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of England, engaged in a criminal 

 design against France, after this 

 traitor had been condemned by the 

 just decision of a tribunal of the 

 French government, and had been 

 executed in pursuance of his sen- 

 tence. The glaring partiality ma- 

 nifested by Russia towards England, 

 and the perfidious condu6l of count 

 Marcoff, who had increased the dif- 

 ferences between the two govern- 

 ments, and hid engaged in all the 

 wicked designs of the emigrants 

 and disatTecied persons in France. 

 That these were the real caustis of 

 the disposition lafely evinced by 

 Russia towards France. That Rus- 

 sia must fulfil the stipulations by 

 which bpth powers were mutually 

 bound, before she could expect 

 France to comply with them. That 

 the conduft of Russia was that of a 

 conqueror to the vanquished. It 

 were to suppose that France could 

 be intimidated by menaces. The 

 history of the Avar which preceded 

 the peace, with Russia, proves that 

 that power had no more right than 

 any other, to assume a haughty ton^ 

 towards France. But if, notwith- 

 standing all the solicitude of the 

 emperor of the French, to maintain 

 the relations of peace and amity be- 

 tween the two countries, the empe. 

 vor of Russia should join his armies 

 to those of England, the emperor of 

 the French, with the assistance of 

 God and his arms, was not in a situa- 

 tion to fear any man. 



This correspondence was termi- 

 nated by a note, dated the 28th of 

 August, presented to the French mi- 

 nister for foreign affairs, by M. 

 Oubril. The allegations contained 

 in the former Russian notes, are 

 forcibly recapitulated, -whilst the 

 recriminations made by the French 

 government, are triumphantly re- 



pelled. It is stated that the total in- 

 attention of the Fpencb government 

 to the just claims and remonstrances 

 of Russia, was evidence of the little 

 value attached by the French go- 

 vernment to its relations with her, 

 and of its invariable determination 

 to adopt for its condu6l a line, ab- 

 solutely contrary to the principles 

 of justice, and the laws of nations, 

 which could by no means harmonize 

 with the sentiments and principles 

 professed by his Russian majesty. 

 In short, nothing further remained 

 for the undersigned than to declare, 

 that all correspondence between the 

 two powers having, by these means, 

 become perfeflly useless, must cease, 

 and that his majesty the emperor 

 only waited for intelligence of the 

 departure of his charge d'affaires 

 from Paris, to signify to the French 

 mission to quit his capital. As the 

 present state of aflairs has arisen 

 solely from the conduft of the 

 French government, upon it would 

 depend the decision of the question, 

 whether or not war was to be the 

 consequence. In case it should 

 compel Russia, either by fresh inju- 

 ries or by provocations, aimed against, 

 her or against her allies, or by still 

 threatening more seriously the se, 

 curity and independence of Europe, 

 his majesty would then manifest as 

 much energy in the employment of 

 those extreme means, which a just 

 defence requires, as he has given 

 proofs of patience, in resorting to the 

 use of all the means of moderation, 

 consistent with the maintenance of 

 the honour and dignity of his crown. 

 This important paper concludes, by 

 M. Oubril demanding the necessary 

 passports for his departure from 

 France. 



In the mean time a vigorous 

 protest, dated 27th July, was made 



