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London, England, 1806-12-08 00:00:00

SPORTING WRAORDINART. _

•
A fine field of sportsmen, amormting to abort
70, went nut last week with the Croydon harri,(rs.
Tne dogs soon came upon a fine fresh scent,
which they ran breast high near fifty miles, with-
oet -ver being at fault. The sportsmen were cots+
fi•leiit that they were in clime of a strong fox, end
erj::yed the sr•nt exceedingly. Three horses fell
dead from excessive fatigue. At last the dogs ran
in upon their prey, which proved to be a drag,
made of a piece of hay, with a piece of bacon,
robbed with oil of anniseed. This trick is attri-
bired to a jealousy between the gentlemen of the
regular fox-hourids and those of the harriers, the
latter having la•efy drawn the covers on the day
when the earth was stopped for the fox hounds.—
It is understood to have been carriesi into effefl by
three men, stationed at a distance of about fifteen
miles asun,ler, who dragged this bait across the
country, relieving each otiiere.

DUBLIN DEc. 2.

We ari extremely sorry to be obliged to mention
an afFray which happened. a few nights ago, be-
tsveen two young officers and a party of the watch,
headed by a gentleman of this city, in which one
of the former has been severely wounded, and
Otherwise maltreated, in a most shucking manner.—
The business, we understand, originated from the
humane interference of the young gentlemen of
the army in proteaing two unfortunate females
from the .hnstality of oar 'tightly guardians. How-
ever, as
.the supposed delinquent is now lodged
in Newgate, and about to take his trial at the
ensuing Commission, we think it expedient not to
mention the names of the several parties, as also
to suppress any farther comment on this disgrace-
ful transaftic.n....(o.l.lie Herald.)
A young lady, daughter to an inhabitant of re.
spedability. in Camden-street, drowned herself On
Sunday. The cause is attritiuted to a disappoint-
ment in love.
On Saturday sennight three of the men charged
with seditious and treasonable praCtices were brought
to Belfast on cars from Antrim, and lodged in the
Cud Artillery Barracks. They seem to be plain
countrymen of bumble rank.
Three soldiers of the 30th regiment, who intended
to cheat a publican in Cork of his reckoning, were
pursued, on Friday evening, by a numbet of per-
stmt, who endeavoured to apprehend them—the
soldiers tired amongst the pe“ple, happily without
effeEt —one of them is apprehended.
Mr. Dejuncnurt, one et the Chief Peace Officers
of Dublin, has been apprehended at Castle-Douglas,
is Scotland, charged with beisig concerned in an al-
I fray which happened some nights ago is this city.

The Success, Pt Li, from Pillao for London, is put
into Winternon, with the loss of rudder.
The Acu, liaowsi, from Liverpool, for Stock-
holm, is lost on the island of Oeland.
On Monday last, the Rev. CHR. COOESOK, of
Stamford, was instituted, by the Lore! Bishop of
LtscoLts, to the Vicarage of Cherry Willingham,
near Lincoln, on the joint presentation of" HINItY
fit: trot:, Esq. and Mils MARV JUDITH HUTTON,
o: Lincoln ; and Mrs. Foists, of Laughame, in the
cilinty et Carmarthen.
The boy woo was torn by the bear in the begin-
ni,ig of last wed, continue, to be in • very precari-
oos situation. Ile fever retums at inteisials, and
it is impossible to ecclarc, with any degree of err-
.vhether his life is or is not sae at present.

LAW INTELLIGENCE'. •


COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTEIL—Dec. 6.
Sitting, of Nit; Print, 6,:fore Lori Chief 7ittice
EL LEVISOROVOR and g Special Jury.
THE KING, O. E9SWELL•
The DefenclAnt, in this case, WAS indifted for

