The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-01 00:00:00

FEB. 1.

But !soi nig, from the separation of Austria and of England,
found himself reduced to his own forces, having to combat with
the forces of France united to the immense means of which she
has the disposal, and in the critical position at which affairs had
arrived, his Majesty was authorised in believing, that by con-
tinuing to sacrifice himself for others, he would ultimately incur
a r;:a: of compromising the safety of his own empire, without
being enabled to hope that he might ever fulfil the original object
of this war.
The conduct which your Government has held during these
latter times, is moreover of a nature completely to justify the
detnmination which the Emperor has now taken.. The diver-
sion on the Continentowhich England has so long since promised,
has not to this day taken place : and, if even, according to the
latest advices from London, it would appear that the British
Ministry has at length decided on ordering the departure of
19,000 men to Pomerania, that succour is in no wise proportion-
ed, either to the hopes which we were authorised in entertain-
ing, or to the importance of the object to which these troops
were intended to be destined.
The pecuniary succours which England constantly afforded to
the Powers of the Continent at war with France, might in some
degree have supplied the want of English troops. Not only did
the British Government decline facilitating the loan which the
Imperial Court had intended to negociate at London ; but when
it at length decided on offering some subsidy to the Continental
Powers. it appeared that the sum destined for this purpose, so
far from meeting the exigencies of the Allies, would not even
have covered the indispensable expences of Prussia.
In fine, the use which has been made of the British forces in the
Mediterranean has not been more comformable than the rest to
the unity and the connection with which it was indispensable to
act inthe operations of Russia and England, In lieu of attempt-
ing an expedition on the Continent of Italy, with a view of re-
conquering the kingdom of Naples, or else in lieu of uniting
these forces to those of Russia which were designed to compel
the Porte to a reasonable peace, one part of the English troops
stationed in Sicily directed their course towards an entirely dif-
ferent destination, which the British Government had not even
judged proper to communicate to the Court of Russia. It is a
point nut to be contested, that, by following one or the other of
the courses which I have just cited, the English troops in the
_Mediterranean would have been of an infinitely greater utility to
the common cause, by compelling the enemy to divide his forces,
which would have enabled Russia to have sent her main army
those reinforcements, which she was under the necessity of em-
ploying on the Danube, to support her army destined to make
head against the Torkish forces which might be collected in that
quarter. .

From this statement, 1 am willing to believe that your Ex-
cellency will he persuaded, that in such a conjuncture, it only
retuaii:eil for the Emperor my 111aAer to look to the glory and
to the security of his empire, and that if the present crisis does
not produce every result which might be expected, if the Powers
equally interested had displayed vigour in the same proportion
a., they have exhibited tardiness and irresolution in all their
operations, no blame can on this account he attached to Russia.
But, at the same time, the Emperor my Master oilers his Me-
diation to his Britannic Majesty to make peace with France,
lt.tving the certainty that it will he accepted by the latter
Power. I have the honour to be with high consideration,

Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) A DE BUDBER.G.
June 18,30, 180 i,

No. IV ,—.Vote from M. A T.OPEUS in nr. Secretary CANNING,

dated Loudon, 20th July 4 let August, 1807.

The I.7ndersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias to his Britannic Majesty, has re-
ceived the orders of his Court to notify to the British Ministry,
that a Treaty of Peace was concluded at Tilsit on the 25th
June-7th Julyi between Russia and France.
Ilis Imperial Majesty of all the Russias, having, on this oc-
ea.sion, proposed his mediation, for the purpose of negotiating
and concluding likewise a treaty of peace between England and
France, and the Emperor Napoleon having, by the 18th Article
at the afore-mentioned treaty of peace, accepted that media-
tion, the object of the present note is to offer it in like manner
to his Majesty the King of Great Britain.
Long since acquainted with the pacific sentiments of his Bri,
tannic Majesty, the Emperor of all the Russia, flatters himself
the more, that he will embrace this opportimity of restoring