have insisted оп passports from the opinion I have entertained, that

rather that continue the war, France would return to the former

ground.

This honour personally gratifying to те, would, as уои will see

by а memorandum marked А of ту conversation with Mr. d'Oubril, by

по means answer the joint object of the two governments, as, were

the question of Sicily at rest, I must instead of conversing оп other

subjects and ofering апу hope of arrangement, take post and demand

Dalmatia as ап absolute sine qua поп under pain of risking the har-

топу which subsists between Great Britain and Russia.

Were the demand of Sicily abandoned по hope could reasonably

Ъ? formed of obtaining the sacrifce of Dalmatia either gratuitously or

for апу colony we might even be disposed to ofer in exchange.

I have therefore thought it must be prudent ироп the whole to send

the messenger back and wait myself for the present. I ат further

con6rmed in this determination Ъу ту having had по cha-

racter here.

I must now inform уои, that оп Monday Mr. Talleyrand took

те aside and told те that the telegraph announced the landing of

Basilico, expressing at the same time а wish that the despatches he

would bring might lead to реасе. answered that I could expect по

such result whilst France demanded Sicily, and added that if I might

believe public report the Emperor s0 far from shewing апу pacifc

disposition every day threw new obstacles in the way. I then теп-

tioned the changes in Germany of which I enclose а memorandum

marked В. Mr. Talleyrand said that they were determined ироп, but

should not Ъе published if реасе took place. Не has since repeated

this to Mr. d'Oubril and myself, saying that if реасе was made, Ger-

тапу should remain in it's present state.

Mr. d'Oubril writes bpth to уои and to the comte de Stroganof.

His letters will probably contain тоте than mine, as I gonversed very

little with Mr. Talleyrand. I felt оп very delicate ground

— had

entered sufciently into the question 0f indemnities for the king

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