happy moment when the views of 
the French government shall ap- 
proach nearer to those which it had 
been supposed to entertain. It is 
in order to prevent the possibility of 
such a misinterpretation, that we 
think it incumbent on us to assure 
your excellency, thata step which 
would have the effect of causing any 
obstacle to the renewal of the nego- 
tiation, would be very far from our 
intention, though, from the reasons 
which we have detailed, we find our- 
selves obliged to put an end toour 
‘mission. 
_ Itonly remains for us to assure 
your excellency, thatif, fortunately 
for both nations, it should hap. 
= that we have been mistaken 
n the inference which we have 
drawn from the silence of the French 
plenipotentiaries, we will wait dur- 
‘inga reasonable time for the expla- 
nations which their excellencies may 
_haye to communicate to us. Inor- 
der, however, to prevent the repe- 
tition of a demand, as painful for us 
to make, as it wanld be for your 
“exeellency to receive, in case the ne- 
iations should not have a favour- 
“able issue, we request you to furnish 
us with the necessary passports for 
us and our suite, to be made use of 
_ according to circumstances. 
_ We have the honour to renew to 
your excellency the assurances of 
r high consideration, 
y _ (Signed) 
& 
‘Third Inclosure (C.)—Is.a copy of 
 anote from M. Talleyrand to the 
_ earls of Lauderdaleand Yarmouth, 
dated August 10, 1806. Unim- 
_ portant. 
Lauderdale. 
Yarmouth. 
Fourth Inclosure (D.)—Is a copy 
ef a note from general Clarke to 
STATE! PAPERS 
763 
the earls of Lauderdale and Yare 
mouth, dated August 16, 1806. 
Unimportant. 
No. XL. 
Copyof a Dispatch from the Earl of 
Lauderdale to Mr. Secretary Fox, 
dated Paris, August 17, 1806.— 
Received August 22. 
Paris, August 17, 1806. 
Sir, 
I take the opportunity of lord 
Yarmouth’s return to England, to 
inform you that in consequence of 
his majesty’s pleasure signified in 
your dispatch of the 14th instant, I 
this morning wrote to his excellency 
the minister for foreign affairs, 
stating to him, that lord Yarmouth 
had his majesty’s permission to re- 
turn to England ; and that his ma- 
jesty had been graciously pleased, 
in the event of the negotiation pro- 
ceeding, to confine the future ma- 
nagement of it solely to me. 
About eleven o’clock, M. de 
Champagny and general Clarke 
paid me a visit of ceremony ; lord. 
Yarmouth happened to be with me 
atthetime; and we mentioned to’ 
them the change that had taken 
place, and shewed them the note 
which I was just about to dispatch, 
and a copy of which is enclosed. 
The object of the visit was merely 
to ask the plenipotentiaries, and the 
gentlemen attached to the mission to 
dinc with M. de Champagny to- 
morrow. 
Nothing whatever was said that 
related to the negotiation, and I be- 
lieve no answer will be given either 
toethe note of the 1lith, or to the 
note sent to the minister for foreign 
affairs on the 14th, till the emperor’s 
return from Rambouillet, which, . 
they informed me to-day, was un- 
certain, ‘The modein which I have 
mentioned 
