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conelusion of the Treaty of rea:t.., have in so very particular
amainner altrailed tire attention of His Majesty, it has been
erlntily iinpossible tar hint not to feel, and 1)02 to notice,
me.r,ipeateti indignities which have been oMrcal by that Go-
vernntent to his Crown, and to his People:, • .
. The ReportolColoncl Sebastani cOtitAiil.7 the .most un-
wartantable.msinuations and charges a'gaii-st His Majesty's
Government, against the °Mar who commanded his: Farces
iti Egyptoind agaimit thehritish Army in that quarter. This
Paper catinot bo„considereti as the publication of St private in:.
dividual 't it. hat been evolved, and indeed bears. evidence
upon the face at it, that it is the Oltleial Report pf an Ac-*
credited Agent, published' by the authority of Mt: Govern-
ment to which it was. addeessed, who thereby have given it
their express sanclion.. .
• This Report had been-published a very short time. when
another indignity was ollred to this Country in the Com-
munication al the First Consul of/Frame-to the Legislative
Rudy: In this Communkatidn he pre:limes to attinn. in
theoharacter of Chief Magir.,rate cf that Country, 0' That •
Great I;ritain cannot singly contend against the7Power sof *-
-Franee;" an abSettiolt as uttlOnnded as it is -ilateixint, di,.
proved by the events'of many Wars, and by‘notic nit= than
y thuseof the War-Whio has be recently coneladr d. sSit:l)
assert4Et, itJvattccd" tit the must sol,,lnn. oiticial _Aft of a
Gam inn tist. and thereby meant to lie. avowed to ail the
Powers of Enrope.-can be eousidered in no other light than
as a derianceptinlielv itMred to His Ntliesty, end to a Lr.ryo
and Nit,.:rtiff Peeple, who are Koth aid able to de-
fend" his just Willits, and those of .their Country, against
every insult and aggression. . •

The conduct ofiha. First Consul to Ills: ejaiesey,e Am.,
bassador et his andience, in presence sd f the Minleters.oftnost
of the Sovereigns and States of Europe furnishes another
instance of provocation on the part of the French Govern,
merit; which it would be impropernot to notice on the pre.
twat occasion, and the subsequent explenatiort of this 'trans-'
anion may be considered as: having the erect of aggravating
instead of palliating the attionti
At the very time when His -Majesty was •demanding sa-
tisfadion and explanation on same of.the points abate—men-
tioned, the French &I loiter at Hamburgh- endeavoured to
obtain the insertion inn Hambureh Paper lot a most gross
anti opprobrious . Libel against His Majesty ; and when
difficulties were. made respeeding the inecnion of it, he
availed himself of his reffiiial Character, of Minister of
the French Republic, to - require the publication of it
by order of his Government in the Gazette of the Se-
nate that Town. With this requisition so made, the
Scuateof Hamhurgh were induced to comply ;'.seal thus has
the independence of that Town been violated, and a -Free
State made the Instiumente by the menace of the French
Government, of propagating throughout Europe, upon their
authority, the most otEneive and unfounded Calum-
nies against His Majesty . and His Government. His
Majesty might add to this' Ilia of indignities, • tee re-
quisition which the which. the- French Government have
repeatedly urged, that the Laws and Constitution .or His
Country should be changed -relative-to the Liberty of the
Press. His Majesty might likewise adcl,the calls which the
French Government have on several occasions made upon him •
to violate the Laws' of Hospitality with reaped .tre persons
who had found an asylum within. his Dominions, and. against
whose condud no charge whatever has at any Time been sub.;
stantiated. It is impossible to retied on thesedittirent pro-
eeentoge, and the course which the French Government have
thought proper to adopt respelling them, without the
thorough crinviclion that they are nut the eneet of accident;
but that they foam a pert of a system which has been adopted
for the purpose of degracliog, Vilifying, and insulting Hit
Majesty ane His Government.
Under all theseinsules and provocations, His Majesty,tiot
without otitie sense of his dignity had proceeded with every .
*gm of temper andinotieration to obtain satisfadion and re-
alma, while he hail negleded no means consistent With his
Honour and the safety of his Dolitiiiions, to induce the
Government of France to concede to him, viral is, in
his judgineet, absolutely necessary for the future, tran-
quillity of
,Euroee. His cited in his reaped have proved
abortive, ire has ',therefore judged it necessary to or-
elereHis..Antbaseader to leave Paris. Ir, haviley recourse
to 'this proceitling, it haS been His MajestY'eetijed'' to.
put an end to the friiithss discussions which have too long
subsisted between the two Governments, to close a pee
flout of:,auspensepeetilierly lojtirioute'to the Subjeets of ,ilis
But though the prevoeations which His Majesty has'rere,ved
might entitle li:nt talei plaints than those whidt he has
advanced, yet anxioti., to prevCrit calamities which might
thus be ex tendril to ieart Eiirope, he is still rig ling, as
far asie consistent with' :rwn Honour, and the in refc:its of His
People, to :Iford facility to any just and honourable
artangement, le; iielfraeli evils pray be averted. He ha.;
therefore, ii., in declaring to all'-Europe, that not-
withstandie, .:,1 tile changes which have takeii place Since
the Treaty of Peace, notwithstanding the eN.tenSion of the
Power or, France, in repugnance to that Treaty, and to the
spirit ofTeace itself, His Majesty will not avail Himself cif
these circumstances, to demi,nct in conitiensition all that He
is liititled to require,' but will be ready to concur, even now,
an an arrangement' by which Satisfaction shall he given to
Him, for the Indignit'res, which have been oifercii to I lis Ctown
and to his Peopte, and substantial security atterded against
further encroachments on thepart of France...
His Majesty has thus .distinctly and unreservedly stated
the reasonstif those proceedings to which he has found him-
self compelled to resort. He is actuated by no disposition,
to-ottani:re in the internal concerns of sny other State ; by
no projetis 'of cenquest and aggrandfzement 1 but solely by
a sense, of what is diie to thc honour of His Crown, and
the interests of His People, and by an anxious desire to ob-
strud the further progress of a. system, 'which if not re-
eisted, may ,prove Wattle every pallor the:civilized:mild.