The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-17 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER.

but too clearly demonstrated, that a peace, such as Austria
the allied Sovereigns desired, was foreign to the wishes of
(L); and that hayloft accepted for form's lake, and in order
be exposed to the reproach of the prolongation of the war,
iroposition for a negociation, she wished to elude the effect of
or perhaps take advantage of it to separate Austria f mu the
.'owers which were already united with her by principle, even be•
fore treaties had consecrated their union for the cause of peace, and
the happiness of tie.- world. (N)
Austria came out of this negociation, the results of which deceived
her clearest wishes, with a eonscionstiess ot the good faith which
she carried to it. More zealous than ever for the noble end which
she propo.ed, the only takveartus for the purpose of attaining it,
concert with powers animated by similar sentiments, always
equally disposed to lend her hand to the re-establisheaent ot an order
ot things, which by a wise decision of forces, will place the gua-
rantee o! peace under the shield of au association of independent
States. She will neglect no opportunity of arri%ing at this result ;
and the koowicdge she has acquired of the dispositions of the Com is
become henceforth allies, gives her the certaint3, that they will sin-
cerely co-operate ill so salutary a &sign.
Io declaring by the Emperoi's orders to the Count de Narbonne,
that his functions, as Antbas-ador, cease from this moment, the
under,igned places at his. Excetleucy's disposition, the requisite
passports for himself and suite.
Similar passports shall be sent to A. de la Blanche, Charge d'Af-
faires tri•in Vl4llllll, as well as to the other individuals of the Em-
bas:l, lie has the honour of °Wring, 6:e.
(Signed) METTERNICH.
Prague, Aug. 12. 1013.

N 0.1.E5.
Kele A. Anstria with bill co• r•ent renounced the Empire of
Germany. She aekuowledeed the Princes of the Confederation
Site acknowledged the Protectorate of the Emperor. If the Cabi
wet has receised the desigu of re-establishing the Empire. of Ger-
Many, of reversing every thing that victory has founded, and treaties
eoiseerated, it Las cenceived a design which but i l proves the
spirit of ntoderation, and the respect for the rights of independent
States, with which it professes to be animated.
Note B. The Cabinet of 'Vienna forgets the treaty of alliance
which it concluded on the ilth of Wirt+, 1811 ; it forgets that by
This treaty, Ft ;ince and Austria reciprocally guaranteed the inte-
grity of their existing territories it forgets that, by this treaty,
,Austria engaged to defend the territory of France, as it then ex-
isted, and which has not since received any enlargement ; it forgets
that, by this treaty, it dil lint limit it:eif to the demand for Austria
the integrity of her tort itory, but the aggrandizements which
circumstances might pro: me to her ; it forgets, that on the 14th of
March, 181.2, all the questions from which the war originated were
known and fixed ; and that it was voluntarily, and with full know-
ledge of the cause, that it took part against Russia. Why if it had
then the sentiments which it at present avows, did it not then make
eummon cause w ith Russia ? why, at least, instead of uniting itself
with what it now represents as an unjust cease, did it cot
remain
neutral? Prussia, at the same time, made an alliance with France,
schieli she violated afterwards, but Ler fortresses and territory were
erctipied. Placed between two great Pont rs in arms, and in the
theatre of war, milt's:day was impossible, and she took part with the
sti (ingest side. When afterwards Russia occupied her territery she
received the law, and became the ally of Russia. None of those
eirmlistances %%hick regulated the determinations of Priissia existed
in 1111.2, nor do they exist in 1815 with respect to Arstria. She
fingaeed with full consent, in IEI v, in the cause-which shr believed
koost just, and th-tt of which the triumph was most impertaitt to
her view., and the iiiterests of Europe, of which she has shown
herself so rest;ess a pi otector, and so warlike a defend( r. She has
shed her blood to support the cause of France, and in 1813 she
la% ishes it to support ti.e contrary sitZe. What most the people
iltinl. ? What judgment must they form of a Government which
attacked today what it defended yesterday, skews that it is nei-
ther justice nor policy which regulates the must important deter-
init•at;ons of its Cabinet.
N.!te C. The French Cabinet know; better than any other that
/test) i.e excited to it ween eye!, the hope of oht tilling it nu?,
Lot enneet%ed ; it was :I ty that Austria serail(' not may take
vo part against It, Wit CIO it %%twill tyke part for it. It knows tleit
fat Cram dissolving the mar, Aostila excited it ; that tar front tearing
it, she desired it. She keoa s, that far from washiug to oppose Iwo
divisions of States, she em,ceived saw dismemberments, by which
she •• •! to profit.
P.,te D. " Cabinet (.1 Vie.ota could not, it I• 4 said, maint,in n
sem ibis in tbp Aida 01 the vast field of battle winch surround it 014

