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cteeted In England, where the *rime of: Ererre cowards
Egypt must always command the utmost vigitarice and- jea-
lousy. He maintained that what ought to convince us of hs
&lire of Peace, ,was on the one hand the little he had
to gain by renewing the •War, and on the other the Ccility
with which he might have taken possessiottot Egypt with
the very ships and troops which were now going trorrr the
Mediterranean to Sr. Domingo, and that with the apProba-
tion of all Europe, and more particularly of the .Turks,,
whd had repeatedly invited him to join with !Nth for the
porpose of forcing 123 to evacuate their territory. •
I do not pretend trefollew the argntnents of the First Con.
sul in detail ; this would he impossible, from the vest .
riety of matter,' which'hlat took occasion to introduce. His
ptlrpose was evidentlet to convince the that on Malta must
depend Peace or War, and at' the same time to imilresS upon
Aly mind a strong idea of the means tie poaStssed of annoying
us ;Whom: and abroad.
With regard to the mis:rust and jealousy which he said
constantly prevailed shier; the Conclusion of the Treaty of
Amiens, I observed that Alter a War of such long ,duration,
so, fall of rancour, and carried on in manner of which His-
tory has no example, it Was' but natural th:et a considerable
degree of agitatioe should prevail • but this, like the swell
ar'rera storm, 'would et-01011y sub' ' side if not kept up by the
peiicy of either Fitly ; that t. would nor pretend to pro-
s aince which had beeii 4;;gressor in the paper war of
evhch llecomplained, and which- was still kept. op, though
-With this dilleeence, that in Ingland it was independent of
Ctivernment, and in Hance its very ai and deed, To
'this I-added, that It must be admitted Ileet we had .such
motives of 'Mistrust against Erance as could not be al.
K elm! against us, and I was going: to instaece the acces..
slum of territory and influence gained by. France since the
Treatv when he interrupted me by sayiog, suppose you
• ,
mean Piedmont and Soviteerland : " ce sent des 13 eeitelles ;'•
and it must have been foreseen whilst tint 'Negotiation- was
Pendieg ; " Vous n'avez pas:, le limit cycle terrier it cette
leure,e I then aliedeed :!s a cau.ee of Mistrust and of jealousy,
the inepessibilitv of • oieainingjustice or any kind of tech ess
ter .any of His I,.lajesty's eubjdels. He asked me. in 'what re-
:Tett : and 1 tour :In that since the signing or the Treaty,
not one British dal lmint had been satisfied, although eve:
,Frenaman of that description itatilterns(J within cis:: maim;
:after that period and that since bad here, ;u1(1 I could
tiaV muehof my Predecessor's, not one sat igiaary answer
ha'd been obte;ned to the innumerable representations
avhic we had been under the necessity of making iu favour •'
.11titish, Subjeels and property -detaieed in 'the several
ports of Franc:: Awl elsewhere, without even a shadow of
_justice; Such an order et things, I 'Celt, wa4 not made to
rispire cOnfidenee ; but, on the contrary, ntist create inistruSt.
Thie, -he said„ -mitst be attributed to the natural di Ifieelties
attending such suits, whet both unities ttiotighetlicenselves
?Iglu ; Olathe denied that such delays could proceed from any
disiocinatioreto do what was just and right, With regard
to tlref Pensions Which were granted to and,
Swlis in.
-dividuals, I observed, that they were given -us a reward' thr
past services during Mc War,' and: most certainly 'not- for
.peelent ones, and -ail F- less for such as had been insnuated,
of a stature repugnant to the feelings of every inditrtrial
eiteEngene, mato tee Universally acknowledged loyalty and
lioneur,of the.: British Government.:' That as for any par.
titipation of indemnities, dr other accessions which His
.Majesty might have obtained, 1 could take upon myself.to
assure him that His .Majesty's ambition led !Mir rather to -
;pretetve than fo acquire, anti that with regard to the stoat
,propitious moment, for renewing hostilities, Ilk Majesty,
• .whose sineere desire it was to continue' the blessings of
Puee tohis•Saihjed4,, would always consider such :a' MCA
!eurelatt the greatest calamity ; ' but that it Majesty was
so desirous of. Peace, it must not he imputed to the diffi-
ctilty of obtaining AllieS; and, the less so, as those means
which it Might tr.: neeessaryeti atilird such A iliea,` for per-
heps inadequate services, would all be concentrated in Eng.
' hind, and-give a p:opartionate, increase uf energy to our OWO
exertions. . •

Ti this part of the conversation he row: front his-eh-air, anti
told me that Iteshottld give orders to. General Andreossy to
,enter on the discussion of this business with your Lords-hip ;
but he wished that I shNild. at. the •sittne• time,the•inade
quaiuted,with hts motives, and, convinced of,.ltis sinctyrity
rather:from himself titan from his • Ministers. - lie then, or-
.ter. a eonver;sation•of two hours, ditring the ,grattest • part of
which he Talked incessantly, conversed for a few motnen t s on
3.l'l(l4K:rent subjeets, in apparent good humour, and retired.
Sueh Wati near 4,, as I can recollect, the piirpOrt-cif this
conference:. • • . -
.•
•.1 t. MuSt• however be:observed, that he did not, as ill `!'al.
10'41;nd:1ad done, atle.:lt to
,atiribute Sebutinani's
Mission to Contmeil,:lal Alotives only, but its •otte rendered
, .tlecetisary in a mititaty Nint of view, by the infra lion by us
.tn. Treaty of Amiens, • - •
have the Umtata to be, &c.

