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Paris a person furnished with full 
powers, and official instructions, 
to negotiate with the executive 
directory on the means of termi- 
nating the present war, by a paci- 
fication, just, honourable, and solid, 
calculated to restore repose to Eu- 
rope, and to ensure, for the time 
to- come, the general tranquil- 
lity. 
(Signed) GRENVILLE, 
Westminster, Sept. 27, 1796. 
To the minister for forcign af~ 
fairs, at Paris. 
Le No, |G. 
I HAVE the honour to trans- 
mit to lord Grenville a copy of 
the decree of the executive direc- 
tory of the French republic, in 
answer to his note of the 27th Sep- 
tember, 1796, (OQ. S.) 
He will there see a proof of the 
earnest desire of the French govern: 
ment to profit of the overture that is 
made to them, in the hope that it 
may lead to peace with the go-= 
vernment of England. 
I have the honour to send him,-at 
the same time, the passports requir- 
ed for the minister plenipotentiary, 
whom his Britannic majesty pro- 
poses to name, to treat: and I re- 
quest lord Grenville to accept the 
assurance of my personal wishes 
for the success of this negociation, 
as well as that of my most. perfect 
consideration. 
(Signed) Cu. Deracrorx. 
Paris, 11 Vendemiaire, 5th 
year of the French republic. 
No. 7. 
Extract from the Register of the 
Decrees of the Executive Directory. 
The 9th Vendemiaire, 5th 
year of the French Repub- 
lic, one and indivisible. 
| THE executive directory, upon 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796, 
consideration of the note addressed 
to the minister for foreign affairs 
by lord Grenville, dated Septem- 
ber 27, 1796, wishing to give a 
proof of the desire which it enter- 
tains to make peace with England, 
decrees as follows: 
The minister for foreign affairs 
is charged to deliver the necessary 
passports to the envoy of England, 
who shall be furnished with full 
powers, not only for preparing and 
negotiating the peace between the 
French republic: and that powery 
but for concluding it definitively 
between them. 
True copy. 
(Signed) L.M. Reverciere. 
Lrpravux, president, 
By the executive directory. 
For the secretary general. 
(Signed) Le Tou RNEUR, 
Certified true-copy. 
The minister for foreign affairs, 
me Cu. Devacrorx. 
By the minister. 
J. GuIRAUDET, sc, gen. 
No. 7. 
LORD Malmesbury, who is ap- 
pointed by the king to treat with 
the French government for a just 
and equitable peace, calculated to 
restore peace to Europe, and to 
ensure the public tranquillity for 
the time to come, will have the 
honour of delivering this letter from 
me to M. Delacroix. 
The distinguished rank and merit 
of the minister of whom his ma- 
jesty has made choice on this oc- 
casion, makes it unnecessary for 
me to say any thing in his re- 
commendation; at the same time 
that it furnishes a fresh proof of 
the desire of his majesty to con- 
tribute to the success of this negoti- 
ation : fér which object I entertain 
the most sanguine wishes. 
Monsieur 