making a false return to a writ of Mow!atoms issued
out of this Conn, direfting him to deliver up certain
books, then in his custody, as clerk to the Trustees
appointed for cleansing and • lighting the town of
Gospoit. To which Writ the Defendant returned,
that he had no books in his possession ; and to this
indiement he pleaded, Not Gt 4
Mr. Jelly., at Counsel, lir the Prosecution,
opened the case with stating; that by an AEI of Par-
liament, !smite in the third year of His present
Majesty, Trustees wore appointed to superintend the
posing and lighting of the town of Gosport ; this
Oft also empowered such Trustees in nominate a
Clerk. Under this Statute also, 17 Trustees were
appointed, and in consequence of the decease of their
late clerk, it became necessary to appoint another
in his place. Mr. Baton, one of the Trustees, a
Clergymat% and a Magistrate, for some particular
purpose, wished the Defendant, who was an Attor-
ney, to be appointed to the vacant office, and in
conjundion with Mr. Jellicoe, another Trustee, gave
notice of a Meeting. to be held on the 30th of
November, for the twofold purpose of appointing
Trustees, and eliding a Clerk. This Meeting seas
attended by lit of the Trustees, five of whom were
the friends of Mr. Baton. A difEcolty arose in the
choice"( a Chairman, one party insisting upon the
nomination of Mr. Jellicoe, and the other, of Cap-
tain Liss. The contention rose to a considerable
degree ; and, during this disturbance, Mr. Baton
proposed the Defendant 25 a fit and proper person
to be their Clerk, and the opposite party proposed a
Mr. Parsons. The Defendant was, however, re-
jefted, by a majority of two to one, and Mr. Par-
sons was appointed. The books were then called
for, but Mr. Baton had secured them, and refused:
to deliver them to any one but the Defendant, in;l
consequence of which, a new set ot books was .1
obliged to be procured. The original books, thereio
tore, being in the possession of the Defendant, a,
Aland man issued, to which he made the return be-
fore stated, and for which he then stood indided.
Messrs. Donn en, BURROUGHS' and SCA aLer, as;
Counsel for the Defendant, before any evidence was
called, took the following preliminary objetion
They contended, that the question to be decide&
was, whether the eledien of Mr. Parsons was oi;
was not legal i The oledion could not be legal, uno
less the meeting was regular, and held according •
thtoprovisionsof the statute; and, therefore, it cou •• •
not stand. The fad was, that a regular meeti.
had been held on the 2d of November, and was
knurled, in the usual fcrm, to the 4th of December
but in the intermediate time, the meeting in qu
tion took place, contrary to the statute ; and, ther
fare, any eledion made under such circynstaac .
most be null and void.
Lord ELr.nwzeaoecH acquiescing in the su
cioncy of the objedion, the Jury was dirgded
find a verdid of ateuitte/.
SRADIAN S. TH10[2200246
This wasnnallion brought to recover cos •
tine, in damages, for an injury done to the Plaint:
iff '4 chaise, by the Defendant's waggon.
The Plaintiff, in this case, was a eoach-owner,
and had sent the post-chaise in question, from his
yard, in Holborn, to a gentleman in the Haymarket.
In passing through the narrow part of Crown.stseet,
the chaise was met by the Defendant's waggon, and
there not being more than sufficient room for two
carriages to pass in that part of the street, and the
waggon wheels not quite so close to the kirb-stnae
as they might be, so as to let the Plaintiff's chaise
pass in safety, the post-boy, and two other persons
who were with him, seeing the danger they were
exposed to, called out to the driver ot the waggon,
to pall up ; but this he refused to do, and, whip-
ping up his horses, droj, on ; in consequence of
which, the hind wheel of chaise was tilted
against a spud-stone, arid upset. The wheel was
broken to pieces, and the carriage otherwise much
injured, so as to cost the Plairitifffil. Ss. to put it to
rights again.
This case was proved by several Witntssat, 'erne
of whom lived on the spot, and saw the transaction ;
they also spoke of having frequently seen two car-
riages pass each other, with ease, in that part of
Crown street where the accident occurred.
On the contrary, several other Witnesses, for the
Defendant, gave opposite testimony, throwing the
whole of the blame upon the post-boy, who was
stated to have been somewhat in liquor. l'he driver
of the waggon, however, was not produced, in cor-
roborotioli of this testimony, it being stated that he
was so ill he could not attend.
Lore E LLLLL o !Quail left the decision of the case
•te, the Jury, upon the degree of credit they should
give the Witnesses on either side. He also observ-
ed, that if the waggoner could have given any fa-
vourable testimony for the Defendant, ne might
have applied to put off the trial until he could be.
procured.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a Ter.
did fur the Plaintiff of gl. Bs. damages.
STERLING W. WRIGHT.
This was an adion for ass suit
On the part of the Plaintiff, it appeared, that he
Was a coachman, and had been souse time in the
habit of driving Lady Hamilton. Her ladyship
having taken a dislike to one of the coach horses,
the Plaintiff, by her directions, took him hack to the
Defendant, who was, what is generally termed, a
job-master, and 'fintn whom the horses had been
hired, and desired he would let him have another
in his place; this was refused, some high words
arose, and the Defendant beat the Plaintiff most
severely.
On the part of the Defendant. Mr. Paxstt said,
the fad was, that the Plaintiff had most cruelly
treated the horse in question, be had gagged him
with whip-cold across the mouth, in conseeptencp of
which, the poor animal had two large holes worn its
his tongue, and his mouth cut in a shocking manner.
This circumstance, together with the insolence of the
Plaintiff at the time, so exasperated the Defendont,
that he did give him a sound drubbing. He did not
mean to jostify the assault, and as it appeared that
the Plaintiff had suffered no matetiol injury, he

