English Translation

74 - 71 - to leave peace to the Russians. Also with the connection of Moldova and Wallachia to Russia Canning agreed, suspended that ways would be found to compensate Austria correspondingly. This last restriction spoiled the play of the narrow-minded. Russia exactly expected to solve the Turkish question without taking Austria into account. Napoleon had made the same promises to Alexander as Wilson now, since behind but even more attractive prospects appear. "L-incorruptibilité de la Russie était surtout prévoyance, et si les offres britanniques la touchaient peu, c'étaits qu'elle s'attendait de notre part à une surenchère décisive", Vandal rightly notes. From Rumjantsev's polite silence wilson had to take the failure of his mission. Now the English Po litik remained only one last desperate means to avoid the war. Public opinion should be stimulated to the extent that the Tsar was afraid of the consequences of his decision. Wilson unfolded a feverish revolutio- nary activity, which caused Savary to comment: "Il avait l'air d'être venu hâter un événement." From early on he was seen on the way to promote the cause of England's new friends. At a party on October 3rd he seemed to arrive at the summit of success. He had the honour of opening the ball here with the prince Lieven in front of 600 people, members of the first society of Petersburg. But the audacious English diplomat had reckoned himself. In an effort to make his intrigues as successful as possible, he had been tempted to join in a letter from England on the peace of Tilsit, which not only turned against France, but also praised the courage of the Russian society and army against Alexander's "little courage". From Wilson's and Gower's hands, the writing quickly came through their Russian confidants,