The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-04
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(Signed) BONAPARTE.
The Senate charged its Vice-Prelident and Secreta-
res to exprefs the Frt Conul the icntimsnt which
that body partake of with all France for his luxurious
brother.
The gates OF the city of Havre were clofed on the
18th April it was iad that the iearch for an officer
OF ditineion i'll the Engilh navy, who had introduced
himfe under the dig,ic of French faor occsiioaed
this meaiurc. The inhabitants have been invited to
make known al itrangers whornth.y may haven their
houies.
The following is the circular letter of the Brh CO.
vernmeiit respecting the correfpondence of MIR.
! Drake.
CIRCULAR NOTE.
11adrsBsd to tbe MiniRers of Foreign Courts ref
dent at the Court Of London.
| Dozvn;ngc freet, April sotb, 1904.
The experience which all Europe has had Of the con-
! duct OF the French Government would have induced
His Majehy to pats in !ience and to treat with
contempt all the accufatiOns which that Government
might have made againh His Maeity's Government,
II the very extraordinary and unauthorized replies
which ievera Of the MinRers Of the Foreign Powers
have thought proper to make recent communica-
ton from the Minter for Foreign affairs Paris had
not given to the iubje of that communication great
er importance than it would otherwile have pohelled
His Majefty has in confequence, directed me to de-
clare that he hopes he al not be reduced to the necei
ty of repelling, with merited corn and indignation
the atrocious and utterly unfounded caunny, that
the Government ofhis Maeny have been party to
plans OF Affirmation An accufation already made
with equal falfehood ard caumny by the fame autho-
rity againlt the Members Of his Majetys Govern
ment during the iat waran accuiation incompatible
with the honour ofhis Majeay, and the known cha
raeter OF the Brth natio and 70 completely devoid of
of hat h.-
ed to have been brought forward the preient mo-
ment for other purpoie than that of dvertng the
attention Of Europe, from the contemplation of the
iangunary deed which has recently been perpetrated
by the direct order of the Firt Confnl in France, in
violation of the rights of nations and contempt of the
mott fimple laws of humanity and honour.
That His MajeRy's Government ihould diiregard
the feelings Of iuch of the inhabitants of France as
juitly difcontented with the exiting Government of
that countrythat they hould refuie to en to their
deigns for delivering their country from the degrading
yoke OF bondage under which it groans, to give
them aid and aftance, far thoe deigns are fair
and juftiable would be refufe fulfilling thoe duties
which every wife and uit Government owes to telf
and to the world in general, under circumstances fmi-
lar to the preent Bellgerent powers have acknow-
LEGGED right to avail thenelves of all diicontens that
may exit IN countries with which they may be at war
he exerche OF that right (even if any degree doubt
tu would be fully anctoned in the preient cafe not
by
the conduct of the Government Of that country which
ilnce the commencement of the prefent war; has con-
itantiy kept up communications with the d::sa
IN the territories of his Maey particularly in Ireland
and which has aifembled at this preient moment on
the COATS of France corps of r Rebels, defined to
iecond them In their degnS agan that part of the u
| nted Kingdom.
ment would be unjufable if they neglected the right
they have to iuPPort far compatible with the
principles of the Law of Nations which civilized Co
Ternments have hitherto acknowledged the efforts OF
iuch OF the inhabitants OF France rs are hoe to the
pretent Government. They ardently dere, a. well as
all EUROPE to lee an Order OF things eitablihed in
that country more compatible with its own happiness
and with the fecurty OF the surrounding nationsbut
that with cannot be accomplished, they are fully au-
thoried by the itriet principles of pertonaI defence
to endeavour to cripple the exertions to drad the o.
Perations and to confound the plans of Government
whole fytem of warfare acknowledged bv isIeN il
not only direfs the commerce. to imii the power
and to abridge the dominion of its enemy but ALTO To
carry devaftaton and ruin into the very heart of the
/ Brth Empire.
In the application of theie principles, His Maiefy
has commanded me tod.care, beides that his Govern,
nent have never authorized Jingle act which could
not itand the te OF the rcte principles uftice and
OF uiages recognized and praaded in all ages If any
Mniiter accredited by His Maiely at Foreion Copr,
has kept up correspondence with perions reident in
France with view to obtain information upon the de-
igns of the French Government, for any other eei
innate object he has done nothing more than what mi
ners, under iimilar circumstances have ALWAYS beer,
conidered as having right do with reipea to the
countries with which their Sovereign was at war and
ne has done much les than that which it could he ro
ed the Minifers and Commercial Agent, of France
have done towards the diiaeaed in different parts of
His Majeiys territories thus in carrying or G,cb
acorrepondence, he would not have in any manner vi
olated his public duty. A Minilter in foreign coup
Try obliged by the nature of his Office and the duties
OF ms fituation, TO abitan from all communication with
the diaeced Of the country where he is accredited as
well as from every other act injurious to the nterefs
oI that country; but he lu5ect to the fame ref
tfams, with reiped to countries with which his Sove
reign is at war His actions to them may be prare
worthy or blameable, according to the nature of the
actions themfeves but they do not conGitu,e anyyi
oation OF public character, except in as far as thev
initiate again the country, the ieeurity OF the cour
| try, where he is accredited
! But OF all the Governments which pretend 10 he g.;
vized Governments, that of France is the one which
has the leai right to appeal to the Law of Nations
win what confidence can 1t appeal to that Law A
Government which, from the commencement of hoA;
lities has never cealed violate it Ii proned pro-
tecton to the Brtih fubje6ts refdent in France and
who might be dellrous Of remaining there after the
REGAL OF His Majeify's Ambafador. It revoked that
Promile without any previous notiee--it condemned