JSOC] Sf ale of Public JJfaivs in Septembtr, ISOfi. 287 



The Britifh Adminiftralion hp.vc ioft 

 t\o time in recogiiwing tlie new conf'e- 

 iier;icy, and tlie return of tl;c King of 

 Pruliia to ft jull lenfc of honour and jjo- 

 licy, \as, cccafioncd tlie onibars;o to be 

 tiikon ot}' the Prulilun vcrfels in the ports 

 vjf I'ritain, and has happily reliuicd the 

 iifuiil relations of peace aild amity be- 

 tween Great Britain and Pruliia. 



'I lie activity difplayed by the adniinif- 

 tration of Great Brilnin in witldiii;; the 

 iunneiile force placed at its difpofal, gives 

 us reafon to hope that other e.\]jcditions 

 will be undertaken with a view to aid and 

 co-operate with the Northern C'oiiledera- 

 cy — probably the independence of Hol- 

 land may be relfored,* the flotilla at Rou- 

 logne defiroyed, and fuch other attacks 

 made on the French, FIcmifli, and Dutch 

 coalls, as may give conftant employment 

 to a hundred thoufand of the enemy's 

 troops. 



An extraordinary manoeuvre in diplo- 

 macy was lately attempted to be played 

 olf by tile French Government againft 

 the Emperor of Rullia. His envoy v^as 

 cajoled into a treaty with a vio'w to in- 

 fluence another ivith Great Britain ; but 

 the caution of our jNIiniiiry, a:ul the 

 jsronipUufs of the Emjicror of lluflia, 

 prevented tliis trick from liaving its effert. 

 lue tollowmg is the Emperor's rejcd'tion ; 

 St. Pctcrjhmgh, Augufi ib, 1806. 

 Th«Counfellor oi State, Peter D'Oubril, on 



* The expeJition imderSaken a few 

 years fince, Jgairlt Holl.mii, mislt prevent 

 another, if the reafons which occaiionetl its 

 failure were not lo obvious, that none but 

 pliiltiren or ideots could ajain fall into the 

 fair.e fatal error. Three- fourths of the popu- 

 lation of the United Provinces were then, as 

 tliey arc now, anxious for thereftoration of the 

 houfc of Orange, arjd common fenl'e pointe.i 

 out the ncceffity of affording to the Dutch 

 people an opportunity of lliaking off tiie yoke 

 of France. Jnllead then of landing on iuch 

 point of the Dutch- coaft, as Ihould place, a 

 large part of the friendly population in the 

 reach, of the Biitiih forces, as jt Hclvoet 

 Sluys, on the neareft pi'int to the Ksgue, 

 eur -army v.'as landed at the extreme point of 

 the country, lb that the entire popuUtlon lay 

 behind the Fresch armies, and were confe- 

 qutritly fubjefted to tlicir controul. The 

 Jitople of Holland had therefore no opportu- 

 nity of (licving thcml'clvcs at a time when 

 the difpoficion of the army of tlicir friends 

 was raoically fo ill-judged and ill-arranged. 

 Waiters oi L*-.^- fo-as ai v.c are, and able to choofc, 

 vary, and multiply, our pointiofattackat plta- 

 fure, the oifpofablc forces of this empire ought 

 to find conitant employment for half tiie im- 

 incnfcarmies ot France, in proceftinij theiiown 



his miffion In the beginning of May, to pro- 

 vido for the fu-^poit of the Rufliai, pyjfoners, 

 received at the fame time inftruclions, in 

 cafe an opportunity ftiould oft'er, for an ami.- 

 cable accommodation between Rullia and 

 France. He returned hither v.ith extraordi- 

 nary fpeed, and brougiit with him a Conven- 

 tion for a Peace, v/hich he had hicr.ed the 

 8th— ('20th) of July, with Ge.-ierai Llarke, 

 appointed plenipotentiary for that purpofe by 

 the Flench Governne:.t. 



Agreeable as fu'-h an event wouIJ liave 

 been to h;s Impeiial Majefty, had this con- 

 vention been in any nrinncr conformable to 

 the dignity pf his Blajeity, to his entjage- 

 ments, to his allies, and lo the tranquiilitv of 

 Europe, it was unpleafant to his Imperial 

 Majefty to perceive that tiie fime by no means 

 held forth any good and benevolent views. 

 The treaty was as follows : 



1. From the prefent d.iy there fliall be 

 peace and friendiliip for ever between his Ma- 

 jefty the Emperor of Rufaa, and his M.jjefty 

 the Emperor of France and King of Italy, 

 their heirs and fuccefTovs, their empires and 

 fubjefts. 



II. As a confequerce of the firft article, ail 

 hoftilities, both by fea and land, flnl! ceafe 

 between the two Nations ; the neccffary or- 

 ders for which fliall l;e infued within tv.-enty- 

 four hours after figning the prefent conven- 

 tion. All fliips of war, and other veiTels, be- 

 longing to either of the tv.'o pov.ers, or their 

 fubje&j that fhall be taken after the fign- 

 ing of this conveation in any part of thi 

 world, {hall be reftored to the owners. 



III. The Ruffian trcops fl.all give up to the 

 French the country known by the name of 

 Bocca di Cattaro, as alfo Dalmatia, which, by 

 the fourth article ot the treaty of Prelburg, 

 belongs to his French Imperial Majelly as 

 king of Italy. Every facility fliall be alford- 

 ed the Ruffian troops for the evacu.ition of 

 Cattaro, as alfo of the Ragufan territory, 

 Montenegro, and Dalmatia, if the circum- 

 ftances of the war fnould have occafioned th.em 

 to occupy thole territories. Immediately 

 after this convention ffiall be ratified, the 

 commanders of the two powers by larid and fca 

 fliall enter into an agreement with refpett tu 

 the marching out of the troops, and the fur- 

 render of the country. 



IV. His Majefly the Empr-ror of France and 

 King of Italy confents, at the requeil of the 

 Emperoi of all the RulTias, 



i. To reftore tlie republic of Ragufa to its 

 forme*' independence, -under the condition 

 that it fliall enjoy, as heretofore, the protec- 

 tion of the Ottoman Porte. The French 

 fliall retain the pofilion of StagnOi'^oHithe Pe- 

 ninfula Sabionello, to ftcure the corh»nuni- 

 cation with Cattaio. 



2. To ceafe from any hoftile undcrt.ikings 

 againil the Montenegrins from the day o: tbe 

 figning ot this convention, fo long as ihey 

 fliall remain peaceable as fubjeils of lie 

 Forte, They Ihall immedi.itely return hoin<-, 



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