The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-12 00:00:00

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" Note A.—Austria has, with full coneent, rtnowneed the
Empire nr Germany; she ahas acknowledged the Princes of
the Confederation; site has acknowledged the Protectorate of
the
.Emperor. If the Cabinet has conceived the design of re-
establishing the Empire of ' Germany; of reversing every
thing -that victory. has founded amitteatiecconseecated,:it has
conceivel a design which but ill proves the spirit of Modera-
tion, and the respect for the rights' of Independent States,
..with which it professes to be aninosted.
" otell.---TheCabinet of Vienna forgets the treaty of
alliance which it concluded on the 14th of March, 1 gi2; it
forgets that, by this treaty, France and ..kiistria reciprocally
guaranteed the integrity of the existing territoriei ; it forgets
that, by this treaty, Austria engaged to defend the territory
of France AIR it then ei.isted, and which hat not since TecriVed•
any enlari.Ternent ; it fo-igets that, by this treaty, it • did not li
alit itself to demand for Austria the integii y (Aber territory,
hut the agrrranditements which circumstances might procure
to her ; it fqr4eti that, on the 14th of March, 1141.2, aft the
Incstions 'front which the war originated were known and
toted, and that it was voluntarily, and with full knowledge, of
the cause, that it took part ligatost Itussia. Why,' if it;luel
then the sentiments which it at preseot avows, did it not then
make common cause With Russia ?. Why, atjea.at, instead of
uniting itself. with. what it now reytest a oits as n unjust,canse,
did it not remain neutral ? Prtissia, at the Same time, made
an4ellkinee with 'France,' which she violated atterwards, but
her fortresses and her territory were occupied. Placed be
tween two great powers arms, and in the theatre of war,
neutrality was impossible, and she took part with the strung-,
est Side. When, afterwards, Russia' occupied. her territory, '
she received the law, and because the ally of Russia. Nujse
of those circumstances which regulated the determitnetitins of
Prussia existed in 1812, nor do theyeXist in Ist with respect,
to •Austria.• She engaged with full. consent in 1812, in the.
cause which she believed the noc4 jot, and that of the
triumph was most important to her views and the interests of
Europe, of which she has shewn beiielf so restless a protec,•
for and so.. warlike a. defender. She • has shed her blood.to.
support the cause, of Franae, and in 1813 she lavishes it to
support the contrary side.
"'What must the peopli; think ? What judgment must they
form of -a Government which, attacking to-day what it de-
fended yesterday, skews that. it is neither justice nor po-
licy which regulates the most important determinations of
its Cahinet.- •

" Note C.---The French, Cabinet knows better than ,any
other, that Austria, whenever the hope of ebtaining it was
not conceived ;, it knows that if any thing could have int:Pli-
ed it to war, it 'wag the certainty that Atistria would nut
only-tat:is 'no partakrinst.4,.but that it would -take. part for
it. It knows that tarfrinn disadvising. the war, Austria, ex-
cited it; that far from fearing it, she desired it. She knows
that tar from. wishing' to Oppose new divisions of- State,
she conceived new diStnemlaerments by which she hoped to
profit.
" Note D.---The Cabinet of Vienna could not, it is said,
Multitain a neutrality in the midst of the vast field of battle
which' surrounded it on all' sides. Were not circumstances,
then, the same in 1800 Were.not sanguinary battles fought
in 1806 and 7 near the limits of her territory,•andilid she not
stilt prescree to her people the benefits of peace,' and main-
tain a happy neutrality?: Hat the Government of Austria, in
taking part in the war, and combating in ;because of France,
constilting, it is wit), its fidelity to tetations newly est:relish-
; 'sr fidelity which no longedeseitves-tO tie consuited,wlien
those relations become older by a year. and more strict by a
former aliiance; if we may now believe it was not to insure
to itself its,at;k;l tudixeintnta,tthatin'lBl2 it allied itself to
Prance, which guaranteed all its possessions and took part
itt the war, it was to promote the return of peace, and to
cause the councils of wisdom and prudence to be listened t.sr
What logic ! what. modesty!
" Note E.--flow-dld the Cabinet of Vienna learn that the
brilliant successes of the camPuirriof 1.812 d id. not bring-4,4,4;
to moderation the councils of the French Goveripnent .I.'f it
had been well informed, it would have known that the coon.
sets of France, after the battle of the 111olikwa, .were Mode-
rate and pacific, and 'that every thing which. could restore
peace was then tried.
" Note F.—The cabinet of Vienna continues its error. It
'made -Common cause with France iat 1812* and nun* says,
that it was, to Prevent her from making war against Ittotsia.
It arms iu.lBlo in favour of Ilussia and Prussia., and it
says, is to inspire them with the desire of peace. These
powers, at first elevated by some success* which' they owed
the chance fAcircumstalict% were res,:ored to more calnysen-
timents by the .striking reverse of the first month of the.
campaign. Enfeebled, vanquished, they
.were alinut, to re-
cover from their illusions. The Austrian tiovertunent de-
' Oared, that it: would aens in their WIWI; and .shewed them
its arms readylo be taken up, in their defence. liy tbds °tier-
ing them new chances in the continuation of the war it pre-
tends to inspirit them with the desireol peace. What else
eduld It have. done, had wished-to cart-image them to
war? '

