Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-06

scrupuionSly ABSTAIN HON e'e1
can be considered as scontraven'ng the stl-
pulations contained il the Convention
which was concluded on the Sd OF June,
h.tween the Deputies appointed BY the
Regency Of Hanover, and the french 90
vernncnt.
!. I beg your acceptance Of the assur-
ances Of the high consideration with which
/ have the honour to be, Sir, your most
tumble and obedient servant,
(Signed)
General Mortier was then informed,
that III consequence ofsfhe refusal Ct the
ratification on the part OF the hing OF
England, the conventihn of SEhllngcn was
considered as null.
Copy of a letter 4uvitrn By Li<ateaaaf
Geu>,al Msrliie, to Muybai Can't MT
Medsn, datea Lagea5vg, June go.
!" have tic honour TO inform your
Exoellcncy thar the First Consul would
have approved in its entire contents the
Convention Of SuhInger. had the Ang OF
England himself consented to ratisy It. It
is therefore with pain ! have to acqaalns
YOU that Lord EIawsesbury has informed
C,tizen Talleysand that his Britannia Ma
jesty formally refused that ratification.
{" Your Exeelency well sscolieels that
in l7s7, similar Convention was Con-
cluded at Closter Seven, between NJ. De
Ricbelieu ard the Duke of Cumberland,
and that the Kingot England not being
disposed to adhere to it, gave orders to ms
army TO recomnence hostillties.
/" It is to avoid a renewal OF the scenes
which then took place that my government
charges me tointorn your Excel.ency.that
the refusal OF his Britannia Majesty annuls
the Convention of Suhlingen.
{. II is evident, M. Marshal, that En-
gland unworths!y sacrifices your troops,
whose bravery is known to Europe butt
is no less known that any plan of defence
on your part would be illusory, aud could
only draw downnew calamitIes upon your
country.
| have empowered general Berthier,
chief Of the general staff, to communicate
to you my proposals. ! must insist that
your Excellency will have the goodness to
give me categorical answer i'll the space
of twenty four hours. The army which :
have the honor to command is ready, and
waits only for the signal to ACTON. lin,
treat your Excelency to believe inc TO De,
with the most distinguished considera-
tion,
{Signed)
ED. MORTIER."
Letter from gen. Mortit, to tie fUst
/" Head quarters at Laneabarg, July 6.
Citizen First Consul,
I" On the goth ult. wrote to Marshal
de Walmoden letter, Of which copy
is hereto subjoined. Baron de Book, col.
in the regiment Of guards, waited on me,
on his part, the following morning. He
told me that the poposal OF making his
army lay down their arms, for the pur-
pose of being conducted prisoners to
France, was of a nature SO humillatlng,
that all Of them would rather perish with
arms in their hands that they had made
sufficient sacrifice for their country by
the capitalization OF Suhlingen thas it was
now time to do something Tor their own
honor; tina. their officers and their army
were reduced to despair. NJ. dc Book
then represented to me the extreme hde
lity with which tie Hanoyerians had
scrupulously exatfed all the articles of
tile convention OF Suhlingten, which con-
cerned them; that their conduct In re.
gard to US was exempt from all reproach,
and ought by no means to draw upon them
the misfortunes with which ! nenaced
them. I, on my slde, recrin.inated on
the per6dy Of the King of England, who