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• ... • , • f ♦ t. 1 / 4 ( fli I tr i • • ._ . . • !. • , • 1. 1 • .1,, • '4 1 4 ' 1 ti i f N j 1 • 1 4 i I 1 I 4 1 t 4 1 • . ii • 4 I tt ' 11± :4t k ' 1 , r‘ i 0 { • , • ,- i l i lb , -4; • i I 1. ) i ' N. I I t‘• l i i `4• , ---- Ir -•- • • " di-ft of our t!isiisters destroyed all hopes of peace, and involved es in a war in which we had no chance of success, and even Fortune could do no thing for us. There was, however, still some hopes of peace in the hitelligence received t his day, that the Emperor of Russia had offered his powerful mediation in these differences.* It would be much better for ns to have a Russian garrison and a Rus sian General for Malta, than to retain possession of the place. He knew that the charader of great Princes was not always to he taken from the represen tations made of them without consideral.Je abate ment ; but from any thing he had heard of that wise humane Sovereign, his alliance with us against France, even with a view to Egypt, would be worth more than ten thousand Maltas, with all their firtilications. He of all things deprecated a deadly and most destructive war merely from the prospect of any present advantage we may have in se:zing on the commerce now eeoorted home; or capturing the colonies of our adversary. Levant of room compels us, for the preso.nt, reluctantly to omit the remainder of a tirech certainly one of the wails eloquent and argumentative ever delivered within the tirai6 of St. Stephen's Chapti.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he had never observed, since he had occupied a seat in the House, so much reason to admire and acknowledge with astonishment the transcendant talents of the Honourable Gentleman who spoke last. He had described the rude covering of war in all its forms, but it was a proper question to ask, whether, at such a moment as the present, such language was proper to be spoken ; he however, upon this occasion, placed a reliance on the people, who would entertain a just idea of the honourable situation in which Ministers stood ; he begged to have it understood, that he had been one of those that advised the seeding of his Majesty's Message. He was not actuated by malice, and was aware that the conduct of Ministers might be inves tigated, and would not shrink from a minute in quiry. whenever such might be demanded. He 'expeded to hear the Parliament say unanimously, that the country was right in the recent proceedings of the Ministry ; the person to prevent that unani mity, was the Hon. Gentleman who has said, his Majesty's Ministers have not been sincere. He was apprized, that Ministers had many enemies; but from the uniformity of their efforts in the late com munications, he could not have entertained belief, that any persons could think their conduft reprehen sible. '!he lion. Gentleman had referred to the transactions of France, since the peace of Amiens. He had commented upon the German Indemnities, and had followed upon all the various topics that had interested the present Government of France ; but upon none had he laid so much stress as on Switzerland ; and true it was, that justice had not been dune by the lion. Gentleman, to the proceed. ings in that part. lie was not prepared to go over the ground, v. ith moped tothe particular transactions; but the outrage offered to a noble body of persons, oc casioned an interference on the part of Ministers, aris ing from a wish to proted the injured, not only of Switzerland, but of any country. It would have been unworthy the principle of sound policy, if the Government had not prevented him, who is at the head of the Republic of France, from overwhelming Austria and all Europe, which would have probably been the case, had he not been resisted, in his ambi tious rtes. He contended, that Ministers had engaged in the determination to step forward in de fence of Switzerland, from those interests which were inseparable front the policy of a governing power. It had been argued, that the First Consul of France wished to have restrained the freedom of our press, by suppressing the public prints. The language of that person afforded very little prospetl for Ministers to place a belief in any desire he might express towards pacification. He would not enter into the nature of the Government of France ; but, if the differences at present ex isting, could rot now be adjusted, war must be the inevitable consequence, arid no oppor t would be lost in supporting the honour of England. The indignity which was offered to his Majesty by the publication of Colonel Sebastiani, dernan.ied satisf.ation, and in consequence of which Lord NVhitworth could not make any arrangement unless satisfadion was made ; none however had taken place. lie then called the attention of the I louse to several articles contained in the documents laid before