S PACT EO.PvA PER 
The operations of the war will 
in no wise prevent his Imperial 
majesty from being ever ready to 
concur, agreeably to any form of 
_ negotiating which shall be adopted, 
in concert with the belligerent 
powers, in the discussion of proper 
means for putting a stop to the far- 
ther effusion of human blood. 
This note was. presented after 
the armistice was broken. 
MaLMeEszBury. 
Paris, November 12, 1796. 
No. 19. 
THE minister plenipotentiary of 
his Britannic majesty requests the 
minister for foreign affairs to inform 
him, whether be is to consider the 
official note, which he received 
from him yesterday evening, as the 
answer to that which lord Malmes- 
bury. delivered yesterday morning 
to the minister for foreign affairs 
by order of his court. He applies 
for this information, that the de-. 
parture of his courier may not be 
unnecessarily delayed. 
MaLMEspury. 
Paris, November 13, 1796. 
No. 20. 
THE undersigned, minister for 
foreign affairs, declares to lord 
Malmesbury, minister plenipoten- 
tiary from his Britannic majesty, 
that he is to consider the official 
note sent to him yesterday as the 
answer to that which lord Malmes- 
bury had addressed to him on the 
pperoine of the same day. 
Cuarres DeLacroix. 
23 Brumaire, 5th year. 
November 13, 1796. 
No. 21 
LORD Malmesbiiey has just re- 
ceived the answer of the minister 
for foreign affairs, in which be de- 
clares that the official note which 
hesent to him yesterday is to be 
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considered as the answer to that 
which lord Malmesbury addressed 
to him on the morning of the same 
day. 
Lord Malmesbury will transmit 
it, this day, to his court, 
MALMESBURY. 
Paris, November 13, 1796. 
No. 22. 
THE undersigned, in reply to 
your second note of yesterday, is 
ordered, by the executive directory 
to declare to you, thathe has no- 
thing to add to the answer which 
has been addressed to you. He is 
alse instructed to ask you, whether, 
on each official communication 
which shall take place between you 
and him, it will be necessary for 
you to send a courier to receive spe~ 
cial instructions ? 
Cuartes DeLacrorx. 
Paris, 23 Brumaire, (Nov. 13,) 
5th year, 
No. 23. 
THE undersigned will not fail 
to transmit to his court the note 
which he has just received from 
the minister of foreign affairs. He 
declares, likewise, that he shall dis- 
patch couriers to his court as often 
as the official communications 
made to him may require special 
instructions. 
(Signed) MA.LmeEsgvry. 
Paris, Nov.13,1796.; — * 
No. 24. 
Note.—The court of London, 
having been informed of what has © 
passed in consequence of the last 
memorial, delivered, by its order, 
to the minister for foreign affairs, 
does not think it necessary to add 
any thing to the answer made by 
the undersigned to the two questions 
which the directory thought pro- 
per to address to him. 
That court waits therefore, and 
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