The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-10-11
Answer Mutatis Mutantlis.


| Ing Caused to be transmitted to the two lm-
peliM Courls, their respective ,nswcis to
the articles 10 serve as a basis TO the ncgocis-
uon which bad been COMMUNICATED TO the
the court OF London had communicated her an
swer to them onthe 18th June last, they think
they ought not to delay to communicate them
'ecipiocally to the three Courts rcspeclivcy,
as necessary for their mutual directions
And thet have consequently charged their
Ambassadors and Ministers to the said
Courts, to present copies of them TO their
Ministers. ~
Their Imperial Majesties have perceived,
with great satisfaction, in that which His
Most Christian Majesty has transmitted TO
them, the assurance of The gratitude and zeal
with which he had received the said articles
but they could rot but lie SO nlvch the more
afflicted (peineeS 1T tie exposition of the
reasons which have appeared to his Ma
jesty, to oppose themselves TO their acSep-
tation. t&
1t appears TO them convenient, in the
present state Of things, to refer to other
times and other circumstances, the Oh
servationsof which they are susceptible, and
which il would be probable uselcs 10 Oisclos.
at this moment but that which is not fuse
ture, IS that the belligerent pow ers may con-
template IN a true point OF view, the articles
which have bcen proposed to them, and con-
sednen,ly appreciate them at their just val
TIC. ttf..s.'. ~. ~ y.
/ The mcdiating powers ought not to allow
themselves, either any Of those proposit ions
which have wounded the dignity OF the deli
cacy OF one or the other of the parties: nor
any OF those which might anteceden,ly lave
drawn after them,explcitly implicitly ,decis.
ions which can only be the result of consent,
obtained by the way of negotiations.
They ought, consequently, 10 conlnc them
selves to seek and to find some means prop
er to place the beIligerent powers in a sta
alton to be able to assemble their respective ple-
nirolcptiarics at the place Of the there
70 iabour, under the mediation Of the two
Imperial Courts, for the afriicablc arrange
ment Of ali the differences which are the
causes OF the present war and to the end,
that, once assembled and furnished with in-
structions for ali possible events, they may be
continually ready and adtho riz ed TO seize one
or another of those happy moments, which
circumstances sometimes present, and which
frequently are lost forever, or at least for a
long time, when men have not been vested
with powerto take advantage ofthcm. They
have not perceived in this plan any other in
convenience possible, than perhaps that of
the progress of negotiation not altogether
SO rapid as it would ho doubt be desirable
that it should be. The idea Of a suspension
Of arms and the fxation OF s;atu QUO, in it,
self independent Of the rest of the prop osi-
tons, may be adopted or not adopted, at
pleasure. And, as it has consequently ap.
pearcd to them, on weighing with the great
est impartiality the possible advantages and
inconvenieaces OF the Acceptation OF their
propositions, that nothing was more convent
cnt to the respective interests of beIigcrent
parties, as well as to their general and partic-
uiar- circumstances they persist in this o.
pinicn, and by this means, from the sincere
interest which they take in the circumstances
OF all the bclligcrent parties, they cannot but
wish that they may still admit among them.
selves,vith the notifications which they wish
to subjoin, the articles which have been pro-
posed to them which, as is very Justly OBJ
served by his Most Christian Majesty, are
not, In fact, preliminary articles, as by the ma.
ture of things they could not be, but are not the
less measure which may cause to auccced,
in some moment Or other, not only an ar
rangcment of prcIiminaiics, bat perhaps even
an accomplishments of peace the most prompt
possible return Of which il for so many ree-
sons SO desirable. ..
The two Imperial Courts have thought j,
due to the confidence with which his Most
Christian Majesty has explained himself in
regard to them, in his answer, to manifest
thai with which they expose to him in return, 4
the manner in which they consider the meas. 4
ure Of Interpretations Of the articles, which
they have caused to lie communicated &c
him; as well ss the wishes which tiey per-
sist to entertain. provided the beIigcrent par
tics can stiu adopt those which haYc been
proposed to them, or at least if that cannot
be done, communicate TO them some other
idea proper to produce the same effects,
or still happier effects, il that be pos
sibIc