them relative to Malta, which went to justify Ministers in their endeavours to preserve tran quillity. Ile entered into a statement respeding the expenses incurred by the French military fur the last three years. In Inol, the pay of the French se mks amounted to 235,000,000 of lieres; in 1809., an army was supported at the expellee 012 10,000,000 ; and in 180.1, at 125,0::0,000. With respell to the mission of Colonel Sebastiani, he had no diffieuhy in reporting that that circumstance was considered by his Majesty's Government as the avowed hum tiun of the French to violate the Treaty of Amiens, by endeavouring to overthrow the Turkish empire. We were to evacuate Malta in .Itily, but when did we receive a requisition from France to do so ? Why rot until November, when her designs upon }.gypt were matured, and the evacuation then in sisted upon contrary to the spirit of the Treaty of Amiens. We stated in answer that we would not evacuate it until we shall have a substantial security a7ainst the designs of France but we never stated %tat Malta was the only security, but on the con trary that we were willing to accept any other ade quate security that France . could suggest ; but what that security would be was . for France, who had created the necessity, and not for us, to propose. It Wets sufficient for us that we were in possession of an advantage that must restrain the perfidious de signsof France,and to rest there until some equivalent was offered. It was only by the possession of a naval station in the Mediterranean that we could secure our selves against the views of France. Upon that ground we rested our justification in retaining Malta. We were now at war; but, if there was any body who could bring forward a pradicable proposition by v hich peace could be preserved, the Minister would be an enemy to his country, who should not accept it —(lood cep of bar! &sr !). He meant a prop°. s;tion that could give peace, and .t fair prospen of the enjoyment of its blessings. Under the present cir cumstances, however, he would be only deceiving the country, were he to say, that he either saw or knew any thing in the Fieoch Government that warranted any such expedtation. We must cape& . . • F or ow' ? risme advanced in this important Debate ie. a Seine at Official Papers of tM reeseb Giverinaest Li the hawk of John Ilehrett, Picendsly y a Treadsliwis whisk be Jae aiesaiinsild qr yehhenties ea Satetday a•xt. .; Ilk:. ~ - M _ ~ •"_ ~--- . their blood for their country, never balm the desire to offend a and be prepares! to meet , an a rduous contes t. If we suffer ourselves to be unnerved, and diverted pretensions s a u ! P r b e u m t a al c so v. o p ue vre , :f i u n l it e o ud ni ne r ig ,d hOo , uarndingipnev%ilnesptrhetaet they take no part in from the unexampled efforts, which the country is it was tee only neeess i a , ry to m b: persuaded Excellency, the Whitworth, now called upon to make, we will not only discharge to let t n it to rul w e r e dte t to ulUa h.s y C . owl that the First Consul could nut the duty weowe to the public, but we shall be obliged agreed to the violation of a solemn treaty but that he wee de to male still greater exertions at no great disteltlC. Of sirous of peace. That if the English Government wiebtll to tune... lie was desirous % t this moment for unani- en t er into now arrangements, unconnected with the Treety Of mite, but he could not ask any man ' s Support to the Amiens, it would not be refused, provided that throe arrange- Address, unless he had made up his m i nd to great me Id be founded on mutual stipulatioin. sacrifices. We must provide for ou r d omest ic sec u- T h l ts teL views are just and nuderate. It was difficult to pm. poew a negotiation upon a more liberal basis. It is not no; 10- ritt, and submit to great privations to gusted the vitals of the country, as well as its extremities, from per here to observe, that it was six weeks after torte uncertain when a di ffi cult negotietion—of grei fi t ed iit t terta he! i t h i e i m :.= o in f .attack. He was anxious, though exhausted, to im- issue, .but , a v p a proa lun c e h n in ts g, had h'a be nist y n et be eft able to open an effec ptess upon the House the indispensableness of the t ti h v e e t n w egotiation. war, and which was founded, upon our part, in in controvertible justice. In its prosecution we must c,.. trd Whowoith received new orders; he posented sue vely two of the projects of convention. Make up our minds to look great difficulties in the Hy the first it was propend that M ilia should . remain under face, and If so he had no doubt of its success. 