Star.
London, England, 1805-08-05 00:00:00

IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.

ANSWER TO M. NOVOSILTZOFF's NOTE.

P Alt is, JULY 25. Moniteur of yriterday con-
tains the following article, which is particularly wor•
thy of remark in the prefcnt circumttances :
Berlin, July Ty.
M. NOVOSILT ZOFF left this capital yetterday for
St. Peterfburgh. He had a long confetence with
Mr. JACKSON, the Britith Envoy at Berlin.
" The miffion of that Ruffian Envoy was an-
nounced to all Europe feveral months before it com-
menced ; and this was fufficient to reader it abortive.
It alfo became the fubjed of many difeuffions, calcu-
lations, and intrigues. After M. NOVOSILTZOFI bad
been reprefented rather as a bearer of orders, than as a
negociator, his million was reprefented under another
colour, to render it leis hateful. He was to nego-
tiate, they laid, with none but the Emperor himfelf.
They, who propagated thofe idle reports, well knew,
that all demands of that nature, deviating from the
regard due to a great Power, mutt on that very ac-
count fruftrate a million, the purport of which was
not very evident ; and what fully proves the uncer-
tainty and obfcurity of it is, that it was fucceffively
an object of orders and counter-orders. Now, every
thing well confidercd, the counter.order which calls
M. NOVOSILTZOFF back to St.Peterfburgh is probably
more favourable for peace than the order by which
he was fent to Paris.

" If the objeift of his million was to allay the cool-
nets exiling between France and Ruflia, he would
probably have fucceeded. What, indeed, have
France and Rolla to do with each other ? Indepen.
dent of each other, they are unable to hurt, but all
powerful to do gond to one another. If the Emperor
of the French exerts great influence in Italy, the
Emperor of Rolla exerts a much greater influence on
the Ottoman Porte and in Perfia. The former has
a limited influence, which does not extend beyond the
dirculions on the fubjed of her boundaries, and does
not much incrcafe her powers the latter, on the
other hand, exerts her influence over two powers of
the firft rank, which have long flood in the fame po-
litical rank with France and Ruffia, and which rule
over Arabia, the Cafpian, and the Black Seas. If
the Ruffian Cabinet thinks it has a right to fix the jolt
boundaries by which France is to be limited on all
tides, then that Cabinet will undoubtedly allow the
Emperor of the French to fix the boundary by which
it is to be limited in its turn. When it views with
Ha It SC HILO: telefcope from the terrace of the palace
of the Tauride, what happens between the Emperor
of the French and tome Tribes in the Appenines, it
ought not to demand that the Emperor of the French
thould not fee what becomes of the antient and Mut-
trious Empire of Solyman and of Perla ; that
he should not fee that for ten years palt the whole
Caucafus has been united with Ruffia, at the foli-
tary requeft of a few families of that country ; that
Wallachia and Moldavia are entirely dependent on
Ruflia ; that the has fubje&cd to berfelf the Months
of the Phafis, and conftrufted forts there ; that there.
by ,obliging the Porte to fuffer her conquells, (he has
procured great advantages to herfelf for purfuing her
conquelts into the centre of Perfia.
" Is then the Emperor of the French lowered to
that degree of weaknefs, that he mutt coolly Mien to
a Ruffian Commiffary, calling him to an account for
what he does in countries unknown to Ruffia, and
with which the has no relations ? chat he mutt dofe
his eyes from teeing, and refrain from anfwering,
when Sultan &Lim has lets to fay in Conftanticople,
than a Pimple Envoy from St. Peterfburgb ; when
the Bofphorus is violated, and the confequences of
the occupation of the Crimea, and of the Mouths of
the Phalli, are felt in full force; when the cries of
the Seraglio, although fettered by fear, awaken all
Europe; and lallly, when there is not a Pacha in the
Morea, not a Muffulman in Conftantinople. but ex-
peas every morning to fee a fleet from the Black
Sea calling anchor at the foot of the Seraglio, and a
herald rea.fing the Declaration of War, and to hear
the reports of mulkets in the gardens of the Grand
Seignior ?
" But if a Ruffian Commiffary, coming to Paris
to fay, that a diminution of influence in Italy was
demanded, mould fay, at the fame time, that a gua-
rantee fhould be given for Perth and the Porte—that 1
the Borphorus (hall no more be violated, but remain I
thin, according to the praaice of all times, againft
the (hips of all Powers—that the Treaty of 1798 (hall
not be renewed; that the fubjeds of the Porte (hall
no longer navigate under Ruffian colours; that the
regiments enlilted for the Ruffian fervice in Albania,
at a great expence, (hall be difbanded ; that the (hips
in the Black Sea (hall never be fo numerous as to
endanger the Porte of being menaced in her own
,capital, before the Powers of Europe can be inform.
ed of her danger ; that the Phalli ((tall be evacuated
and the Caucafus reftored to the Shah of Perth, and
that tranquillity than again be given to that vaft Em-
pire after to many years of internal wars and calami-
ties ; then it would be eafy to conceive what would
be the effect of fuch language : and although we are
not in the fecret of the Cabinet of the Thuilleries, we
dare fay the Emperor of the French would be ready
to meet fo noble an agreement; he would Mien, not
to menaces, but to a defire to confolidate the inde-
pendence of nations and the happinefs of mankind.
Whatever facrifices he fltould make for the indepen-
dence of the Porte and of Perfia, he would (till be a
gainer ; pofterity, for which he labours, would ac-
knowledge him its deliverer, and admire the acute-
nefs of that reafon which made him difcover before-
hand that the Ruffians would be the oppreffors of the
whole world, even as they now opprefs the North,
and the eftablifisment of that Univerfal Monarchy,
with which Europe has been fo much frightened, and
which has fo long been held up to its view as the aim
of the French nation, which compiles every thing
in itfelf, and can never be dangerous to the iudepen.
I deuce of other countries.

