Star. — London, England, 1803-05-19 00:00:00

01 • 1111 4500 STATE PAPERS. PAPERS PIE 5E14 TKO BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND TO ROTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, MAY 18, 1803. Trani:Lad= of No. I. • London, May 23. doz. " My Lord—The s qth article of the Treaty of Amiens, which fixes the new organization of the Order of Malta, having prefuribed various Ineafures. to the execution of which it is necefary that the two principal Contrafling Powers thould concur, the Fir ft Conful has named General Vial as Mlnifter Plenipo tentiary to the Order and Ifland of Malta, for the purpofe of concerting wh i t) the perfon whom his Britannic Majefty &all appoint for that purpofe, re (paling the execution of the arrangements agreed , upon in the late Treaty. General Vial will let out on his deftination as loon as your Excellency &all have inhormed me of his Ka),lles intentions.. and of the choice be may make. , 1* I have the honour to be, he. ovetr." THURS ,Y,' Majefy, the French Government, arid the Ring of Spain. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) HAWILISBUItr, Anthony Mem. Ste. Ste. fee." No. ii.—Estrad of a Much from Anthony Maly, EN. to Lord Flawiefbary, Dated Parts, June s 7, alas. 14 I have now etc honour to tranfmit to your Lord (hip, inclofed, copy of an anfwer which reached an laft night. (though dated eight days back), from the French ',Snifter, to the note verbale which I deliversr= ed to him, containing his Majefty's propolitions re fpetting the execution of force points of the arrange menu relative to Malta, contained in the toth Ar ticle of the definitive Treaty of Peace. You will fine the entire acquiefeence of this Government to thofe propofitions, etpreffed in a very fatisfaftory manner. (Inekfure refemel to to No. 6.) 4 , His BritannicMajefty's Miaifter Plenipotentiary has the honour to tranfmit herewith to Citizen TA Imam), .Mjnifter for the Foreign Affairs of, tba trona Republic. the 4 , lilte yerwae. of the cm sinnication he has been erdeied to-make to hint by his Government, who are defirous that the pinpoints it contains may be acceptable to the French Govern. meat ; and they may hesitated. that the Britiih Go. ',eminent. in making there prnpofals, have no other' objelt in view than to facilitate, in the eafieß man ner, the execution of the Treaty of Amiens, and to a& in this refpeet in perfe& harmony with . the French Government. " Downing:Ana. May Miiise. Sir—ht anfwer to our letter of yefterday. in which lon cosh munica poor the aosinsatios, by the Firft Conful, of Genehl Vial to be Minifter /11/e.! Siipotentiary of the French Republic, to the Order of Saint John of Jerufalem ; I have the honour to in form you that the King has been pleafed to appoint Sir Alexander Ilan to be his Maielty's Minister to the Order. Sir Alexander Ballwin (hortly proceed to Malta, and will be inftrutled to concert with Ge neral Vial the neceffary meafures for carrying into effect the arrangements relative to that Ifland, , which are flipolated in the loth article of the Definitive Treaty of Peace. I have the honour.to be, &c. id M. Otto, &c. &c. &c. " /1/11WICESSUIY." Na 3 —Extra& of a Ddiatelt tram Lced &Helena to Lord Hawke:Mori, dated St. Patient* April s 3, dos. is I hope very Conn' so be enabled to re.difpateb your Lordflaip's left Meffenger with the anfwer of this Government to the Comannications which I have made to them, in obedience to his Majefty's commands, refpeting the tenth article of the Treaty of Amiens. In the mean time I mug not conceal. from your Lordthip, that there is great reafon to fear that his Imperial Majefty will decline taking pate in the propofed joint guaranty of the ptifef. Sons and new Conftitution of the OrderofMaltsr. No. +—Extra& of a Difposela from Lisa Na Mom at Loa Hawkdbory, dated PeralbaSk May y. al& " I have reafon to hope, that the firft impalas;' that bad been produced here by certain parts of the arrangement relative to Malta, have been removed ; and that his Imperial Majefty may (Mall be oh'. mately induced to guaranty the whole of that ar rangement; provided that the &cps which have been taker/ toweragolle *Akin of a new Grand Mellor, areordincto — alh nandcfugjeeed by this Conn ► by confidered as fulfilling what is required on thathead by the latter part of the paragraph of the tenth an. tide of the Treaty of Amiens ; and coafequently that so atm eleittion far that Oillee is to yaw place in the manner pointed out by the former part of the fame ftipulation. Na s. • " Downixerialt. jell! 5. 