The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-25
oroj1a Intelligence,
T.0NDON, March 20.


lie ;'rench revolution ha SEotrci-
-,c)ed the etiquette OF courts more tAan
It has the laws ofnatioas. An0al1adors |
& II independent itaces have been ar
re.,ed without oauie, and releaied with |
0uc apology nay, lnlult has iometimes |
been added to the offence, and ftrange
70 iay, it has never excited amongit
the diplomatic corps, any other feelings,
than apprehension for the individu-
n iatety Of each Of It's members, and
Client pity FOR the victims Of the violated
laws Of nations. BY this inpolitlc con-
dat, the sePrelenratiyes Of empcrors
and kings have acCultomed upltarrs 70
treat chem with lmperrinence and INFO
lencc, and 20 hold to them, AZ the courts
of Luxembourg and Thuiicrles, the
low language Of the bar, or the naughty
and commanding language OF the
Camp.
g In l3rmer times, even when wars
O. conIpiracies forced rhc French mo-
narchs 20 order any foreign anbaaador
t. leave the court or the country, anger
did nor get the better Of dignity, and the
offended never forgot that the offender
was the representative of an indepen-
deatpfiuce, his equal in rank, if not in
power.
" Thefe remarks i heard yeferdav,
when / dined with the count De M
--, who very jutIy oblerved, that
toa;e new diplomatic regulations are
abiolutcly neccifary, and either all
other independent ltates NUT ADOPT the
revolutionary laws, language, and con-
duct Of France, or force France to fix
the period when it viii again acknow-
ledge and reipett the laws, cultoms and
etiquette, Acknowledged by all other
fates and nations of Europe; and thar
Ill fuch period, charge d'afaires
Ihouid be the only perlons employed in
France
:" You ak re if Wifi the foreign
inter 5.,.ll, ard if they are men Of
Piomalic talents? have the honour
o. the acquaintance Of ALL the lniniAers
from ali the yer independent nations,
AM mott q them are grown old in di
plonatic employment, and are of tried
a5ihties.
" Count De Cobentzel, the imDefia.
aInbadadOr, brother to the iucceQor of
baron hugu5, Is a perfon of amiablt-
manners, and If his attendance at ST.
Cloud, rwc days at,er the iniult offered
- COuuC De StahremberQ, before aoy
ia-lstaction was gwen, or orders re-
ce.ved from his owa court how TO a5t.
has rather lowered him IN the public
opinion, the treaty then ncgociatino
about Chc iAdcmnicics for the grand
duke Of Eulcany, forced bin, no doubr,
on this, and other locations, 10 behave
differently from what as Kunitz, or 4
Taught would have done: he has abb
l'cies, 6uc it IS reported, that Ta.lcv-
rand has faid, that his official dinners
are better than his official memorials.
g Count De Marcofc, the Runian
ambai'ador, was under the great Ca
thafine II. anbaGador to the courts &c
Vienna, Stockholm, aud COPENHAGEN,
and at her death, he was left prime mi
infer: exiled by Paul I. ne was recall
led by the pTeie0t emperor, and tent as
his a7baiadoF e Paris, Accoltomed
70 the polite c,iquerree Of courts, the
revolutionary one in France furpriz=d
and Offended him, and be did no: con
cea, his ientincnts The French in,ri-
g9els ar Sc. Pcreab3rgh, much wi(hed
his t'l3race raes were however, dif-
apPojnJeJ his great abilities, and his
pat ierVices, were not forgotten by fuch
prince IS Alexander. who toll his
enemies, that count MarcoF mYjt eicber
remain where he is, or re -aGume the
pLIoe be occupied At home, at the