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with the Court of Denmark should be wholly the
of the Emperor of Russia ; that it should origi.
in his Imperial Majesty's counsels, be conducted
his auspices, and concluded under his gaa-

situation of his Imperial Majesty, as the nate-
-tor of the North, obviously points him out
S task; which even France could not refuse
to him, unless France were ripe for breaking
Court of Petersburgh.
has unquestionably applied to the Em-
for protection. How can that appli-
be lo ter answered than by the Emperor of 1,
• engaging to bring Great Britain to an ar-
• upon such terms as are stated in the judo-
And to such engagement on the part
- of Russia, the Emperor is beforehand
the consent of his Majesty.
No. 6.
Twat of aDispatcb from the Right Honourable Lord Gran-
ville Levesen Gower to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Saint
ytersburgh, 9th September 1807.
(Received October 7tb.)
I have the honour to inform you, that on Tuesday
General Budberg gave up the Portfeuille of the
reign Affairs to Count Soltykoff.
I took an early opportunity after this notification
seeing Count Soltykoff, and recapitulated to him
4 passed in my last conference with General
; I reminded him of the promise made by
-essor to bring under the immediate consi-
of the Emperor the points upon which I had
_:ted to obtain an answer from this Court,
I could signify the acceptance of his Majesty
proposed offer of mediation. I observed, that
the tardiness of this Government upon this subject ill
accorded with the anxiety expressed by his Imperial
Majesty for the conclusion of peace between England
Led France. Count Soltykoff answered, that he would
on the following day take the Emperor's orders with
topect to the communication of the secret articles of
the treaty of Tilsit ; that without seeing his Imperial
Majesty, he could take upon himself to say that
tk Russian Government Aas well disposed to enter
ito a negotiation upon the treaty of commerce ; and
it repeated what I had before heard from General
kdberg, that the Projet Jr Troia transmitted by M.
Alopeus must in the first instance be transmitted to
consideration of the department which it peceliar.
ly concerned. In the course of our conversation, he
re me many general assurances of the amicable dis-
position of this Court towards England, and of the
satisfaction he should feel in contributing to the esta-
tbhment of a footing of friendly and confidential in-
tercourse between our two Governments.
Count Soltykoff being in the country yesterday, my
'-avours to see him were unavailing ; but I this
obtained a conference, when, after some
As of regret, at his first communication with
ig of an unpleasant nature, ha told me, that he
authorized by the Emperor to inform me, that
Majesty did not think proper to column-
secret articles. It is not, he said, on ac-
, their containing any stipulations prejudicial
;land ; but having once determined that these
should not be made public, the Emperor sees
- receding from his determination.
No. 7.
A &Dispatch from the Right Hon. Lord Granville Leve-
Genet/ to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated St. Petersburgh,
September 1807,--Received October 7th.
St. Petersburgh, September 9th, 1807.
last dispatches to you had scarcely left Peters-
when I received information that the Empe-
I named Count Romanzow, Minister for Fo-
fairs. This appointment was officially made
:days afterwards to the corps diplomatique
circular note.
thought it my duty to lose no time in seeing Count
azow ; and the state of suspence in which I
been so long kept with respect to the negotia-
- the renewal of the treaty of commerce, justified
. requesting an immediate conference with the
Minister.
After the usual compliments upon his appointment,
. to him the regret I felt at the extraordinary
of his Court towards that of London, and my
disappointment at the refusal which had been
to me by Count Solkitoff to communicate to
secret arrangements concluded at Tilsit. I
that this refusal made it impossible for the
my master to avail himself of his Imperial Ma-
offer of mediation ; for how, I said, could it be
that his Majesty would accept the mediation
Sovereign, between whom and Bonaparte there
very appearance of intimate union and secret
anding, and from whom his Majesty had not
able to obtain any mark whatever of friendship
confidence ? I added, that I was the more sur-
at this conduct, because, notwithstanding the
of dissatisfaction wiktch the published articles
treaty of Tilsit afforded to his Majesty, such
is partiality towards his august ally, that he had
disposed to look upon them as forced upon his
Majesty by the unfortunate circumstances of
ioment ; and I had, even since the knowledge of
iublic articles, been authorized to give fresh
ices of the desire of his Majesty to renew the
• and confidence which had before subsisted
the two Courts.
)unt Romanzow answered, that the Emperor's
'lip for his Majesty had been proved by his
, that peace should be concluded between Eng-
and France, and that his impartiality had been
2d by his offer of mediation ; impartiality
the necessary attribute of a mediator.
After giving the obvious answer to his novel mode
.aning, I expressed my hope that the union of the
departments of commerce and foreign affairs in
le person would aceblerate the negotiation of
IV of commerce. Nearly a month had elapse."
Once the arrival here of a projet of a treaty trans-
itted by M. Alopeus, and as yet I have not been
to obtain an answer whether the stipulations of
project of a treaty were approved of here, or
even whether the Russian Government were disposed
letter at allintonegotiations upon this subject. Count
itemanzow assured me that he never heard of this
Project but from Sir Stephen Shairp ; that since he
had received the portefeuille of the foreign affairs, he
enquired' for it, but it could not be found, and
at he supposed it must be among the papers of the
-mperor. I proposed to send him a copy ; which he
de dined to accept, saying, that he would, in the first
instance, acquaint the Emperor that I had requested
. answer from this Government upon the question of
the'reargai of the treaty of commerce.