iirrwoßTl-L

• This conversation* took place on Vriday. last, and
this morning. I, saw M. de Talleyrand. He had }ten with
the-First Consul ititn• I left him, and he assured me that he
itad bten vet). ,well'satistied Avid) the franitin,s with which
I had nude.my observations on what fell from him: I told
th!it witimue enrciting into any farther detail, wht.t
bad said 'to the First Cottntl amounted' to an a;stirrincx, of
Niili:it"rtrusted there could he no doubt,..of the readine..i• ui
ilk Majesty's Nlinistus to remove all rsubjeeL-of sL ussion,
NVl,ere trig could be, dmie withiJut violatiin; the I.a+v,, of the
Country; fulfil the engiAements which they
ItatUontrttOeci,,in as much as that could bd reconciled wi.th
the s.al'efy of the Stat,.-.. Aq this applied to' Matta and Egypt,
Ile gave me to und,::. a erojedt was in'conlor.pia-
tion,, by which t'oc. of the Turkish Empire would
beep effAllially.securvd .1„ do away every c;o4se of doubt
rtr ouasiness, etcher with regard to ti:,ypt er any pert of
the Turkish Dominions, He could not then, I,e said,
-
plain himself tothcr. Unda, these circnma anee its wle
can 4xpe6t that we should relinquish that aSsurance which
wt! have in hand, tilt something eywilly satithehry is pro:
posett and 'adopted.. .
The' Right Hon. Loral,-ITawkeshuty,

wUITWO! TU.

&c. &c. &t:

No. 39, is a'Letter from I.rud Haw:hest-wry to Lord Whit.
%vomit, dated February 18, ta3, int.tmyrinA hint th.tt" Eg pt
e‘armated, and tr;A:ng the right of Fli.4 Majesty. to de.
Diana ii,a(tit;ontd seciories in any new arrangement. vibiGb it
flay be r...:c.4;sary to 111:i1;e inner the Treaty.of Atnien.;, in
order Tote eaduully b. carry, into.executton the real obj•:,:ts
of that Treaty .

XIV •LOAfl

( No. 40.)
Paris, sth March

if!oj

I saw! M, cle Talleyrand yesterd::y; and' a-C.li tiiitett
pf Ytnit,LOlLlSllip's illstrUtqi4llS. l recapiltilged the several
arguments therein contained, dwelling paitieulady 'on the
often avowal of the First Consul's views hi Egypt; and
con doning with the Resolution of His Majesty not to with.
draw.H is Troops from Malta, Until some security`iioAd be
given; that by so doing, His Majesty should nut expl,e. the
the safety of His own Dotninions:

He heard me with great,ptitictice and in answer endcavotiri.
cd, as bciOre, to convince me that there' was no Nitwit what-
ever for the apprehensions winch we entertaiiml. This it
was true, the acquisition of" Egypt had been, anti perhaps
still was a favourite object of the First Consul; but that it
was nut so much so, as to all&w hint tci go to War for" its
qttainment.•
I t heir tOld him that what had in a par la r ma;ma excited
the attention of your Lordship. in my 1,44 Report, WaSthe as.
clialleClisbaeligiiicit bollieplOject 6,:in.ttocontemplation
witerehy.theintegrity °Nit: Turkihh Empire woald he so in-.
,stirettni all its harts as to remove eve,Y doubt or apt reLenaion.
I begged him,, therefore, to explain himself on' this sith,ted.
w4io, con,:ieed..lo be of ;be. IItIMSSt intportance • Since
it was only by such means that both parties eoul,l be satis.
11:d, He then gave me to understand,' that what he had
atmed a Projeti was nothing more than what had been ex -
pruised its. the tut Consul's Message to the •TegiSlative
Loriy, whet,he sass, that there is a French Ambassador
Constantinople; " no is charged to give-every assurance -of
the•dispositit,n yi I trinctt watretiohen, insteaiFof to-weaken,
that Government,.,.:: I expressed a doubt whether this:
ui.,,ny other arms security, would be COll6ldZred as sufficient
itt .ucit a tranSaCtion: •licrenpon be_repeatetithe question.—
then is .theisecurily which you-require, and which the
First Conant can give t This, •I told•h,im,- mutt be the stih-
jezt Of the Negotiation which we were willing to enter ;
:41/(1 I trusted that the.f.rrnch t/overnithnt w0u1,,1 bring into
it tits Wile temper, and' the same real tit:film to-conciliate,
whmt was manifested by His Majesty's -I),linisters.
NI. de 'failcyralid ,tow informed me, that Ott:. First Con-
sul had, five ur six days ago, ordered instruCtions th be sent
to Gduerai •Andreossy, b).whicn he was to require all illline-
4144tte, anti categuri,..;,:l answer to the plain q ticA Whether
His• Majesty would, or weWti not, cause Malta to• beeva.•
coated by. the Isriti h. Troops .? That he Limcludeti this
Communication %vat already made, and that lit:uxpeacd to
learn the result of it in a very few days; adding,• that all
the First Consul wanted was to know precisely otywhat
1131.{ to
I not ilvlp lamenting t4is iircelOitatc•.M.castirc, oibis
it could answer no pod pilrosea- and *Wald' arity ;•enti to in-
troduce il.lO tbe.thscuOtol ill-hornier atid`PilertiAlipity,
lit the pLice of dittfri4"iiissi,.L. r.;a.;osiing, /tint, pow,
CVVI", to helm ep4red,. and
,to pr,p4re the I ilat onsiil, to
'more opposiilon' to his Will flan lie llatt hzvn
.• . . • .
act;u4totne4 to bp similar occasion;.
„_.