beirq able to go about his busisess the very um
Jay ; he trusted the Jury would consider it a ea:
for very trifling damages indeed.
Lord ELLENEOROUGH observed, that there sea
no doubt the Defendant had been guilty of tt
assault in question ; hut if the Jury were to gii
toy considerable damage!, it might he an enem
ra7ewtent to such persons ac the Plaintif, to atm
.ind ill trelL the unfcrnitiate animals entrusted to the
ct.re. The assault being proved, however, it yr
for them to ray, under all the circumstances, wh
compensation ihe Plaintqf might be intitled to.
The Jury immediately found a verdiet far
Plaintiff—One damages.

OLD AAILEi SESSION& Dao.#.•

Matilda Calmar, a young woman of espressi
features, and of very intere,tiog appearance, vs
capitally indicted for stealing iti the dwelling hot
of Gerrard Scorer, Esq. plate and apparel to
considerable amount.
Mr. Ks A P r, as Counsel far the Prosecution, nal
the case CO the Jury, and described the whole of 1
conduct of the P, ismer to have been such, as sad(
or ever came before a British Jury. The attenti
of the public had been arrested by the you
female at the bar, and this Prosecution, the Lean
Counsel said, had been instituted, not for prix
revenge, but to bold rep her iniquitous condo&
the public at large. Mr. Keats, then called a
nesse; to establish the case.
Gerrard Scorer, Esq. described himself as
partner in the firm of Masterman, Peters and i
bankers, in White Hart-court. Lomhard-stn
Where he resided with his family. Between
lours of eleven and twelve o'clock. on the night
the 15th of November, the house was discovered
be on fire, the family having at that time retired
their beds. It was first discovered in at closet
the laundry; and aft-r the flames had been subdu
another fire was discovered in a closet in the c
lour, which contained the plate as mentioned in
indietment, and also linen.
Mrs. Scorer stated, that she had been ea
alarmed by the fires, and her attention was direr
to the closet where the plate was kept ; but after
flames had been subdued, she missed a great qu
tity of it, and also some linen, amongst wl
were the articles enumerated is the Indian's
' Witness inquired of the servants what had beet
of the plate? and, in conseqttence of their plead
ignorance, they were suspected, and a constable
sent for in the course of the day. On the aeries
the officer, the Prisoner appeared very much
' barrassed, sod begged her mistress to pro:ea h
Mr. James Maud, one of the partners in the
of Masterman and Co. repaired to the house al
two hours after the fires had been put out, ens
being informed of the loss of a quantity of plate
questioned the Prisoner respeeting it, and the
She fell on her knees, said she wits'the most mit
ble wretch in existence, and that she had stole
The Prisoner said she had been insuring in the
tery, and spent all her money, as well as M. w
she had borrowed of the cook. She gave wits
of the various articles enumerated in the in
' nt, and acknowledged having pledged the
shop of a Mr. Barker, a pawnbroker, in Hot
ch.
' James Jones produced the various ankh
ate pledged by the prisoner, at different time
e name •:t Barr. He knew foe person of the
nerl well; and she used to say, she was a see
t by her master with pledges. The variou
' • les produced were sworn to by Mr. Scoter.
I- Mr. Gu ass ssr took an objeftion to the indiat
!'which stated the articles to have been stolen ii
!filwellingsbetiso of Mr. Scorer, when it had
I,peoved thatelha home blonged to the firm ; ant
[o.'• share E. the profits was deslueted for the u
the dwelling-house. The Learned Counsel
'Submitted to the Bench, that there had bet
Ilproof of goods to the ameunt of 40 sbi
having been stolen, at any one time, or that
;.bad been stolen, even its the dwelling-ham
the prisoner.
Mr. Ks APP replied to the objection.
Judge Gaunt would first submit to the
whether the Prisoner had stolen goods in the.
ling-house to the amount of 40a. t and if that
of opinion she had, the other point of law wog
an after consideratien.
After as enlightened charge to the Jury,
found the Prisoner Guilty of stealing to the at
of `39s. ; the capital part of the charge was
qaerely done away.
E.‘ST INDIA WAREHOUSES.
Robert Cook, Jobs White, and Sights Si
were indieted for stealing a quantity of tea in
East India Company. ['hey were employed
warehouses, and the fuel of stealing being 4
made out, they were cone/Nod.

POLICE.

