Alfred Thayer Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, Vol II

While refusing this in his instructions to the French negotiator, the latter was informed he might yield it, if necessary. (Corr. de Nap., vol. vii., pp. 255-258.)

Corr. de Nap., vol. vii. p. 323.

Parliamentary History, vol. xxxvi. p. 47.

Commentaires de Napoléon, vol. iii. p. 377.

Hist. de France depuis 1789, vol. i. p. 396.

Speech of Nov. 3, 1801.

Annual Register 1801, p. 280.

See ante, p. 70.

Am. State Papers, vol. ii. pp. 509, 511.

Am. State Papers, vol. ii. p. 511.

The slightest delay under these circumstances is very prejudicial, and may be of great consequence to our squadrons and naval expeditions.— Corr. de Nap. , March 11, 1802.

Corr. de Nap., March 12, 1802, vol. vii. p. 522.

Ibid., April 3, 1802, vol. vii. p. 543.

Corr. de Nap., July 1, 1802, vol. vii. p. 641.

Ibid., April 13, 1801, vol. vii. p. 153.

Ibid., April 18, 1801, vol. vii. p. 162.

Corr. de Nap., August 2, 1802, vol. vii. p. 696.

Ibid., vol. vii. pp. 528, 544.

Ibid., vol. vii. p. 578.

Decree of Nov. 19, 1792.

Thiers, Cons. et Emp., livre xv. p. 38.

Ibid., livre xv. pp. 50, 51.

Ibid., xvi. p. 234.

Note Verbale. Remonstrance addressed to the French government. (Ann. Reg. 1802; State Papers, p. 675.)

Lord Hawkesbury's speech; Parl. Hist., vol. xxxvi. p. 971.

Parl. Hist., vol. xxxvi. p. 1380.

Annual Register, 1803, p. 681.

Secret Instructions to Lord Whitworth; Yonge's Life of Lord Liverpool, vol. i. p. 93.

Adams, Hist. of the United States, 1801-1817, vol. ii. pp. 13-21.

The San Domingo expedition cost the lives of over twenty-five thousand French soldiers.

The British ambassador in Paris reached the same conclusion from the instructions sent by Talleyrand to the French envoy in London. "It appears from this note that this government is not desirous to proceed to extremities; that is to say, it is not prepared to do so." (March 18; Parl. Hist., vol. xxxvi. p. 1315.) The United States minister in Paris also wrote, March 24, "Here there is an earnest and sincere desire to avoid war, as well in the government as the people." (Am. State Papers, ii. 549.)

Instructions to Duroc, March 12, 1803, Corr. de Nap., vol. viii. pp. 307-311. It is noteworthy that these instructions were issued the same day that was received in Paris information of the king's message to Parliament of March 8, that "in consequence of military preparations in the ports of France and Holland he had adopted additional measures of precaution." Two days later the militia was called out.

Corr. de Nap., vol. viii. p. 308.

Parl. Hist., vol. xxxvi. p. 1293.

Speech of May 23, 1803.

Naval Chronicle, vol. ix. pp. 243, 247, 329, 330, 332, 491.

Am. State Papers, vol. ii. p. 553.

Ibid.

In case of war, it was the purpose of the British government to send an expedition to occupy New Orleans, as it did afterwards in 1814. (Am. State papers, vol. ii. pp. 551, 557.)