(Signed) Francis Moore, Esq. up my residence in the neighbourhood of Swit Moniteur of the 1st instant, you will, in | fairs may have undergone a decided alteration, that case, inform yourself, by every means either in consequence of the submission of the in your power, of the disposition of the peo- Swiss Cantons, or of any compromise having ple at large of the Swiss confederacy, and taken place as to their internal concerns, it particularly of those who have the direction will be proper that, in that case, you should of their affairs, and of those who possess the take up your residence in such a situation as greatest share of influence amongst them, to you may think most convenient in the neigh persevere in the defence of their rights, and bourhood of Switzerland, of which you will in the maintenance of the system they have give me the earliest intelligence, and there adopted. You will likewise enquire into the wait for his Majesty's further orders. I am, means of defence of which they may be pos- with great truth and regard, Sir, your most sessed, and of the probability of their being obedient humble servant, exerted with success. You will on no account HAWKESBURY. encourage them to persevere in active measures of resistance which they are not themselves Constance, October 31, 1802. desirous to adopt, or which they may believe No. 19.-My Lord, I have the honour to are unlikely to be ultimately effectual. If, inform your lordship that I arrived here on the however, you should find that the people of 22d instant, and that having received this the Swiss confederacy are generally deter- evening authentic information of the submismined to persevere in the maintenance of their sion of the Diet of Switzerland, assembled at independence, and of their right to return to Schwitz, to the French arms, I lose no time their ancient system of government; and if in dispatching the messenger Shaw, with this you should be of opinion that from the union intelligence; from which your lordship will that subsists amongst the people, and from perceive that it only remains for me to obey their zeal and enthusiasm in the cause in that part of my instructions by which I am which they are engaged, they are finally re-directed, under such circumstances, to take solved at all hazards to resist the threatened attempt of the French government to inter pose by force of arms, in the settlement of their internal concerns; you will then immediately communicate, in confidence, to the Swiss government, that either in the event of a French army having entered the country, or in the event of your having reason to be convinced that a French army is actually advancing for that purpose, his Majesty has authorised you to accede to their application for pecuniary succours. I have furnished you with a cypher and decypher that you may have it in your power to correspond with his Majesty's ministers at Vienna and Munich, if you should think it adviseable; and as it is No. 21.--Extract of a dispatch from Mr. highly probable that the armies of the Swiss Liston to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Hague, confederacy may be inadequately supplied with 13th October, 1302.—A few hours after I had arms, ammunition, or provisions, and may be sent off my last dispatch to your lordship, (on desirous of procuring supplies thereof from Saturday, the 9th of this month), the French the neighbouring countries, you will use your ambassador, M. de Semonville, waited uputmost endeavours to give them every facility on the President of the government of state, for this purpose. You will be very particular and informed him that he had just received, in informing me of the numbers and situation by a courier from Paris, orders to inform the of any Austrian corps in the neighbourhood government of this country, "Que le Preof Switzerland, and of the probability of mier Consul avoit appris, avec autant de surtheir advancing in any event into the Swiss prise que d'indignation, que des personnes territory. As it is of great importance that avides de révolutions vouloient de nouveau his Majesty's government should be regularly troubler le repos dans la Batavie, en abusant informed of the events which may be passing même pour cet effet de noms respectables; et in Switzerland, and of the dispositions that que le Premier Consul, comme allié de la Remay prevail there, you will endeavour to as- publique, invitoit le gouvernement à prendre certain the most safe and expeditious mode of toutes les mesures nécessaires pour maintenir conveying your letters which will avoid their l'ordre des choses établi par la constitution." passing through any part of the French Re- These were nearly the words read to me by the public. As it is possible that previous to your secretary of state, from a note in his own arrival in Switzerland the present state of af-hand-writing, dictated to him by M. de Se Downing-street, November 25, 1802. No. 20.