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cteeted In England, where the *rime of : Ererre cowards Egypt must always command the utmost vigitarice and - jea lousy. He maintained that what ought to convince us of hs &lire of Peace, ,was on the one hand the little he had to gain by renewing the • War, and on the other the Ccility with which he might have taken possessiottot Egypt with the very ships and troops which were now going trorrr the Mediterranean to Sr. Domingo, and that with the apProba tion of all Europe, and more particularly of the . Turks,, whd had repeatedly invited him to join with !Nth for the porpose of forcing 123 to evacuate their territory. • I do not pretend trefollew the argntnents of the First Con. sul in detail ; this would he impossible, from the vest . riety of matter,' which' h lat took occasion to introduce. His ptlrpose was evidentlet to convince the that on Malta must depend Peace or War, and at' the same time to imilresS upon Aly mind a strong idea of the means tie poaStssed of annoying us ;Whom: and abroad. With regard to the mis:rust and jealousy which he said constantly prevailed shier; the Conclusion of the Treaty of Amiens, I observed that Alter a War of such long ,duration, so, fall of rancour, and carried on in manner of which His tory has no example, it Was' but natural th:et a considerable degree of agitatioe should prevail • but this, like the swell ar'rera storm, 'would et - 01011y sub' ' side if not kept up by the peiicy of either Fitly ; that t. would nor pretend to pro s aince which had beeii 4;;gressor in the paper war of evhch llecomplained, and which - was still kept. op, though - With this dilleeence, that in Ingland it was independent of Ctivernment, and in Hance its very ai and deed, To 'this I - added, that It must be admitted Ileet we had .such motives of 'Mistrust against Erance as could not be al. K elm! against us, and I was going: to instaece the acces.. slum of territory and influence gained by . France si n ce the Treatv when he interrupted me by sayiog, suppose you • , mean Piedmont and Soviteerland : " ce sent des 13 eeitelles ;'• and it must have been foreseen whilst tint 'Negotiation- was Pendieg ; " Vous n'avez pas:, le limit cycle terrier it cette leure,e I then aliedeed :!s a cau.ee of Mistrust and of jealousy, the inepessibilitv of • oieainingjustice or any kind of tech ess ter .any of His I , .lajesty's eubjdels. He asked me. in 'what re :Tett : and 1 tour :In that since the signing or the Treaty, not one British dal lmint had been satisfied, although eve: ,Frenaman of that description itatilterns(J within cis:: maim; :after that period and that since bad here, ;u1(1 I could tiaV muehof my Predecessor's, not one sat igiaary answ er ha'd been obte;ned to the innumerable representations avhic we had been under the necessity of making iu favour •' .11titish, Subjeels and property - detaieed in 'the several ports of Franc:: Awl elsewhere, without even a shadow of _justice; Such an ord e r et things, I 'Celt, wa4 not made to rispire cOnfidenee ; but, on the contrary, ntist create inistruSt. Thie, -he said„ - mitst be attributed to the natural di Ifieelties attending such suits, whet both unities ttiotighetlicenselves ?Iglu ; Olathe denied that such delays could proceed fro m an y disiocinatioreto do what was just and right, With regard to tlref Pensions Which were granted to and, Swlis in. - dividuals, I observed, that they were given -us a reward' thr past services during Mc War,' and: most certainly 'not- for .peelent ones, and -ail F- less for such as had been insnuated, of a stature repugnant to the feelings of every inditrtrial ei te Engene, mato tee Universally acknowledged loyalty and lioneur,of the.: British Government.:' That as for any par. titipation of indemnities, dr other accessions which His .Majesty might have obtained, 1 could take upon myself.to assure him that His .Majesty's ambition led !Mir rather to - ;pretetve than fo acquire, anti that with regard to the stoat ,propitious moment , for renewing hostilities, Ilk Majesty, • .whose sineere desire it was to continue' the blessings of Puee tohis•Saihjed4,, would always consider such :a' MCA ! eurelatt the greatest calamity ; ' but that it Majesty was so desirous of. Peace, it must not he imputed to the diffi ctilty of obtaining AllieS; and, the less so, as those means which it Might tr.: neeessaryeti atilird suc h A iliea,` for per heps inadequate services, would all be concentrated in Eng. ' hind, and-give a p:opartionate, increase uf energy to our OWO exertions. . • Ti this part of the conversation he row: front his-eh-air, anti told me that Iteshottld give orders to. General Andreossy to ,enter on the discussion of this business with your Lords-hip ; but he wished that I shNild. at. the •sittne• time , the•inade quaiuted,with hts motives, and , convinced of,.ltis sinctyrity rather:from himself titan from his • Ministers. - lie then, or .ter. a eonver;sation•of two hours, ditring the , grattest • part of which he Talked incessantly, conversed for a few motnen t s on 3 . l'l(l4K:rent subjeets, in apparent good humour, and retired. Sueh Wati near 4,, as I can recollect, the piirpOrt-cif this conference:. • • . - .