The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-12-16 00:00:00

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DIPLOMATIC COIMULINPONDENCE.
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[FROM THE MOMTLURI
(Ceesineed Nan ear Paper of yesterday.)
(No. N.)
" The Undersigned Minister of Foreign Affairs
has laid behest the eyes of the Emperor and King
of Italy, the ematessive Notes of his Excellency the
Minister Plenipotentiary of His Britannic Majesty,
bearing date the 9th of August, the 10th, the 11th
in the morstieg, the 1 nth at eight. the 14th, the
22d, and the fth. of the same month ; he has re.
atived an order to address to his Excellency, the
Earl of Lauderdale, relative to those d.ffcrent Notts,
the following Declaration toe
" Before t;.e nomination of Lord Lauderdale,
the sego,nutinn between Fiance and Enclard pre-
tested all the characters of a calm and moderate dis-
cussion: but, on his arrival, it allpeared to take all
of a sadden an unexpeaed direaion ; and His Ma-
jesty the Emperor could not but be extremely stir.
prised at learning. almost at the same time, both the
intervention of a second Plenipotentiary of His Ma-
jesty the King of England, and the form .1 demand
of pompons for his return. Only one ennteresce
had taken place; the second had not been then fixed:
those visits which reciprocal attentions preset ibe,' had
cot been made by the new Minister Plenipotentiary
of His britacuic Majecty, end nevertheless demands
tor passports were hourly renewed. In vain the
Plenipottostiaries of His Majesty the Emperor en.
deavoured to come to some understanding : in vain
they gave, and in vaiss they asked for explanations.
They only experienced the most persevering refusal,
to hoot to any thing which could tend to concilia-
tion.
" The Ministers of His Majesty the Emperor,
eametobSsad to reader an aceonnoto hint of the ob-
stacles that thty met with, and of the mortification'
that they tied to expelience; and His Majesty, judg.
log sof the view. of the Plenipotentiary of His Bri-
tannic testy, by the unsuitableness of the impe-
rious, alb, one may say, savage forms, which ha
bee not Nee afraid to assume, mast clearly perceive,
:. that the seal intention of Lord Lauderdale moat
mime apd break precipitately a negoaltion, whelk.
• lis its beginning, announced a speedy and successful
ONA
• 116 Nevertheless. His Majesty wishing to try, if by
g modetatiao to the extreme degree of inac-
aMk,
y to passion, the English Plenipotentiary
not be determined to chuse more conciliating
forte& made to the love of peace: the paint ul sacrifice
of maiming that the Minister of a hostile Govern.
tent ihould come, and its the very heart of his capl-
et. aloft a tone of menace and superiority ; but at
tgib. die expressions contained in the sixth note,
io obligitli h.m to perceive the impossibility of
eon boding 3 peace with a-Plenipotentixry, all whose
&mows wire alkapets, and all whose steps were
bomb ads ; and the ITndertigned has contequently
serried this order to snot to his Excellency Lord
Lauderdale, those passports which he has so con.
'toady iessonded.
• But, at the same time, His Majesty the Em-
peror and King has enjoined the Undersigned to de-
clam formally, that he desires, as much as it de
-
ponds en him, that the negroiation should net he
taterruptied ; and that it shall be continued at any
seesawed place, in the true spirit of conciliation.
with a frank and mutual disposition to come to an
liflldarstandieg, era according to the usages, and
is the forms settled among all nations.
".. Never will. His Maj..siy permit hie Ministers to
pe any deference that shall be inconsinent with his
dimity, and which may be incompatible with the
principles of the most perle equality among great
powers. It is without an example in history, that
between two nations which cannot arrogate any
claim of superiority, the Plenipotentiary of the one
should dare to sliaitte to the other the conditions '
and the forms of a deliberation, and draw round
Isi.n the circle of Pepilitts : and that is what the
.Minister of His Majesty the King of England has
not feared. to do ; as if peace were not as necessary
for England as for Frances as if the chances of war
were all ageless the French nation, and that she
alone was to hear all tip evils of it.
e The Undersigned has the regret of having to ,
declare to Nis Excellency Lord Lauderdale, that if
in reality his mission has been for c e purpose of
booking she negoelittion, already so tar advanced,
if he has wisimd to snbstioste, for that mild and con-
ciliating language which disposed the two Govern-
ments to accommodation, the imperious tone of re-
limo h and mensce—if it was to prolong (licit
calamities which ,it seas his ntfice to put a stop to,
then Lind Lauderdale has the sad glory of having
attained his object: an advantage, after all, very
racy to be arcomplished ; for a peace between
France and England cm only be the result of a
negociatirin, entered into by men who feel what
each of those nations owes to its rival; who per-
ceive and facilitate as mach as is in their power,
the combinations and the calculations which are
most fit to Tiemicas their different isteresaag sod.
wise attach their personal happiness and honour to
putting an end to a contest. the existence of which
is a scourge sot wily to the two nations. bat to ad
the nations in the world. To throw an obstacle to
each a blessing, it is oily necessary to remain insen-
sible of the glory of co-operating to produce it.
" The Undersigned must here repeat what he
wrote, en the CO.I tit June, to Mr. Fox, ' That no
one must ever flatter themselves with being able to
impose upon France, either conditions of peace, or
• mode of avocation contrary to established
usages. ,
• The French Government coroinnes at this mo-
ment, as it dieett that time. to adhere to the two
bases of negotiation which have beer. speed to on
lantli tides, namely :
4* Ist. To the prunes fie taken frners the letter of
Mr. F. ix, of the :.'soh nt Match, that the two State,
should have fir their dye 4. ' Thai the peace should
be his ourabie for them and theirtespective Allies,
at the same time that this peace"shoold he of a no-
tate to secure. as tar its possible; the future repose
of Earepe."
Viy. To the oninciploirhich establishes ' an
acknnwsedgment in t straw of eat.4l ofethe'Pro• . rs,
of the right of irtert,rence and guarantee both for
continental ,seal maritime affairs.' • • •
" .111.6 Undersigned has the hoener to renew, Ste:
"C M. l'ALLLlCtlik!,:l.s, piu.r uf ihrissimsits..