2200 ANNUAL REGISTER, 
rences may render neceflary. He 
defires the Minifters Plenipotentia- 
ry of the French Republic to accept 
the affurances of his high confidera- 
tion. 
(Signed) Ma.tmessury. 
Lifle, Sunday, Sept. V7, 1797. 
No. 49. (G.) 
Note from the French Plenipotentiaries to 
Lord Malmefoury. 
THE underfigned Minifters Ple- 
nipotentiaries of the French Re- 
public, commiffioned to treat of 
peace with England, have the ho- 
nour to acknowledge the receipt of 
the note which the Minifter Pleni- 
potentiary of his Britannic Majefty 
has tranfmiited to them this morn- 
ing. Referring to the notes ad- 
dreffed to Lord Malmefbury on the 
29th and 30th Fruédtidor, and efpe- 
cially to the firft of yefterday, they 
agree to the meeting which Lord 
Malmefbury appears to defire, and 
propofe the hour of noon. They 
_requeft Lord Malmefbury to accept 
the affurances of their high confide- 
ration, 
(Signed)  TRreriuarn. 
; Bonnier. 
Lifle, 1 Complementary Day, 
Sih year ¢f the French Republic. 
(Sept: 17th, 1797.) 
By the Minifters Plenipotentiary, 
the Sec. Gen. of Legation, 
DERCHE. 
(No. 50.) 
A DISPATCH from Lord Gren- 
ville to Lord Malmefbury, dated 
Sept. 22, affuring his Lordfhip that 
his Majefty approved entirely of his 
conduct during the whole of the 
negotiation, and enciofing the fol- 
lowing note, to be tranfmitted by 
him (his Lordfhip being now in 
ab 
London) to the French Plenipotens 
tiaries at Lifle. 
(No. 51.) 
Note from Lord Malme/bury to the French 
Plenipotentiaries. 
THE underfigned Minifter Ple- 
nipotentiary of his Britannic Majef- 
ty has rendered to his court a faith- 
ful account of the circumftances 
that have interrupted the exercife 
of thofe important funétions which 
his Majefty had been pleafed to en- 
truft to him. His Majefty has 
deigned to honour with his entire 
approbation the anfwers which the 
underfigned has already made to - | 
the extraordinary and unexpected 
demands which the new Plenipo- 
tentiaries of the French Republic 
addreffed to him immediately upon 
their arrival at Lifle. But, in order 
to leave no doubt refpeéting the 
nature and object of this demand, 
the underfigned has been exprefily 
ordered to declare, in the name of 
his court, 
1ft.,That the full powers with 
which his Majefty has thought pro- 
per to furnifh him for negotiating 
and concluding a treaty of peace, 
are conceived and expreffed in the 
moft ample form; authorifing the 
underfigned fully, and without re- 
ferve, to fign any treaty upon which 
he might agree ‘with the French 
Plenipotentiaries, whatever its na- 
ture or conditions might be; con- 
forming himfelf in all cafes to the 
inftructions which he might receive 
from his court. 
2d. That thefe full powers have 
been received and recognifed as 
fufficient, as well by. the Plenipo- 
tentiaries with whom he has hither- 
to treated, as by the Directory them- 
felves, and that there is confequent- 
ly 
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