The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-29 00:00:00

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inesi of his first pretensions. &t appirars that Attitria

cedea only a part of Gallicia ; the Littorale; or coast of
the Adriatic, including consequently Flame and Trieste ;

aud to the Vassal King of Bavaria, the Archbishopric of
Saltzburg. This makes a vast differenCe iu the balance of
accounts; and, instead of half, Austria do'es not resign a
single province, the Littorale excepted, of ihr ancient

territory. Gallicia and Saltzburg have been late aqaisi-

tions; but the heart, vitals and nobler members of the
konarchy have been preserved. No% t only Hungary and
Bohemia, whose population alone, after the unfortunate

battle of Wagram, presented a front so formidable to tbe,
invaders, that they were afraid to renew the content ; but'
Upper and LoWer Austria, remain under the SeePtre of the
Emreror FRANCIS. If the Mouareby has lust in terri-

tory, it. has g-ained a great accession of mond strength.
Opinion, the nerve and soul of put teal bodies, is strong-
ly in its favour ;. alai it may still present a milling

point to its harrassed, terrified neighbours. Alene it
maintained an obstinate and dubious struggle against the
legions of Prance, the whose n.ilitary force of Germany,
Italy, and a considerable part of ; and was abagAd
to watch the movements of Russia. It now presents a earn-
pact body, containing a population 'of 18 millions; Thor
are more exercised in the art of war than any other
people now wasting; there is scarce a mate, arrived at the
age of maturity, who is not i cured to the use of arms; and.
they have gives unequivocal and immortal proofs of their
loyalty, courage, and devotion. If no greater sacrifices
have been made, than we have stated, freedom may still
rear her head in a considerable part of Europe. We know
that these spoeulations wi9 be considered as.over sanguine.
ut they will meet with a sympathetic reeeptiOn from every
individual, whose mind is not tainted with the frigid, invi-
gorating doubts of modern scepticism. It operates like
leprosy, grachially destroying every gewirous and active
Sentiment ; and spreadingovey the moral man a nasty scurf
of egotism, indolence, and despondency.
The ancient kingdom of Polind, we suppose, will be re-
established. This conjecture, if it be just, will explain an
article in the foreign papery, relative to ',citing BSAU•
HAR Nor% Viceroy of the Kingdom. of Italy. This is whig
we seriously apprehend to be the higker destination alluded!
to in that article. If true, it brings Itussia MU) Uninediate
contact with the Collossal power Of BILIONAPAIITS. We
should rejoice iu the circumstance, heartily, on that very
account ; if our jQy were got. cheated by the great access-
limn of power which this new acqu;sition gives a man al-
ready too formidable. The Poles are warlike, and will
ardently en]beacc • a 'project which appears. to Siastate
them as a nation. ItiVef deetly wish we: were mis-
taken ; for this project, Avoid it ,be realised, esta-
blishes at once the supremacy of the Corsican. Had a
we ..not, already too glaring specinieni of irtcuralile ob- '
stiliacy; the hood.whikeJ vanity, and the ‘silly_self-sufficient
ignorance of the Bastian Cabinet, we should have no hail-. I
tation iii totting that Such a project woild never meet with
its concuttence. Farewell to all its greatness, its projects
or ambition and conquest, should a young and vigorous
dynasty shciot up spat its Sapid, unwieldy truck l instead