▁have ▁obtained ▁his ▁acqu ies c ence ▁on ▁any ▁point , ▁I ▁can ▁have ▁no ▁confidence ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁finally ▁settled ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁re ced e ▁from ▁it ▁in ▁our ▁next ▁conversation ." ▁The ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic , ▁whose ▁economy ▁dep ended ▁on ▁trade ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁ru ined ▁by ▁the ▁war , ▁appointed ▁R ut ger ▁Jan ▁Sch imm el p enn in ck , ▁its ▁amb assador ▁to ▁France , ▁to ▁represent ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁peace ▁negoti ations . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Am iens ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁respect ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁who ▁thought ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁" van qu ished ▁and ▁conquer ed " ▁client ▁whose ▁present ▁government ▁" owed ▁them ▁everything ." ▁ ▁Sch imm el p enn in ck ▁and ▁Corn wall is ▁negoti ated ▁agre ements ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁C ey lon , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁British ; ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁but ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁all ; ▁and ▁the ▁in dem n ification ▁of ▁the ▁de posed ▁House ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁for ▁its ▁losses . ▁However , ▁Joseph ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁agree ▁to ▁their ▁terms , ▁pres umably ▁need ing ▁to ▁consult ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁Cons ul ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁Napoleon ▁travel led ▁to ▁Lyon ▁to ▁accept