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London, England, 1807-07-25 00:00:00

STATE PAPERS.

CIRCULAR
TO NOTE FRO
IHE BELMIUE.RENT THE COURT
POWERS. •OF VIENNA,
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Vicuna, April 3, iBo7.

" The Emperor Francis T. e-_,uld not fee, without the greateft
regret, the revival of war left Autumn, between his Majefty
the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, and his Majefty
the King of Pruffia—and he was loon after more deeply affeded,
to fee hoftilities extend, and fall upon a great part of Europe.—
If guided by a principle of Midi and rigorous impartiality from the
bra, his imperial, Royal, and Apoftolie Majefty has had the
good fortune to maintain in thefe !tansy periods his fyftem of
neutrality, and to preferve his people from the misfortunes of
war, he has not the leis lamented the calamities which were niul
tiplied around his dominions--and in his juft fear for the tranquil-
lity and feeurity of his kingdom, he could not conceal from him.
Pelf, either the perpetually recurring alarms on his frontiers, or tke
finift r effsdts experienced by feveral branches of its internal Ad-
aainiftration• The Emperor invariably animated by thc fame difpo-
fitions, bad no other view from the commencement, and during the
courfe of hoftilitles, than to labour to bring about a reconciliation,
to avail himfelf of every favourable opportunity to put an end to
the misfortunes of war. He conceived that the heft mode of at-
Virg this falutary objedt, was conftantly to imprefs upon the
Bel igerent Powers his fentiments of moderation and conciliation,
and ftudioufly to endeavour to excite iu them correfpondent dif
potations.
" The confidence which a profped fo consoling infpires, the
general wellat e and the interefts of his own States, make it the
duty of his Majefty to preterit to the Belligerent Powers his
friendly in
is and, in confequenee, he does not hefitate
eoninsunicate to the offer of his mediation and good

offices.
g' But, confidering the extended and complicated nature of the
prefent war, the Emperor would feel that he had but imperfedly
exprrffed his ardent wilhts for peace, and his hopes of its (peed),
and complete re eftablifhment, if he did pot declare, at the fame
time his firm convidion, that it can be only by the united atten-
tion of all the Fowers concerned in the war, and by a general ne-
gotiation which fhould comprehend their rtfpeetive intertfts, that
permanent tranquillity, and fuch a folid and durable pale,: as may
for the future, confirm the political relations of Europe, can be
ettabliftted.
" Front this ftrnng imprtffion, which the franknefs of his Ma
Jelly's charader will not allow him to conceal, his Imperial Majefty
feels it to he his duty to communicate this pacific overture to thofe
Cabinets who are to take a part in the conferences—and, in confe-
quence, he Imams equally to invite the Courts of St. Peterfburgh,
London, and the Thuilleries, to adopt the fame views of concilia
don; and to enter into negotiations for peace, in which the molt
important concerns of all the parties intertfted may be combined,
as far as it is pollible.
" The Emperor has ezprefted his cornett with to fee peace Te-
en:bitched. He will not allow himfelf to fugeeft the particular
form of the negotiations, ftill lefs to anticipate the intentions of
other Powers, or to carers any opinion refpeding the prelimina-
ries which it may be neceffary to lay down, in order to eitablith
the principles of the firft approzimation between the Belligerents.
" His imperial Majefty, notwithitanding, in the hope that the
friendly diet. of his interpofition will be regarded in the manner
that the rectitude of his intentions inclines him to think it will,
battens to propofe, for the purpofe of facilitating by his interpo-
fition the opening of the negotiations, fuels place in his dumini
one as, from its fituation and locality, may he convenient to all
parties, and which, on this account, Mould not be too contiguous
to the theatre of war—and in this, as well as in all other points,
the Emperor will feel the greateft pleafure in contributing to acre
taste the period of fo definable an union."

ANSWER OF THE COURT OF FRANCE.
Warfaw, April 19, 1807.
" The Underfigned Minilter for Foreign Affairs has loft no
time In laying before his Majefty the Emperor and Ring, the Note
which his f s ellency General Baron de Vincent did him the ho-
nour of addreffiog to him on the 7th of this month.
" His Majefty the Emperor Napoleon accepts for himfeif and
his Allies the friendly interpofition of his Majefty the Emperor of
Maria, to iffeCt the re-eftabilihment of peace, fo need:Cary to all
nations.
a ills Majefty has only one fear : it is, that the power who hi-
therto feems to have laid it down as a plan to found its elevation
and greatnefs upon the divifions of the Continent, will endeavour
to extradt from the Corgrefs which may be formed new fulled*
of irrita•ion, and new pretexts for difagreement However, a
mode which holds out a hope of (topping the further autism of
blood, and of affording conflation to the bofoms of In many fami-
lies, ought not to be rejeaed by France. who, as all Europe knows,
was forced againft her inclination into the prefent war.
" His Majefty the Emperor Napoleon finds, moreover, in this
circumflance, a favourable opportunity of ftrongly exprclEng the
• e nfidenee with which his Majefty the Enweror of Aulitia has
ir4tred him, and the defire hr has to fee Mote conneetious re trio-
blithed between the two nations, which in ether times produced
their mutual profperity, a•-d which, at this day, could more than
any thing rife ronfulidate their trar.quillity and happinefs.
a The Underfigned happy in the opportunity of expreffirg thefe
fentiments in the name of his Moat Sovereign. renews to his Ex •
cellency General Baron de Viocert the affurances of his enoft high
confederation. (signed)
a C. M. TALLEYAMIDI Prince of Benevento."