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dated Paris, August 16, 1806.— 
Recetved August 19. ; 
Paris, 16 August, 1806. 
Sir, 
The note to the plenipotentiaries 
of the French government, dated 
the Lith, of which a copy marked 
(F') was sent inmy dispatch of the 
1tth instant, was delivered early in 
the morning of the 12th, as.you 
will see from the inclosed receipt 
(marked A.) 
No answer having been received, 
it was thought proper, on the 14th, 
to send to his excellency the minis- 
ter for foreign affairs, a letter, of 
_ acopy is alsoinclosed (marked 
) 
No answer to the official note 
transmitted to the plenipotentiaries 
of the French government on the 
morning of the 12th, has yet been 
given; and general Clarke, upon 
whom lord Yarmouth and I waited 
this morning merely for the purpose 
of shewing him a mark of attention, 
informed us, that it was in the pos- 
session of the emperor, who had not 
as yet signified his pleasure on the 
subject. 
At one e’clock we received a note 
from M. Talleyrand (marked C.), 
and nearly at the same time ano- 
ther (marked D.), from general 
Clarke, 
Copies of both these are herewith 
transmitted. 
I think it evident from what ge- 
neral Clarke says, that no commu- 
nication will be made for two days. 
There is perhaps nothing suffi- 
ciently important to authorize my 
sending a courier. Indeed, my prin- 
eipal motive for doing so is to quiet 
the anxiety which you naturally 
feel from receiving no information 
for so many days, coucerning the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
state of a transaction so iniportant 
in its consequences, — 
Ihave the honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) Lauderdale. 
First Inclosure (A.)—Is a copy of 
a receipt, dated August 12, 1806. 
Unimportant. 
Second Iticlosure (B.) 
Copy of a Note from the Earls of 
Lauderdale and Yarmouth to M. 
Talleyrand, dated August 14, 
1806. 
(Translation.) 
Paris, August 14, 1806. 
2 o'clock, P. M. 
Sir, 
We think it our duty to acquaint 
your excellency, that early in the 
morning of the 12th. instant, we 
transmitted to their excellencies the 
French plenipotentiaries, a note in 
answer to that of their excellencies 
received on the 11th instant. In. 
this answer, we endeavoured again 
to set forth the points which appear- 
ed to us to require, in some form or 
other, a previous explanation, toau- 
thorize us, in conformity to our in. 
structions, to pursue the present ne- 
gotiation. 
The silence of their excellencies' 
the plenipotentiaries in this respect, 
gives us reason to presume that we 
must nof, at the present moment, 
expect such av explanation on their 
part. 
Impressed with this idea, we de- 
sire to put an end to the general ex. 
pectation of both nations, consider- 
ing the slight appearance there is of 
seeing it realized. We feel that the 
demand which we make, under sach 
circumstances, of passports for our 
return, may be susceptible of inter- 
pretations of a nature to retard the 
happy 
