Se ee ee ee oe, a ee 
ST Ae 
of Egypt. I urged the difference 
of acommon publication like that 
to which he alluded, and a report 
to the first consul published by him 
in his official paper. On this occa- 
sion, M. de Talleyrand was dispes- 
ed to call in question the authenti- 
city of the Moniteur. In short, 
the most ungrounded assertions were 
substituted for arguments; and, 
amongst these, I cannot but place 
that, so often repeated, of the first 
consul’s having entirely given up all 
idea whateverof Egypt,conseqaently, 
we could have no pretext for re- 
taining Malia. 
He assured me, for the rest, that 
we could communicate it this even- 
ing to the first consul, and that, to- 
morrow, he should, in all probabi- 
lity, have a communication to make 
in return. 
J have the honour to be, &c. 
Whitworth. 
The Right Honourable Lord’ 
Taakesburs Ys Ge. KC. FC. 
Inclosure referred to in No, 52. 
Le soussigné, ambassadeur extra- 
ordinaire et plenipotentiare de sa 
majesté Britannique, a recu ordre 
de sa cour de communiquer ce qui 
suit au gouvernement de France. 
Sa majesté a vii a regret que le 
gouvernement de France continue a 
refuser toute satisfaction et toute 
explication sur les objets dont elle 
ase plaindre, et qu’en évitant toute 
discussion de ce qui fait le sujet de 
Ses representations il persiste néan- 
moins a demander l’evacuation de 
Visle de Malthe par les forces de sa 
majesté. Sa majesté sait trop ce 
qu’elle se doit 4 elle-méme et a son 
peuple pour acquiescer a de pareils 
procedés. En conséquence elle a 
ordonné au soussigné de savoir dis- 
tinctement du gouvernement de 
PAPERS. 
Td 
France, sil este déterming 4 perseny 
verer dans son refus de toute satis-, 
faction et de toute explication sur, 
les objets de plainte de sa majesté,. 
ou bien s’il est disposé 4 donner sans. 
delai cctte satisfaction et cette expli-, 
cation sur Vetat actuel des affaires, 
de maniere a pouvoir conduire & 
un arrangement qui. seroit de na- 
ture a ajuster les differens qui ac- 
tuellement existent entre Jes deux; 
gouvernemens, 
Sa majesté desire sincerement 
Padoption de ce moyen que met- 
troit fin 4 un etat de suspension et 
dincertitude si nuisible a Vinterét 
des deux nations, et de voir gue les 
deux gouvernemens agissans par les 
memes principes de justice et de mo- 
deration puissent s’eutendre pour 
concourir aux mesures es plus sus- 
ceptibles de Jeur assurer une tran- 
quillite permanente. 
Le soussigné prie son excellence 
M. de Talleyrand d’agréer l’assu- 
rance de sa haute consideration. 
Whitworth. 
No. 53. 
Dispatch from Lord Whitworth ta 
Lord Hawkesbury, dated April 9, 
1803. 
My lord, 
In my conversation yesterday 
evening with M. de Talleyrand, I 
found him, after he had seen the 
first consul, more disposed to con. 
test the substance of the note which 
I had presented the day before, than 
to afiord any farther explanation. 
He said, that, in order ta proceed 
regularly, it would be necessary 
that the French government should 
be informed, ,precisely, what were 
the objects which had created such 
uneasiness, and on Which it was al, 
ledged all explanation had been re- 
fused. That, although this had, 
perhaps, been "touched upon in ge. 
Zu4 neral 
