THE COTS MAGAZINE. NOVEMBE со N T EN T S. PRELIMINARY ARTICLES OF PEACE,|| r from the Co COA-TREE 575.. Proceedings in the feffion of PARLIAMENT NEW BOOKS, with remarks and extracts." Notification to the Lord Mayor of London of the figning of the preliminaries 615. and of the ratification 616. Orders iffued on that occafion 615, 16. The French ambal fador's fpeech to the King on delivering his credentials 615. The proclamation for a ceffition of arms 616. The King's Ipeech at the meeting of the parliament 617. The Lords address 618. The Commons addrefs 619. A defcription of the King's new statecoach 621. A falfehood detected ib. Maritime occurrences 622. LISTS, &c. 623, 4. Anecdotes relating to the late refignations 624. ووور ELIMINARY ARTICLES of PEACE, between his Britannic Majefty, the Moft Chriftian King, and the Catholic King, which were figned it Fountainebleau, the 3d of November 1762. Γ' n the Name of the Moft Holy Trinity, HE King of Great Britain, and the Moft Chriftian King, animated with a reciprocal defire to re-establish union and good derstanding between them, as well for good of mankind in general, as for it of their respective kingdoms, ftates, d fubjects, having reflected, foon after e rupture between G. Britain and Spain, the ftate of the negotiation of laft ar, (which unhappily had not the defieffect), as well as on the points in fpute between the crowns of G. Britain d Spain: their Britannic and Moft Chri VOL. XXIV. ftian Majefties began a correfpondence to endeavour to find means to adjust the differences fubfifting between their faid Majefties. At the fame time, the Most Chri ftian King having communicated to the King of Spain thefe happy difpofitions, his Catholic Majefty was animated with the fame zeal for the good of mankind, and that of his fubjects, and refolved to. extend and multiply the fruits of peace, by his concurrence in fuch laudable intentions. Their Britannic, Moft Chriftion, and Catholic Majefties, having, in confequence, maturely confidered all the above. points, as well as the different events 4 F which which have happened during the courfe of the prefent negotiation, have, by mu tugl confent, agreed on the following ars tydes, which hall ferve as a bafis to the future treaty of peace. For which pure pole, his Britannic Majefty has named and authorited, John Duke and Earl of Bedford, Marquis of Tavistock, &e. Minifter of State to the King of Great Britain, Lieutenant-General of his Forces, Keep er of his Privy Seal, Knight of the Moft Noble order of the Garter, and his Bri. tannic Majefty's Minifter-Plenipotentiary to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; his Moft Chriftian Majefty, Celar Gabriel de Choifeul, Duke of Praflin, Peer of France, Knight of the Moft Chriftian King's orders, Lieutenant General of his Forces, Counsellor in all his councils, and Minifter and Secretary of State of his Commands and Finances; and his Catholic Majefty has likewife nained and authorifed Don Jerome Grimaldi, Marquis de Grimaldi, Knight of the Moit Chriftian King's orders, Gentleman of the Bedchamber to his Catholic Majefty in employment, and his Ambafador-Extraor dinary to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; who, after having duly communicated to each other their full powers in good form, have agreed on the following articles. Article I. As foon as the preliminaries fhall be figned and ratified, fincere friend hip fhall be re established between his Britannic Majesty and his Moft Chriftian Majefty, and between his faid Britannic Majefly and his Catholic Majetly, their kingdoms, states, and fubjects, by fea, and by land, in all parts of the world. Orders fhall be fent to the armies and fquadrons, as well as to the fubjects, of the three powers, to ftop all hoftilities, and to live in the most perfect union, for getting what is part of which their fovereigns give them the order and example and, for the execution of this article fea pales fhall be given, on each fide, for the hips which fhall be dif. ratched to carry the news of it to the refpective pofiellions of the three powers. 1. His Moft Chriftian Majefty renounces all pretenfions which he has heretofore formed, or might have formed, to No. va Scotia, or Acadia, in all its parts, and quaranties the whole of it, with all its dependencies, to the King of G. Britain: moreover his Moft Chriflan Majefty cedes, and guaranties, to his faid Britannic Ma jefyr in full right, Caneday with allity dependencies, as well as the inland Cape Breton, and all the other inlandse the gulf and river of St Laurence, witty, out restriction, and without any libera to depart from this ceffion and guarante under any pretence, or to trouble G. tain in the poffeffions above mention His Britannic Majesty, on his fide, s to grant to the inhabitants of Canada liberty of the Catholic religion: he m in confequence, give the most exafta the most effectual orders, that his new man Catholic fubjects may profes worship of their religion, according the rites of the Roman church, as fr the laws of