The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

PARIS, February 25.

The British government, as has been already announced, continues to make war against miserable fishermen. The order which it had given to respect them has been revoked: and this violent determination, which wounds the rights of people, it has wantonly aggravated by not communicating it to citizen Otto till ten days after, merely to have the odious and barbarous ability to fall unawares on poor fishermen, and to capture them, in contempt of the practice of civilized nations.

This conduct has decided that of the French government, and the minister of foreign affairs accordingly wrote on the 16th to citizen Otto the following letter:

"Citizen, the First Consul having considered your note of the 10th Pluviole (Jan. 31) and of the papers enclosed, charges me to acquaint you that you are to quit London and return to France.

"On returning you will address to the British government a note to the following effect:

The undersigned having communicated to his government the declaration of the British ministry, that fishing boats will be captured as well as all other enemy's vessels—a declaration which has already been acted upon: the First Consul has considered, that if on the one hand this act of the British government, contrary to the invariable usage of civilized nations, and to the common right which guides them, even in time of war, should give to the one now waging a character of obstinacy and fury which would destroy the very relations of custom in a loyal war; on the other, it is impossible not to perceive that this conduct of the English government only tends further to exasperate the two nations, and to retard the period of peace; that in consequence the undersigned can no longer remain in a country where not only every disposition to peace is abjured, but where the laws and usage of war are not understood and violated.

The undersigned has therefore received orders to quit England, where his stay is in every respect useless; and he is at the same time charged to declare, that the French government having always had for its first desire the contributing to the general pacification, and for its maxim the alleviating as much as possible the misfortunes of war, cannot, on its side think of rendering miserable fishermen victims of the prolongation of hostilities; that it will abstain from reprisals; and that it has ordered, that the French ships shall continue to leave fishing vessels unmolested."

(Signed) CH. M. TALLEYRAND.