Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-05-10

he established himself First ConsCl Tor
life, with the right of naming his sue
cessor he ex,inguished the hopes Of
the Ko> aliots bv die torM which Ne gave
to the new constitution he possessed
himself of Italy and Switzerland he
rivr,vd the chains Of Holland and Spain;
and was preparing to give very l"rmI-
dA',lc character ~ his maritime and CO.
lonitl extrtions.
We made war with him and what has
he doue since? He has been crowned
Emperor ! bat this has add, d nothing to
his real pc wer for so long as he ex,r-
cised dominion over the faculties OF the
country, it was Of little consequence
what title he should give himself.
1t is thus evident, that he h"I,sto d"
more bv peace than by war, and II We
had su# red him to give his "vn inter
probation of the word Pr"e, he """Id
have kept terms with US as long as We
Fixed. This is precisely the state OF
things which he desires-Hc wants us
to recall our fleets into harbour, t" Ie-
NIT mercantile oltstructions OF the sea,
and Aise the siege Of the coast ; i0r 1t
cannot be diss, mhlrd that the sevtrSst
, m0r.ihcatiOn h. has hitherto exrclitn-
Ced has been the extensive Llot kade We
have undrrt"k, II IF the " hole line ol coast
trcm H"mhmg to the bA! OF Naples.
At pr, 81 nj, il We AIr TO ht i.,Nc the
mt nb,r, OF the ! rihun,tr, and ,ne IT.
press ntatinns of yllc> rand, ,Ec war
~ilh Eng land is on \. 'h"".Mt 'h, Give
rs wAgcu against her hnAnCr. 1t has
been srth. 4> ntl> proved how "hik,h it
is thAt any Il, k,It or disturb ne III our
finances ! 90 operate with The Nl,Ws
OF BuonApartc. | his hop, h, must gave
up and revert to his old st,at.b, ms OF
pacihcatiOn, which, if he can ,n>utr L\
an> m, ans, his Success, though tndH ,
" i'll be secure.
1t is reported that our secretary OF
foreign affairs has received very I'M
portAnt communication iron. tie Pi,.>
sian minister it is likewise rtL"t',d
that the King OF Prussia has ,>,", d a
desire to second the negocIL,i,:a made
bv BuonapArte for peace, unu has To-
commended to our cabinet I.->rt.Um
OF The nv.Itutts.
! l hat the king Of Prussia sEo,h cn-
dea. our ~ enforce lhs Sc pre-. /. Is
not at all inCrednbfc, because II IS IT., "5-
lcct oil RuunApaIte to IUr>uu, "a ii,
Continental pow, RS that Ia ,ttsi,,, ;.."l>
with England aud Pru>slaIs weII A",." L.
to be imme dlAt,ly wilhin the ia f. OF
his influence.
The king of Prussia has, doutr" S,
been eonsuIttd bv the English >~,.n,t I,
on the ms ans of retrieving Itfairs on thu
Genuine ut, and 1t Is grneI"I!! Ut Acved
that his language h,lL oct NO hopes OF
his GO Grafton. Indeed when We talk
ofrts,orrns the balance OF pc wcr, We
make a proposal to the Continental
" States viii Il they are not likely to re-.
fish, and in which thtv ,ann"t join
for restoration of the dcSu0>t bA-
,4n>e would not fall heavily upon France
alone. Who has DESTROY d the balan, ,
OF Europe more than the krug O! Prussia,
b, the partition of Poland ! Who N pc
than the Emperor of Russia, bv the pr,
e,rt POSSESSION Of thc Republic OF the
Seven Isles, aud ahridg nj of the o.
tomtn c"no' quencc huh wa< $" neres-
sArH for a b lance in the seal, who
again has IL Stro1 cd 1t more than Aus
IRA, BY annltil .ting the r. PUbhs OF "
nice, and rhu,, in>l, ad at having | otl
to balance tt>,lt t:> tho opposition OF lis
own htlIe rcpuhhc and knsd"m, ron-
vtrttd il into akIn1 OF C7H'm5Ha2r, to re
shared am ng,s every klnsdOm WIN.
could get possession.
When We talk, herc!ore, OF restoring
the balance OF Europe, we hold Ian.
guage equally unple asiuG 10 friends AMI
foes and amuse ourselves with AL I'm
practit able theory.
All we can attempt are specific and
defined purposes, such as the resterAtl-
on Of the ind. p nd' nee OF Holland and