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452 Correfpondence between Great Britain and France. {June ly - 
to France, muft alone be always confidered 
ag an encouragement to the difaffected here, 
even without thofe perfons themfelves being 
guilty of any acts tending to foment freth 
difturbances in this country; but that the 
Government here possessed proofs of the 
abufe which they were uow making of the 
rotection “which they enjoyed in England, 
and of the advantage they were taking of the 
vicinity of their fituation to France, by being 
teaily guilty of fuch ats, fince feveral printed 
papers had lately been intercepted, which it 
was known they had fent, and cauled to be 
circulated in France, and which had for ob- 
ject, to create an ovpofition to the Govern- 
ment. Icannat, my Lord, do better than refer 
you to what you will have read in the official 
paper of the day before yeiterday, under the 
article of Paris, for the exaét text of M. 
falleyrand’s difcourfe upon this fubject ; 
which he concluded by fying, that he thought 
the refidence of Louis XVIII. was now the 
proper place for that of the reft of the fa- 
wily, and that I might add this fuggeftion in 
yay report to your Lordfhip. 
I anfwered the French Muinitter, that, 
without any reference to you, I could affure 
him, that the practices of the French refiding 
in England, of which he complained, had 
not been encauraged, nor would be counte- 
mantced by his Majefty’s Government; which 
was as fincerely difpofed to cultivate harmony 
and a geod underftanding between the two 
countries, as he had repretented the Fir 
Conful to be ; but that I could by no means 
fay how iar they would be difpofed to adopt 
the meafures which he had intimated it to be 
Genera! Benaparte’s wiih that they fhould 
‘puriue, in order to remove fo eifectually 
every thing which might not perhaps be con- 
fidered equally by them, as giving juft caufe 
of offence or jealoufy to France. 
M. Talleyrand did not rejoin upon the 
matter; but afked me when I propoted writ- 
ing. Upon my replying I thould lofe no 
time, he faid, that,if 1 thould write as to- 
day, he would avail himfel of the opportu- 
nity to convey a letter to M. Otto. 
A. MERRY. 
The Right Hon. Lord Hawketbury, &c. 
Ne. Bex 
Sir, Dewning-fireet, Fune 10, 1802. 
Your difpatches of the 4th inftant were re- 
_ceived on Monday night, and have been laid 
before the King. 
The account given in that difpatch of the 
converfstion which paficd on the 3d inftant, 
between you and M.. Taileyrand, refpecting 
the French Princes and their adherents, 
would have afforded here contiderabie fur- 
prife, if his Majefy’s Government bad not in 
iome degree been prepared for it by infor- 
mation which had been previoufly received : 
from the manner, however, in which this 
fubject has been mentioned to you, it is im- 
portant that you fhould take a proper oppor- 
tunity te explain, candidly and fairly, to the 
French Government the line of conduct 
which his Majefty feels it to be his duty.te 
purfue in this very delicate bufinefs. His 
Majefty would certainly confider it inconfif 
tent with both the letter and fpirit of the 
treaty of peace between him and the French 
Republic, to encourage or countenance any 
projects that might be hoftile to the prefent 
Government of France. He is fincerely de- 
firous that the peace which has been con- 
cluded may be permanent, and may lead to 
the eftablifhment of a fyftem of good under- 
ftanding and harmony between the two coun- 
tries. With thefe fentiments he is difpoled 
to employ all the means in his power to guard 
againft any circumftance which can have the 
effect of difturbing the tranquility that has 
been fo happily reftored; and he certainly 
expects that all foreigners who may refide 
within his dominions, fhould not only hold a 
conduct conformable to the laws of the 
country, but fhould abftain from all aéts 
which may be hoftile to the Government of 
any country with which his Majefty may be 
at peace. Aslong, however,as they conduct 
themtelves according to thefe primciples, his 
Majefty would feel it inconfiftent with his 
dignity, with his honour, and with the com- 
mon laws of hofpitality, to deprive them of 
that proteétion which individuals refident in 
his dominions can only forfeit by ther own 
mifconduét. The greater part of the perfons 
to whom allufion has been made in M. Tale 
leyrand’s converfation with you, are living 
in retirement, and his Majefty has no reafon 
whatever to iuppole that fince the conclufion 
of peace they have availed themfelves of 
their refidence in this country to promote 
any deligns injurious to the Government. of 
France. HAWKESBURY, 
Anthony Merry, Efq. 
No.9. ‘ 
My Lord, Paris, ‘Fune 17, 1802. 
I have the honour to acquaint your Lord- 
fhip, that 1 have executed the inftruétions 
given me by your fecret and confidential 
difpatch (No. 14,) in confequence of the 
sommunication from M. Talleyrand, which E 
tranfmitted in my number 25, refpecting the 
refidence of the French Princes and other 
French perfons in his Majefty’s dominions. 
In delivering my anfwer on this bufinefs 
to the French Minifter; I took care to exprefs 
in the ftrongef manner the affarances ?which 
your Lordfhip has authorized me to give of 
his Majefty fincere defire that the peace which 
has happily been concluded fhould be per- 
manent, and that it fhould lead to the efta- 
blifhment of a fyftem of harmony and good 
underitanding between the two countries ; 
and that, <as his Majefty’s condu¢t would ia 
every ref{pect be guided by thote fentiments, 
he of courfe would not tolerate, much lefs 
encourage, any proceedings on the part of 
perfons within his dominions, which might 
be hofile to the prefent Government of 
France, which aflurances might, I paca 
