The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-06
Gurope
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DOsUnmgs Rreet, l4f6, Jane, lsoe.

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Ihave received. fome days ago, the difpatch
| OF your exceency, dated the Cd of the prefent
month. do not conceive how, in treating with
kullia and us conformity, you have to recognize
the principle of the alliance between her and
us. AT mott, you only recognize the fa6t. Still
| LET'S can divine how this mode OF treating fun
pofes you in any fate ofinferiority. We by no
means pretend to impofe upon France either the.
conditions of peace, nor mode Of neeocia,in..
contrary TO its ufages. In 1899, an epoch which,
| your excellency cites in your difpatcb we did
| not coniider ourfelves in Rate of degradation
nevertheless, when NJ. de Vergennes told us it
was nece!'ary for the honor of his court. tina, we
ihould treat with her coninintIy with Holland
| and Spain, we adopted, without thinking we
degraded ourfelves in any manner, the mode TO
which that miniiter appeared to attach 70 much
value. Your government wiiles Encerelv for
peace here If is equally defired and nay
nevertheless Fay of England, what your excel
iency Jays OF France, that the proiongatior of a
war has never been prsjudcisi either TO its
glory or its gieatnefs: perhaps it has to- its real
permanent interefts, but equally 70 10 thofc OF
France.
Asto whatever there is Of fecrecy in our treaty
OF aliance with Rulia, your excellency i, too en-.
iehtened not to acknowledge, that as far as re-
sarded the war and the proportions TO he made
to Prua and Auitria, the fccrecy was rec, fI.,rv.
pole OF obtaining repofc for Europe in the firft
place, and tor prtferving it Afterwards. /, tie
principal and may fay, the only Object of orr
connexion.
After the frank manner in which you difsvo,y
the intention that has been wronyfu!Iy i,ppntrd
to you, with reipect to what regards our coptn-
entail connexions, there can no longer EXIT the
f!i6htelt doubt upon this moff elfential nhieA
and If would be more ditreiIing, that diff nj.
W reg arG he -,
ftance, ihould caufe a war to continue, which
the two Governments with 70 terminate. I,et
us come to what your ExceIlency prcpo.cs.
The form which took place in the Adminiitra-
ton OF the Marquis OF Rockingham, il iii.
more preient to my recollection, as then had
the fame poit with which his M;eity has been
lately pieafrd to honor me. Let France and
England change petitions, and it is prec;f.ly-
what have propofed We then treated. viii,
France and her allies. Let France now treat
with US aud our allies. The bates offered in
your iecond proportion are perfectly conform.
able TO the views of our Government : II b-;ne
well underaood, that while we mutual,v 90
Knowledge our respective rights of iuterven.io,
and guarantee for the affairs of Europe. we a.
gree ALTO mutually to abitain from every attach
on the ffates, which compofa it, whether mo-
or lefs powerful.
fhould not have lefl regret than your exceI.
lency at this diicnfiion being fniiled provid.
ed we HAL be able TO act in iuch manner. ,b,+
nobody can repfoich rs for being wanting in
good faith to an ally thai, from every conGder,.
non, deierves an entire confidence on our part,
we fhall be content and the more fo. befa,c.
we know that an honorable peace would kr no
LET'S conformabe to the willes of Ruff. Than To
thoie OF France and England
l have the honor 10 be, &c
c, J. FOX