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gentleman who was with me, received 2
communication which convinced me that
il was. not nesnt "a give me my passports
without another attempt and | was not,
thessfore, fufprifed when about o'clock
= received the enclolsd note from M. de
Tal1eyrand.
In this iituation am waiting the. hour
of rendezvous with M. de TalleyIand.
T,ayQatian- Fiiyf nele1a,e rxtesrsd 70 II
No. GO.
The undersigned has reported TO the hrit
coniul the converintion which he had with
bis excellency Lord Whitworth, on the
9th Of this month, and in which his ex.
ceIlency announced that bis Britannia ma
jefy had ordered him TO make verbally,
in his name, the following demands (:
1T. That bis Britannia majeffy fhculd
retain his troops at Malta for ten years.
2d.Thatthe iaand Of Lampedefa fhould
be coded to him in iuli petition.
Sd. That the French troops lhould eva
cuate Holland.
And th2t il no convention on this basis
should have been signed within week,
his eNcelency lord Whltworth had orders
to terminate his mission, and toretnrn to
London.
On the demand made by the nndersign.
&c, that lord Wlitwortl, would, in con
formity TO the usage Of all ages ard Of all
countries, gave in Writing what he hin-
self called the Ultimatua Of lis govern
lnent, his excelleney deolaresl that bis
instructions expressly forbid hin to trans
nit, en- this subiea, any written note.
The intentions Of the fist consul being
entirely pacific, the undersigned dispenses
| with making any observations on so new
and so strange manner Of treating on
affairs of this importance.
And in order to give fresh testimony
ofthe value which he attaches to the con-
tinaance of peace, the fist consul has d.
reaed the undersigned tomake tie follow
ing notification III the accustomed style
and forms,
AS the island of Lampedosa does rot
belong to France, it is not Tor the first
consul either &c. accede to or to refuge the
desire testfned by his Britarnie Maj sly,
Of having this island inghis possession.
With regard TO the island of Malta, as
the demand made respecting it by his
Britannia Majesty would change forraal
disposition in the treaty of Amiens, the
first consul Cannot but previously comnu-
nicate il to his majesty tie king Of Spain
| and TO tie Batavian republic, contracting.
| paties to tie said treaty, in order TO.
knew their opinion and besides. as the
stipu'ations relative to Malta have bsen
guaranteed by their msjesties the epPsr1s''
Of Germany, the emperor Of Russia, and
the king Of Prussia, the contracting pa ties
to the treaty Of Amiers, before they agree
to any change in the article Of Malta, are
bound to concert with the guaranteeing
powers.
lie hrsr consul VIII not refuse TINS con-
cert, but 1t belongs MOTTO him to propose
it, since it is not he who urges any change
in the guaranteed stipulatIous.
With regard to the evacuation of Hol
land by the French troops, the first con-
sui has no difficulty indiredting the under
signed to repeat that the French troops
shall evacuate Holland at the instant
that the stipulatious Of the treaty Of Ami
ems shall be executed in every quarter Of
the globe.
The undersigned avails himself of this
opportunity to renew TO his excellency the
English ambassador, the assurance Of his
high consideration.
Oh. MAU. TALLEYRAND,
Paris, lzt6 Floreal, gar II,
I'D My, ISo3
TRANSLATION.
/SSeeoud mcclure rejerred 10 in No. 66. J