,
. told' Hui, A N
at His ajen!), WAS willing to discusi the
,point in du,pnte with fairness and candour, but certainty
never wouldbeintinaidated into acquiescence; and repeat.
ez:ly urged, that if he wished wen to the, Peace of the two
Countrtes, he should prepare the First Consul for the cod-
•selpienceo which might naturally be eapeaed from this step,
7 and thus prevent the etfett of any sudden guft of ill-hurnour.
• He was unwilling to admit that there ceuld be any chance of
satisfying the Firbt-ConSul sttort of. a compliance, with his
tbunded at he•pretended on Good-faith.
Our, Conversati,:n ended here, and I wait the result or Ge-
neral kodreossy's Communicatica with the utmost impa-
tience. •

1 have the Honour to be, ice.
(Sipe) WHITWORTH

P. S. the interval between the Wildlig and the tian-
scrieing the abote Dispatch, .1 have taken snot her olortu-
nity orseeing M. de Talleyrand, and lam glad to Lin that
.*for wh,it.purpose I know not). lie had represented the in-
' struaions to GeneralAndreossy as muth inure atrolute and
offensive thail they really are. 1 found him to-day entirely
.disposed to give me anot her.opinion, and to convince raw that
the f irst.Comul, .far front wishing, to carry matters to can
tin e-
'y, was-desirous to discuss fairly and without passion, a
point, which ho admitted was of importance to both Conn-
tries. fie Tritts.l4ll), aSSUItd 111 C, that much 'as the :First
Consul migitt have the acquisition ut hgypt at heart, .he.
would sacrifke his own feelings to the preservation of Peace;
anal henceforth seek to augment his glory, by improving and
consulitLiing the internal situation of the country/ rather
-than by adding to its possessions.. listretli W.
Iti Coal ilawkesbury, ege, •

Soot,: c fthese Papers, ram their great ..'resgth, le.e our 441;g..den
111. have tel several, hitt hneet the late Iphie# if?!
(4'. Plait - 1 • tybai are brit omitted, ;bad :he brie-rid
^ •.
fo.m.rratv.3
(No. 65). Ewalt of a Dispatch from Lnrd Whitworth .to
Lord Ilawkesbury, dated. Paris, IVedliesday morning,
:May 4, iBo3.
Soiih alter I had „dispatched the Messenger the night before
'law, with, no. Dispitehes of the 1.1,• I received a Communication
ftoor NI. de Talleytatid, of ',hit It I hicloss a copy, the purport o.
was so comeletnlY• short of every thing which could be
solifaelory, that I did not think myself. authorised to titter Into
any: dieetassion upon it ; and as early as I could on the following
mornietyl :tettanted the AnSwer of whiCh the inclosed is *copy
. After this I concluded, of 'course, that there was an end to the
Negoti;ltion. I h.ld for some days past .bien preparing for my
detmrture. ; every measure was , taken for setting out at four
oictock this morning, and we were expeding only the Passports
witiOt I had .detwanded, for the purpose of ordering the post-
' hoses. The d...latand the evenieg passed without the Passports
having. hero sent : attid whilst we. were deliberating on the mo.
tares of sc.;) a delay, about tz o'clock at night, a Gentleman who
was with me received a Conuntinication which convincetl. me
tlt:t tit was not meant to give me my Passports without another
attempt, and I was, tin:relate, not sorprfzed when about one ,
o'clock I received tile inclosed Note from M. de Talleyrand..
lo this situation I 'am waiting the hour. of rendezvous with •
M. de .rand, • •
Translation of the first Incloattre referred to in No. 66..
The undersigned has reported to 'the l: first Consul the conver-
cation Which he had with his Excellency Lord. Whitworth on
the 6th of this mouth, and in which his Excellency announced,
that. Ills Britannic Majesty had ordered him to make, verbally,
in his name, the following demands : • .
tit. That Nlajesty should retain his Troops at
Malta to ten Years. •
td. That the Island of Lampedosa should be ceded to hint in
full ptis.iestkion.
3.1. That 'the French Troops should evacuate I lolland.
And that it no Cmtventioo -should have been signed within a
week, his Excellency" Lord ,Whitworth had orders to terminate
his Mission, and to return. to London.
Ott the deinand made by the Undersigned, that Lord Whit-
worth would, in conformity to the usage of all Ages and nfatiCoun.
tries, give tir writing what he himself called the tllriniatum of
his' Government, his Excellency declared, that his instructions
expressly lothad him to transmit on this object any written
Note. •' • a
Theintentions of the lasi Consul .heing-entirely pacific, the
Undersigoed,diretists with malting any observation on so new
and so strange at manerr of treating on affairs of this importance.
its order to give a fresh testimony of the value rich he
attaches to the continuance of Peace, the First Consul has di.
reflect, the Untietsigned to make the following notitication in the
accustomed style and forms.
As the' Island of Lampedusa .does, not helang to France, it is
not for ,the first Consul either. to accede Cu or to refuse .the
desire testilied by Ilia Britannic Majesty, of having this Island in
' possession. •
With regard to the Island of Malta, as the demand made re.
vetting it by. Flis Britannic Majesty' would change a fOrtnal tits •
position itt the Tresdy of
•Amiensolie Fitsr.Uonstil cannnt-but
previotisly cominunic.de it to ilis Majesty the Kim! of Spain, and
to the Batavian Republic, Cc:waning Parties to the said Treaty,
in artier to knOW their, opinion; anti besides, 'es the Stipulattons
'relative to plalta 'hare been guarantee& by their 'Majesties chi
Emperorot Germany, the Emperor or. Russia, and, the King itf
Pt ussia, the Conttading. Parties to the Tromy of Amiens, be-
fore they agree to any change in rile.arilcie of M -altu, aro bound
to tUncert.with. the guaranteeing Powers.. • ••• •
.The East Consul will 'not reflise this . concert, but it belongs
not to hint to propose,it, since it is "not he echo Alrieslarty change
in the gu,iranteeed .Stipui.omns. . • ..
IVith regard ,to the ey.4cpation of flollani by the French
Tr 001,4. the Ftrit Consul hits tie ditikulty iii directing the 1.1;.-
tlersigoeil, to repeat that the-F.:melt Troll's shall evacuate iloi-
laud at th'e iirstant that the Stioutaticils et the Ti eaty of Antierv,
shalibee-sectoed in every, .warier of the 'Clo4o.'
The 'thidersig.ied avails himseif of opportunity to renew to
hie Excellency the Ettglisli Antbaasador,. the assurance of his
high COnsideratioti. •