" tithe Ruffian Plenipotentiary came with a nief-
rage from England, who is there but fees the difficul-
ties, the unavoidable trouble, which new inftruitions,
new pretenfions of Ruflia would introduce ? Of what-
ever nature the objeds may be, which divide Eng-
land and France, thofe nations would then be oblig-
ed to exped the decifion of their differences from a
far diOan► country, to which the interefta of both is
fo little known.

" When the Cabinet of London applauded the
miffion of M. Novofiltzoff, it did fog beeaufe it hoped
not only to bring over Raffia, but afro to draw in Au-
Aria and Perfia along with her ; for it knows full

well, that the concurrence of Raffia alone will not
allow it to think of the inane plans of partition which
it has formed againft France, and of which, in its
madnefs, it never ceafes to dream. If the Englifh
Government is defirous of peace, it will recollea that
it can reply to a French note, by an Englilh note.
Thefe two languages are eafily tranflated, and the
intervention of another would only render the nego-
tiation more intricate.
Could M. Novo: t LTZOTF himfelfbeaccurately ac-
quainted with fuch knotty affairs ? Did he know,
that at the time of the Treaty of Amiens, the Em-
pire of Myfore was not wholly united to the Englifh
poffeMons ? that the Empire of the Mahrattas was
annihilated ; that England had doubled her Power
in India ; and that no European (hip can fail in thofe
tea: ? Did he think that France would give up her
commerce with India for ever ? Did he alto fee that
that commerce alone was not the main point—that
England has obtained that point which Catharine
never would (offer, by her cannon, at Copenhagen ;
that, what France never will allow, was obtained of
Rah, by NaLson, in the Gulph of Finland—that
fume that treaty, fo contrary to the rights of which
even the nations the leaft bold are jealous, 'various
interpretations have been made of the right of block-
ade ; that whole •rivers have been blockaded ; that
Cadiz was blockaded, even when our fquadrons were
matters in the Streights ; that Venice is blockaded,
although no Englifh Chip has been teen there for fix
months paft, and that no neutral veffel was feen there
neither during fix months ; the effeas of a ftrange
connivance in other Powers ? At Venice, Trick,
Li(bon, and in the Northern Ports, all fhipments for
penoawere flopped from the moment that port was
declared in a Rate of blockade.

