The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-19

been the fame, yet General Nocafolla was
ft arcely fet off for his defamation, before adj
vices were received at Munich OF the prepare
tions making by the Aulrian army to crofs the
Inn.
III. Z. H. could not but perceive that the Auf- |
.trian generals had formed the deigp, by al APP
pearance of negotiation, preventing his taking
defeufive meafures; in order that they might
be enabled to get his troops and perhaps his
perfon into their power.
Nevertheless General Mack confe1ed, on this
head, to a Bavarian officer who had been fent
to him, that in confequence of the afiurances
~givento Prince Schwarzenbsrg. he had delayed
the forced march of General Klenau's divifion,
who were to repair to Neuburgh, in order to |
cut off the retreat Of the Electoral regiment.
The moment was now arrived, when III. E.
H. no longer confidently relying on the ~affuran-
ces of which until then the Aufrian miniter had
been 70 lavilh towards him, was induced to
take, for the maintenance of his independence
a prompt and courageous refOlution.
The Court of Munich, by feeking to give
time, had no hottie view, but merely that of
preferving her neutrality, and OF guaranteeing
herfelf by meafures which circumstances rem
dered necenary, from what Prince SChwarZen-
| berg had threatened. Attempts were then made
TO negotiate with him; but what was the afton-
i.hment of the Eleetor and his miniter. on
finding that his general, who had with 10 much
haughtinsfs Unified on an immediate reply, had
no power whatever to treat, and that IN order
to bring any matter to a cnncluion, it would
be necef1ary to applyto Field Martial Lieute-
nant Mack. 1t was at the very moment that
| this general and Prince Schwarzenberg were
making propofals for a coalition, that on the
| 9th of September the Autrian troops penetrat-
ed into Bavaria.
From the firt day thefe troops fet foot in the
Bavarian dominions, they laid on heavy requii-
tions, iniiaed on being fed by the country, and
| began TO emit paper-money, by ob!igtng 1t to
| be received at its nominal value Whit in their
own provinces, it lofes so per cent.
Such were the circumstance under which ii
was propofed to dilband aud incorporate the
Bavarian army.
The orders for the retreat of the troops were
only given in the night, on the sth September,
and after the ~ftroneet opportunities the Eleetor
and his miniaer quilted the capital, in order to
retire into the Province of Franconia.
Notwithstanding the violent conduct which
had been adopted towards the Ele6tor, his con-
hdence in the perfon of H.. M. and in the Field
MarfhaI was not yet diminifhed. He in COME
quence fent Lieut.. Col. Ribeaupierre to the
conference aligned at Haag.. .
This officer had orders to reprefent that the
junction of the. Electoral with the AuftIian
troops could only be the refult of a treaty and
not a preliminary condition {: he was alto to de-
clare that H. NJ. would never content to their
incorporation, and that they had received or
ders to fire on the hrt attempt to difarm them.
Prince Schwarzenberg propofed that the
troops ihould be ordered to halt whit a couri-
er was fent to Vienna 10 bring back new in
ftruetions. Lieutenant Colonel Ribaupierre
would have adopted this propofal; but Gen.
Mack infifted on the Bavarian columns top
ping, Whit his own army hould continue their
march. Upon this, the Bavarian officers with.
drew, and the negotiations were broken off.
The Aufrian army approaching the Ifcr, the
Bayarian troops difperfed in divers garrifons,
retreated 70 as to avoid falling in with them.
Thew marched tnruaraste-Upper PaIatlhe.
In order that the relations which had exifed
with the Generals Of the Auftrian army, might
notwithstanding the removal of the Coat, be
Represented in their true point OF view to the go.
vernment OF Vienna the Baron Gravenruth,
Envoy Extraordinary from Fl. E. H. to H.. NJ.
and who was then at Munich, received orders
to repair without delay to Vienna, II. III. with
ing by this choice to exprefs in the frongeft
manner his defire to preferve the ties of friend
flip fill fulfilling.
1his mlnltter, on the 18th September, fent
bis brother, charge d%'afFaires to the Courtnof
Vienna and captain of H. highnefs's Raf,, to ge-
neral Mack, who was then at Munich ; he was
the bearer of a letter by which invoking the
mott perfect neutrality 1t was offered to deter
mine on a line which the Auftrian troops nlouId
follow in their march as ALTO the portions
they ihould occupy; by means of which they
ihould not be in any manner attributed and e.
very fort of c~olliion would be avoided.
Gen. Mack in his reply by letter, mentioned
only what he bad already verbally ftated 10 capt.
Gravenruth, namely that the Emperor would
never content for Bavaria to remain neuter, nor
even that, as an ally, her troops hould remain
in a body.
In this conference he entered into a tatement
OF all that had taken place from the milton of
Baron Novoziitzoff to the eRablifhment of
headquarters at Munich, grounding the fud-
den invaiion of Bavaria on the ~necef1ity of con-
ceallng from France the preparations for attack,
which were then making.
He rejected every project for drawing a line
OF demarkation, fpeke of the approaching arri.
val OF the Rufiians, who would not flop until
the Bavarian troops were incorporated with the
Aultrian army, and who would not leave them
IN fafety even in Franconia. He added, that
the Bayarians ought not to rely on the protect
on of Pruffia, that nothing fhould divert him
from purifying them every where that Rufia
had an army on the frontiers of Prufia in or
der to watch that power, and that on the hrf
fgna! $4,000 Cofiacks fhould ravage her pro-
yinCes.
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