• •.1 t. MuSt• however be : observed, that he did not, as ill `!'al. 10'41;nd:1ad done, atle.:lt to ,atiribute Sebutinani's Mission to Contmeil,:lal Alotives only, but its •otte rendered , .tlecetisary in a mititaty Nint of view, by the infra lion by us .tn . Treaty of Amiens, • - • have the Umtata to be, &c. iirrwoßTl-L • This conversation* took place on Vriday. last, and this morning . I , saw M. de Talleyrand. He had }ten with the-First Consul ititn• I left him, and he assured me that he itad bten vet) . ,well'satistied Avid) the franitin,s with which I had nude.my observations on what fell from him: I told th!it witimue enrciting into any farther detail, wht.t bad said 'to the First Cottntl amounted' to an a;stir r incx, of Niili:it " rtrusted there could he no doubt,..of the readine..i• ui ilk Majesty's Nlinistus to remove all rsubjeeL - of sL ussion, NVl,ere trig could be, dmie withiJut violatiin; the I.a+v , , of the Country; fulfil the engiAements which they ItatUontrttOeci,,in as much as that could bd reconciled wi.th the s . al'efy of the Stat,.-.. Aq this applied to' Matta and Egypt, Ile gave me to und , ::. a erojedt was in'conlor.pia tion,, by which t'oc. of the Turkish Empire would beep effAllially . securvd .1„ do away every c;o4se of doubt rtr ouasiness, etcher with regard to ti:,ypt er any pert of the Turkish Dominions, He could not then, I , e said, - plain himself tothcr. Unda, these circnma anee its wle can 4xpe6t that we should relinquish that aSsurance which wt! have in hand, tilt something eywilly satithehry is pro: posett and 'adopted.. . The' Right Hon. Loral,-ITawkeshuty, wUITWO! TU. &c. &c. &t: No. 39, is a'Letter from I.rud Haw:hest-wry to Lord Whit. %vomit, dated February 18, ta3, int . tmyrinA hint th.tt" Eg pt e‘armated, and tr;A:ng the right of Fli . 4 Majesty. to de. Diana ii,a(tit;ontd seciories in any new arrangement. vibiGb it flay be r...:c.4;sary to 111:i1;e inner the Treaty . of Atnien.;, in order Tote eaduully b. carry, into.executton the real obj•: , :ts of that Treaty . XIV •LOA fl ( No. 4 0 .) Paris, sth March if!oj I saw! M, cle Talleyrand yesterd::y; and' a - C.li tiiitett pf Ytnit,LOlLlSllip's illstrUtqi4llS. l recapiltilged the several arguments therein contained, dwelling paitieulady 'on the often avowal of the First Consul's views hi Egypt; and con doning with the Resolution of His Majesty not to with. draw.H is Troops from Malta, Until some security`iioAd be given; that by so doing, His Majesty should nut expl,e. the the safety of His own Dotninions: He heard me with great,ptitictice and in answer endcavotiri. cd, as bciOre, to convince me that there' was no Nitwit what ever for the apprehensions winch we entertaiiml. This it was true, the acquisition of" Egypt had been, anti perhaps still was a favourite object of the First Consul; but that it was nut so much so, as to all&w hint tci go to War for" its qttainment.• I t heir tOld him that what had in a par la r ma;ma excited the attention of your Lordship. in my 1 , 44 Report, WaSthe as. clialleClisbaeligiiicit bollieplOject 6,:in.ttocontemplation witerehy.theintegrity °Nit: Turkihh Empire woald he so in-. ,stirettni all its harts as to remove eve,Y doubt or apt reLenaion. I begged him,, therefore, to explain himself on ' this sith,ted. w 4io, con,:ieed..lo be of ;be. IItIMSSt intportance • Since it was only by such means that both parties eoul,l be satis. 11:d, He then gave me to understand,' that what he had atmed a Projeti was nothing more than what had been ex - pruised its. the tut Consul's Message to the •TegiSlative Loriy, whet , he sass, that there is a French Ambassador Constantinople; " no is charged to give-every assurance -of the•dispositit , n yi I trinctt watretiohen, insteaiFof to - weaken, t h at Government,. , .:: I expressed a doubt whether this: ui .,, n y o th e r arms security, would be COll6ldZred as sufficient itt .ucit a tranSaCtion: •licrenpon be_repeatetithe question.— then is .theisecurily which you-require, and which the First Conant can give t This, •I told•h,im, - mutt be the stih jezt Of the Negotiation which we were willing to enter ; :41/(1 I trusted that the.f.rrnch t/overnithnt w0u1,,1 bring into it tits Wile temper, and' the same real tit:film to-conciliate, whmt was manifested by His Majesty's - I) , linisters. NI. de 'failcyralid ,tow informed me, that Ott:. First Con sul had, five ur six days ago, ordered instruCtions th be sent to Gduerai •Andreossy, b) . whicn he was to require all illline 4144tte, anti categuri,..;,:l answer to the plain q ticA Whether His• Majesty would, or weWti not, cause Malta to• be eva .• coated by . the Isriti h. Troops .? That he Limcludeti this Communication %vat already made, and that lit:uxpeacd to learn the result of it in a very few days; adding,• that all the First Consul wanted was to know precisely otywhat 1131.{ to I not ilvlp lamenting t4is iircelOitatc•.M.castirc, oibis it could answer no pod pilrose a - and *Wald' arity ;•enti to in troduce il.lO tbe.thscuOtol ill-hornier atid`PilertiAlipity, lit the pLice of dittfri4"iiissi,.L. r.;a.;osiing, /tint, pow, CVVI", to helm ep4red,. and ,to pr,p4re the I ilat onsiil, to 'more opposiilon' to his Will flan lie llatt hzvn .