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Rariss , v, Ocr. 4.—His Eleaoral Highnefs of Bavaria has mired the following Paper to be deli •ered to the Diet, and to be publicly diftributed: HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE DIRECTED THE CONDUCT OF HIS ELECTORAL HIGHNESS, THA ELECTOR PALATINE OF BAVARIA, DATtD WITRTZBURGH, WEPT 29, 1805. Bawd down by the confecpences or an unfortu nate and e %banning war, Bavaria repoled in the °timber of the molt profound peace. Without care, it law the different camps in the adjoining Marian States formed one after another. The want of peace appeared to be general, and it never fufpated that it could be the intention of the powers to interrupt the public tranquility. Though a drynefs between France and Rutlia threatened a dorm from afar, yet it was be:ieved, that the diftance between thefe two Powers might aff ird a well-grounded hope, that the mifun derflanding would not corns to a final rupture, or, at lean, that Germany would not be involved in it. Befides, the objet of their difpute was fo foreign to the interens of the Bavarian States, that the idea could fcarcely be admitted, that it could be involved in the conten againft France. Bavaria had no cum plaint againn the Emperor Napoleon. By his vigo rous co-operation, it had received indemnification for the loffes it had fu.tained in the tan war; and the Courts of Vienna and Peterfburgh cannot deny the interell which the Emperor of the French took on that creation, in the Eletor of Bavaria. In thefe circumflances, accounts were received in Munich that the negocivions which had fcarcely com menced between France and Ruflia were broken off, aad at the fame time that a numerous army of Aul trian troops was affembling at Wels, while confider able reinforcements were marching to the Tyrol.— Several divilions of troops paired without previous notice, on their march to the Tyrol, a part of the Eleetoral territory. The remunitrances made upon this fubjed produced the mot fatisfatory affurances from the Aultrian Envoy at Munich, that this had taken pl ice write contrary to the will of the Empe ror ; an enquiry was promifed to be innituted into the condua of the officers who had led the divifions, who they laid fhould be properly punifhed. No thing more was heard of the matter,but the paffages of ton , ps without permiffion, foliowed more frequently and in greater numbers than before. Scarcely were theft accounts received when the camp at Welt broke up, and the march of the troops to Braunau gave rcafon t fuppnfe, that they meant loon to crofs the Inn. The Eleaor, however, hoped to be able to preferve that neutrality which his geographical fitua tion, and the interetis of his exhautted States feemed to prefcrihe to him as the moll agreeable fyttem. The EleCtor had already commiffioned his Minifter to make overtures upon the fubjet to the Court of Vienna, when Prince Schwarzenberg fuddenly ap peared in Munich. He brought a letter from the Emperor of kufGa, in which his Imperial Majelly, in the molt decided terms, defired the immediate union of the Bavarian with the Aultrian troops. This letter contained threats in cafe this defire was not ful filled, and an affmance in cafe of its being amyl plithed, that he would never make any pretentious on the (Mallen part of Bavaria. In this categorical manner an overture was made, at a period when we had tle lean reafun to expeft any (retentions to be let forth by the Aultrian Court, that the Eleaoral Miniftry had jun concluded a Convention with the Imperial Plenipotentiary at Munich, fubjea to the ratification of the Elertur. by which very confidera ble factifices were made in favour of his Imperial Majelty and the Elator of Saltzburgh. The Prince of Schwarzenberg explained more particularly in an interview granted him by the Eldtor, and in ano ther which he had with the Miniver cf Foreign Af fairs, in a commanding tone, the intentions of the Emperor. He defired the Bavarian army fhould forthwith be delivered up to the Aultrian Generals, and that in feparate divilions it fhouid be incorpo rated with the Aultrian army. The menace even escaped them that the Bavarian trocps, if the defire was not fulfilled, fhould he difarmed. He required a complete and accurate reprefentation of the Rate of the Bavarian army, and to all his other demands, he added another, that the Eledor fhould give him an anfwer on the fame day. Nothing was prepared, the Elettor thirking that he ought to yield to his con fidence in the Court of Vienna, immediately difpatch ed to his Majefly the Emperor, whole regard for right and jaltice are fo generally recognized, his Lieutenant General, the Couat N , garolla, with a letter, written by his own hand , in which in the openeß and molt cordial terms he confidentially re prefented to his Majefty the fituation in which the kleCtor found himfelf, the neceflity he was under of abi-ing by the fyflem of neutrality that he had adopted. Without permitting himfelf to take any Reps which could excite fufpiciuns ref - peeing his in tentions, the Elettor, by the million of this General, deorivad himfelf of the commander of