STATE PAPERS. 



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hers of the diplomatic body, accre- 

 dited by him, not to be convitjced 

 that they will behold, with profound 

 sorrow, the profanation of the sa- 

 rred character of ambassador, so 

 basely metamorphosed into an agen- 

 cy of plots, stratagems, and cor- 

 ruption. 



Amicer of the Imperial Minister. 

 Citizen Minister, 



I return many thanks io your 

 excellency for the communication 

 which you hare been pleased 

 to make me of the report of the 

 grand judge, of which you hare 

 sent mc a copy, and which I shall 

 immediately transmit io Vienna, 

 for the information of my court. 

 The opinion manifested by the fust 

 consul of the sentiments and good 

 qualities of the diplomatic body, 

 which has the honour of be- 

 ing accredited to him, proves the 

 justice he does to all the members 

 of whom it consists ; and unques- 

 tionably, he is not deceived in 

 thinking that there is not one among 

 MS who does not decidedly condemn 

 every thing which a diplomatic 

 agent and his government undertake 

 contrary to the laws of nations, and 

 the rules of right and good faith ge- 

 nerally adopted among civilised na- 

 tions. (Signed) Count Cobenzel. 

 Parity March 25, 1804. 



Amuer of the Ritsnan Charge d' Af- 

 fairs. 

 Sir, 



I hare the honour of acknow- 

 Tcd£;ing the receipt of the letter 

 which you addressed to rac by order 

 of the first consul, and of the re- 

 port which was presented by order 

 of the grand judge, and I have has- 

 tened to transmit it to liny court. 

 His imperial majesty will stt« with 



satisfaction, that Lis agents to tfa* 

 French government participate ia 

 the justice which the first consul 

 docs to the diplomatic body accre- 

 dited to him, and that their care to 

 observe, on all occasions, the most 

 rigorous principles of the rights of 

 nations, are honourably appreci- 

 ated by the chief of the govera- 

 ment. (Signed) Pierre d'Oubril. 

 Faris, March 25, 1804. 



AnsTcer of the Prussian Minister. 

 Citizen Minister, 



I took the earliest opportunity 

 of transmitting to my court the let- 

 ter your excellency did me the ho. 

 nour of writing to me on the 4tb 

 instant, and the copy of the report 

 of the grand judge on the inciden- 

 tal conspiracy fortunately discover- 

 ed by the vigilance of the police. — 

 You know, citizen minister, tha 

 lively interest with which the king, 

 my master, is inspired for the pre- 

 servation of the life of the first 

 consul, and for the maintenance of 

 order and tranquillity in the stat« 

 of which he is the worthy head. 

 You may therefore anticipate th« 

 efieft which this communication will 

 have on the mind of his Prussian 

 majesty, whoever may have beea 

 the authors and agents of this con- 

 spiracy ; and your excellency will 

 easily foresee all the satisfatJtion 

 w hich his majesty will feel at the en^ 

 tire cessation of so many 8ubje6ts 

 of alarm for the friends of France. 

 For in discharging the commission 

 entrusted to me, I have considered 

 it my duty to assure his majesty of 

 the perfc<5l union existing between 

 the august chief of the republic and 

 all the servants of the state, be- 

 tween the whole nation, and its re- 

 presentatives or defenders. — It is by 

 such a coududl that I xball endea* 



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