". it has offered to Russia to take upon itself the burden of
it ; it offered to Prussia to change the theatre of the war.
It his calod upoli its own I erri:ory the troops of. Its allies,
and' all the,calamitiegwhiolt weighed upon, -.teat of Prussia.
it hers, in tine, offered ,to tho Cabinet of St. lietershltrit (fie'
spectacle most agreeable to au Emperor of;itussia--4het of
1, titci. hee Mutual enemy, lighting against France, her
actual anent)..., if the Cabinet of Vienna hail asked advice-of
trail kvisdom, it would have known that Li eonflagration is, Hut
tv iii nyatiortlthg it. new ;diluent ; !frit it is hot
wift to endanger ottrseii`tis for is nation whoto! intrreAs ,are
conteik,-;,, or foreign ; to hit that it is folly to expohe to all.
the citoiticeti of war a nation whieli, li long !ropti-
otltA. *li6iqrtlttle, might. e,entinue to enjoy the sweets of
lint ambition is not a coinisellor Vtilioll wisdom Lie-
Litowledges,
'4 N(44 drclartition cannot get' out
of the vicious circle in lie is liewilitered,
. mot
PriLhia. kite* very well that the Austrian Oovernhoint
ortutiT alfllliilta France. From that moment they outdo ,1„t
wish tor peace, •
'' Thl3 re,lllt of the dispositions of the Cabinet of 'Vienna
was too evident not to be reckoned upon.
" Note fs.--Thit,Caliipet of Vienna had caused the whole
month ofJune to be lost without any of the t,,r 111414 to, ,thigh
sliPuid, have preceded the opening 01 tin f'onica did
not, solicit that the armistice shonld he pr,„;uop,,d,, bat she
-consented to it. What she wished, and what-siie aslied, was,
that the evgoei4tiorth should be cuutintreil
the Cabinet of Austria.refalied this. Anstija wijo!;1 have
been hill►ndas medharix, dtiting the negoviatiotti, lie pre,
ferred a prolongation of the armistice, which wolit4l Oivc Irer
time to hrlish b'Er nrthattnents and of-which the it eLI (tura-
t fatal term for breaking tat the lit'gotlatioris, and
declaring herself.
hi Nate WA3 the Cabinet of Vienne oSsured -that.
Prance would not /King to Wu pope
,thuse.:
Might rtig4re it to Ektch o lsSelclretilg.l,o4,"4 whi4 'tad
ibted for war, dirt it reftortipo44tny And
rri:the' -known wllittzit bitt AtlA' it
wistiv.d.for , jt dr ladle! it Withintt wht,,Ltier
it etoild lie livoidiA, Alia with a precipitation, in, it is
eiltienit to recognize the Influence of the councils of Williting
Note was by 'the of Austria mid the Allios that

