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London, England, 1803-05-23 00:00:00

STATE PAPERS.

PAPERS PIiSENTID TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,* COWER-
-kV eNCS OF TUL MOTIONS MADE IT MR. GRIT, ON TIIIIII-

DAY LAST.

No. I.—Extraet of a Difpatch from Mr. Merry to Lord
Hawketbury, dated June 17, 1 itos, in which he informs his
Lordship, that the remonftranises to the French Government
upon the fubjeet of the feizure of the Britlib ftoop Fame, which
had entered Cherbourg by ftrefs of whcather, had proved in-
effeetual.

No. 2.—Extract of a Difpatch from Mr. Merry to Lord
Hawketbury, dated June 13, incluGng a Note from the French
Minifter, Rating that he had no doubt the French Government
would be equally ready to render juftice to Englifh fubjeets has,
ing property in France, as the Beitifla Government had been with
rdped to French fubjcas having property in England.
Nos. 3 and 4, are Extrads of Difpatehes from Mr. Merry to
Lord Hawketbury, dated July 5, and Auguft 4, in which he
laments that his reprdentation to M. Talleyrand, refpeding
the feizure of the Fame packet, had failed either of procuring
the releafe of that veffel, or of drawing forth any explanation
with regard to the law which gave occafion to her detention.
No. 5.—A Difpateh from Mr. Merry to Lord Hawkdbury,
dated Sept. ac, acknowledging the receipt of a letter from his
Lordibip, containing the complaints of the owners of the Bd.
tith brig Jennies, which bad been feized in a French port. Mr.
Merry dates, that he had reprefented the cafe to M. 7 alley-
rand, but that he entertained no hopes of any redrefs being ob-
tained in this inftance, fence none had been produced with re-
(pad to a Rill ftronger cafe (the Fame packet,driven into Cher-
bourg by Ards of weather) the Jennies having come defignedly
to the port of Charante, with prohibited goods on board, the
law for confiltating all veal:. with Britith manufactures Rill
continuing in force.
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No. 6.-:Estrad of a Difpatch from Mr. Merry to Lord
Hawkeibury, dated Odober tB, inclofing a Note frum M.
Talleyrand, in which he .tats that the neeelfary orders had
been given by the French Government for jultice to be done to
the Proprietors of the Width !hip Porcher, captured by the
BeUona French privateer.
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No. 7.—Copy of a Difpatch from Lord Hawkelbury to Mr.
Merry.
its, Downing-ftreet, May so, Mos.
Various reports having been received in this country of Itridt
prohibitions being enforced with reipedt to the admilfion of Bri-
tith commodities and manufadisres Into France, and of very
rigorous rettridlions being impaled on Britilh veffels entering
the ports of that country: I have to fignify to you his Majetty's
pleafure, that you tranfmit to me, without delay, the molt de-
tailed and accurate nate:tient which you can procure on thole
points; and that you take an early opportunity to imprefs upon
the French Miniftera, the neceffity of fame underttanding being
eltablifhed between his Majetty's Government and that of
France,on the fubjedt of Me commercial intercourfe between the
two countries. As it is probable that you may be uncertain. as
to the courfe that you thould purfue infupporting claims, which
subjects of his Majesty may bring forward for the reltitution of
property which they poffdred in France wevioully to the war,
I have to fignify to you the King's pleaLre, that you acquaint
the French Mirditen, that his Majdly has, in conformity to the
tath Article of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, taken off the
fequeftrations upon the property of French Citizens in his do-
minions ' • and that therefore his Majeity's Government doubt
not that the French Government will be equally ready to ren-
der the fame justice to fuck of his Majefty's fubjedts as have
property in France.--I am, &c.
Anthony Merry, Efq. &c. &c.
Nos.B and 9, are the Notes presented by Mr. Merry to M.
Talleyrand, the Cantu= of both of which is &Scribed in the
foregoing =rads from Mr. Merry's letters.
Nos. to, It, and ts, are wort Notes from M. Talleyrand to.
Mr. Merry, in the firft of which be informs the Englifh Mi-
outer, that the attention of the French Government had been
cared to the fuhjedt of his demand refpeding the continued fe-
queltration of Englifh property in France; the fecoad relates
briefly to the confifeation of the Fame packet; and the third
Rates, that the proceedings with refpaft to that veffel. which
had been referral to a Court of Janice, had taken place in con-
, fequatee of her cargo confining of prohibited goods.

