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extraordinary proceeding with 
calmnefs and temper; and, not- 
withftanding the deep and poignant 
concern I muft feel at an event 
which I fear will remove all proba- 
bility of an immediate pacification, 
I truft that in the expreffion of this 
fentiment I have not ufed a lan- 
guage unbecoming the chara¢ter 
with which I am invefted, or the 
greatnefs of the Sovereign and 
country whofe dignity and interefts 
it is my primary duty to confult 
and maintain. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
MaLMEsBuRY. 
No. 43. (A.) 
Note from the French Plenipotentiaries to 
Lod Malmefbury. 
THE underfigned Minifters Ple- 
nipotentiaries of the FrenchRepub- 
lic, commiffioned to treat of peace 
with England, have the honour to 
affure Lord Malmefbury, Minifter 
Plenipotentiary of his Britannic 
Majefty, that the French govern- 
ment wifhes as fincerely, as ftrong- 
ly as ever, a peace defired by the 
two nations: but, unable to con- 
clude any other peace than fuch a 
one as is founded on the laws and 
on the treaties which bind the 
french Republic, perfuaded that, 
to arrive at this end, it is neceflary 
to explain itfelf with entire frank- 
nefs, and defirous of giving to the 
negotiation the greateft rapidity, 
the Executive Direétory has ex- 
prefily charged the underfigned to 
demand of Lord Malmefbury whe- 
ther he has fufficient powers for 
reftoring, in the treaty which may 
be concluded, tothe French Repub- 
lic and to its allies, all the poffef- 
fions which, fince the beginning of 
the war, have paffed into the hands 
217 
of the Englifth. The underfigned 
are equally charged by the Execu- 
tive Directory to demand from 
Lord Malmefbury an anfwer in the 
courfe of the day. They requeft 
him to accept the affurances of their 
high confideration. 
(Signed) TREILHARD. 
Bonnier. 
Lifle, 29th Fruéidor, 5th year of 
the Republic (Sept. 15,1797.) 
By the Minifters Plenipotenti- 
ary of the French Republic, 
the Secretary General, 
DERCcHE. 
No 44, (B.) 
Note from Lord Malme/bury to the French 
Plenipotentiaries. 
_ THE underfigned Minifter Pleni- 
potentiary of his Britannic Majefty, 
receives with great fatisfaction the 
expreffion of the fincere defire for 
peace, which the Minifters Plenipo- 
tentiaries of the French Republic 
announced to him yefterday in the 
name of their government. He 
has the honour to affure them that 
the King his mafter is animated 
with the fame defire, and has no- 
thing more at heart than to put an 
end to the calamities of the war. 
With regard to the queftion 
which the Minifters Plenipotenti 
of the French Republic addreffed to 
Lord Malmefbury, concerning the 
extent of his full powers, he confi- 
ders himfelf as having already given 
the moft unequivocal anfwer upon ~ 
this fubje&, in the two notes which 
he delivered to their predeceffors 
on the 15th and 24th of July. 
However, to avoid all mifunder- 
ftanding, he renews the declaration 
which he made yefterday; that is 
to fay, that he neither can nor ought 
to 