one of the principal divifions of his army. General Nugarolla h id Icarcely fir our, when they were furpriled ir e Munich by the intelligence, that the Aultrian army %ere pup; ing to croft the 411. • ' A; 14091' aotq eafilp perceived that the Aufirian Generals were de termined to put it out of his power quietly to delibe rate upon the propofitions made to him, and that they haflened at the very commencement of oegoci. ations to make fore of the Bavarian troops, and per haps of the perfon of the Regent tamfelf. As to what concerns the troops, the Lieutenant Field Marfbal Mack affected no difguife, and confef fed to a Bavarian Officer, that, in confideration of the hopes which had been held out to the Prince of Schwarzenherg, he had countermanded the forced march of the dtvifion of General Klemm, which was deffined to furprize Neuburgh, in order to cat of the retreat of the Eletaoral troops. The moment was now arrived when the Eleetor of Bavaria, who had hitherto lent implicit confidence to the friendly afar. antes of the Imperial Envoy, fhould adopt a prompt and Ready refolution to preferve his honour and in dependence. Without the fmalleft hoßile view, but in order to maintain his neutrality, the Court of Mu nich endeavoured to gain time, and to conceal the meafures to which it had recourfe, under the pref. litre of the moment, from Prince Schwarzenberg.— When a with was expreffed further to treat with this General, who had in fo commanding a tone required an aufwer in 24 hours, the Elector and his Minifter found out with allonifhment that he was provided with no powers, and that before coming to any con clufion Field Martha Mack mutt be confulted. The interview for which this General and Prince Schwar zenberg had propofed the 9th of September, was agreed to, and in the mean time the Auftrian troops actually entered Bavaria. With their &ft Reps they made heavy requifitions, demanded the adminittra tion of the country to be placed in their hands, and began t 3 force their paper money into circulation at its nominal value, while in their own land it bad fallen to a difcount of more than 30 per cent. in ex change for fpecie. In fuch circumttances an alliance fhould be concluded, Ripulating the reform and in corporation of the Bavarian army. In the night between the Bth and 9th of Septem ber, order► were given for the march of the Elettoral troops. The Elector and his Minifters withdrew from further vexations, quitted the capital, and betook themfelves to the Franconian provinces.—Notwith- Itanding the violent proceedings taken again[ the Elector, his perfonal confidence in his Majefty the Emperor, and even in Field Marfhal Mack, was not diminithed. The Electoral Lieutenant Colonel Ri baupierre wis difpatched to an appointed interview at Haag, as he was the perfon bell qualified to give the Imperial gnarter-Mager the molt accurate in formation refpcding the Rate - of the Bavarian army. He was commiffioned to reprefent that the union of the Bavarian troops could not be affented to as a pre liminary, but mutt be the refult of previous negotia tion ; and particularly to declare, that his Elettloral Highnefs would never content to the ditbanding of his troops, and would rather perifh than fubmit to it. He remarked to Field Marthal Mack, that the Bava rian troops had orders to fire on whatever troops thould attempt to difarm them. The Prince of Schwarzeuberg propofed to flop the march of the troops till a courier was difpatched to Vienna to fetch new inaruCtions. Colonel Ribaupierre was difpofed to accede to this propofal, but Field Martha! Mack infifted on the Bavarian troops remaining where they were, while the Ault tians thould be permitted to advance. The .Bavarian Officer could not agent to filch conditions ; and here the negotiations were broken off. As the Ault rian army were now advancing towards the Inn, the Bavarian troops, which were fcattered up and down in ifolated garrifons, made their retreat on all quarters, in order not to come in contaa with the army that was palling. They croffed the Danube, and went into cantonments in the Upper Palatinate. In order that the communications with the Comman der of the Auftrian army might not be ensbarraffed or retarded by the Court having changed its place of refidence, the Eleaor appointed, for the purpofe of entertaining thofe relations, his Minifter at the Courts of Vienna and Sallbnrg, Baron Gravenreuth, who happened then to be at Munich, thereby thinking to give a new proof of his earneft with to preferve a friendly and good underftanding. This Minilier, on the 13th, fent his brother, a Captain on the Eleaoral Staff, and formerly attached to the million at Vienna, to Field Marlhal Mack, to Munich, with a letter, in whicn, appealing to the Often) of neutrality they had adopted, he begged to be informed of the particular track of country through which the Imperial troops were to pafs, and what potations the Eleftoral troops might take, in order . that the Imperial army might meet with no impediment on its march, and all cm canon for coliilion be avoided. Field Marital Mack in his anfwer, contented himfelf with referring to what he had expreffed in words to Captain Graven reuth, namely, " that the Emperor would never confent to Bavaria remaining neutral, or to the Ba varian troops as as allies in a dillina corps."