The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-12-26 00:00:00

FRENCII 11.1PERS.

NOTE PRESENTED BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARY or rue
GRAND DUKE OF BADEN TO M. DE METTERNICII•
The undersigned has not failed to communicate to
his Sovereign the answer which his Highness Prince
Metternich gave verbally, instead of in writing, to
the note delivered to him on the sth of October.—
..Ills Royal Iligtitess wasgreatly surprised to find re-
ference made against him, to a treaty which, with
entirteonfidence in the promise given by the Princes*,
lie could hot but consider as the palladium of his
34044.--The-ferst article of the treaty concluded d
Frenkfort,withsthe High Allies, and *hick guaran-
s- tees territories and rights to their respective posses.;
• sons, obligee the Grand Duke or.lieden to comply
erttla•each arrangements as shall be judged neces-
eery for the preservation of the- independence
Of Germany: But his .ILoyal. Highness- cannot
comprehend ho ,r eve 'German Princes could de-
rive froM this treaty the right of being the sole
legislators for the others; how the independent*.
of Germany can consist in the dependence of
the latter; Many, hove theprticles in qtiestion cab
enforce the recognition. of this dependence. "'The
rank and di:7,114y, the political and family relations;
the extent and population, of the Grand Duchy of
• Haden, but, above all, the sacrifices which it has The arrivals from the Continent since our last
suede rodeliveethe clattery from a foreign yokesit...
svibees such
.as. ecr other German Prince has made, P have been umerous, and the information they, have
'..:itiftadering lite geographicacsileation of the country 1 larnished is copious. and various.,, We have to-day
..41theee reasons authorised the Grand Duke to IFrench Papers to the 23d, trach and Ilamhurgh
ilatigri hinted( with a. very different prospect thanl Moils, and Frankfort and Brussels Papers to dates
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' Hiaf otifierdiartugtroken foreign letters to wears 1- corresponding with the French. But though the in-
perhaps, .others tisit may be intended for Urn. formation thus conveyed is plentiful beyond the corn-
•' His Itoyal Highness the Grand Duke might re- .
pa
s of out " folio of four pages," that which re,
'Plain a quiet epectater of :passing events, with the . s
*firm resolution not to renounce, in-any case, what. letes to the affairs of Congress, has all the features of
honour and duty require of a Prince ; he might even, indecision and contradiction that have so strikingly
live that neither the one nor the other would long i marked the intelligence we have been in the habit of
continue to be disregarded ; but the mysteciousaeil 1 receiving for some time past.. The accounts from
which Tortes the atfaireiet ,Germany--the want of . `Vienna are of the 12th. They do not enable us to
all coriiiiienrial- communications, which alone are I .
capable of leading to the desired object—must neces- ! confirm the reports that have been its circulation,
sarily gities birth to the idea that attempts sill be asserting that the negociators at Vienna had satis-
mule to abridge considerably the sovereignty and in- i factocily termin Arid their session of discussion. On
dependence solemnly guarantied. I the contrary, the various and conflicting statements
flow remote soever such an attempt may be From sent forth from all quarters, and the conduct of the
the equitable and liberal views of the Allied Motel a... ;
d Ministers thetalves from whom no-
ne-ribs, who will never permit themselves tb violin
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solemn treaties, how easy soever one ought to is4k 'thing tending to convince the public they are agreed
respecting the inutility of such an attempt, yet- Ids en tiny one material point, hp yet been eliriied,
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hoyallfighness, accustomed on all occasions to act proves to es that the work of idjast tb en t proceeds
Milli frankness, and desirous of leaving no doubts of * neither smoothly nor , rapidly ; nay, that the nego-
his intentions, has expressly ordered the undersigned clarions are more embroiled than ever.
to declare solemnly, and without reserve, to his
In stating thi-. our' belief, formed from. appear-
Highness Prince Metternich, as the Minister ,who I.
possrises the entire cotifidence of a great .Monerch,, ances, as, represented by the ',intelligence before us,
for whom the House of Baden has always felt the , we are compelled to notice the statements so confi-
tarot profound respect, that the Grand Dake of. Be- identlycirculated on the authofity Of titters from Ber-
den will never cannot to renounce the rank whiCh.,.lin., that the negociation at Vienna had happily termi-
he has hitherto held among the first Princes ef Ger- to i . Hated nan amicable agreement the Allied Powers
ninny; and in conseqnitice, he will not relinquish
to c,eetelnetwienbers of the Germanic Body the ex- on all the essential points in kV' onion, and in the
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tleaive rights belonghig to, that omfatter/salsa es) fast alincxationof &wing GI, ate Jr hakheeo
which this repteedies eu j...ii al #4.4slie- -*'this oftorfir'; -egiiirthat tooviereeeee Were tea ng at thitio for
consent invariably persist in amerting the sovereignty the celebration of Te. Deum in consequence of the
Which has been-so solemnly guaranteed to him, and receipt of this intelligence. The Berlin accounts
which cannot be exercised without a participation in
the rights in question. run further in this way :—.44 According to pretty au-1
° thentic accounts, we shall have the happiness of seeing
our beloved King on the 22d or 23d. After all the cone !
tradictury reports respecting Saxony, it is now asserted
that Prince 11ARDENBERG will receive the homage of,
the Saxons for our King on the 16th at Dresden.;
The affairs of .Poland, also, are settled by the wise .
dom of the illustrious Sovereigns end their sespective
Ministers, in it manner very satisfactory to all the 1
parties ititerested. Our frontiers, on that iide, will I
be considerably extended. Some. even say ale alga.
r crover Warsaw. On the other-hoed, 'we oak the
little piece of land from Memel to :Replay► which •
e° so retains Bialystock, whit* allerfided 10 tit bolo.
Treaty of Tilsit." • •
For this intelligence, so flattering to Prussian
vanity, and indicative of Prussian ambition, the:
Treasury scribes in this country have also expressed
their readiness to sing a lengthened and a. loud
Te Drum. One of these vindicators of spolia-.
Lion has said this morning, in reference to
the above repotted arrangement, " This news, we.
hope e e shall soon be able to confirm," forgetting..
that if such intelligence could have reached Berlin
on the 10th, which isthe date of the letter in which;
it is conveyed, it most have obtained general publiCity.
in a :more authentic shape before now ; and (14l
if the part which relates to the aggrandisement of
Prussia, which is ridiculous in itself, were trued.

