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(Translation.) 
Paris, August 8th, 1806. 
The undersigned minister pleni- 
potentiary of his majesty the empe- 
ror of the French, king of Italy, 
has laid before his government the 
note transmitted yesterday by his 
excellency lord Lauderdale, pleni- 
potentiary from his Britannic ma- 
jesty. 
His majesty the emperor of the 
French, king of Italy, could not 
see without pain, that a negotiation 
which has already been the subject 
of so much discussion, which has 
occasioned the dispatching of so 
many messengers by both parties, 
which was in a word brought to 
maturity, should have suddenly 
taken a retrogade direction, so as to 
present obstacles founded, not in the 
nature of the stipulations, but on 
the very ground on which that nego- 
tiation was commenced. 
The court of France has con- 
stantly refused to admit in the same 
negotiation, the courts of England 
and Russia, and whatever desire his 
majesty the emperor of the French, 
king of Italy, may have to see a 
general peace shortly re-established, 
no consideration could induce him 
to violate that principle of his poli- 
cy. The negotiations which France 
had commenced at Petersburgh, had 
moreover couvinced his majesty the 
emperor of the French, king of 
Italy, that the English cabinet de- 
ceived itself with respect to the 
nature of its relations with Russia. 
After several months of discus- 
sion, the cabinet of London yielded 
‘this point, and his excellency the 
earl of Yarmouth arrived publicly 
at Calais, and afterwards at Paris, 
for the purpose of treating for 
peace. He had conferences with 
his excellency the minister forforeign 
affairs immediately after his arrival 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1806. 
in this capital, having previously 
made known to him that he was 
duly authorised by his government. 
Since that period, Russia has con- 
cluded her peace with France. The 
undersigned has been appointed 
minister plenipotentiary to negotiate 
with the plenipotentiary of his Bri- 
tannic majesty, and the first step 
was an exchange of his powers with 
those of his excellency the earl of 
Yarmouth, whom he was bound to 
believe, as it is expressed in his ex- 
cellency’s full powers, authorized ta 
negotiate, conclude, and sign a defi- 
nitive treaty between France and 
the united kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland. 
Very frequent conferences, most 
of them of several hours, have since 
taken place between the two pleni- 
potentiaries, who, with good faith 
on both sides, endeavoured to da 
away the difficulties, and put aside 
every thing that could have tended 
to irritate their minds, or to embar- 
rass and unnecessarily retard the 
progress of negotiation. 
Instead of transmitting to each 
other notes, more or less ingenious, 
but which rather remove than ap- 
proximate the object which it is 
wished to attain ; instead of begin- 
ning those written controversies, 
which are not less injurious to 
humanity than open hostilities, and 
which prolong the miseries of 
nations ; instead, above all things, 
of negotiating peace in the same 
manner in which war is carried on, 
the plenipotentiaries had free con- 
ferences, in which his majesty the 
emperor and king granted all which 
he could grant, without losing sight 
of the dignity of his crown, his love 
for his people, and the interest of 
his allies. 
His majesty will never be reduced. 
to make fusther sacrifices. 
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