When was it published?

August 27, 1772 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News August 27, 1772

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Foreign Ministers Meeting, Diplomatic Privileges, Prince Maserano, Smuggling Ambassadors, Lord North Declaration

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

On June 4, foreign ministers met in London to discuss preserving their privileges amid a cabinet makers' petition to Parliament. Lord North assured their equity. Prince Maserano honored by refusing company with smuggling ambassadors, emphasizing national rights.

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June 4. The foreign Ministers have, we hear, had a Meeting to consult upon the Preservation of their Privileges, which they suppose attacked by the Petition of the Cabinet Makers to Parliament; but Lord North declares that he knows they are too equitable to desire any Immunities repugnant to the established Laws of those Countries in which they happen to be resident.

To the great Honour of Prince Maserano, we are assured his Excellency declared, at the above Meeting, that he would not keep Company with any Ambassador who degraded himself from the Dignity of a regal Representative to the mean State of a Smuggler. "We come here (said the generous Castilian) to preserve the Rights of Nations, not to invade them; and those States should never send a Minister to any Court, if their Country is not able to furnish a Gentleman."

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

Foreign Ministers Meeting Diplomatic Privileges Prince Maserano Smuggling Ambassadors Lord North Declaration

What entities or persons were involved?

Lord North Prince Maserano

Where did it happen?

London

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

London

Event Date

June 4

Key Persons

Lord North Prince Maserano

Outcome

prince maserano declares he will not associate with ambassadors involved in smuggling, upholding diplomatic dignity.

Event Details

Foreign ministers met to consult on preserving their privileges, believed threatened by a cabinet makers' petition to Parliament. Lord North stated they would not seek immunities against local laws. Prince Maserano declared he would not keep company with any ambassador acting as a smuggler, emphasizing the role of ministers in preserving national rights.