The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-27 00:00:00

t, FARIS JULY 6-eti
"The tone, which the Citizen Munster Far: 'lgo Affairs
transmitted to the Underatene.l Charge d' hffaires (ran His.
Ilaiesty the Emper.,r of all the Russtas, he aid *tot fail to
transmit to St Peteriborgl. ; hut the 11nd:reign:xi to de.
stare, that his Court greatly d a ....waved hi.
receiving a paler, 3
witicti did not answer his po cedlog otfcial coal•trturucatio.r,
anal was by no means ealewhited to' be latiat borne his auger
S weongn. rielsaid Paper, however, is at length crone wader
the notice Of His harrerial Majesty, who saw, with surprise, that
its co.itelits consist altog ether ..f such atsertious as are not they
rifoth Med, but also who'd; in:connected with ihne of t ht. ;aid.
The Emperor, already morel by the calsiuturs unpre....; great penal Europe, and by toe dangers 'which threaten the Ger-
man F.mpir., w hose inteteo Russia L INtrikplarly I.N.latt te sne-
pott, lastatEirmity leniaWgnioria, ntialved int-firigeoce or
another recent vinlathm 'Melte how of nations. which was perne• crania at Ettonliei n; he, therefore, thoti,vht hi boionl re
inhite the aererubled States of the Geonan Eugene, :sod the
Glernian Prima, to concur with him in jointly In.deo.tingasaisist
the }ranch Government, to wbcon His Slajmty common icated • shesernesentimmit+, in hopes that it would repair the insult
offered m the t:ermart !.seas, arid alga, tha Gas. Lnro.iei
for the repetition of similar outages.
" The Freoch Goveriniteut cou:d not avoid to return an an-
swer to this Plain desdaratiorifforti His Mtiesty the Esuperor :
but them-alive rapt,. which was nude, offaisisi to Russia, to
the airman Eal.,ire, arid to Franca .it dupe.," tlie •
good *oder...tooth% which ,he declares he; wish to preserve, bat dtr effects weereo( has tia hitherto perceive el,
" We i,v no fought in those bather int times when every
coonmy repr.l.ll only her i.n mediate tuterest : Moe, n t•-•lits's
founded afwn the law of nations, hat introduced certain pro,.
cipies, resivaing the iriteria et( the whole conontinay of
States. &it Stare 'timid view whit inciffertnice the great
already mmitioned, which sate such a dre..kel blow t.. the in-
depeohlence arid security of ostlers. By the Peat* of Tesetien,
Russia wi.hototit to aliment* mot medaita for the Ger u.n
Empire; in this totality, ins Inmertal Majeßy *NI uneinerelf
justitiod it. raising Ida *Mee on this otression, Mt was abets- lately bound to itta it. The Frei' .h Government, heattog ,
qoality, Lakes the liberty ..finotaring the aeul tatty
t;enuauy, and to act arl is otrarily o char territory. L. is difficult
to coaceive how 11.4 Impend Majesty ahorild h- incempetsire
t. stand up for the GOT• 11.1.1 Empire, tln .-ran ay end inu•.-„rett-
donee of which he ems era:roamed.
" it would be in saws to atter.int to ex•dvis otherwl.: the
conduct of Ruott, who,. trimmer Inct a, rvideoit. or to iliseoser
therein the influence of the ensmwes of Frames • it. sole tamive
is the wrercried condition to which the French 4:overinflate,
by its inductive, has reduced Eueope. S.ioutd K.r.ha
to establish a•coalit ion, for the owners., of reneeme the war nn
the Continvot, it would not at all be required to any net
Rounded cause for it. The French G wernese t lilt long given
toe much arid too just tatt:e 'a:raking the bin la tl:,arrivanyi
which the Emperor ha: met:reed merely by his Imo lorattow,
and which he desire. to preserve fur ever. N., pennon, 5..4
the French Government loast of all, can tniatika Iles views of
the Cabinet of St. Petenburglf, dace Hi Imperial M riots' so
explicitly declared, even before the present war, how racceesear
it was to labour for the consoridelon of petty: to pr-veut
ucw
revolutions in Europe; to avoid carefully every cairse far naffs.
treat; and to let every State quietly e.ij.vy it.
A: the same time, Russia diseatol to the Franeli Cithitier,
bow inardi she desired that this latter Power nog it contribute
to consolidate the present order of Mktg.; t:-,t It would, by
Its moderation and disiut.restesiness, xi,* a h to the other
States of Europe, that every Governine.%eould at hest ',after
the unhappy war, which cm so teasel blood) devote itself, we-
safety anal quiet, to the Kapp :teas of the ;wool.: entustod t
Far from dairies to rekindle thedarriel of oar uu tho C,,tita-
neut, His Russian Majesty most ardently girl- rwm
flames every where; but Ilia Majesty harbours Patentor
wish, that the French Government, a. it pretends tar [hes-bolt
desire, would let thrasc nations alooe„ who wish teething moos
fervently than masoid taking a patio the mama teriuhirit.