I took thin epporttinity of observing to him tat M
Alopeus h:td asked for this projet; and that therefore
unless a perfect change had taken place in the friendly
dispositions of this Court, the Einperor would certainly
approve of our entering into negotiation upon -it,
though it might happen that some of the provision's of
it might possibly be considered herbas not wholly free
from objection.
He said, that he was happy to hear front Sir Ste-
phen Shairp that the projet contained nothing Contrary
to the regulations prescribed in the manifest of the Ist
January, for that was a fundamental law of the cowl.
try ; and after boasting of the indulgence he had
shewn to the English merchants in the execution of
this act, he shewed a wish to end our conference, by
beginning a conversation on indifferent subjects.

No. 8.
Dispatch from the Right Hon. Lord Granville Leveson Gower to
Mr. Secretary Canning, dated St. Petersburgh, 19th Sept. (Ist
October) 1807.—Received October Vith.
SIR, St. Petersburgh, Ist October 1807.
I had the honour, by the last Messenger, to inform
you of my having communicated to Count Roman-
zow a copyof the capitulation of Copenhagen, accom-
panied by a short note, in which I expressed my hope
that this capitulation might be followed by the re-
establishment of peace between Great Britain and
Denmark.
Six days after I received the enclosed note front
the Russian Minister. The pretensions set forth in
this paper, and the tone in which they are urged, ap-
peared to me to be of a nature to call for an imme-
diate answer. In my reply (of which I enclose a
copy), I endeavoured to satisfy the Russian Minister
that his Majesty's Government had, in the communi-
cations which I had been authorised to make, shewn
every reasonable mark of respect and consideration
for his Imperial Majesty, notwithstanding his change
of system and principles ; but I thought it no less ne-
cessary to let the Russian Minister clearly understand
that his Majesty was not to be frightened out of the
pursuit of such measures as he might judge expe-
dient for the security of his empire, by any indirect
menace or intimation of the displeasure of the Empe-
ror of Russia.
At the same time that I sent this answer, I re-
quested a conference with Count Romanzow, with
the view of extracting from him some explanation of
the expression " que l'Empereur se doit a lui meme
comme aux interets de son empire de ne pas s'y mon-
tree insensible." Two days and a half passed with-
out any notice being taken of this request of a confe-
rence. I renewed my demand ; when on the follow-
ing day Count Rcmanzow wrote, that he intended
passing two days at Gatschina, the palace of the Em-
press Mother, but that cn his return on Wednesday
he would receive me.
I asordingly called upon him this day. Upon my
entrance he made many apologies for not having ap-
'pointed an earlier day for our conference. I told him
that my impatience proceeded from my wish to avoid
all possible misunderstanding between our two Courts
—that I was sorry to observe, that in the note which
he addressed to me, he had made use of certain ex-
pressions which would with great reason create consi-
derable uneasiness in England ; that he -must be suf-
ficiently well acquainted with the British Government
to know that whatever might be the wishes and views
of this Court, no more effectual mode could have
been adopted to prevent their receiving that attention
which had-uniformly been given to the representa-
tions of this country, than the use of language which
implied menace. I acknowledged that the very cur-
rent reports of an embargo being about to be laid
upon English ships in Russian ports, which reports,
I was sorry to observe, had originated with a person
employed in the office for Foreign Affairs, had per-
haps the effect of making me attribute a more hos-
tile sense to some parts of the note than what was
really intended by his excellency ; but that the
knowledge of these reports would certainly reach
England, and that it was now therefore in the highest
degree essential that I should receive from him assu-
rances that the Emperor entertained no hostile inten- '
tions towards Great Britain.
Count Romanzow answered, ti-at I must be aware
how little worthy of credit weir: the frequent reports
that had been raised at St. Petersburgh, of an em-
bargo being to be laid upon English ships ; and
that he could assure me that the Russian Govern-
ment had not even thought of such a measure. But
upon my construing his words into an assurance that
no embargo would take place, and expressing the sa-
tisfaction I should feel in transmitting such an assu-
rance to my Court, he replied, that he was not autho-
rised to say any thing to me of the future intentions
of his Sovereign—that neither he nor the Danish Mi-
nister had received any accounts from Kiel since the
capture of Copenhagen ; that the Emperor therefore
being as yet unacquainted with the sentiments or
views of the Prince Royal of Denmark since that
event, naturally waited for the communication of
them before his Imperial Majesty could make up his
own opinion upon the question.'
Count Romanzow then asked me, whzther it was
the intention of his Majesty's Government to restore
the ships to the King of Denmark in case of peace,
being concluded with France? I observed, that hos-
tilities having commenced, the possession of the Da-
nish fleet' had been obtained by force, and not by ne-
gociation ; :-.nd that he would see by the terms of ca-
pitulation that no such condition had been agreed to
by the Commanders of his Majesty's Forces—but
that I bad received no dispatches whatever from you
since the news of the capture of Copenhagen had
reached London.
I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect,
Sir, your most obedient humhle servant,
(Signed) GRANVILLE LEVESOX GOWER.
To the Right Hon. George Canning, &c. &c. &c.
(Fins Inclosure referred to in No. 8.)
(Translation).
The Undersigned has the honour to lay before the
Emperor the note and the copy of the capitulation of
Copenhagen, transmitted to him by his excellent'
Lord G. L. Gower.
His Imperial Majesty has viewed with infinite
concern, all the misfortunes whick have overwhelmed
a Monarch, to whom he is attached by the ties of
blood, and those of a long friendship.
When the British Ministry conceived the design of
despoiling Denmark of her fleet—when they dis.
patched for that purpose to the Baltic a numerous
land force, and a considerable fleet, they gave no in-
timation of it to his Imperial Majesty. This silence,
this extreme reserve may serve as a proof, that the
Cabinet of St. James's we tbera.selver persuaded,

