The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-03
France will! uot con,cis with you the right of

France viii. not conteh with You the right of
choohng and OF preferviny, your hieHds ; IN
war fhs has not the choice Of her enemies, ard
me mutt fight them united. or feparated, accor.
ding as il futs them to concert for the accom-
pliihment of their views of aggreiiion, and at
reifauce, and OF forming alliances 70 little
comfortable TO the true policy of their country,
that the fir clauie of theie alliances has always
been TO keep them fecret.
Becaufc we are willing TO follow in the pre-
TENT ciroumfiances the form OF Negocation
which has been in ufage in all times, and III all
countries, you conclude, that we with not to
let you have connections on the coDtiuent-i
do not think that we ever can have given place
for fuch an Inference. II does not depend on
US 10 hinder any government from connecting
herfsf with you, and we cannot deiire neither
what isunjua nor what is abfurd but another
thing IL, that YOU would form connections at
your choice, aud another thing, that we would
con ur therein and would aid you TO contract
them. Then to content on the principle OF
your alliances, and to admit them into the diff
cniiious of the immediate and direct interelts
which divide us, is more than TO luffer and re-
icognife them I; it is in fome fort to confecrate,
to cement and to guarantee them.-l have al
ready obferved to you, fir, that we cannot
yield on this point, becaule the principle 10 for
us.
any misunderstanding, believe it to be my du.
ty to ProPofe to you, LIT, TO negotiate in the
fame preliminary forms which were adopted
under the miniary of the Marquis of Rocking
ham, in 1882; forms which not 70 hap
ply renewed by the negotiations Of Lille, but
which had full fuccefs in the negotiation which
preceded the treaty of AmienS. Cd. To eitab-
liih for its BATS two fundamental principles,
the firt of which take from your letter of he
81. n, a
have for their oil q, that the peace ihould be
honorable for them and their allies respectively,
and at the fame time, this peace thould be OF a
nrture TO afiure, much they can, the fu-
ture repoie of Europe" The iecond principle
fisli be an acknowledgement in favor of one
and the other power, OF every right Of inter
vention and Of guarantee, for continental affairs
and For maritime afi.iirs, not only II. Nj. will
not oppofe himielf 10 fuch an avowa', but he
will be happy TO ereef it into principle; and
inthns discovering TO you his true intentions,
believe have given you decifve proof of bis
PACING difpoiitions. ii. M. perfuades himfelt
at the fame time, that in preventing on this
head forever, all fuhjects Of complaints, o! in
quetudes and of declarations, he has done,
on poin' which efIeptiaily interelts the wei
fare ot humanity, his duty az q man and as a
iov reign.
Ii would be, e., with- regret, that fhould
fee dtcuGion end, which has commenced ~
der FL, happy pretaRes will have at all
times, in lofing hope which is to me very
dear. the coniolation of thinking that the wrong
which has made it dfappear, cannot be i'm.
puted TO France, Gnce ile neither ks nor with.
es for any thing but what is reafonable and
jut.
Accept, &c.
Oh. MAU. TALLEYRAND,
Prince Of BmevGnto
ITO be cOntinuea.