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jetty declared yonr sentieheata, in person. to that.
Acubassodor, iu a coutrorsatims which all Europe
has re-echtied,Uti which allowed sae doubt to re-
mnant)! ,•Kgre coorseersinig par paeifit designs.
With in Mitch Sioceeitrased good faith as getatru.-
ty (3), your Majesty repreatiuted to'
11.4rourMetieruich; Batt these aruitinientif begun
'catboat rest unable cause, and iucousiderately con-
tinued. %mild drew after them a war, contrary to
the wilt of our Majesty and the Ertiperor Of Aus-
tria, and even of his Ministers likewise, in case
tlely .hi/old adopt his pacific views. Of wo great
elfiet is the inspiring a people with feelings, which
they who have suggestosl thee' can us, longer
when once they have been reified.
" Perhaps, Sire, it would have been wire
at that instant. to-have oblige,) Austria to disarm,
threatening her with the whole force el the victori- '
ens aronies.which %urn:funded her nu all sides. Your
Majesty would certainly have done thee, had you
not, in full confidence in your alliance with Itussia,
lent au ear to the segose-lions of that • power whioth
hoped that Austria would he brought back to
foamier policy, and inure pscificdispositiont. lie-
sides, the Austrian' Minister at that time, assured
your Alujetty that no results would arise Irons these
armaments. The Emperor of Austria wrote to
your Majesty to testify his pacific inclinations (4).
Baron von Vincent, who brought that letter, re-
prated that protestation. Your Majesty believed
in the sincerity of this dechiratioti. Yoe gave the
Emperor Francis the most soleran assurances of
your pacific purpose/in the letter which you wrote
to him i 0000 nediately on your return from Error'.
(5). At the same time that your Majeo.ty, with
so much sincerity, repeated these assurances, sic
well calculated to banish all fears. as well as all
'mauves for ,4 on the part of Austria, your
Majesty invited the Princes of the Coefederation to
break up Claus the encampments which they had
forint el. Your Majesty evacuated the towels of
So aloe ; 305.000 ofyour troops left Gerensoy.
" But it was in vain that your Majesty displayed
fill this coufidene. Year' just expo:cautious were
disappointed. The military preparation*. were con-
tinued in Austria, with greater zeal; outwit'''.
stutuJing the severity of the unison, the exercise of
the militia was eotitinutol. The harbour of Trieste
was 'vetoed to the English ; ships of war accom-
panied Austrian vessels, and conducted them to
'Malta, mod those from Malta conveyed the English
goods to the Levant. The Spain,'" trasuraents were
kindly received at Trieste. (y)., The Austrian Mi-
nister in Spain became the Agent. of the
Spreading their correspooulanace in ihrelga countries.
The Austrian dorainiooas had swagned
ponies ag.iiitat France. the Newspapers of that
• country had tin:elided false intelligence colocermeg
the affairs of Thwir writers leolpublioolsed a
full narrative oldie alefriat of the French at Itouce.:-
•valles; dettlitless !meeting that the thaveroment of
your 111siesty should exhibit the wonders of Charles
the Firth's reign, and not hill splendid disasters. To-
gether with these menacing and hostile measures
were added marks of ill-will, which were suited to
penit out the end of these armaments, as well as
the spirit of the system which Austria adopttd.
“ Such were the.reports which your Majesty re-
ceived from Spain :, That country you had sub-
clued. The unmet. -is Spanish armies were scat-
tered like dust. The English were busied in ef-
(reties their retreat, and this retreat from before
your Majesty exposed them to immiasent peril. Oise
of these-accioletits-to, which thee events of war save
rise,!rought to your Majesty's knowledge, the sego-
eiattlen
,of the Spatoish Junta with the Austrian &to-
rereitient, and the promise of Austell* to. assist the
Junto, this I ou,ooo-men, a promise made,- without ,
dotilit, with no intention to NISI it, sad merely to
feed the courage of the interpret* with de,eithel
hopes ; finally, as if Providence, which so visibly
watches over your Majesty, or rather over Prelate,
which has conducted you Boroughs° many dangers,
and in so wonderful a way. every wheels attended
yen in your progress. were itself desirous, to unveil
the disloyalty and treachery of those who did not
'yet dare to avow themselves your enemies, the De-
claration of the King of Eiaglaad, of the 16th of
December. fell iota, your hands. le tins your
Majesty read these remarkable expressions :
• Asa if asiongthr eat Imo which moms anderthe 'many
of ?,each ahem?, sir r. minx these which maintain atest
France a doubtful sad prcrarioon iadeprodeace, there shovild
be say which even wow are Witticism between tier certain
robs of a prolooord inactivity, awl the coelingret dangers of
as of to save themselves from that ruin a to nettnerms
situated, the delusive prospect °foram between Great
tale and France cool!. not fad to Ie peculiarly iujoi ions.
Their prepar.xt i tttt might be re niced by the rain hope of nr-
taming trunquillity. or their purpose shaken by the Epps-
hessian of being left a, ceatelididonc!..

" Thus it was England herself who warned your
Majesty concerning the preparations of Austria.—
These pressor:aims, were no frustrate what the two
Emperors hatl done to effect the maritime peace.—
Your Mkjesty could no longer doubt that you were
threatened with another was. The pledge given
at &forth was violated. Auktria armed herself
against her benefits:toe. Your Majesty had. to re-
elect ispou what you osed-tom yeah people mid your
sillies. With grief you almudioned the penult or
the English. May your Majesty's Minister. who is
stow the interpreter of the common sentiment. end
that mode of thinking which Hs founded on the
victories or 154:eanr. with which nothing can be
romper's& beliennitied to oda. that however great
the successes 'of pow Majesty's Lieutenaata may
have been, whatever &tanner they may have doss
plated; your Majesty, had you in persou been -shle
to head your anuses, 'night have exp.cted still
greater success: not one Engliihinau should have
returned to Bogies& Velar Majesty made this sa-
crifice to/the security of your dominions you no;
termed back to Valladolid its order to issue the-hist •
coornainds which the safety of Sonia required ;
wrote Irons thence to the Princes of the Confetilervis
time of the. Rhitie. in order that iris,. might triptip
themselves and furnish theiroontingenti; p mea-
sure which the fears they hied already empresses' to
jeer Majesty • had l_,ftsr' rendered uecomary ; and -
your Majesty reptirea to Paris.
" Your Majesty mode a new endeavour to avoid
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