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day. Its saw a circle, otestitually beeeemste herrower, draw in
round him, end evert the light of moving within.it, beginning
to be deputed with him ; fur a sweeping resolution, forbade a
pahaage to any foreign troops, arniel or not armed, thro igh
Use states of the Confederation. This was to cut or, contrary
to the riche of nations, the connection between the detached
Hessian provinces; this wet to. prepare preetetzt en which t•
act i the was the first thread of iiitaisltaictit aimed at a meg-
atiOnous Prince, who had preferuall•alitediffer to a Master.
Sot even thin this, H.s Majesty cannot 'clime on it without
adnsention, the King co isidered whether a combination
uttght not be found, whith should render this state of things
hompatible with the maintenance of peace.
The Emperor Napoleon appeared to be solicitous to remote
this doubt. Two magociations were then carrying on at Pars ;
woe with Russia, the other with the English Ministry. In
loath them, iiegoeiations, the intentions of Prance against Pros
lie were aside y rean'itstr,..
*the 'Free? which the E:nperor of Rhine had refused re
pit*, ranee a bred, in eonjunCtion with Roans, to prevent
French train depriving the 1; erg ed Sweden of his German terd.
tories ; yet, As: many ino.iths, the Cabinet of St. C!oud had
amstbuually premed the King to seise those States, with a three.
iota view; fret, to revenge hionielf on the Kong of Sweden:
*Madly, to timbre* Leese with all other Powers; and, thiedle,
to purchase het silence, with remeet to the subversion of South.,
MA Germany. But the King had long been aware that such'
bra the view. of Prance, and his unfortunate dispute with
Sweden was painful to him. He had, tMrefure, been careful

• plovido against every suspicion of self interested motives, and
114 614.441111 4ia eaglemstioas us the Emperor Ileganderi The
Mega now main slugged, end Napoleon, who ii.,d so long hem
the enemy of the King of Sweden, was soddenly transformed
Wales protector.
it is stet wpm-doom to remark, that in this insidious Trial:.
of the Trench Emperor, in order to satisfy the honourable fowl
tenet which the Court 'of SL Petersburg!' took in the melee-
Mum of the rights of the Kiog of Naple.., he promised the
letter an indemnification, engaging to prevail on the KMg of
*pain to cede to him the Balearic Illasithi.
• 'Kevin act in the same manner with respect to the aug-
eltentahrais of territory_ he pretends to hectors on Meanie,.
Thee were all prelude. to limo IRO he took again.: Presets.
We Ro w approach the garment whkh determined His Majesty.
is—Prune* had hitherto derived nothing from her Treaties with
Trent*, het humiliation and 1f.13; one single advantage re-
mained; the fate of Hanover war in her power, and in her
pore it most remain, unless the last pledge of the security
of the North were anashilated. Napoleon had solemnly
guaranteed this state of Ming.; yet lie negotiated with Eng.
lan on the basis of the maturation of the Electorate. The
Mine II In pos.e.Con of the proofs.
War wee now, in fact, declared; declared by every measure
taken hr Franco. Rimy month produced a new netnication
of the return of has army; but en one frivolous pretext or an-
isette, it en still contioued in Germany; tad fur what pur-
views! Cirsci -us Heaton to eradicate the last troth of sots.
r:ignry among the Germane; to treat Kings as Governors mei
pointed Rey marts bet-ire military tribusals, eitasens
sN ly responsible to their owu governments; to &dare others
outlaws, elm lived peaceably is foreign states, 'under bongo
'sovereigns. and even in a Pinta! of a Genie* ;impact. be
they had poblished wetting/ in whislc the Trench G. .
erenseneet, or at least its despotism, eas asmaked, and the Si
-the mem when that same Government daily permitted binge li-
attack. wader its pawnor', the honour of all erenned
leads, and the mum, sacred feelings of nations. Them sites
morel* se manner diminished, but tontkusally min/motel and
int orate!. aced coadoesily,4odrita hilaMr tO the frontiers
of /mono, en bet altles ; till they et leivith leek a position
robtok ovoid way enclave ?motto, and wine slim assembled In
Iwo 4 Werpits'is, sack certainly was not the road to the
•estoutht IN the Cretan".
, It em as longer thubtful that Napoleon had letettaimed to
met • m Pruisia with war, or to render her for twee incape-
ei wars gime he was leading her halt hinitiliation to hu-
miliation, till site should be reduced temeteilerate of political
der admen eed teatilimem, that, deprived of every defence, she
could have itio other will than that of her formidable ueigh.
-boor.
The Zing delayed sin longer. He amenthleil Ina army.
`.mend Keobehdere was sent to Paris, with the final dela-
whim of His Majesty. Only one measure rernainel which
.eieebl give security to the King, which was the return taf the
Trench troops ever the Rhine. Tow time fur diverission was
post, tough the Cabinet of St. Cloud appeared sta.' elesitous
ge prom& k; Olowerel Kosibelidorff had orders to iii.i t en this
dianstral it was MO the whole of the King's just demands,
hot it was eacereary that it timid be the first, since it tau the
imoditrieo of bb Einem existence. The acceptance or refusal
el h meet emir the rod sentiments of the Frendt Emperor.

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Illfaissaning professiens, argun.e.iti, the r.al va'iutt of ishielt
`were known by on ',Aperient., were the only answer the
Kiug received. Fir frets the French army being recalled, it
was announce( that it would be reiutorced , but, with a
haeghtiiiess .till sore remarkable than ibis refusal, an offer
was made that the troops whitb had advynced into ‘VettphVia,
'should retury home, if Prussia would thisis Gain her prepare-
tious This ea. oitan ! tt wail Insolently notified to the King'.
Munster', that his ...iiile• ,01144.?0,0fgh. 9.: linen. si:d Lubeck,
would Mt tie sofFerid to join the N:ree emelt) Confederal ate, but
that fiance would take thee" untie, he. protection; in theism*
minter es, In the other CoefeJenition, the had given away
cities., suit prosulgtted lass, WahOrit 11.'11141111ft any other
power to ,na Ito the lean piste.' nen. The K••/ was required
to suff e a foreign intoren so be introduced into the h .rt
of hi. ltif.iiiirch7. k 'Pother contrast of eii•iduct bicolored
the King h- the Omits He received from the Emperor
'a letter full of the eisui.,,,,aa of s.i..'n, ~,i,„,h. ceji.
Wily, when they ~r, not accord swill facts, are tube considered
*Ws nothing: but iirlii:h the dignity of b.nereigiss render' a
Anty to the.eme 7- a, eve,. when on the eve of war, yet, a few
'days afterwards, at a eminent wits" the sword was not tot
Nl.Oviet. when ill, Miritele. of the Emperor audeavoured to
. roldes4 these of the Kii.r by assurances •-t altieralleel of the
:PrichnlY intei.ri. in. of Fiance, the PabissmOt of the 16th of
• 5 TS. Wain aiiraied irith a itainhe against the King and the
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...a:, r, ale, ill • ...vie won csi if of the int ilt-gtaeifol
`permed. to 'tic 10.0%. .o•l,lresu;t,ag to the 0.11...11, sod what, iii
Wart 'tot- th..o 011.•, would hi‘e tiro,. erwri.deptil as arrinollt"
, ifr t. a dee:..1'..0!:1.1 of war .I.l k,,,t on,' %that eia.t-t..re
that a+e suerli Vii,ive, with c ni:ciirti but when these
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