STATE 
what is passing in Englaud, either in 
the official discussions, 61° in the pole- 
mical writings in France, as in like 
‘manner inthe French ofjictal discus- 
stons and polemical writings, no mén- 
tion whatever should be made of what 
és passing in England. 
Lord Hawkesbury mentions an 
article in a newspaper, containing 
the report of a French colonel. | In 
Serious discussions, an answer on 
this point might be dispensed with ; 
but it is neither a long nor difficult 
matter. 
A colonel in the English army has 
published a work, in England, filled 
with the most atrocious and disgust- 
ing calumnies against the French 
army and its general. ‘Vhe lies it 
contains have been contradicted by 
the reception which colonel Sebas- 
tiani experienced. The publicity of 
his report was at once ‘a refutation 
and a reparation which the French 
army had a right to expect. On his 
arrival in Egypt, this officer, to his 
great astonishment, found the Eng- 
lish army there, although they should 
have evacuated it, and the Turks 
prodigiously alarmed at the’ con- 
tinuance of the English army, aga at 
its relations with the natives, in re- 
bellion and open revolt against the 
Sublime Porte. 
He must have conceived that the 
treaties which conneét us with the 
Porte, and by which we have gua- 
ranteed to it the integrity of its pos- 
Sessions, compelled us io unite our- 
selyes with that power. It was na- 
tural to think that England meant 
to detlare war from the instant she 
refused to execute the articles of the 
treaty. For, after all, France is 
not reduced to such a state of de- 
basement, as to suffer treaties made 
with her to be executed or not at 
' pleasure. 
‘PAPERS. FOy 
Hence the' researches made by this 
officer, as to the forces whicli' were 
in Kgypt, and as to the position oé- 
cupied by the English army. 
But Egypt has since béen restored 
to the dominion of its lawful sove- 
reign, and the idea of a rupture’ be- 
tween the two nations, on account 
of the engagement contraéted with 
the Porte, no longer exists. 
There remains, therefore,’ but 
one object worthy of fixing the at- 
tention of the two’ nations. "The 
execution of the treaty of Amiens, 
as far as concerns Malta. His ma- 
jesty has engaged to restore it to the 
order, and to entrist it to the Nea- 
politan army till the order should be 
in a condition to guard it. His ma- 
jesty will reject all sophistry, every 
distin¢étion,’ évery mental reserva- 
tion which might be offered to him, 
to put in doubt the force and the 
validity of his engagement. His 
Britannic majesty’s equity, his con 
science in this respeét, are guarantees 
for the French republic. Were it 
otherwise, what means in future 
would the twe nations have for 
coming to an understanding? Would 
notall be chaos? This would, in- 
deed, be adding another calamity to 
those which have menaced sociak 
order. 
The undersigned is directed to de- 
clare, in short, that the first consul 
will not take up the defiance of war 
given by England to France; that 
as to Malta, he sees no subject for 
discussion, the treaty having provid- 
ed for every thing, and settled | every 
thing. , 
The “undersigned has the honour, &c. 
(Signed) F. Andreossy, 
Portland Place, 8 Germinal, 
Yeur 11. (29th March, 
1803.) 
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