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Under the important and ferrous cir
cumtances, in which the two nations are
iituate, the undersigned mirifer Of for
eign relations ofthe French Republic, has
received orders 10 place before the eyes Of
the Britilh government, the following
communication


On the 18th Ventofe, (I8th MarcA)
his Britannia Majefy made known to his
Parliament by an efpecial meHage, that
formidable ornaments were preparing in
the ports of France and Holland, and
that important negotiations, Of which the
ihue was doubtful, divided the two gov
ernments.


This extraordinary and unexpected de-
claration, excited general altonilhment !;
bur the maratime affairs Of France were
manifet. England, and Europe, knew
that there was no formidable armament
either in the ports Of France or Holland.


The undersigned need not repeat TO
Lord Whltworth all that has been already
faid. He demands, from what fource
had come information 20 unfounded.
The perlonal difcernment of Lord Whit
worth; the loyalty Of his character could
not, for an infant be fufpeded.'


The afertion that France made hoftile
aimamentS, was manifelt fuppolition,
and which could not impole on any perfon.
The natural efe6 would be 10 induce an
opinion that it was merely a mean thar
would fupport particular perlons in their
hottie opinions, and was eagerly caught
as pretext to produce difurbance, TO
infame the pafions Of the Britiih people,
to excite defiance, hatred and alarm.


As to the Erglifh government, we mutt
believe that if by faife reports it has been
led into error, refpcding the exiRence cf
ornaments, it could not Of the exifcnce
OF the negotiations.


The ambahador of the republic at Lon.
don, was no fooner informed of the mef
fage Of bis Britannia Majehy, than alton.
iihed at that which announced the exit
ance of negotiation Of which he had no
knowledge, he addrehed himfelf to Lord
Hawkefbury Immediately, and entertain
ing iufPcions that an appeal to arms foun-
ded on thefe falle fuPPofitions, might CO.
yer Projea TO violate the treaty Of A.
mienS in thole articles which were not al
ready executed, he prefented to the nj
liter of his Britannia Majefy, the 10Th
Ventofe, (Ioth March, a aote requiring
from him an explanation.


AT the fame time the undersigned had
orders to prefent to his excellency Lord
Whitworth, the motives which had deter
mined the Englilh government to author
ife in the meaage two aGertions both G.