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London, England, 1815-01-16 00:00:00

BRUSSELS P 4PERS.

VIENNA, DECEMBER st.
It is said that the Emperor (I Russia has declared
that he thinks to celebrateut Vienna the fete of the
Emperor Frhncis on the 13th of February; in return
for the manner i 1 which that Monarch celebrated Lis.'
A circntustanCe which seems to indicate that the stay,
of the Monarchs will be prolonged is, that sixteen,
new fetes have been ordered for the Court. On the'
other hand, we have more lopes than ever of a happy,
iuue of the Congress.
- 'and conference. It

On Christmas there was a cr
seems that since the delivery ot
,Count Hardenberg's,,
Notes, the negoeiatiOns writing have ceased, and,
the mode of treating verbally, which was adopted it
the commencenwilt ot the Congress, has been ri.
sumed. The twelve ar Clays laid before the}COhiteit
on the affairs ot Germany, have, given rise W most
important discussions in several sittings. Thevogis-
ter of the proceedings fills twenty folio sheets, but it
is not judged proper to comniiii,icAte them at present
to the public.

BRUSSELS, JANUARY 8.
This morning passed through this city a Couriei
of the King of Naples corning from London, whkher
he carried dispatches for his master a short time since;
he returns to Naples by way of Munich, being charged
with dispatches for the King of Bavaria, and for
Prince Eugene, late Viceroy of Italy.
A private letter from Vienna of the 28th ultimo
says, the French negotiations have employed all the
lame of diplomatic art to hinder Prussia from be-
coming a neighboar to France; they have said, that
every contact of the two States would lead to dis-
putes, and cause war, which it was essential to pre.*
vent in the new order of things in Europe. From
this truth, which cannot be contested, they wanted to
draw an inference which has not had the good for-
tune to be approved ; it would be proper, said they,
to cede to France the province of Luxembourg, with
the fortress of that name, :mil all the part of the Ar-
dennes, extending to the fro..tiers of die country of
Namur. u This country," said they, is w:,uld not
at all increase thc power of France, but would greatly
add to its secnri:y." The Mini,ters of the Allies per-
ceived the subtilty of such aii argument : and you
may easily suppose they were not the dupes of it.
.The provinte of Litaeirlisourg, renowned for the
bravery and loyalty .ts itthahttants, has never been
separated from the Netherlands ; ybu may be assured
it will make a parr of our tine Belgium, envied by
certain Powers, twt whow destiny is irrevocably filed.
The Dutch, the the children
of the same family, are going to erubsace as brothers
after a Wog svaration.

RATISEON, DECEMBER 30. '
According to a private letter from Dresden, says.
the Bambets G,;zdte, a deputation of thecitizens having►
requested of, the precut Government the revocation
of the order, forbidding any mention to be nude of
King Frederick Auguslus iu the puolic prayers, has
met with a refusal.

BERLIN, DECEMBER 31. '
Baron Bulow, the Minister for the Finances, is sent
for to Vienna, and will set out inimediAtely. Mr.
Vilewitz, Councillor of State, aid Civil Governor of
the Countries between the Elbe and the Weser, is ar-
rived here to regulate with the higher Audio' ities
the definitive organization of those Provinces. The
Countess de Voss, who was at the head of the Royal
Household, died last night.

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AUGSBURG, JANUARY 4.
In the Journal called Atkirneiou, are the following
remarks—" Upon the future fate of Saxony and its
King :"
The question of the future fate of Saxony and
its Sovereign may be considered in a two fold point
of view, that of right, and that of plicy. This -king-
dom is spoken of as a country without a master, and.
its King as a criminal, whose only hope is in the in-1
dulgence that may be shewn him. The King has
not renounced his throne. If he has lost his right to
it, it can be only by conquest, or bya valid sentence.
When the Oppressor at Europe disposed of Hanover,
which be had conquerefit England, far froM recog.
nising his right so to dispose of it, evera, declared way
against the Power which had accepted of that coign-
try. On the other hand, when England gave Gua.
daloupe to Sweden, the Oppressor of Europe, on his,
side, disputed the doctrine that conquest alone vitro
alienate the sovereignty. Thus England and its
enemy were agreed in rejecting this princifile.
Saxony, then, is not become by conquest a,anunfry'
without a master. It is certain that no seats* has
been pronounced against-the King of Saxony; for he
has never been cited—never heard : he is, therefore,
at the most, in a state of accusation, in Which he
aunt be considered as iniweent till he shall have been
condenar,ed. But if the King is to be judged, who
shall be his juakei? Shalt they be his accusers, or
those who seek to profit by his spoil ? Those whose
policy has placed him in the embarrassing situation
which of itself excusesithe faults that it may have
caesed. Shall Saxony judge him ? But the unani-
mous wishes of,Saxony call him back. Or Geimany?
But Germ:my demands above all_things his restora-
tion. Or the Congress ? But which of the Ministers
there as'eribied is commissioned for this ? But to
whet cid those qw:stions ? Must we remind the
Sovereigns or k:tuope that Kings acknowledge no
other judge than tie who judges the conscience ?
Neel.' we tear to hear a contrary maxim - from the
mouth of their Ministers t
14 The King of Saxony has not been flied, could
not be tried : bow then can he be condemned ? But
supposing fur ,a moment that he was su—by what
principle of law can the punantilit inflicted upon
him be extended to the Palaces of his Illouseto the
Princes of the Ducal line who fonght in the ranks
of the Allies, who shed their bl .od, who sacri.

