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Hiate'all interests, and by that means to pre- 
serve all the powers which exist, and so in- 
sure the happiness of Hurope and of this ge- 
meration, at the head of which Providence 
has placed us. 
(Signed) AxExXANDER‘—-NaPoLeon. 
Letter from M. Dz Cuampacny to Mr, 
Secretary CANNING, dated Erfurth, Oc- 
tober 12, 1808. Received October 21. 
Str—I have the. honour to transmit to 
your excellency a letter which the Emperor 
of the French and the Emperor of all the 
Russias wrote to his Britannic majesty. The 
_ grandeur and the sincerity of this step will, 
without doubt, be felt. That cannot be at- 
tributed to weakness, which is the result of 
the intimate connection between the two 
greatest sovereizns cf the Continent, united 
for peace as well as for war. 
His majesty the Emperor has commanded 
me to make known to your excellency, that 
he has nominated plenipotentiaries, who will 
repair to that city on the Continent to which 
his majesty the King of Great Britain and his 
allies shall send their a ie dled 
With respect to the basis of the negotiatlon, 
their majesties are disposed to adopt those 
formerly proposed by Enghand herself, name- 
ly, the sti possidetis, and any other basis 
founded upon justice, and the reciprocity and 
equality which ought to prevail between all 
great nations. 
CHAMPAGNY. 
Letter from Mr. Secretary CANNING, to the 
Russian Ambassador at Paris, dated Fo- 
reign Office, 28th Octeber, 1308. 
Sin—Having laid before the king my 
master the two letters which his excellency 
the Count Nicolas de Romanzoff has trans- 
mitted to me from Erfurth, I have received 
his majesty’s commands to reply to that 
which is addressed to him, by the official 
note which I have the honour to enclose to 
your excellency. 
However desirous his majesty might be 
to reply directly to his majesty the Emperor 
of Russia, you cannot but feel, sir, that, from 
the unusual manner in which the letters 
figned by his imperial majefty were drawn up, 
and which has entirely deprived them of the 
chara€ter of a private and perfonal communi- 
cation, his majefty has found it impoflible to 
adopt that mark of refpect towards the 
Emperor of Ruflia, without at the fame time 
. acknowledging utles which his majefty never 
has acknowledged. 
Iam commanded to add to the contents of 
the official note, that his majefty will haften 
to communicate to his majefty the King of 
Sweden, and to the exifting government of 
Spain, the propofals which have been made 
to him. s 
Your excellency will perceive that it is ab- 
folutely neceflary that his majefty fhould re- 
ce.“é 24 immediate affurance, that France ac- 
British, Russian, and French Correspondence. 
PST 
Knowledges the government of Spain as tale 
to any negociation, 
That fuch is the intention of the Emperor 
of Ruffia, his majefty cannot doubt. 
His majefty recolle&s with fatisfagtion the 
lively intereft which his imperial majetty has 
always manifefted for the welfare and dignity 
of the Spanifh monarchy, and he wants no 
other aflurance that his imperial majefty can- 
not have been induced to fanétion by his con- 
currence, or by his approbation, ufurpations, 
the principle of which is not lefs unjuft chan 
their example is dangetous to all legi timate 
fovereigns. 
As foon as the anfwers on this point thall 
have been received, and as foon as his majety 
fhall have learnt the fentiments of the King ~ 
of Sweden, and thofe of the government of 
Spaiu, I fhall not fail:o receive the come 
mands of his majefty for such communica- 
tions as it may be neceflary to make upon the 
ulterior objeéts of the letter of Count Re-, 
manzoff. 
Grorce Canning. 
Letter from Mr, Sectetary Cawnine to ML 
de CHoaMPAGNY, dated Foreign Office, 
28th OSober, 1808. 
Sir—Having laid before the king my 
matter the two letters which your excellency 
transmitted to me from Erfurth, one of which 
was addreffed to his majefty, 1 have received 
his majefty’s commands to return, In anfwer 
to that letter, the official note which I have 
the honour herew th to enclofe. 
Lam commanded to add, that his majety 
will lofé no time in communicating te the 
king of Sweden and to the government of 
Spain the propofals which have been made to 
his majefty. | 
Your excellency will fee the neceffity of 
an affurance being immediately afforded to 
his majefty, that the admiffion of the go- 
vernment of Spain as a party to the nego- 
Ciation is underitood and agreed to by France. 
After the anfwer of your excellency upom 
this point fhall have been received, and fo 
foon as his majefty fhall be in poffefiion of 
the fentiments of the King of Sweden and of 
the government of Spain, I fhall receive his 
majefty’s commands to communicate witha 
your excellency on the remaining points of 
your letter, 
Grorce CanNnincs 
OFFICIAL NOTE. 
The king has uniformly declared his trea- 
dinefs and defire to enter into negociations 
for a general peace, on terms confiftent with 
the honour of his majefty’s crown, with fide- 
lity to his engagernent, and with the per- 
manent repofe and fecurity of Europe. His 
majefty repeats that declaration. 
If the condition of the Continent be one of 
agitation and of wretchednefs; if many fates 
have'been overthrown, aid more are ill me= 
naced with fubverfions it is'a-confolation te 
the 
