Full Power having never been communicated to thei High-Mightineffes, 'till after the Arreft of Baron Gortz, it ought not at all to be confider'd. It is very true, that Baron Gortz did talk divers Times with the Penfionary, and other Members of the Regency, but that cannot make him be confider'd as a publick Minister. That he was receiv'd as a Lord of Quality, who was employ'd in many Affairs, and thereby famous in the World; and that it was upon that Account that his Difcourfes were liften'd to. But in the mean Time, he cannot, for that Reafon, be (as a publick Minister). compriz'd in the Rights of Nations. That if his Swedish Majefty will pleafe to confider what is faid above, their High-Mightineffes (confidering his Wif dom and Equity) can expect no lefs than his Approbation of the Conduct they have obferv'd herein, feeing that they have done nothing but what the State, by the Obligations and Alliances, and by the Motive of their own Prefervation, was neceffarily oblig'd to; but nevertheless, without prejudicing thereby the Friendship and Treaties depending be tween his Swedish Majefty and this State, or the Law of Nations. Their High-Mightineffes therefore de fire his Majefty to take off the Interdict laid upon their Refident; and as they are inclin'd to live in Peace and Amity with his Majefty, they expect alfo reciprocally, on the Part of his Majefty, that he will at laft pleafe to ceafe taking the Ships and Cargoes of the Subjects of this State, and to caufe to be reftor'd, or made good, the Ships already taken, confidering that their High-Mightineffes have borne with Pa tience, for fo many Years, thofe Proceedings, which have caus'd, and continue daily to caufe, fo much Prejudice to their Subjects, contrary to the mutual Friendship, to the Treaties, and to all Law and Equity. The States-General having, in this Declaration, urg'd the Invalidity of the Full Power given by the King of Sweden to Baron Gortz, and treating it only as a fimple Letter of Attorney, as they are pleas'd to call it, that our Readers may the better judge of its Sufficiency, it will not be amifs to give the following verbal Tranflation of it from the Latin Original. E Charles, by the Grace of God, King of the W Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, Great Prince of Finland, Duke of Schonen, Estonia, Livonia, Carelia, Bremen, Verden, Stetin, Pomerania, Caffulina, and Vandalia, Prince of Rugen, Lord of Ingria and Wifmar, Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Juliers, Cleves, and Bergues, &c. do hereby make known and atteft, That whereas we have committed to the Fidelity and Dexterity of the moft Illuftrious and Noble, our entirely beloved Baron Gortz, Privy-Counsellor of the moft ferene Duke of Holftein, and chief Marshal of his Court, various Affairs for our Service, to be tranfacted in thofe Places where he thall refide. And whereas the present Circumftances of Times and AfFairs do not eafily permit that we fhould be able to furnish him with particular credential Letters (commonly call'd a Full Power) for every feveral Tranfaction; to prevent therefore all Delay that may arife from thence, We have judg'd it neceffary to conftitute, by these Presents, him the faid Baron Gorts, our Minifter Plenipotentiary, and to grant him Full Power, and by the Tenour of these Presents We do grant him Full Power, to treat and conclude in our Name, with all and fingular Perfons, of what Condition foever, all Matters which may relate to our Service, and be for our Intereft; promifing, on our Royal Word, that We will approve and ratify, and put entirely in Execution, whatever the faid Baron Gortz fhall fo tranfact and conclude. In full Teftimo ny whereof we have caus'd our Seal to be affix'd to thefe Prefents, and have fign'd the fame with our own Hand, Given at Lund in Schonen, the 23d Day of October, 1716. CAROLUS. (L. S.) H. G. de Mullern. This is that Inftrument which the States-General, in their above Anfwer, treat as a fimple Letter of Attorey, and of no Validity to intitle Baron Gortz to the Rights and Privileges due to the Minifters of Sovereign Princes. As to what they alledge of the Obligations they were under to act as they have done in regard to that Baron, at the Requeft of his Britannick Majefty, Majefty, by Virtue of Treaties and