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wee against England had rendered necessary, and
which was conformable to the spirit of to Treaty of
Tilsit. . .
3d. The Legielationlespectihg
tra3e in English
merchandizes and denationalized vessels, which ought
to be regulated according to the spirit end the terms
Of the Treaty of Tilsit;
46 4th, Lastly, the disposititine of the Ukase of
1810, which, by destroying all the coMmerciel relax
tions of France with Russia, and opening her ports
to simulated flags freighted with English property,
Were contrary to the letter of the Treaty of Tilsit.
er Such Would have been the objects of the nego-
ciation.
o As to what concerned the Duchy of Warsaw,
his Majesty 'would have been forwaid to adopt a
Convection, by which he would pledge himself not
' to encourage any enterprise which might have a
ter.:iency, directly or indirectly, to lead to the re-
establishment of Poland.
" As to Oldenburg, he offered to accept the inter-
vention of Russia, which nevertheless had no right
Ito interfere in what involved a Prince of the Confe-
derition of the Rhine, and he agreed to give that
i Prince an indemnity.
I o With regard to commerce in English merchan-
I dises and to denationalized ships, his Majesty desired
to come to some understanding, in order to reconcile
`the wants of Russia with the principles of the Conti.
i nental System, and the spirit of the Treaty of Tilsit.
64. And lastly, as to the Ukase, his Majesty ceele
sented to cc:include a Treaty of Commerce, which le
in securing the commercial relations of France, .
would, at the same time, provide fpr all the interests
of Russia.
44 The Emperor flattered himself, that such dispn.
sitions, dictated by so manifest a spirit of conciliation
1 would, at length, have led to an arrangement. But
lit was impossible to prevail upon Russia to grant the
!sewers for opening a negotiation—she invariably
, answered all the new offers made to her by fresh are
Imaments. and the conclusion was, at length, neces-
sadly come to, that she refused to explain, because
1 she had nothing to propose but what she dared not
avow, and which could not be granted to her—that
: it was not any stipulations which by identifying the
Duchy of Warsaw still more with Saxony, and plac-
ing that Duchy in security from any commotions
!that might alarm Russia for the tranquillity of her
provinces, that she was desirous to obtain, but the
.Duchy itself, which she wished to unite to herself;
that it was not her own commerce, but that of the
English, which she wished to favour, in order to re-
lease England from the catastrophe which menaced
i her—that it was not for the interests of the Duke of
Oldenburg that Russia wished to interfere in the hu•
siness respecting the annexation of that Duchy, but
that it was an open quarrel with France which she
wished to keep in reserve, till the moment of the rup-
ture for which she was preparing.
" The Emperor then became sensible that he had
not a moment to lose. He also had recourse to arms.
He took measures to oppose army to army, in outer
to guarantee a State of the second order se often me-
naced, and which reposed all its confidence upon his
protection and good filth.
46 Nevertheless, Count, his Majesty still continued
to avail himself of every opeortaolte to reanseeee elk
sentiments. He declared puidicly, on the 15th of
August last, the necessity of Al testing the very den-
mit. course in which affairs were proceeding, and
wished to obtain that object by arrangements, for
I which he never ceased to request thatea negociation
at ref English .vessels in Russian . should be entered into.
;tiletions of the Ukase of 1810, leid : 66 Towards the close of the Mbnth of November
let the treaties were dissolved. The following, his Majesty believed he might indulge the I
that nit 'lily the bonds which had' hope that this VICW wite at length likely to be partici-
overnmeets were broken, but that Dit.ed itt by your Cabinet. It was announced by you,
'dy thrown she gauntlet to France, temp, to the Ambassador of his Majesty, that M. de
bids was eireign to her, and "Leith i Neeseirode was destined to proceed to Paris with in-
me tut by the method which his' structioes Four months el tined before his Majesty I
,posed. eeis apprised that this mission would not take place.
to be concealed that eels refusal of; He instantly sent' for Colonel Czernichew, and gave
'd the project of a. rupture .elread-Y his a knee to the Emperor Aleitander, which was a
srepared for it at the very time that i fresh endeavour to open .negotiations. M. de Czer-
; terms of pe ice to Turkey ;—she . nichew arrived on the 10th of March at St. Peters-
d five dieeions of the at my of Mol- biligh, and that letter remains still unanswered.
the month 01 Febru try 1811, it ras • 44 How is it possible longer to dissemble that
that the army of the Dimity of Wei-- Russia evades all approximation ? For ' eighteen
Aged to repass the Visual i, in order months she has made it a constant rule to lay her
ipnn the' Confederaticn, because the . hand upon her sword whenever propositions for an
on the frontiers; were :•13 numerous. arrangement have been made to Russia.
