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in keeping ftriftly within the bounds of the 

 «fi poffideth, not having any inftruflions on 

 the part of his government to admit any ot!ier 

 conditions of negotiation; conditions fuggeft- 

 ed by France in the communication made by 

 the Earl of Yarmouth, and previoutly an- 

 nounced in M. Talleyrand's letter of the 1ft 

 of April. 



'J he undcrfigned Earh of Lauderdale and 

 Yarmouth think it unnecedary in this pl.ice 

 to repeat the motives fct foith in the official 

 note prefented by Lord Lauderdale, and which 

 induced his Majeftv to confider the bafis of 

 the uii poffidith propofed by France peculiarly 

 applicable to the refpeftive fituation of the 

 two countries. It is to them a fi:bjeft of 

 deep regret that, by fo abfolute and decided a 

 departure from that bafis on the part of the 

 French government; the hopes and expefta- 

 tions of the two nations muft be entirely 

 fruftrated. 



It only remains for the Earls of Lauderdale 



and Yarmouth to declare, that his Mi>jefty, 



ever ready to lirten to jurt: and honourable 



conditions of peace, relies with confidence 



upon the means which he derives from the 



loyalty and aff'edion of his fubjefts. He will 



never Uften to any propof.ils of negotiation 



v.'hatfoever upon terms iiicomp;itibte with the 



honour of his crown and the real interefts of 



his fubjefts. 



,c- ,. CLauderrale. 



(5>i?nedi < ,, 



^ ^ ' i Yarmouth. 



Copy of a Note fr-jin Mejfrs. Champagny and 

 Clarke to the Eurlt of Lauder Jale end Yar- 

 mouth, dated Pans', Auguj} lit k, 1^06. 

 The underfi^ned Minifters Plenipotentiary 

 of his Majefty the Emperor of the French, 

 King of Italy, have read with attention the 

 note dated the 9th of Auguft, addreffed to 

 them by their Excellencies the Plenipotenti- 

 aries of his Majefty the King of the United 

 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 

 which they again propofe tlie uti pojjidetii as 

 the bafii of the negotiation. 



Tlie French Plenipotentiaries know not 

 ■whether, by the adoption of this prim iple, 

 England would obtain the right of exafling 

 from the French government, for herfelf and 

 her allies, every re(titution wliich may fuit 

 her convenience, without bei"g !)0und to 

 make any relVitution to France and her allies 

 of the conijuei^s which (he has made. Thij 

 demand would be fo extraordinary, that it 

 would be cijuivaient to faying tliat France 

 Ihould fign all the conditions wlich it may 

 plcafe the Englifh Plenipotentiaries to commit 

 to writing. One cannot fuppofe that fuch is 

 really the intention of the Enjliih miniltry. 

 Ti>ey have not fent over plenipotenti.irics lor 

 the fole purpofe of requiring the admilVion of 

 an indefiniie bafis which viould render them 

 maftcrs of all the conditions of the treaty. 

 In a ftjte of thinjs lo oblcure, the French 

 I'lenipociitiaries demand fucli e>;planatioi;s as 

 rmy enable them to underrtand, and lo pro- 

 MuNTHj-Y .Mao , No. IJ.'. 



ceed in the negotiation. Thefe confift in 

 miking known what are tlie conquelU whicli 

 England wilhes to keep, what are thofe whiclji 

 ihe will reftore to France and her allies, and 

 what conuuefts of France ihe requires to he 

 reftored. This will unibld a fy:lcm of com- 

 pcnfation, whlcli may give a clear idea of tiie 

 principles and intentions of the Britlfh cabinet. 

 The Frencii Plenipotentiaries wi'.l then know 

 what engagements they contraft in aaoptinj 

 the bafis which is propofed to them ; for they 

 can certainly never confent to ti;is adoption 

 without knowing what is demanded of rhem. 



In laying dov/n the principle of uti poJJiiJetis., 

 have the Engli'h Plenipotentiaries iiad it in 

 view to propofe a means of exchange and of 

 compenlation." Jf this is their meaning, the 

 Emperor adopts it, becaufe it appears to him 

 con.'brm.iblc to the two principles already 

 .igrced upon by both parties, in the letters of 

 t!ie French Minifter for Foreign Affairs, and 

 of the Englilh Sccr;ftary of State for the De- 

 partment ot Foreign Afiuirs, viz. 



1.1. To the principle l.iid down by J4'r. For 

 in his letter of the '2,'ith March laft, "That 

 the objeft of both Parties ought to be that 

 the peace should be honourable for both, and 

 their refpeflive allies ; and at the fame tinrje 

 of a nature to infuve, as far as (hould be in 

 their power, the future tranquillity of Europe. 



ad. To the principle fubjoined to the pre- 

 ceding by the Minifter for Foreign Afl'airs, in 

 his !f-Lter of the "d June .■oUowinp, which 

 confifts of an acknowledgment, in favour of 

 the two pirties, of the full right of inter- 

 vention and of guaraEty in continental and in 

 maritime at^Airs. 



The underfigned take this opportunity of 

 renewing to their Excellencies the Plenipo- 

 tentiaries of his Majefty the King of the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 the alfurance of their high confidcratioa. 



(Signed) ^Clahke. 

 Cjpy of a Note from the Earls of Laudird.-Je 



and Yarmouth to Mfjfrs. Champagr.y and 



Clarke, dated Paris, j4ugufi lUh, 'l806. 



Ele-uen o'clock P. M. 



The undcrfi^^ned Plenipotentiaries of his 

 Britannic Majefty would not have delayed 

 their anfwer Lo the note of this day's date, 

 addrelied to them by their Excjllenc-es tha 

 Plenij^otentiaries of the French govern.Tient ; 

 but as their reiterated demands to his Excel- 

 lency the Minifter for Foreign Aflairs for 

 palTports, even for their meft'engcr, reTi.'iined 

 unanfwered, they thought it right fitft td 

 afiertain, whether they were ftiU to enjoy an 

 open and uninterrupted communication witlx 

 their government, fuch as, in fmiilar cafes, 

 has always been permitted by every govern- 

 ment in Europe.' 



The explanations wrhich the underfigned 

 have received from his F.xccUencv tiic Mini- 

 fter for Foreign Afiairs, induce them to hope 

 that a like delay v/ill, on iw otc.i'jon what* 

 ever, jj\in take place. 



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