286] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1790. 
on trade, and in conformity to his 
previous inftructions, requiring him 
to fhew all poffible regard to the 
-Britith nation. a 
‘No fatisfaction is made, ‘or offer- 
ed, and a dire@ claim is aflerted 
by the court of Spain to the ex- 
clufive rights of fovereignty, navi- 
gation, and commerce, in the terri- 
tories, coafts, and feas, in that part 
of the world. 
His majefty has now direfied his 
minifter at Madrid to make a frefh | 
reprefentation on this. fubject, and to 
claim fuch full and adequate fatil 
faction as the nature of the cafe 
evidently requires. And, under 
thefe circumitances, his majefty, 
having alfo received information 
that confiderable armaments are 
carrying on in the ports of Spain, 
has judged it indifpenfably necef- 
Mary to give orders for making fuch 
preparations as may put it in his 
majefty’s power to act with vigour 
and effe@ in fupport of the honour 
of his crown, and the interefts of 
his people. And his majeity recom- 
‘mends it to his faithful commons, 
on whofe zeal and public fpirit he 
has the moft perfec reliance, to 
enable him to take fuch meafures, 
and to make fuch augmentation of 
his forces, as may be eventually 
neceflary for this purpofe. ; 
It is his majeity’s earneft with, 
that the juftice of his majefty’s de- 
mands may enfure, from the wifdom 
and equity of his Catholic majefly, 
the fatisfaétion which is fo unquef- 
tionably due; and that this affair 
may be terminated in fuch a man- 
nér as-to prevent any grounds of 
mifunderftanding in future, and to 
continue and confirm that harmony 
and friendfhip which has fo hap- 
pily fablifted between the two 
‘courts, and which ‘his majefty will 
always endeavour to maintain and 
improve, by all fach miearis as’ are 
contiilent with ‘the dignity of his 
majelly”s crown, and the. effential 
interelts of his fubjeéts. © © 
GR. 
The humble Addrefs of the right ho- 
nourable the Lords Spiritual’ and 
Temporal, in Rarliament ajjembled, 
May 26th, in confequence of the 
Soregoing Mefjage. 
Moft gracious Sovereign, — 
E, your majefty’s moft dus 
W tiful and loyal fubjeéts, the 
lords fpiritual and temporal, in 
parliament affembled, beg leave to 
retutn your majefty ‘our ‘humble 
thanks for your gracious meflage, 
~acquainting this houfe of thofe cir- 
cumftances relative to the capture 
of Britifh veffels on the north- 
weftern coaft of America, and to 
the conduct of the court of Spain 
on this occafion, which have in- 
duced your majefty to give orders 
for making fuch preparations ‘as~ 
may ‘put it in your majeity’s power 
to act with vigour and effect in fup= 
port of the honour of your majefty’s 
crown, and of the interefts of his: 
people; and to aflure your majefty, 
that we fhall readily proceed to 
enable your majefty to take fuch 
meafvres, and to make fuch aug- 
mentation of your majefty’s forces, 
as may eventually be neceflary on 
this occafion. 
We truft that the juftice of your 
majefty’s demands will enfure, from 
the wifdom and equity of his: Catho- 
lic majefty, the fatisfa€tion which 
is fo unqueftionably” due to your 
majefty ; and we fhall’ fincerely re- 
“ “= joice 