'fink atrival - Yet the diffi-
culties vtiled by design, were nut reinoveti when tiiiConnt et
Ntirborme Virt ;grimily at Prague, poverb, itpa:tots to
the tw.,Piernpoti-ntiaVici, authotiseli ltini to, act pth‘ty'or,it
pat,itoy. The 11.1.': ile Vicenza, arrii"ed I:4lsr, becanse new
_•• , ,
the of Frditce Wai t'AlinpriinklSCUt
were r.sised by.the enemy. But what, signify dirge
tioll,? What would a del?.y of a few d.o have been to a Me-
diator Wba.iliti nut xisil 104.- war ? and whit a. stotire for ss-nr
•
it a gels,' Of a few 11tvs.
" Nett K.--zrliePii!'allinthitiaries had for their instinCtihrit
tp miliere to all the forms uf- Ogociatiou, tonseerated by ens-
torn, Thu mediator prupo6ed unusual forms,' anti suds
AS t:011-tri) to prevent all opproileh of the Plehipotedtiaries.uti
eitlier side, an ;Veoulatoliatioti, and all negomitioif. Ile in-
, trouuCq. ditiellitiOn, Ili) negoCiator, with a siiitere.
desire Of peace, Would
.e'er have started., Theri remained)
Said he; hut a fe* day. for the matt iriportauttff negoziations.
dill there remain hay t rcW days ? What lied the Armis-
tice in common with the negociation ? Was it not pdssible to
nestociate fighting ? What sipii tics a few days mere or less,
why it treaty or I,,ied .14 hi phi,tion ? If the Cabinet of Vl-
clidtt did not wish to negociate, hut to dictate, as catulltions
;UT dle.tuteil to a hi:sit:A/ea place, a few dais might, indhed,
suffice ; lint liltin, why did it-ant propose a capitulation? •
Thine only remained a few tiuy4 far the most important
uf. neFocial ions.
" What tirgociatititi, then, is that. Which can be concluded
in a few days ? 'l'inie may be nrcesiary, when-satisfactory
explanation is Wished; but it is useless to a Mediator who hat
talien his determination before-hand. However, 'when it is
agaiinit Prance, tonic days, more or less, may bo>allowed to
think of it. •
".Note L.—We lutist bete do justice to the penetration of
thy Cabinet na
of Vien. No doubt a peace. such as the Allied
Soweieigns desited was foreigd tnthe wishes of France, in like
Manner as such a peace as France could approve must have
been contritry to the se stirs of the Allies. Every, poster that
enters into negociation, wishes fur ail' that it can obt.liti t
bat *lien there is a mediator, lie interposes between these
contrary wishes. Bat inch was not the part which the Aus-
trian Cabinet had assigned it.';elf. • It never was 4,, mediator, it
was an -enemy from the time when, according. its own Confes-
sion, it ui.hcd no other peace than that. which-was wished by
one only of the parties. llut what Wat the peace wkiieh the
Cabinet of 'Vienna wished? !fit really 'sitislied.paisce—ai peace
of any hind, why did it not explain- itself? \illy? because it
had adopted all tint iwetetliions,.`of ItiAsia, -of Prussia, tines of '
England, and because it had) besides pretensions of its own,
on which it did nut wish to give way, because it bad resolved
ott.'war. • •

" Note Dl.—France proposed the meeting of a Cong-re,s,
because site sincerely widted piney, because she flatter,. d her-
self that her Plettipoteoaries, when in Ow presence of those
of rtustsia and Pru,iia, wotild'ettate.to nit understantlitig ; be-
cause n Congress, even mediation of A tt3tria,
would be it tnean3 to escape the dangers of the insinuations
rwhiclt the Cabinet of \lonia. circulated._

•
" Vrattee accepted the intAation of Austria because, sup-
posing in the Cabinet of Vicuna the 'ambitious views of which
we •had no doubt,-itwas to be beleved that, it would bud it-
self cramped by its part of mediator,- mui would nut dare, in a
public negociation undertaken, for its sole interest, to reject
our moderate views mu; the sacrifices whickwe.were disposed
to make.for peuee.; liecause, hi line, if it hastbeen other Wise,
and if the mediator and oureneniiii had lieviingrveit on their
Teuiproc4l pretensi,itts, Allokaiiinet of Vienna ww..lid propose_
an ultimo Mil WWI would excite. theintliguatinn of Vranee
anti

Nose -N.--Aisstria then was already united in principles
with the enemies of France. Who required from her this
confession ?"