• . . • . act;u4totne4 to bp similar occasion;. „_. , . told' Hui, A N at His ajen!) , WAS willing to discusi the ,point in du,pnte with fairness and candour, but certainty never wouldbeintinaidated into acquiescence; and repeat. ez:ly urged, that if he wished wen to the, Peace of the two Countrtes, he should prepare the First Consul for the cod •selpienceo which might naturally be eapeaed from this step, 7 and thus prevent the etfett of any sudden guft of ill-hurnour. • He was unwilling to admit that there ceuld be any chance of satisfying the Firbt - ConSul sttort of. a compliance, with his tbunded at he•pretended on Good-faith. Our, Conversati , :n ended here, and I wait the result or Ge neral kodreossy's Communicatica with the utmost impa tience. • 1 have the Honour to be, ice. (Sipe) WHITWORTH P. S. the interval between the Wildlig and the tian scrieing the abote Dispatch, .1 have taken snot her olortu nity orseeing M. de Talleyrand, and lam glad to Lin that .*for wh,it . purpose I know not). lie had represented the in ' struaions to GeneralAndreossy as muth inure atrolute and offensive thail they really are. 1 found him to-day entirely .disposed to give me anot her.opinion, and to convince raw that the f irst.Comul, .far front wishing, to carry matters to can tin e 'y, was-desirous to discuss fairly and without passion, a point, which ho admitted was of importance to both Conn tries. fie Tritts.l4ll) , aSSUItd 111 C, that much 'as the :First Consul migitt have the acquisition ut hgypt at heart, .he. would sacrifke his own feelings to the preservation of Peace; anal henceforth seek to augment his glory, by improving and consulitLiing the internal situation of the country/ rather -than by adding to its possessions.. listretli W. Iti Coal ilawkesbury, ege, • Soot,: c f these Papers, ram their great ..'resgth, le.e our 441;g..den 111. have tel several, hitt hneet the late Iphie# if?! (4' . Plait - 1 • tybai are brit omitted, ;bad :he brie - rid ^ •. fo.m.rratv.3 (No. 65). Ewalt of a Dispatch from Lnrd Whitworth .to Lord Ilawkesbury, dated. Paris, IVedliesday morning, :May 4, iBo3. Soiih alter I had „dispatched the Messenger the night before 'law, with , no. Dispitehes of the 1.1,• I received a Communication ftoor NI. de Talleytatid, of ' , hit It I hicloss a copy, the purport o. was so comeletnlY• short of every thing which could be solifaelory, that I did not think myself . authorised to titter Into any : dieetassion upon it ; and as early as I could on the following mornietyl :tettanted the AnSwer of whiCh the inclosed is * copy . After this I concluded, of 'course, that there was an end to the Negoti;ltion. I h.ld for some days past .bien preparing for my detmrture. ; every measure was , taken for setting out at four oictock this morning, and we were expeding only the Passports witiOt I had .detwanded, for the purpose of ordering the post ' hoses. The d...latand the evenieg passed without the Passports having. hero sent : attid whilst we. were deliberating on the mo. tares of sc.;) a delay, about tz o'clock at night, a Gentleman who was with me received a Conuntinication which convincetl. me tlt:t tit was not meant to give me my Passports without another attempt, and I was, tin:relate, not sorprfzed when about one , o'clock I received tile inclosed Note from M. de Talleyrand.. lo this situation I 'am waiting the hour. of rendezvous with • M. de .rand, • • Translation of the first Incloattre referred to in No. 66.. The undersigned has reported to 'the l: first Consul the conver cation Which he had with his Excellency Lord. Whitworth on the 6th of this mouth, and in which his Excellency announced, that. Ills Britannic Majesty had ordered him to make, verbally, in his name, the following demands : • . tit. That Nlajesty should retain his Troops at Malta to ten Years. • td. That the Island of Lampedosa should be ceded to hint in full ptis.iestkion. 3.1. That 'the French Troops should evacuate I lolland. And that it no Cmtventioo - should have been signed within a week, his Excellency" Lord ,Whitworth had orders to terminate his Mission, and to return. to London. Ott the deinand made by the Undersigned, that Lord Whit worth would, in conformity to the usage of all Ages and nfatiCoun. tries, give tir writing what he himself called the tllriniatum of his' Government, his Excellency declared, that his instructions expressly lothad him to transmit on this object any written Note. •' • a Theintentions of the lasi Consul .heing-entirely pacific, the Undersigoed , diretists with malting any observation on so new and so strange at manerr of treating on affairs of this importance. its order to give a fresh testimony of the value rich he attaches to the continuance of Peace, the First Consul has di. reflect, the Untietsigned to make the following notitication in the accustomed style and forms. As the' Island of Lampedusa .does, not helang to France, it is not for ,the first Consul either . to accede Cu or to re f use .t h e desire testilied by Ilia Britannic Majesty, of having this Island in ' possession. • With regard to the Island of Malta, as the demand made re. vetting it by . Flis Britannic Majesty' would change a fOrtnal tits • position itt the Tresdy of •Amiensolie Fitsr.Uonstil cannnt - but previotisly cominunic.de it to ilis Majesty the Kim! of Spain, and to the Batavian Republic, Cc:waning Parties to the said Treaty, in artier to knOW their, opinion; anti besides, 'es the Stipulattons 'relative to plalta 'hare been guarantee& by their 'Majesties chi Emperorot Germany, the Emperor or. Russia, and, the King itf Pt ussia, the Conttading. Parties to the Tromy of Amiens, be fore they agree to any change in rile.arilcie of M - altu, aro bound to tUncert.with. the guaranteeing Powers.. • ••• • .The East Consul will 'not reflise this . concert, but it belongs not to hint to propose,it, since it is "not he echo Alrieslarty change in the gu , iranteeed .Stipui.omns. . • .. IVith regard ,to the ey.4cpatio n o f fl o ll an i by the French Tr 00 1 ,4. the Ftrit Consul hits tie ditikulty iii dire ct ing the 1.1;.