G. Britain permit. His tannic Majefty further agrees, that t French inhabitants, or others who w have been fubjects of the Moft Chri King in Canada, may retire, in all fa and freedom, where ever they plesk and may fell their eftates, provided to his Britannic Majefty's fubjects, transport their effects, as well as perfons, without being reftrained in th emigration, under any pretence wh ever, except debts, or criminal profe tions; the term limited for this ene tion being fixed to the fpace of eighte months, to be computed from the dar the ratification of the definitive treaty III. The fubjects of France fhall bat the liberty of fishing, and drying, part of the coats of the island of Ne foundland, fuch as it is specified in 15th article of the treaty of Utrecht the adjacent islands, ihall, from this time 1 9571 hich article shall be confirmed and reV the town and port of Dankitk hal ewed by the approaching definitive treat be put into theroftate fixed by the laft treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle 525 antā by former treaties: the cunette what res main as it now is, provided that the End lifh engineers, named by his Britannic Ma jefty, and received at Dunkirk by order of his Moft Chriftian Majesty, verify, that this cunette is only of ule for the wholesomeness of the air, and the health of the inhabitants. , except what regards the blandof Cape reton, as well as the other islands in the outh and in the gulf of St Laurence; d his Britannic Majefty confents to ave to the Most Christian King's fubjects e liberty to fish in the gulf of St Lut nce, son condition that the fubjects of ance do not sexercise the faid hfhery, t at the distance of three leagues from the coasts belonging to G. Britain, as I thofe of the continent, as thofe of idlands fituated in the faid gulf of St urence. And as to what relates to the ery out of the said gulf, his Moft riftian Majefty's fubjects fhall not exerthe fishery, but at the diftance of een leagues from the coasts of the ind of Cape Breton. IV. The King of G. Britain cedes the nds of St Peter and of Miquelon †, in right, to his Most Christian Majefty, ferve as a fhelter for the French ermen and his faid Majefty oblishimself, on his royal word, not fortify the faid iflands; to erect buildings there, but merely for the weniency of the fishery; and to keep ere only a guard of fifty men for the ice. 7 is that, of the said ifland of Newfoundland, ich stretches from the place called Cape Bona 4, to the northern part of the faid ifland; from thence running down by the western reaches as far as the point called Point the. But the island called Cape Breton, as alfo others, both in the mouth of the river St urence, and in the gulf of the fame name, hereafter belong in right to the French, the Moft Chrifiian King (hall have all man of liberty to fortify any place or places re.. Utrecht treaty, art. 13.j These two ifles, which, together with anper leffer one, at no great diftance, go all unthe name of the isles of St Peter, lie to the th of Newfoundland. Of the three, Mique is of (as it is called in the English maps and aks of geography) Meguelon, is by much the geft, being, according to computation, about ice leagues in length. The foil of this island more even, as well as the face of the country ore level, than that of the other two; the of St Peter being full of very fleep moun. ns, covered with mofs, under which some say. found a very beautiful kind of porphyry. heys all of them contain fome arable land, hich induced the French to make settlements ste a few years ago. on their rendering themwes mafiets of thefe iflands; by means of their Tablishment (at Fort St Louisdyed VI. In order to re-establish peace on the moft folid and lasting foundations, and to remove for ever every fubject of difpute, with regard to the limits of the British and French territories on the continent of America, it is agreed, that, for the future, the confines between the dominions of his Britannic Majefty, and thofe of his Moft Ch iftian Majefty, in that part of the world, fhall be irrevoca➡ bly fixed by a line drawn along the middle of the river Milifippi, from its fource, as far as the river İberville, and from thence by a line drawn along the middle of this river, and of the lakes Mau repas and Pontchartrain, to the fea; and to this purpose, the Most Christian King cedes in full right, and guaranties to his Britannic Majefty, the river and port of Mobile, and every thing that he poffeft left fide of the river Mililippi, except the fes, or ought to have poffeffed, on the town of New Orleans, and the island on which it is fituated, which thall remain to France: provided that the navigation of the river Miffifippi fhall be equally free, as well to the fubjects of G. Britain, as to thole of France, in its whole breadth and length, from its fource to the lea, and that part exprefsly which is between the faid island of New Orleans, and the right bank of that river, as well as the paffage both in and out of its mouth. It is further ftipulated, that the veliels