Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-06
LONDON, September ?.

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LONDON, September :.
TRANCE PRUSSLA--It would SEA-,
from the following extract of a private i,
ter from Altoona, dated August 81, thai >
strong report prevails ait Paris of the con.
eluslon Of an offensive and defensive trealv
between Prussia and France:
"a letter from Paris, received hi,
morning, written by a person whose iudg.
ment and means Of information nav be de-.
pended rpon, states, "for two days Das,
not the least doubt has been entertained
here OF a continental war, and we have been
IL hourly expectation of hearing that host.
lities have commenced; indeed it is asser,.
ed that they have already taken place. If
it is rue, as is generally reported, that a
treaty offensive and defensive has been en-
tered into between France and Prussia r..
!aIiyc to Swedish pomsrania, Austria nav
hnd herself ia a very critical situation a,
al events, she must bear the onus in a wa,
which, according to all appearances, mar
be expected TO be directed immediately
galBst her IN a most rigorous manner"
To this letter we cannot attach all The
credit with which the writer wishes il
should be received.
The amsterdam Courant ola very recent
date, which was received this morning, !,
said to contain intelligence of the actual
march Of French army into the Empire, /
Ii is added that the army of Hanover has
been joined by a considerable BODY of Prps.
SLAMS. We notice these statements but 4, |
mere runlourS.
In our several columns we have given
very coplous extracts from the French and /
Ouch papers, of which we received SIEVE.
raj sets at a late hour last night, the former
TO the 28ih ultimo, and the latter to the 1ss
instant. They do not furnish US with a
single article of Intelligence from which a
decisive inference can be drawn as to the
issue of the ne9ociations which nave BEEN
solong pending between France and Aus.
tria. Notwithstanding the meRaciDg att.
tude assumed on both sides, nei,her party
seems disposed to- precipi,ate a contest;
and in the journals subject to the influence
of each, hopes are studiously held forth Of
an accommodation of all existing differ.
ences. Austria seems to be completely a.
ware OF the importance which she has re.
gained by the quarrel between Russia and
France /; ard she. perhaps, still finds it con.
venient to avoid giving a Greet answer to
the applications OF either.
With the Impression of past events still
fresh IN their recollection, it could net be
expected that inc cabinet of Vienna YOU'D
come to a speedy descision as to the lire
Of policy to be adopted in The present
perplexed State Of aTairs.--Thz ques'
tion Which they haze to determine IS e.
ttemely delicate, IF they remain neutral
they may rely On the Gsrbearance Of me
French Emperor and it is not i~nproba-
bic that their sovereign unay be admitted 10
snare in sorfe fresh scheme Of spo'auon.
Should they on the other hand, listening
TO more generous counsels, openly declare
in favor Of Russia, can they phase equal re-
lance on the assistance of tina, power a.
midst every vicissitude of fortune? Are
hey sure taat the conduct Of the Emperor
Paul in the year eighteen hundred, IS SO
much de,ested, that there is no fear OF us
beiog initiated by the Emperor Alexander!
Is the latter SO fortified against all The arts
Of French intrigue, that there is 40 FtsS q
his again assuming the character OF 2 "sesi-
ating bo7vey, for the pusPose Of degTaoin5
the house Of Austria, and Of coaaPeD'"g
the Germanic body to a new sgsses's %
indemnities These are consldera'I@"S
which cannot escape the attenllo1 os Eae
minister of Austria nor ought II I'D e1IAe
surp,ize if they hesitate to put 10 9azLsa
their immediate national Interest," 10 'n6
expectation of ultimately contr'On''ns
the restoration Of the balance OF P0~e1'
Switzerland will, probably, b1c0ns "s
next annexat, to the overgrown n%n S"f
of France, and form an additional P'0O.