- tlersigoeil, to repeat that the - F.:melt Tro l l's shall evacuate iloi laud at th'e iirstant that the Stioutaticils et the Ti eaty of Antierv, shalibee - sectoed in every, .warier of the 'Clo4o.' The 'thidersig.ied avails himseif of opportunity to renew to hie Excellency the Ettglisli Antbaasador ,. the assurance of his high COnsideratioti. • CIL MAU, TALLEYRAND. Paris, is Flareaf; year I . (.d Nlay i 203.) Translation of the second Incrosure referred to in No. 66. The undersigned, in aiiswer to the - Mote which M, de . rand transmitted to him 'yesterday evenirg,•has the honour to stove to himolott the - King has had no ot h er Minive in seeking to accelerate the proceedings of the Negotiation, than to relieve as soon as ponible the two Countries the most interested, and fill. rope i n general, horn the state of suspense in wind& they . are plated.. It is'sivith great regret that he perceives nothing in his Excellency Of Note which can'Corf espond witlr this intention, And consequently nothing that can justify him in delaying to obey the Orders of his Court. It remains, theretore only to request the Minister for Foreign Maks to give him the means of obeying - them, by furnishing hitt) with the • necessary passports for hip retool, kis, however,. necessaly for him to TONY a mistake. which has crept into M. de alleyrators Note. The under. signed did-not say he was exptesaiy forbidden to trans min any wettest: Note on ihesUbjeCt of the discussion, hut that he WAS not authorised to do it, and that he Would not take that responsi. • bility on hiinselt. Ile avails birnself of this. opportunity to renew 'to hid lency,M. tie Telleyratid the assurances of his'highest Considera. flan. Paris, 31 May, iSo3. (Signed) V/ 111 TWORTH, Translation of the third loclosutt referred to in No. 66. - : My ParlS, May 3, 1803, Caving to.morrow . moroing to make to you a cOmmunicatton of the greatest invariance, Ihave the luitiour to infirm you of it without delay, to ceder that you May not erpea this evening the Passports which you had demanded. • I' propose that you should tail tta.rootrow' at half-past four at' the' Foreign Depart. mint. Receive, my Lord, the assurance of my high consideration. - (Signed)- CH. MAI.I. 4 TA YRA ND. (Ne. 674—Extralt of a Dispatch Croft I.grd,Whitworth to Lord flawkesbury, dated Parrs,- WedsicslaY evening, May 41 180 3 , lam this moment dime, from M. de Talleyrand. The in. timed Note, will thew your Lordship, that the idea which has bee!m thrown out,-is to give Malta to Russia. • My only inducement for . batting undertaken to refer again to • your Lordship, is to avoid every reproach of precipitation. The difference will be but five Jays, and I rhave declaied;, that see so many übjedions to the pla n , th a t a!thougli'l would ruSt refuae their soiicttation to rind it, I could give no hope whatever' of its being,aecepted as a ground of Negotiation. 'Translation of the Inclosure referred to in. No. 67. The linilerafgoed has'submitted to . the ,Firsr consul His tiOnu.; ajcity's imbassadorrs Note of the 3d instant. After the hst Cormounication.addreasril ter his herellency, it is 11:Zre ditinotti than ever, to conceive how a, great, provertul, and enliehtere!E - Nation, can be williog to take upon itsait to declare a War welch would be accompanied by soch heavy calamities, aid the which wotdd he so insignifica nt , the objed in question being a iniserahlerotk. Exiellenc.y must h ate been aware, that die' ttvo:fold rie- F v s i L ll c t e i p ng- the security •cessitT of making an agreement with tf gitaraaiattoyinitita idle',,aPatticrersoity foe- t h e the reaty Amiens, and of not execution of which the honour f uture' a nd the gisod.faithof the diplomatic intercour se :b etween the NStions - horope; were ca deeply interested, 11,0 imposed a law upon the Irteich•Covernment of -discarding every propo. sition tit trnetneolly contrary to the Treaty or Arnietis. • Never theless the First Conseil, act:Roomed, for two months . to make evetY Srectei of sacrifice for the mai .ntetrattet of Peace, w lii kt Inft• teirak nicoo-tereoto of a nature to conciliate the interests. •li4 tligoity.:of the two Countries'. Eiritannic ti ! , lljeaty opeears to ,have of opi n i on , that the Ne a p u fitao (.4i-rison Which was to b.: rts.r.t at Nll'l.l, wo u ld rotaT orit wtheigra-tosce tOt secitHOg; the ,figoal li.deti,tod eo‘o of the ),a;Toof . • ' This, ti , :lfs.e pitt.Et dsla• i'esty's MA :island, the ;Sp.! :4;i4nl la tet-4v in emit s -f i x That the. IshiME shall b p+: ,cent , 4 1 14,1 , 0 6 d; of (:1:.