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His Majesty has found in the 
answer of the deceased Emperor 
some amicable and pacific overtures; 
and he has received them with plea- 
sure. As it is however necessary 
‘to remove all those doubts which 
have been too much prolonged, he 
declares, that, “‘ conscious of his 
attachments to the French nation 
and the constitution, and equally 
trusting in the attachment of the 
French people, he cannot behold 
without uneasiness a confederacy, 
the object of which appears to give 
just cause of alarm.” He, in conse- 
quence demands of his ally to aban- 
don that confederacy, and rénew 
his assurances of peace and union. 
He explains to him his views with- 
out reserve, and relies on the same 
frankness and readiness in his de- 
clarations, which he expects as a 
pledge of mutual friendship. 
The ‘King’ has charged his am- 
bassador to promise, that “ as soon 
as his Imperial Majesty shalk have 
engaged to discontinue all prepara- 
tions for war in his dominions, and 
to reduce his military forces in the 
Low Countries and Brisgaw to the 
footing they were on at the Ist of 
August 1791, his Majesty will also 
discontinue all preparations, and 
will reduce the French troops in 
the frontier departments to the or- 
dinary state of the garrisons.”. It 
is on this determination, the only 
one becoming the dignity and in- 
terests of two great powers, that 
the King has acknowledged the 
sentiment he expected from the 
late Emperor his brother-in-law, 
and the ancient ally of France. 
Finally, the ambassador has been 
charged to observe, that after a pro- 
posal so just and so formal, the 
‘King relies on an answer of the 
same deseription, announcing a re- 
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solution to put a period to a situa- 
tion in which France neither can 
nor will remain much longer, 
Such are the sentiments which 
the King ordered his ambassador to 
express to the late Emperor the 
King of Hungary aud Bohemia. 
Overtures of conciliation and 
friendship are the first words that 
princes, already united by so many 
ties, address to one another. The 
measures proposed have for their 
object the insuring of two nations 
from the calamities of war. The 
ambassador congratulates himselfon 
the opportunity of presenting this 
important reflection to the Prince 
de Kaunitz; it will be a pleasure 
for him to accomplish the desire of 
a monarch, whose chief actions 
aim at human happiness. The 
French ambassador has the honour 
to renew his assurances of the great- 
est esteem. ; 
(Signed) NoArLtes. 
Answer, dated 18th of March, 1792, 
‘of the Chancellor Prince de Kau- 
nitz to the Note of M. Noailles, of 
the 11th of March. 
THE French “government hav- 
ing demanded a categorical expla- — 
nation concerning the intentions 
and measures of the late Emperor 
relative to the present situation of — 
France, this answer is sent in con- 
sequence of that demand. It is re- 
garded only as an act of complai- — 
sance and friendly respect, after the 
steps taken on the subject of this” 
question. But with much stronger 
reason would it suit the dignity of 
great potentates to refutewith open 
fairness, not to discuss by confiden- 
tial insinuations which may be dis- 
sembied in a reply, imputations and 
interpretations, with which are 
mingled 
