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least inclination for war, nor can she 

 be benefited by it ; her conduct will 

 alone be influenced by the pressure 

 of circumstances. It is the empe- 

 ror's desire to preserve his former 

 relations with France, but upon no 

 Other ground than that of perfect 

 equality. The first condition is, 

 that the terms mutually agreed upon 

 shall be sacredly fultilledj and on 

 this condition only can the two 

 states, after Avhat has happened, 

 enjoy their former relations of good 

 will and amity. 



'' The undersigned has been or.^ 

 ^' dared to declare, that he cannot 

 *' prolong his stay at Paris, unless 

 *' the following demands be pre- 

 *' viously complied with. — First, 

 *' That, conformably to the 4th and 

 *' 5th articles of the secret conyen-. 

 « tionofthellthof Oaober, 1801, 

 *' the French goverment shall cause 

 " its troops to evacuate tlie ting- 

 *' dom of Naples ; and, when that 

 " is done, that it shall engage to 

 *' respcft the neutrality of that 

 *' kingdom, during the present 

 " and any future war. Secondly, 

 *' That, in conformity to the second 

 *' article of the said convention, the 

 *' French government shall promise 

 " to establish immediately some 

 ** principle of concert with his Im- 

 *' perial Majesty, for regulating the 

 ^ basis upon which tlie affairs of 

 ** Italy shall be finally adjusted. — 

 *' Thirdly, That it shall engage, in 

 *' conformity to the sixth article of 

 *' the convention aforesaid, and the 



" promises so repeatedly given ta 

 '' Russia, to indemnify, without de- 

 " lay, the king of Sardinia, for the. 

 " losses he has sustained. Fourthly, 

 " and lastly, That, in virtue of 

 " the obligations of mutual gua- 

 " rantee and mediation, the French 

 '• government shall pronii:-e imme- 

 " diafely toevaciuite, and Avithdraw 

 '^ its troops from the north of Ger- 



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many, and enter into an cngage- 



" ment to respect, in the strictest 

 " manner, the neutrality of the 

 " Germanic body. The under- 

 " signed has to add, that he has rc- 

 " ceived orders from his govern- 

 " ment to demand a categorical an- 

 " swer to these four points*." 



This note produced a repl}', darted 

 the 29th of July, abounding in in- 

 vective, and full as unsatisfactory as 

 the former one from the French go- 

 vernment +. 



It is there repeated that France is 

 justified in reproaching Russia with 

 having neglected to perform her en- 

 gagements, contracted by the secret 

 convention of the 11 th Vendcmairc, 

 3'ear 10, with having changed the 

 government of the Seven Islands, 

 without any concert or communica- 

 tion with France, and of having as- 

 sembled large bodies of troops at 

 Corfu ; with having patronized the 

 emigrants, and their projects against 

 France- — with having even placed 

 herself in a posture of direcl de- 

 fiance to France, by ordering a court, 

 mourning, as a mark of rcspecl; to 

 the memory of au agent, in the pay 

 N 3 of 



* Our rfjiHcrs will find, in the above-cited state paper, a most oorroct and tem- 

 , pcrate expo.Mire, of the dispositions manifested by ihc French government, and tlie 

 system of aggrcsniun uniformly pursued by thiit power. And as no language whicli 

 yte could have used, would have depicted the conduct of France towards other njr 

 tions more f;iithfully, we have thought proper, contrary to our u<<u;d practice, to in- 

 sert the greater part of that able ])roduclion in the body of our narrativfi.. 



f Vide State fapcrs, p, tii9. 



