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whom he is otherwise an utter 
stranger. 
It is for these reasons, citizen 
minister, that ] am unable to at- 
tribute to the person of M. de Re- 
hausen the refusal of the directory 
to acknowledge him in his public 
character. ‘This refusal appears 
evidently to announce the intention 
of disobliging, in the face of Eu- 
rope, the most ancient friend of 
France. I hesitate to pronounce 
a more decisive supposition ; it is 
too repugnant to the known wishes 
of the Swedes and the French 
themselves, as likewise to their re- 
spective interests; and at the same 
time, it would be difficult for the 
enemies of both countries, not to’ 
find great satisfaftion in the dis- 
union of which the French repub- 
lic may have given the signal. It 
is prescribed to me to declare, that 
if M. de Rehausen be not acknow- 
ledged, his majesty will be obliged, 
in support of his dignity, to use 
reciprocity with regard to citizen 
Perrochel. This necessity will 
otherwise have no influence on the 
desire which his majesty will al- 
ways have to strengthen the bands 
of friendship and good understand- 
ing which ought ever to subsist be. 
tween the two powers. Please, 
citizen minister, to accept the .as- 
surance of my most sincere attach- 
ment, 
(Signed) 
E. N. Stag. pe HoLsrein. 
Cu. DELACRO?IX, 
Resolution of the 18th Thermidor, 
( August 5) Fourth Year. 
THE executive dire@tory hav- 
ing seen the efficial note presented 
by Mons, the baron de Stael, am- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1706. 
bassador of Sweden, dated August 
2, 1796, old stile, 
Resolves, 
Article I. The execative direc. 
tory persisting in their refusal of 
admitting M. de Rehausen; they 
consequently charge the minister 
of general police to notify to him 
the laws of the republic concerning 
foreigners. 
Il. The executive direétory re. 
cal citizen Perrochel, chargé d’af- 
faires, and citizen Marivaux, se- 
cretary of legation, and formerly 
chargé d’affaires in Sweden. : 
Ill. The executive director 
protest, nevertheless, that the 
Swedish nation may always rely 
on their sentiments of affection. 
IV. The ministers of foreign re- 
lations and of general police, are 
charged, each in his capacity, with 
the execution of the present -reso- 
lution, which shall be printed with 
the note. 
(Signed) 
REVELLIERE LEPEAUX, president, 
By order of the executive dire¢tory, 
(Signed) Lacarpse, secretary. 
(A true copy.) 
Official Note from the Minister for 
Foreign Affairs io the Ambassador 
(Barthelemy) in Switzerland. 
THE French government 1s in, 
formed that the English, after 
having stopped, during the war, 
under the most frivolous pretexts, 
every neutral vessel, have just given 
the most positive orders to the 
commanders of their ships of war, 
to seize, indiscriminately, all the 
cargoes which they may suppose to 
be destined for the French, 
Whatever injury France may 
have sustained from this conduét, 
she has, nevertheless, continued 
( to 
