Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-27


remove the doubts which may exist in the |
mind of II. III. the emperor Napoleon, (
concerning the intentions and motives |
which animate him; and all his wishes
Will be fulfilled, ii these explanations can |
contribute To prevent misiortuncs which |
IL does not depend on him 10 spare to hu
mainly.
Annexed to the foregoing, and trans. |
mi,ted at the same time.
II eofy Of fhe Declaration delivered 10 the |
said cabinet, BY fhe court Rosounosrsky,
ambassador from Ais Lmferiai majesty OIL
all fhe Russirs.
II would be superRuous in this place to
go back to the motives which have deter |
mined his majesty the emperor of all the |
Russias to REGAL the plenipoten,iary he had
dispatched in concert with his Britan;c ]
majesty, to treat FOR peace with the chief
OF the French government.
These motives are too just and too evil
dent not to be appreciated by all Europe.
They have been laid down in the note de-
livered to the ministy of his prussan ma |
jes,y by NJ. Novosillzoff on the s8th June,
30 july aud the resolution which they
nave provoked is only aconseeuence Of the
same sentiments and the same principles
which have constantly induced his Impe.
nal majesty to employ his assiduous cares
towards the re-esiablishment of general
tranquility.
Since the rupture between England and
France, his majesty has beheld with sur
prise and grief, the major part ofihe con-
unental states succes.iyely forced TO sup
port the burden OF war, purely maritime
m rs principle, and foreign to their direct
interests but he could 90 longer preserve
The hope that fraok and friendly negoci.
atom would suffice to put an end 10 this
siAicsing state OF things, when he learned
that without any regard for the solemn
steps which tended TO re-estabIish peace,
and at the very moment when Russia os.
Tered tn treat for lis conclusion, new states
were deprived of their independence.
it,hen his Imperial majesty has resoly.
ed on recalling his pieuipo,eniiary, il is
merely because h has acquired the full
Certainty that the mission of the latter
would not produce satisfactory result,
and not because his ardent wishes TO re.
stor- peace 10 Europe are in any manner
diminished.
The most striking proof that the en-
:;s'or can give of IL, IS, that he still ad
heres In The demand which has Just been
made by has Imperial and royal majesty
at The same time to France, Prussia and
Russia, Tor the purpose of procuring the
renewal OF TIE interrupted negotiation.
Nevertheless his Imperial majesty can
not at the same time conceal The probabi-
lily that conductor the part of,he French
government silmilar TO that which has al
ready forced The emperor to reuaa his
hrst steps towards negotiation for peace,
may also render shori;ve that which Aus
tris purpose TO renew.
The painful apprehension, 5u, which is
justified by experience, OF seeing new
entertainments made al the very moment
when the negccis,ion may be accepted, or
during its course the apprehension that
gTea'er dangers will arise Cor Europe from
a step which has no other end in view
than to save IL; the certainty that they
Will be inevitable es soon as the Just de.
mauds oi the continental powers, as well
as those which the French government
( wishes TO uphold rs q consequence of lis
successive invasiorS, cannot be satisfied in
any part; The obligation more particular.
ly, eh Oh the emperor has taken in cir.
oumsisDces AS calamitous as they are DIFF
hcnit, to come 10 the succour of his allies
whose safety, whose very existence is e.
mnfntiJ threatened, and 10 offer them in
short, not delusiye assistance, but re nj,
immediate and efiicanous one; all these
considerations united, mark out the only
line Of conduct which il beboves his I'm
perlal majesty TO adopt. Russia can now
no longer rssurne the interrupted nego
o'a'ions, but by putting herself in siate
10 succour her allies, whenever they shsll
be attacked, and thus guaranteeing Eu-
rope from further overthrow. He must
combine h,- measures so as 10 procure 70
rimsesfa well grounded hope tina, he ne.
goialIons for peace will promise much
happier results than those w icb have
been hitherto taken, and which unfor,u.
na,siy have only failed through the want
OF respect which the Fsench government
has shown ,othe pressing solicitations and
representations OF Russia, and the otter
continental powers, and by a repeated in
crease OF the dangers Of Europe.