SLATE, PAPERS 
conversation, desiring me to return 
_ the third day after. At the expira- 
tion of this time I waited upon him 
again, when he informed me that, 
considering the extreme stress which 
appeared to be laid upon this point, 
_ Hanover should make no difiiculty. 
__. Authorized by the concession of 
that in which the honour of the 
king, and that of the nation ap- 
_ peared most interested, I enquired 
whether the possession of Sicily 
_ would be demanded, it having been 
so said, ‘* * Vous l’avez, nous nevous 
la demandons pas; si nous la pos. 
| sédions elle pourroit augmenter de 
| beaucoup les difficultés”’ Consi- 
dering this to be very positive both 
from the words and -the manner of 
delivering them, I conceived it im- 
proper to make further questions. 
*+ + Nous ne vous demandons rien” 
amounting, to an admission of ufi 
possidetts as applicable to his ma- 
_ jesty’s conquests. 
_M. Talleyrand mentioned strong: 
_lythe recognition of the emperor 
and the different branches of his fa- 
mily as absolutely expected. On 
this I took occasion to state the soli- 
_ dity which the recognition of Great 
Britain would give to their estab- 
lishment, and enquired whether the 
French government would guaran- 
tee the integrity of the Ottoman 
empire. The answer was Yes, but 
it mustbe soon. ‘* + Beaucoupse 
prepare mais rien n’est fait.” Re- 
-yerting.to the first conversation, IL 
_ Yery much augment our difficulties. 
P + We ask nothing from you. 
h?. 
723 
desired to know whether a middle 
term might not be found at the same 
time to obtain the object desired by 
the French government, and that 
desired by Great Britain, of not 
treating ia a manner unconnected 
with Russia. To this he answered 
that they were enlirely ready to 
give every facility to thearrangement 
of the respective interests of the two 
powers, or that a British minister 
should, being authorized by the’ 
emperor Alexander, stipulate for 
both. 
The last words of M. Talleyrand’ 
were, § “Les sentiments de la 
France sont entirement changés 5 
Vaigreur qui caracterisoit le com= 
mencement de cette guerre n’existe 
plus, et ce que nous desirons le 
plus c’est de pouvoir vivre en 
bonne intelligence avec une aussi 
grande puissance que ja Grande 
Bretagne.” 
(Signed) Yarmouth. 
No. XIII.—Is a note from Mr, 
secretary Fox to M. Talleyrand, 
June 14, 1806, approving of lord 
Yarmouth’s conduct, &c. 
e 
No, XIV. 
Extract from a Dispatch from the 
Earl of Yarmouth, to Mr. Secre- 
tary Fox, dated Paris, June 19, 
1806.—Recetved June 21. : 
Paris, June 19, 1806. 
Sir, ( 
I have the honour to inform’you 
5A S that 
_ * You are in possession of it, we do not ask it of you; if we possessed it, it might 
TA great deal is in preparation, but nothing is vet done. 
- § The sentiments entertaitied in France are entirely different from what they 
were) The asperity which characterized the commencement of this war, no longer 
exists ; and what we most desire is, to live in‘harmony with so great a power as 
i Great Brithin, 
. 
¥ 
ty 
ee 
