The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-18

emperor Of the French. y :.
His msjeRy is uncertain wfcther he ought
to be more fnrprifed at the outrages which the
| french armies have taken the liberty of com
hitting In his provinces, or at the extraordinary
arguments BY which il is attempted at this day
to iufify them. Prufia had declared her nell
trality; but adhering to the aft to her prior
gaeements. all the advantages of which hence
forth would be in favour of France, fhe made
tacrifces to them, which might have endanger-
d her deareR intrrets. This invarisble inte-
gritty, this connection, which, without being in
tbs leaf degree expenfive to France, produced
to her an invaluable degree of fecurity ON many
siiential Points-how has il been repaired q
Jnitly jealous Of that confederation which is no
tets due to his power than TO his quality, the
kin, has read with fenfations, which he has in
vain endeavoured to fupPrefs, the jutti6catory
iifpatch communicated nv the French ambafIa-
dor to his cabinet. A publication Is attempt
I'd upon the practice of the lat wars, and the
familiarity of circumstances asif the exceptions
which were then admitted mad not been found
ed upon potitive aas, which have been fuce
nailed by the peace; rs IF the emperor ever
ooS thofe acts into his confederation, when he
took pefieihon of the country Of Hanover, OF a
country that had been 70 long placed under the
projection of PrufIia But ignorance of our
intentions is pleaded, If the intention did no,
exit in the nature of the tranlaGtion, 70 long As
the contrary is not hipuatcd! AS if the 20
Tenn proteaations of the authorities of the
province, and of the miniRer of his maieNy
to his highpsfs the eieetor of Bavaria
lad not Efficiently made known what was by
no means necefary: and that myfelf, witt
the map in my hand, in the conferences which
had with their excellencies NJ. Duroc and Nj.
de Laforee, had not declared that no troops
whatever ihoHld pats through the Margraviates !:
pointing out to them, at the fame time, The
route Of communication that evaria had nipu-
lated for herfelf, as the only one in which the
| march of the troops was not likely to meet with
| any obnruStion II has been fad, that in mat
tiers of fuch importance, pofitive explanation
ihouid take place, as if that were duty incurn-
bent on the power which repofed in confidence
on the faith of principle, and not upon that
which intended to fuhvert it. In Mort, 4 ore.
text is made of facts which have never had any
other foundation than in falfe reports, and In
imputing outrages to the Auftrians, which they
have never committed, the obGrva.ioa of his
majcity is only directed to the contratt which
their conduct offers TO that of the French ar
mics. The king could have drawn from the
contrait, conc!afions more unfavourable refpeet-
ing the Intentions of the emperor. He will con-
fine himfelf to the reAetti>,, that his imperial
maiefy had at leaf his reafons for confideriug
| the pohtye engagements which exited between
him and Pr1,iiia, as of no importance in his
eyes, under the preftnt circumstances and that
he hinfelf was confcquently on the point of IA
criacing every thing to adhere to his engage,
rnents. He condders himfelf this day abf,lvcd
from all obligations antccedent to the prefrnt
| time. Thus refored to that fate of things, in
| which he has no other duty than that of his own
fafety, and the maxims of common juitice, the
king will not the LET'S evince that he Is always
animated by the fame principles. To fee Eu-
rope participate in that peace, in which he az
pires to maintain his own fubjees, is his only
with /; to Contribute, by all the means in his
power, to re-eaabliib it upon fold BATS, and
to apply to this great work his active mediation,
and his unre:nitting endeavours, fhail be his
chief duty. But impedtd on every 6de in theft
his noble intentions, the king can no longer in
trait 70 other hands than his own, the care of
providing for the fafety of his people. With.
out obligations for the future, and alto without
aifurances, he finds himielf compelled to order
his armies to occupy thofe petitions which arc
ndifpenfably neceffary for the protection of the
fate. Entreating their exc ellencics M. Duroc
and NJ. de Laforef, to tranfmit thrfc obfervati.
ons tn his imperial majeGy, have to allure them
of my high confederation,
lSigned)
HARDENBERG.
Berlin, OG. Il, 1905.