— The Field Marfhal,in his converfation, entered into a long detail, commencing with the million of M. Novozilzoff, and terminating with the transfer of the Auftrian bead-quarters to Munich, and explained the neceffity of the rapid progrefs made into Bavaria, by the necelllty of keeping near it the preparations for an attack on France. He rejeaed every propofition for a line of demar cation, which he faid would not be obferved by the Ruffian army, which was already drawing near; de clared, that the Bavarian troops, if they were not incorporated with the Außrians, would be no where fecure, not even in the Franconian Provinces, and that he would follow them wherever they went, allowing no confideration to flop him. The General fignified that he was empowered to treat Bavaria in a hoßile manner, but that he Rill enttrt.iined hopes of matters being fettled with friendthip and cordiality. While the Minifter GRAVENRIR/TH gave intimation of thefe declarations to his Eleaoral Highnefs, and alked for further orders, one account followed another from the officers employed in the civil adminiftration of the country, of the condua of the Außrian army. Provifions and forage were every where driven away without being paid for, and by the receipts, feveral millions were added to the unacquitted obligations of the 1411 war. The fubjeas of the Eleaor were obliged to furnint bodes for the Auttrian officers who were travelling poft ; hones wete taken from carriage, on the road, for the pnrpofes of draught ;confiderable requifitions were made of bodes, which were feized upon by ex ecution. The Bavarian peafente were forced to drive the 'waggons. The Bavarian foldiers who were ab• fps op leave, and Pax Isyruitep a►prt forbiddat tar join their regiments, tinder pain of the lots of pro-' petty. The land was inundated with Notes of the Bank of Vienna, which were forced into circulation at their nominal value, and the ihop-keepers and trades peoples who refuted to take them. were threat ened with a feizure of their goods. The comman ders of towns, and the Commitfaries of the army. adopted meafures which Teemed an introduttion to a formal aro:option of the adminiftration of the coun try. At tall the Commiffaries of the army extended their jurifdidion to that part of the country of which they were not in poffeffion; and on the 16th and 17th of September fent, under orders of Field Martha Mack, general directions to the Eledoral Civil Com miffaries at Amberg, at that time the Ration of the bead quarters of the Bavarian troops. By thefe diredions the taxes, cotton's and revenues of every kind, were to be colleded into a theft. on the hate of which notice was to be given every eight days to the Commiffaries of the Imperial armies, without whore inftrudions, not the [mall& fum fhould be paid, with the exception of a few current falaries and penfions, and that in all the Public Offices the Vienna Bank Notes fhould be taken at their nominal value. By another order they were commanded to fearch for, and deliver up the Aut trian deferters. The Eledoral Civil Commiffaries in Amberg fent back there orders, with a notification, that they could receive ;amnions only from his Electoral Highnefs. The Minider Gravenreuth, however, rernonftrated again& thefe meafures of the military Commitfaries, and on the 29th of September difpatched a Staff Officer to the Anttrian head quar ters. The Archduke Ferdinand, who, in the mean time, had affnmed the command of the army, figni fied his convidion that the Military Commitfaries had gone beyond their inftruitions, appeared to difapprove of their conduct, and promifed to communicate an anfwer in four or five days. As the Auftrian troops were new advancing, both out of Bohemia, and alto by the way of Rain and Newburgh, into the Upper Palatinate, the Bavarian troops found themfelves obliged to retreat, and to withdraw into Franconia. On the 29th of September the anfwer of the Arch duke Ferdinand arrived in Bamberg, in which he referred to the Auftrian Minifter, who was then in Wurtzbnrgh. This Minifter, notwithftanding all that bad taken place, had made no ceremony in repairing to the Court at Wurtzburgh. In an audience granted him, he delivered to the - Eledor a letter from the band of the Emperor, in which his Majefty inlifted on his fiat propofitions, and defied the union of the troops. — This Minifter afterwards declared, that he was vetted with full power to conclude an alliance with Bavaria. Propofit ions were brought forward fo widely different from the fyftem that had been obferved by Auftria for a century pat, that their fineerity could not poffibly obtain belief. Overtures were renewed to him, the principal of which were to recognife the neutrality of the Elector. He did not abfolutely rejea the propofition, but declared, in the mod pre eife terms, that the Emperor of Auftria would never content to an armed neutrality. His Majefty, be Paid. might perhaps content to a neutrality, and