CIL MAU, TALLEYRAND.

Paris, is Flareaf; year I
. (.d Nlay i 203.)
Translation of the second Incrosure referred to in No. 66.
The undersigned, in aiiswer to the -Mote which M, de
. rand transmitted to him 'yesterday evenirg,•has the honour to
stove to himolott the- King has had no other Minive in seeking to
accelerate the proceedings of the Negotiation, than to relieve as
soon as ponible the two Countries the most interested, and fill.
rope in general, horn the state of suspense in wind& they . are
plated.. It is'sivith great regret that he perceives nothing in his
Excellency Of Note which can'Corf espond witlr this intention, And
consequently nothing that can justify him in delaying to obey the
Orders of his Court. It remains, theretore only to request the
Minister for Foreign Maks to give him the means of obeying
-them, by furnishing hitt) with the • necessary passports for hip
retool, kis, however,. necessaly for him to TONY a mistake.
which has crept into M. de alleyrators Note. The under.
signed did-not say he was exptesaiy forbidden to trans min any
wettest: Note on ihesUbjeCt of the discussion, hut that he WAS
not authorised to do it, and that he Would not take that responsi.
• bility on hiinselt.
Ile avails birnself of this. opportunity to renew 'to hid
lency,M. tie Telleyratid the assurances of his'highest Considera.
flan.
Paris, 31 May, iSo3. (Signed) V/ 111 TWORTH,
Translation of the third loclosutt referred to in No. 66.-
: My ParlS, May 3, 1803,
Caving to.morrow.moroing to make to you a cOmmunicatton
of the greatest invariance, Ihave the luitiour to infirm you of
it without delay, to ceder that you May not erpea this evening
the Passports which you had demanded. • I' propose that you
should tail tta.rootrow' at half-past four at' the' Foreign Depart.
mint.
Receive, my Lord, the assurance of my high consideration. -
(Signed)- CH. MAI.I.4TA YRA ND.
(Ne. 674—Extralt of a Dispatch Croft I.grd,Whitworth to
Lord flawkesbury, dated Parrs,- WedsicslaY evening,
May 41 1803,
lam this moment dime, from M. de Talleyrand. The in.
timed Note, will thew your Lordship, that the idea which has
bee!m thrown out,-is to give Malta to Russia. •
My only inducement for . batting undertaken to refer again to
• your Lordship, is to avoid every reproach of precipitation. The
difference will be but five Jays, and I rhave declaied;, that see
so many übjedions to the plan, that a!thougli'l would ruSt refuae
their soiicttation to rind it, I could give no hope whatever' of its
being,aecepted as a ground of Negotiation.
'Translation of the Inclosure referred to in. No. 67.
The linilerafgoed has'submitted to. the
,Firsr consul His
tiOnu.; ajcity's imbassadorrs Note of the 3d instant.
After the hst Cormounication.addreasril ter his herellency, it is
11:Zre ditinotti than ever, to conceive how a, great, provertul, and
enliehtere!E- Nation, can be williog to take upon itsait to declare
a War welch would be accompanied by soch heavy calamities,
aid the which wotdd he so insignificant, the objed in
question being a iniserahlerotk.
Exiellenc.y must hate been aware, that die' ttvo:fold rie-
FvsiLllcteipng- the security •cessitT of making an agreement with tf gitaraaiattoyinitita idle',,aPatticrersoity foe- the
the reaty Amiens, and of not
execution of which the honour
future' and the gisod.faithof the diplomatic intercourse:between
the NStions -horope; were ca deeply interested, 11,0 imposed
a law upon the Irteich•Covernment of -discarding every propo.
sition tit trnetneolly contrary to the Treaty or Arnietis. • Never-
theless the First Conseil, act:Roomed, for two months . to make
evetY Srectei of sacrifice for the mai
.ntetrattet of Peace, wliikt
Inft• teirak nicoo-tereoto of a nature to conciliate the interests.
•li4 tligoity.:of the two Countries'.
Eiritannic ti!,lljeaty opeears to ,have of opinion, that
the Neapufitao (.4i-rison Which was to b.: rts.r.t at Nll'l.l, would
rotaTorit wtheigra-tosce tOt secitHOg; the ,figoal li.deti,todeo‘o
of the ),a;Toof. • '
This, ti,:lfs.e pitt.Et dsla•
i'esty's MA :island, the ;Sp.! :4;i4nl la tet-4v
in emits-fix That the. IshiME shall b p+: ,cent, 4114,1,06 d;
of (:1:.• of thr: ttlig: rourees tvlto hays Pf!fatqeeti its Isiditgo-
.

