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Hjjloyical Chronick. 



in the neighbourhood of Ceuta, 

 contrary to cuftom. 



a. The prohibition to im- 

 port corn from Arbey da. 



3- A" iiifinuation to a Spa- 

 riih merchant to leave Africa, 

 notwithftanding the fervices 

 done by him to the King of 

 Morocco, in preventinc; the 

 Arabs from pillaging one of his 

 feaportSjby furniftiing him with 

 artillery, amn.unition, &c. 



4. Killing his father's Minif- 

 ter with his own hand, on ac- 

 count of his fuppofcd attach- 

 ment to Spain ; nailing his 

 head to ♦he convent of Miflio 



Counter Declaration of- Muky 

 Alcir, Emperor of Mgrroco. 

 I make known to all my vaf- 

 fals in general, that from this 

 d^y, I dfclare war by fea and 

 land againft the Chrifiian Spa- 

 niards as enemies, who arc 

 hurtful to our holy law ; my 

 intention being in the mean 

 time to eet pcflTtffion of the 

 place of Medin:i, which they 

 call Ceiita, which they have 

 ufurped from ray dominions. 

 I order all my faithful fubje^ts 

 to take up arms, and to exert 

 their valorous efforts againfl 

 I onr enemies. I grant to all 



nar es eftabtiflied at Mequmez,| thofe who undertake this en- 

 andoneof hishand-^to the Spa- terprife, every thing they find 

 in the place, except the artille- 

 ry and war-ftores, which I re- 

 ferve for my own fervice. 



I command likewife, and or- 

 der a Ramazan, to the end that 

 our greac Prophet, who is re- 

 vered in his vaft and incompar- 

 able temple of Mecca, may af- 

 ford his protection to all thofe 

 who take up arms againft the 

 Chriftians our enemies. Si,,'n- 

 ed the year of the Egyra 11 70, 

 the third day of the moon of 

 Ramzan, &c. 



MULEY AlCir. '. 



nifh Conful's houfe at Tangier 



5. The purchafing of am- 

 munition, provifions, &c. to 

 carry on a war againft Spain. 



6. Ordering the Spaniih mif 

 fionaries to leave the territories 

 belonging to the King of Mo- 

 rocco. 



In confequence of thefe vio- 

 lations of the law of nations, 

 and in confideration of no o- 

 thef means being left in behalf 

 of my own dignity and that of 

 my crown, but to revenge thefe 

 outrages by force of arms, I 

 have refolved to make this de- 

 claration public ; and I here- 

 by accordingly declare war 

 againft that Monarch, his ftates, 

 and his fubjedts ; and I fhall 

 immediately expedite orders 

 for my fubjects to break off 

 all communication with them 

 whatever, and alfo to attack 

 them both by land and by fea. 



The Com.te de Lafoy, Com- 

 mandant of Catalonia, lignified 

 to the Conful of France relid- 

 ing at Barcelona, that he muft 

 immediately quit Spain. A de- 

 tachment of grenadiers' con- 

 du(fted fim to the French fron- 

 tiers. This French patriot was 

 accufcd of having fpoken too 

 freely of \.tt Spaniih govern- 

 Signed by the King's own mtnt ; and at the fame time 

 hand, at the. Palace, this j too advantageoufly of the 

 j<)th day of Auguft 1791. j French revolution. 



