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by his manifestoes. This object 
directed the nature of the war; 
when, eighteen months afterwards, 
his Britannic majesty formed an 
alliance with Austria, Russia, and 
Sweden, he had other objects in 
view. This was a new war, the 
motives of which must be sought for 
in the’ official papers which have 
been published by the different pow- 
ers; amongst these motives the 
direct interests of England are never 
mentioned. ‘These two wars there: 
fore haye no common connection: 
England in reality never participated 
in that which is terminated. Russia 
never took any part directly or in- 
directly in that which still exists. 
There is, therefore, no reason why 
England should not singly terminate 
a war, which she singly has waged 
against us. If his majesty the em. 
peror were now to adopt the princi- 
ple of negotiating with England 
jointly with her new allies, he would 
implicitly admit the actual existence 
of the third coalition, the continu- 
ance of the German war, and the 
identity of this war with that which 
France sustains against England. He 
would implicitly accept for the 
basis of the negotiation the condi- 
tions of monsicur Novosiltzoff, 
which excited the astonishment of 
Kurope, and were revolting to the 
character of the French people ; 
and the conqueror of the coalition, 
the emperor, would voluntary place 
himself in the situation of the con- 
guered. 
At present, the emperor has no- 
thing to discuss with the coalition. 
He is entitled to refuse his recogni- 
tion of the relations which you have 
had with it; and in treating with 
you there can be no other question, 
than the object and the interests of 
the war which was entered into pre. 
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vious to your alliances,and which has 
survived them. 
Notwithstanding only six months 
have elapsed since the veil which 
concealed the secret combinations 
of the last war has been removed, it 
is nevertheless true that the con. 
tinent is at peace. Your principal 
ally, Austria, has made a separate 
peace. Prussia whose armies were 
for some time on the war establish- 
ment, has conclided a treaty of, 
offensive and defensive alliance with 
us. Sweden is not worthy a remark. | 
As to Russia, there exist between 
her and us direct proposals of nego- 
tiation. Powerful as she is, she 
requires the protection of no one, 
and she cannot call for the interven- 
tion of any court to terminate the 
disputes between us. Her remote 
position places her so entirely out of 
our reach, and deprives her so com- 
pletely of all means of annoying us, 
that the alteration in our respective 
connections, occasioned by a state 
of war or a state of peace, is purely 
of adiplomatic nature. If in sucha 
situation, the emperor were ta 
accept the condition of negotiating 
jointly ‘with England and Russia 
would he not resign all his advan. 
tages ?) Would he not admit the ex- 
istence of a war which he has glori. 
ously terminated ? Would he not, in 
fine, abandon, in favour of England 
the principle of equality already 
agreed upon between us? If sir, 
you will only examine with the dis- 
cernment which belongs to you the 
considerations which I have thé ho- 
nour to lay before you, you will 
agree that such a negotiation would 
be far more prejudicial to us than 
war, and even than a congress, 
In fact, in a congress, if England, 
Sweden, and Russia contended in 
support ef the principles which 
formed 