even agree that a certain circle in the neighbourhood of Munich timid never be occupied by AfitHan troops, provided the Eledor would previoufly content to ditband his army. Such a propofition neceffarily revolted the Elector and his Minifters. In order, however, to avoid the (lighten reproach of having abi uptly broken off a negociation by which, perhaps, the Elector might have been placed in a Infl ation to preferve his neutrality, thefe infulting de mands met only a cool reply. The Imperial Mini tier proceeded, that if the Eledor made a difficulty in the general dilbanding of his army, the Emperor would be contented with the ditbanding of only the Bavarian and Suabian troops, permitting him to re tain the Franconians. _ _ The Minifter of Foreign Affairs rejected a condi tion fo humiliating for the Franconians. The Auf trian Envoy declared, that betides the Franconian' troops, the Suabians might alto be retained, if the Elector would content to chfband the Bavarians.— Without this expreis condition, however, no neutra lity Could be thought of. How could he Auftrian Miniller propofe a meafure by which a difference was fuppofed between the Electoral troops at once to in jurious and infulting ? His Eleaoral Highnefs, and the whole nation, are convinced that the fame fideli ty, and the fame courage pervade the whole army, and know no difference. The Elector cannot better prove this than by intrufting the defence of the coun try to the Bavarian and Stickman troops, while he de livers up his perfon and family to the protection of thofe of Franconia. The Minifter of the Emperor and King further declared, that if the Elector remain ed armed, his Imperial Majesty would not even on that account treat him as an enemy, but that this meafure muft neceffarily infpire a juft diftruft, and that his Majcfty would in this cafe feel himfelf oblig ed to ad as circumfiances might require. It was re marked that this expreffion was extremely undefined and might be explained in any way !lilting the occafion. The reply was, that the Minders of . the Elector made no propofition to him, while he was empowered to difeufs every condition which was compatible with the difarming of the Bavarian troops. On this new overture there was nothing further to be faid. The honour and the indepen dence of the Sovereign could not permit that the dif banding of the Electoral Bavarian troops fhould be fixed as the bafis of any negociation. The Auftrian Minifter was now aware that his propofitions were not, and could not be attended to, and that his nego ciation had entirely failed of fuccefs. He began, therefore, to complain of the approach of the French troops ; he gave it to be underllood too, that be did not feel himfelf in his proper place, and that, if no other propofition was made to him, he would return to the Auftrian head quarters. In fad, the Court learned, that on the 27th of September, at three o'clock in the afternoon s he bad taken his departure from Wurtzbur g h, - Thus ended tfie negnciation which Auftria wiffied to enter upon, after it had overrun the land of a peaceable neighbour with a numerous army. This faithful reprefentation, puts every man in a fituation to judge of the intentions of 4uftria refpeding Ba varia, and even to pronounce, that there was nothing left to the Mellor of Bavaria, but to throw himfelf on the protection of the Emperor of France, againfi demands, infulting at once to his army and the na tion. Confidence in GOD, in a generous Ally, in a brave army, and a faithful nation, infpires courage in i lquil cauk, thrlYsi Will blots the Suatim Kale! FRANCE. PARIS, OCTOBER to. The Swots* Ceifthwrt, confirming the union of Gr. noa with the French empire, will not be publifhed until it bas been pretested to the Emperor, and or dered to be promulgated by his Majetty. From the fame retina to decorum, the addrefs agreed to on the a7th, by the Tribunate, on the fubjed of the war. continues to be kept fecret. This addrefs will be prefented to his Majelly in the midi} of his army. All the meafures neceffary to complete the war eßablithment of the French army, are carried on with uncommon aOivity. The operations of the levy of Cro,ooo young men, for the Military Cunfcription of the 14. th year, which, according to the Imperial Decree of the Bth Frudidor, were not to comm ence till the 13th intl. have been accelerated to fuch degree, 6:4 in feveral departments they are already completed. This levy, voted by the Legiflative Body, in the Ceara of the 13th year, leaves at t h o dilpofal of Government the whole of the additional reinforcement of 80,000 confcripts, recently ordered to be raifcd for the fervice of t 806, by a decree of the Senate, and who arc to be drawn from a differ ent data of the young men fubjett to the confcrip. lion. At the fame time that the confcripts of the toth year are about to join the army of referee. they are already preceded by the confcripts of referve for the anterior years, who are now called into aaivo fervice. Betides, there are fent off to the frontiers all the old fub-officers and foldiers, who, in confe. quence of the invitation addreffed to them, have re. folved to re-enter the military career. The Govern ment is alto occupied in the formation of a new Corps d'E kw. Finally, the Prefeas have in all the depart mcnts opened regißers for entering the names of tuck young men, belonging to the Guards of Honour already formed for the Emperor, or any others, as s without being liable to terve by law, are willing to equip themfeves as horfemen at their own expence, and to do duty about the perfon of the Emperor while with the army. This meafure has been adop ted in every part of the country, in confequence of a circular letter from the Moltke of the Interior. [VIOK THE VONITEUR.] WETELAIN OCT. r.