all the secrets of state; if this 
man knows of aa ee of such 
a nature as Ite states; let him dis- 
cover it; let him make it known 
to the directory: it is impor- 
tant’ enough; it has, no doubt, 
sufficient interest for the public 
welfare. The march of our armies 
—for him who can bring it to 
light, not to dispense himseif from 
denouncing it to those whom it is 
destined to lead into error. But 
the silence of that man, his silence, 
which. will be his condemnation, 
will open the eyes of the public 
respecting the confidence. they 
ought forthwith to give to his insi- 
nuations. You possess, citizen ge- 
neral, the confidence of the di- 
rectory ; the services you render 
every day entitle youto it; the 
considerable sums which the re- 
public owes to your vittcries, 
proves that you at once occupy 
yourself with the glory and the in- 
terest of your country ; all the good 
citizens agree on this point: you 
will not find it difficult to consign 
the boasts and calumnies of the rest 
to the contempt they-from them. 
selves merit, and still more from 
the spirit that diates them. 
(Signed) 
REVELLIERE LEPEAUX, president, 
LaGarpe, secretary general, 
The Ambassador of Sweden to the Ci- 
tizen Minister of Foreign Affairs, 
Paris, August 2, 4796. 
Citrzen Mixisrer, 
IT is by theexpress order of my 
court that I have the honour to 
renew, before the directory, the 
steps I had ‘already taken for the 
admission of M. de Rehausen, in 
the quality of chargé d’affaires of 
his majesty with thé French re- 
public. 
Inviting you; citizen minister, 
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to take again into consideration a 
step so conformable to the good, 
intelligence which subsists between 
the two countries, I beg you will 
permit me to make some observa- 
tions which I submit to the di- 
rectory. 
The confidence which friendly 
and allied powers reciprocally owe 
each other, the respect which is its 
result, has always been indiscyimi. 
nately granted to the person chosen 
by his sovereign to represent him ; 
it is even inseparable from it. 
Both have, however, been neg- 
leéted in the person of M. de Ke- 
hausen. His private sentiments 
can the less give umbrage to the 
government, as he would certainly 
sacrifice them in the exercise of 
his funétions, if they could be con- 
trary to the instru¢tions he has re- 
ceived; and if in his condaét, or 
in his language, he could be want. 
ing to the treaty which subsists be- 
tween Sweden and France. And 
it is in this case only, if a misun- 
derstanding should take. place be. 
tween the two governments, that 
his recal would become necessary. 
Bur since this is not the case, his 
sentiments cannot he considered as 
a valid motive of exclusion, and 
the refusai becomes consequently 
less an injury done to M. de Re- 
hausen than a want of respect to his, 
sovereign, 
J must likewise remark, that M. 
de Rehausen being at Paris, has 
acon appointed to attend ad interim 
to che affairs of Sweden, at atime 
when a rupture with Russia. was 
every jnstant expected, and when 
the Swedish ambassador at that 
court was on the eve of quitting 
his post. His appointment could 
not, therefore, have been. influ- 
enced by the empress of Russia, to 
R4 whom 