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MONDAXi DCEMBSR

Furiot, Dec. 4.—The corps of reserve, organised
at Naples and Benevento, are put in motion.. • They
are 20,600 strong, with their artillery. To-morrow
She advanced guard, General Filangieri, will make
its entry into our town. The kingdom being in pro-
found peace with the maritime Powers, the National
Guards will be sufficient for the internal police.--
We are assured that the two divisions of Mac-
donald, which had returned ,to the Abruzzes, are
Ordered to advance; and the three divisions of
Prince C.!mpann, which occupied the March of
Ani:ola, have received orders to hold themselves
ih reatlinc;s to move : it is said the King will
commence his journey on the Ist of January. Ile
left Naples the same day last year to nuke war
France on the right bank of the Po. These
military movements. are very extraordinary, at a time
*two we are not at war with any One; and when the
wlliOn that prevails between the Austrians and us is
so petite, that the troops are commanded by a Com-
mander of either nation. The troops are much dis-
satisfied at being engager} in marches which never,
eh!; they are little inclined fur war. The Italian
deserters alone, svery bad characters, who lock for •
advantage in contusion, rejoice iu these hostile ap
p,earances, •
WAas.tte, Nov. 24—Ou the 16th, 17th, and IStli
inst. the Grand Dake constasitine, accompanied by
a number of Generals mid Officers of the, two na-
tions, reviewed several divisions of Polish troops;!
whom he made to perform the new evolutions. The '
Prince exprewtl his astonishment and satisfectiou.at-

the progress prude by thr troops; 'and *specially. the
light in • :
. Brawl, Ihc. G.—An English author calculated,
in 1805, that the English at that time eiported to
Germany to the annual amount of 12 nolliout 'ter-
ling in manufactures, and In West And Fast
produce.' As F,ng!nt•tl purchases very few of the
. productions of the German soil, and still fewer
of its manufactures, it may easily be. conceived what
a large mass of specie was thus withdrawn from
Germany. The late fairs at Leipsie and Frankfort
furnished a new specimen of a similar kind; the
sales of English merchandise there amounted to more
than twelve millions. The Germans hope, that,'
by wise measures, their Sovereigns will pot a period
to this drain of specie, as well as to the luxury of.
dress.

those who could accede to such an arrangement would
deservedly be loaded with general exeCratione-r-
But the whole is completely falsified by; reteut.
accounts. It will be seen by the extracts ore mak*
from the foreign Journals, the arrival of wilieb we
have announced, what a Babylonian scene of con-
fusion and misunderstanding, or rather foresight and
jealousy of one anothers plans,' the States of the
Continent present. The great festival is put off from
day to day, and from month to month, and we find
that one plan is no sooner proposed, in the Congress,
than it is obliged to give way to another of a very.
opposite tendency. In short, to such a height is
this difference of opinion and inundation of plans
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land protests said to have been carried, that a complete
suspension of the negociations seems to have taken
place; and to this state of things, so opposite to the
Berlin intelligence, we are, perhaps, indebted for the
statement, that all has terminated satisfactorily, and
in the way the Ministerial. writers so ardently wish.
In confirmation of this view of things, which we
heartily regret to perceive but toowell warranted, we
refer to our extracts, particolaaly to the military
preparitions said to be going on in'almost every.
Continental State, the movements* so mysterious, in
Italy, of the Austrian and Neapolitan troops, the
appearauces or 'the :Me land, so saspiristue) on the

VICTOVI %, Dec. 11.—Our intercourse with the
Caryl of France is almost suspended on our side, as
the Marquis of Peralida, who is appointed to the
Embassy, has not made any preparation to set oat
for Paris. In the interior of Spain the public mind is

a4itated by rumours of every kind; but the purport
is so contradictory, and so little autheutic intelli-
goce can penetrate, that nothing is known in a way
to be relied upon. All that can be said with cer-
tainty is) that the arrests continue on all sides.

The Montreal, Alexander, bound to Jamaica ; and
bmind to Retract, were driven on shore
. u;ar Port Glasgow, duriug the gale ou Friday.