Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-06
From the ". Eqgland Palladium.
OBSERVATIONS
ON EUROPEAN POLITICS.
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rit of hoAility, equally rancorous and refles, a.
gainss all orderly and established governments, il
is interesting and curious to enquire, xhat means
are poHtitd by The yet independent advcfsaEies Of
France 10 repel that fate with which The has
overwhelmed her allies.
Unfortunately for Europe, and mankind, the
lit of theie sdveriaries is extremely lhofl.--
Before tie French revelation, Earope was fill.
ed with Republics and States, which, though
feparaScly feeble, were fafe by their combination.
Switzerland, Genoa and Holland, shough often
alarmed, were fcdom afsailcd. In the midit Of
wars they enjoyed peace aud neutrality, which
the greas Princes, their neighbogs, did not pre-.
iune 10 iilturb. The powerful were, in fact,
the protectors Of the weak, because no great
power coud faFely permit rival make con-
quests. Che little Republics of Europe elcaped
fer centuries from tie grssp of royal ambsiop.--
They were ai1ured by the French revolutioni6s
that France, becoming herftlf Republic, would
6e the protccfrefs of them all, yet they have
all fallen prey to this mighty 11freyer Of
Republics. The mifrable gangs Of rufians, and
their prey, which France has, in mockery,
called Republics, are but 10 many fubo,diaare
Interpretations TO collect plumber for their prin-
cipas.
In word, Europe,] once full Of independent
States, has now but thee. France, Great Bril-
ta.a and Rulia. PruiIia, Auitia, the Turkih
Empire and Spain, are fcarcely IN the rank of
Secondary powers. They fubfR in reference to
the three primary powers before mentioned, as
Dantzic and Lubbock did with respect TO Pruilia,
the electorate Of Bavaria in regard TO Auaria,
Malta, or the Venetian Damata in refpsct TO
the Turks, OF Portugal menaced by the hottie
neighborhood OF SPAN. The fafety of thete four
fecondary Monarches, il, indeed, any question
can now De raifed about the (aiety OF Spain, NUT
is from the inrerpoGiion of the primary powers
IN their favor.
Pruaia is in dread of Ruiia ard even yet
jealous of AuRria for beth rcafons Che will lean
upon France With great army, little or no
pnhlic debt, and an increaing wealth and popnla-
ton, Che is 10 no condition TO wage long war
or TO play a principal part in the political dra-
ia. She is a mere Etellite Of France, little
tfs manageable than the Caalpne fRepublic, Or
than the poor King of Naples, yet no ies GER.
tain than they TO be ufeiefs or hottie to any
efforts to retrieve the independence of Europe.
Austria, though wearied and shaken by the
war, still possesses great force and resources, and
is clearly at the head of all The remaining minor
or secondary powers but time and good ad
l,inistration are necessary to her being able or
disposed to ac against France, without the
hearty cooperation of Russia. By the new SET
element Of Germany, Austria, is almost shut out
from all influence in that empire Its States are
defenceless, and such is the preponderance of
France, that we have seen Mortier's army march
to Hanover, from the Rhine TO the Elbe. aud
even threaten the States on the Baltic, without
having TO expend an ounce Of powder against the
enemy. Austria is thurst aside into the corner
of Europe, and will BE long occupied in tranquil
lzing her new acquisitions on the Adriatlc, be-
fore she vii! be able 10 re.assume her station as
a principal powers
The Ottoman Empire has experienced decline
so rapid as 70 astcnish ever politicians 1t is
but a few years since the Turks sustained, du
ring several campaigns, though with loss and
disadvantage, the combiued assault of the Rus.
SLAMS and Austrian force. Of late we have seen
them ba@ed by handful of Mameiukes. Had
not Sic Sidney Smith defeated Bonaparte at St.
John d'Acre, the French would have marched to
Constantinople, through the Turkish provinces of
Syria and Asia Mlnor-provinces, some of which
in old times, formed the empire of Cresus, and
Others were no less famous or powerful than
France. We have seen too rebel Chief main.
tin a fortress on the Danube agains the whole
force of the Turkish empire. Passwan Oglou
has threatened Belgrade with siege, and ex
torted an ignominious treaty from the trembling
diyan Of the Porte. Thar empire, long ago known
h.. daca,, saacoe o., dda,.I,, -, Lo,a
the extreme OF weakness. The Turks do not de-
generate from their ancient yAlor, and the Minis
tiers Of the PORE see and deplore the evils and
disgrace to which the empire is devoted. But
the abuse in the administration Of the civil CO.
verntnsEt, and the indiscpline and licentousness
of tho Cttomanj armies, are incurable and