}4^ ANN U-A-^Lj: ^BlG t S T E R, 1 7G4, 



he.canvotanijjonger wiih justice cuul 

 di^my- cqHtinuc the tvar,: ., that;llifi 

 ej£)rts,of. jPortugal and -Spairt hav^ 

 b.tcn compktely iiipftl'CtuaL . .• • 

 .., That \vitji -respect to thp; powers 

 who were, principals in-the pres«nt. 

 w^r, .(viz,. ).he .states g^nerali,. the 

 kin.g of" Prussia and the troptrc»v)- 

 tjie^tates general haviii^' rg iusc^d to 

 corttractfpr thepaym-gm of tlieir 

 iprtion of the subsidies, to be paid 

 tp the Hiiig of (Prussia, .beyond the 

 term of the pj-escnt ycgr, have.therp- 

 bf re£e};ved,to ihenjselves arig^tt to- 

 withdraw. .fnorn U^' feujiport of .:the 

 var at that period, and/.to ,thr,trw. 

 thewhole bvirtljen of it upon jQrcat 

 .^litain ; that, the- kijog of Prussia 

 l^eing_^vind,, by the (sonveiitinn.trf 

 •^ftly. 176?. f'^^ct in th.nwtlspevf 

 /^ct cauefrJ.,M)i^;^ifilh the wostmi- 

 tnate con/ulenc^, u.-ith liis .vutjcsiiii. 

 vpq^i jLil ih^.;ql^i:i:ls- relative Jo tJxc. 

 pi'esent «^ar|,;aflcl;h(.viBg'thef> .pi«r-: 

 naistd tocogtii^up Itfcmi^Joy iiis for-. 

 r4j8, , asrfar .as .eircuiiistaaces would- 

 Permit, ifl,canyii)§-en be war, 3nd 

 his majesty haviisg since being pbH- 

 ged,by the treaty of iW. \g\h. oiH- 

 pril, 17S4, tc> grant to tJiekiugof-. 

 Prus^ifi an enormous .subsidy; .in- 

 order jtp engage him to continue to 

 cpr.ope;vatein the prosccutien of tlift* 

 V:i»r< it .follows, that the king of 

 Pras^ais- no longer aprincipiirpar- 

 ty„^Q{ even an auxiliary in the said" 

 w#ii; bi]t: that hL' barelrJends out 

 J).** troops to tbis country in return 

 foj- a Hiostprcjt^tablqkcuniary com- 

 gen^itipnv at-oiiceipentc ^ atidlliat 

 0>:'eat Britain' .is,; in fact, ■ 4o«lerf 

 V-khjhifi proper shaw of the burth.fn 

 of . a war, wkicli is said lobe the 

 t^ommon cause 'of tvevyciviiiied 

 st^t^ J .:and' iinaHy, ■ that if vl ^^ere^ 

 expedient or necessaiy to pUr<;t;ase 

 |he- lii^g _of..Prussia's-xx).iopcr.'triGU 

 IJa sucii terms, the- emperor, wIkjsc 



intereBt,s aij^e more directly 'at stake, 

 was t>iU- as much bound, in reason 

 aiid juirlice, ..ashis -majesty, or the 

 sta{^6,generi)l,' wou^ bj.tq jjontri-} 

 bute eqivahy- >to^hat expeniGe-; :•. •and,; 

 that if, at ai>y- future- period of ijiA 

 ■wfar, the e.mj>eror's financf s shPV')4.': 

 b<^so,ftxh^ust«:d,^ to paake U-.iojps*&T-; 

 sible for hiiuto mai^itain iLen-his- 

 p^rt, a^hJB owi)_€ha..g(% liis inspeir 

 ria) majesty wj;-l,be ipvitedi and ti;- 

 cour;!^«'jALi^f't j.usti*i,td, „t)y:,~t;he. 

 exariip:<>aixl- 'ticGees.of t]>e.king.of 

 Eiussia, to -cAJ .y^n thk cquxitry,3 

 tp-,^iefrxiy ^hc; ^vMl<?,.ei^pell(Ke oji- 

 ■vyhHlp^ver army-^ierpiay ceuliniue tq- 

 cniploy against .(he French;; nop 

 does it appe^vr, by what di'^tinction, 

 iu policy or in ajgunient, the temi^ 

 graijtrd to- thfiU; i-ng-of Prussia ,caq. ■ 

 be.iWrwsed (<^ thft ^mpeixjr, whose 

 e^bi't ^and e>;peiices.i ii th e courf eof 

 the -war- ,has;e jrjiiyittjy exceededi 

 tljpse of Pyussiijj orhow this_ coun- 

 try <:ftn, in grudi^ce or witlisafelyj 

 dediu,e a compj wKce with such dc; 

 ma^ds, if itbe,trpe,ai>basixen dcr 

 clAi:e<i, ,thpt, the dtfitructipn-of , the 

 pre^ent.Fi;ench,gavei;mi"ient4s:<'«?«- 

 tial- Ip -th^ i'e-iurUy .()]'=, every ■' t-hpig 

 uuiicli^ is jiiosi (leaiimjil ^qlufihU l<^ 

 zu-as a.nqtilo?h:- : -:■•■.:■'>- -■^■< >'■. ■ 

 . Xhat? '." Gfcn^eqvenct? of t.iie„ey<'D.i 

 of t^e. war oo-.-^be ^iHigerit -aii/ci. 

 e]si'e\vhfir<>„;flll vk\^%»f.;f -aggrauciise-j 

 rjj^nt atKiamhition, on t-lip'p^Pt-of' 

 lli,auce, 6U]>iio,S;iBg the French t^'^Hi 

 t^-r-iifii) ,,!,u( li -.xiey.s*-ar,e evkk.utiy-. 

 unaitainr.ble.j- ,aml •gHist.-be-. reirn- 

 r,ui.shed byFrrnqs,! and.^thpretyrt; 

 the object (ii' the war,- ^s it .y as. 

 origipally. p'rofessp.dojieur-part/ viz. 

 the xcs.lqr«ttk)n .of rpev3<>%on tei'msoi- 

 pern:anent security, is now. aitaios' 

 a.h^jeand-may be.,6ec-uredi; provided 

 th^'t, (juone lidpj th&vl.;'r^Hcii sb.fiU 

 be convent jvilk. tb« posscwjoj? flo.d. 

 safety of their own countr)', and 



that 