that what tliey *lke Inaertaking was elirectly coy:
trary to the interests of Russia.
So in tact it is, and the Emperor owes it to himsel%
and to the interests of hit Empire, not to chew him-
self insensible to it.
His Majesty considers himself as guarantee of the
security, and of the tranquillity of the Baltic Sea ;
at what period have the tranquillity and security, of
that sea been so molested as in this instance ?
The Undersigned, having apprised his Britannic
Majesty's Ambassador of the sentiments of the Em-
peror his Master, avails himself of this opportunity,
&c, (Signed) COUNT NICHOLAS DE ROMANZOFP.
St. Petersburgh, 1-23 September, 1807.

(Second Inclosure referred to in No. B).—Translation).
The Undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's Ambas-
sador, has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
the note of yesterday's date, which the Count de Ro-
manzoff addressed to him. He will lose no time in
transmitting it to his Court, but the charges which it
contains against the British Government, impose on
the Undersigned the duty of requesting his excel-
lency to submit without delay to his Imperial Ma-
jesty some observations, which may place in their
true light the reciprocal proceedings of both powers.
Although the celerity indispensable to the execution
of the measures of precaution adopted with regard to
Denmark, did not allow of any anterior communica-
tions, the. Note of the undersigned dated the 241 of
September, so far from concealing the reasons which
produced that expedition, declared them with frank-
ness, and the explanation of them was repeated and
accompanied with details in the highest degree satis-
factory, at the first conference of the undersigned with
the Ministry of that day.
The secret articles of the treaty of Tilsit are more-
over still unknown to the Court of London ; and the
undersigned has vainly required a communication of
those arrangements, the execution of which daily de-
velopes objects in no way conformable to the spirit of
the antient alliances, and absolutely prejudicial to
those interests, the maintenance of which formerly
constituted an essential part of the Russian system.
Is it then for Russia to complain of secrecy, whilst
that Court absolutely refuses the only explanation
which could have been satisfactory to the Court of
London, as to the intentions and the projects meditated
with regard to her ? this silence, this extreme reserve,
may serve as proof, that the Cabinet of St. Peters-
burgh were themselves persuaded that their secret
arrangements were directly contrary to the interests
of Great Britain.
As to the tranquillity of the Baltic, England has
never recognized any exclusive rights ; and-whatever
may have the pretensions of Russia to the title
of guatantee of the security of that sea, her silence at
the period when every port from Lubeck to Memel
was shut against the British flag, appears an open
abandonment of those pretensions.
(Signed) GRANVILLE LEVESON GOWER.
September 12, (24) Mg.
No. 9.
Extract of a dispatch from Lord Granville Leveson Gower, to
Mr. Secretary Canning, dated St. Petersburgh, Oct. 29, 1807.
Sir Robert Wilson arrived here on Saturday the
17th, and delivered to me your dispatches.. • •
The Emperor having returned from the inspection
of his army in Poland only on Thursday last, and Count
Romanzow having for some days previous to that
time been waiting at Gatschina the arrival of his Im-
perial Majesty, it was not till Saturday night that I
succeeded in obtaining a conference with the Russian

