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had complied with all the usual for- 
malities, and had given the necessary 
authenticity to the two confidential 
memorials which were annexed to 
it. Nevertheless, to remove all 
difficulties, as far as hes in his 
power, he willingly adopts the 
forms which are pointed out by 
the resolution of the Executive 
Direétory, and hastens to send to 
the minister for foreign affairs the 
two memoria!s signed by his hand. 
With respeét to the positive de- 
mand of an ultzmatum,LordMalmes- 
bury observes, that insisting on 
- that point in so peremptory a man- 
ner, before the two powers shall 
have communicated to each other 
their respective pretensions, and 
that the articles of the future treaty 
shall have been submitted to the dis- 
cussions which the different interests 
which are to be adjusted necessa- 
ily demand, is to shut the door 
against all negotiation. He, there- 
fore, can add nothing to the assu- 
rances which he has already given 
to the minister for foreign affairs, 
as well by word of mouth, as in 
his official note ; and he repeats 
that he is ready to enter with that 
Minister into every explanation of 
which the state and progress of the 
hegotiation may admit, and that he 
will not fail to enter into the dis- 
cussion of the proposals of his court, 
or of any counter project which may be 
delvoered to him, on the part of the 
Executive Direétory, with that can- 
dour and that spirit of conciliation 
which correspond with the just and 
pacific sentiments of his court. 
Lord Malmesbury requests the 
minister for foreign affairs to ac- 
cept the assurances of his high con- 
sideration, 
No. 33. 
THE undersigned minister for 
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foreign affairs is charged by the 
Executive Direétory to answer to 
Lord Malmesbury’s two notes of 
the 27th and 29th Frimaire (17th 
and 19th December, O. S.) that 
the Executive Direétory will lise . 
ten to no proposals contrary to the 
constitution, to the laws, and to 
the treaties which bind the Repub- 
lic. 
And as Lord Malmesbury ane 
nounces at every communication, 
that he is in want of the opinion of © 
his court, from which it results that 
he acts a part merely passive in the 
negotiation, which renders his pre= 
sence at Paris useless ; the under- 
signed is further charged to give 
him netice to depart from Paris in 
eight and forty hours, with all the 
persons who have accompanied and 
followed him, and to quit, as expe- 
ditiously as possible, the territory 
of the Republic. 
The undersigned declares more- 
over, in the name of the Executive 
Directory, that if the British cas 
binet is desirous of peace, the Exe, 
cutive Directory is ready to follow 
the negotiations, according to the 
basis laid down in the present note, 
by the reciprocal channel of cou-~ 
riers. 
(Signed) Cu. Deracroix, 
Paris, 29th Frimaire (19th Dec.) 
5th year of the French Republic, 
one and indivisible. 
No. 34. 
BA his 
LORD Malmesbury hastens te 
acknowledge the receipt of the note 
of the minister for foreign affairs, 
dated yesterday. He is preparing 
to quit Paris to-morrow, and de- 
mands, in consequence, the necese 
sary passports for himself and his 
suite. 
He 
