Turkish Dominions, but generally advancing too far, they often came fhort Home.

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HANOVER.

UT before we leave the Empire, we will take Notice of the Inveftiture of their Royal Highneffes, FrederickLewis, Prince of Brunswick and Lunenburg, and ErneftusAuguftus, Duke of York and Albany, Bishop of Ofnabrug, &c. with the Order of the Garter; and we the rather infert it, that the Reader may know the Particulars obferv'd in that Solemnity, whenever the Sovereign of that Order gives a private Inveftiture of it. This Ceremony was perform'd at Hanover on the 24th of December laft, N. S. in the following Manner..

About the Hour of fix in the Evening, the two Princes, and Norrey King of Arms, (who was appointed by his Majefty's fpecial Commiflion for this Purpose) attending in the Antichamber of his Majefty's Apartment in the Caftle, his Majesty being in his Clofet, was pleas'd to fend for the King of Arms; by whom being inform'd that the Princes were come, and every Thing ready for the Ceremony, his Majefty went into the Room commonly call'd the Room of Audience, in which were plac'd a Table to lay the Cushion and Garters upon, and a Tabouret, on which the Princes were to fet up their Legs for the King's more eafy putting on the Garters. Here his Majefty, ftanding under his Canopy of State, took the Earl of Sutherland's Sword drawn in his Hand: The King of Arms, on his Knee, receiv'd his Majesty's Commands to introduce his Royal Highness Prince Frederick to receive the Honour of Knighthood; who being conducted from the Antichamber to the King, by the faid King of Arms, his Royal Highness, making three Obeifances, kneel'd down before the King, who was pleas'd to confer on him the Honour of Knighthood. This being done, his R. Highness rofe up, and making the like Obeifances, was re-conducted by the King of Arms into the Antichamber. Then the King of Arms receiv'd his Majesty's Commands to conduct his Royal Highness the Duke of York to be knighted, which his Majefty was pleas'd to perform in like Manner; and he was accordingly re-conducted into the Anticham ber. Then his Majefty again commanded the King of

Arms to introduce his Royal Highness Prince Fredericks who was conducted to his Majefty with the like Obeifances as before, the King of Arms carrying before him, on a Crimson Velvet Cushion, the Diamond-Garter and George, which he depofited on the Table; and after having feverally prefented them on his Knee to the King, his Majefty was himself pleas'd to buckle the Garter round the Prince's left Leg, and to put the George over his left Shoulder, and under his right Arm, (Norroy, King of Arms, in the mean Time reading the proper Admonitions appointed by the Statutes) the Prince kneeling before his Majefty, whilft he put on the George; and after returning him Thanks, in a hort Compliment, he rofe up, and plac'd himself on his Majefty's right Hand, as his Stall is in the Royal Chapel of Windfor. After which the King of Arms receiv'd his Majesty's Commands to introduce his Royal Highness the Duke of York, to be invefted with the Garter and George, which was done in the fame Manner. His Royal Highnefs alfo, on his Knee, gave his Majefty Thanks, in a fhort Compliment, for the great Honour done him, and rifing up, plac'd himself on the left Side of his Majefty, at fome Distance from him, as his Stall is plac'd in the faid Chapel. This Part of the Ceremony being thus perform'd, the King of Arms receiv'd his Majesty's Commands to wait on their Royal Highneffes with the Habits, and other Ornaments of the moft noble Order of the Garter, at fuch Times and at fuch Places as their Royal Highneffes should think most proper, and then retir'd. Prince Frederick order'd the King of Arms to bring them privately to him in his Audience-Chamber, the next Day at fix in the Evening; and the Duke of York appointed the Day after that, at Eleven in the Morning, in his Bed-chamber. Accordingly the Habits and other Ornaments of the Order, were feverally deliver'd to them by the King of Arms, who, upon the Delivery, read to each of them the proper Admonitions, directed by the Statutes of the Order,

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HOLLAND.

HE Negociations mention'd in our laft, that were carrying on at the Hague, produc'd at Length one of the most remarkable Events of the laft Year; I mean the Treaty of defenfive Alliance between France, Great

Britain,

Britain, and the States General of the United Netherlands, which was concluded and fign'd at the Hague by the Abbot du Bois and the Marquis de Chateauneuf, Embaffadors and Plenipotentiaries of France, by the Lord Cadogan, Embaffador and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, and by the Deputies of the States-General, on Monday December 24, 1716, O. S. and the Ratifications were exchang'd at the fame Place on the 25th of February following, O. S. This Treaty not being made publick, it is not our Bufinefs to relate the various Reports of the Articles of it, for which we can have no other Authority than Common Fame; and therefore we will not prefume to give our Readers any farther Account of it, than by tranfcribing the following Paragraph of his Majefty's Speech to the Parliament of Great Britain, at the opening of their Seffion on the 20th of February; by which we may fee the Confe quences this Treaty has already produc'd, and what we may reasonably expect from it for the future.

By the Alliance (fays the King) lately concluded with France and the States-General, we are foon to be eas'd of all future Apprehenfions from Dunkirk and Mardyke; the Pretender is actually remov'd beyond the Alps; his Adherents are depriv'd of all Hopes of Support and Countenance from France; and even the Affiftance of that Crown is ftipulated to us in Cafe of Exigency.

