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amy for the purpose of destroying the com- 
merce and resources of his Kingdom, the pub- 
Jic revenue has continued in a course of pro- 
gressive bnprovement. 
My Lords and Geutlemen, 
“We are directed to inform you that the mea- 
gure adopted by Parliament in the last Session, 
“for establishing a Local Militia, has been al- 
teady attended with the happiest success, and 
romises to be extensively and permanently 
Fenefcial to the Country. 
We have received his Majesty’s commands 
most especially to recommend to you, that, 
duly weighing the immense interests which 
re at stake In the war now carrying on, you 
should proceed with as“ittle delay as possible 
“go consider of the most effectual measures for 
thé augmentation of the regular army, in or- 
der that his Majesty may be better enabled, 
without impairing the means of defence at 
‘home, to avail himsclf of the military power 
of his dominions in the great contest in which 
he is engaged ; and to conduct that contest, 
under the blessing of Divine Providence, to a 
conclusion compatible with the honour of his 
Majesty’s Crown, and with the interest of his 
Allies, of Europe, and of the world. 
Correspondence betavecn the British, Russian, and 
French Governments; in consequence of the 
Overtures received from Erfurth; presented 
by bis Majesty's command to both Houses of 
Parliament. 
Letter from Count Nicoras pe Roman- 
zOFF, to Mr, Secretary CANNING, dated 
Erfurth, 30th September (12th October), 
3808. Received October 21, 
Sir—TI send to your Excellency a letter 
which the Emperors of Russia and France 
wrote to his Majesty the King of England. 
The Emperor of Russia flatters himself that 
England will feel the grandeur and the sin- 
cerity of this -step. 
most natural and the most simple answer to 
the overture which has been made by Ad- 
miral Saumarez. The. union of the two 
empires is beyond the reach of all change, 
asd the two Emperors have formed it for 
peace 2s well as fer war. 
His majesty has commanded me to make 
icnown to'your excellency that he has no- 
-minated plenipotentiaries, who will repair to 
Paris, where they -will await the answer 
which your excellency may be pleased to 
make tome. 1 request you to address it to 
the Russian ambassador at Paris. “The Ple- 
nipotentiaries named by the Emperor of Rus- 
- $ia.will repair to that city on the continent, 
to which the plenipotentiaries of his Bri- 
tannic majesty and his allies have been sent. 
_ _ In respect to the bases of the negotiation, 
their Imperial majesty’s see no difficulty in 
adopting all these formerly proposed by 
England, namely, the uti pessidetis, and every 
ther basis wunded upea the reciprocity aud 
She will there find the - 
British, Russian, and French Correspondence.  [Feb.1, 
equality which ought to prevail between al 
great nations. 
Count Nicoras DE RoMANZoFF. 
Letter from his Majesty the Emperor of all 
the Russias, and BonarartTe, to his 
Majesty, dated Erfurth, 12th October, 
1808. Received October 2. 
Sirz—Les circonstances actuelles de 
Europe nous ont réunis 4 Erfurt. Notre 
opremiére penxée est de céder au veu et aus 
besoins de tous les peuples, et de chercher par 
une prompte pacification ave¢ votre majesté, 
le reoiéie le plus efficace aux. malheurs qui 
pésent sur toutes les’ nations. Nous en 
faisons connoitre notre sincére desir 3 votre 
-majesté par cette présente ‘lettre.—La guerre 
longue et sanglante qui a dechiré le Conti- 
nent est terminége, sans gu’elle puisse se 
renouveller.. Beaucoup de. changemens ont 
eu Hieu en Europe; -beaucoups d’etats ont été 
bouleverses. Le cause en est dans letat 
dagitation et de malheur ou. la cessation du 
commerce maritime a placé fes plus grands 
‘peuples. De plus grands changemens encore 
peuvent avoir lieu, et tous, contraires a la 
politique de la nation Angloise. La paix est 
donc a la fois dans Vintérét des peuples du 
Continent, comme daus Djntérét des peuples 
de la Grande Bretagne.—-Nous nous réuais~- 
sons pour prier votre. majesté d/écouter la 
voix de ’humanité, en faisant taire celie des — 
passions, de chercher avec Vintention d’y 
parvenir, a concilier tous les intéréts,.et par 
la garantir toutes les puissances qui existent, 
et assurer le bonheur de l’Europe et de cette 
i génération 4 la téte de-laquelle la Providence 
nous a placé, 
(Signe) ALEXANDRE ==-NAPOLEON, 
TRANSLATION. -. 
‘SrrE—The present circumstances-of Eu- 
rope have brought us togéther at Erfurth. 
Our first thought is to yield to the wish and 
the wants of every people, and to seek, ina 
speedy pacification with your’ majesty, the 
- most efficacious remedy for the miseries 
which oppress.all nations. Wem*eke known 
to your majesty our sincere desire in this 
respect by the present letter. nr 
The long and bloody war which has torn 
the Continent is at an end, without the’pos- 
sibility of being renewed. Many changes 
have taken place in Europe; many States 
have been overthrown. ‘The cause is to be 
found in the staté of agitation and misery in 
which the stagnation of maritime commerce 
has placed the greatest nations. Still greater 
changes may yet take place, and all of them 
contrary to the policy of the ‘English nation. 
Peace, then, is at once the interest of the 
Continent, as it is the interest of tle people 
ef Great Britain. . Ne 
We unite in entreating your majesty to 
listen to the voice of humanity, silencing 
that of the passions; to seek, with the in- 
teation of arriviag at that objects to conci< 
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