MANSION-SO
PICKPOCKET!.
Brogue and Ittc4Jrd Dasy.two well-t'
young men, were token up. on Saturday,
one s.i'clock, on the Royal Exchanges and •
before the Loll, Marron. Mr. Holissisori
City Marshal, stated to the Alderman, that
received information of the Royal Eac:tatsge
infested by several' well-dressed piekpock.:ts
Mr. Clark that morning' informed hull, theft
three of them then on 'tie 'Change. He ionise
sent his officers, who tnok two, and the third
his escape. Mr. Clark stated, that the to
goner* had that day ruacle an attempt on his
and he saw them attempt the vciets of
One of the 'Change-keepers confinsiid this stet
['lie Pii.oners kill nothing in their defect
were committed for further examialtion.

On Monday last came on to he heard be!
Magistrates at Newcastle, two informati,.nts
the owners of a common brewery, and a pi
in that town, for having in their *rm.
passessions a quantity of liq tar, prers,e.
ingredients (other than milt a- boos). and t
ties were'cnnvieled in the mit,i;ated penally
each. ft appears that vitt iol i i,e psincip
silent cotipt.mitg the liciaar in (pistil:l, .1.4.1
is manta aitlitrei lot the purpose of being ease
brewing of ale and beer.

fi

TILE LATE NEGOCIATION WITH PRANCE.

S.ast'noe of a Work ju,t.t.ut,lished on the origin.
progress and terntiaation, of he late Negociatror.
tor Feacer lariats France.
- • a
etinsrlted te
4 the ant