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all *ides. Were not circumstances, then. the same in 1806? Were
not sanguinary battles fotiAht in IEOS and 1807, near the limits of her
territory ; and did she nt t still preserve to her pt.ople the b, tents of
,00ice, and iniiiidairt a happy neutrality ? But the G oleo:meta of
Austria, in taking part in the war, and cow hatti .o in the cause of
Vince, consulted, it is slid, its fidelity to rehoiarts rienhr established;
a fidelity which no longer deserves to Le cousillod, when :hose rela-
tions become Older by a yeor, and mere siiiet by a forme; alliatice : if
we may now believe Austiia, it was r.r.t to insure to its ro:eran-
ilizeicalits that in 1811 .1 actlirtl itself ts) Ffill.ce. Which gunianieed.all
its possessions, and took ;part in tire war ; it was to preneee the return
.1 peace, and to cr.use the couocils n 1 eiJcitins and pruderice to be
\Vhat logic ! what nnn !
Note EIl iw did ;he Cabin: r Vienna lemon that the brilliant sec-
cesses of the camp:11•011 01 1 nll did not brine tact: :notkranvh the
..ouneil.4 of the French (Hover
went ? It it had been oed
it wont.' have known that the councils of Fraoce, ha tie of
Aluskwa, were moderate end paiofic, and that evei y iltiii who o child
restore peace was then tiled.
Note F. The Cabinet of Vienna continues its errors. It sieree eon,-
aion cause with France in 191'2. and it now says that wa. to pr:•..vent
her from makiag war Russia. It :Jai. in 1:113, in I‘.' roe of
Russia and Prussia; and this it says is to iiispiie the::. with tae .•t'•< re
'of peace. These Powers, at first elev•ited by some success which they
owed to the chance of circumstances, were restored I•: Cabal
coti-
ments by the striking reverses of the hist month of the calor:eh...li Lit-
feebled, vatignised, they were about to recover from th it :Ito otis.
rhe Austrian Government declait d, that it would aim %Hiatt;
and chewed them its arms ready to be taken lip in their deleticee. By
thus otrerine them new chisoces in the contiewit Aryl to Ow war, it pre-
tends to in•pire thera with the desire of pe..ce. el,e could
it have thine, it it head wished to erc,,trage them to war ? It a•
uf-
fervit to Russia to take upon itself the burden ; me! it has 4erect to
Priosia to change the theatre nf the war? it has tidied toilet Its tetra!
territory the troops of its Allies, and all the cal,areiiies which.weietred
epon that of Prussia. It has, iii fine, iditoed to the tut SI.
Petersburelo !he spectacle most agree-41de to an Emperor of us-;a,--
that of Austria, tier natural enemy, fightilie aguitot Fra- Ce. hcr cctual
enemy. It the Cabinet of Vienna had asked aevice of Irn°' -wisdom,
it would have known that a coetiaeratien is 110 t II) extiviunts;led by
aliorditig it new aliment ; that it i- not wise to cork:toter hiost.!ves for
3 nation whose taterests are contrary or foren:!. ; ill line, thai it is.
folly to expose to all the chances of war a natiert which atLer such
.len.ocontititted misfortunes alight continue to eiiyy ille SWeets 01 In ace.
But minhition is pot n c,,unsellur which wisdom aatioole.:ges.
Note G. The author of this declaiatioo cacuot get 910 Ut the vicious
ci.cle in which he i• bewildered. 11u,,ia and Prossia i,now very well
that the. Austrian Government wo:s arming nenitist Fruit ce.l rout that
monent they could hot wish f r peace. This result 0! illy dillo4itiolis
of tile Cabinet of Vienna was too evident not to be rt ci.riteol upon.
Note El. Tile Caumet of Vienna had caused the whit month of
June to be lost without airy of the lonieditics which theuld have pr, -
ceded the opt fling of the Ciogress. Freece did solicit that the
Armistice should lie prolonged, hut si c consented to it. I'Vliat the
wished, amid what 91:e asked Wits. that the siitolliti he .:011.
!Mucci duriii hostilities. But re Catiinet ut Aloria rclused this.
Austoa would have Lceit horind a, ructliatrix iiering die rie:oicia-
rams, and she preferred a prolonealnor at the :'r'hiNtlce wl.lch would
Ave her lime to finish her ; .m(1 ut uhieli the
tofeicd a fatal let at for breaking off tho ne,oictatoons e..d de ciat-
Note 1 How was the Gibiln.l of Vienna ti!nwryil that France eoield
not bong to the peace throe s,crifices e loch Infirm restier it to Fl.
rope ? Before the motne:a wt icb ii had ft \cd 1:4 war, stab it pr.,1,,,,e
any ei.tinct4 iii .kt• litio‘vn Ilp.t ? It tit -
chtred war because it WISIO*(1 tor war. I: dot-kw:l exatnie-
tog wheCii r it could be avoided, and with a po is itch it
is difficult to receg ise the influence itt the ct:teise,. ..1
Note .1. It 'nos by the Act of Austria and tire Ailoo ,t the arrival
f l'lenipoteritiarit s was retarded. Yet the s hy de-
sige were' nut removed iAlit:n the C t opt de N -11.0.0ve wos ioreuo r lit
I'ral~:te. iris pewers, croureou to the ryve P.et.ipt.o !iii-aro o .utP.o-
rised lion to act jointlynt separati I.v. The 1)•1;se ainvv4l
oiler, because new difficellies by which tee
o ,were by the enemy. 1.10 .sit<tt ti.ert
,ervations ? Whit would a debov of a o..tv bare 1),•vn1.. J
wll.l 'tot wish for war ? .that risirtivt War i•
of a few days!
A'oic Plcitipotent
tO at: the terii:s of orgac;;;Con
vroidost-d unusual !items, and
of Veripotentiativs en
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