&nee, .gither Austria- Russia, or, Pi proviso
as soon as France and 'England shall have carne to an agreeincut
upon this.article, they shall unite In their requisitions to engage
the oilier Powers, either contradiug, or acceding to the Treaty
of Amiens, to consent to it.
Were it possible that this proposition shonld not be accepted,
would be manifest not only that ,England never intended to
comply with the tenns of the Treaty of AMiens, but that she
has not been iduatel by good faith in any of her demands, and
Oar in proportion as France conceded one point, the British Co.vernment advanced another. It this should be—demonstrated,
the First Cntrul will at least have given another proof of his
sincerity, of his anxiety to EWA,s the means of avoiding War,
, of his eagerness to embrace them, and of the value which he
would plaia on their being adopted.

(No. 68.) •
My Lord, . Downing-street. May 7. dol.
Your Excellency's Dispatches have been received, arid laid be-
forethe Kitig.
The Propositions whiCh have been made to you on the Ott of
the French Government, and which have induced your Excel-
lency to delay-your departure until the return of the Messenger
Sylvester, are no every respett so loose, indefinite, and unstatir..
foamy, and fall so far short of the just pretensions of His Maies.
tv, that it is impossible that the French Government could have
• expeCted them to -have been accepted. During the whole of the
Discussions which have lately occurred, His Majesty has had a
right to consider himself in the character of the injured Party.
No means have been omitted on his part, to induce the French
Government to make a full and early explanation of their views-,
and to afford to ilia Majesty that sansfattion and'security to
which he considered himse.ll to be entitled. It was in 'wine-
oeence of the apparent determination of the French Government
to evade all discussion on the points of difference between' the
two COuntries, that MS Majesty was induced to state the grounds
on which, according to his' views, an Arrangement might be
concluded satisfadtory to both Covernmenta; and he accardirigiy
authorized Your:Excellency to communicate the three Projetts
which at different times I had forwarded to you.
Until the very moment when sour Excellency was about to
leave Paris, the French Government have avoided snaking any
distinct Proposition for the settlement of the differences between
the two Countries, and whet, at the very instant at your depar-
ture, the French Government telt themselves compelled to brung
forward same Proposition' they confined that Proposition to a
part only of the aebjett in discussion, and on that part of it, what
they have brought forward is wholly inadmissible.
'the French Government propose that Ili& Majesty should give
up the Island of Malta to a Russian, Austrian, or Prussian Gar-
risona If His Majesty could be disposed to wave his demand for
a temporary occupation of the Island of Malta, the Emperor of
Russia would be the only Sovereign to whinn, in the present state
of Eurnpe, We could consent that the Island should be assigned;
and lint Majesty has certain and authentic information; that the
Emperor of Huesca would on no'account consent to garrison Mal-
ta. Under these circumstances tits' Majesty perseveres in his
deterMination to adhere to the substance of his third Project as
his Ultimatum .As, however, the principal objeitiora stated by
the French Government to His !Majesty's Proposition, is under-
stood to he confined to the insertion of an Article in a public
Treaty. by which His Majesty shall have a right to remain in the
possession of the Island of Malta for a definite number of years,
His Majesty will, consent that the number of yeais (heiog in no
case less than ten), may be stated in a secret . Article ; and the
public Articles may be agreed to coriforinably to the iecloied Pro-
ject. liy this expedient, the supposed point _of Honour of, the
French Government might be saved tile Independence of the
Island of Malta would, in principle, he acknowledged, and the
leihporary occupation of 'His Majesty would be made to depend
alone on the present state of the Island of Lampedosa.
You may propose this idea to M:Talleyrand, et the same time
assuring him, that His Majesty is determined to adhere to the
substance of his Ultimatum. And if; you shall not beabie to con-
clude the minute of an arrangement on this principle, you will on
no account remain in Paris mute than thirty-six hours after the
receipt of this Dispatch. •
I observe by your Dispatch, you did not consider yourself as
authorized to deliv4r to the French Government any Note or
Prolett in Writing. - The words of my Dispatch were, that you
were to communicate the terms officially, which
,left it at /our
own discretion to communicate them verbally or in writiug, as
you Might judge most expedient. You were certainly right in
communicating them,' in the first instance, verbally ; but, as so
much stress has been laid. by M. Talleyrand on this distinction,
it is important that I shoOld inform you, that His Majesty neither
• had nor hat any objettiOn to' your deliveringthe inclosed Project
'as on Ultimatum, aecompanied by 'a.short Note in writing.
I cannot cCioclude this Dispatch' without recalling again your at-
tention to the condutt of the French Minister at I famburgh, and
retailing you to my InstruCtoinc, by which you should abstain
from roncluding the Arrangement, Wets you* have received icons
M. Talleyrand au aaserance that his conduit will be publicly dis-
avowed. I have the Honor tobe, dec. &c. .
(Signed) HAWKESEIIIi.r.
To his'Excellency Lord ‘Vhitworthr K. n.
&c.
(No. 69.)0-Extrael of a Dispatch from Lord Whitworth, to
Lord Hawktsbury, dated Paris, May 0, 1803.
The Messenger Sylvester is arrived with your Lordship's Pis-
patch, No. is, of the 7th of May.
As soon as i receiv:il your Lordship's. Instrunions, I prepared
a translated Copy of the Projett turnished me by your Loraship,
and a short Note with which totis my intention to accompany the
Communication. t theta sent a peiaginoo Monsieur de 't'atley-
ro,utl, to know When I, could see him, and 1 was informed that he
wits. at St. Cloud., 1 span after learnt, that he was gone there .a
conseettence of the accident Which happened yesterday to the
Firat Consol. I undeistoud that no'bad conseithences are like.!y
to ensue, and till; is -able to transact business. I cannot, how-
ever, expett to see M.: Talleyrind before to-morrow morning.*
Although this circumstance may cruse a delay of- a fetes bows!
your Eurdship'utay be assured,' that the eitectniini of those lia-
struttiolis 'Willi which you have furniihed me, shall not be yroe
trifled. • 1 shall leave Parii, most assuredly, or have Concluded
tasisfattory Arrangement, within Atte, time specified by your
Lords,Oip, reekaning.trinn the moment of my being able to make
an Official Communication, rather that! from tinit•of the' tece.pt
of your Lordship's Letter.