belonging to the subjects of either nation," fhall not be stopped, vifited, or fubject. ed to the payment of any duty whatsoe ver. The ftipulations in favour of the inhabitants of Canada, inferted in the 20 article, fhall alfo take place with regard to the inhabitants of the countries ceded by this article. VII. The King of G. Britain hall rẻ-“ ftore to France the islands of Guadalupe, of Marigalante, of Defirade, of Mar tinico, and of Belleifle; and the for treffes of these islands thall be refto." red in the fame condition they were in when they were conquered by the Bri Fa tish till arms as provided that the term of taking of the faid iftand, and of the faid eighteen months, to be computed from fort. siamsin end to a ន OmXII France fball restore all the coun the day of the ratification of the definitive treaty, fhall be granted to his Britan-tries belonging to the Electorate of Hanic Majesty's fubjects who may have fet- nover, to the Landgrave of Heffe, to the tled in the faid iflands, and other places Duke of Brunswick, and to the Counts of reftored to France by the definitive trea- La Lippe Buckeburg, which are, or fhall ty, fo fell their eftates, recover their be occupied by the arms of his Moft Chridebts, and to tranfport their effects, as ftian Majefty the fortreffes of thefe difwell as their perfons, without being re- ferent countries fhall be restored in the frained, on account of their religion, or fame condition they were in when they under any other pretence whatfoever, were conquered by the French arms; and except that of debts, or of criminal pro the pieces of artillery which ofhall have fecutions. been carried elsewhere, hall bel replaced by the fame number, of the fame bore, weight, and metal. As to what regards hoftages exacted or given during the war, to this day, they shall be fent back without ranfom 越 VIII, The Moft Chriftian King cedes and guaranties to his Britannic Majefty, in full right, the islands of Grenada, and the Grenadines, with the fame ftipulations in favour of the inhabitants of this colony, as are inferted in the 2d article for those of Canada and the partition of the flands called Neutral, is agreed and fixed, fo that thofe of St Vincent, Dominico, and Tobago, fhall remain in full right to England, and that of St Lucia fhall be delivered to France, to enjoy the fame in like manner in full right: the two crowns reciprocally guarantying to each other the partition fo ftipulated. IX. His Britannic Majefty fhall reftore to France the island of Gorée, in the condition it was in when conquered: and his Moft Chriftian Majefty cedes in full right, and guaranties to the King of G. Britain, Senegal. XIII. After the ratification of the preliminaries, France fhall evacuate, as foon as it can be done, the fortreffes of Cleves, Wezel, and Guelders, and sin general all the countries belonging to the King of Pruflia; and, at the fame time, the Britill and French armies fhall evacuate all the countries which they occupy, or may then occupy, in Weftphalia, Lower Saxony, on the Lower Rhine, the Upper Rhine, and in all the Empire; and each fall retire into the dominions of their refpective fovereigns; and their Britannic and Moft Chriftian Majefties farthemengage and promife, not to furnifh any fuccour, of any kind, to their respective allies, who fhall continue engaged in the prefent war in Germany. XIV. The towns of Ofend and Nieuport fhall be evacuated by his Moft Chriftian Majesty's troops, immediately after the fignature of the prefent preliminaries. X. In the East Indies, G. Britain fhall reftore to France the feveral comptoirs which that crown had on the coast of Coromandel, as well as on that of Malabar, and alfo in Bengal, at the commencement of boftilities between the two companies in the year 1749, in the condition in XV. The decifion of the prizes made which they now are, on condition that on the Spaniards by the fubjects of G.. his Moft Chriftian Majefty renounces the Britain, in time of peace, fhall be referacquifitions which he has made on the coastored to the courts of justice of the admiof Coromandel fince the faid commencement of hostilities between the two companies in the year 1749. His Moft Chriftian Majefly, on his fide, fhall reftore all that he fhall have conquered from G. Britain, in the Eaft Indies, during the prefent war; and he also engages not to erect any fortifications, or to keep any troops in Bengal. XI. The island of Minorca fhall be reflored to his Britannic Majefty, as well as Fort St Philip, in the fame condition they were in W when they were conquered by the arms of the Most Christian King; and with the artillery that was there at the ralty of G. Britain, conformably to the rules eftablished among all nationszufo that the validity of the faid prizes, between the British and Spaniile nations, fhall be decided and judged, according to the law of nations, and according to treaties, in the courts of justice of the nation who shall have made the capture. XVI. His Britannic Majefty fhall caufe all the fortifications to be demolished