Alliances, what they chiefly infift upon, is the XIIIth Article of the Treaty of Peace and Alliance concluded at Breda in the Year 1667, between King Charles II. of England, and the States-General, which Treaty has ever fince been in Force, and was renew'd by his prefent Majefty and the States-General in February 1715-16. The faid Article is conceiv'd in the following Terms. Alfo, That neither the faid Lord the King, nor the faid Republick, nor any of the Subjects of either of them, Inhabitants or others, refiding in either of their Dominions, fhall give or afford any Help, Succour, Counfel, Affiftance, Countenance, or Protection whatsoever, to Rebels on either Side; but fhall exprefsly forbid, and effectually oppofe, all Affiftance or Succour to be given by any of their refpective Subjects, Inhabitants, or Perfons refiding within the Dominions of either Party refpectively, to any fuch Rebels as aforefaid, whether by Men, Ships, Neceffaries of War, or other contraband Goods; or that Money, or Provifions, or Victuals, be, either by Sea or Land, openly or fecretly, afforded them: But that all Ships, Arms, Neceffaries of War, or other prohibited Goods, and also all Money and Provifions, to whatsoever Per-.. fon or Perfons belonging, which fhall, contrary to the Senfe of this Article, be provided, or endeavour'd to be fupply'd, to fuch Rebels as aforefaid, on either Side, fhall be feiz d, confifcated, and forfeited, to that Partywhere the Perfons offending thall refide. And those who fhall knowingly and willingly commit, act, endeavour, attempt, or advife, any Thing contrary to the Senfe of this Article, thall be adjudg'd Enemies to both Parties, and thall fuffer the Penalty of HighTreafon in the Place where the faid Offence fhall be perpetrated or committed. Thus we have given all that is alledg'd in Vindication of the States-General' in this Affair, leaving it to our Readers to judge how far the pretended Invalidity of the Full Powers of Baron Goriz, and this Article of the Treaty of Breda, are fufficient to juftify them in the Length they have gone, in Regard to that Minifter. The other foreign Tranfactions must be referr'd to our next. Moneys Moneys advanc'd and paid off in the Exchequer, on the following Funds, to June 18, 1717. I. Exchequer. Advanc'd Paid off. 5|4th 2 Shilling Aid - 940000 | 938782 616th 4 Shilling Aid 1880000 1479144 Numb. 1282 1918 6 Hops 180000 171409 264 Malt 1716 700000 638292 1522 6 Candles, &c. 500000 185708 528 6 Subfidies 1710 814 6 Claf.1711 Bla.& Pri. 2602200 76350 658 6 Claffis 1712 2341990 30045 6 Lottery 1711 1928500 280360 21 Paym. 84 Lot. 25 251 6 Ditto 1712, in 3 Lot. 2341740 71280 5th 2 ditto 20 3 ditto 8 39270 4th Paym. 6 Dit. 1714, Benefits 1976400 71290 6th Paym. 43 Coals for Churches Sale of Tin Blanks 1710, of 14s. per Annum, for 27 Years, 10%. 131. Blanks 1710, due Sept. 29, 1716, are paid down to 117323 Annuities for 99 Tears. 1693, 14 1. per Cent. Excife 1705, 37001. per Week Excifer Tears Purchase. 119 1 20 1706, additional Customs and Excife 20 FINIS. I Great Britain. N our laft Regifter we brought down the Proceedings in Parliament to the 6th of May, on which Day the Commonsjorder'd a new Writ for electing a Burgefs for the Borough of St. Edmond's Bury in Suffolk, in the Room of Aubrie Porter, Efq; deceas'd: And then a Bill to continue and revive feveral Acts therein mention'd, for appointing Commiffioners to take, examine, and fate the Lebts due to the Army; and alfo to enable the faid Commiffioners to determine the faid Debts, &c. was read a fecond Times and committed to a Com mittee of the whole Houle, for the 14th: After which the Commons attended the King in the Houfe of Peers, and when they were return'd, Mr. Speaker re ported his Majefty's Speech, (which fee in the laft Regifter) and Mr. Lechmere mov'd for an Addrefs to his Majefly, and being oppos'd by no Body, a Com→ mittee was appointed to draw one up. It was obferv'd, that Mr. Lechmere, in the speech he made for this Addrefs, animadverted upon fuch of the Members as had lately refign'd their Places, as if they intended to difrefs the King's Affairs; uppn which Mr. Walpole ought fit, in his own Vindication, to fay, That Perfous who had accepted laces in the Government, had often been reflected on for carrying on Defigns, and Dd acting |