S RATE.’ P AP E-R-S. 
inthe said note, that the negotiation 
«¢ had been begun and nearly 
brought to a conclusion,” in ‘the 
interval which elapsed between the 
time when lord Yarmouth officially 
communicated his full powers, and 
the arrival of lord Lauderdale; on 
the contrary, they consider the ne- 
gotiation as having scarcely com- 
- menced, Theconversations to which 
allusion has been made, consisted, 
_ on the part of the French plenipo- 
_ proposed by France 
tentaries, in making. demands which 
the undersigned, the eatl of Yar- 
mouth, has uniformly declared to be 
inadmissible ; and on the part of 
_ Jord Yarmouth in keeping strictly 
within the bounds of the «di possi. 
detis, not having any instructions on 
the part of his government to admit 
any other conditions of negotiation ; 
conditions suggested by France in 
the communication made by the earl 
of Yarmouth, and previously an- 
nounced in M. Talleyraud’s letter 
of the first of April. 
The undersigned earls of Lauder- 
‘dale and Yarmouth think it unne- 
cessary, in this"place, to repeat the 
motives set forth in the official note 
_ presented by lord Lauderdale, and 
which induced his majesty to consi- 
der the basis of the uti possidetis 
peculiarly 
applicable to the respective situation 
of the two countries. It is to them 
a subject of deep regret that, by 
so absolute and decided a departure 
from that basis on the part of the 
French government, the hopes and 
expectations of the two nations 
must be entirely frustrated. » 
- It only remains for the earls of 
Lauderdale and Yarmouth to de- 
clare, that his majesty, ever ready 
to listen to just and honourable con- 
ditions of peace, relies with confi- 
dence upon the means. which he de- 
757 
rives from the loyalty and affection 
of his subjects. He will never listen 
to any proposals of negotiation 
whatsoever, upon terms incompati- 
ble with the honour of his crown 
and the real interests of his subjects: 
(Signed) Lauderdale. 
Yarmouth. 
Sixth Inclosure (F.) is a Copy of 4 
Note from the Earls of Lauder- 
dale and Yarmouth to M. Talley- 
rand, dated August 9, 1806.— 
Demanding their passports. 
No. XXXVI. 
Extract from a Dispatch from the 
Earls of Lauderdale and Yarmouth 
to Mr. Secretary Fox, dated Paris, 
August 11th, 1806. — Received 
August 13th 
Paris, August 11, 1806. 
In our last dispatch of the 9th 
instant, we had the honour of in- 
forming you, that on that evening 
we had applied for passports to re- 
turn. to England, and also for a 
passport for a courier we intended 
to have dispatched immediately. 
We have only now to mention 
that, on Sunday at eleven o’clock, 
we sent the inclosure (marked A.) 
renewing our demand; and that 
this morning, having received noan- 
swer to either application, the inclo- 
sure (marked B.) was sent to M. 
Talleyrand’s house, Rué-d’Anjou. 
The courier Basilico, who carried 
the note, returned soon after to in- 
form us, that he was directed at M. 
Talleyrand’s house to go to the 
foreign office, where he accordingly 
went; but was told that no commu. 
nication would be received there 
till between twelve and one. 
We then begged of Mr. Goddard 
to go himself to the foreign office, 
.and deliver the letter; he found 
3C.3 that 