• , . . --.
tißuselaeonnoted to treat with France upon the
simple o Isis of the status ante dellsdas, with regard to
herself. Now, as Russia had nsither gained ace lost
any ter story, the eters ante di115,,,, with regard to
her, w is the Same as the state of starlet possession,
the forces of the two belligerents having only to
retire, and leave every thing as they had found ic.
Russia, therefore, had no sooner proposed this form
of reaty to Francrt, than France proposed the same
to Englautd. This principle, however, as applied to
•;" p , duff rent circumstances, became, nominally, a dil-
1, l, latent basis—with regard to Russia it was the statue
ni ante ieltu —with regard to England, the eh penal-
dieter But the difference, as is evident on the face,
•' ' was but merely nominal.
It was in this state of circumstances that the over-
!' tore was made by France—first in indiret and ge-
neral terms, stating, tha—
t:
i Th. ~...40,Ation of poses being equally to the evident in-
terest of the two aingilonit—..Fra-e• ha -ins nothing to fear in
the general success of her arrives, and England harms no far.
than pantie object in the continuance of hostilities; the Ern-
'?
perm oftierniaily having road: puce, soil the Emperor Abs.
Milli. retreated Item Ennipe with • resolution to disturb its
tranfloiliktY no wtoro-rn this state of Outlet, se happy for the
glory or Frame, His Royal and Imperial ht-jetty had no ether
wish but that of peace, which might restore the iittatcoutse of
nations that were not formed tit be enemies"
• • •
The reply, therefore, to the French notification,
Was SA bstrultially--
o That England, embarked in a common cause, had no
interest but that el the Confole anon; that lance could not'
le-roore anxious to ;atom the tratiquillity of Europe ; that
England, therefore, in concert with low Allies, amid eagerly
ewers.. any or, nitres for the commencement of Negociatioa,
which, by duly sod officially pletigiog the public faith to the
atueterity of sash overtone', promised their successful Wifininfr
WM iii An hortounble cud permanent ?taco."
This was a direct acceptance of the French over-
ture, qualified only with the condition that it should
be repeated in Iwo!.
The French Ministry now thought proper to re-
ply dir•ely ; the substance cf the answer, however,
was little more than the same as-urances officially
repeated, in the form of a letter, from the Minister
.of Foreign Affairs in Pavia, to the Minister of the
same oScial respoi.sibility and duty in London.
Upon this, thoegh irregular, the British Cabinet
consented to ad, giving here another proof of their
anxiety tor an honourable peace, by this repeated
surrender.of pndiminar y forms, and voluntary de-
partwe from dipl •riatic receive. The notification,
however, of tb• French Cabinet, was still general ;
the British iljeveruntent, accordingly, replied by a
demand of -:
" The Ita,ts epee whlith the French Gov...foment were wil
ling to orator Up.in Heimann's, as, to the e•ii-t of such a fie-
gociatirm bet s rower/seed, ft would Mush iseelitate its haply
torioinstion to ~fine, within truism pteiithinery limit', the
liar of gratiosam duo au wni.iicit inichir.shisili on this head
• was therefall atogilled en the port of the Fieneh arrern-
...
that, a ;d wee ii 'roam to maitre t 1..• ro,,flA•ear of His Ma.
'..justy's Goverment in the sincerity •f the Trench proposals "
• The answer to this., no the part of the Govern-
ment of France. gave the decided form to the Nig,-
Matron. The French Government replied with a
detaithontstral in the ordinary ceurse of official cor-
respondences it repeated its anxiety for the rectors.
floe of peace, and even entered cis that state if things
which rendered it an equal eijed of desire to France
and Eng!and. In that interrogatety form, which
is deficient equally in gravity, and, in some degree,
contrary to the equality of Independe-t States,
