Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-26
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ever. The three great powers, Russia and
Austria on the one part France on the
other, have been transmitting thrs their
envoys or ambassadors, declarations, nae.
morals, notes, appeals, addresses. rescripts,
replieations, expositions, &c. during the
lastsix weeks, each party Gas will De seen
by the extracts shall lay before you here
after charging and accusing the other with
breach of treaties, aggrandizemens OF ter
r;tory, marching armies, &c. Zach party
seems very desirous to obtain the influence
Of the king of Prussia, to whom they se-
verally appeal, but whose mind and inward
intent,ens, though he has hitherto been
neutral. neither side seems fully to know.
Oae thing is sertain, Russia aud Austria
seem SO earnest in uniting againstthe COM
mon foe--shey are seserally maFchinglarge
armies with all possible expedition towards
the banks of the Rhine and che Adlge, aud
France is doing the sanes but the former
seem 10 have beeu~before hand with The
latter, which has provoked the anger
of Bouaparte. who'yenas his rage IN public
complaiHts against Russia add Austria, Ia
obligsag him TO Withdraw the army OF the
seassso another quarter, at the moment
whsnxhey were aware he was going to
strikrEnglana fatal blow, which would
have crushed her, and given freedom to the
seas. Thus hesmakes virtue OF necessity:
accordingly he has divided that army;
large detachmspts are gone 10 Cologne, 70
Mentz, and 70 Strasburg, 20 which latter
place, the emperor Napoleon soon after set
out himself, with his empress, where ne
arrived the 26th of September. Here he
ENTHUSIASTICALLY hold his court, his coun-
ellis, and superinsend all military opera
tions, and his subtle minister, Talleyrand,
has since arrived there to join him. BE-
fore, however. Bonaparte lett Paris, ne
sent letter 10 the grand Pensioner OF Hell
land, at the Hague, to De on his guard, hest
histroeblesome rivals, the English, should
attempt TO land troops on that coast, 10 re.
pei force by force. $ They may land,
says he, /" bat they will never rs.embark. "
The King of Prassia has not set still in
the midst of these warlike preparations;
he has held a councll, gwen orders to all
his military officers TO roPairwithout delay
to their regiments, and to the post assigned
them: his Journals tells ussheeaas an army
of 500, 1000 men, all equipped and ready to
act as occasion may require; she same
Journals tell US he arms only TO protect his
own frontiers from violation intending to
preserve as formerly rigid neutrality;
there are some who think his mind Is
changed with circumstances, and that
should a war ensue, he VIII not continue
mere spectator for my part, 1 sh'nk ms
will at this time is Of such importance TO
the great powers above mentioned, ne May
be said to hold thr~krys OF the temple OF
Ianus 10 his.hands; aad should he be the
means of throwing open It's DOORS tnou-
sands and tens oil thousands OF swords Will
fly out Of their scabboards, ready to shed
the blood ofrae con,ending armies! New
ertheless tho the time exhibits OF threats SO
sanguinary nature, that the arnGes proPos-
ing to attack each othei, are coming every
hour nearer 20 each other, and prompt for
action, il is even possible there Will be no
war, but that the whole of these warllke
preparations, wslllprove the tore-rnnner OF
a general peace. Coo, grant It may be SO
IL think France will DOT dare to hazard
. war. Iii is admitted France has large
army 10 Italy. and q stilllarger one on the
Banks of the Rhine, which we learn BY the
last mail, Bonaparte has already crossed
and penetrated into Germany with his usu.
81 rapidly, yet he knows that Russia and.
Austria have armies equal, it not superior
already in the neighbourhood, and other
rsinforcemen.s coming forward; that Rus-
sia has feet with troops on board sail
ing in the Baltic, 10 the Caspian Sea- ana
In the Bosphorns, to oppose him and ms
schsmes. The principles which actuated
the bslIigercnt powers ten years ago are
changed: it is nc longer France consending