• of thr: ttlig: rourees tvlto hays Pf!fatqeeti it s Isiditgo . &nee, .gither Austria- Russia, or, Pi proviso as soon as France and 'England shall have carne to an agreeincut upon this.article, they shall unite In their requisitions to engage the oilier Powers, either contradiug, or acceding to the Treaty of Amiens, to consent to it. Were it possible that this proposition shonld not be accepted, would be manifest not only that ,England never intended to comply with the tenns of the Treaty of AMiens, but that she has not been iduatel by good faith in any of her demands, and Oar in proportion as France conceded one point, the British Co. vernment advanced another. It this should be—demonstrated, the First Cntrul will at least have given another proof of his sincerity, of his anxiety to EWA,s the means of avoiding War, , of his eagerness to embrace them, and of the value which he would plaia on their being adopted. (No. 68.) • My Lord, . Downing-street. May 7. dol. Your Excellency's Dispatches have been received, arid laid be forethe Kitig. The Propositions whiCh have been made to you on the Ott of the French Government, and which have induced your Excel lency to delay-your departure until the return of the Messenger Sylvester, are no every respett so loose, indefinite, and unstatir.. foamy, and fall so far short of the just pretensions of His Maies. tv, that it is impossible that the French Government could have • expeCted them to -have been accepted. During the whole of the Discussions which have lately occurred, Hi s Majesty has had a right to consider himself in the character of the injured Party. No means have been omitted on his part, to induce the French Government to make a full and early explanation of their views-, and to afford to ilia Majesty that sansfattion and'security to which he considered himse.ll to be entitled. It was in 'wine oeence of the apparent determination of the French Government to evade all discussion on the points of difference between' the two COuntries, that MS Majesty was induced to state the grounds on which, according to his' views, an Arrangement might be concluded satisfadtory to both Covernmenta; and he accardirigiy authorized Your:Excellency to communicate the three Projetts which at different times I had forwarded to you. Until the very moment when sour Excellency was about to leave Paris, the French Government have avoided snaking any distinct Proposition for the settlement of the differences between the two Countries, and whet, at the very instant at your depar ture, the French Government telt themselves compelled to brung forward same Proposition ' they confined that P ro p o sition t o a part only of the aebjett in discussion, and on that part of it, what they have brought forward is wholly inadmissible. 'the French Government propose that Ili& Majesty should give up the Island of Malta to a Russian, Austrian, or Prussian Gar risona If His Majesty could be disposed to wave his demand for a temporary occupation of the Island of Malta, the Emperor of Russia would be the only Sovereign to whinn, in the present state of Eurnpe, We could consent that the Island should be assigned; and lint Majesty has certain and authentic information; that the Emperor of Huesca would on no'account consent to garrison Mal ta. Under these circumstances tits' Majesty perseveres in his deterMination to adhere to the substance of his third Project as his Ultimatum .As, however, the principal objeitiora stated by the French Government to His !Majesty's Proposition, is under stood to he confined to the insertion of an Article in a public Treaty . by which His Majesty shall have a right to remain in the possession of the Island of Malta for a definite number of years, His Majesty will, consent that the number of yeais (heiog in no case less than ten), may be stated in a secret . Article ; and the public Articles may be agreed to coriforinably to the iecloied Pro ject. liy this expedient, the supposed point _of Honour of, the French Government might be saved tile Independence of the Island of Malta would, in princ i ple, he acknowledged, and the leihporary occupation of 'His Majesty would be made to depe n d alone on the present state of the Island of Lampedosa. You may propose this idea to M:Talleyrand, et the same time assuring him, that His Majesty is determined to adhere to the substance of his Ultimatum. And if; you shall not beabie to con clude the minute of an arrangement on this principle, you will on no account remain in Paris mute than thirty-six hours after the receipt of this Dispatch. • I observe by your Dispatch, you did not consider yourself as authorized to deliv4r to the French Government any Note or Prolett in Writing. - The words of my Dispatch were, that you were to communicate the terms officially, which ,left it at /our own discretion to communicate them verbally or in writiug, as you Might judge most expedient. You were certainly right in communicating them,' in the first insta nce , v e r b a ll y ; but, as so much stress has been laid. by M. Talleyrand on this distinction, it is important that I shoOld inform you, that His Majesty neither • had nor hat any objettiOn to' your deliveringthe inclosed Project 'as on Ultimatum, aecompanied by 'a.short Note in writing. I cannot cCioclude this Dispatch' without recalling again your at tention to the condutt of the French Minister at I famburgh, and retailing you to my InstruCtoinc, by which you should abstain from roncluding the