2 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1797. 
Kminaries of peace, the conclufion 
of which was to put an end to the 
continental war, to enter without 
delay upon the difcuffion of the 
views and pretenfions of Great Bri- 
tain and France, for the purpofe of 
figning preliminaries of peace, 
which might be definitively arrang- 
ed at the future congrefs. 
2. A Note from M. Delacroix 
to Lord Grenville, dated June 4th, 
expreflive of the eagernefs of the 
Exeeutive Directory to receive the 
pacific overtures of the court of 
London, and of their defire that 
the negotiations fhould be fet on 
foot at once for a definitive treaty : 
a proceeding which they conceived 
preferable to a congrefs, the refult 
of which muft be remote. 
3. A Note from Lord Grenville 
to M. Delacroix, dated June 8th, 
announcing the determination of 
the Britifh government to fend 
without delay a minifter to treat 
and conclude with the plenipoten- 
tiary who fhould be appointed by 
the Executive Directory; defiring 
to be informed of the with of the 
Directory as to the place of the ne- 
gotiation; and requefting the ne- 
ceflary paffports for the King’s Ple- 
nipotentiary to repair immediately 
to the place appointed. —The quei- 
tion of figned preliminary, or defi- 
nitive articles, his Lordflup obferv- 
ed, would neceffarily depend upon 
the progrefs and turn of the :nego- 
tiation. 
4. A Note from M. Delacroix 
to Lord Grenville, dated June 11th, 
expreffive of the fatisfaction of the 
Executive Direétory at the pacific 
difpofition manifefted by the court 
of London; enclofing the neceffa- 
ry paflports, and informing him 
that the Directory had fixed upon 
Lifle as the place of negotiation. 
5. The paffport, in the following. 
form: 
“ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Union. 
“In the name of the French Re- 
public. 
“ To all officers, civil and mili- 
tary, charged te maintain public 
order in the different departments 
of France, and to make the French. 
name refpe¢ted abroad. 
“* Allow to pafs freely 
furnifhed with iP full powers of his Bri- 
tannic Mayefty for the purfofe of negotiat- 
ing, concluding, and figning a definitive 
and fefarate treaty of feace with the 
French Rejublic, . 
native of, &c. &c. 
going to Lifle, department of the. 
north, the place appointed for the. 
negotiation, with- 
out giving or fuffering any hin- 
drance to be given to him. 
“ This paffport fhall be in force. 
for decades only. 
*¢ Given at Paris the 23d Priarial, 
5th year of the Republic, one and 
indivifible. 
“‘ The Minifter for Foreign Affairs, 
(Signed) ** Cu. Detacroix. 
“ By the Minifter, 
_..,. (Signed) 
_6, A Note from Lord Grenville 
to M. Delacroix, dated June 17th, 
agreeing to Lifle being made the 
feat of the negotiation; defiring a 
free communication between the 
ports of Calais and Dover ; objeé&- 
ing to the terms in which the pafi- 
port was drawn up, as not anfwer- 
ing exagtly to the powers and mif- 
fion of the King’s Plenipotentiary, 
whofe full powers would include 
every cafe, and, without prefcribing 
to him any particular mode of ne- 
gotiation, would give him the moft 
unlimited authority to. conclude 
any articles. or treaties, whether 
preliminary 
“ T. GuIRADET.” 