Minister.
My reports of the change of Ministry here, and
of the unfriendly tone which has marked the commu-
nication I have received from this Government since
that change, will have dissipated the hopes which the
account of my last conversation with General Bud-
berg and other representations had led his Majesty's
Government to entertain of the future conduct of this
Court.
I began my conference with Count Romanzow, by
saying, that I had received instructions which were
written under an impression that there existed in this
Cabinet a disposition to renew its former footing of
confidence with the English Government ; I explain-
ed to him fairly what had caused this impression ;
and added that though his Majesty could regard the
energy and resources of his own people as the only
sure foundation of the safety and prosperity of his
kingdom, yet that he was always inclined to avai 1
himself of any opening which this Court might afford,
for re-establishing that union and confidence which
appeared advantageous to the mutual interests of both
countries, and almost essential for the recovery of the
independence of Europe ; that the communications I
had received from his excellency, and the conduct of
this Government since the portefeuille of Foreign
Affairs had been committed to his hands, had so
changed the state of things, that I almost doubted
whether I should be justified in executing the instruc-
tions I had received ; but that trusting that he would
do justice to the persevering moderation of his Ma-
jesty, I would state to him with frankness what was
the nature of these instructions. His Majesty's de-
claration,l .observed, sufFciently explained to Europe,
that the. Court of London had no views of aggran-
dizing or enriching itself at the expence of Denmark.
For the security of the British dominions, his Majesty
had\been forced to remove out of the reach of France
the naval means of Denmark ; but this object being
accomplished, the English Government were ready
to forego any advantage that might be derived to
Great Britain from the continuance of this war ;
and his Majesty was ready to concert with Russia the
means of re-establishing the tranquillity of the North
of Europe. That object could be obtained only by the
restoration of the neutrality of Denmark, and that
neutrality could be rendered real and permanent only
through the means of Russia. The Court of Peters-
burgh, I said, were even more interested than the
Court of London in the success of this•negociation.
Count Romanzow answered; " How can Russia
recommend to Denmark to submit. to the affront she
had received, and to endure with patience all her
losses ?" I replied, " If by the continuance of the
war„ Denmark could hope to recover her fleet, she
might with reason be indisposed to listen to such ad-
vice ; but when it was evident to every perton who
reflected for a moment on the actual state of things,
that the Court of Copenhagen, by the continuance of
the war, could gain nothing but the entrance of a
French army into the body of its territory, I could
not but think that a friendly representation from a
Amaral power, of a danger which tlteatened the very
edstonce ofDeumark, might real the Prince

in a mote dispassionate conilderation of the reel in-
terests of his country.
Count Romanzow repeated to me, that he did not
see how the Court of Petersburgh could interfere ;—:-
bat added, that he could give trig no positive ansWer
to what I had represented to him, till he had'made hii
report of my comt'r►unication to his IMperial Majesty.

No. 10.
Sztract of a Dispatcit, front the Might Honourable Lotd Granting
Leveaon Cuwer to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Saba Pews.
barth, October E9.—Reeeived November 28, 1107.
St. Peteraburgh, October*.
I have the honour to encicise a copy of an official
Note, which, in consequence of the instructions con-
tained in your dispatch of the 27th of September, I
immediately addressed to Count Romanzow, upon
the question of the proferred mediation of Russia. It
is now nearly ten days since I sent it, and have as yst
received no answer.

