The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-29
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teitimonies of his refre6t. 80
He had made 1t POINT with hir,fslf 10 av,;a
giving to Aunria the llightef canfs OF un.
bragg.
When called by the wifhcs Of his r,cool,. ~ +
tally, he repsiredto Milan, tryeps were ,a;r,L
bled and camps formed with the vie,. G,,,,y
or mingng military pagean,ry with religions (,
political folemnitiss, in order ti,at the foyeregn
malehy might appear furrountied with nscni.
hceht retinue 10 prating to ti,e people. The
emperor confeifes, moreover. that he was fep6.
ble OF the pleafure of tecng his companions in
arms aiiembied together in country ror,frcra-
tea ny victory, but wiIhing to obyia;e the mani.
etuues OF the court of V;e',iia, if il were nnfi.
bic tor her to bave conceive5 any ~ Re c,nftd
her TO be fatsfed of bis pacific intentions in de.
,c'ar'ng rtat the camps which bad been formed
npouiu III fsW days he broken Up, and this
Prom''e was faithfully ful6ied.
Auitria replied by proteRations equally ami.
cable and pacific, and the emperor Quilted Jt,lv
under the pleafng pe,iuaon that peace wo,,;d
be maintained on the continent 80
Wnat was his aftonifhment, when fcarcclv 70.
turned to France, being at Bou!oyne. b.fen;,g
the preparations of an expedition iuf on ,be
eve OF execution, he received ON ali Ii.,es nte..
hgence that the Aufrian government had order.
co al, IT'S forces TO move, that they were ,dvan.
cing by forced marches towards the At,i,. in
the Tyrol, and the banks or the Inn thar w..
reapers were called in, that magazines wc,.
forming, arms manufacturing, and hortss levi.
60 that the pa'ies of the Tyrol were f,,rtif,,.
ins' Venice terrifying, and in fl,ort, all ,heir
preparations announced an approaching war. .
ne emperor could not at ffn believe that
hui'ria was terioufIy inclined for war, or difboc
ca TO Commit to new dangers, or exDof, 10 ff.Gh
ea'd mites her people, wearied by 10 man. re.
veries, ard exhauited by 70 MANY hcriGcso
Twice Pofefled of the powers of depriy;ny t,,s
hohit OF Auitria forever of her hereditary es+s.
inc emperour WAS far from wifhing to dim;n;a,
her power, nc had augmented it. FIN conl:i
NOV count on her gratitude, he thorglt he ,ni,bt
rely on her regard to interef. In i, win, az
contlne1ta! frontiers unarned, and unoarr;G,,
CD he mad gwen the ftrongeft mark of cons.
ueHSe IN MS power. He thought ApRria ipc,E
p ao,e ei annhng confidence, becaufe he knew
himte'f TO be 10. There are certain f,Gn;,.;n,i
which can never enter generous hear, -, 81
a place IN Rejecting mind. 'rae em6ero1-
sook piealure IN strengthening theft favourable
ientifhents, and fcrupled not to ey:rc. IN ,yh,+
degree he wiihed them to prove we II. fopnJil
cd. The court of Vienna, omitted rothn, ,,l
Prolong the iilufon She multiplied the a1;,,
RANGES or her pacific difpoGtohs fhe ,ntbo,iz.
Gu her ambahadour to make the mofl enco,r-
Hsns uec'arst'ons; fhe fought in fine, both b7
p'duhole explanation, and formal ab;ur,,;or:'
were Calculated 10 lnfpire. "'''en ier iAeaihres
ne activity and extent of the prepsrationa
for nobility increaing every day. If beca.ne.
more difficult TO .jufify them. Tie emt,erou;.
ordered the Auitrian mnifter, NJ the COME
philippe de Cobentzel, to be invited IN new cor.
lsrehces: ana that the dispatches of his maiefy's
dip'omatick and commercial agents H,oild H.
com municated to him.-For four f,ccef6gs
Gays, NJ. De CobentZel, waited on the miniGer
OF forsign affairs, who placed before him th,.
ahttrour dispatches received, and thofe ub;ch
arrived in fuccefiion from the different na;ts &c
Germany and Italy. The cabinets of Fnron.
w'li md IN their archives few examples of f,ni.
lar communications, made under circumstances
Where lulpicion was 10 natural. The emperour
Sou'o NOT furnith more convincing proof of
his good faith-rhe ambaTadour from Venr.
acquired the mon poftive and inconteffibIe in.
teniSeEce, which on all was announced the GER
'ahty OF an approaching war, long fnce pre-.
pared, and carefully concealed.
What anfwer could he make? Peace was
even now loudly profeficd BY his court both
at far's and Vienna, bu. on all the frontiers war
was publicly organized.
1 ne eInperonr could not all at once rsnopnc.
d II, m"Pe or accommodation he perfuaded him.
n. 'na. h"tra might be led away BY foreip,
,II nc reio'ved to leave nothing I'M
zone TO reitore her to fenfs of her real int
ets; be reprefented to her that. were G,s NJ,
inclined to war, all her preparations were with.
OUT OBJECT iince all her neighbours a. neace
that The promoted contrary to her Intention. ana
witnout showing it, the cauf. of England. bv
making IN her favour diverfion not IfG nv
erfni aud injurious TO France than warwouid he.
II war were decided on, he would reprefent 70
her Its probable consequences. SuDeriour ~
every confederation which governs we,k minds.
ne did not dniemble that he feared war. nor
that after the battles fought in three pa,ts of
the ancient world, it were poffible f,r him "a
dread dangers 70 often braved, and 60 often f;,r.
mounted; he feared war rather on accor,t ne
me blood witch mutt be fhef, on account of
.he numerous tacrifces it NUT CA Rurope. and
oy the effect perhaps Of an exeeGve love of
peace, he conjured AuHriA 10 iay Aide prepar-
atoms which in the prefpnt Rate, nf Rrro1e. and
the particular fitnatou ofFrance, could he con-
hdsred only in the light Of declaration Of war.
and the refnit Of engagements coHcerted with
England. VIZ"
More than this he defred that fimiIar reore-
isatations might be addreh'ed to the court ~
Vienna BY All the neghbouring powers, who.
altho' itraneers to the caGfe of war, were FIRE
OF becoming its vGtims.
The condu6t Of the court Of Vienna. ,o,;,.
Ithed every daYour expectations of peace. Far