SO menacing a postnie; . s Seeing himself thus constrained to abandon
..a had resolved on meesures contrary every hope from Russia, his Majesty, before he
4 the interesti of the active war welch she had to shottld commence this contest in which so much blood
*Nett i, when she had imearted to her armies a de- I most be shed. ft it it to be his duty to address him-
vehrment burdensome to her finances, and without! self to the English Government. The distress felt
sny (eject, in the situation in which all the Powers by England, the agitations to which she is a prey;
a
the e"ntieent were then placed—ell the French and the changes which have taken place in her Go-
*._ opt Were within the Rhine, except a c'li'ps of 1 nereenent, decided. his Majesty to take this course,
,000 Men, motioned at Hamburgh for the defence' A sincere clothe of peace dictated the proceeding,
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f the coasts Of the North Sea, and far the treente-1 which I have received orders to communicate to you.
Ratite of tranqUilitty in the countries recently united i I No agent had been son to London, and there has
ite reserved places in Pettssia were occupied only by i been en other communications between the two Gus
e "11" irr'bet• A garrison of only 4000 men had i vernnients. The letter, of which your Excellency
tt
w
!eelbed at Dantzic ; and the troops of the Duchy ' will find a copy annexed, and which I addressed to
I 1 . arsaw were on the irace establishment, a past the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of his Britannic
°I Toe even was in Spain. - Majesty, had been sent by tea to the Commandant
eeee"Tie Preparations of Russia, then, weie without on the Dover station,
:17; antesshe entertained an tkpectation to in- .1 lam formally commanded, Count, to eepiess,
L'7l,Pon Francit by a grandlirray of forces, and to in ecncluding this dispatch, the wish already; com-
Meher to put an end In the ditcussions respecting =skated by his Majesty to Coldnel Czernichew, to
urg, by sacrificing the existence of the Duchy set .those negotiations, which during 18 months he
'g!hew i perhaps, also, Russia, not being able to has never ceased to solicit, prevent at length, those
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from herself the fact cf having violated the events which humanity would have so ttiuch reason
of Tilsit, lad recourse to force for no other, to deplore.
ruPese but to seek to justify violations which could " Whatever May be the situation of things when
Kbeelefended. this letter shall teach your Excellency, peace will still
et! His Idlest, nevertheless remained enmoved.— depend upon the determinations of Sur Cabinet.
Plesevered in his desire of an arrangement :he (Signed) " The Duke of BARBARO..
4 Ot. opiniot:, that at any period it Would be time t No. Ili
wugh to resort to arms 11A required only that core. see A LETTER enteteesso DT THE suet TI or
PO should be Sent to Prince Kurakin, and that a FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO LORD CAITLEIteAOH, MIM-
Zre Y M
CiatiOn shbald be opened with respect to these, TAR OF STATE A NUMMI* AFFAIRa TO HIS SRl-
"eh *hide might thus be easily tedDinitted-. TANNIC IIAJLSTY. -
Z 1111.4.13 Were by rid means of a nature to call for " )Fatly April le, lola,
her6agui" 6f blood. They wet* reduciWe be the 11 Sir,—His Majesty, constantly actuated by. sen-
-4 following points : ' timents friendly to moderation and peace, ili pleased
tils!. .drhe existence
,ei the truchi oi'llarsaw, again to make e solentn and sincere attempt to put
~e
.ea been a conditimi of the. race It Tilsit, an end to the miseries of war..
''''''lnueb, since the close of•N101, gave Russia oc- .. The awful circumstances in which the. world is
to. manliest those instances of defiance to which .at present pieced, have induced a resolution in the
fit_ ti answered with condescension, carried as mind of his Majesty,
t
the result of which has. been, to
A,_lll most exacting friendship could desire, and authorize me to explain to you, Sir, his views and
ler:sr could allow. ...
intentions.