1802. " Sir—l informed you that M. Otto had made an official communication to me, that General Vial was appointed by the Tuft Conful Miniller Plenipoten tiary to the Order of St. John of jemfalem. Sir Alexander Ball has been in confequence inverted wish the fame charatter by his Majefty. He will proceed immediately to Malta, and be will receive tuftruc Cons to concert with General Vial the heft means of carrying into complete effea the dirdatioas contain ed in the loth Article of the Definitive Treaty. .By the paragraph marked No. a. in that Article, it is Stipulated : o The Knights of the Order. whoa Wines Sall a continue to fubfift after the exchange of the Rea. ▪ fications of the prefent Treaty. are invited to re " turn to Malta as loon as that exchange (hall have ▪ taken place : They thrill there form a General Chapter, and (ha ll proceed to the eleaion of a w Grand Mailer, to be chofen from awash she natives of thole nations which prefers, laagmas tf ai no inch election (hall have been already made dace " the exchange of the Ratifications of the Ibrelinii " nary Articles of Peace." " The objea of this paragraph was, that in the event of an elation having taken place fubfequent to the exchange Jibe Ratifications of the Preliminary Ankles of — Peace, and antecedent to the conclufion of the Definitive Treaty, that eleaton ( hould be con fidcred as valid ; and though no mention. is made is the article of the proclamation of the Emperor of Ruffs* loon after his Acceffion to the Throne. by which the Knights of the Order were invited to aF ambit, and to proceed to the eleaion of a Grand ,ats aioulation in queftioo evidently referred to contingency of an eleaiou taking place on the I Continent in confequence of that proclamation. You will inform.the French Government, that his Majefty is ready to confider the ekaioa which has lately taken place at Sc. Petenburgh, under the ant pica of the Emperor of Ruffia. to be valid, accord ing to the ftipuletion in the loth Ankle. " His Majefty has no other objea in the whole of this tranfaaion. than that the aoth Article of the Treaty may be fairly executed ; and that the ar rangement may be carried into complete execution with as little difficulty as poffible. " As the t 3th paragraph in the loth Article Ili palates that the Gosernmeots of Auftria, Raffia, and Pruffia fhould be invited to accede to the arrange ments ;efpeifting Malta, it is defirable that the French Government fhould Marva. without delay, their Ambaffadors or Mini fters at Vienna. Peterfburgb. and Berlin, to make. conjointly with his Majefirs Mi oilier' at thofe Courts. an official communication. defiring the aceeffion of tbofe Powers to the arrange ments relative to Malta in the Definitive Treaty; by which it is provided that the independence of the idand and the other ftipulatioas, Shad be ander the guaraatee a( thole Powers, in ceajsailios with his " Mr. Merry has the honour to renew, on this oc cafion, the affurances of his high confederation for M. Tallevrand.