The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-10

them aEd their fut, as we'll as a pafiport for a
courier who is waiting to fet out.
They have the honour to renew the afIuran-
ces of their high confederation.
Paris, 10th Auguf, 1906,
II O'Clock at night.
Paris, IT'D HaguR, 1906.
10 O'Clock at night.
1t is our duty to repeat the rcqucf, already
twice made, for courier's pafIport, and at the
lame time for the necenary paifports for our re-
turn to England.
We ALTO think it our duty to remark to your
excellency, that thefe requefts were made the
day before yefterday, Saturday, at half pat fix
IN the evening ; that they were renewed to
your excellency, yeRerday morning, Sunday at
eleven O'Clock, and that, hitherto, we have re-
ceived no anfwer to thefe requefs.
When your excellency calls to mind that near
twenty-four hours have elapfed fince we adj
dreiied ourfelves for the fecond time to your
exceltency, and that without fpeaking of our
own pahPorts, we have feen ourfelves deprived
IN the interval of the means of Tending courier
10 England, you cannot but be fully perfuaded
that, n we abftain from all remarks on 70 ex-
traordinary proceeding, and one 70 contrary
to the uiudl cufoms, it is on account of our
dehre to avoid as much and as long as pol1iblc,
every thing which might beget harlhneis, and
change the nature and tone of the communica-
tons which have hitherto taken place between
the two governments.
we intreat your excelleucy to accept the at
furnaces of the high confederation with which
we are,
LAuDERDALE, YARMOUTH.
No 10.
PayiI, IItb AueuR, 1906.
The undersigned, minifters plenipotentiary of
his majetty the emperor of the French, and king
OF Italy, have peruted with attention the note
dated the 9th of Auguft, which their excellen.
cles the mniters plenipoteBtiares of his ma
Jefy the king of the united kingdom of G. B.
and Ireland have tranfmitted to them, and in
which they till propofe the uti poNletis as the
BATS of the negotiation.
The French plenipotentiaries do not know
whether they are to think that, from the adop-
ton OF this principle, there would not refult
for England the right of requiring of the French
government, for herfeIf and allies, all the refti.
tutions which may be convenient for her, with
out her being bound 70 any reftituton towards
France and her allies, of the conqueffs fhe has
made. This pretenfion would be 70 extraordn-
airy, that 1T would be equ v.lent to fayine, that
France will tgn all the conditions which it NAV
D..
and certainly 1t cannot be thought that fuch il
the intention of the Englifh minifry. They
did not tend plenipotentiaries merely to require
the admifion of an indeterminate BATS, which
would render them matters of all the conditions
OF the treaty. In TO obfcure fate of things the
french plenpotentarics afk for explanations
calculated to afford them light and make the
negotiation proceed thefe negotiations con-
lit IN making known what are the conquefs
which England wilhes to keep, what are thofe
which fhe means to reftore to France and her
aliies, and what are the conquefts of France
which The deiires that power to reftorc. fyC
tenn OF compensation will then be developed,
which will give clear idea of the PRINCIPLES
and intentions of the Britifh cabinet. The
French plenipctentiaries with to know what
engagements they contract by the adoption of
the oails Propoied to them, and certainly they
cannot content to this adoption without COM
pretending what is afked of them.
Have the Engllih pleRipotentariesi in view, by
laying down the principles of the ati boAfdetit,
to proPoie means of exchange and compepra.
ton! In this cafe the emperor adopts if. be.
cauie he finds it comfortable to the PRINCIPLES
already confented, to on both fdes in the letters
OF the French miniiter for foreign affairs, and
OF the fecretary of Gate of the EngIilh depart
ment for foreign affairs.
P''S'P'S idiu uOWH Oy MT. COX IN
his letter of the Goth March laR, "that it ought
TO be the object of the two parties that the peace
ihould be honorable for themfeves and their ref
pcetve allies, and at the fame time of nature
to iecure, as much as in their power, the future
repofe of Europe"
2. To the Priaciple added to the preceding
one by the minifter for foreign affairs in his let
ter OF the I'd June following, which confifts in
" al acknowledgment in favour of both DOW
ers OF every right of intervention and guarantee
tor continental and maritime affairs"
The undersigned allure their excellencies the
plenPo'ent'arles OF his Britannia majeRy of
their high confederation.
(ogned)
CLARKE, CHAMPAcNY.
ITO be Continual.