Other Perfons (attached, by Recollections never to be effaced, and by Regrets too long foftered, to an Order of Things which no longer exists in France) find themselves daily implicated by the Plots of those who pretend to ferve them. A Sense of their own Reputation will without Doubt lead them to avoid a Focus of Intrigues, with which they ought not to have the leaft Connection.

Peace happily re-established, the mutual Defire of the Two Governments to render it folid and lafting, and the general Interefts of Humanity, require that all thefe Caufes of Diffatisfaction fhould be done away, and that His Majesty's Ministry should, by frank and energetic Measures, manifeft their Dif approbation of all the Attempts made to produce new Divifions.

The Underfigned has in confequence received efpecial Orders to folicit,

ift. That His Majefty's Government will adopt the most effectual Measures to put a Stop to the unbecoming and feditious Publications with which the Newspapers and other Writings printed in England are filled.

2d. That the Individuals mentioned in the underfigned Minister's Letter of the 23d July last, shall be fent out of the Island of Jersey.

3d. That the former Bifhops of Arras and St. Pol de Léon, and all thofe, who like them, under the Pretext of Religion, seek to raise Disturbances in the Interior of France, fhall likewife be fent away.

4th. That

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4th. That Georges and his Adherents fhall be transported to Canada, according to the Intention which the Underfigned has been directed to tranf mit to his Government at the Request of Lord Hawkesbury.

5th. That, in order to deprive the evil-difpofed of every Pretext for disturbing the good Understanding between the two Governments, it shall be recommended to the Princes of the Houfe of Bourbon at present in Great Britain, to repair to Warfaw, the Refidence of the Head of their Family,

6th. That fuch of the French Emigrants as ftill think proper to wear the Orders and Decorations belonging to the antient Government of France, fhall be required to quit the Territory of the British Empire.

Thefe Demands are founded upon the Treaty of Amiens, and upon the verbal Affurances that the Underfigned Minifter has had the Satisfaction to receive in the Courfe of the Negotiations, with re gard to a mutual Agreement for maintaining Tranquillity and good Order in the Two Countries. If any One in particular of these Demands does not proceed fo immediately from the Treaty concluded, it would be eafy to justify it by ftriking Examples, and to prove how very attentive the British Government has been in Times of internal Fermentation, to remove from the Territory of a neighbouring Power thofe who might endanger the public Tranquillitys

Whatever may be the Protection which the Englith Laws afford to native Writers and to other Subjects of His Majefty, the French Government knows that Foreigners do not here enjoy the fame Protection; and that the Law, known by the Title of the Alien Act, gives the Miniftry of His Britannick Majefty an Authority which it has often exercifed against Foreigners whofe Refidence was prejudicial to the Interests of Great Britain. The firft Clause of this Act ftates exprefsly, that any Order in Council which requires a Foreigner to quit the Kingdom fhall be executed under Pain of Imprifonment and Transportation. There exifts, therefore, in the Miniftry a legal and fufficient Power to reftrain Foreigners, without having Recourfe to the Courts of Law, and the French Government, which offers on this Point a perfect Reciprocity, thinks it gives a new Proof of its pacifick Intentions, by demanding that thofe Perfons may be fent away, whofe Machinations uniformly tend to fow Discord between the Two People. It owes to itself and to the Nation at large, (which has made it the Depofitory of its Power and of its Honour), not to appear infenfible to Infults and to Plots during profound Peace, which the Irritation of open War could not justify, and it is too well acquainted with the conciliatory Difpofitions of the British Ministry, not to rely upon its Efforts to difperfe a Faction equally the Enemy of France and England.

The underfigned Minifter feizes this Opportu

nity to present to His Excellency Lord Hawkefbury, the Homage of His refpectful Confidera

tion.

London, 17th August 1802.

(Signed) OTTO.

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Sir,

No. 13.

Downing Street, Auguft 28, 1802. SEND you the Copy of a Letter which I received fome Days ago from M. Otto, together with a Copy of an official Note inclosed in it. I have informed M. Otto, that you would receive Inftructions to enter into Explanations with the French Government on the several Points to which it refers. It is impoffible not to feel confiderable Surprize at the Circumftances under which it has been thought proper to present such a Note; at the Stile in which it is drawn up, and at the Complaints contained in it. Whatever may be the general Difpofitions of the French Government towards this Country, fuppofing them to be as hoftile as they have been at any former Period, or even more fo, it would appear fo contrary to their Intereft to provoke a War with us at the prefent Moment, that I am inclined to afcribe their Conduct, in the Whole of this Bufinefs, more to Temper, than to any other Motive; but whether their Conduct is to be referred to Temper or to Policy, the Effects of it may still be the fame;

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fame; it is therefore become of the utmoft Importance that a frank Explanation fhould be made of the Line of Conduct which His Majefty has deter, mined to adopt on Reafons of the Nature of thofe to which this Note refers, and of the Motives on which it is founded; and it is to be hoped that fuch an Explanation will have the Effect of putting an End to a Course of Proceeding which can lead only to perpetual Irritation between the Two Governments, and which might ultimately tend to the most ferious Confequences.

The firft Confideration that naturally arises on this Tranfaction, is that of the peculiar Circumftances under which the Note of M. Otto has been

prefented. It cannot be denied that fome very improper Paragraphs have lately appeared in fome of the English Newspapers against the Government of France; it cannot be denied likewife, that Publications of a still more improper and indecent Naturė have made their Appearance in this Country, with the Names of Foreigners affixed to them. Under thefe Circumftances the French Government would have been warranted in expecting every Redress that the Laws of this Country could afford them; but as, instead of seeking it in the ordinary Course, they have thought fit to refort to Recrimination themfelves, or at least to authorize it in others, they could have no Right to complain if their fubfequent Appeal to His Majefty had failed to produce the Effect that otherwife would have attended it.

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