- (Signed) ANT. IMLAY. " Pas* Bth (one, ttos. " The Citizen Minifler for Foreign Affairs will find inclofed a lift of fuffrages obtained from feve ral Priories of the Order of St. John of Jerufalens. (or the elcilion of a Grand Mager, which has been I received from St. Pcteriburgh by the Britilh Govern- meat, with the notice that thek Priorics have agreed among themfelves. that his Holinefs the Pope &all Wee (pro bac vice) ' from amonsa the Candidates t h e rein fp ec i fi e d. thePerfon who is to fill the port of Grand Mailer. His Britannic Malefty on his part, is williog to confider an detains fo made as valid, acco►ding tii the *initiations of the loth Article of the Treaty of Amiens. " His Majefly therefore is ready to acknowledge, in quality of Grand Maker, the perfon whom the Pope Stall think proper to fix upon, from amongst the names contained in that lift. " Nis Majely has no other end in view in this then to fee the loth article ache Treaty of Amiens duly fulfilled, and the arreogentini it contaies exe cuted with its little difficulty as poffible. " It is .Ilipulated be the i nth paragraph •or she fame ankle, that the Auftrian, Ruffian, end fihnentasents. fhatll * Edict*. to ales& to fad arrangement. • . • " The Britilh Goveltrininte is tof *pinkie Met k might be proper for that of France wheal .erishent delay initruilions to their • Molders at Viensie&hrs teritiargh, and Berliw, to make conjointly with his Britannic Majeity's Miniftees s censeaunicatioa to thole Powers. in which they 'Wald be invited to mi nds to the arrangement refried*/ Malta by which the independence of the liked, and the Other diger bilious relative thereto, are plaited ander the. pro- i 'olio° and guarantee of thee Pooyers . conjointly with their Britannic and Catholic 11%. sad the French Republic." Trude*. Tte nederligned, Mailer for ?weir Alain, has the honour to trandnit to M. Merry, his Britannic WAY% Mlinifter Plenipotentiary, his &awes to the Note Verb& which be addreffed to bins em the Eighdi Peeing. Ho doubts not that his Majeltyl Wailers will fee in this indoor a sew proof of the coolant difpofitions of the Era Cadet to seem t• an agreement with the Lill& Goveronscnte for the fecuttng sod &alkalies Me eremite of n.s tir e ati tive clean of the treaty which has peace between the two States. 44 The Uederfigned has the lio4r oi . si tine s : to Merry the &furnace of his high " ewe. sal& 111.1•LITICAND. 4 is Paris, Tar 44 [The Minifier forr Foreign Affairs of the French Republick has received the communication which has been made to him by his Britannic Majedy's Mi nifters Plenipotentiary, of the lift or the candidates nominated by the Votes of the diferent Priories so the Grand Mafterfhip of the Order of Malta ; and he has fubmitted to the rirlt Confnl the propolia con certed between the Priories of the Order. and ap proved by his Britannic Majelly, of fubmitting (pro hie vice) to his Hain& the choice among the pored candidates. "The Furl Conful has se.atiter objr in whatever relates to the Order of Malta. than to lee the loth Article of the Treaty of Amiens duly executed, and to remove all the °blades which might render that execution tardy or difficult. He moreover defires equally with his Britannic.Majeity, that Freon and England mould ail in concert, in wider the better to fecure the independence and the organifation of the Order of Malta. He therefore contents that the choice of its Grand Maker, from the candidates pro pored by the Votes of the Priories, mould for the time be fubmitted to his Holinefs. • H A' to the 13511 paragraph of the fame Article, re fpelting the acceffion of the Powers. the rirs Codfoi thinlis with his Britannic Majefty, that the Powers (*old be invited to give their confetti to the arrange ments agreed upon ; and the French Miniaers at the Courts of Anaria, Ruffia, and Priam Shall roofs queself receive orders to take. conjointly with his Britannic Majefty's &Thaw, the neeeffary Reps for obtaining the acceffion provided by the loth Article& of the Trreaty of Amiens.] • Atli. ulth a Nadal. Year Ir' f. MAN pmedh tbs. " Mr Lots —I bad accedes to fee M. Talleyrand I Aortal afteramaar fir the parr* of introdsciag . . - ....i... ' ... . . . . . _.. ~. . . . ‘ - 1-2- ' 1 . . 