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that as there had been two plenipo- 
tentiaries appointed by his majesty, 
it was the emperor’s intention to 
dothesame, and that the name of 
the person selected would be com~ 
municated to us. 
It is proper to state, that in the 
course of this conversation, lord 
Yarmouth recalled to general 
Clarke’s recollection, that in all the 
interviews he had had with him, he 
uniformly stated the wti possidetis 
as the only basis upon which he 
could possibly treat. . General 
Clarke in reply said, that he could 
make no answer to what lord Yar- 
mouth stated, without alluding to 
conversations which he affected to 
consider as loose, calling them 
“des romans politiques ;” at the 
same time by his silence he clearly 
admitted what lord Yarmouth most 
distinctly stated. 
Our first interview terminated 
with an appointment to meet at 
ford J.auderdale’s apartments on 
Friday, the 8th, at twelve o'clock, 
the general observing that it might 
be perhaps necessary to put off 
the appointment, as he wished to 
heave full time to consider the note 
which had been delivered, and as 
the new plenipotentiary might wish 
to have an opportunity carefully to 
read the correspondence that hi- 
therto had taken place. He pro- 
mised at the same time if this was 
the case, to give us notice by writ~ 
ing in the morning. 
On Friday the eighth at eleven 
o’clock the inclosures (marked B, 
and C.) were left at lord Lauder- 
dale’s apartments, and an answer 
- was sent to general Clarke, stating 
that an appointment had been 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1806. 
made by lords Lauderdale and Yar. _ 
mouth to receive the Turkish am- 
bassador at four o’clock, and re. — 
questing that the meeting should — 
take place on Saturday the 9th at © 
noon. 
General Clarke and monsieur 
Champagny, minister of theinterior, — 
the newly appointed plenipoten- 
tiary, afterwards put off this meet- 
ing till four o’clock to day, as the 
latter was obliged to attend the 
emperor’s. privy council at St. 
Cloud. 
Late on Friday night lord Yar. 
mouth received the answer to the 
note delivered by lord Lauderdale, 
a copy of which (marked D.) is 
inclosed, to which lord Lauderdale 
and lord Yarmouth immediately re- 
turned the answer, also enclosed, 
(marked E.) 
General Clarke and M. Cham. 
pagny came to the meeting appoint- 
ed at four o’clock, and a conversa. 
tion. took place which lasted for up- 
wards of two hours. Into the de- 
tails ef this it is impossible now to 
enter. The general object of it 
was to engage lord Lauderdale to 
depart from the basis which he had 
insisted should be recognized, to 
prevail upon him to consult his 
government, or to take ten or fif- 
teen days for consideration; but 
it terminated by lord Lauderdale’s 
declaring that the Jast note was to 
be considered as a prelude to his 
demanding passports, for which he 
should apply to M. 'Talleyrand in 
the course of the evening, 
The letter, a copy of which 
(marked F.) is inclosed, was dis- 
patched to M. Balleyrand half an 
hour after the departure of the 
plenipotentiaries, 
* Political Romances, 
