786 ANNUAL 
earl of Lauderdale, dated Septem- 
ber 26th, 1806. Immaterial. 
. Fifth Inclosure “E.) Copy of a note 
from M. de Champagny to the 
earl of Lauderdale, dated Septem- 
ber 26th, 1806. Appoints two 
o'clock on Monday next to meet. 
No. LET. 
Extract from a Dispatch from Vis- 
count Howick to the Earl of Lau- 
derdale, dated Downing-Strec/. 
October 1, 1806. 
Downing-Street, Oétober Ist. 1806. 
My Lorn, 
Your dispatches of the 26th ult. 
brought by the messenger Johnson, 
have been laid before the king. 
Hlis majesty has seen, with great 
regret, that after more than six 
months spent in negotiation, the 
French government: still hesitates 
upon the admission of points con- 
stantly urged by his majesty, as the 
only grounds on which he could 
consent to peace, and that in so un- 
satisfa¢tory a state of things, the 
chief of that government, together 
with his principal minister, has sud- 
denly left, Paris,* creating thereby 
new obstacles to the progress of the 
necotiation. 
Whatever views the French go- 
vernment may have, in keeping up 
this state of suspense and uncertain- 
ty, his majesty feels that it is equal- 
ly prejudicial to the interests of his 
subjecis, aud te these of f rope. if 
the professions of I'rance are sincere, 
there can be no reason why she 
should not givé a plain and decisive 
answer todemands which have been 
so Jong under consideration ; and 
the time isncw come, when such an 
answer must be required, as indis- 
REGIS FER, 
1806. 
pensable to your continuance at 
Paris. 
No. LIY. Extra& from a dispatch 
from the earl of Lauderdale ‘to 
Visceunt Howick, dated» Paris, 
OdGrober 4th, 1806.—Reccived 
October 6th. Immaterial. 
No. LY. ; 
Cony of a Dispatch from the Earl of 
Lauderdale to Viscount Howick, — 
dated Paris, October 6th, 1806. 
Received October 8. 
‘My Lon, 
Late last night M. de {AS 
ny’s principal secretary called upon 
me with a letier from him, inclosing 
a letter from M. Talleyrand, both 
of which [| have the honour of trans- 
mitting to yourlordship, (marked A. 
and B.) 
From. these your lordship will 
perceive, that the negotiation is now 
at anend, and that M. de Champag- 
ny has been authorised, to give me — 
the passports 1 required. 
I have this day accordingly re- 
newed my demand to him in a letter, 
a copy of which I enclose (marked 
G; 
bn considering M. Talleyrand’s 
note, it seemed to me necessary that 
i should not take the step of asking 
my passports from M. de Champag- 
ny, without accompanying iny de- 
mand with a reply to some of the 
observations made by the minister 
fur foreign affairs. Your lordship 
will ace ordingly find intlosed a co- 
py (marked D.) of an official note 
addressed by me to that minister. 
I have sent the courier Lyell, for — 
the perpose of conveyiug: this infor- 
mation, and I have given him a let-- 
ter to admiral mete desiring 
a 2 $7 . him 
* The chief of the French.government left Paris on the night of the, 24th Sep- 
tember} and was followed by M. Talleyrand on the 26th. 
‘ 
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