The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-19 00:00:00

No. IV-

My Lord, Paris, June 17, 1802.
I have tee honour to acquaint your Lord,hip, that 1 have
executor' the instructions given yuitr secret and coun-
t, idea! dispatch (Nit. 14), in conserpieryc of the communica-
tion from M. Taileyrami, which 1 tranentued in my Number
la, las:pectin the residence of the Freiieli Princes, and other
French persois iii his Majesty's dominions.
In delivering my answer on this business to the French Mini-
ster, 1 toot care to express, in the strongest manor r, the assur-
ances which your Lordship hasauthoriz..d mato give of his Nita-
jetty's sinceterlire that the peace which hat haiipilv been con-
ciederishould be permanent, end that it ihotilldleact:otil cest
of a system of harmony and good understanding between
the two countries; and that, as his Majesty'ssunduirt would,
in every respea, be guided by those seutnii.eitts, he of eourie
nof tolenite, much less encourage, any proceiirlines on
the Raft of persons' %Aidai his dUlllilllollll, which might be
bottle to the present GoyernmeAS of France ; which assurances
Right, I triisteo, be sidficient to tranqiiillize and satisfy the
Pina Consul, without recurring to the measures which had
been intimated to me, and which con d sot but be considered
es inconsistent with his Majesty's dlgnit) and honour, as well
as with the commoii laws of hospllality, which he could not
brit onserec towa.ds foreiktiers within bi; dominions, until they
should have forfeited that protection by their misconduct.
M. Talley mid expressed to we in reply, that the F.rst Con-
sul had solicited no more thou the British Government itself
had, at toe time, demanded of France, when the Pretender
.as in this country, and then had been praLtised between other
Governments under suni.ar circumstances: that he could Hot
sec any humiliation in the nitiaurc which he had intimated to
toe; that lie could assure me it had not been suggested with
soy such idea; and that he Could only reiteat, that the adoition
of it would be in the highest degree agroeatl4e and satisfactory
to the First Consul, and be consi.tered In him as the most con -
%Mein proof of his Majests*s dispositiikll w see a cordial good
'.4.lol4.lglding 0111 a isilwd between the two countries; conclud-
e* his answer with a request that 1 would report it to your

I rejoined upon the subject, by observing to the French Mi-
nister, that evert without adverting to the serious consideration
of the King's dignity and linatUatr, the feelings of the people of
England were to be taken into account ms the occasion ; that
lie must be sensible the relative situation, hitherto, of the two
cointries, especially in regard to trade, afforded his Majesty's
subjects Ito room to (Ca.) those advantages which were com-
mon to, And which were alwava es:low:tett from a state of peace;
and that it therefore ap-deati.4.l to me that the First Consul
wouaSeqitally give a proof of hit; to liar:nutty and
a friendly intercourse,re-eitiattlisbed between the two nations,
by not repeating his wish upon a matter which would itiietate et
the strongest manner aoinst such an approxiiination and recon-
ciliation of sentiments, were it eveu only to come to the know-
ledge of his Majesty's subjects.
1 ant happy, tar Lord, to ,ay, that M. T4ll.?yrand showed no
warmth, or any very marked eagerness, in iii 4 manner of riTly-
ing to my communication; and that our einivi.r.alion on this
head termioated with the list remarks l nnide to him, when he
changed it to another subject.
1 have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) A. MIT.RY.
Right Hos. Lord Hawhibury, &c. &c.

No. X.—TRANSLATION.
My Lord, Portman-square, Jti!y 25, Igo2.
transmitted some time alp, to Mr. lialumunil, n toiniber of
Peltier, contaiume the most gross calumiiics ae Mist tho French
Goveroment, and against the whole nation; and I olverved,
that 1 lilltktttli probably receive an order to (1=1..4
punish-
ment of such art abuse of the press. That seder is actually ar-
rived, and I cannot conceal from you, my Lord, that the re-
iterated of a small number of foreigners, akembied ilt
London to conspire against the French Government, prcduce
the must unfavourable elti:cta on the good rioderstancling be-
tween the two nations. ffeen though the hot article of the
Treaty of 'Amiens had not provided fin the maintenance of
that respect which two independent natians owe to each otheri
the gem ral maxim; of the law of nations would formally con-
demn so revolting an abuse of the liberty of the press.. It can-
out be believed, that the law C 441 give more latitude to a libellist
th.ui to ally ;titer individual, who, without declaration 9f war,
should permit himself to violate the duties of good neighbour-
hood The offence in question is so much the more serious,
as its abject is evidently to disturb the harmony which subsists
between the two GovernMelitS.
It is not to Peltier alone, but to the Editor of the " Courier
Francois des I.ondres,•• to Gohl:ao, and to other writ,; who re
sembie them, that 1 hare to direct the attention ofhis Majesty);
Government The perfidious and malevolent publications of
these men, are in Of:11 Wiltradiction to the principle 3 of peace;
and if it could ewer enter into the mind of the French Uovern•
flea to permit retaliation, writeis would doubtless be found in
France, willing to avenge their couroryintot, by filling their
pages with odious reflections on the most re-pc:table persons,
and nn the dearest institutions of Great Britain.
The want of positive lases against tiles.: sorts of offences can-
not palliate the violation of the law of nations, according to
which peace should put a stop to Al species of hostilities; and
'd Jubtless those which wound the honour and the reputation of

a Govera mem', and which tend to cause a revolt of the people,
ioterests are tooihtl,,d to that Government, are the inoNt
a:n to lessen the athantagea of 'peace, and to keep up natiotia'

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1 have the honour to be, Sec.
(Signed) 0'111).
To his Excellency Lord Hawke bury, Sec. it:c.
No. XI.
Sir, Downing-street, July2B, ISO 2.
I have the honour to acknce.vledge the receipt of your letter
on the subject of the last number of Pcitier. It is impossible
that his Majesty's Government could peruse. the etude in
question without the grcate•t displeasure, and without an anxs
intli desire, that. the person who published it should suffer the
punishment ha so justly cieserces. The calumnies however to
which his Majesty's Goveinnirlit, mid many of the hest sub-
jerts in this country. are frequently xprised in the public
prints, must nceecsarily convince all Foreign Governments of
the difficulties which exist in. a Constitution like that of Great
Britain, in preventing the. abuse whicb is often unavoidably
Attendant on the greatest.of all po'itical beat...fits; and though
pil'olications of this nature are, as day certainly ought to Iw,
by the 1411/ of England, tubject to punishment, it is often
ditficult to prose the pat of an ittdisidual so utisfactotily as to