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Negapatnam and its dependen- 
e1es.”” 
Lord Malmefbury repeats to the 
Minifers Plenipotentiary of the 
Feench Republic the affurance of 
his redittels to concur with them, 
in every thing which fhall depend 
on him, to bring the negotiation to 
ahappy iffue; and requefts of them, 
st the fame time, to accept the af- 
farances of his high confideration. 
(Signed) Maimespury. 
Life, duly 7, 1797. 
No. 15. (C.) 
A note from the French Pleni- 
otentiaries to Lord Malmefbury, 
ddted July. 9, acknowledging the 
reccipt of the foregoing paper, and 
ropofing a conference with his 
rdfhip on the fubject on the fol- 
lowing day. 
No. 16. (D.) 
Note from the French Plenipotentiaries to 
Lord Malmefbury, dated Lifle. 
THE Minifters Plenipotentiary 
ef the French Republic Jofe no 
timé in’ complying with the wifh 
expreiied to them by the Minifter 
Plenipotentiary of his Britannic 
Miajefty, by tran‘mitting to hima 
noté on the three points which were 
the fubje& of their conference of 
this day. 
J. They have pofitive orders to 
require ‘the renunciation of the 
title of the King of France, borne 
oy his Britannic Majefty. Lord 
Malmefbury is requefted to~ ob- 
ferve, that the queftion is not 
only of a renunciation of the rights 
which might be pretended to be 
derived from this title, but further 
and formally of the title itfelf. 
The eftablifhment of the French 
Republic and the acknowledgment 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1709: 
of this form of government by thé 
King of England, will not allow of 
his retaining a title which would 
imply the exiftence in France of an 
order of things which is at an end. 
Ii. The Minifters Plenipoten- 
tiary of the Republic are ordered to 
demand the reftitution of the vef- 
fels taken or deftroyed at Toulon. 
Great Britain has publicly and 
formally declared that thefe veffels 
were taken in truft for the King of 
France. This truft is facred. It 
inconteftibly belongs to the Repub- 
lic, which exercifes the rights and 
the fove-cignty that Great Britain 
attributed to Louis XVII. at the 
period of the capture of Toulon. 
His Britannic Majefty cannot, 
therefore, in acknowledging the 
French Republic, deny its right to 
the reftitution required, or refufe 
either to make the reftitution, or 
to offer an equivalent for it. ns 
IiI. The Minifters Plenipoten- 
tiary have orders to demand, and 
do demand, the renunciation, on 
the part of his Britannic Majefty, 
of the mortgage on Belgium.— 
That country was mortgaged for 
the loans made by the Emperor in 
England, It has becomé an inte- 
gral part of the French Republic, 
and cannot bé burthened with fuch 
a mortgage. i 
The Minifters Plenipotentiary of 
the French Republic requeft’ Lord 
Malmefbury to accept the affurance, 
of their high confideration. 
(Signed) 
Le Tournevur. 
PLEVILLE LE PELLEY, 
Hucvues B. Maret, 
Lifle, le 22 Meffidor, 5th year 
of the Republic, 
(July 10, 1797.) 
CoLcHEN, 
Sec. Gen. of the Legation. 
No. 