•• Is was demanded, what Fiance Citild further seek or
wilt by war* that the arta,. of oar hat gives her enough,
not only for her safety, but foe her glory; that the fate of
'ketettras ball left her no other bonsai but her modulation ;
that, hewing that effected ail bet COWS' inheinnw.4h• reterau.
of her salmi and her glor.j...oilte Lad new nu ether taloa
than to contribute a : la her power to 114 reterratioe of gear.
rat trartqati.ly, aJ the ecuvery of the litessings of peace
That, as bal.!, hijjoithtng runlet to few, so could EnglAnd
hare no•• dc, further to hope tn the continuance of hostrlities•
Tt.at the state of th..as presented a sortable fuetilattoe for the
I• restototten of peas., That Franc- gave fell arida to the
etteranetyr OD the put of the English Goveritiarat that that
Gratersrmon was ansiou. to gine OA lit OW a pincers an
event of %nth issitidirwr general usenet, end in which grow
rat unenot, that of Engla.i.d was not the meat illiConnlilefahle
That F.aoce, eti her pan, demanded tine rime minedease, as
Sc a stri,frity so emiturn.site tii her enema, frees the {nosh
Ciweetnese..t 'hilt use Fini:Cli Gusentineet could net bet
appal, , the AIM/Mini with which thee west tire, bed been Al-
thorns .cc-ised• Thai stein Clerldtki was worthy of en Menem-
este moon to iatercoroso with a nation slowly bonorentble.
That, to this im.atetier. the French Gtiversintent had no he-
sitation ha cnorply with toe utetration of the English Ministry,
and declare, a. • preliminary, the basis upon Irbil, the Re
goer .W.'• . .honed he conducted That, upett thus atiltiort,
rt,Drat .. HI only se repeat her di-eltiratien, that, tontine ut
race or our, had she any further object of asgrandintraent • '
that the Preach Government, therefore, had nothing te see
pea..., but pleat the f t tho sestoratios of due repo., of her.
eat, aul that el Europe, and the ordinary emu:Am that see 0
pater etiiiitri riot be ineteie nominal. That, as are Olt (Win
We *SAW of circuoniances. the French Glayeirtment had to
propose to that of LiVartri, Out the basis of the fsegoetat,on
about to, be enured spew between the two Governments,
shouts he—
n The Stalls nf actual poss'arese, th • an posed cue, StAbilltl
however, to the **change upon equivalents.
To this mi immediate answer was returned from
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-t' e English Ministry. unegaivocally accepting the
• proposed Is:sig.:boa—
. •• Exempting, fawn the principle of exchange epee INIVIVS.
lents, His Majesty's Hanoverian dominions, which, having
been wised wlnsout any pvtext of hoenlity, oe just 'ltemise oi
the lights of war, were not en object of lenity, and as such 111
,e§terance was 11101434 on the port of the French Government,
Vat. In any Ingor.letittia elude abould he entered upon, they
:• Shus:e. net be so considered, bet shook be restor,d upon the
euncluelo.i of peace, witnout the demand of any equivalent."
'e"
The ba,:s of a Treaty was no sooner agreed upon,
6m, there :arise ea event equally unexpected by
boargovernments*, an event which, on the part of
Ole ikkish Government, gave substance and mean-
ing to what before was but a line marked by a ska-
• ' Asir. this was the capture of the Cape by Sir
• H-me Popham.
' ' The French now perceived that the or; posaiitlis,
which Mr. Fox had concluded upon, was raised into
*signification which they never intended ; the Eng-
lish had. something in tetain, and what was more,
they Mere resolvetitiron retaining it.
' The French Government, therefore, pretested
spinet this acquisition being included in the agreed
bans—that having arisen since, and being not even
within contemplation of the two Covet laments, it
could cot !e coniYered as making any part of the

• it is ieno•nselblie that this event could Wee h.'en unfere
emu Sl u 4 APO/We ; as Um- If call knew the hoe Achnsipstra-
t,,., I a etnply reetEed lee ties tongued of dm Cave cm (...oul
Hats.