--Sir, I have duly received your several letters by the messenger Shaw. As from the present state of Switzerland your continuance in the vicinity of that country ap pears to be no longer necessary, you are at liberty to return to England as soon as it may suit your convenience. I am, &c. (Signed) HAWKESBURY. Francis Moore, Esq. monville, with a view to its publication, (and a translation was accordingly inserted in the Dutch official paper of the Hague on the 11th); but they fall very short of the language employed by the French minister for foreign affairs in his dispatches to the ambassador, and in the communication made by him to the Dutch chargé d'affaires at Paris, (who also sent a messenger to the Hague upon this occasion). In these M. de Talleyrand entered into considerable detail on the subject of the plots supposed to be formed in this country against the administration, mentioned the names of the chiefs, and ended by making an offer, on the part of the First Consul, to come to the assistance of the government (should circumstances render it necessary) with all his forces. Hague, October 29, 1802. No. 22.-My Lord, The recent attack made by Buonaparté upon the liberties and independence of the Swiss Cantons, has naturally made a strong impression upon the inhabitants of this country; and the public anxiety has been much augmented by certain symptoms in the conduct of the consular government, which seem to indicate an intention not to withdraw the French troops, which have been kept in the Batavian Republic for some time past, under the title of auxiliaries, and paid and maintained at the expence of the Dutch nation. These troops (amounting to between ten and eleven thousand men) were to remain here till the conclusion of the definitive treaty with Great Britain. It was afterwards formally promised on the part of France, that they should evacuate the territories of the Republic at the latest, on the expiration of the last French year (the 23d of September.) They accordingly began their march to the south ward a few days before that period; and the government and the people rejoiced at the prospect of being finally relieved from a load which has become extremely irksome to them. But, on pretence that a great proportion of the corps were to be embarked at Flushing for Louisiana, and that there was a want of shipping for their accommodation, they took up their quarters on the frontiers of the country (at Bois-le-Duc, Breda, and Bergen-op-Zoom), where they still remain; and demands have continued to be made for their pay and maintenance. Hopes were, however, entertained from day to day, that their departure would take place; when, to the astonishment of the Batavian government, official notice was (last week) transmitted from France to the department of war at the Hague, (which has been charged with the support of these corps), that the First Consul has been pleased to appoint a new commander in chief (General Montrichard), and a new staff, for the auxiliary troops in this country; and the notice was given that government might provide for the pay of the officers in question. The administration appear resolved to oppose all the resistance in their power to this unexpected and oppressive extortion. An express has been sent off to the Dutch ambassador at Paris, charging him to claim, in the most urgent terms, the accomplishment of the treaties subsisting between the two Republics, and the fulfilment of the repeated and recent promises made by the French government upon this subject. And in case of the failure of this application, they talk of addressing themselves to the priucipal powers of Europe who had any share or influence in the conclusion of the peace, to intreat their intervention and good offices, with a view to the maintenance of the independence of the Republic. I have the honour to be, ROB. LISTON. &c. Right Hon. Lord Hawkesbury, &c. No. 23.-Extract of a dispatch from Lord Hawkesbury, to Lord Whitworth, dated Nocember 30, 1802.-His Majesty's government have learnt with some surprize from the communications from General Stuart, that that officer had signified to Colonel Sebastiani his inability to evacuate Egypt, until he should receive specific orders for that purpose. It is certainly true that no warrant has been transmitted to General Stuart, or to his predecessor the Earl of Cavan, for the evacuation of Egypt; neither was it considered to be necessary, in as much as his Majesty's government had already expressed their intention to General Stuart, in his instructions, that, except in a case of absolute necessity, the King's troops should remain in Egypt no longer than the month of July last. In all the instances of which places had been conquered by the King's forces, and of which possession had been taken in his Majesty's name, it has been usual when they have been restored to the French Republic, or its allies, that the commanding officer should be furnished with a regular warrant under the King's sign manual, authorizing him to make such restoration. But the case of Egypt is different,as that country had never been taken possession of in his Majesty's name, as it had been actually restored to the Ottoman Porte, and as certain stations in it were continued to be occupied merely as military posts, until the means of removing the troops should be provided. It is probable, that in the present instance, General Stuart may have been misled by a doubt as to the extent of his own power, and by the opinion that he required a warrant to evacuate Egypt, similar to that which had been granted to officers who superintended the restitution of conquests of which possession had been taken in his Majesty's name. In order, however, to obviate any farther difficulties, instructions have now been sent to General Stuart direc ing him to re [1024 move the King's troops from Egypt with as [ that minister, to communicate to the vice little delay as possible, and information has chancellor of court and state, the 10th article been given to this effect to Gen. Andreossy. of the treaty of Amiens, concerning the OrNo. 24.