.4'1%4 was the only (though unfoitunately for the cateln of
humanity, at prover! ao ineffeetualj.wialt of Rasiia„ tirlsteh never
deviated from those principles: every step she took with tit
French Goveminent which she constantly referred ha tr...atiee
already concluded, hall no other view. V ir,nt the etrik•sr.ouad
site impost d to rct as a mediator between Fran:toad EogliuM,
but was nut accepted. Shama the cenewal of the war, diti
French Government thinks itself etempeterit to oc:u iv.y those
countries, and deprive them of 1. err tomitioce, witi.m in %Ma
appeal to their neutralito hits dopenal hlaohtty was therelly
alarmed, not indeed on hi. own account, s-oce, fraus this actual situation and power of his Empire, HI, erfejesty cut se.
mitts a quiet spectator of the. distressing sernes„. bet he was
alarmed for the security s.f (lit other Stites of t.urope, klfs
Majesty repeatedly urged nitli the Freed% totem:Mut, het
always ineffectually, that those colt:wits it least should be per.
mints, to remain neutral, whose nentralltv Frauce and Roost
had mmtantead by mutual treaties; If 4 Majesty alio rep.aatvil-
ly disclosed hii sentiments with respect to those States that are
ateeady in danger of sharing the fate of Italy, of * part of Gar-
* many, and of the inher comities, which 'Frasier has altvady
rot in her pos., ssiost Moa while, the Emperor saw, in spits
of all hi. exertions and rentaintranees, the danger Mereas:rig
daihr ; French troops, on the one side, occupying the Cu ,st,
of
the Adriatic; on the other, levying contributions en the I Luise
Towns, mid menacing Derimark ; consequeinly, hi+ Imperil
Metal has remised, as the theatre of soar aeproacites his
Frontier, to establish a military force, ankh shall b • adequate
to put a stop to further encroachment. Tne fact I: nutecoout
t • all Europe; the Emperor was particalary dmins e that it
night not reiniin unkuown to the Freach Goteraruent, mid
the mutual explanations always referred to the Walt objects.
Never then did ..nv Government set moos candute, or fur a
purpose which require+ less secrecy, or L. sithjea to h tat false
construction r, than Russia did in the prem.t cirennwita.... es. it
this co:hit:et be not ihpright ; if it can be eansid, red a, hos-
tile to Frame, eras an attack on the welfare CV Sc.', sil'itr of
the Germai Empire, then there is no longer any else. railer ex-
i tine between nun, for eacroachments on the um cart, AIN!
that jut inilienation iil*Cll the oMer pest most '.: thy'
feel; between attack and defence; betsoma the oppression and
proct.tion of the weak.
" The Undersigued will not, in this place, examine, by the
law of nations, the questim, whether the Fratteh Governs
i.ient be justified in persecuting, in every country, than • •.•, whom it has exiled from their owa, and in pt.:seri:4lg be
Foreign Powers the mariner in which e'er perordt
shall ,d to treat or to employ the late !al.:gram+, who they may ham adapted for men su'..jeCtt, or employed in their service. Such
a tenet is at variauce with every prig: iplit of lustiest; may,
with these principles which Vie Fremh nate.)n bait so se: mini,
proclaimed. To suppose that Russia atta.ht t:re tude.vorlence
of the States art Eumpe, bo.-ause she mil not oermit a putettlll ha her emplosinent elhwar! to be appoint"! 1101116`11C1.1-. e:••••
at
the will of time French Goyerainern, were to c.o.:mod all
ideas ant words; of L.:Cattle She claims arlothet who is
a nstur.di.rd R 11.4311, and has jest now op tee
another State, w shout any prevtous tiiah, and abet 10
133 ery opro iee arat of :ii.tie... :y .
" did Ute Emperar protect C0111,4,43•II 3 114 1.4,h.
upright o hara-ter »t, well known Mall Eor 1,,
elaborate :16 .tetthetlon of tins amnia., vi •••it Is
won The F•erich Go..ernatent , •ed the coo- +
oar. ; n tie d 004 rementher, t' . r ttssheaue or- I
I+ del reed, teat iitncl. a.„ A.• Io - .:1 oosi
Rus.:J2ll 13 his e... •• • • •• • • -.1f14,1 bint
ta: wrer,ty : V* •r • •r rf -• a nark
hem. l
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moot nu ..131;k1.; •• •
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