Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-07-22
IWHoIx No. 2as.l

tween England and France, recently laid
before the British Parliament, il pub.
lished IN all the London papers. The
different papers are numbered from No.
l to 20 It's avoluminousp publication,
and would occupy too much room TO be
inserted entire in this paper.
The first part Of the correspondence
relates to the dissatisfaction ofthe French
Government, At the reception of the
French Princes and ci-dcvant Bishops
At the English court; and request that
they nigh. be removed out Of the coun.
Try. The British in reply says, that As
long q they hold q conduct conformably
TO the laws, his majesty would feel il in.
consistent with his dignity, with his hos
nor and the laws Of hospitality, 10 refuse
them an asylum.
The next subject Of complaint, isthe
libelous publications inthe English news
papers BY Goblet and others, and by Pei
tier, who was lately triedand found gull.
ty by jury Of London, for libel on the
French Government. In reply tits said,
that the publications in the newspapers
were unauthorized by the government;
that q ibellous paragraph had appearedin
the Monitcur, 1the Official paper of the
French government charging the Bril-
tish governments with encouraging the
publication. Es,s.
The next subject relates to the inter.
ference Of the French government in the
affairs Of Switzerland, which excited the
lively interest Of the English govern
kment; Of Col. Sebastian's mission 10
Egypt; and Of the evacuation Of Malta.
After which an interesting correspon.
dence commences between Lord Whit.
worth and his court; in which are detail
ed several very interesting conversations
between Lord Whitworth, Bonaparte
and Talleyrand. Z@a 1st5 ta
In. 4 dispatch No. SO, from Lord
Whitworth TO Lord Hawkesbury, dated
the 21st Of February 1908, he informs
his lordship that hereeeived . note from
the First Consul, informing that hewish.
ed 70 converse with him. The eonversa-
ton lastedupwards oftWo hours. During
this Interview Bonaparte said
g He enumerated the several proyoca-
tons which hepretended to have received
from England. He placed in The first
line our not evacuating Malta and Alex.
andria rs we were bound to do BY treaty.
In this he said, that no consideration ON
earth should make him acquiesce; and Of
the two he had rather see Us in possessi.
on of the Fauxbourg ST. Antoine than
Malta. sssHe acknowledged, that the irs
ritatioa he felt against England increased
daily, because every wind q make use
a. much as l can Of his Wnideas and ex-
pressions) which blew from England
bro't nothing but enmity and hatred
against me-" a.
He now went back to Egypt, andtold
me, that if he had felt the smallest incli-
nationto take possession filthy force, he
might hive done itamonih ago, BY send
ing q, 600 men to Abcukir, who would
have possessed themselves of the whole
country in defiance of the four thousand
British in Alexandria. That instead of
that garrison being a means ofpro.eeting
Egypt, il was only furnishing him with
a pretence for invading il. This he
should not do, whatever pight 6ehis de-
are to have 10 a. q colony, because ne did
nDs fhfak 10 north the risk Of a spas, IN
Ibhieh he might, perhaps, be considered
as the aggressor, and By Which he should
lose more than he could gam, sincs, soo1-
ss or hter. ERytt mould belong % France
eithsr6y the falling % piecss effhe Tnr-
kisa EMpirs, Or By some arrangement
Nth the Porte. <
/ sAs 4 proof Of his desire to maintain
neace, he wished 10 know what he had
70 gain BY going to war with England.
A descent was the only means of offence
he had and that he was determined to
attempt, BY putting himself at the head
ofthe expedition. But how could il be
supposed, that after having gained the
height ON which he stopped, he would
risk his life and reputation IN such ha-
zardons attempt, unless forced to i by