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! kuowledged him. No promises, no nae
nases had been able 10 shake the king, .
neutrality. Every thing that the duty ct
| good neighbsr could prescribe was most
amply afforded during period of SIX ears.
Prussia esteemed valiant nation, which
also had learned, on ITS part, 70 respect
| Prussia both in war and peace; anc she
! did justice TO the genius OF iss Chief. nus
the remembrance Of these times IS no lon.
ger retained by Napoleon.
Prussia had permitted the territory Of
Hanover to be invaded. Ia this she had
countenanced an act of injustice; there.
{ fore was il her first view 70 emedy It. ohe
/ offered herself for i, instead OF Engiand,
under the condition that the latter shonsd
cede il. II must, however, at least be re
| collected, that thus boundary was pre-
/ scslbed TO France, which she should NOT
pass. Napoleon solemnIy pledged himself
MOTTO compromise the neutrality OF the
northern states; to exercise no violence
towards any of them; and, IN particular,
not 70 increase the number at troops III inc
electorate of Hanover.
Scarcely had he agreed to the st'Pula
tons, than he broke them. Every one IS
aequsin,ed with the violent manaer in which
sir George Rumb.ld was seizsd; every
one knows thas the Hans Towns were laid
under contribution, under The appelialon
OF loans, not By sny me ans for ihrlr inter.
est, but exactly 10 the sane maruer aa It
France had been at war with shem. For
the first Of these injuries his MAJESTY con.
niedhimsslf with accepting an inadequate
satisfaction. OF the second be took no
eogoisance, being prevented by the appre-
henslons, and representations on The part
OF the Haase Towns. His majesty, on his
part, Gid not scrnple 10 make any sacrifice,
as the preservation of peace was the dear.
est visa Of his heart.
The patience and suGsrance of every O.
ther court were exhausted sooner ,hsn has
OF his majesty. War again broke out on
the consineas--the situation Of the king,
with respect 10 his duty, was more d gicuit
than ever. In order 70 prepeu, France
from augmensing her troops in Hanover,
ne had promised TO suiIsf no attack 20 be
ni7de ca that territory. The Rsssiansan
the s~sdes were preparing for 40 attack
upon the French, From his period, he
whole burden OF he contract b@swcrnErauce
and Prussia weighed upon she latter cn,y,
without producing to het The least advan.
tage; and by singular Characterization OF
circumstances It seemed tha, Prussia, who
only wished to remain impartial and neu.
tral, could 40 longer pursue her former
sysiem, except TO the prejudice Of the al
lied powers Every advantages which re,
suited from this situation of affairs v:ss OF
the side OF .'raace, and the king was daily
threatened with collision, not less formi.
dable TO him than decisiyely fayorabie TO
the pans of Napoleon.
Who could have thought that the very
moment when the king had given to the
Fiepeh government she strongest proof of
dis determlua'ion, aud a singala, pie
OF the faithful fuih.msnt OF engagements
into 'wh'cihe had once entered, should be
chosen by Napoleon to doshe king thu mos,
sensible iu!ory? Who does TOT reu,en .ber
the violation OF the territory Of An.pssh,
which took place on the Sd O! Oct. in the
iastyea ar. notwithstanding she re ons,rance
OF the provincial ADMINISTRATION, and of his
majrstY's minister?
his contest bet~eea that moderation
which pardons every Thug; that Integrity
which remains true 70 its eegagsmen.s 10
the last on the one part; aod the abuse of
power, ,he insolence inspired br deceisful
fo1tuae, and ;he habit Of only reckoning
on this fortune, on she other, continued Sc.
lverai years. The king declared to the
French governnnes that he considered ali
his connections with il as dissolved. He
placed bis arsncs on a footing suitable 20
circumstances. Hewas now fully convinc-
] ed that ma Me doe Of secnr;4.. - -. y C