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this war, wLicb you bad net given rise to ;e-To.l
called for the interferes's* of the ftession Minister ,1
Of Foreign Affairs, who Otis at that time in Paris. .1
" This Munster, hutting been iiietneeted by pose
Majesty. Yisikeal the Austrian Ainbasador. He
proposed an arrangement by which the three Eine
pires should be united by a triple guarantee, anti
which secured to Austria the integrity of her terri-
torf by the guarantee of [tussle against the euscr-
pries, of France, red that of France against the en-
terprises of Russel ; and its like manlier the guarau-
tee of Austria Will accepted by the other too Powers.
It is impleasant to be obliged to declare that these
proposals 11y '.I. ire had 110 effect.—
But your 3•lajesty ever hoping in the good sumer*
of these a • endeavours, and toiable to conceive
that the seal ulna' hail br:ii excited liy
port) in Aihtris, ,old to Euglittul, ioultl stifle the
voice of wiselotti in illustrious perstics and true
fric.xls to that comitry, dui lint put } oust troops.
into nor the divisions of the troops of the
league, not those which your Majesty had
in the interior of France, mid which being inienaliil
for nand objects, or the misintekarice of the colo-
nies, had* partly received orders to much to this
destiinition.
Austiia no longer }:eitt herself within bounds.
She had been prepoia7 the teiscildes during eight
months ; she hail called thein forth mud provided
new many. Lo the middle of February orders were
issued to set them nt motion, and to inang all the
troops to the frontiers: the whole monarchy was tin-.
der arms. Long before Austria had made war upon
Frame ut Coustatutinople ; die had alrewly t &teed
reeilacdistion In teen England ami Turkey ;--
filially, die was shoot to declare tierself openly.
" lit the mean while the Cabinet of wens •inain-
tained a prohnnol silence. Since the Treaty of
Fontambh 1, it had suede neither remonstrance
nor complaint (e). Your 'Majesty had came for
comfit:Mit:in the murder of a•nor IL:OW.Ier in Croatia;
in the insult,' offered at Trieste to French officers ;
111 11E18 e,f violence committed agstMst some of your
Italian subjects. You itatiently waited the redress.
of these grievances, shed the A ustriuu Minister, on•
the >3ti of 'Lerch, came mill umiouneed to.nee (9),
due the• Emperor, Ins mister, hard eider milers
that hit troops should be put upon the weir establish-.
meat. He assigned, as the reasons for this mea-
sure, the report transmitted from Valladolid to the
Princes of the Confalenn. of die Rhine, and the
rehire of your:Majesty . Parka.
" font Majesty 'charged foe to answer, inn note,
in %Inch I confined myself to the remark that there
was, In fact, between the two Courts, no source of
da ft-rem:a. and merely asked what it was that Ans-
trim requi;ed, and in case she.„,wits disposed to re-
cede, I aonounceitagiain the -Pali of your 111.1jesty,
that the nations. sir Europe- might enjoy call the
blessing of peace (le). M. Von 3letternich en.;
armoured, in his mower of the tanke 'slaw
pear that it wag the armament of your Alajeety.
which had merle that of Austria neerieury ; just as
if your Majesty had taken all army agaiast Au-trio
at the mimeo you evacuated Viilesie and the
Duchy of Warsew, mid that galli,9oo of your troops
hail proceeded from Germany to Spain 0 . ,
" It was then that your Majesty retionuCed all
yeiir projects against the English, sunk aloe o[ll4l-
- against Sicily, for which Ott lnius of Naples
was prepared ; and the embarkations* hich lied been
made at Brest. Boulogne, Flindaiing and Toulon,
were all laid aside. Ever" thin was. suspended,
and the troops of your Nlajfttydireeted their march
towards Germany ; there ton of the Caufederation
of the (thine were set in motion. _ .

° No, it was by nu means because Eraijee had
takeu up arms, that Austria made her armaments ;
but on the contrary because she thought Ertierce teas
rofeebled by another war, and 4:eeitied thorn favour-
, able moment for regaining her aucient influence,—
Austria makes *or, because, without a dulist, .she
expects to g.riu lit. it; she 'rialto...9 war, without any
ground of complaint. without preceding it by any
detuaorl, any proposal. or leaving any alternative ;
she makes war at a moinentrwhen your Alajesty,
far from yourself promoting it, has inauifested no-
thing hut good will towards and wishes for
slier peace awl.welfare ; at the very isiomeat when t our
Majesty had' offered to he thegUarantee of the inte-
grity of her territory ; at the very moment that the
Emperor Alexander hiniself, even white he declared
to the Austrian Nlinister his dicipprolystion of the
conduct of the Cabinet at Vienna. renewed his
offers to guarantee 'that integrity against France.
—Anstria makes war upon Franca and Ittissia,
upon the tiro empires which hat! offered her their
protection. It is, therefore not fur her Dam secu-
rity that she has had recourse to arms. Ttie trea-
ties which her necessities had established, ore no
longer laws for her own condact. She says they
were made in moments of disaster, as if reminci4-
lions which victorylnul enforced were not hitelic4
upon honoirr and good faith ; even whets the wait.-
reeky of the courparvor did not excite griv,Stude.
Every generous action, has Leen disregarded, every
ditty violated. Your Majesty has rect.:veil theild-
ingsthat the Austrians havevesseil he Inn. They
have begun the war. A Jolter Grin the Austria.
Geoeral annotinves tb the Fret,,eh-ConiintsiidEr
he is advancing. and that ha: shall treat any one us '
an eurmy oldopprees hie progress (12!.
" Your Majesty kturivs, that in.nrider to avert
these ineowaideratc earnsuriire.ior sin of war, your
Majesty has dove all that fa...sight and moderation
could dictate. Your lle;,,•sty was desirous to spare
your pereete new disarfiet lode. and humanity, bloody
counter. But tut the spirit with which Austria has at
el: ti Illeb bets animated, has rendered it the political
/maxim of that Rower to interpose*. lasting obstacle
M the maritinsepesice, it is perhaps by no means to
be lamented that she her-elf 111114 produced the
crisis which can remove that orlistach. The mari-
time peace cannot he secured till she continental
pence hi: firstiiniailverdily established, and until the
English have utterly lost oil hope of disturbing it
by their gold and their intrigues. Be Alis at least
the result of this pew war ! Your Nl‘jk•my cannot
he jealous of the power 'of Austria. .I.oli do itel
desire her annihilation, hid, iiiisce,no other means
are lelt,,nutv von br yope jinni reduce he? Sole.

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