-Extract of a dispatch from Lord der and Island of Malta, the sixth paragraph St. Helens to Lord Hawkesbury, dated l'eters of which article places the independency of burgh, July 20, 1802.-I have since renew- the Island of Malta under the guarantee of ed my applications to this government on the his Imperial Majesty, and several other business of Malta, and have some reason to powers of Europe. In taking this step, the hope that some impression has been made on ambassador, who has not yet received any the mind of his Imperial Majesty. The orders respecting it, acts from the knowFrench Minister, however, has not yet re- ledge he has of the intention of his ceived his instructions; and till they arrive, ment to execute all the stipulations of the governit will of course be impossible for me to take treaties it has concluded. The ambassador the requisite steps for bringing this affair to seizes, with eagerness, this opportunity to any satisfactory, or even positive issue. high consideration. offer to his excellency the assurances of his CHAMPAGNY. Vienne, 26 Messidor, Year 10. Count Cobentzel. No. 25.-Extract of a dispatch from Lord St. Helens to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Petersburgh, August 3, 1802.-I must not omit to acquaint your lordship, that although in order to prevent any further waste of time, I have Hon. A. Paget to Lord Hawkesbury, dated No. 27.-Extract of a dispatch from the thought it right to endeavour to obtain a de-Vienna, 22d August, 1802.-I have the hofinitive explanation of the intentions of this nour herewith to transmit to your lordship court, with relation to the proposed gua- the emperor's act of guarantee and accession ranty, I have not yet been enabled to de- to the 10th article of the treaty of Amiens. mand it officially, according to the terms of the treaty of Amiens, as the French minister here is still without instructions authorizing him to join with me in that instance. No. 26.-Extract of a dispatch from the Hon. A. Paget to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Vienna, 18th July, 1802.-On the 15th instant, M. de Champagny and I met at a conference at the Vice Chancellor's, to whom we presented our respective notes, copies of which I have the honour to enclose, marked A. and B. (Inclosure A.referred to in No. 26.)—Translation. The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, has the honour to transmit herewith to the vice chancellor of court and state, a copy of the 10th article of the treaty of Amiens. He has, at the same time, the honour to acquaint his excellency that he has received orders from his court to invite his Majesty the Emperor and King, conformable to the 15th paragraph of that article, to give his guarantee to the arrangements stipulated therein. He therefore requests the vice chancellor of court and state, to lay this communication before his Imperial Majesty. The undersigned avails himself, with pleasure, of this opportunity to reiterate to his excellency the expression of his most distinguished consideration. ARTH. PAGET. Finna, 15th July, 1802, (Inclosure B. referred to in No. 26.)Translation. The ambassador of the French Republic, on the invitation which has been given him by Mr. Paget, his Britannic Majesty's minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary, hastens in conjunction with lation.-The Emperor and King having (Inclosure referred to in No. 27.)—Transbeen invited by his Britannic Majesty and the cede to the stipulations contained in the 10th First Consul of the French Republic, to acarticle of the treaty concluded and signed at Amiens on the 29th of March, 1802, (4th Germinal, year 10), respecting the Order of St. John of Jerusalem; and also to take under his protection and guarantee, conjointly with the other powers cited in the sixth patherein especially stipulated on the subject of ragraph of the said article, whatever was the Island of Malta: and his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty having been at the same time informed that the two above-mentioned powers adopted on their part the concert which had been entered into by the two imperial courts, previous the exchange of the ratifications of the above-mentioned treaty of Amiens, to leave to the Pope the selection of a Grand Master from amongst the priories of the Order. His Majesty the the candidates nominated for that purpose by Emperor and King, desirous on the present occasion of exhibiting a fresh proof of his sincere friendship for his Majesty the King of Great Britain, and for the First Consul of the French Republic, has empowered and instructed his grand chamberlain and cabinet minister Count Francis of Colloredo, and his Louis of Cobenzel, to proceed in his name vice chancellor of court and state Count to the accession and guarantee of the stipulations of the 10th article of the afore-mentioned treaty; who, in virtue thereof, declare that his Majesty accedes, by the present act, to the stipulations contained in this ar ticle, with the clause herein before referred was that of the guaranty of Malta, on which to, respecting the mode of the next elec- an answer is still due from him. He adverted tion of the Grand Master of the Order; o