Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-09
From The ". I. Evening Post.
TRANSACTIONS.

PARIS, Dec. "a.
p,oer. r.lativ. to a negotiation which
the Dutch ministry attempted to opsn WIN
n. British government in February, 1870
THE KING TO HIS MINISTERS.
GENTLEMEN,
FOR six weeks that I have been with
the emperor my brother, | have been con
st,ntiy occupied with the affairs ot the
kingdom. If I have been able to effAee
some unfavorabe impressions, or least 10
modify them, must confess that 1 nave
no, succeeded in conciliasing ir his mind
the existence & independence OF the king.
dom with the success Of the continental
system, and in particular OF France a.
gains, England. am assured that France
is firmly decided to annex Holland, not
wi,hs.anding all considerations, and that
she is convinced that the independence OF
the latter cannot be prolonged if the mari.
time war continues. In this cruel certain
~ there remains to US only one hope, thar
is, that a maritime peace!may be negocia1-
ed: Tha, alons can avert the imminent
danger which threatens Us e; and without
the success Of those nwgecia,isns, it is GER
tain the independence of Holland is at an
end that no sacrifice can prevent her fate.
Thus i. is the eviden, and declared iuten-
ton OF France to sacrifice every thing to
ACQUIRE Holland, and thereby augment,
whatever it may cost her, the means Of
opposing England. Doubtless England
would have every thing 10 fear from such
an augmentation of coast and navy 10
France 1t is then possible that their in.
,er,st may induce the English 10 avert a
blow which would DO to ,hem SO dlsas-
trous.
leave to you the care of developing this
idea with all the energy which will be ne
cessary to make the English govetame M
fully sensible of tn. importance of the step
which remains for it to take. Repress Mt
to it in the strongest manner all the arSu
meu,. and all the considerations VIII h shall
occur 10 you. hlake the overture in cues
ton rs from yourselves, without ms ntion-
;ne ms in any manner. Blu, there is no
time 20 lose, send immediately some safe
and discreet person 20 England, and send
him 10 grse as soon a. he shali r..ara. Le,
me know at what time that will probably
he /: for we have no time to lose: we have
but few days. Two corps of the grand
army are marching toward, the Kingdom,
marshal Ouanot has just set OUT toiaks
the command Of them. lie, me know what
YOU shall have tlone in consequence Of this
letter and on what day may have III. t.
ply Of England,
No. II.
Instructions yssrs, by the French Minis
ter to Labauchere.-The objec. of the com
missisn with which. at the request of the
undersigned, N. Pierre Cesar Lsbouchere
is charged, is to spprise the government,
of England. that ia consequence ef infor-
nation recsived by the Dutch aainissry,
aud which has every appearance OF au,hen.
,ici,y, the destiny Of Holland, that is TO
say, the maintenance or the loss of her po-
Utica, existence, dep-ads upon the disro..
ton which may exist on the part Of the
English government to conclude a speedy
peace with France, or at least to make
real change in tho MEASURES adopted by
the said government, in relation to the
commerce and navigation of neeu4,s.
The said Sieur Labouchere is co,se-
quently to repair, with all possible dispatch
t. Lopdoo, where in the manner and by
the means which he shall find aost sui.a
Die, he will eudeaver to hring the above.
mentioned state Of things to the knowledge
of the English miai.try and of every other
person who can contribute 20 the attain.
mens ofthe object proposed, and h, shall
be permitted in case of need, to make
known that he fills this mission with the
consent Of the Dutch government, which IN
consequence of the authenticity Of the above
mentioned information stating, that with
oa. the change referred to IN the system of
En- gland, the loss of the independence of
Hoiland absolutely inevitable. va, of opia-
ioa that il ough. b disregard ali considz.
rssiens aud Difficulties in order 70 attempt
every thing which may serve to maintain
the poiitirai existence OF the country.
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