centre& concluded between the two rdwers—that
it was evidently no part of the tote or aerial pos-
session, and as such the restoration of it would be
expeEted on the part of the Ftench Government.
' It was replied, on the part of the British Govern.
mint.—
" That the basis ef actual possession, as agreed upon between
the Agents mows both sides, curd not look merely to the state
of things at thu precise pinta of time in which it was concluded
-.but that •it must necenarsly comprehend those variations,
which, from the eircutostances existing at auele pont sal time,
must he expected to occur...that all such circumstances, and
the variations produced then on the anginal state of things,
must be considered as part of the general state of posse.sionr.
that at the time in *hick the basis veil teed upon, it was
known to Europe that the English ex ' ens were out upon
some distant capture. The Cape of G Move was at least as lupon,Iupon,
;swab e as :ley ether. It could not, therefore, be pretended, that
the French Government agreed upon the basis of actual pos •
session with a perfect ignorance that arty thing might possibly
arise to vary the state under which it was concloded. That the
basis, however, consisted of two pari s--that of actual possession,
' and exchange upon equivalents. That the Brittsh Guy: minima,
in their earnest desire for the f iendiy provess of the Negocia.
tarsi, would oppose no difficulty to the dscussions of thi. sub.
;set under the latter part of the basis; that if France rksited
the restoration of the Cape, the Ftench Government had wily
to propose an equivalent in exchange."
It was now replied, on the part of the French. G-
overnment, with that tone of haughtiness and ill-
humour which, from Vie undignified interposition
of the parties too immediately concerned, has not
urd requently charaCter lied that Governm. sit:
" Th.t the honour and ;rod faith of Franc to her Allies
demanded the restoration of the Cape of Good Hope; that it
could not he for a wiernemt sustained; that she acquention of
it by England had not versed the state of things under which
the basis of actual possession had been agreed upon be France;
il that the assertion was equally gioundless that, in the then ex-
tasting state of things, France could have 'fore•eeris the ;sect,-
1 city, or even posUbany, of such an event ; that France fixed
' her attention upon her own marine, and had no regard to elm
British expeditions ; that, therefore, France would nut son.
sider the Cape as any part of the rite of actual possession;
that the restoration of it was necessary; that if Engloml rei
quired an ego:valeta, France had already consented to give her
one, in the re.toratien of Hanover."
To this, in the express words of Mr. For, it was
replied decidedly by entering fully into the subject of
the occupation of Hanover—
.. That Hanover had been seized, not conqueeed—that it
had been taken froin the Hector, riot from the King of Great
Britain—that it was the spoil of peace and the isel.gre of imu-
trals—that no Negotiation could proceed, of would have been
estisinenced, wiles. foam the direct assurance that it shiread be
unequivocally. and without squivalent, restor.xt to she Lecter
—that such ass 'fences had besti gem...nil:4 Hanover, there
fere, mint be ciound.ved as exempted (min al fucker di..
cusmon—that the Agent of H.l hlsjesty's (skatennient had it
moreover in nide, to seism as the:manliness of fits Majesty's
Government to retain the Cape of Good Hope as a permanent
p ssescon, unless the Ftesich Government should offer iii ex-
chain's, a c ritiuretal newt of equal great value."
'I he French Government replied by re owing
their off:, of Hanover—or " perhaps Malta.^ in
a long aigumentative answer, I I.e GO was, that
the situation of the Ferrel Government was now
changed by some political occurrences. It woe now
known that the Court sit Perershorgh was inclined
to peace. ' The powers of D'Oi,bsil were said to
have been Igned, and the Russian Mioistlys as a
last resource to preserve their places, had been
compelled to fall in with the Collet' Nay, and pro-
pose peace.
'I he English Agents were upon this desired by -
the Government at home to declare—
" That the Nagoesets-e must teroasn stsapendeJ, till the
French' Gosernneesa should return tel the basis *iris , which it
ha I been mutually agreed that the d ti. orlon shoul.l' Is, 4'oll
tin d—that it was may urgers the; basis that his klajettv's Go
mnitissont had been indoued to antral u,ans the proposed c-n-
-fereoce.—that they beheld with regr-t the wile departure sit the
French from their este prop. eels.-.that His hstay.wy's Gerecens-
ment could not but see, in i his departore2 tow leech reason le
siespee the sine,nrity wit. which 'het •if FMK* bad made ;tact-
ile overtaves...thet its ibis aisle of Users, His Majesty's Go-
yeeneseist cou'd not but co.iuder it as contrary to its dignity,
arid is,i honourable candour, I. summer a Plieneta•io.i, whmli„
in its oommesscenweit, promised so lin.* su two, and in which
one eti the parties seemed se held it as • rule to retrain what
they had granted, and raut only what tbey ititendel to re-
trace "
It was not, however, the interest of the French
G +morn lit that the Negociation should be thus
closed With whatever little sincerity they had hi-
therto emulated it, it had answered a good purpose
to them, and c .uld they have procured the kind of
Peace which they sought, it would have done more
to haye confirmed the fusune of France than many
'Semite The liresse.L.se4Nkirnment. therefore, alarm. .
ed by the II riNizsa at the English Cabinet, nom agaiss
.11iftect the r taws, and relapsed into that ostentatious
profession of their desire for peace, which that Go-
vet unseat knows well how to employ, whrn circum-
stapeos require. It replied to the English Note or
Remonstraace,,by repeating, in yet more minute de.
tail, all those circumstances which rendered peace
desirable to the two nations.
its Who had cons mewed the work of peace? Who had in.
Villt4 ll* attempt ensure repose to Europe' Frauce...Why,
therafore, should site dratruy her own work l In a state of
those, wilish did not ellt foe seterihoes, whets wooed scarcely
leave them justifialiM in tbe eyes of posterity. France had
come fennel is a tope iir rences•i•si woe suit's' to her hu-
ms/et, man her glnry. That France did now wish to 41.141011.4
that it was now the highest poem Or her anthir ion to give peace
to Ferran., and repose to the wurld-stliat the Francis Govern-
most soh retained the confidir,ce that the Grweraoseut rsf
Eng•nd would conau.in Its efforts to this cad--hat the ay.
potutntent of rienspoter.t.aries, er fuller pewees us the Ave Ins
now employed, would much 'militate such en event.-that at
did net appear that ether present Gentleman had any Oth, spie-
-1 tide peepers than Mae of endless confereace...that the Freese!'
Government waited with cosihdence and unratience tor the
farther teetimeny of the pacific disposition of the Governmeist
of England."
The Eniilisli Government replied to this Note by
enlarging the powers of the persons entrusted with
the management of the Negociation in France, and
a dire& assurance, that when the Negotiation bad
assumed the necessary form, a Plenipotentiary
should be sent without delay. It was now, there-
forq for the first time, that the Negotiation began
to proceed in earnest. The !limier' Minister was
daily expected at Paris, and not a doubt was enter.
tained but that else end of his mission would be peace.
France was now called upon to present a projet.
It was agreed, however, betsteen the negotiating
Ministers on both sides, that the pr jet should come
from the part of the English Agents.
It is not within the purpose of this detail to fol-
low Note by Note the progress of this Negotiation.
Let it suffice to say generally, that nothing was
neglefted on the part of the French Government
which could elude or deceive. •uch were the end-
less conferences upon the sulijeCt of Malta—the man-
ner in which the confirmation of die British Sove-
reignty over it should be expressed—the extent to
which it should be confirmed—whether it should be
passed sub sikirite, should be mentioned as a cession on
the part of France, or simply, considered as }.part
of the mate of aflual possession—whether England
should possess it iu perpetuity. or for a term of )0014.

