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

>'~~~ 6tostSu- ~ SyuhStuS generosity to
avanquished foe, had not adhered TO those
treaties with the same religions fidelity
which distinguished France in her observe
ance OF them notwithstanding Ire for.
NAL obligations which they had entered
into, the debt Of Venice remained upaid,
It was even declared to be annihilated.
The emperor knew that his subjects of
Milan and Mantua were denied Justice.
and that the court of Vienna did not paw
single deb, Of this nature, in contempt
OF the solemn engagements by which She
was bound. Hs kew likewise that the ex-
isting commercial regulations of his king
dom of Italy, and the hereditary estates
were greatly iettercd, and lha, both his
French and Italian subjects, met with a
reception in Austria, very different from
what, from the existence of peace between
the countries, they had q right to cxpeet.
In the partition of indemnities in Germany;
Austria had been treated with favour surpass-
ing her desires and exceeding her hopes, Not.
withdrawing this, the nature of her proceedings
discovered that her ambition was still uissatsl.-
ed; she employed ahernatively iattery & threats
10 induce the petry Princes to ceds to her such
OF their possessions suited her. 1t is ia tins
manner she has acquired Lindsu on the lake Of
Menau, which puts into her hands one of the
keys OF Switzerland She compelled the Teu,o.
nc orcsr TO yield up hltkousen, which made
her mistress OF that Important Post, the Post OF
the Nipiiiau. She had added TO her territory bv
an accumulation of other Acquisitions, she even
nav iSaied others.
She did not fear to employ palpablc usurpat.
ons' As the means OF asgrandizenent, which
she sought to Disguise under the fosrnalices Of
law
mus u is, that under the pretcnce of right.
which she had expressly renouuced hy trea,y-
the exercise of which. was prohibited by de-
cree OF the Germanic Empire, she appropriated
=, e. nerseh possessions which she feigned 10 be.
tors, altho' the decree formerly provided thar
tney should serve as indemnities. 49,.
IN TINS manner she disappointed several of the
frinces OF those indemnities, which had iua,,y
teen assigned them, under pretext toe Of tbis
very right OF escheat which. relatively to the
SWISS she called The right D'ircame,arion, she
wrested from Helvetia several considerable
towns In Bohemia, she scauestra.ed the ,cr-
ritoiies of a neighbouring Prince, under the nle.
OF exaeting the compensation due to the Eletao,
oaizbourS. and in which Office Contrary 10 al
f'Sht,) she constituted herself sole Umpire. sh.
insisted. with Threats, on the right of retaining
ana recruiting ctiicers in the Bavarian Provinces
an francsni4 and Swabia, while she obstruSiei
eoy every method in her power the conscriptioa
TOT ,he Electoral arny--Abusing in this manner
pferogsuves formerly granted 70 the chief of thc
Hsrnanic Empire, for the common benefit OF
the States composing il, but since fallen i,,o d;s
use she caused them TO be revived, to disturb,
The neishbouring Princes in the exercise of their
sovereignty over the possessions which had fall
zen TO their lot. and thus to deprive them of thar
additional influence in the Diet. which ayos. ar,
of their new possessions
The decree of the empire, founded on the nre.
v'ous provision of the treaty of l. uneyiI,e. had.
Tor ITS Object. independently Of the reparation nv
inuemniies, the establishing by this very repa.
ration IN the south OF Germany = balance IS
power which should secure its independence.
sNo prevent ali possible causes Of nisunders,and-
ing, which the contiguity of the tcrr,to,ie. oe
France and Austria might frequently ove ,;s.
20. ouch was the wish of the Media,ors and Of
we SerInanic empire. it was che wish of Justice.
OF reason, OF political sagaci.y and strictly con-
iorniabe to the true interests Of Austria herself
hustIin defeated then, what had been 40 wise
~ guarded against by the treaty, when By her
Nequishiohs IN Swabia, she weakened the bar
rIer which was designed to separate her from
France, when she extended her nreten.on. 30
interPosing between France and the pr;nc;n,I
stafes IN The south Of Germany, and when by a
system combinsd of sequestration, claims. c..
iesseS and threats, she unreniittingIy endsayour-
ca 10 acquire an arbitrary, universal, and exdu.
sive iniiuenee over that part of the German EN-.
pre-; by these measures she violated evidently
the treaties, and each of them may be consider
cd as an inirseiion of the peace.
Since the ruptu,s of the treaty of Amiens-
austria has more than once proved her PARTIAL.
" to the cause Of England she recognized in
fae', thar pretended right Of blockade. which
the cabinet of ST. James has arrossted 10 itself.
ana agreeabiy 20 which simple declaration of
me Brush admiralty is sufficient 20 put the whola
seaooaid OF country in blockade
She had submitted wi,hout reclamation or com.
plant 70 the repeated violation of the ;,eu,ra,-
OF nerfiag. greatly 20 the injury of France. A.
ga'nsr whom all .vioIeuces offered 20 nep,,als
were evidently dire6ed.
These several facts were well known m N.
emperor, many Of them excited his solie;t,,as
they were evident wrongs and might hasr ss,,,
ed Just grounds for war, but the emperor from,
a love OF peace, not only abs,ained from ca,o-J
plant, but gave the court Of Vienna fresh tee.
timonies of his respea - .
lie had made a point with himself 60 avoid
giving TO Austria the slightest cause ofumbrs9e.
When called by the wishes of his peonieio
Italy, he repaired 70 Milan, troops were ,ss,ns-
bed and camps formed with the view s;mnly oe
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