• •
• - •
(No. 70. a —Extradt of Dis Patch from Lor,l Whitworth to
• Lord Hawkesbtiry, dated Paris, May. ti, 189,
Ttle..Mesienger Sylvester, as I mentioned in my •last Dispatch,:
rvturned on the gilt a; as o'clock; 'and 1 WiCsie to M. de :Valley!.
rand informing tiitri of it. and desiring him to-name, an lour
when-I might wait upon him ist order to communicate to him
the purport of my Insttultions. To this Letter rece.ived no
Answer that evening or the following
,morning. Anxious tit
execute my Orders, and- to lose no time, - I inclosed the Project
furnished me by your Lordship, accompanied by an official Note
and .a 'private Letter to M. de Talityrand, and sent it to the
-Fo-
reign Department'by 'Mr. Mandeville, with direetions to de.'
liver it to M. •de Talleyrand, or in his absence to ire Chef di
Bureau. He delivered it accordingly to M. Durand, who giro-
mised to give it to his Chief as soon as he came iu, which.he
expated,he said, shortly. At half-past four. having. waited till
that time in vain; I went; myself to M. de 'lalleyrand ; I was
told that the Family was in the Country, and that they did,not
know when the Minister would be in Town. Half an hour alter
I hit retutnea honie, the Packet which M. hlandeville had
given into the hands of NI. Durantl; waa hroUghttolne, I believe
by a servant, with a' verbal message that as ais de Talle.yrand was
in•the Country it would be necessary that I should lerta it to him
there.. In order to defeat aimuch as depeoded upon me, their
intention...of gaining time, I wrote- agaiii• to .M. de Talleyrattda
recapitulating the steei I . had taken since the, return of the
Messengers; and: desired .Mra Talbot,. the Secretary of the.
Ernbas4Y,' to take it I;nnsellat nine o'clock at slight, when I
thought M. de Talleyrod would be at home, to hts :House at.
Meudon. fle was, however, not at home. Mr. Talbot was
told that he w.a at St. Cloud. where
• he
:had been all day, and
- that Inc would not be back. until very late. Heinerefore lett my
private Letter, with his name, and returned with the PAckot.
it cox: my intention to have sent it on the following morning to
Bureau, with orders 'that it should be left there g at one
o'clockin the morning I received a Note from 'M. de Talleyrand
accounting tot his not loving beenablim a`nswer - roe porter;
And appointing me at twelve o'clock at:the Bureau des Br-dation:
Extirteures. I went at the appointed time. Ile: began by apo.
logizing for having ID .109 g postponed, the interview, which
he attributed to his having been, the whole day. with the•
Plitt Cannot. We then 'catered upon business. I told
him that, lit iced .as I was by. your Lordship's . Instruc.
tiuns, he could not be. surprised at . my impatieoc4 •to. acquit:
mvseli 'of, my duty explained the stature of your Lord.
ship's obiervatichis 'on the.proposal .of the 4th, and that it wit
i
conaidered as on one hand mpradicable from the refusal of the
Emperor Of Russia to take charze of Malta, and on the other,
09 being whollY'inadeatiate• to Ilia Majesty's just pretensiens. • 1 .
gave }tun the Note in which this was expressed, the Projea;
oil which alode'esZtitiftaerY atrimgethent couiA be framed.. He
read them with'apparetit attention, and without...many remarks;
and slier some time he asked me if I myself authority-4 by
my instrudloni taconclude with hitn- a Convention, framed on
' the basis of my Project, or indeed extruding that- baeisi sinee
the first article-of it would be the• perpetual posseasion of,Nialtaa'
to England, in return for a consideration,' I told .him I most
certainly was not authorized to ,cotar ?into" any augagemeut of
such a nature,; which would makes'the Negotiation. one of ex.
mum; of 4.4sinfipti•ol :ail 4 security. To'
:this his replied, that the satistaaion and security • which we If.
ritirtesl was' Matta, and that this we obtained. ,Trtat the First'
Consul could not accede hi what he ceasidei•ed, Atui- what must
he conitdered.byahe Public and •by Europe, as the Oita of co-
, etcion; but tt it were possible tb make the draft paslatab.e. ui,. I-
. think myseic jusith,:ble refusing to_do au.l. I .toVdahito, that
afling in stria compliance with my Nitctielions, 1 •Cuniti lu. ve 1,0
treed of ilikt!011i011. and that I came to urn With the kietermi
nation of ataaing atrietiY:bY therm,' Ile'con tended, that by com • •
municating 4 Nora, I merely rated on what.troynds we would -'
' be wilting to EN-IL:bide irami tint,tmolted 6n,,
the basis of we required, could not •be refused
rfichis 1 thlittilite resolabett- to. -His Majesty's
tylitliStat, *VIA eVeITP-lIIIOSAVItifeI cau1:44;6440d the Nteu;:
station. That 1 saw no other means of aditte tie to those views,
than by ;1114inz ray 40414 '?Toler at a4l events. '1
urgrsi
••