what he had told Mr. Casamajor of the and his Majesty specifically guarantees whatso- King his master having ordered a report to be ever is therein regulated, with regard to the made to him, on the state of the com independence of the Islands of Malta, Gozo, manderies in Silesia, hinting, that this country and Comino. In witness whereof we, the took a very light interest in the fate of the plenipotentiaries of his Imperial, Royal, and Island; and that he was countenanced in with Apostolic Majesty, have signed the present holding its guaranty by the example of Spain. act of accession and of guarantee; have there fie, however, added, that the report in unto affixed the seal of our arms, and have ex-question had been made to the King, and that changed it against the acts of acceptation, dehe only waited his Majesty's commands to conlivered in the name of his Majesty the King offer with me farther upon the subject. Great Britain, and of the First Consul of the No. 32. Extract of a dispatch from Mr. French Republic. Which acts of accession, Garlike to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Petersof guarantee, and of acceptation, shall be raburgh, September 17, 1802.-The French mitified in the space of four weeks, or sooner, if nister has at length been directed by his goit can be done.-Done at Vienna, the 20th of vernment to make, conjointly with his MaAugust, 1802. jesty's minister here, a formal invitation to the Emperor of Russia for his Imperial Majesty's guaranty of the stipulations of the treaty of Amiens, which provide for the independence. of the Islands of Malta, Gozo, and Comino, and of the other arrangements of that article. L. S.) FRA. COUNT OF COLLOREDO. L. S.) LEWIS COUNT OF COBENZEL. No. 28.-Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Casamajor to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Berlin, August 21, 1302.-Having opened the subject of your lordship's last dispatch, relative to the accession of this court to the arrangement stipulated in the 10th article of the treaty of Amiens, to Mr. Bignon, this gentleman undertook very willingly to mention the same to his government, and has in fact already performed his promise. In several conversations with Mr. Bignon, in which I have occasionally remarked that nothing had hitherto been said to me here upon the subject of Malta, he has constantly affected the greatest indifference, and treated it as a business of too little importance to occupy the attention of the French government No. 29.-Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Casamajor to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Berlin, August 31, 1802.-Mr. Bignon received last night instructions from the French government, to invite the King of Prussia, conjointly with me, to accede to the guarantee of the independence of the Island of Malta, and of the other stipu lations relating to that Island, which are contained in the 10th article of the definitive treaty of Amiens. Mr. Bignon sent to me immediately, and we propose to meet to-morrow for the purpose of preparing a note this subject, of which we shall each present a copy to Count Haugwitz. upon No. 30.-Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Casamajor to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Berlin, October 2, 1802. My note upon the subject of the guarantee of Malta remains unanswered. No. 31.-Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Jackson to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Berlin, November 25, 1802-At my first interview with Count Haugwitz, I told him that the only subject in suspense between our two courts, to which I need call his immediate attention, VOL. III. No. 33.-Extract of a dispatch from Sir John Borlase Warren to Lord Hawkesbury, dated St. Petersburgh, November 18, 1802. On the third instant I waited upon the chancellor with General Hedouville, when the note of invitation for his Imperial Majesty's guaranty of the 10th article of the treaty of Amiens, was presented by each of us. General de Hedouville entered into various reasons to induce the Russian government to grant the guaranty; the principal of which was to prove, that without the guaranty of Russia, either of the two powers, upon the first difference between them, would look upon themselves at liberty to seize upon the Island, which was only important in a military point of view; and the only alteration he should make in his invitation was, that the Island might be delivered up to the Neapolitan troops. He added, that the act of guaranty would not be considered as affecting the ar rangement of any particular power with the Order, or of any alteration that power might wish to make in the baillages, or that part belonging to itself, as Spain had already done. No. 34.-Extract of a dispatch from Sir J. B. Warren to Lord Hawkesbury, dated Petersburgh, 25th November, 1802.-The chancellor appointed yesterday evening for delivering to me, and to the French minister, the answer of the Russian government to his Majesty's invitation for his Imperial Majesty's accession to the 10th article of the treaty of Amiens. (Inclosure referred to in No. 34.)-Translation.-Conditions upon which his Imperial Majesty of all the Russias eð rúing to accede to the Stipulations of the 10th Article of the * C PUBLIC PAPERS ON THE [1028 Treaty of Amiens.