His Majefty's Order, To Monfieur MICHELL, the King of Published by Authozity. LONDON: SIR, Whitehall, Feb. 8, 1753. LOST no Time in laying before the King, the Memorial, which you delivered to me on the 23d of November laft, with the Papers, that accompanied it. His Majefty found the Contents of it fo extraordinary, that he would not return an Answer to it, or take any Resolution upon it, 'till he had caused both the Memorial, and the Expofition des Motifs, &c. which you put into my Hands foon after, by Way of Juftification of what had paffed at Berlin, to be maturely confidered; and till His Majesty should thereby be enabled to fet the Proceedings of the Courts of Admiralty here, in their true Light; to the End, that his Pruffian Majesty, and the whole World, might be rightly informed of the Regularity of their Conduct; in which they appear, to have followed the only Method, which has ever been practifed by Nations, where Disputes of this Nature could happen; and strictly to have conformed themselves to the Law of Nations, universally allowed to be the only Rule, in fuch Cafes, when there is nothing ftipulated to the contrary, by particular Treaties between the Parties concerned. This |