Arrangement, Wets you* have received icons M. Talleyrand au aaserance that his conduit will be publicly dis avowed. I have the Honor tobe, dec. &c. . (Signed) HAWKESEIIIi.r. To his'Excellency Lord ‘Vhitworth r K. n. &c. (No. 69.)0-Extrael of a Dispatch from Lord Whitworth, to Lord Hawktsbury, dated Paris, May 0, 1803. The Messenger Sylvester is arrived with your Lordship's Pis patch, No. is, of the 7th of May. As soon as i receiv:il your Lordship's. Instrunions, I prepared a translated Copy of the Projett turnished me by your Loraship, and a short Note with which totis my intention to accompany the Communication. t theta sent a peiaginoo Monsieur de 't'atley ro,utl, to know When I, could see him, and 1 was informed that he wits. at St. Cloud., 1 span after learnt, that he was gone there .a conseettence of the accident Which happened yesterday to the Firat Consol. I undeistoud that no'bad conseithences are like.!y to ensue, and till; is - able to transact business. I cannot, how ever, expett to see M.: Talley r i n d before to-morrow morning.* Although this circumstance may cruse a delay of- a fetes bows ! your Eurdship'utay be assured,' that the eitectniini of those lia struttiolis 'Willi which you have furniihed me, shall not be yroe trifled. • 1 shall leave Parii, most assuredly, or have Concluded tasisfattory Arrangement, within Atte , time specified by your Lords,Oip, reekaning . trinn the moment of my b e i ng a bl e to ma k e an Official Commu nication, rather that! from tinit•of the' tece.pt of your Lordship's Letter. • • • - • (No. 70. a —Extradt of Dis Patch from Lor,l Whitworth to • Lord Hawkesbtiry, dated Paris, May . ti, 189, T t le..Mesienger Sylvester, as I mentioned in my •last Dispatch,: rvturned on the gilt a; as o'clock; 'and 1 WiCsie to M. de :Valley ! . rand informing tiitri of it. and desiring him to-name, an lour when-I might wait upon him ist order to communicate to him the purport of my Insttultions. To this Letter rece.ived no Answer that evening or the f o ll o wi ng ,morning. Anxious tit execute my Orders, and- to lose no time, - I inclosed the Project furnished me by your Lordship, accompanied by an official Note and . a 'private Letter to M. de Talityrand, and sent it to the -Fo reign Department'by 'Mr. Mandeville, with direetions to de.' liver it to M. •de Talleyrand, or in his absence to ire Chef di Bureau. He delivered it accordingly to M. Durand, who giro mised to give it to his Chief as soon as he came iu, which.he expated,he said, shortly. At half-past four. having. waited till that time in vain ; I went ; myself to M. de 'lalleyrand ; I was told that the F am ily was i n th e C ountry , and that they did,not know when the Minister would be in Town. Half an hour alter I hit retutnea honie, the Packet which M. hlandeville had given into the hands of NI. Durantl; waa hroUghttolne, I believe by a servant, with a' verbal message that as ais de Talle . yrand was in•the Country it w ou ld b e n e c es s ar y t h at I should lerta it to him there.. In order to defeat aimuch as depeoded upon me, their intention . ..of gaining time, I wrote - agaiii• to .M. de Talleyrattda recapitulating the steei I . had taken since the, return of the Messengers; and: desired .Mra Talbot,. the Secretary of the . Ernbas 4 Y,' to take it I;nnsellat nine o'clock at slight, when I thought M. de Talleyrod would be at home, to hts :House at . Meudon. fle was, however, not at home. Mr. Talbot was told that he w.a at St. Cloud. where • he :had been all day, and - that Inc would not be back. until very late. Heinerefore lett my private Letter, with his name, and returned with the PAckot. it cox: my intention to have sent it on the following morning to Bureau, with orders 'that it should be left there g at one o'clockin the morning I received a Note from 'M. de Talleyrand accounting tot his not loving beenablim a`nswer - roe porter; And appointing me at twelve o'clock at:the Bureau des Br - dation: Extirteures. I went at the appointed time. Ile: began by apo. logizing for having ID .109 g postponed, the interview, which he attributed t o his h aving b een , t h e w h o l e d ay. with the • Plitt Cannot. We then 'catered upon business. I told him that, lit ic ed .as I was by. yo u r Lordship's . Instruc. tiuns, he could not be. surprised at . my impatieoc4 •to. acquit: mvseli 'of, my duty explained the stature of your Lord. ship's obiervatichis 'on the.proposal .of the 4th, and that it wit i conaidered as on one hand mpradicable from the refusal of the Emperor Of Russia to take charze of Malta, and on the other, 09 being whollY'inadeatiate• to Ilia Majesty's just pretensiens. • 1 . gave }tun the Note in which this was expressed, the Projea; oil which alode'esZtitiftaerY atrimgethent couiA be framed.. He read them with'apparetit attention, and without ... many remarks; and slier some time he asked me if I myself authority-4 by my instrudloni taconclude with hitn - a Convention, framed on ' the basis of my Project, or indeed extruding that- baeisi sinee the first article - of it would be the• perpetual posseasion of , Nialtaa' to England, in return for a consideration,' I told .him I most certainly was not authorized to ,cotar ?into" any augagemeut of such a nature, ; which would makes'the Negotiation. one of ex. mum; of 4.4sinfipti•ol :ail 4 