Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-02
(From the Moniteur ofthe 7tA Yul..t

THUS his Britannia majesty confess.
shat, after six moaths, he has no reIa,;n.'
with the powers of the continent. whisI
could have pteeented, as stated By hi, y;
nisters in their letter to the minister 70, e.
reign affairs, an answer to the oyerturrs u
peace, made by the Emperor Of theFr.orI
These relations, which appeared tben 70 h
so close, that he could not dispense with
consulting those powers with whom he had
contracted them, are nothing more th,,
Communications which have no, YET a..
CURED that degree of maturity, which will /
permit thsm to enter into Interior explna,
tons with the French government Tho 1
answer made by the minister six month,
ago, was nothing but evasion, and if ,hera
were not relations then, there are no more
now. His Britannia Majesty adds That
il may be of essential importance tha, he &
should be enabled to profit by every favor.
able conjecture TO effect, with other pow.
ers, such a coacert as may give him the 4
means of resisting the unqualified ambition
of France What pacific dispositions
For the two last years, his Britannia Ma.
jesty has done nothing but dream Of coali.
tons, but hope for coalitions. Will he
succeed, or will he not succeed, is ques.
ton not Official, to resolve. How does the !
case stand His majesty would have been
much more frank, and would not have en-.
tangled simple proposition, if he had said,
that he did net wish to treat before he had
made FIVE or six campaigns in concert with
the coalesced powers Then it would re.
main to be ascertained, what advantage had
been gained after these Ave or six cam
paigns, aud if this advantage should be ID
proportion to the sacrifice Of two or three
thousand men, sacrificed for the pleasure
of the n n "
His Britannia Majesty indeed lets Us
perceive proof of prudence which de-
serves our admiration, that # he cannot
succeed in eRecting coalition, and Procuf
ing himself the pleasure OF seeing from the
centre of his isle, and the heights OF {"
terrace a, Windsor, the mlsfortunes Of the
Continent, his majesty might then resolve Z
to make peace. Peace, the object OF Just
ambition to all wise Governments, appea"
to be ONLY last shift to his Britannia ma,
iesty. He recommends to his faithful
Commons to enable him to take measures
to avail himself of the services OF some
cbieftain, some leader of mercenanes' OF
of those hordes, celebrated IN forme,
times, who should, for the sake OF 'oro''
gain, make common cause with him.
Who dee. not with that England may ma
Europe deaf to every projea Of coalition WI"
does NOT pray for the fncccf, Of the afn' Of an.
,ion, who wi(hes for nothing bur peace ~O;!a
England, its enemy, calls on. with louo ~"
for the return of tbofe difaRes which h"'
long afflicted Europe! ii
{" His Britannia Msjeay thinks he can 'V' ~
hmielf Of part Of the letter of the knpe'a
the French, to prove to the Continent 10" J..
Emperor fears England, and that becaais ~;
sire, peace, he breads war: thus hoping - -
due fome power to ente, inlo a new coa'l' G,n
The Cabinet of London bias not neglected to,uy
port weak reckoning by offers offubiidl''; us ,..
will be perceived, that it does not place 80, s !,
sufficiently high on fuch feryices, and '''., .
mutt pay fill dearer. The Parliament h.,e s'I a
ed FIVE million. ftefling; ail more will DC ss, ".
Of them: We thall Zee if the genefohsy :" ="
lhopkeepe,s will make the market cheaper
livery word, every aa Of hi. Goyele'"'f r.
bears the character Of dforder and n,aone ~.
is frange political declaration which Inc chem %
nifs.rs put ioto the mouth Of the King !. 't n
they made him fay. diainaly enough, TINT ~ "
will no. make peace until he can no l0'ge, y
war. /. will neceaariy relnlt, that V, +. ],
wihe. for peace; it will be imagined Ia 90 ,b.,.
conterained to makeit, and that more i'a' wv
fsrs be exalted from him.