"The Cabinet.ofVienou, feared lest France should prevail
in a nei;ociation twin:watt! Austria from her powerful ene-
talcs. No doobt,,if Austria had trilled with them to prevent
their making peace, 'and with, the firm. resolution at, tualsin4
war against us, blie nitts' hoe feared a uegociation in which
Our moderation might have otkred them* more adVantaireous
e m
.
nauees peace than in war; but why, then, did the
Vienna offer it mediation, and Cause Europe to resoul,d
with its;wilhes for peace?
" Note 0 —Austria yvishes to establish an order of things,
wilich, by ts win. distribution of forces, places the gliarnutee
Of peace nada the .2Egis of an association of independent
States. Ski will not stake peace till no equaldistribotiop of
forces shall guarantee the. independence of each State.: To
obtain this, the ought immedietely to aggrandize, at bre own
expellee, frivaria and Saxony; fur the great powers mast de-
scend, in order that the weaker powers may become their
equals. When it shall hate given that example. it still have
a riglit to demand that it shall be imitated. Thus the Cabi-
net of Vienna wishes -to fight to render till Powers'a republic
of ,Sotereigns, the elements of which shall he perfe43ly,rißai Is
anti is it to such texerics OW the repose of time w.arlit is to be
sacrificed ? Cuts public reason: rand. the opinion of Europe be
more openly sported with t In &owing op manifest/,.5, as
well 'as in the re;lliation of A the na
ts'eonduct, e Cabinet or Viet
has not listened to the councils of s!iisdorta."

The. following letter• from the Dukc,of Bassano,
was in consequence of .crne from Count Metternich, stating, that he had receiVed notes from the
Russian and Prussian Ambassadors, declaring- the
Congress to'be at attend, in consequence of the
for which the Armistice had been made bar-
ing expired :

NOTE FROM. TIM MINISTER FOR FOREMN AFFAIF.3,
TO COUNT METTERNICii.

"aim. tiodersigned„ Minister for Foreign At-
fairs, has placed before his Mitjesty .the Emperor
And King the declaration of the 11th August, by
which Austriethrows off the mask .of mediator,
with which she coveted her designs.
Since the month of 'July, the hostile ditpp-
salons of the Cabinet of Vicuna towards Prance
were known to all Eur Ope. Dentintrh,'',Baxonoy,,
Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Naples, and lyestphallii,
have in their archives documents which prove
Clow inuch Austria, under the. false appearances
of the' interest she took for her 'Ally, and the love
of peace, .nourished jealousy against Prauce.
" The undersigned refuses to retrace the system
Of 'protestations lavished on one side, and inshin-
ationS,spread upon the other, .by which the Ca-
binet ot Vienna compromised the, dignity of its
tiovereign, and which in its developenieut, What
is most sacred among men, a mediator, a eon-
gress, name of peace.
" if Austria wished to make war, 'what: ocea..7
sign bad she to clothe herself in false language,
and,,stirround France with snares so badly Coti-
trived, that they Ware evident to every body ?
" if the Mediator wiSlied for peace, would he
'• have pretended, that trausaetions so complicated
could have been accomplished ikfifieewor twenty
days? Was that a pacific disposition...winch- con-
sisted in dictating peace to Fiance in' less. time
than would have been requisite ftir concluding tire
capitulation of a besieged place ? The !peace of
Teselien ,required more than tour mouths-- negiici-
ations more than six weeks were emplOyed in
that
.of-Sistow, before even the *discussions re-.
specting the forms were terminated ; the negocia-
,
t ion fur the peace of Vienna, wit the greater pal E
of the Austrian monarchy -Was in the hands of
France,' lasted two months,
" In these different tiiinsactions, the interests and
the Dandier of the parties'wereeircumseribed, anti
when at Prague, the' point was to lay Awn, the
hasitinf a genii iii pileitication, and to con iliate tit
interests of Fraoce, of Austria,. of Russia, of
Prussia,' 'of Pennuirk, Saioliv, and: s'o'inany
t.,,ther powers.; when .to the complication which'
aroseout of the niuitil,licityrand the diversity of,
interests„ Were joined
,the. ((Acuities resultingIron) the, open, and coneealed pretensions of the
Mediator, it was:derisive to pretend, that every
thing should be;termioated in fifteen days. With-
. alit the fatal haervernio,l of Austria, Pok'Ze would
,at•th is present time hare been coneludutt betw"°;:
Russia,,,France, aocL.Prusflia,,_
" Aitstria,, an enemy to Prance,,antisAveritig
her 11311)16QU with the truisk of Mediatrix, coin-