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point, as we'll as upon the affairs of ia: ''
in as far as concerns the destru64ior
some Of the principal states, and the !; ~
caleulable acquisitions made BY Englsna
IN this country it was agreed to Cons;
der the discussion of these objects as ~,
appertaining to the execution Of the Ore,;
minary articles, and to the fundaments,
objs1 of the paeihcation of the tva
states, The undersigned finally Oh
serves, that the French governmeD.
does not demand, en- this point, any an
probation or recognizing from his Ri
salnic majesty.
The undersigned ADDS, that, with re-
specf TO the Batavian Republic, it had
been -cognized by the King Of England
iuasmuch as he had treated wish il, and
that by the existing trearies between hi,
Republic and France, the rear guard Of
the French troops are bound to evacuat.
this country on receiving the news Of III.
entire execution of the Treaty of Ami.
ems.
With respect to the criminals, VIII,
have sought refuge IN London, and in fer.
sey, where they give themselves up to all
their perverse inclinations, and where,
far from being restrained, they are sup.
ported and pensioned by England, The
French Government concelves that, the
actual state Of the negotiations, it ough;
not to attach any Importance TO this
point.
His Excellency, Lord Whitwor.h, pro.
posed a second Project. England demand.
ed that the civil government of Malta be.
ing left with the grand master, the Bri
fish garrison should continne to occupv
the Qualifications of the island. This pro.
position was impra6tcable and unheaFd o.
Like that Of the First Project, it was con.
trary to tie Treaty Il Arniens, ard con.
seqnentlY to the basis Of the negotiation,
offered by the First consul it was be.
sides attended with the irremcdiable III.
convenience Of placing an Order Of
Knights, appertaining to all the powers
OF Europe, under the authority and arb.
trary Iutelage of a single Power twas
finally in its very self. an offence to the
honor and to the religion Of an order, ALI.
ed by all its elements to the honor and to
the religion Of all Europe.
Thus, IN every step of this negociat.
on, the government Of the republic was
obliged to perceive that the English 60
vernment had but one desire, one sole
obje6 in view, to wit, the non fulhlmeat
OF the stipulations of the treaty of A.
miens, and to retain Malta, for this sole
reason, because Malta suited its convent
ence, and that it called this acquisition
sufficient guarantee.
But winch is the Power of Europe,
were it even obliged to acknowledge itself
unequal, that could suffer to submit it.
self TO the will of another without dis
cusslon of its Rights, without an Appeal
to the principles Of justice T? Where a.
bove all is the Power, which placed N
the predicament France finds heraeli II
the course of this discussion, could have
subscribed to conditions, dictated from
the very opening OF a negotiation, aid
rather announced with the noise OF me-
naces of war, by preparations and by ar.
maments, than proposed as the means Of
according the Rights and the Interests OF
two states
In circumstances, in some respect ans-
Joyous, a nation feeble, not as TO IT'S cotl-
rage, out with respect to the extent ard
population of It's provinces, dared to brave
the English power, and menaced III It's
capital, to expose the residents OF rs
Kings, to endanger its sole riches, the r.
suit Of a century Of peace, and OF an ,nau'
strious economy, rather than SUBSCRIBE 10
unjust conditions, proposed at that tue,
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