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OFFICIAL COM NI

MADE +0 THE RUSSIAN AMBASApOR /IT 'LONDON,
ON THE I 9T(-I JANUARY, NOS,

Explartitiony. of the. View which his: Alajesty.a,id Me Ern-
per it ofßusfirt forinedpor the Delivcraure and Smirks/ of
Eitrope.—Piesented to both Rouses cf Parltsunknt ne.pte;,,
day, by corninatid 6j:his Royal Highnese the Prince Reg- itt
The result of:the communications' which have
.been made by Prince Ciartor' iski to his Ma.iesty's
Ambassador at St. Petershtirgh, and of the con-
fidential explanations which have been received -
from your Excellency, has been Nid ,before the
,King ; and his Majesty has seen .with inexpres7
sible satisfaction, the' w;se, dignified, and ge-
nerous policy, which the Emperor of Russia is
, disposed to adopt, under the present calamitous
.situation of Europe. His Majesty is also happy
to perceive, that the views and sentiments of the'
• Emperor respecting the deliverance of Europe,
and providing for its future tranquillity and safety,
correspond so entirely with, his own. Ile is
therefore, desiron.s of entering into the most ex-
plicit and unreserved explanations on every point '
connected with this great object, and of forming
the closest union of councils, and concert of
measures, with his Imperial Majesty, in order,
by their joint influence and.exertibnS, to insure
the co-operation and assistance of other Powers
of the Continent, on a scale adequate to the mag-
nitude and importance of an undertaking, on the
success "Of which the future safety, of Eutope
must depend.
For this purpose, the first step must be, to fix
as precisely as possible the distinct objects to
which sugh a concert is to be directed.

. These, according. to the explatia(ion given of
the sentiments of. the Emperor, in which his Ma-
jesty entirely concurs, appear to be three
1. To rescue from the dominion of France those countries
which it has subjugated since the beginning. of the,Revolu-
thin, and to reduce France within its former limits, its 'they
stood before that time.

2. To make-such an arrangement With respect to the terri-
tories recovered from France, as may provide for their secu-
rity and happiness, and May at the same time constitute a
mote effectual barrier in future against encroachments on the
part of France.
. S. To ham, at the restoration of peace, a general agree,
meat and guarantee for the mutual protection and security of,
different powers, and fur re-establishing a general system of
Public ,Last in 'Europe.
The first and second objects are stated generally,
and in their broadest extent ; but neither of them
can be properly considered in detail, without re-
ference to the nature and extent of the means by
which they may be accomplished. The first is
certaiuly that to which, without auy modification
ht. Ntaiestv's wishes, as well as
those of the Emperor,,,,otod pra„,...iiity
di-
rected, and nothing short of it can completely sa-
tisfy the views which both Soveretgns torm for tile
deliverance and security Of Europe: Should it
be possible to unite in a concert with Great Bri-
tain and Russia the two other great Military
Powers of the Continent, there tecins little doubt
that such an union of force would enable them .to
accomplish all
_that is proposed but it (as there
is too much reason to imagine may be the case)
it should be found impossible to engage Prussia in
the Confederacy, it may be doubted whether such
Operations'could be carried on in all the quarters
of Europe, as would be uecessary for the success
of the whole of this project.
The second point of itself involves in it 'many
important conSulerations. The views and senti-
:Dents hy.which his Majesty and the Emperor of
Russia are equally animated in endeavouring to
establish thisconeett4.are pure and disinterested.r'
There first view therefore, with respect to any ,
of the countries which may be recovered from
France, must be to restore, as tar as possible, their
ancient rights, and provide for the internal happi-
ness of their inhabitants ; but in looking at this
object, they must not lose sight of the general se-
curity of Europe, on which even that separate ob-
ject must
.principally depend.
Pursuant to this principle, there can be
.no
question that, whenever any of these countries,
are capable of being restored to their former in-
dependence, and of being placed in a situation.
in which they can protect it, such an arrange-
ment must be most congenial to the policy and,
the feelings on which this system is founded : but
there will he found to be other countries among
those now under the dominion ofFrance, to which
these considerations cannot apply,where either the
ancient relations of the country are so completely
destroyed that they cannot be restored, or where
iudtpendeuce would be merely nominal, and alike
inconsistent with the security for the country it-
self, or for Europe; happily the larger number is
of the first description. Should the arms of the
Allies be successful to the full extent ofexpellitig
France from all the dominions she has acquired
since the Revolution, it would certainly be the
first object, as has already been stated, to re-es-
tablish the Republics of the United Provinces and
Switzerland, the territories oft he King of Sardinia,
Tuscany, Modena (under the protection of Austria),
and Naples : but the territories of Genoa, of the
Italian Republic, including the three Lega-
tions, Patina and Placentia 5 and On the other side
of Europe, the Austrian Netherlands and the
States which have been detached from the German
Empire. on the left Bank of the Rhine, evidently
belong to the second class. IVith respect to the
territories enumerated in Italy, experience has
sliewn how little disposition existed in some, and
how little means in any, to resist the aggression
or influence of France. The King of Spain was
certainly too much a party the system of wilier.
so large a part of Europe has been a victim, to
entitle the former interests of his family in italr
'to.any consideration ; nor does the past milli t
of GelloB, or any of tile other States give thew.