1111. a; t • iri.,',i • '11 ) . t 1 . • ___,,„....... t't;=.l"-'4' ' i k...... • S , • eik.. , c ‘V .,.,.. ./ d i , i •10 P' . ..... If ;tr. • . . , . ,X 19; 1803. to him, by appoinyne nt , fame Englifh Gentlemen, previndly to dna Inefentation to-day to the Firit Confol. " Having gone fira alone into the Miniaer's Ca binet, he (aid, that he had been direaed by General Bonaparte, to reprefent to me feveral Eircumftances which flood very much in the way of that perfea re conciliation and good underfiandiog between the two Countries and their Governments, which it was the Fsrfi Conful's fincere with to fee re-eflablifhed, in order that fuch (Modes might be removed before the arrival in London of the French Ambaffador ; beeaufe although the circumaances in queftion, had already produced a very difagreeable effea, whillt only M. Otto, as Miniaer, had to witncfs them, they would acquire a great addition of force if they thould Rill exift when the Ansbaffador (hould be prefent ; and fine*. the Fiat Conful had given orders for Go nr,tal Andreoffi to proceed to Ina deftioation with lithe delay a pntfible, he winged that I &mid take an. Mal, opportunity to give an aceouot to your Lord ( hip, of the obfervations which he was charged o make to me. After a preface to this effea, M. Talleyrand proceeded to date to me, that the accounts which M. ' Otto had tranfinitted of the difguft and inconveni ence which he could not but feel and experience at meeting frequently at his Majelly's Court and at other places, the French Princes, and fome French Perfons 'till decorated with the Intignia of French Orders which no longer exited ; and at feting the countenance and fupport which continued to be ; given in England, to what he termed the ei-devant ; French Bithops, as well as to other Perfons (hc here mentioned Georges) inimical tothe prefent Govern ment of France, had affeaed fo firongly the Firft Conful, and were in Let fo calculated to prevent that fyllem of cordiality which he was anxious to fee Oa blithed, that it was incumbent upon him to exprefs his with, that his Moiety's Government might be difpoted to remove out of the &kirk Dominions, all the French Princes and their adherents. together with the French Bilbops, and other. French indivi duals whore political principles andeoadatb mull no ceffarily occafion great jealoufy to the French Go vernment. He continued to Wave, that the pro teflon and favour which alt the perfons in qaattioa continued to meet with, s in a lontry fo clofe neighbour to France, mu ea alone be always toafider ed as an encouragement to the diffatatled bers f aven without thole perfons thernfelma being guilty 7f asp aft: reading to foment freet dials/lamas. its this Country; but that the Government hem, poled proofs of the abufe which they were now malting of the protedioa which theyeajolptio bighted. and. of the advantage shey 'were taksatof the vieissity 41f gh Lgi airkasee so Franca by being rue!, _llditl44 disesitvesstpristedisepees imeir tirilluds which k was blown they had fest, sod to be circulated is odd& bed fir obis& to weals aa oppetnies lI oessot, my Lord, do better refer eel what Too will huge read is the Rossi of the clay before yefteray. ris o f* the use teat of U. TaihrpoosPa Mesorfe spas this fabled, 'phial be esetiodgi by falls& that be thought the refidesee of Luis MULL Irma soar the raiser place for that of the Tea of she fassly. sod that 1 might add this busbies is sr/ avenge yoar Lordibip. AV" t she hem* Iffailler, *et Woad bey to yes, read& dram Wee, thee the Olio Imo& n4eMithadisieted.,of which. C a e gi cLe sis pitheethad sot been deatileard, nor woad he tiosetsseaind by his Majelkee Gotetemeat. which was se &heady difpofed to eel** hermossy end a good tutderßandiog between tbatmeesuntries, its he had reprefented the Foe Costal m be ; bat that I could by no meads fay bow far they would le difrofed to adopt the meafures which be had in *NW it to be General BeeMparte's with that they ameeM= L 4D h order to remove fo elfeetially every t tee perhaps be eoftedered equally =Wee siding huh eau& d