hien. teaeatedly to ea plate. hisitrdmore fully on t!ie.nator"fthl
demand which he ahouid make tor Malta ;'hut lie caurd not. or,
Would not explain himself. After much contest, it was We°
that the proposal should be submitted to me in the course of *
fete hours. and that l'Aiould determine on the lice of condua I
might feel-myself justified in persuing, either to sign it, to tea
it home. or to lease Paris.
The remainder of this day passed without receiving any corn•
munication from M. de Talleyrand. Upon this, I determined to
demand my Passports, by an- official Note, which I sent this
morning by Mr. Mandeville, in order that I might leave Pails
-in the eyectrio.
At two, f renewed my demand of Passports, and was told I
should have them immediately, They arrived at five o'clock,
• and I propose setting our as anon as the carriages are ready.
Translation of the first %closure referred to in No. 70.
The Undersigned. his Britannic Majesiy's Ambassador Extra-
ordinary and Plenipoteutiary to the French Republic, haring
transmuted to his Court the propot;l which was made to him by
the Minister far Foreign A lino on the 3d instant, has just re-
ceived °am to transmit to his Excellency the accoMeaurnl
Projedt ea Convention. founded on the only basis which His
Majesty conceives, under thexiisting circumstances to be ausceto
tible of a definitive andorMicable arrangement. The Minister
for Foreign Affairs will not fail to observe to what degree Ills
Majesty has endeavoured to coociliate the security of his m'
tercets with the dignity of the: First Consul. The Undersigned
flatters himself, that the First Consul, dolnv justite to these sen-
timents. wil4 adopt in conceit with His Majesty an expedient so
suitable for restoring permanent tranquillity to both Nations, and
to all Europe, •
The Undersigned avails himself of this opportunity, 'to renew
to his Excellency the assurance of, his highest consideration,
(Signed) ,
Translation of Second Inclosure referred to in No. ao•
PRO LT.
I. The French Government engage to make no oPPQ*
Sri the Cession of the 'lsland of Lampedosa to Ilia 'la'
jest), by the King of the Two Sicilies. ff
11. In consesuence of the present state of the Island o
Lampedosa. His Majesty shall remain in possession of !h!'
.lafral of Malta until such arrangements shall hi 1112:14 I,Y
him, as may enable His Majesty to occupY Earnpecloca as Pa.
Naval Station ; after which period the Mend ot Malta shall.
be given up to the Inhabitants, and acknowleilgal as an
dependant State.
I. The Territories of the Batavian Republic shall he be
ceolnaceL4stroin boYftalleCCfnez:iv:ohatioFnmcfneittnlsd'iettiiiolir
the pri:icipl~s of
this I'rojct.
IV. The King of Etruria, and the Italian and L;giitiaa Re"
publics 'Lail be acknowledged by His Majesty.
V. Switzerland shall be evacuated by the l tench forces.
VI. A suitable territorial Provision shall be :04ned to the
King of Sardinia in lealy.
SECRET ARTICLE.
'ilia Majesty Shag-110t he required by the French Corenuncnt
to evacuate the Island of Malta until after the expiration of te
years.
Articles IV. V. and VI. ,may be entirely omitted, or must all
be inserted. • • ' •
Translation of the third Inclosure teferred to in• No. 7„*.
Sir, Paria, May In, 00.
In orler not to lose en inetonrof so precious a time, 1 hoe the
honour to convey to you. the Projed which I have receive!
from my Court, with the Note which accompanies it. I shtil
have the honour of calling on your Excellency at any hour you
mai. anoint, in consequence of the request made yesterdaY•
Bet in the .mean while, you will be in possession of she conleutt
of my Instiudions. I hope to Cod that they may be of e nature
to insure the tranquillity ct both Countries anti of Europe.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excelled
the assurance of my high colderation.
Signed) St/MTV/OROS
ro his Excellehcy M. de Talleyrand,
• • fee. ix. lac.
Translation of the fourth Inclosure referred to in No. 70-
Sir, Paris, May to, 001*
Hv:ilg yesterday morning received some important metro'•
tilos to communicate to you, I wrote to you that evening to sat
your Excellency at what hour i could have the honour to 004
myielfot tnis dUty. That Letter has not been answered. 11.
two o'clock this atternoon, I sent'Mr. Mandeville, attached Jo
the Embassy, to the Office for Foreign Affairs, in order to
vet* to your Excellency, or in your absence to your lost SW":
teary, a 'sealed Packel,tontaining the Papers which I had to.col.
municate to you. Lnd I added a second Letter to your 1.•
lency. Mr. Mandeville delivered 'this Packet into die ha"
a
M. Dunt. who assured him that it should be communica
adaT
you without delay. At half past four, not having raceieetheor:
:inures telt my Letters, I went to. the Foreign Office. and 1:00.
learnt that you were in the Ccuntry, and it was 119 C known
you woitld return to Town.
Half an hour afterwards haying returned home, Nti!°ol:sarrgr
io
I,,,,,,,,lnairsylsntatitteh:eorefcttiouhriyligtrhsy:d taken and returned
fa_ the
were brought to me, with a message that I must send t"""
an erpw,:tunity of making;souincteh
iyso
cuorinEuiracentircatioetia.Vs:lcereagicoivartlyareto:
elternative than to give it in charge to Mr "Esib°„4„ to you the
the Emharty. He wilt have the honour ta de"v—, basis CO
Prejett of a Convention, which. hope, will serve '4
an amicaote arrangement between our two Government! p itis
helve only to. add,
that the term of env st'Y lonn Thur*.
limiters, and I must re out on my joitrney for Eragiant •o,od
fort that time. high eau beo
day
. •.
morning, if the Negotiation is not tavodrably tei
I request you, Sir, to accept the anorsnce of MY
deration.
(Signed)
It
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4er ntieei :Tr o Translationso r
dhas
ihtzslheicetttioerrihii
eft, In!
excellency
Undersigned I.suh rt r,e' fd
tset,firldei.
nelli‘s:teyl°lita.li 1013
ilyN‘i V,llitcrtlllll:eretti.
oboes
toes., • a
H
is
guest -the Mivister for Foreign Affaiielo have the V'',
Wire the neceasary, Passports for his return to ling"f•"ii b.s hag
eonsideration.
th.
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alsVsulTialnTc%eVZß; /11.

