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172 ANNUAL REGISTER, | 1806. 
CHAPTER IX, 
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Negotiations for Peace between England and France—Circumstances whick 
led tothe first Overture from France—Mr. Fox. proposes that Russia 
should be a Party to the Negotiation—Objections of M. Talleyrand to the 
Intervention of Russia—Discussions on this Subject, and Failure of the 
Ne gotiation—Second Overture from the French Government through Lord 
Yurmouth—Facourable Nature of the Terms proposed—Minute of Lord 
Yarmouth, containing the Particulars of his Conversation with M. Tal. 
leyrand— Return of Lord Yarmouth to Paris—Lrench retract their former . 
Offers—ITmpression which their shuffling Conduct makes on the English Mi- 
nistry, and particularly on Mr. Fox— His Unwillingness to give up Sicily— 
Instructions to Lord Yarmouth—M. D?Oubril signs a separate Peace for 
Russta—Lord Yarmouth produces his full Powers—Resolution to send 
Lord Lauderdale to Paris— Joint Representation to the French Negotia- 
tors from Lord Lauderdale and Lord Yarmouth—Delays created by the 
French Negociators—Emperor of Russia refuses to ratify D'Oubril’s 
Treaty—IV hereupon the French are ready to give more favourable Terms 
io England—But the English Minister refuses to sign any but a provision~ 
al Treaty without the Concurrence of Russia—Violence and Impatience of 
Bonaparte moderated by his Ministers—Jinal Conference of Lord Lau- 
derdale with M.Champagny—Mistake of supposing that the Negotiation 
broke off on Account of the Refusal of the French to cede Dalmatia to the 
Russians— Review and Justification of the Conduct of the English Cabinet 
throughout the Negotiation— Reception of the News of the Failure of the 
Negotiation in England—Account of D’Oubrils’ Treaty—Favourablg 
Disposition of the new Russian Cabinet towards England, 
S the correspondence and in, 
tercourse, which took place 
between the governments of France 
and England, though they lasted 
for no less than six months, were 
finally broken off, without any 
treaty of peace, a brief relation of 
the conduct and of the leading e- 
vents of the negotiation, will be 
sufficient to explain the principles 
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of the respective parties, and to as. 
certain the causes, which led to the 
unfavourable termination of these 
important discussions. The senti- 
ments of Mr. Fox on the subject of 
the war, were generally known 
throughout his own country and 
Europe ; and it was supposed, that 
he had selected the office of secreta~ 
ry of state for foreign atiairs, pein 
; the 
