The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-24
No. T..


SIR,
ht the very hour which ! received your letter
OF the goth OF March, repaired has raajeRy, and
ieel mylef happy in having to inform you, that he
authorized me to make you, without delay the fol-
lowing anfwer The Emperor has nothing to deiire
OF what England pofedes-Peace with France is poi
iole and may be perpetual, if an interference is not
attempted in her interior affairs; il eonoraint is not
laid IN the dire cion of her cuaom-houies and if no
niult is Imported againa her dag.
1t is not you, fir, who have fhewn in great number
OF public dicuilions exaa knowledge Of the gene
raj affairs of Europe, and thoe OF France, that ought
to be convinced thar France nothing but repoe
and Guation which will permit her, without any
obitacie give herie the abors of her adutry
he Emperor does not believe chat fuch, or luch,
an article oi the treaty of Amens has been the caue
oil the war He is convinced that the caule has
been the retui2i make treaty of commerce. necef-
fairly hurtful TO the manufactures and the iuauary OF
hs lubjeas
Your Predecefiors aceufed US Of wiihing TO invade
every thing-In France they accufe England All
well! we ak nothing bat equality. We will never
ak an account OF what you do amongtt yourlelve,,
provided, i'll return, you will never ak what we do
amonsit us. This principle is jua and reafonable
reciprocity, and respectively advantageous.
You expreis defre that negotiation fnould not
end IN peace, without duration. France is more III
tereted than any other power, that peace ihoud he
table IL is not truce that The is inrereed IN maxi
ing; 'or truce would only prepare Tor her ioi-
les. You know, very well THAT nations in ihis point
Ike each man eonhdered individually, accufioms il
el 10 the irritation OF war, well ituation Of
peace All the oiies France iuer, fe has iufer-
ed already, X will always ufer in the fri tx months
OF war. AT this day commerce and our indui-
Try have fallen back hemlelves, and have adapted
'htn'ielVes TO our htu7tIOn of wal Therefore, a
truce OF TWO or three years would, during the time
DC what would be the mott contrary our eomnerci-
al inter"iis, and TO the policy Of the Emperor
Asto the intervention OF foreign power, the En-
Peror might accept the mediation of power which
had grand maritime forces for then its PARTICIPATION
at the peace, would be regulated by the fame n.sres
which we have to diltuis with yoa but the media
ton you ipeak OF, is not OF this Dature, You would
rot deceive US, and you fee clearly there is no equA-
y between you and us IN the guarantee OF power
which has three hundred thoulaud On foot, aud
who has not navy (srmes de msy.J
As to the ref, fir, yeur communication has cha.
raeter of iranknels and preeiGon which We have
not heretofore ieen in the relations If eur court with
us. VIII make It my duty to put the fame frank.
neis and she fame pIannefs in my anlwers We are
ready to make peace with all the world, We ,"ill i'm
pole on nobody, and we will not lufes ina, body
hal inPois Oh U.s. for there is psrlon that mas the
power nor ths means of dong it. IL is IN the pow
er Of no perion 30 make us rers from treaties which
are executed The integrity aud the entire and abfo.
lutte independence ofthe Ottoman Porte are no, only
the Veritabe deirs of the Emperor but the point The
mon oonAant Of his policy.
Two enlightened nations, and neighbors one 10 the
other, would b. wanting III the opinion which they
ought TO have Of their power aud their wifsion, Il
they called into the diculon of the great iutereR-
which divide them, foreign and diant nterven,ions
Thus, hr, peace can be aed on agd concluded i'm.
medateIy, il your court has iay defre to arrive a.
il.
Our interetis Teeoreilesbie, in 70 much ss they
are diilinet. You are the fovsreigns of the Tea
your maritime forces equal thofe 1T al the foys-
reigns of the world united We are a great con
tnenal pnwerj but there are leversl who have
as great force on land as we, and your preponde.
rance on the feas sill always put commerce at the
diPohuon ri your lquadfons The fra declaration ol
war you ihould snake Do you think i, ould be rrs.
ionsbIe to exPe9 that the Emperor would ever con
TENT ao, to put hmelf for the ars Of the eonf;nen.
at your dilcretop " matters OF the feas by your own
power, you with alto 10 be on land, by combined
Power-Peace IS not poiblc, for then you would will.
to arrive az reiUts which you never can attain.
The emperor, all seeu!omed as he is TO run al
chances, which Preient Per)peaives Of grandeur and
glory, defires peace with England He is a man.
Alter 70 many iatgues he alto whes for repofe. Fa
Their Of his fubjeeis, he Whes much as IL can be
compatible with their honor, and with the guarantees
Of the future, to procure them the bIefngs Of peace
and the advantages sfa happy aud Tranquil COM
msrcs.