The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

VW NATIONAL REGISTER:

there be none which •he ow es to her faithless poll
she owes Silesia to the abandonment of a French ai
of Prague; and all her acquisitions in Germany,
of the laws and interests of the Ge►manic Body.
Prussia talks of her desire of obtaining a peace
solid basis; but how is it possible to reckon on a sol
power which believes herself justified when she brc
ments according to the caprices of itt rtune?
His Majesty prefers a declared enemy to a friend
to abandon him.

I will not carry these observations any farther ;
myself with asking. what would an enlightened S.
triend to his country, have done, who, in thought p 1
the helm of affairs of Prussia, from the day when ti
France broke out, would have conducted himself
principles of a sound and moral policy.
Would he have engaged Prussia in 1792, in a w
must leave the changes in favour of states more rich
self? Had he done so, would he have advised to ta.
fore the Revolution was finished ?
If, nevertheless, be had been led to acknowledgi
would he not have persisted in his system,—would
deavoured to derive advantage from it, and to pro;
timents with which France would have been inspire
who, for her sake, braved the prejudices of the ti
have established the influence of Prussia in the Nor
the Monarchy of Frederic would have been more firnk
and Prussia would have founded her interior happiness
sideration on a strict union with France. He
suffered him,elf to be pulled up, in 1799, by the tr
of our

lie would have in 1805 repulsed with policy
alliance by which England, Russia, and Austria had
into reciprocal engagements to constrain Prussia.
drawn away by unforeseen circumstances, he had ti
the tomb of Frederick, he should not have viola
battle of Austerlitz; he should have taken the only
in a false determination, by remaining true to those
maltreated by Fortune.
If in 1812 he had thought he might forget what
in favour of Prussia at Tilsit, whatever circu►nstat
and if he had signed the Alliance with France, he
mauled faithful to it. lie would have found in un'
au opportuity- of causing Prussia, notwithstanding
to act a fine part, and to manifest decided sentimeit!
he might, in fi►tnrc time, invoke the honoturabli
This taithfi►t resolution would have secured to Pi
even of her enemies. She would have served not
their true interests ; for General De Yotk would no
a►►d the Russians would nut have passed the Niutun
low would not have betrayed, and the Russians
passed the Oder ; and would not have exposed t:
catastrophe which threaten. them ; in short, Fraut
want of a Mediator between her and Russia, would
in faithful Prussia, and would have consented to aggr.
interest of her system, and fur the peace and repot
which is her sole view, a Power, whose sincerity
the proof.
At present. M. Baron, what remains for Prussia
nothing for Europe; she has done nothing fur In
she Will do nothing for peace. A Power, whose T
conditional, cannot be an usef►►l Mediator ; she gnat
she is nothing but a subject of discussion ; she is not
The finger of Providence has shown itclf in the
winter; it has produced them to unmask false filen(
faithful ones; •it has given his Majesty power sufficii
triumph of the one, and the chastisement of the othi
In terminating my transactions with you, M Bat
late myself in having to express to you h►s Maje;
with your conduct, during the time that you hav

He pities you, both a• a military man, and as a
that you should have found yourself obliged to sign
tiey.
I have the honour to transmit you the pastports
requested of me.
I beg you, N. Baron, to accept the assurance 0,
.aeration. (Signed) The I)uk

The Emperor ALEX AND ER has granted six
pay to his army, a' a reward for their extiaord'
against the French.