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tuation, and in his influence, means 
compatible with the independence 
of the French nation, to stop, whilst 
it is yet time, the progress of that 
confederacy, which equally threa- 
tens the peace, the liberty, the hap- 
piness of Europe, and above ail to 
dissuade from all accession to this 
project those of his allies whom it 
may be wished to draw into it, or 
who may have been already drawn 
into it from fear, seduction, and 
different pretexts of the falsest, as 
well as of the most odious policy. 
The Minister Plenipotentiary 
of France, 
(Signed) F. CHauvetin. 
Poriman-square, June 18, 1792, 
Fourth Year of French Liberty. 
Note from Lord Grenville to Mon- 
sieur Chawoelin, July 8th, 1792. 
THE undersigned Secretary of 
State to his Majesty, has had the 
-honour to Jay before his Majesty 
the note which Monsieur Chauve- 
lin sent him on the 18th of June. 
The King always receives with 
the same sensibility from his Most 
Christian Majesty the assurances of 
his friendship, and of his disposition 
to maintain that happy harmony 
which subsists between the two em- 
pires.. His Majesty will never re- 
fuse to concur in the preservation 
or re-establishment of peace be- 
tween the other powers of Europe 
by such means as are proper to pro- 
duce that effect, and are compatible 
with his dignity, and with the prin- 
ciples which govern his conduct. 
But thesame sentiments which have 
determined him not take a part 
in the internal affairs of France, 
ought equally to induce him to re- 
spect the rights and.the independ- 
ence of other sovereigns, and espe- 
cially those of the allies; and his 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
137Q2. 
Majesty has thought that, in ,the, 
existing circumstances of the war. 
now begun, the intervention of his 
counsels, or of his good offices, can- 
not be of use, unless they should be 
desired by all the parties interested. 
Nothing then remains for the un- 
dersigned, but torepeatto Monsieur. 
Chauvelin the assurances of those 
wishes which his Majesty forms for 
the return of tranquillity, of the in-_ 
terest which he will always take in 
the happiness of his Most Christian 
Majesty; and of the value which 
he attaches to his friendship, and 
to the confidence which he has. 
shewn him. 
(Signed) GRENVILLE, 
Whitehall, Juiy 8th, 1792. > 
Note presented by Citizen Chauvelin'’ 
to Lord Grenville, dated July 25th, 
1792. 
Fourth Year of Liberty. 
IN conformity to the express 
orders of his court, the undersigned 
Minister Plenipotentiary .of. the 
King of the French has the honour: 
to transmit to Lord Grenville a 
copy of a, ministerial dispatch of 
the 14th June, relative to measures 
to be taken by the maritime powers 
for the abolition of privateering, of 
which he has had the honour to 
speak to him in one of their confer- 
ences. To make navigation, ma- 
ritime commerce, and the goods of 
individuals enjoy the same protec- 
tion and the same liberty: which. 
the law of nations and the univer- 
sal agreement of European powers 
secure to private property on land; 
in one word, to suppress hat de- 
structive practice which, on occa- 
sion of the quarrels of states and. 
princes, interrupts on every sea the 
most necessary communications, 
renders abortive speculations on 
which depends often the existence 
of 
