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undersigned to disetiss a question Which &real), Cbii.
terns the Mediatory Power; and he hastens to avail
himself of this oppoitunity to renew, &c.
(Signed) D'ANSTADT.
NOTE FROM M. DE HUMBOLDT TO HIS EXCILLINCt
COUNT DE METTFRNICH.
Prague, ...WM 10,. 1111.
Tile undersigned Minister of Stare and Plenipo.
tentiary of his Majesty the King of Prussia, hat seen
by the of thi: French Plenipotentiaries, of the
date of st itich hi.; Excellency Count de Metternich,
Minister of Stile, and' for Foreign Affairs, and Pie-
nipotentiary of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria,
has done him the honour of commuoicaiing to him,
by his Note of the same d ty, that the French Plenipo-
tentiaries continue to decline the 'Orin of negociation
which has been proposed to them by the mediating
C urt, and which those of Prussia and Russia were
willing to accept.
It as true that the French Plenipntentiaries have
iaid in Their Note that they entirely adered the mode
proposed, by demanding simply that their proposals
should likewise be admitted. But it being evident
tli'at the form of transactic'as by. writings, and some
c•interences had been proposed-by Count de Metter
nich as two, forms entirely &rent and even oppo.
site, in his Note cif July 29, it is clear that their union,
could not be eff tied without toe modest transacting
by writing conjunctly with conferences, lodic its
*bole characteristic, and beiort in reality, sactifwed
to the other, which if its eve ative mirhictiuns by
Arriting were joined to it, would no less present all the
aconveniences so clearly 0, led in the note before cited:

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This is what the undersigned . thinks; he has shewn
:)y his note of-the 7th, of this month :he would never.-
, iteless enlarge still more on this subject, were he not
prevented by the date of the n to of the French Me.
aipotentiariett, and that of his reply to it. Forced
!gain to explain himself on the mode of the negoci.,..
:ions, on the veri day wiati they ought to have tel.
minated, he thought it useies to enttr irrto.a mote
=pie detail. The dam, the continuance, and
he tenor of 'the papers which have been exchan. -
.zed, and the entire progress of the negbciation,
;u 411 y dispense the undersigned from replying to the
fifferent shares, direct or indirect,.whicl. are con- " •
:anted in the note of the French Plnipotentiaries.
- Ever esteeming himself fortunate when he can
timid replying to communications so little adapted to
:onciliate men's minds. he confines himself simply to
renew to his Excellency Count de !Keit rnich, the as-
;arances of his high con sideratita. • kIUA.II MDT.

(A true copy) siterettat:Cll.
400—SOTE 111031 THE FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARISI
TO TUS COUNT DE su
. Prague, Asaust 10,
The unders-igned, &e. have just received the Note,
*hich his Exelleicy Count de Metteruich, &c. has'
I.ine• them the honour of addressing to them, to
which is annexed that of the Plenipoteotinies of
Russia and Plusses. They might begin by chserv-
ing,-that these notes contain satiOry imputations upon
them,,whichoo say the least, are not accurate ; such
as that they demanded the form of the negociations
of Utrecht, negotiations which they have not cited,
.as they conld not be ignorant. that they took place
without the intervention of a mediator, and that they,
refused to have the copy of their full powers attested
'ay the Pleaipotelitiary of the mediatory Power. Bat
ith fttl to their resolution of setting aside every thing
which might obstruct the progress of the negotia-
tions, they confine themselves with replying to asser-
tions no less incorrect, but which are of much greater
importance, contained in the said notes.
The Allied Plenipotentiaries ground the advantage
of the form which they h ive proposed, on the facility
it gives for all the papers of the negociation to be read,
Far from having it to be laid to their charge, that they
wished to envelop? themselves in a
.veil, as appears
to have been intimated, they have rather. shewn a de. ,
sire for this publicity, because they have not only
idopted this form, but besides, in requesting some
conferences for the purpose of adding the advantage
of verbal discussion, they proposed that a protocol
should be held, which might preserve the very words
of each of the regociacors.
The passage which regards the date of the Notes,.
and which appears te prejudge the period at which
the negotiations shOttld be terminated, does it not
seem to be a fresh proof of the fear which the Allied
Plenipotentiaries appear 'always to have bad of their,
being opened ? The words—last day of Ike negocistiaar,
carry with them A very m9urnful reflection, by seem—
ing to signify, that for this present all ideas of conci-
liation are renounced, whilst the c'invention signed at
Neumatkt, by establishing a term, before 'Which it is.
not permitted to denounce the Armistice, makes it
by no means an obligation, nor does it otherwise in
any manner announce that when that time is arrived
the negociations should cease. Will not the Mediator .
consider it his most sacred duty to concur in causing
all interpretation to be rejected, which would destroy
the hope of a nearer approach to reconciliation, which
the undersigned wish to hasten by :Al their efforts ?
The replies of the Allied Plenipotentiaries do not
even disprove, still less refute, the reasons presented
by the undersigned in their Note of yesterday they
think they cught to insist with the Mediator, and re.
quest him, with all the means placed in his power
by the part with which he is charged, to engage the
Plenipotentiaries of Russia and Prussia to discuss the
questions, instead of abruptly breaking them off; in
tine, to adopt the only proposal which can produce
a happy result, as it excludes no means of concilia-
tion, and assures to each party all the advantages it
wishes to preserve.
The undersigned flatter themselves that these ex.
planations will determine the Mediator to convince
the Russian and Prussian Plenipotentiaries that rea-
son, the spirit of conciliation, and the sincere dzsire
of peace, are on the side of those who detend Lk'
principles and usages of all times.
They avail themselves, &c. (SlUyi)
CA CLA INCOURT. NA SIONNS.
(To be continued.)