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their blood for their country, never balm the desire to offend a
and be prepares! to meet, an arduous contest. If
we suffer ourselves to be unnerved, and diverted pretensions
sau!P rbeumt aalcsov.
opuevre,:fiunliteoudninerig,dhOo, uarndingipnev%ilnesptrhetaet they take no part in
from the unexampled efforts, which the country is it was tee only neeessia, ry tomb: persuaded
Excellency, the
Whitworth,
now called upon to make, we will not only discharge
to
let
tnit torulweredte ttoulUah.syC. 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- enter 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 mind to great me Id be founded on mutual stipulatioin.
sacrifices. We must provide for our domestic secu-
ThltsteL 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 difficult negotietion—of greifitediitttertahe! ithieim:.=oinf
.attack. He was anxious, though exhausted, to im- issue,
.but, avpaproaluncehnintsg,
had h'a be
nist ynet be eft able to open an effec-
ptess upon the House the indispensableness of the
ttihveetnwegotiation.
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 andverienßtyritoallfinticlt
Knot, agreed tor line all teat hed
only danger was want of unanimity, as the Address the King
haaoppened ainee the Treaty IA Amiens. toes
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 repressed.
• The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, alluding to Mr. grod had the honour to represent to his Excel-
.11e.riticeytIiettelw 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 recognition
chief.—( A loud cry of hear ! hear !). The amend- proposed
vr ..h it could etel. tlychiid sllntailnic Maiesty, there
n e
really was no object
in 1
ment was likely to produce an effea destruaive of
t
unanimity, but he saw no other purpose which it Europe since the apply
Treaty .
t there had
of Atnienee 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 they 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
nob;
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point which had absorbed all hie attention. The ject of pacification between the two governments. The 7
ouse was deciding upon the question of war, and dersigited declared, that the French Government 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, since 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
rsguard 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 in
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 Address-3317 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 formidablelewere toot away ; but however unequal was the struggle, honour
armament either in the ports a France or those of Holland. would not suffer 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 its
. mental onervatione as su mousy authorized restrinione, if
was a manifest supposition, anti ought riot to have imputed 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 ; sod 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 England,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 Fu 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 "Plail? "'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 moderation, 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- carts;[ 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
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of 140.1;..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 Thae.' :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 96th of Aprinon
alit to lave tenon-tam illtwo suppose facts, upoti the ale- ow
part
of ;ii, Government 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 Ettglaiidahauld 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;:dhues UlLirlsained„tinio;d' h.erssor hifibtdcktlit,„,,,tri,a,,l enthe, ' 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 the 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
etwilethat the eitnwu3Smeroneeee%us aleartiYuuto ehef the!' dvisitY.oirtwilsiwor Gdevelernithinethiten4aegre
_he:
_ll___,f b.or'i_t„' conferees
...is o'Llr. ps,rs,,..to„.the,_ 2:116_ gio. which are
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no parties to the tunas which embitter themselves against " •crwesdr
iii. atil:ustar'7o."7.ll."7=th,, —.:lll7wintaktoll
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of t:
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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 des
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. We regret that, from the extreme length
of the Debate, we are prevented from giving this in.
teresting article till to-morrow.
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street ; and published by W *are, of Water-street, Naar-
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