Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-15
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No. ".
The inclosure No. ". is vesbatlfn the
same as No. U.the Joint letter OF Alexan-
der and Napoleon, except this letter, which
IS transmitted by the French minister, IS
SIGNED Napoleon-Akxander. In the one
letter, Alexander SIGNED first IN the osilsr
Napoleon
No. v.
Letters from secretary Canning TO The Rus
sian ambassador at Paris, dated Foreign
Office, 28th October, 1903.
TRARsLATIoNo
SIR,
Having laid before the Ans~1ny mas :.
terrible two letters which his excellency the
count Nicholas De Romanzoa has trans
mitted 70 me from Erfurth, have received
his maiesty's commands to reply to that
'whichisacdressedt to him, by the oflctal note
which, ] have the honor to enclose toayour
excc!leucy. However DESTROYS his majesty
might be to reply directly to Lis majesty
the emperor of.Hussia,you canEot but feel,
Sir. that from the unusual mannerin which
the letters signed by his imperial majesty,
was drawn up, s which has entirely depriv-
ed therrof the character OF private ). per
sonal communication, his majesty has found
it Impossible &c adopt that raasl: OF respect
towards he,enaperor Of Russia without at
the same ,imesacknoWledging titles which,
lis majesty never has acknowledged
am commanded TO add to the contents
Of the Official note, that his majesty VIII
hasten to- communicate 70 his majesty the
king of Sweden, and 70 the existing 60
vernment. eff Spain, the proposals which
have been made to him. Your excellency
will perceive that it is absolutely necessary
that his majesty should receive an lmmedi-
ate assurance, that France acknowledges
the government of Spain as party to any
negotiation. That such is the intention OF
the emperor of Russia his majesty cannot
doubt.
His majesty recollecss with the lively IN
terest which his imperial majesty has al
WAYS manifested for the welfare and dignity
|, of the Spanish monarchy, and he. wants no
other assurance that bis imperial majesty
cannot have been induced TO sanction by
his concurrence or by his appreciation, u
surpations, the principle OF which Is not,
less unjust than their examples dangerous
to all legitimate soverelgns. AS soon as
the answer on this point shall have been re-
ceived, and as soon as his majesty shall
have learns the sentiments, of the king Of
Sweden, and those of the government of
Spain, / shall NOT. fail to receive the com
mands OF his majesty for such eommunica-
tons as may be necessary to make upon the
ulterior objects of the letter OF. count Ro~
manzoG.
/ haVethe honor to be, &c.
Signed
GEORGE CANNING.
20 dis e1eeueacy, tie Russian
Ambassador at Pn,ls. ]
No. VI.
Leger fran Nr. Secretary Canning 10 n
de G1lumba.e7ay, dated. Foreign office, ~2sh
Octaber, 1908.
) STA,
Having laid before the kanggay mas
ter the two letters which your excelleacy
transmitted to me from Erfurth, one Of
which was addressed to his majesty, have
received his majesty's commands to return,
in answer to that letter, the official note
which have the honor herewith to inclose.
am commanded to add, that his majesty
| will lose no time in communicating to the
king of Sweden and TO the government of
eSpain the proposal which have been made
! 90 his majesty. Your excellency will see