" Did that Plenipotentiary come to fay that Ruf-
fia had procured the liberty of the Indies, and of the
European commerce in India; the recognition of the
univerfal fovereig.nty of the fees ; the renunciation
of all interpretations concerning the right of bloc-
kade, henceforth limited to countries attacked, or in
danger of being taken, and (in the true fenfe of the
word, to blockade) furrounded on all (ides ? Did he
at the fame time come to demand, that the Crown of
Italy fhould be placed on another head, and to re-
quire the furrender of Tome parts of the territory on
the other fide of the Alps ? If this was the cafe, he
fhould have been welcome ; he would have met with
no obliacles, and his undertaking would have been
crowned with fuccefs.

" But if he, approving what England does, recog-
nizing her right to fearch all (hips, to place whole
kingdoms in a Rate of blockade, applauding the im•
menfe increafe of her power in India, come to repre-
i fent to France, that the ought to evacuate Parma and
Genoa, and es:lounce the Crown of Italy ; then it
would appearethat it was evidently intended to op
prefs France ; then it would be France which they
would with to bring back to thofe times when Poland
was partitioned without its own content, when means
were found to terrify a degenerate race, to deprive it
of the confcioufnefs of its worth, end even of the will
of oppofing the opprefficin. trance has arms, cou-
rage, and armies; yea, of whatever nature the coa-
lition (hall be, which the Englith Minifters may find
means to form, France, though regretting the influ.
ence of Englifli gold on theContinent,will diffolve that
Gordian knot as well as the two preceding. As often
as they (hall ftep in between both. to Amine* England
within equitable and decent bounds,no facrifice will
be too hard for France ; but if they mat lay the whole
weight upon her, the will fee in thofe intentions, na-
thing. but hatred, envy, and intuit, and one mutt be
very ignorant in calculating the power and the !late
of affairs, to hope to fucceed always.
" Poland has been partitioned; France mutt have
for it Belgium, and the Banks of the Rhine. The
Crimea has been occupied, the Caucafus, the mouths
of the Phalls, &c. ; France mutt have a compenfttion
in Europe; the principles of felfprefervation require it.
" Is a General Congrefs of Europe witted for ?
Well ! Let each power place at the difpofal of that
Congrefs the conquefts which the has made within the
laft fifty years ; re.eftablifli Poland, restore Venice to
its Senate, Trinidad to Spain, Ceylon to Holland, and
the Crimea to the Porte ; withdraw to a diftance from
the Phafis and the 13ofphorus ; give up Caucafus and
Georgia ; let the Porte, after fo many difafters, take
a little breath; let the dominion of the Mahrattas, and
the kingdom of Myfore be re-etlablithed, or no longer
remain the eaclufive property of England—then (hall
France recede within her ancient boundaries, and in fo
doing, France affuredly will not be the greateft lofer.
Whence then this furious outcry, this Commons to a
erufade againd a Power which,for the laft fifty years,
has derived lets advantage than any other from the
revolutions of States, and the changes which have
taken place in every part of the globe. and which,
uniformly vidorious, has retained nothing of her con-
quefts, but what was necetTary to form an equitable
compeufation ?
" Europe had fuftained feveral dreadful (hocks;
focial order revived; the Peace of Amiens re-eila-
blithed the general fyftem. A feeble Miniftry, an un-
exampled arrogance. have kindled the flames of war
anew, and expofed the peace of all nations to a Rate
of uncertainty. The Continental Prince, who (hall
firlt join in this prnje& of general fubverfion, who
(hall fir(' give the fignal for war, will be anfwerable
for all the calamities which may enfue from it, and
fubjed hinifelf to the merited curfe of the exifting
generation.
It is the opinion of every intelligent perfon, that
the refult of a war upon the Continent can have no
other tendency than to increafe the power of France.
They are alto perfuaded, that Ike will not always
have the weaknefs, from a pore feeling of generofity,
and the vain hope of promoting the happinefs of man-
kind, and the peace of the whole world, to evacuate
numerous and populous conquefts.
" It is the fathion at prefent to inveigh again(' the
ambition of France; had fhe, however, been difpofed
to retain the territories conquered by her arms, the
half of Auftria, the States of Venice, the Kingdom
of Naples, Switzerland, and Holland, would 041
have been fobbed to her dominion. The real boun-
daries of France are the Rhine and Adige. Did net
eke French penetrate beyond the Adige and the
Rhine ? Were they prevented, by the force of arms,
from taking the Salsa and the Drave as their boun-
daries ? Or did they not forego thofe bouneariee. from
a generous moderation 1 It as in the newel courfe of
things, that men filch as Wommort, Tenure, and
Acres's (to whom Europe gives as little credit fax
clarity, as it afctibes to them hatred again# every

