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‘** Being actuated by a solicitude 
for the preservation of Kurope ina 
Stateof calm and tranquillity, and 
animated by a sincere desire to put 
an end to misunderstanding, and re- 
-establish peace with France on solid 
bases, we have considered it proper 
to commit this task toa person en- 
joying our confidence. For that 
_ purpose we have nominated, ap- 
p > ap 
pointed, and authorised our trusty 
and well beloved Pierre d’ Oubril, 
counsellor of state, and knight of 
the orders of St. Wolodimir, of the 
third class, of St. Anne of the se- 
cond, and of St. John of Jernsalem, 
whom we donominate, appoint, and 
authorize by these presents, for the 
purpose and fo the intent of enter- 
ing into conference with the person 
or persons who shall be properly 
authorised on the part of thel’rench 
government, and of concluding and 
signing with them an act or conven- 
tion upon bases proper for the set. 
tiement of the peace which is to be 
established between Russia and 
France, and to lay the foundation 
of peace between the other bellige- 
rent powers of Kurope. 
‘¢ We promise on our imperial 
word, to take for granted, and 
toexccute faithfully, all that shall 
be agreed upon .and signed by our 
said plenipotentiary, and also to 
give our imperial ratification within 
the time which shall be agreed 
upon. 
‘¢ In testimony of which we have 
signed these full powers, and have 
affixed thereto the seal of our em- 
‘pire. 
*< Given at St. Petersburgh, the 
30th of April, 1806, and in the 6th 
year of our reign. 
Alexander. 
(Countersigned) 
Prince Adam Czartoryski, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
(Certified to be translated con. 
formably to the original.) 
Pierre d’Oubril.”’ 
Russian Manifesto. 
We, Alexander I. by the grace of 
God, emperor and autocrat of all 
Russia, &c. &e. &e. 
To all our faithful subjects be it 
known ; j 
While we, in pursuance of our 
incessant anxiety for the internal 
prosperity of our empire, have di- 
rected our constant atfention to its 
external relations, it has uniformly 
been our wish to establish it upon 
the solid basis of the public interest, 
and to maintain it by alliances suited 
to the situation and circumstances 
of our country, 
In this view we thought it pro- 
per, at the commencement of our 
reign, to remove the causes of. the 
misunderstandings which then ex- 
isted, and to unite ourselvesin friend- 
ly intercourse with those powers 
whose wise and moderate principles 
were most consistent with your in- 
dependence, and with the geveral 
tranquillity. The omnipotent fa+ 
voured ovr wishes, in restoring a 
gencral peace throughout Europe. 
Dutit was not consistent with his 
inscrutable purposes to continue 
this state of things. The war broke 
out anew. 
Although, from our situation, we 
took uo immediate share in this war, 
yet, agreeably ‘to alliances and to 
the fixed principles of attachment to 
the common interest and tranquil. 
lity by which we were actuated, we 
never ceased to wish for the restora- 
tion of peace, and to labour, by 
pacific negotiations, to obtain that 
end. : 
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