The National Register. — London, England, 1809-05-14 00:00:00

I fr!' THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 310 EY Rill EXCELLENCY TEE MINISTER FOR FOR;IGN AFFAIRS 10 HI6 MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND RING. " " Your erinquering arms had made you master of Vienna; the greater roil of the Austrian provinces were occupier, by your armies. The Nte of the empire was in your hands. The Em peror pf Austria came to visit your Majesty in your camp. Ile besought you to put an end to the conflict. because so fatal to tli3se who had eauSed it, He offered to leave you henceforwari uninterrupted 0 poet the Contineot, that you might employ all your tipree in the war against England, and acknowledged that the fate of arms had given you the right to demand ail that be- Came you. lie swore to you friendship and eternal gratitude your llajestv was atfectel by this mournful example of the ,Outahilitv of human anir , ; von could not, without deep c o m- Iniseration, behold th::t Nronatch, once so powerful, sti i aped of his power and : , ,rand..ur. You evinced yourself generous at once to the 'Monarch , Ow Sovereign, and the Capital. You were able to retain your extensive conquests; you yielded up the greater tart of them. The Empire of Austria arose anew. T:It• Crown wa , fixed upon the lit ow of its Sovereign. Europe could not behold without admiration this act of magnanimity and germ rnsit " Your Mapst v did not exact the tribute of grttitude which was duti. l'he Einneror of Austria soon forgot the oath of eternal frien , lship. Re-established nn his throne, and assuredly by per fidions counsel, he aiwil at no other object than to conert once more his resource:, and prepare fol. a fresh contest. Whenever he Mi4ht renew it with ailsantage. The war with Pru-s' 3 n laid open these insidious decigie , . Austria hastened to assemble an army in Bohemia, hut the victory of Jena feu trated her roject. Still weak and destitute of men, artillery knd she deferred to another period the execution of her hostile plow. 64 The Treaty of Tilsit ended this war; theconquerinzarmies ofvsur Al a jeS! V which beset the north of Germany retrained in active; they surrounded the Austrian territory. Certainly, if ambition, policy had influenced the views of your Majesty; it' the debit; !whin of the Aa Arian Monarchy had been your desire, and if that desire had been the great object of your pursuit, your Majesty, who hadatnetiemv, no possib!e movement to fear on the Continent, who was at the head . of 401,000 men, who occu pied the Grand Duchy of Austria, Silesia, anil Saxony, all able to act against Austria, your Majesty might have called her to &con t for her suspicion, condact dining the war with Prussia, and the delivery of Caitarro to Cie N!ontenezrins,' which by virtue of the Treat V of Presburg was to he surrendered td trance. Yqur Majesty shewed yourself indulgent to weakness;• our Majesty •ga.e no ear to your own resentments, nor to the counsel of triumphant policy. Your Nlajesav earoestly desiring a mari time peace, and aiming directly at that end, in order to hasten its attainment manifested an ea erne to put an end to the dis putes which were still subsi-ting with Austria. A treaty was concluded at Fontainhle4u in October 186 T. Your Majesty gave hack Brannau, though it w=t; not Austria which put f'al• tarro into your possession. The boundaries of both Emnire , . in taly were fixed. By means of an exchange the I , onzo became thk brytnitiry, which nature her , elf anticipatvd in order to pre vt‘nt all'coutests. Alowefalcone, so important for the security of Tr;e,ie, way ceded to tit,. Austrians, and this proved Om there ioteo:iiin of eneroachiog upon their territory. It was ac /too w le,iged that tire wai no longer aoy subject Of coittroversv between ) our :Majesty anti the Emperor of A ostria. Froin this time there were no dernamis, no complaints, but ail the marks of perfect harmony. Your Majesty 1...)114:it you might forget a war whi^h ‘u.•;tria had ti 'felted without :toy provocation, and itl wi:C I had br.bag - 'll Imo:tor. to the arm: ut ;genre. You in - 1 . 