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spective provinces, to desire them 
to adopt similar measures in their 
respective provinces, for effectually 
preventing anyasylum being grant- 
ed, in any part of the republic, to 
those who might have committed, 
or have been concerned, in so de- 
testable a crime. 
Extract ofthe present resolutions 
of their High Mightinesses shall be 
communicated by the Greffier Fa- 
gel to Lord Auckland, and a simi- 
lar extract delivered by the agent 
Van Hees to the Count de Stah- 
remberg, in answer to the above 
mentioned verbal note. 
Declaration on the Part of his 
Britannic Majesty to the States 
General. 
THE undersigned Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- 
potentiary of his Britannic Majesty, 
has received the King’s orders to 
inform their High Mightinesses the 
States General of the United Pro- 
vinces, that his Majesty, seeing the 
theatre of war brought so near to 
the frontiers of the Republic by the 
' recent events which have happen- 
ed, and being sensible of the un- 
easiness which may naturally result 
from such a situation, thinks it due 
to the connection which subsists 
between him and the Republic, 
that he should renew to their High 
Mightinesses, on this occasion, the 
assurances of his inviolable friend- 
ship, and of his determination to 
execute, at all times, with the ut- 
most good faith, all the different 
stipulations of the treaty of alliance 
so happily concluded, in 1788, be- 
tween his Majesty and their High 
Mightinesses. 
In making to their High Mighti- 
nesses this declaration, the King is 
very far from supposing the proba- 
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bility of any intention on the part 
of any of the belligerent parties to 
violate the territory of the republic, 
or to interfere in the internal con- 
cerns of its government. The King 
is persuaded thatthe conduct which, 
in concert with his Majesty, their 
High Mightinesses have hitherto 
observed, and the respect to which 
the situation of his Majesty and the 
Republic justly entitles them, are 
sufficient to remove any ground of 
such apprehension. His Majesty 
therefore confidently expects, that 
no events of the war will lead to 
any circumstance from without, 
which may be injurious to the right 
of their High Mightinesses; and he 
strongly recommends to them to 
employ, in concert with his Majes- 
ty, an unremitted attention and 
firmness to repress any attempts 
which may be made to disturb the 
internal tranquillity of the pro- 
vinces. 
His Majesty has directed this 
communication to be made to their 
High Mightinesses, in the full per- 
suasion that nothing can more ef- 
fectually conduce to the interests 
and happiness of both: countries, 
‘than the continuance of that inti- 
mate union which has been esta- 
blished between them for the main- 
tenance of their own rights and se- 
curity, and with a view to contri- 
bute to the general welfare and 
tranquillity of Europe. 
(Signed) AUCKLAND. 
Hague, Nov. 16, 1792. 
Answer. 
THEIR High Mightinesses are 
most strongly impressed by the re- 
newal of the assurances which his 
Britannic Majesty has now been 
pleased to make, of his inviolable 
friendship for this republic, gape 
is 
