STATE PAPERS. 
The reply of Count Cobentzel 
confirmed me in my former opi- 
nion, that his court did not wish 
to attack us, but would make requi- 
sitions, which it would be difficult 
to avoid without a war. He said, 
that the concert was no longer 
personal to the King of Hungary ; 
that he could not withdraw himself, 
but with other courts; and that 
this concert would continue till 
what remained to be setidled with 
France was brought to a conclu- 
sion. He specified to me three 
points. 
Ist. That satisfaction should be 
given to the princes possessioned in 
Lorraine and Alsace. 
2d. That satisfaction should be 
given to the Pope for the county of 
Avignon. 
3d. That measures should be 
taken on our part to that purpose ; 
and that our government should 
have a sufficient power to repress 
whateyer might give uneasiness to 
other states. 
All the arguments on our part 
being exhausted, and the system 
established here not having the ap- 
pearance of being near a change, 
I asked Count Cobentzel, if for 
answer to the representations which 
I had made him, I might say that 
his court adhered to the official 
note of the 10th of March, The 
minister perceiving himself sur- 
reunded by the circle which | had 
drawn, said, that he would take 
directions of his Majesty, and in- 
form me of what he should be or- 
dered to say. 
__M, de Bichoffswerder set out this 
day upon his return to Berlin. . He 
would have begun his journey 
soover, but that he waited for a 
circular leuer, which will be ad- 
dressed. to the coalesced courts, 
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and probably to the states of the 
empire, as co-states, demanding 
from each the assistance that they 
have proposed to give, either in 
money or men, in case of war. 
This, I am informed, was the 
motive of his delay, but. I have no 
certainty upon the subject. M. de 
Bichofiswerder will stop at Prague 
to see the Prince of Hohenlohe, and 
agree with him upon the time and 
place for an interview between the 
Austrian general and the Duke ef 
Brunswick. ‘This interview is. ex- 
pected to take place at Leipsic in 
the course of a month. According 
to my opinion, the court of Vienna 
has adopted a plan purely defen- 
sive, notwithstanding the endea- 
vours of the court of Berlin to sug- 
gest another. 
(Signed) NoAtrces. 
Second Letter from M. Noailles to M. 
Dumouriez, dated Vienna, April 
7th, 1792. 
I HAVE detained the courier, 
Sir, for the answer of ‘the Count 
de Cobenizel: he has just informed 
me, on the Tal of the King his 
master, “ that the note of the “18th 
of March contains the answer to 
the demands I have been charged 
to renew; and that the dispesition 
expressed in that note could be the 
Jess altered, since it also contained 
the opinion of the King of Prussia 
upon the affajrs of France: an opi- 
nion agreeing in all respects with 
that of the King of Hungary.” The 
Count Cobentzel also informed me, 
that he had received orders from 
his ajesty to make the same com- 
munication ' to M. Blumendorff at 
Paris. 
(Signed) Noa LLES, 
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