1140 d vnur-elf in the, wipe of a peace which should no more be intern' 4,110. • " rho horrible ev pelition a'.: , si!lst Copenhagen, and the Orders of C.lo ill of the I tll of Novei.n!ser . , hatl oroved that the 1:11:7,lis.11 *call sillier no 1111 I*4 coadoet rhafl , - 411 Eorope The- I.:trio-roe of ostri.l, evinf• that he ims-inik of VII. recAlte.l fsi4 Vir) s- 1: - .);11 Lonloo, fond Ilk ports w i !;sinit the Eoli 41; : • „ • A • ' diStlriV:net'S httri; ISO!! in Sp:ti!!, a Ci e tat i o 6 I.A .h r am j. Kin: 4 irios IV. %%as tt..iven fr in) the throne by his smi, Wa4 colui•ollett by 1110 l)..!kr. del Infan ta:lo ani other it'lClCrelli3 OF VilOtArl, w:tusc oltiect wab to •, . • break the connection between France and Spain. Your Majesty was anxious to prevent this dangerous acquisition by your enemy, an oppose their undertakings. When the unhappy King Chirles, deepl v afflicted at the blow lie had received, and the conspiracy of which he had been the lictim, was desirous to re ins rights, your Majesty accepted them in order to restore what Louis the XIV. had effected, and re-tye the bonds which had for a century preserved the peace between the two countries. The fanaticism of the monks and the intrigues of the English had put soin4 of the Spanish provinces into a state of rebellion. It was then that that was distinctly seen which had been but half observed before the battle of Jena. The flames of dissension and war which had arisen in the South, inspired Austria with the hope that the moment was come when the Treaty of Presburg might be annihilated. She armed herself, and a system was carried into effect, which though professing to he merely defee sive, prodaced those numerous battalions V% ith which Austria now Threatens Clerm:lny • The whole population was summoned. Tile A uEsirian Princes ran from province to province eiss.e.minat inz proclamations as if the monarchy were iu danger of being overwhelmed by an enemy. " As soon as your Majesty heard of these movements, your Majesty caused remonstrances to be made, altogether in the spirit of peace, which the Ambassador of Austria could not mis :•11;e, Being returned front Bayonne to Paris, your Majesty ,tecihred yoar sentiments, in person, to that Ambassador, in a conversation which all Europe has re-echoed, and w hid) allow ed no doubt o re!aain any where concerning your pacific designs. `With as murk sincerity and good faith as generosit . , ,• and earnest- Hess, your Majesty reproseeted to M. Voa Metternich, that these armaments, begun without reasonable cause, and inconsidefately continued, would draw after them a war, contrary to the will of your Majesty and the Finperor of 4ustria, and even of his iii;sters iu case they should adopt his pacific views. Of so great etillet is the inspiring a people with feelings, w hieh they who have suggested then, can no longer repress, when once they have been raised. perhaps, Sire, it would have been wise policy, at that instant, to have oblig ed Austria to disarm, threatening her with the w hole force of th e victorious armies w hick surrounded her ou all sides. Your Majesty would certainly have done this, had you not, in full confidence on your alliance with Russia, lent au ear to the suggestiohs of that power which hoped that Austria would be brought hack to kounder policy, and more pacific dis positions. Besides, the Austrian Minister, at that time, risured your Nlajesty - that no results would-arise from these armaments. 'The Emperor of Austria wrote to your Majesty to testify his pacific •inclinations. Baron Yon Vincent, who breught that letter, repeated that protestation. Your Majesty believed in the sincerity of this declaration. you gave the Emperor Francis the most solemn assurances of your pacific purposes in the letter which you wrote to him immediately on your' eturn from Erfurt. At the same time that your Majesty, with so much sincerity, re peated these assurances, so well calculated to banish all 'fears, as well as all motives for arming on the part of Austria, your Majesty invited :the Princes of the Confederation to break up from the encampments which they had formed. • Your Majesty evacuated the towns of Silesia; 200,00 of your troops left Ger. many. " But it was in vain that your Majesty displayed all this confidence. Your just expectations were disappointed. The