236 ANNUAL REGISTER, 197, 
that the interpofition fuggefted by 
your Majefty, of all the Ele@ors of 
the Empire, with his Pruffian Ma- 
jefty, ts, in the exifting cireum- 
ftances, highly expedient; as, from 
the entire confidence repofed in the 
fentiments and opinion of his Pruft 
fian Majefty, the Electors are induc- 
ed to hope that he will not inter- 
rupt the courfe of juitice, but that 
he will exprefs his decided prefe- 
rence that the lawful poffeffors 
thould be protected in the enjoy- 
ment of their rights. I am con- 
‘cious, therefore, that I comply 
with the withes of your Imperial 
Majefty, by fending to his Prufiian 
Majetty the letter, a copy of which 
¥ do not fcruple to annex to the 
prefent. Nothing fhall ever be 
more agreeable to me than to feize 
every opportunity of proving to 
your Imperial Majefty, on every 
occafion, how unfeignedly I confide 
in him, and thus to convince him 
of the high efteem with which I al- 
ways am 
Your Imperial Majefty’s, &c. 
(Signed) Georce R. 
St. James’s, Feb. V7, 1797. 
Letter from the King of Great Britain, 
Se. to the King of Pruffia. 
6 Bes perfect confidence I re- 
pofe in the patriotic fenti- 
ments of your Majefty, as well as 
the friendfhip which, I flatter my- 
felf, your Majefty entertains for 
me, induce me without any hefita- 
tion to acquaint you, that his Im- 
perial Majefty has written to me, as 
an Elector of the Empire, a private 
and circumftantial letter refpecting 
the taking poffeffion of the impe- 
‘rial city of Nuremberg, of the de- 
pendencies of Kichftadt, and of the 
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Equeftrian order, which took place . 
laft year on the part of your Ma- 
jefty, on account of your principa- 
ities of Brandenbourg, in Franco- 
nia. His Imperial Majefty has ex- 
preifed a defire that I would commu- 
nicate to him my fentiments on this 
fubjeé, and alfo that I would employ 
my interpofition with your Majefty. 
Whereas his Imperial Majefty, in 
the differences that have arifen on 
this occafion, is only defirous to 
fulfil the duty prefcribed to him by 
the capitulation of the Empire, in 
a manner that muft highly redound 
to his honour, and at the fame time 
to manifeft the high confideration 
which he entertains for your Ma- 
jefty, I accordingly held it my duty, 
in my capacity of Eleétor, and in 
compliance with my obligations, 
not to refufe the requeft of his Im- 
perial Majefty. I am, however, far 
from being difpofed to ereét my- 
felf into a judge of the juftice of 
your Majefty’s pretenfions, or 
even to enter into a difcuffion of 
the principles on which they are 
grounded. I feel it fufficient to 
rely on your Majefty’s wifdom and 
abilities, which fo fully enable your 
Majefty to judge of every thing 
that belongs to the fyftem and con- 
ftitution of the Germanic Empire, 
in the prefervation of which your 
Majefty has principally taken on 
you to be vigilant; and for this I 
depend on the noble and generous 
fentiments by which your Majefty, 
of your own accord, feemed to 
have regulated your condué¢t in the 
inftructions publifhed the 17th of 
“March, 1792, with regard to the 
regencies of Anfpach and Baircuth, 
efpecially refpeéting the preten- 
fions and difference which might 
arife in thofe principalities. Thefe 
fentiments and this conduct of your 
Majetiy, 
