Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-25
NOTE

"Whenl bic majesty the emperor of al
the Hussias, in compliance with the wish
es o,-h's B'isarnic majesty, had resolved Il
send The undesigned 10 Bonaparte, 10 NEE
The pacific over;ures which he bad mad.
10 the court OF London, his Russian ma
Jes! was guided by two sentiments aus
motives ot equal force with which you are
acquainted, namely, his desire, on the one
maud 10 support sovereign who was rea
dy 10 make exertions and sacrifices for the
general tranquility, and, on the other
hand procure advantages 10 al the states
OF Europe, from pacific disposition, which
from the form in which twas announced
mus be considered as very sincere.
"Thc existing disagreement between
Russia and France could have placed M
surmountahle obstacles in the way OF
neaocis,ion oe peace by Russian minis.
ter ; but MS imperial majesty o. Russia did
not hesitate, for a moment TO pass ever
all personal dispIeasurc and all usual for
maii,ies.
ellis imperial majesty of Russia avail
cd himself Of the mediation OF his Prus-
sian majesty, when he requested ihcpass-
ports for his pienipolentia,y.--Hc declar-
cd that he should only receive them on
that particular condition, namely. that his
pienipoteniiasy should enter directly up
on negotiation with The chief OF the
French government, without acknowledge
ing the new title which he had assumed !:
and that lie was still animated by the same
wish for a genera! peace which lie had APP
peared 10 shew in his letter to his Britannia
majesty.
aThis preliminary assurance was the
more necessary, since Bonaparte had as
sumcd the tile of King of Italy immedi.
steiy upon receipt OF The answer given by
his Britannia majesty 10 his letter of The
Is, OF January title which Itself put a
new obstacle in ;he way otthe desired res
toration ofpeace.
"After his Prussian majesty had trans
miited The positive answer from The Ca
binet of the Thuileries, that it persevered
In the intention sincerely 10 lend its hand
10 a pacific negotiation, his imperial ma
jesty OF Russia accepted the passports The
more readily, because the French govern
msnt showed so strong an inclination TO
trsnsmit them.
"By a flesh transgression of the most
solemn treaties, the union of the Ligurian
repH5lic with France had been enecled.
: his event CT itself, the circumstances
Which have accompanied 1t, the formali
ties which nave been employed 10 hasten
the execution thereof, the moment which
has been chosen 10 carry the same into
execution, have alas formed an aggre-
gate which mus, terminate the sacrifices
which bis iInreriai majesty of Russia
would have made at the pressing RI quest
Of Gteat Britain, aud in hopes Of res,cr-
8 ing the necessary tranquility 70 Europe by
the means ofnegociation.
T" without doubt his imperial majesty
OF Russia, would not have insisted so
strenUously 90 The conditions fixed by
BIN, if the French government had full.
filed the hope that il would respect the
first tie which holds society together, and
which uphoids the confidence of engage
ments between civilized nations; but it
cannot possibly be believed, that Bona
psfie, when he granted the passports,
which were accompanied with the most
pacific declarations, seriously intended 10
fulfil them; because, during the time
which would necessarily elapse between
tie granting OF passports and the arrival
Of The undersigned at Paris, he took mea.
sufes which, far from facilitating the re-
storstion OF peace, were OF such nature
that they snnihilated the very grounds Of
peace.
"Tbe undersigned, in recalling to the
recollection OF his excellency Baron Har-
ten5erg, facts with which the cabinet Of
his prussian majesty is very infinitely ac-
quainted, must at the. same time inform
him, that he has just now received from
his Russian majesty al order dated the
sih (2lsD June, To return the aBneyed
Passports imme dateiy, and TO request
your excrliency to transmit the same 10
tle French government with this present
declaration, sinc- no use whatever can be
made Of them in the present state OF az
fAig..
"Thc Undersigned avsils himself Of this
opportunity 10 renew 30 his excellency the
assurance ofhis respect.
(Signedl
IN. Won NovozILfzofF.
{" Berlin, 2sih June, O. S." (July 10, 1905.
The above note gas Immediately trans