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Translation of note Of Veybal Lon'mun,-
cation from the Marquis Wellesley to III.
Labouchere, t2tb February, 1870
The unhappy situation of Holland has
lone sincs given birth in this country 20
sentiments Of interest and compassion, and
those sentiments naturally increase at every
addition 10 the calamities to which Hol-
land is a prey but Holland cannot expect
,b.t th;, country should sacrifice its owa
interest and honors.
The nature of the communication whlch
ha. been received from VI. Labouchere,
scarcely permits the smallest observation TO
be made respecting d general peace; 1t
does not wen furnish 4 motive tor repeat.
ing the sentiments which the English ye.
vsrnment ha. 50 often declared on leai sub.
iect. 1t may nevertheless DE remarked that
the French government has not manltts:sd
the least SYMPTOM OF a disposition to make
! peace, OF in any manner to depart from pre-
tensions which have hitherto rendered una
valliug the willingness of the English gov
eminent to terminate the war.
The same observation may be applied
to the conduct of the French government
in the war which i, is making against con-
msrce a war in which it was the aggressor,
and which it carries on with an obs;inacy
which does not relax for a 1t is
without reason tina, in the note delivered by
NJ. Laubouchere, it is said that the En-.
g!ish orders in council occasioned bv the
French decrcts against neutral navigation
and commerce !; the orders in council were
not the cause, but the consequ> nee oi
the French DEGREES. The French DEGREES
are still in force no measure has been taken
for their repeal. 1t is by no means reason
able to espect that we should in any manner
relax from the measures OF self. defence
which our safety requires, and which can
shelter US from the attacks OF the eoeuiv,
because he himself suffers in consequence
of the measures which he has taken, and
yet testI6es no disposition 10 relax in
them.
[No Signature
No. w.
ACCOUNT GIVEN BY NJ. LABoUcHERE.
Lond0n, Feb. IL, 1910.
The undersigned having received from
their exceilencies the ministers, orders to
repair Immediately to England with writ
ten Instructions, for the purpose Of Goa
munica,ing TO the English government The
situation Of Holland !; and of iatinatinr 10
it the methods which spp.sr most Likely to
avert the fate which threatened III coun.
try, instantly proceeded to the Briel. He
arrived there on the second Of February.
departed from thence on the third, landed
at Yarmouth in the evening of the 5lh, i'm.
mediately set out for London, and arrived
there on the evening OF tn. 9th. On the
morning Of the 7th he requested an audi.
ence with the marquis WELLESLEY, minister
of foreign affairs, which was granted to
him on the same day, at half past Eve
o'clock. After having communicate to
his sxce'lencyth the sennor OF his instructions,
and thoroughly discussed the principal
question. he lett the minister having re.
ceived q promise that he would Law the
communications before the %couacil. and
acsuaiu, him with the result.
Not having received any intimation
froM his eHcriieacy uatit the ll,h, the I'm.
dersigntd addressed a few lines to the mi
mister, requesting him to enable the III.
dersieped TO give some account or indiea-
tioa Of the ideas and disposition of the Eu-
siish government, by a conveyance which
,h=n offered. In consequence, he received
at twelve, an Invitation tor the same day,
at nine ia the evening, at which hour be
went, and received an unofficial communal
cation without signature, OF which a copy
is annexed.
Ia this new conference. the conversation
turned upon ,hedegree of probability which
might exist IN any case, that these 6rst steos
whatever might be the eeaducs of the Rr;.
tish ministry, woeid be followed BY paci6e
sea,ia,ents On the part Of France and IS.
pec;aily on the Inconvenience which would
arise to Euglaad from admitting the prin.
ciple, that having oacs taken measures of
repr;sai, as shs minister denomiaates them.
,Aosr measure muse Of nece.s;tv c.os.