Noe. rj and re, are ftaternents of the cares of the wads Fame
and Jennies, as are already bridly dcfcribed.
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No is..—Letter from Mr. Merry to M. Tafterand, com-
plaining of the Englith yard Nancy, h-und to Amfterlam,
wub a cargo of different kinds of Merchandise, taken from on
board loose enemies' °tips during the war, was ftill detained at
nuthing, whither die bad been driven. He demands not only
the rellitution of the saki and cargo, but a compenfation for the
loft (Whined by her detention.
No. 16.—Note from Mr. Merry to M. Talleyrand, complain-
ing of the &lane of another Englifh sad, called the George,
at Charente, in ballaft,becaufe the different articles for the ufe
of the Captain's cabin were found to be Eogli2t.

No sy.—Copy of a Difpatch frost Mr. Merry to Lord
Hawkatury ; dated Paris, detoter as. Ism.

M LORD,

John Newham, the Maier of the Beads brig George, deli•
ver‘d to me a report tall week of that oriel, which had been
freighted to come to Charente in ballait, to convey from throw
a cargo of brandy for England, having been (deed at that port
by the French Cullom-hook officers, becaufc the different ar-
ticles which they found in the mater's cabin, for the ufe of his
table, fuck as plates' knives, forks, and glares, (the °oft of
which, when new, be declared to have been akoietber 41.) were
of &id& manufadture, and beeaufe he had not made a decla-
ration of them at the Caftans-Mule. He acquainted me, more-

over, that his refill had been condemned in Confequenco of that
leisure, by two fentences of the French Tribunals, in the de.
partment where Charente is &mated. I thought it my duty,
my Lord, to loft no time in Rating fo violent a proceeding to
the French Minifter; and I delivered to him accordingly, the
day before yefterday, the Reprefentation, of which the en.
doted is a copy, taking that opportunity to remind M. Talky-
rand of the (Darer remonitrances which I had delivered to him
on &Weis of a ilmilar nature, and renewing verbally, on this
orcarion, the obfervatioos which I bad then the hhnour of
expreigng to him in writi-g, upoo the continued rigorous exe-
cution, in time of peace, of the French law which had takes
place at a moment of the greateft heat of the late war. Ibe
confined his onfwer to me, to an alfurance that be
would eau& an enquiry to be made hnmodiately into the eak
which 1 had no OM before him.
I have the honour to be, ke.
ned)
The Right Hon. Lord Haw(Sigkelbury, Re. Ike. Ake. is MOT.
No. al—Copy of a Difpotch from Lord Whitwoeth tot Laird
_ _ Hawkdburb dated Paris, midi May, dos.

My Lord.
With rrgard to tbe nanteross tnensorlah and repeefentations,
winch I have had to make to this Ornternment In behalf of
tboft of ►is Majetty's fobjedts, who have foffertd by the de-
tention and (oak:anon of their Weis and property in the
ports of France, I bane only to &terve. that they have. with
the r ception of one or two inflames, remained lananfwered
I trnft, therefore, as blame can attach to me, if nay endeavours
to carry Into ellittft your lord 's laftwitliono as this bead,
have not been more

1 have the hemmer robe, &e.
(Slengd)
Right. Ham Lord Hawkdbary, Au. &e. &a.
Nm 19...Capy M aw laltruelloa from Lard Hobart to Lim.
tenant-General F. Domlas, Lieutenant-Governor and Com-
mander of Ida !May's troops at the Cape at aloe/ Home.
Sir, Downing-amt. a NI Oa. arm

areemftances laving recently ;centred, which render it
advilable to delay the Talked= of the Cape of Ocol Hope?.
the Batavian Government. lam to lipnify to you Makily's
commands, that you Mould retain poifeffien thereof until fur-
ther staters. It is, however, eatrensely &foible. that, in the
etre-aloe of this inftruelies, every eircumftance (tumid be
avoided, which may be eakelated to excite ;eulogy In the Ba-
tavia's Government, or to create an apprehensan of it. srifing
from as boftik motive.

N. B. The above leftesdl lan teethed at the Cape as the it ft
December uk. and acknowledged In Gent ra • • Dif
poet of dm 3d January, received b Denuning4trect on the
illth Muck.
No. so.—Copt of Infhvetinns from the Right H. Lead Mn.
beet, one of Ah Pifageltfe Principal S Perrault* of Seam St 1.
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