FRANCE. 
to the fatisfaftion of all parties, muff confequently have 
been ardently defirous that his mediation, ftipulatcd in 
the convention figned on the 3d of November, at Potfdam, 
fhould have been accepted by France. In an interview 
which count Von Haugwitz had with Napoleon on the 
28th of November, that monarch manifefted a difpofition 
to accept of this mediation, on the two following con¬ 
ditions : — 
“ 1. That during the negociation no troops of his Bri¬ 
tannic majefty, norany Ruffians orSwedes, fhould advance 
into Holland to commence warlike operations there, after 
their departure from the north of Germany. 2. That a 
more extenfive circuit fhould be allowed to the fortrefs 
of Hameln, in order to relieve the diltrefs of the garrifon 
for provifiops. 
“ The king could not accept thefe propofitions under 
the circumflances of the moment in which they were 
made; but thefe have totally changed, and in the prefent 
conjuncture his majefty has not only judged them admif- 
fible—upon condition that the emperor Napoleon engages, 
on his fide, not to fend any troops into the north of Ger¬ 
many, as long as the negociations (hall continue, and that 
he (hall not undertake any thing againft Hanover during 
the fame interval—but even favourable, as time will thus 
be gained to take more deliberate meafures, and to pre¬ 
pare for every contingency ; either in cafe a war fhould 
break out, or this intermediate ftate of things fhould lead 
to a definitive negociation. 
“ That no time maybe loft, his majefty has fent major 
Von Pfuhl to the French head-quarters, that this ar¬ 
rangement may be carried into effeft. ^At the fame time 
count Haugwitz has received the neceflary inftruftions, 
bearing date the 19th inftant, and the king has given 
France to underftand, that he fhall conlider the occupation 
of Hanover by French troops, as an aft of hoftility. 
“ Agreeably to what I have juft dated, his majefty has 
authorifed me to inform yourlordfhip, that, in conformity 
with the affurances already given, in cafe the troops of his 
Britannic majefty and the Ruffians fhould prove unfortu¬ 
nate, the king engages for the fecurity of the troops of his 
Britannic majefty, in Hanover, and grants them perfeft 
liberty, in cafe of neceffity, to retreat to the Pruifian army, 
and to the dates of the king, but with the following mo¬ 
difications, which circumflances render neceflary— 
“ 1. That they take their pofitions in the rear of the 
Pruffian troops, and abftain, during the period of fhe in¬ 
termediate negociation, from every movement and ftep of 
a provoking nature towards Holland. 2. That in cafe the 
Prufiian troops fhall be attacked by the French, his ma¬ 
jefty may rely with perfeft confidence on the fupport and 
co-operatiop of the troops of his Britannic majefty, as long 
as they fhall continue in the north of Germany. His ma¬ 
jefty has given orders for a refpeftable corps to advance 
into Weftphalia, and will adopt every necellary meafure 
for fecurity and defence. The Ruffian troops, under the 
command of general count Toltftoy, are already at the 
entire difpofal of his majefty, as the emperor Alexander 
has fully authorifed him to difpofe of them at pleafure ; 
and likewife of thofe which are under general Bennigfen, 
in Silefia. 
“ I therefore requeft your excellency to write as fpeedily 
as pollible to lord Cathcart, commander-in-chief of the 
troops of his Britannic majelty, and to prevail upon him 
to take, without delay, fuch fteps as are neceflary for 
thefe different purpofes, and in particular to comply with 
the invitation which will be tranfmitted to him by the or¬ 
der of the king, through count Kalkreuth, to conlult per- 
fonally with him and count Tolftoy, on the pofitions 
which the troops of his Britannic majefty, the Ruffians, 
and Pruflians, will have to take, in confequence of the 
above-mentioned arrangements. As the Swedifh troops 
are in the fame predicament with the troops of his Britan¬ 
nic majefty and the Ruffians, it would be extremely de¬ 
finable to prevail upon his Swedifh majefty to conform to 
this arrangement. 
