The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-11 00:00:00

" SIR, ;4 bowniiii-street, Marc)i 26, 1.806.,
" The:information,, that your Excellency has
given me of the pacific disposition of your Govern--
menst; have induced me 'to 'fix„particularly the at
tent ion of the King on -that' part of •your 4xcellen-_
cy,'s. letter.
. ,
His Majesty has declared, more than once, td
hig'Parliament„, his sincere desire of embracing the
first opportunity of re:establishing Peace upon solid:
bases,. which: may 'be reconciled with the interests
and permanent security of his People., •
His dispositions are always pacific ; but it is to
a sure and lasting PeaCe that his. Majesty looks, and
not to a truce, uncertain, and; on that account, bar-
rassing floth to the Contrading Parties and to the
rest of Europe.
•
As
to,thestipulations of the Treaty•of Amiens.,
which, might be proposed as.the bask of the nego-
tiation, it has been remarked that this phrase ;may -
be interpreted in three or 'four different ways ;;and •
that, consequently, farther 'explanations would be-
come necessary, which 'could not fail .to cause a.
great delay, even although there should beano other
objeetions.
The true basis of such a Negotiation.between..
two great Powers, who equally .disdain every -4e-
degree of. chicanery, ought to -be a reciprocal ac-
knowledgrnent;on'both sides-; of the following -prin-
.ciples ':—That it ought :to be the .objeCt of the two
. Parties, that 'the Peace should be honourable `'or
both of t;ern, and for their respeCtive Allies ; and,-
at' the same tinie, of,a nature to secure, .as far as
_it-
' is in their •pcwer, the future repose of Europe..
" England rannot negled the interests of 'any
of her Allies ; and she finds herself united.toltufiiia'
by such close tio,, that she would notAvish to treat,
ntileh less to conclude any thing,. except, in .concert
with the.• Emperor Alexander: but in the waiting
'the'.aaualinterventiou of a Russian PlehipotentiarA,'
_it is still possible to disciass, and even to arrange
provisionally some of the principal points.
" It might seem that Russia, on account of the
distance of her position; has less immediate interests
than other Powers to discuss with France ; bUt
' this
Qourt, on every account so worthy of respe&, inte-.
- rests itself, like England, in 'a lively.manner, respeit,
ing every thing-which concerns the situation, more
or less independent, of 'the different Prince's and
States of Europe. •
." 'iron see, Sir, hQw' we are disposed here to
- smooth all the ditliciAties• which might retard the
diScussion itt question. It is not), assuredly, that
we, ‘vith the resour,:es we possess,' have to fear the
'continuance of the war for any thing which re-
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• • gards us:•', -The _English Nation is, of all Europe,
that which suffers the least from its duration ; but
we do not, on that, account, pity less the misfortunes
•oiher's. •' • .

" Let us; then,..ddall in our power to-put,q sto.p,
to them ; and let us endeavour, if possible, to recoil...!
cite the,respetaive interests and the. glory of the two
countries with the tranquillity-of Europe, anci tfie
happiness of the human . ,
" have the honour to be, with the
.highestrOn-,
sidcration, Sir, your ,Excelleney's very humble add
very obedient Servant,
(Signed)

" C. J. Fox.','