_ take fuch meafures as fhall feem 
_ mot fuitable, in the prefent circum- 
ftances, to fatisfy my matter, in an 
obje& fo interefting and important 
to the prefervation of his legal 
rights, and. the honour of his na- 
_ tion. 
T have the honour to be, &c. 
Ex Conve pe Fernan Nunez. 
Decree of the National Affmbly of 
France, on the Family Compa&. 
HE national affembly deli- 
berating on the formal pro- 
_  poiition of the king, contained in 
the letter of the minifter, dated the 
iit of Augutt, 
bin Decree, That the king be fuppli- 
_ cated to make known to his Catho- 
lic majefty, that the French nation, 
_ in taking a'l proper meafures to 
_ maintain peace, will obferve the 
_ defenfive and commercial engage- 
- ments which the French govern- 
ment have previoufly contraéted 
with Spain. 
They further decree, that his ma- 
jefty thall be requefted immediately 
‘to charge his ambaffador in Spain to 
negotiate with the minifter of his 
Catholic majefty to the effect of per- 
petuating and renewing, by a na- 
) tional treaty,the ties fo ufeful to the 
> two nations, and to fix with pre- 
) cifionand clearnefs every ftipulation 
' which fhall be ftriétly conformable 
\ tothe views of general peace, and 
| to the principles of juitice, which 
» will be for ever the policy of the 
|}. French. 
.° The national aflembly farther 
| taking into confideration the arma- 
) ments of the different nations of 
 Europe—their progreffive increafe, 
andthe fafety of the French colo- 
ke nies and commerce, decree, that the 
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king thall be prayed to give orders, 
that the French marine force in com- 
miffion fhall be increafed to forty- 
five fhips of the line, with a propor- 
tionate number of frigates, and other 
” velfels. \ 
Convention between his Britannic Ma- 
Jefty and the king of Spain; figned 
at the Efcurial, the 28th of Ofober, 
1790. 
HEIR Britannic and Catho- 
lic majelties being defirous 
of terminating, by a {peedy and {o- 
lid agreement, the differences which 
have lately arifen between the two 
crowns, have adjudged that the beit 
way of attaining this falutary objet 
would be that of an amicabie ar- 
rangement, which, fetting afide all 
retrofpective difcuflion of the rights 
and pretenfions of the two parties, 
fhould fix their refpe@ive fituation 
for the future on a bafis conform- 
able to their true interefts, as well 
as to the mutual defrre with which | 
their faid majefties are animated, of 
eftablifhing with each other, in every 
thing ane tn all places, the molt 
perfect friendfhip, harmony, - and 
good correfpondence. In this view, 
they have named and conftituted 
for their plenipotentiaries ; to wit, 
on the part of his Britannic majeity, 
Alleyne Fitzherbert, efg. one of his 
{aid majefty’s privy council in Great 
Britain and Ireland, and his ambaf 
fador extraordinary and plenipo- 
tentiary to his Catholic majeity; 
and, on the part of his Catho- 
lic majelty, Don Jofeph Moni- 
ng, count of Florida Blanca, knight 
grand crofs of the royal Spanith 
order of Charles III. councellor of 
ftate to his faid majefly, and his 
principal fecretary of flate, and of 
tie 