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$4, The leo* pints against the tiodrty of the English
The
wet volved, and, in reply to the answer of
the British, 'eteclator, that ilie English Covt.rnment
could not prevent even sir ialures upon itself, a sin-
gular demand was made. Webtarr ON rot iffPn:l,l-
- wets mil fill;Jrre to ctlift every thits2? In another
of the conferences, the Fuel ch Neg•sciator expressed
his confidence, that in tl a event of the successful
termination of the neonciation, the peace would not
be again interrupted by the ostentatious reception,
according to their several titles arid orders, of the
French emigrants in the British Court—that such
acknowledgement would ever be considered as che-
rishing the dire& enemies of the i'rench Govern-
ment, and must moreover render impossible the do-
mestic intercourse of the two Courts. These kind
of topics lengthened every conference, and were dis-
tially the subject of many. Suffice it to say, that,
after the exchange of many pojtts and conire prithis,
the followirug, which was proposed by the Negoti-
ators on the part of England, was the one under dis-
cus.ian so late as the muddle of July last.

1. F ence to confirm the Cape of Gerard Mope in perpetual
soseretenty to England.
2. France to procure the immediate restoration of Hanover.
9 trance in the same mennoer to consrni the Island of
Malta in perpetual sovereignty to England. This armlet() be
utmessed simply.
4. Franco to evacuate the kingdom of Naples, and become
a parte in a gentral guarantee of the int grity of the Turku!'
E.rpite.
5. That if, kJ return for a Are valuable consideration, the
Sublime l'orte mild be it.d treed Loth. surrender or exchange of 1
the th.trict of Montenegro to His Russian Majerty, France
shout t not "ppm:, but should en sue other hand faithful'', a.:01
stertuomly, Valleat in give effect lb such negociation.
6 That Ca, kepubhe of Ragusa should be declared lade.
pendent, put under the protection of Rmsta.
7 England, on her part, in return for the above Passions,
and the feSlONtiell of the mdinury anticabla intercourse be.
term nations at I tact., to acknowledge the Imperial end Royal
Title, said the state of What presrmion on the psi of France
and her Alli.e, subject to the above exemptions only.
8. Vie several settlements and ie4rids, conquered tit the part
of Hi Britannic Majtoty tram Fr..nco or t,er Attie., in aria,
Africa, ar.d America, swath the ex.:Tomo of the Cape of Geod
Hope, arid the settlement of Surtnam and Pomitherry, to Lall
fulatUred he the several poem front %hum they may have beets
conquered.
This scheme or pnjet, had been but a few days in
crscrission, when the honour and :ritual sincerity of
the French Gt vernment appeared in its proper
point of view. The p, @jet Will admitted into dif.-
cussion, and discussed with much apparent heat,
so As to give the most natural colour to the artifice.
Whilst the suspicions of the British Negociaters
were thus laid asleep, and they were congratulating
thentselves upon being on the point of effeeing the
fond ohjett of their aims—a Russian and Turkish
barrier—the French Government procured D'Oubril
to sign the aft of the inkh July, and renounce fur
ever that for which England was contending.
••• • • •
How did this affed thiopental under discnssion be-
tneen the French and English Governments? Why,
the French Negociators immediately declared, that
flu -six having renounced the required barrier, and
Ragusa being otherwise disposed of, the proposals
upon those points could no longer make part of any
-- discussion.
In the mean time the English Court were lost in
astonishment when the> learned the aft cf D'Oubril.
['hey had received assurances from Russia of fidelity
to the common ceu,e, at least of negotiating in con-
ceit. How, tnetefore, were they to explain this
aft of D'Ouhril ? The Ministry had been long
etruugh established for D'Oubril to have received
new orders; D'Ounril, however, had evidently re-
ceived sone; the Court of Petersburgh was too
much grave; teed by private fat inn. The immediate
Court Party might have prevailed; even supposing
the aft of D'Oubril not authorised by the new Minis-
try, how could the Sovereign'retuse to ratify it ?
In this difficulty it was accordingly resolved to
send the Eel of Landerdate; -what remaias may
now be dismissed. The details of the blegociation
of Lord Lander: ale will won meet tl,e public eye.
••• • • *
The proposals of France were now dwindled
down to the cession of the Cape, Malta, aad the
restoration of Hanover, and a free c.oaraerce upon
, paying certain allotted duties, for whic:i England
aas is surrender all other conquered islands, and io
I confirm, Ate &c the state of :anal possession with
regard to France and her .Allies.
It was now that another incident arose on the ge-
neral state of European affairs, which was not with-
out a considerable effeEt. This was the decisive and
even angry tone assumed by Prussia in her inter-
coatis with France.
-Tliii change of circumstance produced accor4jng-
Iy a change of the form of negotiation. Some con-
cessions were made, which induced the Fad of Lau-
derdale to resiane the negociation, after he had de.
mauled his passports. Tory are said to have relat-
ed to a Turktsh barrier, and the consent to a princi-
ple of a genet Al guarantee.
1 In the mean tuna strived the intelligence of the
i refusal 4 the Emperor of Russia to ratify the afi
concluded by M. D'Oahril, and about the same pe-
sired of time an oftic,al assurance to the Government
of Erigland,that Has Imperial Majesty of the liessias
would- conclude no peace bet in meacert with Great
Britain.
Here was, therefore, a third sra in the Negociation
since the arrival of the Earl of Lauderdale. His
Lordship wasnow raised to higher ground. The sup-
pleness of the krench Government anticipated him,
and enlarged its terms. The Greek Islands were to
be given to his Russian Majesty. England now
proposed the tit as upon which Russia and herself
woulde (include a treaty, and England, in the mean
time, conclude it provisionally. The demands of
England were argued in tedious detail, but, as it is
said, were not refused. The demands of Russia,
still more just and moderate, were ail refused.
Prussia was now in the (Lid, and there was no
further time or even motive for delay on either
side. The Earl of Lauderdale again repeated,
as an 1./wearer, his demands both for England
and Russia, and France again decidedly Jostled
all that regarded the latter, with an assurance
that France had nothing so near at heart as to
preserve the permanent repose of Europe, and to
that purpose to prevent the interposition of Russia
in European Politics—that with these intention;
France would not consent that Russia should receive
in Europe an acWitional acre of land—that France
would as soon give to Ruosta one of her own imme-
diate provinces. as one of the Greek or Mediterranean
Islands.
The Earl of Lauderdale demanded h!‘ pa sports,
and returned.

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