The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-22 00:00:00

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horses to be put to their carriages and their Generals to head
their troops The season for political movement has passed—
that for military action is approaching.
Letter.. from Russia assure us, that the measures which
are pm ±tang in all the depautmenis of Government there,
leave little doubt that the flames of war will be speedily re-
tindh:d. The large purchases which have been made of
'.n(! silver coin for the use of the State, and which
have raised specie- In per cent., could only be required, it
was thottg,ht, for the payment of troops; and Turkey.was very
genlrzllly believed fo he the intended theatre of war.

!fence, this coalijon of Prussia and Russia gives a new

Lim to continental Eorop-e, and offers a barrier of
• strength, which united, from the relative situation of the
two parties, to a great probability of duration, makes us trem-
Ile for the result.
Prwsia has removed her advanced posts comparatively
within view of Vienna, while her Westphalian fortresses give
her the pokver to over awe Holland. We, it appearg, have
lost our influence in her Cabinet, end Hanover offers itself
Ito a,fair, and, if the army is to be dissolved, an easy object
of ,:ooquest. By the re-establishment of Holland, with the
annocation of Belgium, Prussia has had all fear of France
semioved on her right flank : hence her position is most '
comonanding, if the 711(1Ve of her people is at all correspon-
den t to the acts of the Government.
Tine harrier which would have been offered to Prussia, had'
Float ice been allowed to retain Belgium; Would have always
,held. her in check. To us, this is of the utmost importance
at, this moment. Without Councils of the boldest character,
and kers of the most decided description, we have every
reason to dread either an exclusion from the north of Eu-
rope, or an acquiescence in the acts of its Rulers, which,
yivk!ed on the terms it would be, will be equal to it.
• Hitherto, the public mind of Germany has been kept in
agitation by the separation of the interests of Austria and
Pt ussia; and, the mutual jealousy existing, has prevented, not
only either from doing anything useful, but has occasioned to
each immense losses. Russia has uniformly stood neutral
She has now joined (with Poland in her hand) the Prussian
ruenarch ;• and, thus united, these two Powers have assumed a
'oust imposing attitude. If In an unlucky hour a reconcili
-onion between them and France should take place, nu the
condition that Prussia should possess Hanover and Holland,
'France recover Belgium, and all unite in oppressing the House
.of Lotaine, that House, feebly supported, if not (eventually)
decidedly opposed in Italy, what have we not to dread?
To obviate this inconvenience, we are told of a scheme for
the union of France, Great Britain, and Austria, and ofcourse
..Bavaria. W tirtemberg, it appears, sides with Prussia
and Russia. This, it is said, will produce an ability to check
'the ambition of the Northern Monarch. The scheme is fea-
sible on paper, and is said to have been a favorite project of
the celebrated Mr. George Grenville. The sanction of such
a name is great; but, great as it may be deemed, it is neces-
sat.) vre should look to the revolutions that have taken place
since the death of this* celebrated Statesman. The mind of
man ;las undergone a thorough change; and we fear, that
idtas very just, and opinions very correct in the reign of