awn or jeaWy leihreitea. or M. Tar/rend did not rejoin epee the matter ; bet anted me when I prepobil writing. Upon m replying I fleould hale no thee, he fad, that if I Amid write as to-diy, be would avail Modell of the . eppeirtesity to convey a letter to M. Otto. I have the hosorto be, &e. • (Signed) •A. weraar. • lUolt also Lard i•Wtelhery.cos4ko are. a No S. " Deweloraktot. ins to, do*. ' Sir—Your difpatches of the 4th ;Dian' were re ceived on Monday night, and; have.bieo laid betas the Eng. " The account given in that difpdteh of the etu verfition which pa ffed on the 3d mama, Detentes you and M. Talleyrand, refpeeing the French Princes and their adherents, would have afforded here coofiderable forprife, if his Majefly's Covent ; meet had not is tome degree beep prepared for it by information which had been preveotilly received I from the manner. however, in which this fubjee has • been mentioned to you. it is important that you &mild take a proper opportunity to eeplaip candidly ' and fairly tti the French Goverment t e line of conduit which his Majeay feels it to be' his duty to purfoe is this very delicate Wanes. The Maießy would certainly confider it incoufinent withhoth the letter and fpirit of the treaty o 6 peace, between him and the French Republic, to .ecouragi or counte. Dame any ;neje& that might be hone to the' pre. lent Government of France. Heis fipeerely defacing that the 'peace which has bees concluded may be permanent. and may lead to the eitablilliment of a Tyetegood . itsderardiaspd harmony tee!weee the two countries. With theft filaments he is dif. poled to employ all the means* his power tozeitest ftainit any circtuallance wbith can have the &A of dißarbing the tranquillity that has been fo bap pity rearmed t and he certainly tepees that all ko. reigners who may refide within his dominions, &odd ! IMK wiz itold a conduit cooforatablo to t h e lowa 41 PRICE SIX Pi N CS. the country, hut fhould abfl tin from all ails which may be hoflile to the Government of any counwy with which his Majelty may be at peace. As long, however, as they condua themfel yes according to there principles, his Majelly would fed it incontinent with his dignity, with his honour, and with the com mon laws of hofpitality, to deprive them of that proteftion which individuals refident in his domi nions can only forfeit by their own mikondult. l'he greater part of the perfnns to whom allufion has been made in M. Talleyrand's converfation with you, are living in retirement, and his Majefly has no reafon whatever tri ruppote that time the conclution of peace they have availed themfclves of their refidence in this country , to promote any defigns injurious to the Government of France. I have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) *await:attar. ' Anthony Merry, Efq. &c. ace. &e. i • (No. 94 • Arts, Jena r 7, !SOL .1b.. " My Lerdt-4 have the honor to acquaint your I.,ordthip, that I have ezeented the inftruelkins given me by-your fecret and confidential difpateh (N 004.), in confequence of the communication from M. Tal leyrand, which I tranfmitted in my Number 23, re• fpeCting the refidence of the French Princes, and other French perfons in his Majelly's dominions. I. In delivering my anfwer on this bufinefs to the French Minifter, !took eare to titre's, in the flronreft manner, the afrurances which your Lordfhip hasautho• rized me to give of his Majefly'sfincere defire that the peace which has happily been concluded fhotild be permanent, and thatit lhould lead to the eftablithment of a fyftem of harmony and good undernandint be tween the two countries ; and that, as his Majelly't 1 condrid would, in every refpeCt, be guided by thole 'fentiments, he of courfe would not tolerate, much 41s encourage, any proceedings on the part of per! toms within his dominions, which might he hands to the prefent Government of France; which ars ranee. might, I trance!, be fufEcient to tranquillise and fatisfy the Firft