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Monthly Chronicle.

August and of the ist of September . In that of the 3 d the French Plenipotentiaries confirmed what they had taken upon themselves lo assure me on the 22 dof August , in consequence of the representation I had your Lordship ' s orders lo make on the expressions employed by the Directory in their message of the 9 th of August to the councils , and which expressions appeared to fix an imputation of delay on his Majesty ' s Government , in the progress of the Negociation . They said that they had reported to the Directory what I observed on this subject , and that they were now charged to repeat what I already heard from them , and to deexisted the of the

clare that no intention similar to that I supposed ever on part Directory . ' In our conference of this morning , although t had reason to expect that the answer from the Hague was arrived at Paris , yet it was not admitted by the French Plenipotentiaries . " No . 36 . Contains extracts of a dispatch from Lord Malmesbury to Lord Grenville , 9 th September , 1797 , to the following effect : ' I need not say that the two conferences which have been held since I dispatched the Messenger , Brooks , were not likely , under the present circumstances of this

country , to afford any thing extremely important or interesting . ' In that of Thursday the 7 th , one of the French Plenipotentiaries began , on my entering the room , by announcing a wish that the great event which had taken place at Paris should not interrupt for a longtime Our Negociation , or destroy the pleasing prospect we had of its soon terminating successfully ; and from his manner I clearly saw he meant to convey the idea that it was his opinion if would not . I endeavoured to discover whether he spoke in consequence of any private intelli he had received from Parisor simply from his own private

gence , judgment ,, and I found it was entirely from the latter . ' ¦ . in our conference of this morning , he said they were still . without any letters ' from M . Talleyrand ( which rather surprised him ;) but he could assure me , with certainty , that on Monday they should be empowered to go on with the Negociation , aril that I might safely say so to my Court . No . 37 . A dispatch from Lord Grenville to Lord Malmesbury , approving of his firmness , and observing that a few days would shew the views of the

predominant party at Paris . I No . 38 . Contains a copy of a dispatch from Lord Malmesbury to Lord Grenville , dated Lisle , ' Monday , Sept . 11 , 1797 , to the following effect : . _ ' On my going to the conference this morning , the French Plenipotentiaries informed me that the whole French Legation was recalled , and that Messrs Treilhardand Bonnier d'Alco were appointed in their room . They said , their orders were to communicate this event to me immediately , and at the same time to add , in the name of the French Government , that this alteration , in the choice of the Negociators , would not produce any whatever in the disposition of the Directory

to bring the Negociation to a happy issue . I assured them I was extremely sorry to hear that they were recalled . That we had hitherto acted together so cordially , that it was to be lamentedany circumstance had arisen which made the French Government think it advisable to . put the Negociation into other hands . ' '« That I received with satisfaction what they told me as to the sentiments manifested bv the Directory relative to the Negociation , and that I could assure them , they were such as certainly existed in the breast of my Royal Master . whether it would not be to give

' I then suggested to them , proper me an Official Note on this occasion , since it made a very marked period in . the Negocw ation ; and as they perfectly agreed with me en . the propriety of this , they sent hie that I now enclpse . . ' I consider this event as so material , that I do / not Ipse a moment jn dispatching one of mv servants to England , as I have at present no Messenger with me . \ have the honour to be , Sec . MALMESBURY . No 39 A note from the French Plenipotentiaries to Lord Malmesbury , announcing their recall , and the appointment of Citizens . Treilhard and Bonnier , to succeed them .

