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lesry to refuse TO execute a fundamental
article Of the pacl6cation, Of the very one,
| which, in the drawing up of the prellml-
naries, was considered as the first, and
| as requiring to be settled previously TO
every other point.
Indeed, the Firf Conful, who cordial
| " relies on the intentions of his Britannia
majcay, & cannot fuppole them TO be ieis
open and generous than thole with which
he is animated, has hitherto been onwil-
ling TO attribute the delay of the evacna
ton Of Malta, 10 any other than 10 mar-
time circumstances.
The undersigned is, therefore, charged
TO require explanations on this point, and
ne is pefuaded that the Britilh piniitfy
will be the more anxious to tnrnilh iuch
as will be satisfactory, as they mutt be
fenfblc how necefary they are for the
NANTES ance of harmony, and how impor-
tant they are for the honor of the TWO ma
tions.
The undersigned ayails himfelf of this
opportunity to renew TO Lord Hawkeibu-
ry the afurances of bis high confdera-
ton.
(signed) f. ANDREOsSY.
Portland Place, 10th March, 1903.
mo. A.
Letter from Lord Whtworth to Lord
Hswksibnry, dated Paris, March H.
Lord Whitworth had jua been apprifed of
the Kings meGage; his Lordlhip iays:
g / found, however, 90 going to NJ.
de Talleyrand, at two o'clock, that he
was already informed of it. He was jua
fetting out to communicate ii to the Firlt
Conful, and appeared under comfortable
sgitation. He returned with me to his
cabinet, and though he told me he was
preGed for time, he filtered me to relate
the circumstances without interruption. /
endeayored to make him lenGble that this
medlure was merely precautionary, and
not in the leaf degree intended as me-
mace. / concluded my obfervations 6y
repeating that it was merely meafure Of
felf-lecurity, founded on the armameats
which were carrying on in the ports OF
France and Holland; renasking, at the
fame time, that had not even thefe arna-
ments been as no ofious as they were, the
very circumstance of the Firf Coninl's
determination TO augment 70 comfortably
his army in time ct peace, would have
been inli aad fuhlcient motive iof iuch
meafure of precaufion.
= NJ. de Talieyrand now informed me
he was already acquainted with the buff
refs, that a mellenger had thar morning
arrived, who had brought him copy of
he mefage, which he communicated to
me. | could draw from him no reply
whatever TO my obfervations He con
fined himfelf Rriely to the afluranee which
he has 70 repeatedly made, that there was
no foundation whatever for the alarm tina,
was felt by his majefy's minilters that
The Fiyit Conful was pacific; that he had
no thoughts whatever OF attacking his
majel}y's dominions, unlefs forced TO dc
70 by commencement of hoitilit!es on
our part; that he mould always conliieT
the yetx/al to evaeuate Malta as /aeb
commencement IF b9ailuies; and that, as
we had hciilated 70 to do, he was jnttifed
in adopting the meaiures which might
eventually be neceiIary. He difclaimed
every idea of the atmaments fitting GU
at the Dutch ports having any other defti
nation than to the colonies, and concluded
that for his part, he could not compre-
hend the motives which had necelitated a
reioTt 20 fuch Incalure on the part of his
maje&y's government.
/" He then de6red leave to go to the
frf conful, promifng TO let me know the
refuli when we met at the Pruiian mini
tiers. He did not come there till near
O'Clock, and when we rofe from dinner,
he took me Aide. and informed me. thai