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Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont
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News from Europe indicates rising tensions between France and England, with Britain demanding reasons for French war preparations, fleet dismantlement, and a treaty of amity and commerce. French Foreign Minister Guizot and the King refuse, insisting on reparations and vowing to complete fortifications and maintain the fleet.
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The news brought by the President from Europe is very interesting and important. There seems to be a fair prospect of a rupture between France and England. The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs has demanded of France, in the name of England, Austria and Prussia, the reason of their warlike preparations, the dismantlement of the Fleet lying off Brest and Boulogne, the cessation of the fortifications of Paris, and at the same time demands that France should sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce with England. To these demands M. Guizot replied that the last farthing voted by the Chambers for the fortifications of Paris should be expended for that purpose, and that as to the treaty, until England had made full and satisfactory reparation for the insults offered France in the treaty of July last, no treaty of Amity and Commerce could exist between the two governments. In relation to the disarming of the fleets, the King of France emphatically exclaimed, that "sooner than cut a single rope from the fleet, he would surrender Brest and Boulogne."
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france refuses demands, vows to complete paris fortifications and maintain fleet, conditions treaty on english reparations for july treaty insults.
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The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of England, Austria, and Prussia, demands from France explanations for warlike preparations, dismantlement of fleets at Brest and Boulogne, cessation of Paris fortifications, and signing of a treaty of Amity and Commerce. M. Guizot replies that all funds for fortifications will be spent and no treaty until reparations for July treaty insults. The King declares he would surrender ports before disarming the fleet.