military preparation; were continued in Austria with greater zeal ; wow th- Looting the se veil t v 'of the season, the exeicise of the militia was continued. The harbour of Triete was opened to the EngliAi ; ships 411 war accompanied Austrian vessels, and conducted them to Malta, and those from Malta conveyed the English goods to fire lotvai.i. The Spanish insurgents were Itiodly received at Trieste. The A tr,ti tan Minister. in Spain became the agent or the Junta in spreadiog their corre,- pondence in foreign cquntrics. The Austrian dominions hail swarmed with lampoons against France; the newspapers of that country had circulated false intelligence coacetning the affairs of Spain. Their writers had published a full narrative of the Frelle!) at Roncevalles; doubtless lamenting that the goveru ment yaur Majesty should exhibit the wonders of Charles the Firth's reizn, and not his splendid disasters. Together with these nienaring and hostile measures were added marks of ill will, which were suited to point out the end of these armaments; as II as the spirit (If the system which Austrla adopted. Soca were the reports which your Majesty received front Spain.' That country you had :subdued. •Tne numerous Spabish armies AVI'Ut! scattered like dust. :The English- were:busied in eTectin; their retreat, and this retreat ,from before-your Maa jesty,. xposed it to imminent peril. One of these accidents t, • ; . _ was due. l'h oe Eirioeror of Austria soon forgot the oath of . :.1 tin as morn sincerity ana goon !awl as generuse c , mai rill lICal. Hess ' your Majesty represented to M. Von Metternich, that these eternal friealship. Re-estabdished on his throne, and assuredly artnar nents, arinainents, begun without reasonable cause, and inconsidefately itaisitici by per fidions counsel, he aiwil at no other object than to ontinued, would draw after them a war, contrary to the will collect once more his resource:, and prepare fora fresh contest , c whenever he M renew it rene it with ailsantage. The war with of your Majesty and the priperor of Austria, and even of his M loiter, likewise, iu case they should adopt his pacific views. Pru-s'a so .n laid open these insidious dec'gns. Austria hastened Of so e-reat etillet is the inspiring a people with feelings, w Melt to assetublts an army in Bohemia, hut the victory of Jena frus they who !t,t;e su ggested then, can no long er repress, when once r trated her ojects. Still weak and destitute of men, artillerya they have been raised. ' and arm., she deferred to another period the execution of her perhnos, Sire, it would have been wise policy hostile plow. , at that 64 The Treaty of Tilsit ended this war; theconquerinzarmies t insfant, to lime obliged Austria to disarm, threatening her with he vs hole force of th e victorious armies s hick surrounded her ou of veur Majes'v which beset the north of Germany retrained in- all sides. Your Majesty would certainly haie done this, had active; they surrounded the Austrian territory. Certainly, it' ambition, policy had influenced the views of your Majesty ; it' the dehiF!ation of the Aa Arian Monarchy hid been your desire, you not, in full confidence on your alliance with Russia, lent an ear to the su i t gr , tiofis of that power Which hoped that Austria would be brought back to kounder policy, and more pacific diss and if that desire had been the great o bj ect o f y our pursuit, your positions. Besides, the Austrian Minister, at that time, rtsured linjegt v, who had'no'eeemv, no possib!e movement to fear on your Majesty - that no results would-arise from these armaments. the Continent, who was at the liead'afsol,ooo men, who ocen- 'The Emperor of Austria wrote to your Majesty to testify his pied the Grand Duchy of Austria, Silesia, and Saxony, all able pacific 'inclinations. Baron You Vincent, who brought that to art against Austria, your Majesty might have called her to letter, repeated that protestation. Your Majesty believed in the &cow t for her suspicious condact dining the war with Prtlia• sincerity of this declaration. you gave the Emperor Francis and 14 the delivery of Ca(tarro to Cie Montenegrins,' which by the most solemn assurances of your pacific purposes in the letter virtue of