Figbt rot* timing fer doom* sopp0.:1_11.11-pc- j
don, after being work out of the -41940 0(
ened nations, be reeeiveti in the nineteenth
tury in the European law of nations ? or is the con•
ft:cation of • kingdodi less odious than th it of a poor
cottage When John Frederick, the vassal of the
Empire, and sub*t to its tribunals, was degraded
from the Elettoral,dirity by Chatles V. is head of
the Empire, the Emperor did not give it to another
family. Would assembled Europe, if it had to judge
the King of Saxony, be less just than Charles V. t
and will, the Powers assembled foe the re.establish-
ment of Europe choose the Guyernment of Charles
V. for their model ? In all undertakings, the .conae•
quences should be considered. To act as if conquest
alone gave a right to govern, would be to annihilate
The public law of Europe, and give up this part of
the world to the exclusive dominion of arbitrary
.power aod violence. To pretend to judge a Sove-
figs, would be declaring all revolutions legal—to
.treat him as one condemned, while he neither is nor
raft be judged, would be trampling under foot the
first principles of natural law and reason itself. And
now, in respect of policy, who shall benefit by the in-
tended disposal of Saxony t Prussia, perhaps. But
two millions of sublects., who perhaps after the lapvi
of a century will not love the new family that govern*
theth, who aill feel Oerhgelves oppressed, and deem
e Mean's of throwing off this oppression la:vettl,
wouldvr be to Prussia a constant subject of uneasiness,
of apprehension, and of danger. his willed to stem}.
then this kingdomondlit,would in fact be weakened.
" And has then Prussia every where the right to,
take possession of its neighbours' property ? Is the
protectioti.lorgotten Which liafforded to Germany by
its negotiations at Basle, at Rastadt, at Ratishon, and
lastly, in 1805, at Vienna ? Or shall Gcrinany pro.
fit ? If you wish to learn its real advantage, listen
'to its loudly-expressed wishes. Princes of Ger-
many surely do not mistake what they ought to wish
or to fear. But all of them, with one single excep-
tion, declare that Germany is undone it Saxony
should fall! Nothing augurs so strongly against the
incorporation of Saxony with Prussia as the political
situation of Germany. A thousand fire: are here
glimmering under the ashes. •How easily this
union become the spark which would kiddie all into a
dame? In such a case would France remain an idle
spectator of those intestine divisions ?—would it not
seek to profit by them I—and what German can wish
this ? Shall England be benefited ? But what would
that country gain, which above all others, wants an
'extensive market, if one of the first German com-
Manua cities, the seat of one of the greatest lairs in •
Europe, hitherto subjeccto a Prince with whom Eng-
land nev,r could have any misunderstanding, should
betome subject to a power with whom it is by no
means sure to be always at peace? As another
ground for the union of Saxony with Prussia, it is al-
leged that the latter must be a bulwark against Raissiit
The Sovereigns of the two States are so intimately
connect:d, that as long as they live neither wilt have
any taing to fear from the other. This allegation
then refers to a remote fliturity. • But what would
those who are such zealous advocates for the union
•say, if they should live to see Prussia united with,
Russia, to obtain an extension of dominion in Ger-
many which they would have facilitated ; and Itustia,
aided by Prussia, in her projects against the Ottonian
Empire ?
44 And yet this is possible, nay probable ; for it
lies in the natural course of things. " The repose rd.
the safety of Germany depend on the friendship of
Austria and Prussia. But the fate intended for
Silway would be an infallible means of awaking the
jealousy between those two Powers, which lasted till
the misfortunes of the Prussian Monarchy, which these
misfortunes have indeed interrupted, but perhaps not
extinguished. Thus the proposed disposal of Saxony
wculd be directly contrary to the object designed to
be attained by it, and from one evil a series of evils
would be produced. Truly injustice is a treacherims
foundation, on which the political world can build but
to its destruction."