Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-19

tor the QlCulllOO OF luCl !tIitiISbiS AitStSAs's
ali the motives of which it is cuitomaTy
to difeuis in the council OF nations, after
the mott mature Deliberation. Ia thefe
councils, and under fnch circumstances,
noshirg is judged indifferent the forms,
nay the very expreilions are weighed,
examined, debated, canvaaed, appreciated,
and ierve always, as well TO determine,
as to juaify the pars, which It becomes ne
ceGary to take.
II such an nnprudent, such an indecent
violation Of all forms had been committed
by France, what would not have been SAID,
what would not have been written by Eng
land !? There is not single orator IN the
two houses of Parliament, who would not
have declared, that this deviation from the
rules generally established between natl
ons, in important circumstances, was an
outrage offered to the English nation.--
In the opinion of all, an offence OF this
kind would be regarded as an adequate
motive to break eff all further Negocla-
lin.
Witt respect to the basis Of the propos-
ed Ult,matum, the undersigned has the
honor to Call to the recollection OF his
Excellency, Lord Whitworth, that he was
charged to specify by note, which was
lemitted to HIS. on the 18th Floreal, that
the First Consul was as little to be work
ed upon by mensces, as BY injuries, and
that he was ready to overlook the neglect
OF toms, Of which parallel IS not to be
found in tie history OF any nation, IN cir
cumstances Of equslimporance.
Thar the island Of Lampedosa did not
belong to France that it was unaer the
Sovereignty of a foreign power, aud that,
with respect to the wish of his Britaanic
Majesty to have possession of 1t, the First
Consul had no right 10 specify, either his
consent or refusal.
That the independence of the orser, and
the Isle of Malta was the result of an es-
pecial article Of the treaty of Amlens !
that the First Consul is not competent to
take, in this respect, any new detefmlnati-
on, without the concurrence OF the two o.
ther contracting powers TO the treaty, Ills
Majesty, the King Of Spain, anashe Bata-
Wan Repubhc.
That The independence of the island OF
Malta had been guaranteed by His Ma
jesty the Emperor Of Germany, and that
the ratifcatiops Of this guarantee were
exchanged that their Majestles, the
Emperor of Russia and the King Of
Prussia had guaranteed the independence
of the Order and Malta, that these qua.
rattses were demanded OF these Powers,
by England as we'll as by France that it
was the duty of the First Consul TO accept
of them, that the First Consul could not,
If consequence, give ear to any PROPOSE
ton, relative TO the independence OF the
Order of the Island Of Malta, without
previously being apprized with respect to
this independence, Of the intensions OF the
Governments, which had authenticity
guaranteed it.
That small Corps of French Troops
was still, at the time of the message,
stationed in Holland, iii virtue of a con-
vention concluded between that Repub.
lie and France and that the First Con-
sui had not the least hesitation in saying
be would cause Holland to be evacuated,
the moment the stlpulatlons OF the irea-
ty of Amiens were carried into effect, OH
the part of England.
To this note which, in expressions and
exaaitude, and above all in the precision
of its motives, breathed nothing bur JUS,
tice, peace and moderation, His excellen-
CIV, Lord Whitworth, replied, by Pc
rempsory demand of passports stating, at
the same time, that he intended leaving
Paris on "Wednesday, the 4th of May, at
FIVE O'Clock in the morning.
The French Government deeply feels
the conlraft witch a determination, 70
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