-I. The acknowledgement, had to make to me related to two points, both of the sovereignty of the Order of St. John of equally important, as he said, to the mainJerusalem over the Island of Malta, and its tenance of good harmony between the two dependencies; the acknowledgement of the countries; with this difference, however, that Grand Master, and of the civil government of the one originated with himself, and was dic the Order, according to its ancient institu tions, with the admission into it of native which might feed the mutual itritation of the tated by his anxiety to do away every thing Maltese. Upon this point, as well as upon every other that may relate to its interior or two countries; and the other by the express or ganization, the legal government of the Order himself related to the English newspapers, der of the First Consul. That which came from shall have the power to enact and prescribe against which he pronounced a most bitter such regulations as it may judge best calcu- philippic, assuring me that the First Consul lated to promote the future welfare and prospe- was extremely hurt to find that his endeavours rity of the Order.-II. The rights of the King to conciliate had hitherto produced no other of the Two Sicilies, as Suzerain of the Island, shall remain upon the same footing as they the papers in England continually loaded him. ffect than to increase the abuse with which were previous to the war which is now termi nated by the treaty of Amiens.-III, The in- deavoured to establish a He expatiated much upon this topic, and endependence and neutrality of the Island of assured him a reference to any one newspaper Malta, its ports and dependencies, shall be se- in Paris would instantly refute, that during fact, which I cured and guarantied by the respective contracting powers, who shall mutually engage to appeared in any French journal, which could four months not a word of provocation had acknowledge and maintain that neutrality in justify a retort from those published in Engall cases of war; whether between each other, land. For the rest he advanced nothing but or between any of them and any other power, what has been said on more than one occasion not excepting his Sicilian Majesty, whose to Mr. Merry, and reported by him to your rights of suzerainty shall not extend so as to lordship. I was, enable him to cause a departure from the neu- stand, that the First Consul was in fact highly trality of the Island, as guarantied by the pre- incensed, and the more so, he was pleased to however, given to undersent act.-IV. Until the Order shall be in a say, as it came from a country of whose good situation to provide, by its own resources, opinion he was so very ambitious. In my refor the maintenance of its independence and ply, I could but go over the old ground, and 'neutrality, as secured by the preceding article, endeavour to make M. Talleyrand underas well as for the defence of their principal re- stand-first, that whatever was said in the sidence, the different forts shall be occupied English papers might be considered but as a by his Sicilian Majesty's troops, who shall national retaliation for what was published in send a sufficient force for the defence of the the French papers-secondly, that what was Island and its dependencies, the number of officially published here was by no means so in which shall be agreed upon by his said Ma- England and thirdly, that although the gojesty and the two contracting powers, who vernment possessed a contrcul over the press in shall take upon themselves conjointly, the ex- France, the English government neither had pence of maintaining the whole of the said nor could have, unless they purchased it at the iroops, so long as the defence of the Island same price, any whatever in England. Upon shall continue to be entrusted to them, during this he endeavoured to prove to me, that which period the said troops shall be under there were papers in England attached to dif the authority of the Grand Master and his go-ferent parties, and went over their names and vernment. V. The present additional act shall be considered as forming an integral part of the treaty of Amiens, the same as if it had been inserted therein, word for word, and shall be executed in like manner.-VI. Their Ma. jesties the Emperor of all the Russias, the Emperor of the Romans, the King of Spain, the King of the Two Sicilies, and the King of Prussia, shall be invited to accede to this act as guarantees. supposed connections with great precision; and that consequently his Majesty's ministers might so far controul those at least which de pended upon them, as to prevent their inserting that abuse which must be considered as having their sanction. I endeavoured to explain to him what the influence was, which he supposed ministers to possess in England; that it amounted to nothing more than a preCOMTE ALEXANDRE DE WORONZOW. give to one paper rather than to anoference which your lordship for instance might Paris, January 27, 1803. No. 35.-My Lord, I have to report to which it might be wished to make public; ther, by sending to it any articles of news your lordship, the purport of a conversation I but that your lordship's influence went no had on Tuesday last by appointment with M. further; and that if the editor of such a paTalleyrand. He had invited me some days per conceived it more for his interest to conage for this purpose. The communication hetinue to write after his own fancy and uncon |