'I he Kings of Enetand, and if this was Ole an d ver i en ß ty rit o al lf in t ic lt Knot, agreed tor line all teat hed only danger was want of unanimity, as the Address the King h a a o ppened ainee the Treaty IA Amiens. toe s Aleitatl was so named as to ensure it, and did not go to pledge any body us an approbation of any part of ca . Great Britain main pruntimil that he would take manures Out the conduct of those penens who, from different parts of the condo& of Ministers. England, disturbed France , should be sufficiently repress ed. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, alluding to Mr. grod had the honour to represent to his Excel- . 1 1 e . r i t i c e y t I iet tel w Vs , hiterunh, that this first project was a centre- Fox's speech, said, he could nut suffer sentiments vention of the Treaty of Amiens, and totally overturned the the most dangerous that ever were delivered in Par- t basis of the negotiation which his Excellency was charged to liament, without vending his opinion of their mis- prescribe to his Court; that with respect to the re c ogniti on chief.—( A loud cry of hear ! hear !). The amend- proposed vr ..h it could etel . tly c hi id sllntailnic Maiesty, there n e really was no o bj e ct in 1 ment was likely to produce an effea destruaive of t unanimity, but he saw no other purpose which it Europe since the a p ply Treaty . t there had of Atniene e but •the orgeneution of the Empire, te which the King ref Great Britain had ac- cculd answer. It was, however, to the comments ceded LI his character of Elector of Hanover, and which Was upon that amendment. which he principally objeaad, of itself a necessary consequence of Inc 'Frady of Luueville, comments ill calculated to support it. He did not concluded lung antecedeat to the Treaty of Arnie:is, -• . • at the events relative to the polititalstate of Piedmbnt, P retend to question men's motives ; but if an Tn the king-foci of Eisen:, and the ladien and Ligurian Repub. Apologist of Bonaparte was in that House, he lies, had their date prior to the Tre..ty of Atinens; that in the could nut have advanced arguments more to the negotiation fir this treaty, they have desired that Eli:land should purpose than those used by the Hon. Gentlenian, recognise these three powers; but as t hey could. not agree in (Mr. Fox). the three points, nor upon the a. airs of India, in that which Nir.WINDHAM said, he rose to touch only upon concerned the dethietiun of borue principal notes, and the in valuable • sions acquired by England in that couetry,•it one point in the lion. Gentleman's speech, ( \lr. k ox) w-as agreed to defer the distunions of these objects, as not eon- 1 which he thought contained much mischief ; a netted with the preliminary articles, and the fundamental n ob; H point which had absorbed all hie attention. The j ect of pacification between the two governments. The 7 ouse was deciding upon the question of war, and dersigited declared, that the French G o vernment required no rucognition un these points from his Britannic Ma- • discussions had taken place upon its justice and po- jesty. The undersigned remarked, that with respect to the licy. It the lion. Gentleman thought war impoli- Batariati Republic, she had been already recognized by his tic or unjust, it was certainly his . duty to delay or Israaunic Majesty, si n ce he had treated with her ; and that by to prevent it as far as he was able ; but he had no the existing treaties between that Republic and France, the right to apply to it arguments which apply to war news r s guard of French truups would evacuate this country at the w of the completion of the Treaty of Amiens. As to the in its very nature, however politic or prudent, and criminals who had retired to London and Jersey, when they thus, by enforcing non-resistance, place the country addicted themselves to their evil attentions, and when, far at the foot of the enemy. If the Hon. Member from being discouraged, they were supported and censured by thought it right to gain his cause pr fa, nut, the British Government, the French Government conceived, the actual state of thiag i, that ought to attach no importance Islas, he did not envy him. His arguments of i n to them. the privations and evils attendant upon war ap- His Excellency hold Whitworth presented a second projet plied to all war, even the most successful, in —England demanded, that the Civil Government of Malta which the country was ever engaged. • should be !eft to the Grand Master, and the Britieh troops Mr. SCUDANIOIIE spoke a few words in re- should continue to ponces the fortificatioas of the island. This proposition was inveracticeble and saiii.—Like the first pokier, ply tolhe observation made by Mr. Windham. it was contrary to the Treaty of Atnieus, and conseqeently, to A Division then took place, when the numbers the basis of the nigniation offered by the First Consul. It had were, Against the Amendment . 