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Untitled Article 1
Untitled Article 2
LONDON. Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
MEMOIR OF THE REV. WILLIAM ROMAINE, A. M. Article 4
A REVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE. Article 7
LIFE OF MR. GARRICK. Article 10
ON THE INFELICITIES OF THE LEARNED. Article 13
THE COLLECTOR. Article 15
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ANTIENTS AND MODERNS IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE. Article 18
ON THE INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT ON THE MENTAL FACULTIES. Article 20
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ENGLISH STYLE OF WRITING Article 25
ON FAMILY GOVERNMENT. Article 26
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 27
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 30
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 34
POETRY. Article 40
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 44
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 48
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 49
SECOND SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 58
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 70
OBITUARY. Article 79
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 81
INDEX TO THE NINTH VOLUME. Article 83
Untitled Article 86
LONDON: Article 86
A REVIEW OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE. Article 87
ACCOUNT OF THE BIRTH-PLACE AND MONUMENT OF BUCHANAN. Article 90
VOLTAIRE. Article 92
SINGULAR WILL. Article 92
ON THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC. Article 94
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE; Article 101
THE SAD EFFECTS OF A FAUX PAS. Article 108
THE CHANGE OF CLIMATE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES OF NORTH-AMERICA. Article 110
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 114
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 116
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 117
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MOST REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES IN THE YEAR 1797. Article 137
Untitled Article 157
LIST OF BANKRUPTS . Article 159
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Monthly Chronicle.

August and of the ist of September . In that of the 3 d the French Plenipotentiaries confirmed what they had taken upon themselves lo assure me on the 22 dof August , in consequence of the representation I had your Lordship ' s orders lo make on the expressions employed by the Directory in their message of the 9 th of August to the councils , and which expressions appeared to fix an imputation of delay on his Majesty ' s Government , in the progress of the Negociation . They said that they had reported to the Directory what I observed on this subject , and that they were now charged to repeat what I already heard from them , and to deexisted the of the

clare that no intention similar to that I supposed ever on part Directory . ' In our conference of this morning , although t had reason to expect that the answer from the Hague was arrived at Paris , yet it was not admitted by the French Plenipotentiaries . " No . 36 . Contains extracts of a dispatch from Lord Malmesbury to Lord Grenville , 9 th September , 1797 , to the following effect : ' I need not say that the two conferences which have been held since I dispatched the Messenger , Brooks , were not likely , under the present circumstances of this

country , to afford any thing extremely important or interesting . ' In that of Thursday the 7 th , one of the French Plenipotentiaries began , on my entering the room , by announcing a wish that the great event which had taken place at Paris should not interrupt for a longtime Our Negociation , or destroy the pleasing prospect we had of its soon terminating successfully ; and from his manner I clearly saw he meant to convey the idea that it was his opinion if would not . I endeavoured to discover whether he spoke in consequence of any private intelli he had received from Parisor simply from his own private

gence , judgment ,, and I found it was entirely from the latter . ' ¦ . in our conference of this morning , he said they were still . without any letters ' from M . Talleyrand ( which rather surprised him ;) but he could assure me , with certainty , that on Monday they should be empowered to go on with the Negociation , aril that I might safely say so to my Court . No . 37 . A dispatch from Lord Grenville to Lord Malmesbury , approving of his firmness , and observing that a few days would shew the views of the

predominant party at Paris . I No . 38 . Contains a copy of a dispatch from Lord Malmesbury to Lord Grenville , dated Lisle , ' Monday , Sept . 11 , 1797 , to the following effect : . _ ' On my going to the conference this morning , the French Plenipotentiaries informed me that the whole French Legation was recalled , and that Messrs Treilhardand Bonnier d'Alco were appointed in their room . They said , their orders were to communicate this event to me immediately , and at the same time to add , in the name of the French Government , that this alteration , in the choice of the Negociators , would not produce any whatever in the disposition of the Directory

to bring the Negociation to a happy issue . I assured them I was extremely sorry to hear that they were recalled . That we had hitherto acted together so cordially , that it was to be lamentedany circumstance had arisen which made the French Government think it advisable to . put the Negociation into other hands . ' '« That I received with satisfaction what they told me as to the sentiments manifested bv the Directory relative to the Negociation , and that I could assure them , they were such as certainly existed in the breast of my Royal Master . whether it would not be to give

' I then suggested to them , proper me an Official Note on this occasion , since it made a very marked period in . the Negocw ation ; and as they perfectly agreed with me en . the propriety of this , they sent hie that I now enclpse . . ' I consider this event as so material , that I do / not Ipse a moment jn dispatching one of mv servants to England , as I have at present no Messenger with me . \ have the honour to be , Sec . MALMESBURY . No 39 A note from the French Plenipotentiaries to Lord Malmesbury , announcing their recall , and the appointment of Citizens . Treilhard and Bonnier , to succeed them .

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