Contul, without, recurring to the meafures which bad been intimated to me, .and Which could, not but be confidered as incontinent with his Majelly's dignity and honour, as well as `with the common laws of hofpitality, which he could 1 • not but ,obferve towards foreigners within his domi nttettjl tficyjhoulil have forfeited that prom tree hitheic yacondult. r IV.4leytand expreted• to me in reply, that the Jaad Nicked .no mare than toe &id& t itfelf had. at the time, demanded of .111.A.Vibc'Pritert der:, was in th is Country, L in"ilen aia Mira h ad b ean ptatitikett etwma other Govern. menu varlet. Mailer circa: an t that he could r i pe, fe lt N.ozheulliasion int* eve-which ha had e intimated some t. th at he co aferemo it bad not h e m; kgeilbal with any fuc idea. ; and thitt hi vagemobat tbii s iaeipdow pi .it mould be rre big IF degret agreeable and fatisfedbory to the Fir* Coati], sod be conliderpd * ' - .1110 molt convinciog, rad of hie kg a cordial goosinodaraanding blllweisi t h e two Con:maim; co eluding his anfwir, with a vs. ;leek Chet I would report it to yoor,Lonlihip. , 4 I rejniaid upon the fobjeft by ohferving le lir F ren ch Mintier, that even without adverting to the &rims confederation of the :{ i sL i d sa ihr ha nit and ho nour, the feelings of the people were to be taen into account on th e i that be malk be fenfible the relative fituation hitherto, of the two Countries, efpeeially in regard to, trade, stiforda , his Majeny's fubjeas an room to.inap dish adirpre. sages which were common to e tad which were al ways expeAcd from a Rate of ten% Mid that is therefore appeared* as that w 4Plie z i caiiirolwateM .01,4 foe graft giv ndly =Ma e a & re. roof of hia 4 feel • ;co betwoa har s two Nations, by _not r peating Inver' upon a tar which would operate is the Itrooge4 WAN. again* Each an approximation and'ireconcilietioll.gr Swilmeats, watt it ems way okeonse to the itame. bis Majellytre. . 1 11111 1thappy, my, to,,fay, that 14. Talk* land (hewed no warm , or any very marled sages asf,s, in , his runoff of mi xing to at ounsannaica lion; and th at comer ors on this bead ant& ad with theta is Lauder to him, when ha 41 40°440d it to ; *ea- . I how, _the hoopoe . ke. Lord : . ) affenont meat. Sm. &a kb atlia_ti. !! 0 Poroameorsrs, July sr, sloe.. ihl i d t w1....1 troakted fome time ago, to Mr. a nn Whet at reltler, comaining the n • a nannies agaialt the French Govern cliiole nittiiiit,: *ltd I obferver, l ttie A probablyreceive on order to demand them,. lament if fuels an shore of the Frets. That alai is nasally arrived, and tSensos conceal ryas rot my Lord, that the reiterated iofuks of ~ 'mid! am& ber of Foreigners, afembled in Londot to confpka again' the French Goverament, pro' ce tha molt unfavourable dices on the good under endive be. tom the two nations. Even though the Brilk iartido of the Treaty of Aairoa had not provided lot the iosiatesaace of that re ot tl. whiektwo indepiident nation. owe to each ; the general allasiati of the law of =does woo formally conduit! fo re• yoking an abufi of the liberty of the Pre& It cam not be believed that the law would give more lati tude to a libellifi than to any other individual, who, without declaration of war, thoold pertait himfelf to iiolate the duties of good neighbourhood. The GC fence in quollion is 6., much the more feriae*: as its obje& is evidently to diflurb the batman, which &bens between the two Governments. " It is not to Peltier alfere; but to the editor at the,u Courier de Londies," to Cobbet, and to mit* welters who referable them, that I have to dived ad mention of his Majefty'sgo . verunsent. The perils& ems and malevolent poWisanom of theft awn, ore 111 open eontradiaion to the principles of pence, and if it could ever enter into the mind of the !remit w &l()o -pera; ~;ri et ent to it retaliwkw„ when wo ot, found in Frau% wining to avow their k II • • t I '; ; I s at be 9- as ins iod do Mi Or isio as. t Ye • Rant artl lobo en% r i z Can. lief