398 this irremediable inconvenience, that it put an Order of Fer it . - - - 67 Knights, helunging to all the powers of Europe, under the Majority in favour of the Otiginal Add ress- 331 7 tuning:. sad eounoul of oat power ; it was of itself an offence to the honour itoil religion of the Order, of itself allowed to the Adjourned at Fot:a o'Clock in the Morning. honour and religion ot all Europe. Thus in all this negotiation the Government of the Repub- PARIS, Melt 19. - tic was obliged to see that the English Government had but one Will, one object only in view, that of not fulfilling the stipule- CONSERVATIVE SENATE. tatious of the Treaty of Malta, and of retaining Malta to itself; for the only reMon that Malta suited its convenience, was SITTING Of THIL 14TH Of HAY. be cause she called Malta a seaftcrentgueranly. The Counselleri of State, Bigot, Prameneti, Demotes, and But what is the power of Europe ? ought they to acknow. Fieuvier, Orators *1 Govenuneut, communicated to the St- ledge themselves unequal, and submit themselves to the will nate the note addressed the 13th of this month, to the Amino of another, without a discussion of rights or an appeal to the first sailor of Its Britanutc Majesty, by the Minister for Foetrigia principles orjusticet There is a power above all, which, placed Affairs. like France in this course of the discussion,could submit to sub star 13. scribe to conditions dictated at the close of the negotiation, and The grave and patent eireumaanees in which the two sa- aimoutiged rather by the threats of war, by preparations for m inim are placed, the undersigned Minister for Foreign Alftirs manacen, than preferred as a means of accommodation be of the )[reach Republic has received an order to lay b.:fore the tween two states. eyes of the British Government, the following note: la circinustanees, conic degree andagous to a weak nation, Upon the Bth March his Britannic Majesty made known te not in its courage but in its extent and population, dared to brave his Parliament, by a special memege. that fir/mei:stile arms- the English power, menaced in its capital to expose the dwellings menet were preparing in the ports of France and llolland, and of its kings—to risk its magazines, its only riches, the accu that important discussions, the issue of which was doubtful, mutation of ii, hundred years of peace and of Industrious mono divided the two governments. my, rather than subscribe to unjust propositions, offered them as This extraordinary and unexpected declaration excited a- new upon the only ground of the convenience of England. and general astonishinent, but the maritime state of France was supporte-I by a considerable armament ; the Danish celonies evident. England , Europe knew that there was no formidablele were toot away ; but however unequal was the struggle, honour armament either in the ports a France or those of Holland. would not suffe r the generous nation to deliberate upon the The under/Stoned will not remind his Excellency herd Whit- choice it ought to take. wurtlt of every thing that was then said . It was asked from In the present docusei is, policy holds the same hOgh3re what source was received information so ill foandect. The with terror; if the British Government is free to conform or person it discernment of herd Whitworth, the candour of his not :o coaforan it, engagements ;if it dui, the treaties which character, amid not be mac moment suspected. It h..a made 46614446 h th•• latter from the a,iirit. If it mishits The assertion that France was preparing hostile armaments i ts . mental onervatione as su mousy authorized restrinione, if was a manifest supposition, anti ought riot to have impute d the convenience of England, in short, ought to explain the upou any body. he natural effen must be to induce a belief SetISC of political convention, that would tes the cad air the that it was a device, of which souse men, distinguished by their coneessione, which they might flatter. themselves. might be turbulent opinion, and anxiously seeking pretences to exelite wrested from • tee weakness of France ! Went would be use troubles, wished to avail themselves, in tinter to enflame the nieas*ire of the sacriaces and huniiiiatiuns which mime! lie ell paicaloin of the British people, to excite distrait, hatred, and fort 'd epon her' All this time, the convenience of England alai ni• demand, a guarantee ageinst the power of France ; s o d Eng- Wail rt cpect to the English Government, one should sup- land chooses to keep Malta! At a former period, England pme, tied chime% it might have been drawn into an error by wanted a guarantee agaiint France, and Dunkirk was dastroy. false reports with respett to the existence of armaments, there el !an English Cominierary giving laws when the French flag cou'd be none with regarl to the existence of negtiations. float d. To marrow the convent zee of Eng! Ind ruae demand The Ainbaseador of the Reptohlie at London was no sooner another guarantee against the progress of French industry, end informed of the Menege of