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and which would inevitably re- 
kindle with the desire of recover- 
ing that which France would ne- 
ver believe she had justly lost, 
Cessions exacted from his most 
Christain Majesty would be im- 
puted to him as a crime, as if he 
had thereby purchased the aid of 
the Powers, and would be an ob- 
stacle to the confirmation of the 
Royal Government, so important 
for the legitimate dynasties, and 
so necessary to the repose of 
Europe, in as far as that repose 
is connected with the internal 
tranquillity of France. . 
In fine, the exaction of cessions 
from his most Christian Majesty, 
would destroy, or at Icast alter 
that equilibrium, to the establish- 
ment of which the Powers have 
devoted so many sacrifices, efforts, 
and cares. It was themselves 
who fixed the extent that France 
ought to have. How should that 
which they deemed necessary a 
year ago, have ceased to exist ? 
There are upon the continent of 
Europe two States that surpass 
France in extent and in popu- 
lation. Their relative greatness 
would necessarily increase in the 
same proportion as the absolute 
greatness of France should be 
‘diminished. Would this be con- 
formable to the interests of Eu- 
rope? Would iteven be suitable 
_to the particular interests of these 
two States, in the order of rela- 
tions in which they are placed 
towards each other ? 
If in a small democracy of 
antiquity, the people in a body 
learning that one of their Generals 
.had to propose to them something 
advantageous but not just, ex- 
claimed unanimously, that they 
would not even hear it mentioned, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
is it possible to doubt that the 
monarchs of Europe should not 
be unanimous in a case where that 
which is not just would even be 
pernicious ? 
Itis therefore, with the most 
entire confidence, that the under- 
signed have the honour of sub- 
mitting to the Allied Sovereigns 
the preceding observations. 
Notwithstanding, however, the 
inconveniences attached in actual 
circumstances to-every territorial 
cession, his Majesty will consent 
‘to the re-establishment of the 
ancient limits, in all the points in 
which additions weremade to old 
France by the treaty of the 30th 
May. His Majesty willalso con- 
sent to the payment of such an 
indemnity as shall leave means 
of supplying the wants of the 
interior administration, without 
which it would be impossible to 
arrive at that settlement of order 
and tranquillity which has been 
the object of the war. 
His Majesty will likewise con- 
sent to a provisional occupation. 
Its duration, the number of for- 
tresses, and the extent of country 
to be occupied will be the subject 
of negociation; but the King 
does not hesitate to declare at 
present that an occupation of se- 
ven years being absolutely incom- 
patible with the internal tranquil- 
lity of the kingdom,is utterly 
inadmissible. 
Thus the King admits in prin- 
ciple, territorial cessions as to 
what did not appertain to old 
France : the payment of an in- 
demnity ; and a provisional occu- 
pation by a number of troops,and 
for a period to be determined. 
His most Christian Majestyflat- 
ters himself, that the Sovereigns, 