Inclosure referred to in No.lo.—(Trarsl Von.)
Notwithstanding his Excellency Cie Minister for
Foreign Affairs has announced his Imperial Majesty's
determination not to make any confidential commu-
nication of the secret articles contained in the treaty
of peace between Russia and France, a determination
which the Russian Minister has been apprised must
render fruitless the offer of mediation proposed by the
Court of St. Petersbnrgh, the undersigned, his Bri-
tannic Majesty's Ambassador, cannot nevertheless en-
tirely abandon his solicitations without requesting his
Excellency Count Romanzow to furnish him with a
statement of the reasons which may have produced
this reserve.
His Excellency will see moreover, that discussions
in which the destinies of so many nations are involved,
and which have had for their object the re-establish-
ment of general tranquility, cannot with propriety be
terminated by an avowal purely verbal. The under-
sired therefore hastens to communicate in an official
shape to the Imperial Ministry, the wishes of his So=
vereign, and he cherishes the hope that the Russian
Government, agreeably to the desire uniformly tes-
tified by the British Ministry to preserve the ancient
relations or confidence between the Courts of London
and Saint Petersburgh, will no longer hesitate to
furnish him with the communication he requires, ac-
companied by the specification of the principles of ho-
nour and equity which his Imperial Majesty had
reason to be convinced the French Government was
desirous of establishing as the basis of a Illbgociation
of peace between England and France.
October 11, (22) 1807. (Signed)
No. 11.
Extract of a Dispatch from the Right Honourable Lord Granville
Leveson Goweri to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated' Saint Peters-
burgh,ilovember 4th, 1807.—Reeeived December 2d.
St. Petersburgh, Nov. 4th, 1807.
On Saturday morning, the 31st ultimo, no notice
having been taken by Count Romanzow, either of
my note of the 23d, or of my verbal overtures res-
pecting Denmark, I requested of his Excellency an
early conference. On Monday I wrote a second note
to the Russian Minister, in which I expressed my re-
gret at being under the necessity of reminding him
that I had two days before requested a conference. I
yesterday afternoon received an answer, in which he
informs me, that he is by order of the Emperor going
to Gatschina, and that he cannot, till his return to
St. Peter.burgh, mention the time when he can re-
ceive me. This derail of the difficulties I have et-
perienced in obtaining an interview with Count Ro-
manzow will I trust acquit me in the opinion of his
Majesty of any dilatoriness in the execution of your
instructions. I confess that lamat a loss to find any
satisfactory explanation of this wish to avoid commu-
nication with me. I have been informed that some
members of the Council, who have been consulted in
the present very critical state of affairs, had advised
the Emperor not to reject the present opportunity of
re-establishing the tranquility of the North of Europe ;
that their opinion has been adopted ; and that a note
has been written to General Savary, with a view of
engaging the French Government to consent to the
restoration of the neutrality of Denmark. The French
General has remonstrated violently against this mea-
sure ; and the Russian Cabinet alarmed by the vio-
lence of his language, is undecided what answer to
return to the overture received from England. But
the fear of Bonaparte's displeasure will no doubt pre-
vail.

0. L. COWL&

No. 12.
Extract of aDispetch from the Right Honourable Lord
SGranvEle
Leveson Gower to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated t. Petal.-
burgh, Nov. 8, 1807.—Received Dec. 2.
I had the honour of apprizing you by the last mes-
senger, of the difficulty I had experienced in obtain-
ing a conference with Count Romanzow. I yester-
day wrote a letter to him. of which the inclosed is a
copy, and I this morning received the inclosed note.
The contents of this paper are so extremely impor-
tant, that I will not detain Sir Robert Wilson, by
making any observations upon the unfounded asser-
tions and misrepresentations with which it abounds.
This violent measure has been produced by a pe-
remptory demand (brought by the last messenger
from Paris) of the• immediate execution of all the
secret articles of Tilsit ; and the French mission have
boasted, that after some difficulties they have gained
a complete triumph, and have carried not only this
act of hostility against England, but also every other
point essential to the success of Bonaparte's views.
• I intend asking for passports to-morrow, and shall
set,put in the course of a few days.
p. IL I inclose a copy of a printed declaration,
which has been sent by the-Russian Government to
all the loreign Ministers residing at this Court.
Phut Indosure referred to in No 12.--(Translation.)
The Ambassador Obis Britannic Majesty has v..-
peatedly signified for more than a week his desire to
converse with his excellency the Count Romanzow
his solicitaticns have been hitherto fruitless, but the
Ambassador deems it his duty to renew once more his
,application, previous to his announcing to his Court
the apparent determination of his excellency to avoid
the customary communications.
26 Oct. (Nov. 7.) 1807.
Second Judo:tore referred to in No. 14.-{Translation.)
The Emperor, who in the course of the war which
he has just terminated, had to complain of the con-
duct of England towards him, suppr2ssed his just re-
sentment in the consoling hope, that thepeace he had
so lately concluded would lead to a general peace.
He had constituted himself Imitator, he Lad sub-
sequently offered his mediation, in acquainting his
Britannic Majesty that his desire wr.s to obtain for
him an honour*, peace.—England rejected his of.
ices. ITtern *vier.

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