Ikl• The allocution of Oldenburg!), .which the "Many changes have taken place in Europe fa'
h

two Sovereim thonßht proper to
Landing, and the interview at Er-

me designs, and inspired by the same
directed their proceedings at Tilsit,
what exacted from them such con-
. The Emperor consented to with.
-am Russia, -and at the same time
,sia should not only evacuate Wal-
,via, but that she should unite these
spire.
,ereigns, inspired with one and the
tablishing a maritime peace, and
;posed as at Tilsit to defend those
.t defence of which they had entered
resolved to make a solemn applica.
You, Count, came, in consequence,
,Trespondence ensued between you
Government. But 'the Cabinet of
sad perceived that war was about to
e Continent, rejected all overtures
ion. Sweden had refused to shut
England ' • and Russia, in confor-
..iations of Tilsit, had declared war
•esebef, The result to her was, the loss of Fin-
;taldiiebich was united to the Russian empire; and
t the same time the Russian armies occupied the
1 oa the Eanube, and made war with effect
tipol the Turks.
Nefaibeless, the system of England was tri-
trome, Her Orders in Council throwned to pro-
lix,' the most important results ; and the tribute,
wu tt fliraish. the me ins of supporting the
'lewd war which she had diclared, was percepii-
Wapiti case seas. Hollaid and the Hanseatic Towns
entinumg to trade with her, their commerce fras-
mid the sal,,tary and decisive regulatio”s of the
pates of Berlin and Milan, which alone \erre cal-
Maud to effectually resigt the prieciples ot the Bri-
o Orders in Council. The execution of these De-
ws could not be assured, bait by the daily exercise
statism sad vigilant Unexposed
the influence of the enemy, Holland and the Han-
es& ToWils, it was nece:snry, should he united.
lAA& the sentiments dearest to the heart of his
pointy yielded to the interest of his people and that
gat Continent, great changes were taking place.
J e abandoned the principle to which she had.
herself at Tilsit, viz. to make common cause
mice, which she had proclaimed in her Dccla-
ef War against England, and which had dic-
the Decrees of Berlin and Milan.
They were evaded by the Ukase which opened
it ports of Russia to all English ships laden with
anal produce, English property,' provided that
icy were dilder a foreign flag. This unexpected
liswalitelled the Treaty of Tilsit, and those impor-
tmttransactioas which had put an end to the struggle
kiween the twb gitatat Empires of the world, and
which bad afforded to Europe a probability of ob-
taining a maritime peace. Approaching commotions
sal bloody wars were to be immediately expected.
• * The conduct of Russia at this time was con-
Rattly directed towards these fatal results. The
Spiting of sliC Duchy of Oldenburg, 4ovetailed, as it
see, into the countries recently Li fought under the
at Government as France, was a ne-
ice of the uniting of the Hanseatic
!mnity was offered. The objvC't was
with reciprocal advantage. But your
affair of State of it ; and, for the
seen a Maui:est° of an ally against

14 :tion, that the
Tale to an underst
rth took place,
eit 0 With the same
of ;fit which had di
14 agreed as to w
n•, 'doable chanzes.
411 otitis troops fro]
tits seined that Rum
a, 4 and Moldavi
' vinceb to her emi
t° • lie two Soiet
ny desire of .est
;Ls as much dispel
Id •ociples for the di
pan alliance, res
• to England.
it, bris, and a crl
trg ogile British Gt
ng too, which had
le. dled on the
to,rds negotiation
o. vices against E
as pary to the stipulati
. . !...pkor. The r

eme principles of
trays.
A conn iserdeni
ent
ary to regulate w
Cabinet made an
loin, WAS se
ila
" The receptioi
Pmts, and ;he rev
Made it known do,
Kanikatio she wed
twined the two GU
lima had pnhlicl
is a aititcuity wh
roaal not be suave
Majesty had p- opt
" It was not CO
this of:r d:sclosed
funned. Russia pi
it was dictating
kakis rot all-d
and, in ail
Motu at Paris th
Wad been -bli
tital) back tkpo:
!avian armies,
*lliad assumed
"When Russia
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