(Signed)
Pari(.' lu May,
.)—lit tito3
traet . ' •"
(No. 7 of a Dispatch from Sir George 11°111 V°l4
Bart. to Lord Hawkesbury,. dated,Hambrirgh, Nordt ls
sticg.
IA
Late hut night it Was determined that the Senate shota.b!
convened extraordinarily on this day, in order to cuts of aft 1
i luisitionfrom the Frrtich Minister. to insert in the Hanibtli.
1. I,'"lterit won-offensive Article, intended as a justification !_,
lust Consul. ,and en Attack on the Measures of the liritish Go
remittent. it is with great regret that 1 inform your Lord shirr
G that the Sedate have ju teed it prudent to comply with this tic'
1 mind; and that the Article will be inserted in the Paper of
tc'''
1,, morrow t it it now in the hands of the Publishes for that purP3sl.;_
I: It was !he wish of the Senate that they might at least he aliow,c;
•, to omit or qualify the Most 'offensive Passages, but Mr. lehti
[ hardt said his orders were positive, for the full and exact Dior'

tion of the.whole. • - .
(No. 71.),—Extran of'
Hawketbury, dated Copenhagen, April 2, tfloJ•
The French Minister at flambnrgh received orders from_1
Government to hive inserted in the Public Papers of that CitY,
a Dispatch from Mr. Hill' to Lord
an Article which w sentto him, containing a CommentarY 011 T/
Hie Majesty's Communication to Parliament, reaped log 'the ,nrs;
eessity of increasing the Military Forces of the Country in ',j
present Cigcuiristances. The Senate of Hamburgh coott,illo
I with muclarrepugnante: to 'the insertion of this ParaltaPh,
f French Minister desired that-the same should be puhltsbea
i Papers at Altona ; but the Danish Magistrates said that "4
I could not possibly permit it without an express order from t
Coyertunent.. In consequence of this refusal, NI. Daeueoes„;
the French Minister at this Court,' receivedirom• his Colltag7,l
at Hamburel al Copy of the At titles with a request that he sio,Tc,
! solicit the permission of if.s Publication .•n the Oan6h
my knowledge he had nriauswer yesietday;and I have
rep
reason to suppssse that this Covernment will sh,:w the greatest
ludance in acceding to the French Minister's reirtett.

T H E

S LI N.

ctuls nt.IR r►4sum AUDI4T

LONDON, -MAY 19, rtio3•

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Lord. Wit t Y WWI Tit arrived last night at alevon o'clock at
h;o itOtlie, in Whitehall. -
. - Generi l AN os 'toss), and S Wm. embarked for Prance from
Dover, at seen O'cloA.-1: yesterday Maining.
This tit-eying we received the Paris Papers or StintraY
I%!:°ss'at. :tTletionSicYaittlutoleuary'iltaasitio that
la.4744llra'*rivieCl3°onlYll.lll7ii(c.:4:'t.lll'
`bun,okte,a. and the Sen.ste,. by three Deputatoniof deollmc:"°1.
ut.Sr, wh..h was: sn.ppoood to Mgt: te_ the ,depariure la
:: he Kiikliols Amb iss-artor. : • -
Ihe French -Funsis sere,on Saturday at vt. 65. ~ ~te7
T; IC Dutch . and Spanish A inbasssatlors wers7-4.10:- ''•il'"
`Last }estarday. . .
Lt-ut ts.4om yesterday hoisted his Flag cln boar.l Ils'
'N
'Viet lry, aI so i;tins at Portsmouth. .... .
The Embargn is tal“as ofr Coastiug. Yessrli•
At tinal clooe of Pobton E.leclion,:trOurriliclro.totilyr;il,:(l)lxl,) 1.3
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