Star.
London, England, 1806-12-12 00:00:00

(No. 22.)

"The underfigned Plenipotentiaries of his Pritan.
nie Majefty would not ha►e delayed anfwering the
note of the t 'eh of Augult, tranfmitted to them on
the part of their Excellencies the Plenipotentiaries of
the French Government, but the repeated applica.
tions which they made to his Excellency the Minifler
for the Extetirr, for paffports for their meffcnger,
having remained wilhout an anfwer, they conceived
it to be their duty prcvinufly tnalcertain whether they
were to be allowed to enjoy a free and uninterrupted
communication with their Court, rods as has always
been maintained in fimilar cafes in .all the Govern.
ments of Europe.
"The explanation which the Underfigned have re-
ce.ved rn the part of his Excellency the Minifter f-r
Foreign Affairs, induces them to hope, that on no oc-
cation whatever will a limner delay take place. After
having dtily corifidered the note of their Excellencies,
the Underfigned perceive, that the Britifh Govern-
ment, far from affirming to itfelf to require from the
French Government whatever reflitutinin it may think
proper, without feeling itfelf under any obligation to
reflore any thing to France, has never (hewed any
other inclination than to treat with the French Go-
vernment on the balls propnfecho it by France itfelf,
fuch as it was expreffed in the note of Lord Lauder.
dale, namely, to treat generally upon the principle
of the utipoliiktir, which was firiefly to be adhered to,
except in the cafe of Hanover, which it was propofed
to cede wholly to his Britannic Majefly.
"Were it even poffible to mittake the confeqeences
which need:oily flow from this principle, the per.
finial dircuflinns which took place on the gth
between the French Plenipotentiaries and the Under.
figned, will not allow them to entertain a doubt that
the prnpofition thus declared was perfeelly under.
flood by the Plenipotentiaries.
" Of cource, the Underfigned can only repeat, that
agreeable to the inftruelinns of their Government,
they cannot do otherwife than inftft upon the rasing-
ninon of this principle as a preliminary. It is only
upon this condition that they have orders to continue
the negotiation.
" As form as this principle fhall be acceded tn, the
under figned will be ready to commence the difeuf.
Finn of the other points indicated in the letter of Lord
Lauderdale.

The Underfigned have only to add, that if the
French Government manifeßs an inclination to keep
to the propofition filch as his Britannic Majetty fop-
poles it to have been made by the French Govern-
ment, they will confider it as one of the moll fortu-
nate circumfiances—as a eircurriflance which, accord-
ing to the et reflion of Mr. Fox cited by their Ex-
cellencies, holds out a promife, of a peace honourable
for both nati.ms, and of a naturs.at the fame time to
enfute the permarent tranquillity of Europe.'
(Signed) LAUDARDALY,
Part!, Aug. ti, t o'clock P.M. iBc6." "YARMOUTH.

_o_Stß,

(No. 13.)

.. Parts,Auguft :4, ac 6, Two P M.

" We think it necelfary towacqUaiirt your Escel-
lency, that at au early hour in the morning of the
12th roll. we tranfmitted to their Excellencies the
French Plenipotentiaries, a note in anfwer to one re-
ceived Item their Excellencies on the 11th of the fame
month. In this anfwer we endeavoured to point out
a fecond time the fubjeels which appeared to us to
require, under Come kind of form, a previous expla-
nation to enable us, in conformity with our inffruc-
tions, to proceed in the prefent negociation.
" The filence of their. Excellencies the French Ple-
nipotentiaries on this fubjed, affords us room to Cup-
pofe that at the prefent moment we are not to expeEl
fuch an explanation on their part.
" It is from this confideration, that we feel anxious
to put an end to the general expeflations of both
countries, where there is Co little probability of their
being realized. We are aware that the application
which we have made, under there circumflances, for
paffports, to enable us to return to England, may
admit of a coofttuaion calculated to defer that happy

moment, ithen the views of the Trench Government
will be eTtwn More clofcfy to dank which :it was fop-
pored to entertain. Tn deftroy the poffiblPty of filch
inconvenience, we feel it our duty to affure your Ex.
cellericy, that any proceeding which than tend to oh.
Brat the renewal of the negociation, will, on that
account, be cont. ary to one intentions ; although, fur
the reafons we have mentioned, we feel wirfelves
under the neceffity of putting an end to 0111. miffion.
" It only remains for us to affare your Excellency.
that if, for the happioefs of the two nztions.we &O.!
'chance to he deceived In the inferences which we have
' made from the Menet ..f the French Plenipotentiariez,
we (ball wait a reafonele tine far any explanations
their Excellenciesmay Imr. to offer
" To prevent, hot. ever, the neceffity of repeating
an application as elifig,reeasill for us to make as it
would be for your Esc:l:cozy to receive, in cafe the
negociationi thonho not terminate favourably, we re.
quell to be flunilhed with the Paffpot ts necelttry for
us and nor fuite, to be made tile of according to cir.
eumtlances.

.....
" We have the hntonr to renew to your Excellency
the affurances of now high confejeration.
(Signed) '6 LAUDERDALC.
" YARMOUTH."