security. To' :this his replied, that the satistaaion and security • which we If. ritir t e s l was' Matta, and that this we obtained. , Trtat the First' Consul could not accede hi what he ceasidei•ed, Atui- what must he conitdered . byahe Public and •by Europe, as the Oita of co , etcion; but tt it were possible tb make the draft paslatab.e. ui,. I . think myseic jusith , :ble refusing to_do au.l. I .toVdahito, that afling in stria compliance with my Nitctielions, 1 •Cuniti lu. ve 1,0 treed of ilikt!011i011. and that I came to urn With the kietermi nation of ataaing atrietiY : bY therm,' Ile'con tended, that by com • • municating 4 Nora, I merely rated on what.troynds we would -' ' be wilting to EN - IL:bide i r ami tint, tmolted 6n,, the basis of we required, could not •be refused rfichis 1 thlittilite resolabe tt - t o . -His Majesty's tylitliStat, *VIA eVeITP-lIIIOSAVItifeI cau1:44;6440d the Nteu;: station. That 1 saw no other means of aditte tie to those views, than by ;1114inz ray 40414 '?Toler at a4l events. '1 urgrsi •• hien. teaeatedly to ea pla t e. hisitrdmore fully o n t!ie.nator"fthl demand which he ahouid make tor Malta ;'hut lie caurd not. or, Would not explain himself. After much contest, it was We° that the proposal should be submitted to me in the course of * fete hours. and that l'Aiould determine on the lice of condua I might feel-myself justified in persuing, either to sign it , t o tea it home. or to lease Paris. The remainder of this day passed without receiving any corn• munication from M. de Talleyrand. Upon this, I determined to demand my Passports, by an - official Note, which I sent this morning by Mr. Mandeville, in order that I might leave Pails -in the eyectrio. At two, f renewed my demand of Passports, and was told I should have them immediately, They arrived at five o'clock, • and I propose setting our as anon as the carriages are ready. Translation of the first %closure referred to in No. 70. The Undersigned. his Britannic Majesiy's Ambassador Extra ordinary and Plenipoteutiary to the French Republic, haring transmuted to his Court the propot;l which was made to him by the Minister far Foreign A lino on the 3d instant, has just re ceived °am to transmit to his Excellency the accoMeaurnl Projedt ea Convention. founded on the only basis which His Majesty conceives, under thexiisting circumstances to be aus ce t o tible of a definitive andorMicable arrangement. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will not fail to observe to what degree Ills Majesty has endeavoured to coociliate the security of his m' tercets with the dignity of the: First Consul. The Undersigned flatters himself, that the First Consul, dolnv justite to these sen timents. wil4 adopt in conceit with His Majesty an expe dient so suitable for restoring permanent tranquillity to both Nations, and to all Europe, • The Undersigned avails himself of this opportunity, 'to renew to his Excellency the assurance of , his highest consideration , (Signed) , Translation of Second Inclosure referred to in No. ao• PRO LT. I. The French Government engage to make no oPP Q * Sri the Cession of the 'lsland of Lampedosa to Ilia 'l a ' jest) , by the King of the Two Sicilies. ff 11. In consesuence of the present state of the Island o Lampedosa. His Majesty shall remain in possession of !h!' .lafral of Malta until such arrangements shall hi 1112:14 I , Y him, as may enable His Majesty to occupY Earnpecloca as Pa . Naval Station ; after which period the Mend ot Malta shall. be given up to the Inhabitants, and acknowleilgal as an dependant State. I. The Territories of the Batavian Republic shall he be c e o l n ac eL 4 s t ro i n b o Y f t a lle CC f n ez:i v:o h atio F n mc fn ei ttn ls d 'i et t i ii o l ir the pri:icipl~s of this I'rojct. IV. The King of Etruria, and the Italian and L;giitiaa Re" publics 'Lail be acknowledged by His Majesty. V. Switzerland shall be evacuated by the l tench forces. VI. A suitable territorial Provision shall be :04ned to the King of Sardinia in lealy. SECRET ARTICLE. 'ilia Majesty Shag-110t he required by the French Corenuncn t to evacuate the Island of Malta until after the expiration of te years. Articles IV. V. and VI. ,may be entirely omitted, or must all be inserted. • • ' • Translation of the third Inclosure teferred to in• No. 7„*. Sir, Paria, May In, 00. In orler not to lose en inetonrof so precious a time, 1 hoe the honour to convey to you. the Projed which I have receive! from my Court, with the Note which accompanies it. I sht il have the honour of calling on your Excellency at any hour you mai. anoint, in consequence of the request made yesterdaY• Bet in the .mean while, you will be in possession of she conleu tt of my Instiudions. I hope to Cod that they may be of e nature to insure the tranquillity ct both Countries anti of Europe. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excelled the assurance of my high colderation. Signed) St/MTV/OROS ro his Excellehcy M. de Talleyrand, • • fee. ix. lac. Translation of the fourth Inclosure referred to in No. 7 0 - Sir, Paris, May to, 0 01 * Hv:ilg yesterday morning received some important metro'• tilos to communicate to you, I wrote to you that evening to sat your Excellency at what hour i could have the honour to 004 myielfot tnis dUty. That Letter has not been answered. 