—From the rapi d , i immenre. and fudden military difpolitions of the oufe of Auf tria, there is not a man in Europe but muff have concluded that the was affured of finding, either in her own raving', or in her alliances, refources pro portioned to the dangers and demands of the War, upon which the was about to enter. The proclama tions of the 18th and aoth of September, are very ranch at variance with thefe indications. The &ft is a circular addrefs to the fobjeds of the Houk of Maria, in which they are folicited, in the mot or. gent manner, to fora& voluntary fupplies for the wants of the Imperial armies. All the gratuitous contributions which the loyal and unreferved attach. went of fubjeas for their Sovereign can aff 'rd, will be thankfully received. A fpecral commifGon, and the pad& curates, are authorized to receive any quantities of lint, linen for bandages, &c. which they (hall be pleated to offer f I the fervice of the hotpi tals.—The fecond proclamation is an exh-rtation to the inhabitants of Außria to be punctual in the pay. Tom of the impas. His Majefty declares, that he relies on the zeal and co-operation of his fubjeas.— He informs them that he has made a common caufe with Ruflia; and he concludes his proclamation with a requiGtion in kind, the repartition of which omits nothing which can determine the places which are to contribute, or afcertain the articles which are to be gratuitoufly furnifhed by all the inhabitants of tho hereditary Rates of the Houfe of Anfiria. The Emperor }lamas has left his army, in order to open the aftembly of the Hungarian States. The objea of this SeiEon is worthy of the folemnity which is to be conferred upon it. In the firft inftance there will be a demand made of thirty thoufand recruits. In the next place will be demanded a levy in malt organized into regiments, and it will be defired that this new force fhould be rendered difpofable, fo as to be employed upon any (mice. Every application of this kind, however (mall the number may be, is contrary to the privileges, the opinions, and the man ner; of the Hungarian nation. Accordingly, a fimi. lar experiment was made in vain, in the year The projea of a levy in mats is not confined to Him. gary ; it is alfo intended to try it in Bohemia, Mo ravia. and Auftria. Were the Hoofs of Autlria taken by furprife by an invafion, fuch as thole which took place in Europe fourteen hundred years ago, his proclamations might appear rational, and its alarms plaufihle ; but what than be laid of the policy of a Power which provokes a war ; which draws into the heart of its territory an enemy occupied at a distance, and upon other de figns ; who menaces the greatelt powers; and who, on the morrow of a voluntary and molt heechefs ig grefion, teems, for the first time, to perceive the ex tent of her danger, fete up a cry of alarm, and finds no other remedy for the calamities of her fituation, than that of converting the produds of her foil into military flora, of turning her provinces into many camps, and enrolling all her fubjeas as foldiers ? Sound policy infpire fear and confidence in due time; fear ferves to prevent the apprehended milchief, and confidence enables one to do every thing, calmly and colletledly, which may be necefiltry to repel it. The Court of Vienna might have concluded, that a war undertaken, without motive, without objea, and without neceffity, was not a very good recommenda tion for the purpofe of procuring from her people fa erifices unlimited in extent or duration. At this tigie of day, the timid confider, that in proclaiming her diftrefs, the affords but a poor jultification for having herfelf been the caufe of it ; and further, that the will not fucceed in infpiring her fubjttls atilt code Renee, by manifefting, at the very outlet of the war t the fame degree of embarratfinent and alarm, which ufnally break forth towards the termination of an un fortunate coma, and in confequence of the Mat difitarous defeats, STIII.OOIIO H. OCT. `.—!'roue the other Gds of tke Rhine we have received the important intelligence, that feveral columns of the Grand Army have ad vanced as far as Ulm ; and fonve private letters go fo far as to Nate that our troops were already in pof fetfion of that city, which mutt have been evacuated by the Aufirians. The report of to-day is, that Metric TILL 'mom and M*ttar will not repair to the army, but that they will pafs, at late, a part of the winter in this city,. It ia~ffo furniture(' Itaiieveria Foreign Azobaff4dati