The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-20
Gnrope
(CtsciHico-rseondease esa:iuael.J
No. 95.
Paris, 2od AUgui

, Paris, 2ed AUguf, 1906.
ihe un'ieriigned minifer p'enipot entiary Of
his cr;tannic majefy, finds i,imfeIf under the
necsfiisy of reminding his excellency the rnin;f-
ter for foreign affairs, III, that on the morning
; OF the i2;h inn. a note iiened by the under.
hgned and by Viicount Yarmouth, dated the
lin, was tranfritted to his TX. Cen. Clarke,
un~hlch the undersigned obferved ".hat the
Birth government far from pretending TO re-
! cure OF the French government, all the refi,u-
tip9s Which may be convenient for them, with
ont their being bound to any ref,tution towards
France, have manifefed no other defre than
that OF treating with the French government ca
the hahs propofed by France herfclf, as is ex.
| preiied in Lord LaRderdale's Note, Wig TO
I treat generally upon the BATS of the uti poIf.
aetl5, which ought fcrupulouAy to be obierr-
ed, excepting in the cafe of Ranoye>, which
was propofsd TO be coded wholly to his maef.
Ity.'
Even were it po4ib!e to intake the reful,s
to be neceiiariIy drawn from this principle, the
diicuihons which took placeby word of meuth
on The 9Th int. between the French plenipor
tentIares I'D the undersigned, left no doubt
that the propofal thus brought forward was per.
! teetiy underftood by theFe plenipoteutiarirs.
| The undersigned, have in conreouence only to
repeat that, Comfortably TO the inhruttions of
their government, they can do no otherwile
than to ntia upon this principle being previouf
~ Acknowledged. II is only on this coudit ion
/, that they are allowed to continue tie neeocia.
tom
| 9. That the 18th Of this month the under.
iIened, conformity with Vifcount Yarmouth.
had the honor to inform by writing his excel
lency the miniitcr for foreign affairs, :" that the
| hence of their excellencies the French plenipo-
tentares with regard to his note Of the 18th
infant, induced the undersigned to prefume
that at the prefent moment they were not to ex-
! pect iuch aR explanation as had been required
IN the note OF the 18th, to authorize the under.
! hSped IN conformity with their in1ructous To
Icontinue the negotiation"
That contormab!y TO this idea, we wifi, to
let bounds to the general expectations Of both
nations, AS there is 70 little appearance of fee
ing them realized. We feel that the reouel we
make under iuch circumstances for paiIpors
tor our return, is fuicepible OF inte, pretalions
OF nature 70 delay the happy moment when
the views ofthe French government hial ap.
Prox,mate more to thofe it was fuppofed to en-
terrain. 1t is to prevent even the poffbility of
iuch an inconveniency, that we think it our du-
'Ity to allure your excelleucy that any fen
whatever which would have the efTeG Of LAYING
obitacles in the way CT the renewal of the ne.
; gociation, would be thence contrary to our in.
tentions-notwithttandir that owing to the
treaions we have detailed, we fee ourfelyes O.
biged to put an end to cur miiiion.''
The undersigned on feeling the anfwer to
! tneie communications 10 long retarded, per-
iuaded himief that this delay might arife from
difPoli,ions favorable to the progrefS of the ne.
gocistion, and that he fliould be finally COM
! Peniated by an anfwer conformsbe 10 this in
depreciation. When even more arrived, he in
like manner perfevered in conduct which
mutt have inconteftibly proved the fincerity of
the de6re that he manfe0ed TO receive the ex-
plantations which might enable him to continue
the Object Of his milton.
/ But If, on the 18th infant, the undersigned
conformity with Vifcount Yarmouth, found
himteif obliged to obfcrve to his excelleucy the
miniiler for foreign affairs, that he apprehend-
ed in coniequence OF The iilsnce of their excel
leDcies) that no anfwer would be made on this
fuhjtct, &c. and if at this period they thought
it their duty to declare the necefIity under
which they lay, conformabIy 10 the orders of
their overc;gn, TO ak for pai1ports for their de-
parture, it is not neceffary for the undersigned
to remark to his excelency the miniAer for TO-
reign AFFAIRS, how much the new DELAYS which
have taken place fHce that date imperiou1y
Preicribe 10 the undersigned TO renew this re-
quen.
AT the fame time the undersigned mutt obfery..
that being unable TO pcrfuade hnfeIf that in
cafe the reply was OF an unfavorablc nature his
exceIlency the minifter for foreign affairs would
have deferred for 70 long An interval the adoo.
ton of the only alternative of the Tending of
paiiportS, he cannot entirely even now give uo
the hope, Of feeling the propofal once Riore ef.
tabliihed in the manner the mininers of his Bri.
tannlc majeity comprehendtd it to have been
made on the part Of the French government,
hnoe il 10 only in this manner that the expec-
taiion of the two nations can be at length reaC-
cd
/ Should even thefe hopes prove unfounded,
the undersigned will fever regret delay which
has afforded him the opportunity Of growing in
an uneGnivoca manner, the incere dehre Of A
fold and honorable peace, with which his Br.
tanhc maleity mas been ever a6luated, and OF
which his majeay has given the bet proof by
\ authorizing the undersigned to treat on the BATS
iirIl propoied By France. 1t is in this very
view that the undersigned has fupportcd 70 long
an uncertainty without making in this reipetf
the fmacR claim.
AT preien', on intreating his excellency the
miniiter for foreign affairs to fend him proy-
/ ionay to be made ufe of in the cafes already
pointed out, the necefIary panports for himieif
and fute, the undersigned thinks he has adopt.
ed the only means of preventing the neccGity,
under which he might otherwife find himfelf
lwere he to he obliged to renew this reeue0l
to accompany it with claims ftIch az arc autho-
rlied by the rights Of Perlons and the dignity Of
his foyereign.
LAUDsRDALE.