which his fubjects fhall have erected in the bay of Honduras, and other places of the territory of Spain in that part of the world, four months after the ratification of the definitive treaty and his Catho Nov.1762. Preliminary articles of peace. lic Majefty fhall not for the future, fuffer the fubjects of his Britannic Majefty, or their workmen, to be disturbed or mo. lefted, under any pretence what bever, in their occupation of cutting, loading, and carrying away logwood and, for this purpose, they may build without hinorance, and occupy without interruption, the houses and magazines neceffary for them, for their families, and for their efvfects and his faid Catholic Majefty allures to them, by this article, the entire enjoyment of what is above ftipulated. XVIL His Catholic Majesty defifts from all pretenfion which he may have formed to the right of fifhing about the island of Newfoundland. -XVIII. The King of G. Britain fhall restore to Spain all that he has conquered in the illand of Cuba, with the fortrefs of the Havannah; and that fortress, as well as all the other fortrefles of the faid ifland, fhall be restored in the fame condition they were in when they were con-quered by his Britannic Majefty's arms. XIX. In consequence of the reftitution ipulated in the preceding article, his Catholic Majefty cedes, and guaranties, in full right, to his Britannic Majefty, all that Spain poflefles on the conti-nent of North America, to the Eaft, or to the South-Eaft, of the river Milifippi. And his Britannic Majefty agrees to grant -to the inhabitants of this country, above seeded, the liberty of the Catholic religion; he will, in confequence, give the moft exact and the most effectual orders, that his new Roman Catholic fubjects may profefs the worthip of their religion acBording to the rites of the Roman church, as far as the laws of G. Britain permit. >His Britannic Majefty farther agrees, that the Spanith inhabitants, or others who would have been fubjects of the Catholic King in the faid countries, may retire, in all fafety and freedom, where-ever they pleafe, and may fell their eftates, provisded it be to his Britannic Majesty's fubjects, and tranfport their effects, as well as their perfons, without being reftrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatfoever, except debts, or criminal profecutions: the term limited for this emigration being fixed to the pace of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the ratification of the definitive treaty. It is further ftipalated, that his Catholic Majefty thall have power to caufe all the effects that belong to him, either artillery or others, to be carried aways 373 XX The King of Portugal, his BHE tannic Majefty's ally, is expressly included in the prefent preliminary articles. And their Moft Chriftian and Catholic Majeties engage to re-establish the ancient peace and friendship between their and his Moft Faithfal Majefty and t they promife 1ft, That there fhall be a total cellation of hoftilities between the crowns of Spain and Portugal, and between the Spanith and French troops, on the one fide, and the Portuguese troops, and thofe of their allies, on the other, immediately after the ratification of thefe prelimina ries: and that there fhall be a like ceffation of hoftilities between the refpective forces of the Moft Chriftian and Catholic Kings, on the one part, and those of the Moft Faithful King, on the other, in all other parts of the world, as well by fea as by land; which cellation fhail be fixed on the fame epochs, and under the fame conditions, as that between G. Britain, France, and Spain, and hall continge till the conclufion of the definitive treaty between G. Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal. 2d, That all his Moft Faithful Majesty's fortrefies and countries in Europe which fhall have been conquered by the Spanish and French armies, fhall be restored in the fame condition they were in when they were conquered: and that, with regard to the Portuguese colonies in America or elsewhere, if any change thall have happened in them, all things fhall be put again on the fame footing they were before the prefent war. And the Most Faithful King fhall be invited to cede to the prefent preliminary articles as foon as fhall be poflible. XXI. All the countries and territories which may have been conquered in any part of the world whatfoever, by the arms of their Britannic and Moft Faithful Majefties, as well as by thofe of their Most Chriftian and Catholic Majefties, which are not included in the prefent articles, either under the title of ceflions, or under the title of reftitutions, fhall be reflored without difficulty, and without requiring compenfations. » D 3། XXI. As it is neceffary to affign fixed epoch for the reftitutions, and the evacuations, to be made by each of the high contracting parties, it is agreed, that the British and French troops thall proceed, immediately after the ratification of the preliminaries, to the evacuation of the countries which they occupy in 9 the |