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restored between his Majesty and 

 the courts of St. Petersburgh and 

 Stockholm. 



I have directed copies of the 

 treaties to be laid before you. 



In a contest for his own so- 

 vereign rights, and for the inde- 

 pendence of his dominions, the 

 Emperor of Russia has had to op- 

 pose a lurge proportion of the 

 niihtary power of the French go- 

 vernment, assisted by its allies, 

 and by the tributary states de- 

 pendent upon it. 



The resistHuce which he has op- 

 posed to so formidable a combina- 

 tion, cannot fail to excite senti- 

 ments of lasting admiration. 



By his own magnanimity and 

 perseverance ; by the zeal and dis- 

 interestedness of all ranks of his 

 subjects ; and by the gallantry, 

 firmness, and intrepidity of his 

 forces, the presumptuous expecta- 

 tions of the enemy have been sig- 

 nally disappointed. 



The enthusiasm of the Russian 

 nation has increased with the diffi- 

 culties of the contest, and with 

 the dangers with which they were 

 surrounded. They have submitted 

 to sacrifices of which there are 

 few examples in the history of 

 the world ; and I indulge the con- 

 fident hope, that the determined 

 perseverance of his Imperial Ma- 

 jesty will be crowned with ulti- 

 mate success ; and that this con- 

 test, in its result, will have the 

 effect of establishing, upon a 

 foundation never to be shaken, the 

 security and independence of the 

 Russian empire. 



The proof of confidence which 

 I have received from his Imperial 

 Majesty, in the measure which 

 he has adopted of sending his 

 fleets to the port* of this coun- 

 try, is in the highest degree grati- 



fying to me : and his Imperial 

 Majesty may most fully rely on 

 my fixed determination to afford 

 him the most cordial support in 

 the great contest in which he is 

 engaged. 



I have the satisfaction further 

 to acquaint you, that I have con- 

 cluded a treaty with bis Sicilian 

 Majesty, supplementary to the 

 treaties of 1808 and 1809, 



As soon as the ratifications shall 

 have been exchanged, I will direct 

 a copy of this treaty to be laid be- 

 fore you. 



My object has been to provide 

 for the more extensive application 

 of the military force of the Sicilian 

 government tojoffensive operations ; 

 a measure which, combined with 

 the liberal and enlightened prin- 

 ciples which happily prevail in the 

 councils of his Sicilian Majesty, 

 is calculated, I trust, to augment 

 his power and resources, and, at 

 the same time, to render them 

 essentially serviceable to the com- 

 mon cause. 



The Declaration of War by the 

 government of the United States 

 of America was made under cir- 

 cumstances, which might have af- 

 forded a reasonable expectation, 

 that the amicable relations between 

 the two nations would not be long 

 interrupted. It is with sincere 

 regret that I am obliged to ac- 

 quaint you, that the conduct and 

 pretensions of that government 

 have hitherto prevented the con- 

 clusion of any pacific arrangement. 



Their measures of hostility have 

 been principally directed against 

 the adjoining British provinces, and 

 every effort has been made to se- 

 duce the inhabitants of them from 

 their allegiance to his Majesty. 



The proofs, however, which 

 I have received of loyalty and at- 

 tachment 



