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the contempt of the French nation 
has done ample justice, must appear 
surprising. 
Lieutenant Colonel Thouvenot re- 
plied, ‘that the will of the French 
Republic would not yield to any 
foreign influence; and that the re- 
presentatives of the nation, to whom 
the valuable deposit of its honour 
and glory was particularly intrusted, 
would continually persist in main- 
taining decrees which had been 
sanctioned by general opinion.” 
The Duke of Brunswick termi- 
nated the conference, by saying that 
he wouid transmit to General Du- 
mouriez a memorial upon the sub- 
ject. This memorial is a third ma- 
nifesto, worthy in every thing of the 
two former. General Dumouriez 
receive it with indignation, in which 
we shared, and which must also be 
excited in the National Convention, 
and in all France. 
It was immediately announced 
that the truce was broken: and 
letters from the General, written in 
a style suited to a man honoured 
with the noble employment of con- 
ducting Frenchmen to victory, pro- 
cured an answer from the King of 
Prussia’s aid-de-camp, stating, that 
the intentions of the King and of 
the Duke of Brunswick had been 
misunderstood; that a new confer- 
ence was demanded; and that the 
royal and imperial armies would not 
be the first to break the truce. Ge- 
neral Dumouriez refused to consent 
to any new conference, or any delay 
in the operations of the campaign, 
unless the memorial of the Duke of 
Brunswick should be first annulled. 
Such is the actual state of things.— 
What passed during that circum- 
stance will shew the French nation 
in that respectable point of view 
which belongs to it, All our pro- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1792. 
ceedings have been marked with 
candour and firmness. We have 
abandoned stratagem and weakness 
to our enemies; and all Europe must 
perceive in our conduct a people 
who set a just value upon peace, but 
who are not afraid of war. 
(Signed) Le Brun. 
Extract of a Letter from M. Bour- 
going, the French Minister at the 
Court of Spain, to M. Dumouriez, 
the Minster for Foreign Affairs. 
Aranjuez, 5th April, 17.92. 
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T would be very vexatious, Sir, 
if, when every thing seems to 
coucur for uniting the two nations, 
differences purely local should arise 
to disturb the good intentions of the 
two governments. We need enter- 
tain no farther apprehension on ac- 
count of the hostile preparations of 
Spain. The corden, which preju- 
dice and exaggeration have made an 
object of terror, comprehends at the 
utmost but twelve or thirteen thou- 
sand men from Saint Sebastian to 
Barcelona, which certainly would 
not be formidable, even if it were 
destined against us; but it appears 
to me by demonstration, that even 
the hot-headed Florida Blanca en- 
tertained no such idea, and still less 
his successor. I think, therefore, 
Sir, on this side, there is nothing to 
excite our alarms, or cause the ex- 
penditure of treasure in preparations. 
These are facts which it may be 
proper to make known throughout 
all France; because they will pre- 
vent inquietude, and consequently 
render credit more secure. 
Memasnal 
