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Extract from a Dispatch from the 
Earl of Lauderdale to Mr. Se- 
cretary Fox, dated Paris, Sept. 
4th, 1806.—Received Sept. 7th. 
Sir, Paris, Sept. 4th, 1806. 
{n my last dispatch 1 informed 
you that in consequence of the so- 
jicitations of the plenipotentiaries of 
France, urged in the manner I there 
stated to you, I had consented to a 
renewal of the conference this day 
at three o'clock. 
About half past-two I received 
from M. Talleyrand a note, a copy 
of which (marked A.) as well as of 
my answer, (marked B.) I now in- 
elose. 
On going to M. Talleyrand’s of- 
fice, | found him just returned from 
St. Cloud. He begau by informing 
me, that till yesterday they had re- 
ceived no certain information from 
Petersburgh ; but that the courier 
whe arrived last night, bad brought 
intelligence that the emperor had 
positively refused to ratify the 
treaty. He stated that he had the 
emperor’s orders to say, that this 
change of circumstances would cer- 
tainly induce him to make peace 
with England on more favourable 
terms than he would otherwise have 
at present consented to; and fur- 
ther to declare, that as he would 
find it necessary to give to his ple- 
nipotiaries new instructions, so he 
thought it proper to communicate 
this to me, that | might write to my 
court, to receive also such further 
instructionsas they might think pro- 
per to give. 
In answer to a question whieh I 
asked, whether there was any rea- 
son te expect the arrival of any 
minister to renew the negotiation 
en the part of Russia, he said that 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
no information on that subject had 
been received. On taking leave, I 
assured M. Talleyrand that I should 
report to you the apparent open- 
ness with which the communication 
had been made, and that I should 
dispatch a courier this evening with 
the information. 
First Inclosure (A.) 
Copy of a Note from Talleyrand to 
the Earl of Lauderdale, dated 
Sept. Ath, 1806. 
(Translation. ) 
Paris, 4th Sept. 1806. 
The minister for foreign affairs 
has received the orders of his ma- 
jesty the emperor and king, to hold 
a conference this day with his excel- 
lency lord Lauderdale. He has, 
therefore, the honour to propose to 
his excellency to call at. the office 
for foreign affairs, half past two. 
He begs him to accept the assurance 
of his high consideration. 
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Second Inclosure (B.) 
Copy of a Note from the Earl of 
Lauderdale to M. Talleyrand, 
dated Sept. Ath, 1806. 
(Translation.) . 
Paris, 4th Sept. 1806.—Half-past 
two P. M. 
Lord. Lauderdale has this instant 
Tteceived the note, dated the 4th of 
September, by which his excellency 
the minister for foreign affairs, pro- 
poses to lord Lauderdale a confer- 
ence at his excellency’s office this 
day, at half past two o'clock. 
‘This invitation was not delivered 
at lord Lauderdale’s hotel, till half 
past two, the time specified for the 
conference: but lord Lauderdale 
will have great pleasure in waiting 
upon his excellency in a quarter 
of an hour at farthest. 
No, XLVI. 
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