Some Days after the figning of this Treaty, the Abbor du Bois, who had had the greatest Share in tranfacting it, took his Leave of the States-General, by delivering a Memorial; which being too long for this Regifter, we muft refer it to our next, and proceed now to relate the feizing the Baron de Gortz, which happen'd as follows.

The K. of Great Britain having discover'd, by the Letters and other Papers of the Count de Gyllenborg, that the Baron de Gortz, Minifter likewife of the K. of Sweden, had been one of the principal Inftruments, and chief Manager of the Defign of raifing a Rebellion in his Dominions, and of the Project of invading them with Swedish Troops; and knowing befides, that the faid Baron had been for fome Time exceeding busy in running up and down from Court to Court, as upon fome Matters of uncommon Importance; and that he was then at the Court of France, but foon expected in Holland; the King, I fay, knowing all this, fent Orders to Mr. Leathes, his Refident at the Hague, to defire the Deputies of the States of Holland to caufe that Minifter to be arrested. This they readily granted; and then Mr. Leathes went to Amfterdam, to requeft the Magiftrates

of that City to fecure the Baron de Gortz, in Cafe he came thither. While the Refident was at Amfterdam, the Baron came to the Hague, (viz. on the 17th of February) and the Day after his Arrival, he had a Conference with the Imperial Minifter, the Baron de Heems; but on the 19th, a little before Noon, he fet out in a Post-Chaize, accompany'd by General Poniatowski, having, as 'twas believ❜d, had fome Intimation that Orders were given to fecure him, which indeed he narrowly efcap'd, a Detachment of Foot-Guards being about Noon fent to his House for that Purpose. Mr. Leathes came to the Hague much about that Time, and hearing of the Baron's Departure, judg'd that he was gone for Amfterdam, in Hopes that the feizing of him in that City, would not be fo eafy as at the Hague; and therefore refolv'd to go thither in Search of him. He arriv'd there on the 20th in the Morning; and being inform'd that Baron Gortz lay the Night before at Mr. Teitfen's, a Swedish Merchant in that City, he got the Houfe to be fearch'd for him; but the Baron had left it some Hours before. However, Information being given him which Way he had taken, Commiffary Vleertman, and fome others, were dispatch'd after him; who, on the 21st, between Three and Four in the Morning, feiz'd him and his Secretary Stambke at Arnheim in Guelderland, by Leave of the Magiftrates of that Place, as they were taking Coach to go forward. They were carry'd to the Townhoufe, and confin'd in the common Prifon of that Place.

When the Baron was feiz'd, he made loud Complaints of the Violation of the Law of Nations, in fecuring his Perfon, who was a publick Minister; but own'd the Design of invading Great Britain, which he faid was a noble Project, and glory'd in his having had fo great a Share in it himself, having not only been the chief Con> certer of it, but having likewife bought 10000 Arms for that Expedition, which had already been fent to Sweden; and he faid befides, that he was to have bought 10000 more. His other Secretary, M. de Gyllenborg, Brother to the Swedish Minifter in England, who arriv'd at the Hague from France, on the 18th at Night, was likewife feiz'd there, with his Papers, and committed to the Prifon call'd the Chatellenie. The Baron de Gortz left a Portmanteau full of Papers at the Swedish Merchant's where he lay at Amfterdam, which were feiz'd two Days after.

On the 23d of February, the Secretary of Sweden, refiding at the Hague, deliver'd a Memorial to the Pre

fident

fident of the Affembly of the States, to which he annex'd the Full Powers of the Baron de Gortz. He infifted in that Memorial, that the Law of Nations had been violated in the feizing of that, Minifter, who had a publick Character in that Country, inafmuch as he the faid Secretary had formerly told the Penfionary, that the faid Baron had a Full Power; and for that, upon his Arrival there, he had made a Vifit to the faid Penfionary, and was own'd by the foreign Minifters, who receiv'd and return'd His Vifits. This Memorial was read in the Affembly of the States, and referr'd, according to Cuftom, to the Deputies for foreign Affairs: But the Swedish Secretary receiving no Answer to it, prefented a fecond Memorial, infifting on a pofitive Anfwer to his firft, and defiring to be prefent at the Opening of the Baron de Gortz's Papers; but this Memorial too was referr❜d as the former; nor is it likely they will return an Answer to it, 'till they are fully appriz'd of the Sentiments of his Britannick Majefty on this important Subject. Mean While not only the States of Holland, but the States-General likewife, have approv'd of these Proceedings against the Baron de Gortz.

On the 17th of December laft, the Czar of Muscovy arriv'd at Amfterdam, where he was receiv'd and complemented by four Deputies of the States of Holland. He likewife receiv'd Complements from the foreign Ministers refiding at the Hague. His Confort, being arriv'd at Wefel, in her Way to Amfterdam, was there deliver'd, on the 23d of January, of a Prince; to whom the States-General were defir'd, by the Czar, to be Godfathers; but the Child. dy'd the fame Day it was born. So foon as fhe was able to travel, the continu'd her Journey to Amfterdam, where The arriv'd about the Middle of February. The Czar and The continu'd in that City 'till the Beginning of March, and then went to the Hague.

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