communicate to the French Government. He must also add, that the views which the Chief Consul announced, and his moderation, which was held out as directed to promote a General Peace, were the only grounds on which all Europe entertained the hope that the moment of that peace was at no great distance; that it would be permitted to look forward to the future with tranquillity; and that the system of robbery taken up by the Directory no longer existed. These were the only reasons that induced His Majesty the Emperor to send a Plenipotentiary to Paris, and through whom it was expected that the relations of amity with the French Government would be restored.

The Undersigned flattered himself, that the Chief Consul, in his wisdom, would consider that his fame is concerned. in fulfilling the promises he had made, and the hopes he had raised, as it will depend upon him, by the re-establishment of a General Peace, to give repose to all Europe. He therefore requests Citizen Talleyrand to make known the contents of this Note to the Chief Consul, and, as soon as pos→ sible, to communicate to the Undersigned the resolution which the French Government shall adopt.

The Undersigned takes this opportunity, &c.

As no Answer was given to this Note, Count KALITSCHEFF, on the 8th of May, presented the following.

The Undersigned reminds Citizen Talleyrand, that he has yet to receive an answer respecting the objects on which he had the honour, by the command of the Emperor, his master, to address him; and therefore he begs him to notify to the Undersigned, whether the French Government, agreeably to the admission of the five Preliminary Articles, intends to keep its promise concerning the integrity of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the re-establishment of the King of

of Sardinia in his dominions, as they were previous to the arrival of the French troops in Italy.

The Undersigned considers it unnecessary to make any farther observations respecting this affair, which has already been sufficiently discussed, and he hopes that Citizen Talleyrand will lay before the Chief Consul the contents of the present Note, and that he will communicate to him his resəlutions agreeably thereto.

(Signed)

KALITSCHEFF*.

B.

CONVENTION OF ST. PETERSBURGH,

Between England and Russia, concluded, June 5th (17th), 1801.

In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity-The mutual desire of His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias and of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, being not only come to an understanding between themselves with respect to the differences which have lately interrupted the good understanding and friendly relations which subsisted between the two States; but also to prevent, by frank and precise explanations upon the naviga

With regard to these Articles which are not enumerated in the above Notes, it is believed that the first contained a positive assurance that the Pope should be maintained in his Temporal Dominion; the second, that the Grand Duke of Tuscany should be indemnified in Italy, and not in Germany; and the third, that the arrangements in consequence of the Treaty of Luneville should be made with the concurrence of Russia.

tion of their respective subjects, the renewal of similar, altercations and troubles which might be the consequence of them; and the object of the solicitude of their said. Majesties being to settle, as soon as can be done, an equitable arrangement of those differences, and an invariable determination of their principles upon the rights of neutrality, in their application to their respective monarchies, in order to unite more closely the ties of friendship and good intercourse, of which they acknowledge the utility and the benefits, have named and chosen for their Plenipotentiaries, viz. His Majesty the Emperor of all. the Russias, the Sieur Niquita, Count de Panen, his Counsellor, &c. and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, Alleyn, Baron St. Helens, Privy Counsellor, &c. who, after having communicated their full powers, and found them in good and due form, have agreed upon the following points and articles:

Art. I. There shall be hereafter between His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias and His Britannic Majesty, their subjects, the states and countries under their domination, good and unalterable friendship and understanding, and all the political, commercial, and other relations, of common utility between the respective subjects, shall subsist as formerly, without their being disturbed or troubled in any manner whatever.

II. His Majesty the Emperor and His Britannic Majesty declare, that they will take the most especial care of the execution of the prohibitions against the trade of contraband of their subjects with the enemies of each of the High Contracting Parties.

III. His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias and His Britannic Majesty having resolved to place under a sufficient safeguard the freedom of commerce and navigation

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of their subjects, in case one of them shall be at war, whilst the other shall be neuter, have agreed:

1. That the ships of the neutral power shall navigate freely to the ports, and upon the coasts of the nations at war.

2. That the effects embarked on board neutral ships shall be free, with the exception of contraband of war, and of enemy's property; and it is agreed not to comprise in the number of the latter, the merchandise of the produce, growth, or manufacture of the countries at war, which should have been acquired by the subjects of the neutral power, and should be transported for their account, which merchandise cannot be accepted in any case from the freedom granted to the flag of the said power.

3. That in order to avoid all equivocation and misunderstanding of what ought to be qualified as contraband of war, His Imperial Majesty of all the Russias and His Britannic Majesty declare, conformably to the 11th Article of the Treaty of Commerce concluded between the two Crowns on the 10th (21st) February, 1797, that they acknowledge as such only the following objects, viz.Cannons, mortars, fire-arms, pistols, bombs, grenades, balls, bullets,, fire-locks, flints, matches, powder, saltpetre, sulphur, helmets, pikes, fwords, fword-belts, saddles and bridles: excepting, however, the quantity of the said articles which may be necessary for the defence of the ship and of those who compose the crew; and all other articles whatever not enumerated here shall not be reputed warlike and naval ammunition, nor be subject to confiscation, and of course shall pass freely, without being subjected to the smallest difficulty, unless they be considered enemy's property in the above settled sense. It is also agreed that that which is stipulated in the present article shall not be to the prejudice of the particular stipulations of one or the other Crown with other Powers,

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by which objects of a similar kind should be reserved, prohibited, or permitted.

4. That in order to determine what characterizes a blockaded port, that determination is given only to that where there is, by the disposition of the power which attacks it with ships stationary, or sufficiently near, an evident danger in entering.

5. That the ships of the neutral power shall not be stopped but upon just causes and evident facts: that they be tried without delay, and that the proceeding be always uniform, prompt, and legal.

In order the better to ensure the respect due to these stipulations, dictated by the sincere desire of conciliating all interests, and to give a new proof of their loyalty and love of justice, the High Contracting Parties enter here into the most formal engagement to renew the severest prohibitions to their Captains, whether of ships of war or merchantmen, to take, keep, or conceal on board their ships any of the objects which, in the terms of the present Convention, may be reputed contraband, and respectively to take care of the execution of the orders which they shall have published in their Admiralties, and wherever it shall be necessary.

IV. The two High Contracting Parties, wishing to prevent all subject of dissension in future by limiting the right of search of merchant ships going under convoy to the sole causes in which the Belligerent Power may experience a real prejudice by the abuse of the neutral flag, have agreed,

1. That the right of searching merchant ships belonging to the subjects of one of the Contracting Powers, and navigating under convoy of a ship of war of the faid Powers, shall only be exercised by ships of