Iris Britennic Mejesry, than, asto- • a duty may be proposed to stop the progress of our industry. _ niehed at the an aounconent of a negotiation of which he had If we repair our ports; if we construct a intact ; if we cut a no ktiowleifee, he repaired to the house of Lind Hawke-shiny, canal; if, by any exertions, we relive Our manufactures, it ani before he could suited that an appeal to arms, founded will be demanded that our ports shall be shut up, tat our upon two false suppositi ins, cinild cover the plan for violating mob s shall be desires eel, our canals filled is , and our menu the Treaty of Anatole in the clauses that remain unettaeted, he failures annihilated It will be demanded that France shall presented, to ths Minister of his Britannic Majesty, on the 10th he ditioned bapation it suits the convenience of Englan d, March, a note demanding an explanation. and will be a sufficient guarantee for its Government. At the ,nine time the undersigned lied coders to enquire of 11 we exert-kale the pnuciples, or coesider the coneeeuences, his Excellency Loot White/olds respecting the motive, which we are equally struck when the un the injustice and scandal of had det..tniinal the) nglish Gaverlinient to assume, in it: mess pretensions e we may fairly ask, if they were sebinitted to an sign, two asertions both equally fake, to call its stern% to I.giish jurs wend they hesitete to repr we them unanimous arms, and break the bond of peace which united the two le ! —The aevertiment of the Republic has a right to feel States. anouisinuent that the British Moister could have sup- His F u Lord Whitwurth nnumed, on the 15th posed himself am:mated to pro .tree to it this dsgree of de- Mardi, to t;-nen.d Andreose a note vague, unaccuminotiethie, relictiou ; could h : Doi:note think that the exietitig Govern argl ' hinlute • That "te' far (ma "P lail ? "' tolled the lite„t of raixe ..„1A 1.4, in sordid indolence, ail that it had tuba:et of the diecussian ill still greater obieurity. Lt marcely dutin, ' and the feeling of WM-duties. left the possibility of bproin) the way to, and still less the Are our Mere aos populous, or lees ostensive? Are we hope of seeing it come to an happy lowa not the sane men who have sacrificed so much to the mainte- The sneerer of the French, dated the inetti March, was as nauce of justice? And if after our success we have exhiotted ' pacific and moderate as the bete of the British Mattson had great moderatio n , to what other cause Call our moderation be . been hostile. ettributed, if it e not to the justice of our rights and the semi- The First Consul deeter-d that he did not accept the deft- tar. of our forces? ante of war offered be Eng and ; that he saoten not deli! nitre! Tile taideniened, in detailing to his Excellency Loud Whit some exert-46°ns, the sense of which might bear a charatter of worth these obrier.ation:;„ thought he had a right to remark to aggnosion; that in short he would net believe that his Britan nic tannity Meant to violate the seen:eaten of a treaty, upon him, that the inotlCrittion Of the French Adinitiistretitio for which teepee'. thesafety of all nations. two w hole mouths, during' the meet offeueive provocation, and when she endeavour( d inost strangely to impress a true chi deels•ation, merle by order Cuf the First Calm), called fifth on the 7th of April a new note, in which the French 0v- c arts;[ of the French Government. However it was then by remanent saw, net without Siirpr,se, that se iiolefinite nnum os profound a hence on tha 'repeated insults that the Giveminent A of 1 4 0.1;..etione wan eLdelresged to it. Tine vegueuese of that de- of the Republic hail a rigiit to it , ciel atonement, or at least to maid, exereeed without waive; aid without an coined, left bring them Si a conclusion. When forbearing to prejudge nothing di-tinctlr visible except the impropriety of its terms. what night hr the final event of Affairs, it lung reamed an at- They manifested iii this note the intention of tielatiug the !,. tention amid desire to examine the means by which the English e Goveru lit might be conciliated. It Was under these enema- Treaty of Amiens, by left sing to evacuate MAtas Th a e .' :lane that. hit F.xecileoev Loot Whitworthiatelbp, and with weaved p.. 11 atm then:velvet that the French people would non , money written deter-Mon, demanded, on the 96 th of Aprinon alit to lave tenon-tam ill two suppose facts, upoti the ale- ow part of ;ii , G overnment the rellowieg demands : Lotion of which they had a nght theme elves to demand it. In (Ush wo ering this e, lead White/el:CI &mond et that an That Ett g laiidahauld hold Malta fotsix years. • arrangement ehiselei b • inirrimitrtely made, town the bariewhich That England should take posies-ion of Lampshade. , That Ilona - 0 eboutt be evacuated thy the nail& troops. sweat of i : 11 , e41 ,,a,.., 4 ;: d h u e s U lL i rl saine d„ tini o;d ' h . e rs s o r h ifi b td ck tlit ,„,,, t r i , a ,, l en the , ' His Excellency Lend Whitworth farther declared, that these would be, that is - should eumetitately iota hie residence Item, terns were the elliairtrum of his emote arid if they were not ac and conclude ho tension. What mild the Government of t h e opted iii seven days, he must quit Pain after seven days.