The National Register.
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Irk Modesty's - Ambassador of the sentiments of the Emperor his
Master. avails himself of this opportunity, &c.
(S teed) COUNT N !CHOLAS DE ROMANZOFF.
Peterstrueghs Sept. 148, 1801.
REPLY.
The Undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's Ambassador, has
the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Note of yester-
slay's,date, which the Count de Routanzolf addressed to him.
ITe Wilt lose no time in transmitting it to his Court, but the
charges which it contains agantst the British Government, im-
pose op the Undersigned the duty of requesting his•E xcellenry
to submit, without delay, to his Imperial Majesty, some obser-
vations which tuay place its their true light, the reciprocal pro-
ceedings of both .Powers.
Although the celerity indispensable to the execution of the
Pleasures of precaution adopted with regard to Denmark, did
Pot allow of any anterior communications, the Note of the
Undersigned, dated the 2d of September, so far from conceal-
ing the reasons which produced that Expedition, declared them
witl, frankness, and the explanation of them was repeated and
aceoret, snitA with details in the highest degree satisfactor,
a: the ]test conference of the Undersigned with the 31inistri of
that
'l' re Sccrot articles of the Treaty of 1 il;it are moreover still
autzno,..,) to t,:e roue. oF Loudon ; and the Undersigred has
viirot a communication of those arraw:einents, the
exec anion o:. which daily developes objects in no way conform-
able .0 the spirit of the an lent allianres, and absolutely pre-
judicial to those interests, the maiatenaece of which former!
eonstitotei an crential part of tile sythtetu. Is it thee
for Itte.:,ta to complain of secrecy' whilst that Court absolutelv
refuses tti• only explanation which could have been satisfactory
to to • Court of London, as to the intentions and the projeeis
uteititated with reard to [Kr? This silence. this extreme re-
serve, ma: serve as proof, thst the Cohinet of St. Petersburgh
*ere themselves persuaded that their secret arrangementF3 were
directly contrary to the interests of Great Britain. As to the
tranquiility of the Laltie, 1-.111;1:qh1 hay he% er recognised any
elclusive rii;itts ; amid witatcsw in ay have been the preteusions
of Rus.4a to the title of guarantee of the security of that sea,
Ler silence., at the peritsti w hen every port from Lubeck to
Memel was shut against tae Britithb flap, appears an °pea atm-
iloutnent cf ittore preteixions.
12-24 Sept. 1301. GRAN VILLL LEVESON GOWER.

IX.—Extßotcr of a C:••} itch Cie Santo to the
Same., Ift.:,el Oci.

Lord G. L. Gownot here stoles the application he hod
wade to the Rushian Court to rutore the neutraliLy of Den-
mark. The reply of the Russian Miuister will be seen in the
Hallowing conclusion of the Diipatch.
Count Routanzow answered, " !low can Russia recommend
to Denmark to submit to the afirnnt she had received, and to
endure wilt' patience all ker loses ?" 1 replied, "If by the
continuance ut tile war, Denmark could hope to recover her
feet, she might with reason be indisposed to listen to such ad-
Nice; but when it was evident to every person who reflected for
a moment on the actual state of things, that the Court of Co-
penhagen, by the continuance of the war, could gain nothing.
but the em ranee of a French army into the body of its territor.% ,
I could not but think that a friendly representation from a
Newtral power, of a danger which threatened the very ex-
istent.? of Denmark, might recall the Prince Royal to a more
dispassionate consideration of the real interests of his coun-
tr
Count Romania's,' repeated to me, that he did not see how
the Court of Vetersburgh could interfere ; hat added, that he
could give me no positive ansyser to what I had represented to
Lim, till he had made his report of my communication to lois
Imperial Majesty.

No. 3C.—Extract of a Dispatch from thr Same to the Same.

same date

L. G. GOWER ittcloses a note in which he had formally de-
manded from the Ru,sian ('ourt a communication of the rea.•uns
for withholding the Secret Articles cattle Treaty of Tilsit.

No. Xl.—Frtract of a Divpotch from the Same to the Same,

rta(ed .N.e. 4.

Lord G. 1%. Gower states the difficulties he had experienced
in procuring either a written answer from the Russian Minister,
or a personal interview. lie mentions sonic private inrorniation
that the Russian Cabinet had agreed to the pmpwition of ute-

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diating a peace between us and Denmark ; but had after% al ds
been deterred by the violent threats of the French Amba3-
sador.

No. Xll.—Extract of v Dlspotele from Me Same to Mc Same,

datrd Nor. 8.

Lord G. L GOWER informs Mr. CANN Tx n, that wearied
out with the difficulty of obtaining an answer, he had addressed
Note to Count Romauzow, desiring to know whether this was
to be construed into a determination to avoid the customary
communications. To this note he received au answer contain-
ing, almost iu the same words, the very same topics stated in
the Russian Declaration. or this Declaration, which was by
that titre also printed, and circulated among the foreign Ili•
nisters at I'ctersburgh, his Lordship inelnees a copy.