1 1. two o'clock this atternoon, I sent'Mr. Mandeville, attached Jo the Embassy, to the Office for Foreign Affairs, in order to vet* to your Excellency, or in your absence to your lost SW": teary, a 'sealed Packel,tontaining the Papers which I had to.col. municate to you. Lnd I added a second Letter to your 1. • lency. Mr. Mandeville delivered 'this Packet into die ha" a M. Dunt. who assured him that it should be communica adaT you without delay. At half past four, not having raceieetheor: :inures telt my Letters, I went to. the Foreign Office. and 1 : 00 . learnt that you were in the Ccuntry, and it was 119 C known you woitld return to Town. Half an hour afterwards haying returned home, N ti!° o l : s a r rgr io I , , , , , ,,,l na irs y lsnta ti tt e h:eo re fc t t i ouh r i y ligtr h sy: d taken and returned f a _ t he were brought to me, with a message that I must send t""" an erpw,:tunity of making ;s ou inc t e h i y s o cuorinEuiracentircatioetia.Vs:lcereagicoivartlyareto: elternative than to give it in charge to Mr "Esib°„ 4 „ to you the the Emharty. He wilt have the honour ta de" v— , basis CO Prejett of a Convention, which. hope, will serve '4 an amicaote arrangement between our two Government! p it i s helve only to. add, that the term of env st'Y l o n n Thur*. limiters, and I must re out on my joitrney for Eragiant • o , o d fort that time. high eau beo day . •. morning, if the Negotiation is not ta vodrably tei I request you, Sir, to accept the anorsnce of MY deration. (Signed) It ei 4 e r n tiee i :Tr o Translationso r dh a s i h t zs l h e ic e t t t io e r r ih i i e f t , In! excellency Undersigned I . su h rt r , e' f d t s e t, f i r l d e i . n e l l i ‘ s : t e y l° l i t a . li 10 1 3 il y N‘ i V ,l lit c r t lll l l: e re tt i. obo es toes. , • a H is guest - the Mivister for Foreign Affaiielo have the V'', Wire the neceasary, Passports for his return to ling"f•"ii b.s hag eonsideration. th. e alsVsulTialnTc%eVZß; /11. (Signed) Pari(.' lu May, . )—lit tito3 traet . ' •" (No. 7 of a Dispatch from Sir George 11 ° 111 V ° l4 Bart. to Lord Hawkesbury,. dated,Hamb r i r gh, Nordt ls sticg. I A Late hut night it Was determined that the Senate shota.b! convened extraordinarily on this day, in order to cuts of aft 1 i luisitionfrom the Frrtich Minister. to insert in the Hanib t li . 1. I,'"lterit won - offensive Article, intended as a justification !_, lust Consul. ,and en Attack on the Measures of the liritish Go remittent. it is with great regret that 1 inform your Lord shirr G that the Sedate have ju teed it prudent to comply with this tic' 1 mind; and that the Article will be inserted in the Pa p er of tc''' 1,, morrow t it it now in the hands of the Publishes for that purP 3sl .;_ I: It was !he wish of the Senate that they might at least he aliow,c; •, to omit or qualify the Most 'offensive Passages, but Mr. leh ti [ hardt said hi s orders were positive, for the full and exact Dior' tion of the.whole. • - . (No. 71.),—Extran of' Hawketbury, dated Copenhagen, April 2, tfloJ• The French Minister at flambnrgh received orders from_ 1 Government to hive inserted in the Public Papers of that CitY , a Dispatch from Mr. Hill' to Lord an Article which w sentto him, containing a CommentarY 011 T/ Hie Majesty's Communication to Parliament, reaped log 'the , n r s ; eessity of increasing the Military Forces of the Country in ',j present Cigcuiristances. The Senate of Hamburgh coott, i l l o I with muclarrepugnante: to 'the insertion of this ParaltaPh , f French Minister desired that-the same should be puhltsbea i Papers at Altona ; but the Danish Magistrates said t hat "4 I could not possibly permit it without an ex press order from t Coyertunent.. In consequence of this refusal, NI. Daeueoes„; the French Minister at this Court,' receivedi ro m• his Collt a g7,l at Hamburel al Copy of the At title s with a request that he sio,T c , ! solicit the permission of if.s Publication . •n the Oan6h my knowledge he had nriauswer yesietday;and I have rep reason to suppssse that this Covernment will sh , :w the greatest ludance in acceding to the French Minister's reirtett. T H E S LI N. ctuls nt.IR r►4sum AUDI4T LONDON, -MAY 19, r ti o3• . . . . . . . . . . . Lord. Wit t Y WWI Tit arrived last night at alevon o'clock at h;o itOtlie, in Whitehall. - . - Generi l AN os 'toss) , and S Wm. e mbarked for Prance from Dover, at seen O'cloA. - 1: yesterday Maining. This tit - eying we received the Paris Papers or StintraY I %!: ° ss ' at . :tTletionSicYaittlutoleuary'iltaasitio that l a .47 44 l l ra '* riv i e C l 3°onl Y ll . lll7ii(c. : 4 : 't . lll' `bun, o kte, a . and the Sen.ste,. by three Deputatoniof d eollmc:" ° 1. ut.Sr, wh..h was: sn.ppoood to Mgt: te_ the ,depariure la :: he Kiikliols Amb iss - artor. : • - Ihe French -Funsis sere,on Saturday at vt. 65. ~ ~te 7 T; IC Dutch . and Spanish A inbasssatlors wers7-4. 10 : - ''• il '" `Last }estarday. . . Lt-ut ts.4om yesterday hoisted his Flag cln b oa r.l Ils' 'N 'Viet lry, aI so i;tins at Portsmouth. .... . The Embargn is tal“as ofr Coastiug. Yessrli• At tinal clooe of Pobton E.leclion,:trOurriliclro.totilyr;il,:(l)lxl,) 1.3 Coniols this-Day at TivetveLf?±.........................----.. Pri..lLAi by tt. rll of ; lot P übi'vAtc4l .by W I 1.1,1 :OW st r , GrOOYCnOr*S(ttlar4l "4 1;j,