— The undersivied'reelied, that there was no precedent cif such a Republic answer to sued rude Mid grunge propooda It wee form to so isaperous au ultimatum. And wherefore should only a string desire of peace, lied enacted it to restrain its in war be only inconmaient to tie? Cum the English nation sup dsgnauses. Tea limit itmlf to a cool and calm decision which would give Woe to reason arid justice to triumph user the pm- less the Freinn nition so weak ? N o in a case when it deli berates upon its mat imeortaitt inter-ma, shincloee not bold etwile that the e it n w u 3S mero neeee% us ale ar ti Y uu to e he f th e !' d v isi tY .o i r tw ils iw or G d ev el ern ith ine th it e n 4 a eg re _he: _ll___,f b.or'i_t„' conferees ...is o'L l r . ps,r s ,,.. to „ . the ,_ 2: 116 _ gio. which a re . no parties to the tunas which embitter themselves against " •crwe sd r iii . a ti l: ust ar'7 o. "7 .l l . "7= th , , —.:lll7wintaktoll lac of t: tack other i that the thouvris of brave citivus wise devote 6 • . . . . , .. _ • ~. It.5;;;A" leas prevented the Teethe man, equally with the private man, British Government from sigaiing the dens:and it ILA nraj and by a course less decided, nt has meleevoured to receive for the future, the means of conateling the tee .s of its true pre tensions ; and to dereire opener) neon the origin of the rupturn as in fine, the miniaters of Ills Britannie Minister, ill under stsliding the character of the First Coated, have endea voured to irritate or intimidate him, or to induce hint to forget the interests of the nation, or to cyclic him to some haey which they mi4ht misrepresent in the eyes of Europe as inde reeve of war. The First Consul, more than any man exist ing, is acquainted will! the evils of war, because. mote than any man, he is accustomed to Its calculations and its chances; tie believes, that under circumstances mach as we are new in the Ant thought of Goverumente ought to bar emceed to the; misfortune which a new war may induce umni us he thinks that it is a first duty net only race to give way to feelings of at motion, but above all things to moderate and calm the passertis of the people. Th., undersigned, thereu,re, oh-crying team the loran of this communication from his Excellsoicv Lord Whitworth, begged him to obaerse, that verlsel and fegeive benefactions were insufficient for the diseusenit of such impose tent interests, which are usually diseuesed ire the counseis of nations after the must mature deliberations. Cuder such cir cumstances, nothing is considered as indifferent; the forms, the very expressions are considered, debated, exammed, weighesi.— and all serve to justify the course which may be pursued. [Here follow several part ic los, which du not essentially differ from those already before the public.) The article then concludes as follows :—England knew that Ranee and Pressie bad proposed to guarantee the indepeuslenee of Malta, with some slight modifications ; and frolll the spirit of erlehty to his engagements which characterizes the Firmer,* Alexander, there was Do doubt bait that he would except the proposal made to him; but Providence pleased to confound bad faith, fur at the very same moment when Leal Wines ortia delivered his notee a courier from Russia arrived with dis patehes, in which the Emperor of It useia declared, with peculiar energy, the pain which he fe!t net learning the resolution taken .by hie Britannic Majesty to keep Malta. Ile reviewed the ass simmers of his guaranty, and made known that tie would yield to the demand of his mediation made by the First Consul, if the two powers should refer to it. This intelligence the under. gned communicated to Loel Whitworth, but his Lordship, without taking Any notice of it, declared that he had orders to set out iu thirty-six hours trona the delivery of his lest uote, and repeated his demand of pear ports. Could the Ambassador of England conduct himself diffe rently if the French Goveninient had been besieged in a place, battered an breach, and if it had Wine goes - eon out of the most important intcresas which the B.