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In consequence of the refusal of Sir Alexander
Ball to surrender up Malta to M. Busi, the Com-
missary of the Grand Master applied for the Me-
diation of the French Minister, who stated to him.
that there could he no doubt that by the justice and
the faith of treaties England ought to ,evacuate
the island, and that it ought to be gieen up to
• the Order. The French Minister transmitted to the
Grand Master a copy of the repreeetitatim he had
made to the English Minister, of which the following
are the princip.il points : •
1. That th,, independence of these islands, and 7 atravige-
merit ri-sperting•them, have been plated WO/ g a'rtica;;Si of
article N. of the treaty of Antiem, uinler tile protectiota and
guarantee of six of the most intlepeorlien Powers of "Europe.
Franc:: and Great Britain, who were the eoutfactilig peril, 5,
and who have solteited 'the other ?metes to guarantee that
clause of their treitv of peace, Cannot, without sandal, be rho
first to rkfate tee execute thes.iL aerangernetits, to ensure that
independence, and to grant that protection and guarantee.
2-That the invitation set forth in the 13th paragre;ill of the
said ArtieleeC. to the other Powers to Beeville to the stippletiuna
containedin that article, is only a stark of 'politeness, or an ho-
nour which these Powers are at liberty to refuse but it is
otherwise with treard to France and Great Britain, who have
prom's:A fl• Mir protection and accepted the guarantee, by the
very act of signing the treaty which contains the arrangements
to be guaranteed, who thus have placed themselves at the head
of the Powers to whom the invitation was addressed.
3. That the non-contracting Powers may refuse the guaran-
tee, because it is a burthen which these Powers arc at liberty
not to inriperse themselves; but how absurd would it be to be-
lieve the refusal codld involve and draw the annulling of the
Treaty of -Peace, and exonerate from titan engagements the
Powers that have signed it.
4. That an attempt to take an advantage of so, frivolous a
pretext and so oaring a sophism, in order to (eeline doing
what they themselves have consenteal to do, would be a breach
of faith unworthy of a great power, and with which England
would nut most assuredly sully the page of her hi-tury.
5. That this id the acceptation of an honourable duty,
in the supposition that it exists on the part of the non-con-
tracting Powers, cannot, above all; prove injurious to a third
Power, that has been aeknotyledged and sweatily established
by the contracting parties, unleis the latter be disposad openly
to violate their uwu engagements, the faith of treat: •s, and the
law of nations
6. That Russia, Austria, and Prussia, if thy have not
actually acceded, as the English Minister iiretetids, to the in-
vitation made to theni, to accept the guaranty of the is/and,
were far- from imagining that by this delay they, would have
prevented the re-establishment of the Order .4 Male*, the exe-
cutionof'die treaty of A Iniens,or compromised the tr:i nq u Wiry of
Europe. The undersigned requires of his Exteliency what
these Powers will think, when they find that their delay in ac-
cedieg to the invitation has served as a pretext fur the violation
of so sedemn.a treaty of peace.
As to the declaration made by the Minister of
England, that he had no special instru&ions from his
Court, on the subjea of the resignation of the go-
vernment of the island, or its surrender to the Grand
Master,- the undersigned have the honour of observ-
ing to his Excellency, that in quality of Ministet
Plenipotentiary to his Britannic Majesty, the princi-
pal and immutable rule of his conduct is contained
in the treaty itself; and such was so clearly,the
intention of his Court; that in the full powers
given him, and which he interchanged with t
undersigned, it is
_positively said—"• You will,
on your arrival at Malta, immediately inform Ge-
neral Vial, that his Majesty, desirous of accomplish-
ing, with the; utmost fidelity, the engagement he
contraeted by the Definitive Treaty, wishes you to
take, in concert with him, the necessary measures fur
esiving-effect to the stipulations contained in the 10th
article of the treaty." His Excellency might be in-
vested with another charaCier in that Island ; but
the French Republic does not recognise these con-
tradictory qualities, these opposing duties ; and the
undersigned sees, in the persen of his Excellency,
nothing but the Minister Plenipotentiary of
.his
Brittanic Majesty, charged with the execution and
the maintenance of treaties.
The English Minister has no doubt refletzted duly
;on the csinsequences of an opposition which cannot
fail to astonish all Europe. He ought to have seen
that this refusal was a manifest violation of the
Treaty of Peace, and that the British Govern-
ment, to justify its intentions, and to give a strik-
ing proof- of its good faith, ought distitialy to
disavow a condu& so little conformable to honour,
and throw the whole odium on the Minister who
had resorted to it without a positive order. For if,
contrary to all appearances, this violation of a treaty,
which has given peace to the world, was not disap-
.proved of by his Britannic Majesty, the First Con-
sal o the. French Republic would be reduced to the
necessity of appealing to the tribunal of Euroee,
and then he would find as many allies as there are
powers friendly to peace, and jealous of their dig-
nity, their independence of the rights of Sovereigns,
and therigorous observance of the faith of Treaties.
The undersigned 4upports, therefore, in the most
formal manner, the demands made to the English
Minister; in the name of the (; rand Master of the
Order of Malta, by his Extraordinary Miniiter Ple-
nipotentiaty, M. Bitssi: Of consequence he demands
the prompt and entire execution of 'the tenth article
of the Treaty of Amiens."
Both the French 'and English Ministers have
written complimentary letters to the Grand Master.
The English Minister gave the Grand Master to
understand, that it we's his opinion, it might be
better for the Grand ,Master to wait at Messina for
the decision of the British Cabinet, which hg ro-
misee to communicate to him as soon as it a
and he offered, id tit mean time, a country li se
to the Grand Mae' tafLshould lie be disposed to
conic to Malta. • ;
The Grand Matt served, ill answer to the
English Miltistek, ing through the medium
of his Lieuteineint, - what was enjoined him
by the aeticle of the' re:ity of Amiele, mspectiag
the Grand Menet, he Should wait at Messina the
evacuation of thilidand, or the decision of the two
• Comes: .
The French Minieter invited the Grand Mager
to mere to Malta teithout deliy' The Grand
Master observed in answer, that having performed
the duty% imposed ottliiin by-the treete of Amiens,
by the presence cfl4,Lieateftunt at Malta: he must
look 401 every -othor proeeedirg as unseasonable
at the present moment, end Abet Ire weeds wit 4
Ntessia4, db. degiaioie of the Courts--Aleieir.