thing that is great and liberal, and who have r
their confciences for Englilh gold), Would exert
their influence to re-produce all the calamities of wL,.
The profperity of nations has occalioned the Inf.
the diminution of their credit ; and this too is fort:
nate for Princes. There are force who have ceafed tc
reign, in confequence of liftening to their counfels.
" The calamities of a Continental war would fail
neither upon Ruffia nor England, inafmuch as the
fcene of aBion would lie in Germany or Italy. Wh7t
intereft then can the French, the Italians, and fit
Germans take in the mediation of powers, which
would employ the moment, when they were engaged
in the moft fanguinary attacks on each other, to ac-
complith the downfal of the Turkith and Perfian err
pires ? The conßant policy of the Northern States
has been to provoke wars from which they themicire
had nothing to dread. Thus it was that Catharine,
for feveral years, permitted Attalla and Prufli.i t,
carry on the war, [kill promifing them affillance,
which, howeve', could not prevent the French ar.
mien from appearing before the gates of Vienna.—
Thus it was that the late Emperor of Ruffia met!.
ded the calamities of war, by furniffiing Auftria with
auxiliaries, at a time when Aullria would, without
them, have acquired many advantages—auxiliaries,
however, who, upon the firft reverie, trod back their
Reps, and in the middle of a campaign, left their al.
lies to inftain alone all the pre/fore of war, which they
had promifed to (hare in common with them.
,4 In a word, France and Ruffia can gain nothing
by a tnifunderftanding ; they can inffift on each
other no injury by a war; and whatever may be the
policy of either, there is nothing in which they can
find fo much advantage as in maintaining a good un-
derftanding with each other. We have already de
dared, and once more repeat it, that if Ruffia eva.
cuate the Bofphorus, Caucafus, Phafis, Georgia, la.
France will accede to any arrangements which can
be required with refpeet to Italy. But, unfortunate-
ly, it is too well known, that no one finds pleafure
in facrifices of this nature, and hence France muff
be allowed to indemnify herielf fo as to compenfate
for fuch advantages as axe obtained by the otter
Powers.

44 As to England, the Treaty of Amiens is nil is
force. It was concluded, after a deliberate and long
inveiligation of the reciprocal interefts of the two
States ; it was broken unexpededly, and upon idle
pretences. Re•ellablias that Treaty, and both States
are at peace. But if England requires new con.
ditions ; if (he withes to enter into a dircuffion re,
fpeding the frontiers of France on the fide of Italy,
let her give to France a (hare of the Mabratta tern.
tory ; let her, in (port, adopt maxims confitlent
with the independence of the other Powers. But tie
English will perhaps fay, it is better to fink than to
content that the flag (hall prote& the cargo—that a
reel, whatever (he contains, or whatever is done
on board her, (ball be accountable only to the Sore.
reign of the State to which (be belongs ; that the In.
dies shall ceafe to be our property, or that any Power
whatever than have a right to (hare with us in our
fuperiority in the Indies 1)o not you then expe4
that France (hall enter into diftuffions with you upon
points which do not concern you, or do you confent
to enter into slifcufGon with her upon points which
involve the facred interetls of all nations t France
del, appreciates the advantages of peace ; but flaa
will carry on the war as long as it than be neeefary
towards maintaining the honour of her flag, oaths
tronderatsce which it hat acquired; and until the has
obtained the affurance, that to whatever quarter of
the world a Frenchman may thew himfelf; he hall
not have occafion to Moth in confequence of the ine
Inks and arrogant affumptiona of the Englith.".