•ttiali Government had treated of for more that 19OU years, but of a :ample c.apitiale eon. The opening of negotiations has been preceded by arms meats pompously announced. Every day, every hour, have. produced marks of the renewal of hostilities. And what is this ultimatum, which has been presented to tie French Government to be signed at a notice of one day ! It is required to consent to give up en island that dote not be long to it ; that it should violate, at its own loss, a solenits treaty, under the pretence that England has need of a new gua ranty against it; that it shall be wanting in all the alteratioes due to the other coutratting parties, by destroying, without their consent, the artiste which, in consideration of them, had been tile longest muter discussion at the time of the emike ences ; that it should fail also in three attentions which arc due t a the guaranteeing powers, by consenting that an Wend, *kith they wished to be indepeneenr, should remain ten years under he Authcrity of the British Crown : that it should ravish from the Geier of Malta, the sovereignty of a state that has been restored vett ; and Out this sovereignty shall be transferred to the inhabitants ; that by this spoliation, it shall offend all the powers that have acknuwiedgcd the re-establishment of the Order, who have guarauterd it, and who, in the arrangements of Germany, have secured to it iiidenniaties fur the losses which It had sustained. Such is the ground of this ultimatum, which presents a series of pretensions, constantly encreasing in proportion with the moderation displayed by the Government of the Republic. At the outset, England cemented to the maintenance of the Order of Malta, and sought only to subject that Urder and it; suites, to the authority of Britain. Now, for the first time, the abolition of that Order is de s mended, and - that demand mute be .greed to within 36 hours. But though the conditions definitively proposed had been as conformable with the Treaty of Amiens and the interests of France as they were contrary to them, the very form of these demands, the term of 36 hours prescribed for the aiiswer, could leave no doubt with regard to the determination of the French Gorernmeut. No, never will France acknowledge in any Go vernment the right of initialling, by the single act of its plea sure, the stipulations of reciprocal engagement. Hit had al lowed, under the forms which I'lllo/timed the menace, a laterite; ultimatum of seven day: should be presented to it, an ultinsatues of 96 hours, and treaties concluded before they were nego tiated, it could have no other ohjeft than to conciliate the Bri tannic Government by the example of its moderation ; hut it cannot consent to any thing that compromises the interests of its dignity and those of its power. The undersigned is therefore charged to declare to his Ex cellency Cord Whitwurth, that no co:tenure:aeon, the sense and forms of which do ant accord with the usee:s observed be tween the leading powers, and with the principle of the must perfeft equality between one State and aisother, can be admit ted in France. That loathing can oblige the French Government to disposes of countries wee ti do net belong to it, and that it will never re coenize in England t right of violating, in any point what ever, the treaties which she shah have made with it. Finally, the Undersigned reiterates the proposition of giving IttOta into the hand; of one of the three Guareateeing Powers ; and as begat' other matters foreign from Vie Treaty of Amiens, it renews the deelaration that the French Government Is ready to oueti a negotiation reeecting them. Stetted the Eng uh Goveniment give the signal of war, no thsaig will remain for the Government of the Republic, but to put its trust in the jusece of es cause, and the God of Armies. The Minister of Fereign Atfeirs. (Signed) CH. M. TALLEYRAND. Their MAscrrics again honour the HAYMAIMIT TiicATra with their Presence, this Evening, to rue The Hsi, at Law, and iIL4 Gruuthatithir. TJIIE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY, MAY '25. • Last night we receive4Tarin Papers of the 20th. The Monaur of that date contains a statement of the Negotiation between France and England, since the date of the KIN o's Message of the 7th of March, signed by TALLEYRAND, and presented to Lord Watrwourn the 13th of May. It was communi cated to the Conservative Senate upon the 14th, and a Committee was appointed to present an Address of Thanks to th4Fiasr Conset., in which the Senate expresses its impatience to give to France a mark of gratitude, should there be peace, according to the wish of the. Fast. CONSUL, and one of devotioa should the nation dignity require War. A similar Communication was made to the Legislative Bodr and Tribunate, and similar addresses of thanks were voted unanimously. The Deputation ap pointed by the Senate waited, the 15th, on the Fuss Consul., at St. Cloud, with the Address. We have this instant, (Nine o'Clock, A. M.) re. ceived Paris Papers of the elst Inst. which contain a Message from Beti A r ire to the Legislative Body, relative to the departure of Lord War T. wo aT is from Paris, and the renewal of War with England. 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