of enabling Colonel Campbell to take the field, if expedient.

Tippoo Saib, after he quitted the Carnatic, advanced to Bednore: and by the accounts" brought to Tellecherry and Anjengo, General Matthews, with his force, confifting of feveral detachments from three of the King's regiments and the Company's troops, making in all 600 Europeans and 1600 fepoys, were fituated in the province of Bednore, and are faid to have furrendered on condition of marching out of the garrifon with all the honours of war, and rething to Mangalore. This capitulation was fhamefully broken by Tippoo Saib.

Mangalore and Onore were in our pafieffion. in the former place there were three thoufand men, a fufficient flock of provifions, and a number of able officers, under the command of Major Campbell; fo that they have the greatest hopes that the ftrength of the garrifon, and the approach of the monfoon, will baffle all the attempts of the enemy, who had been repulfed in three feveral attacks, while we have made fome fuccefsful fallies on the enemy.

The Tellicherry Council write, that, on receiving intelligence of Tippoo Saib advancing towards the Malabar coaft, the neceffary meafures were immediately taken for the fecurity of the place; and on the 16th of July they were under no apprehenfions for the fe curity of the place, but flattered themselves they fhould be able to defend it against any force likely to come against it.

The Mahratta Peace was proclaimed at Bombay on the 8th of April. Cobaels Macleod and Humberton were attacked a few days after they left Bombay, on the 5 h of April, in the Ranger foep of 10 four-pounders, by the M.hratta fleet, and carried into Cheriah, after a very obftinate engagement, in which 5 men belonging to the Ranger were killed, and 25 wounded. Colonel Hum. berfton unfortunately died of his wounds.

Satisfaction for this outrage was demanded from the Pefhws. The gentlemen from Bombay do not tranfmit the Peshwa's anfwer, but fay it was unfatisfactory, and that it concluded with calling upon the Bombay Go vernment to execute the Treaty. They add, that orders were fent for reftoring the Ranger and the officers; and the Bombay gentlemen fay, that both arrived in Bombay the 29th of