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Answers of the members of the Diplomatic Corps to the letter of M. Talleyrand, and.
Translated for the National Intelligencer from late French prints.
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The minister plenipotentiary of the Ligurian Republic, to the minister of foreign relations of the French Republic.

CITIZEN MINISTER,

The communication, which by order of the First Consul you have done me the honor to make me of the letters and authentic papers of the correspondence in France of Mr. Drake, his Britannic Majesty's Minister at the Court of Munich, has caused me great affliction, that I have hardly recovered from it.

In truth, without such convincing proofs, it was hardly possible to conceive that a person representing at a respectable Court his Sovereign, could debase the most honorable functions with which a man can be invested, by making them the instruments of fomenting and organizing secret and pernicious plots, which tended to nothing less, than to subvert, if possible, the Republic, to replunge France into all the horrors of internal divisions, and to overwhelm Europe with those misfortunes which would inevitably have succeeded this fatal revolution in France.

Every man to whom by his government is confided the honor of representing it at foreign Courts, ought to be, as well as myself, justly irritated by the proceedings of Mr. Drake, and to denounce him to Europe, as unworthy of being counted among the number of those persons called by the confidence of their government to exercise the sacred functions of diplomacy.

This sentiment ought to be general, especially among the distinguished members of the diplomatic corps who have the honor of being accredited near the First Consul, to whom I pray you, citizen minister, to submit the particular expression of the profound grief which I have felt, from the communication which you have deigned to make me in his name.

My government to whom I have transmitted your letter of the 3d Germinal, with the report of the Grand Judge, and the annexed papers, will take, I doubt not, a lively interest in this event, and will always be watchful in case the enemies of France and its allies should ever attempt to disseminate in Liguria, criminal insinuations, they may produce no other effect than to cover with shame the perfidious men, who shall dare to spread them.

Accept the reiterated assurances of my high consideration.

FERRERI.
Paris, 26th March, 1804.

The Envoy Extraordinary of the Republic of Lucca, to his Excellency the Minister of foreign relations of the French Republic.

I have had the honor of receiving the letter which your excellency addressed me, under the date of 3d Germinal, and the copy of the report presented by the Grand Judge to the First Consul, on the conspiracy that Mr. Drake, his Britannic Majesty's Minister at the Court of Munich, had formed against the French Republic.

It certainly will inspire great regret in all the members of the diplomatic corps to see prostituted in so high a degree, the most sacred and honorable character: the plots of Mr. Drake should excite the indignation of all those governments which desire the tranquility of Europe.

The government of Lucca, which has never ceased to wish the prosperity of France, and the happiness of the First Consul, and which felt the greatest horror on hearing of the attempts against the life of the First Consul, will learn with still greater affliction, the new machinations which in endangering the safety of the French republic, would have deprived the Republic of Italy, of the peace and happiness which she enjoyed under its auspices.

I hasten consequently to entreat your excellency, to present to the First Consul, in the name of my government, the most sincere congratulations, on the fortunate discovery of this plot, which will have no other effect than to cover with dishonor, its agents and its authors.

I have the honour to intreat your excellency to accept the protestation of my highest consideration.

J BELLUOMINI.
Paris, 26 March, 1804.

The undersigned envoy extraordinary of the Swiss confederacy near the First Consul, has received with gratitude the communication, which by order of the First Consul, his excellency the minister of foreign relations has addressed to him the 3d Germinal.

He hastens to transmit it to the Landamman of the Swiss, who as well as all the Swiss will learn with deep regret
this new conspiracy against their graciously.

The undersigned, highly flattered by the expressions contained in the letter with which his excellency the minister of foreign relations has been pleased to honor him, entreats his excellency to renew to the First Consul the homage of his profound respect, and the expression of his sincere wishes for the preservation of his precious life; he will seize this occasion to reiterate to his excellency the minister of foreign relations, the assurance of his high consideration.

C. DE MAILLARDOZ:
Paris, 5 germinal, year 12 [26 March, 1804.]

CITIZEN MINISTER,

I have received the letter which your excellency did me the honor to address to me of the date of 3 Germinal, with a copy of the report presented by the grand judge, to which are annexed copies of the papers and letters of Mr. Drake, his Britannic majesty's minister at the court of Munich. I thank your excellency for this communication and I shall hasten to transmit it to my court.

You render justice, citizen minister, to my sentiments, in believing the profound grief that I feel by the profanation of the sacred character of an ambassador.

I pray your excellency to accept the assurance of my highest consideration.

D. JOSEPH MARIE DE SAUZA.
Envoy extraordinary From Portugal. To his excellency M. Talleyrand, Minister of foreign relations of the Republic of France.

SIR,

I have had the honor to receive the copy which your excellency addressed to me the 3d Germinal, by order of the First Consul, of a report made by the grand judge and the letter which accompanied it. I hasten to transmit them to my court. His imperial majesty will certainly learn with satisfaction, that his agents near the French government participate in the justice which the First Consul renders to the sentiments of the diplomatic corps accredited near him; and that they have been careful to observe that on every occasion conformably to his high intentions, the most rigorous principles of the laws of nations, are honorably appreciated by the chief of the government.

Receive, sir, the renewed expression of my respectful consideration.

Paris, the 26 March, 1804.

PIERRE D. AUBRIL, Charge d'affaires of Russia.

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