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“ I hope that, to this end, your lordfhip will aft in 
concert with prince Dolgorucky, whom his imperial ma¬ 
jefty of ail the Ruffias has charged with every thing rela¬ 
tive to the deftination of the Ruffian army. In cafe his 
Swedifh majefty will refign the conduft of his troops to 
count Tolftoy, the king is ready to give them the fume 
guarantee which he offers to the troops of his Britannic 
majefty, during their continuance in the north of Germany. 
“ 3. With regard to the provifioning of the fortrefs of 
Hameln, it is conceived that the grant of a certain diflrift, 
from which the garrifon might themfelves procure provi- 
fions, would be attended with great inconveniences, both 
in refpeft to the fubjefts of his Britannic majefty, and on ac¬ 
count of the collifions which might thence enfue between 
the troops. It, therefore, appears preferable, to furnifh 
necetfaries from the Hanoverian territory, through an in¬ 
termediate perfon, to whom general Barbou muff fend a 
ftatement of what he wants for daily confumption, and on 
whofe requifition the Hanoverian miniftry will take care 
that it be delivered at the places appointed for that pur- 
pofe. But general Barbou mult, on his fide, engage to 
remain quiet within the town of Hameln. 
“ Conformably to thefe ideas, the king lias fent M. 
Von Krufemark, lieutenant-colonel of the .garde clu corps , 
and adjutant to field-marfhal Von Mollendorf, toifanover. 
I have given him, for my part, a letter to the minillers 
of his Britannic majefty, at Hanover, and another for ge¬ 
neral Barbou, that the neceflary arrangements for pro¬ 
viding, inftantaneonfly, for the fubliftence of the garrifon 
of Hameln, may be made and put into execution without 
delay. 
“ I have now nothing left, my lord, but to refer to the 
verbal communication I had the honour to make to you, 
and to entreat you to take in general fuch fteps as you 
ftiall think it expedient for carrying into execution the 
whole arrangement which I have had the honour to fub- 
mit to you. I requeft you to have the goodnefs to inform 
the commander-in-chief of the troops of his Britannic ma¬ 
jefty, that it is only in cafe he fliould think proper to ac¬ 
cede to this arrangement, and to adopt fuch meafures as 
ftiall depend upon him for carrying it into execution, his 
Pruffian majefty can pofitively engage to guarantee the fe¬ 
curity of the troops of his Britannic majefty. In cafe of 
an attack on the part of the French, it will, however, be 
necellary, that the conduft of the whole fliould centre in 
one point, and it appears natural that the oldeft in rank 
fhould then affume the chief command. It would con- 
fequently devolve upon general count Kalkreuth, both 
for the above reafon, and likewife becaufe he, being in 
the vicinity of the enemy, would be heft able to judge 
what meafure to adopt. I repeat to your excellency the 
affurance of the high confideration with which I have the 
honour to be, my lord, your excellency’s, &c. 
“ Hardenbhrc.” 
The French garrifon in Hameln was completely inverted 
by Englifh and Ruffian troops; and the town was in great 
diftrefs for want of provifions. A fpirited fally had been 
made by the troops of the garrifon, and a warm action 
enfued, in which the Englifli were viftorious, and took 
about 200 prifoners from the French. The above ftate 
paper was calculated to providfe fufficient neceffaries for 
the garrifon of Hameln, at the fame time that it fecured 
the north of Germany from participating in the horrors 
of war. 
The eleftor of Wirtemberg, who had married the 
amiable princefs royal of England, was long averfe to en¬ 
ter into any meafures of reciprocity with France. Unlike 
the court of Naples, he openly and nobly refilled all the 
advantageous offers that were made to him by Napoleon ; 
and, when he found he could no longer refill his power, 
he candidly avowed to the deputies of his ftates in a pub¬ 
lic fpeech, the reafons which forced him into an alliance 
with France: 
“ I fought (faid he) to obtain an armed, or a Ample, 
neutrality for my dominions j but neither the emperor of 
the 