the Treat yof Presburg was t o h e surr eu ile re n to trance. is hick you w rote to hint immediately on your return from Erfurt. Y•fur Majesty shewed yourself indulgent- to weakness ;• :sour At the same time that your Majesty, with so much sincerity, re- i Majesty gave no ear to our own resentments, nor to-the counsel petted these assurances, so well calculated to banish all 'fears, of triumphant policy. Your Majesty earnestly desiring a mail- as well as all motives for arming on the part of Austria, your ( time peace, and aiiniog directly at that end, in order to hasten Majesty invited 'the Princes of the Confederation to break up its attainment manifested an ea erne to put an end to the dis- from the encampments which they had formed. • Your Majesty putes which were still subsi-ting with Austria. A treaty was evacuated the towns of Silesia; 200,0000 f your troops left Ger. concluded at Foutainbleau in October 1567. Your Majesty many. gave back Brannau, though it Wli not Ausiria which p . m f'at• " But it was in vain that your Majesty displayed all this tarro into your pos , ession. The boundaries of both Emoiries in confidence. Your just expeciatious were disappointed. The taly were fixed. By means or an exchange the I , orizo became military preparation; were swarmed in Austria with greater this britnitiry, whicti native her , elf anticipated in order to pre- real; 'imit:l-Looting the severity 'of the season, the exeicise of vent all'coutests. Moieefalcone, so important far the security of the militia was continued. The harbour of Trieste was opened Tr'este, was ceded to Ow Austrians, :tad this proved th a t th ere to the English ; ships of war accompanied Austrian vessels, and wt„no ioten: ion of eneroachiog upon their territory. It was ac- conducted them to Malta, and those from Malta conveyed the kfi '' w l '''' ed that h '"' ' l ' no longer age subject or cwitrover'9 . English goods to Site LoYien. Tim Spanish insurgents were between ) our Mstjesty and the Emperor of A li 4 tria. Friiil this !sklly received at Tries IC. Tile Aum tan alioister. in Spain time there :,ere no demands, no complaints, but ail the marks of became the agent or the Junta in spreadiog their corres- i perfect harmony. Your Malesty ti.ai4 :I t yOU 11140: forget a 1 poodeece in foreign centuries. The Austrian dominioos hart war AV hi^li tv il:oria had exci:ed without aov provocation, and its swarmed with lampoons ag ainst F rance; the tiewspapecs of that 1 is•u'' wn:e I had broog-'ll hollar • to the area: lir Frante. You countr) h a d c i rcu l ate d fafse intelligence coneetning the affairs ininlged your-elf in the, mete of a peace which should no more of Spain. Their writers had published a full narrative of the be inierru 4 ;10. French at Roncevalles; doubtless lamenting that the goveru- " rhe horrible ey pelition a , ... , ti!ist Gyenhagen, and the Orders ment or' your Majesty should exhibit the wonders of Charles the af Coo ill of the llth of Nove.naeo:, had oroyed that the English Fifth's reign, aad not his splendid disasters. Together with *wall stiffer no tllat nal powers ;ftwir comfort male all Europe these inettatisig and hostile measures were added marks of ill indigrmir: Fie - Einpror of A ostri;l•,. d.•iirolis In, evin:-e that he will, which were suited to point out the end of these arlll3lllClittli isarin 'le of thi• feelieg, recattea hi 4 AO- l b i • i sor from Lonion, I as II as the spirit of the system which A ustrla adopted. feed -.hut 1.11 his ports w i saiwit the 1.;oli 41.- : Such were the reports which your Majesty received front . ' • '' '' g()%li 'after, distally:flees hors: ISO!! in Sp: t i!,, a! l'i e j u stj_ Spain.' That country you had :subdued. •Tne numerous Spabish 020 . 10 6 o r E n4 t am d. , Kin: 4 ci, l 0 -1,, s I V. was a ; .i veil t - 1 .,, a) 1!1: . armies were scattered like dust. :The English - were:busied in a throne by i is son, who ivas colia•ollett by 1110 Dt!ke del w an _ j Fl.eeting their retreat, and this reire:it,from before-your Mas tatto and other ialCrelll3 or v o o i4 O , na l w4use uitject was to jo pty,. e epo•ed it to imminent peril. One of these accidents t. I it, • • . • I • ; • • , , 1 Sfil . ..rE PAPERS. REPORT MAY 14. INIMININ ~~ $.7011