934 State Papers relative to the laté Negociation with France, 
pointed out by the Refolution of the Executive 
Diretory, and haftens to fend to the Minifter 
for Foreign Affairs the two Memorials s figned by 
his- fans 
With refpect to the pofitive demand of an- - 
Ultimatum, Lord MatmrsBuRy obferves, that 
infifting on that point in fo peremptory a manner, 
before the two Powers fhall have communicated 
to each other their refpeCtive pretenfions. and that 
the Articles of the future Treaty fhall have been 
fubmitted to the diicuffions which the different: 
interefts which are to be adjuited, necefiarily de- 
mand, is to fhut the door again& ail Negociation. 
He, therefore, can add nothing to the afiurances 
which he has already given to the Minifter for 
Foreign Affairs, as well by word of mouth,.as in 
his Official Note 5 and he repeats that he is neady 
to enter with that Minifter into every explana- 
tion of which the ftate and progrefs of the Nego- 
ciation may admit, and that he- will not fail to 
enter into the difcuffion of the Propofals of his 
Court, or of eny counter-projedt which may be de- 
‘Kvered to him, on the part of the Executive Di-- 
refory, with that candour and that fpirit ef con- 
eiliation which corretpond with the juft and paci- 
fie fentiments of his Court. 
Lord MALMESBURY requelts the Minifters for 
Foreign Affairs to accept the aflurances of his 
hich confideration. 
(NO. oe gh) Fi Os 
The Underfigned Miniter for — Affairs 
is charged by the Executive Dirediory, to anfwer 
to Lord MatmesBuRY etwo Notes ofthe 27th 
and 29th Frimaire (17th and soth December, 
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* AS a aed not room inthe prefent Number 
WE propale 
TARY 
ae which have been omitted, 
year, Pitts é,ia THE SUPPLEMEN 
‘regularly. 
[Dec 
Q. S.) that the Executive. Dire€tory will lifter: 
to no Propofals, contrary to the Conftitution, to 
the Laws, and to the kcesenay which. bind the 
Republic. 
And «s Lord Mai MEsBUR Y announces at every 
communication, that he.is in want of the opinion - 
of his Court, from which it. refults thatshe a¢is 
a part merely-paffive in the Negociation, which 
renders his prefence at Patis ufelefs.: the Under-. 
figned is farther charged to give him notice to, 
depart from Paris in eight and forty hours, with 
ail the perfons who Have accompanied and fol- 
lowed him, and to quit, as expeditigufly as pofit~ 
ble, the Territory of the ‘Republic. The Un-_ 
derfigned declares moreover, in the name of the 
eceutine Dire@tory, that/if the British Cabinet, 
is defirous of Peace, the Executive Dire€tory is. 
teady to follow the Negociations, according te, 
the bafis laid down in the prefent Note, by the: - 
reciprocal channel of Couriers. , 
; (Signed) Cu. DELAcRorxe 
Paris, 29th Frimaire (19th December) 
5th Year of the French Republic, One _ ; 
ard Indiwifible. 
( No 34) [D.] 
Lord MatmessBury haftens to acknowledge. 
the rece*pt of the Note of the Minifer for Fe 
reign Affairs, dated yefterday. He is preparing, 
to quit Paris to-morrow, and demands, in confe-. 
quence, the neceflary Pafiports for himfelf and, 
his Suite 
He re guetts the Minifter for Foreign Affairs 
to accept the affurances of his high connderation.. . 
Paris, 201k Dec. 1796. 

to vive place to ALL the Mersiroticca 
to infer! tbe whole of them, to the end of the 
“Nouserr. In future, they fball be inferted 
In order to infest the whole of the fate Diplomatic Correfpondence, we bave been corm 
gelled te add THEEVE PAGES f¢ put fea! greclity of Letler Prefs 
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