Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-10-27

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loNDoN, AUGUST 81, 1906.
The expected Mel1enger from
Lord Lauderdalc arrived yeaerday
morning. The nature Of the diff
patches brought by him is involved
in the fame fccrecy which the Gov
ernment has obferved with refpeG to
al. the former proceeding of the ne
collation.. BUT from the continu
ance Of Lord Laudendale at Paris,
we may infer this at leaft, that the
negotiations are not broken off, and
that there is fill fome profpe6t Of
bringing matters to an accomnoda-
ton. The appearance Of things in
Germany feems to indicate a renew
al Of the Continental War. But
Prullia, in placing itfelf in a hottie
attitude, appears to have no concert
with Aufria, whole conduct lhews
di(polition to preferve peace BY IN
referved compliance and fubmiilion.
1t is likely tina; this tardy reGlance
Of PruiTia has for its obje6 the pre-
iervation of Hanover in which cafe
it would not be countenanced OF fup-
ported by US, nor would it hold
forth any aid or promile towards the
dcliverance of the world.
In addition to the intelligence
which was brought by the Hamburger
Mail that arrived early yefterday
morning, we have received fome in
terefting particulars from our private
Correspondents.
The Grand Northern Confedera-
ton, the origin Of which was fr(t
communicated TO the Britifh public
! in Second Edition Of our Paper on
Sunday fe'nnight, appears to be on
the eve of completion /; and its OBJ
jet, it is faid, is not merely the pre-
tervation Of the integralitv of the
States in the North Of Germany,
but IT'S formation is underftood 10 be
for the purPofe of preventing any
farther encroachments Of France up
on the Continent. Itis ailertcd that
a Treaty of DefenGve and OfcnGve
Alliance has been actually Ggned be-
tween Ruflia, Puflia (including the
the Government of Hanover, J owe-
| den, Denmark, Saxony, Hefc Cafel,
6runtwick, the Dutchies of Meek
encurgh, the two Pomeraniss, and
the Dutchies Of HoIlfein and Schl-
efvig. This compound alliance is
calculated to produce, in a very fhort
time, upwards Of Million Of armed
men I've Hould feel much
difficulty in reconciling this intel
ligence, with the late reports in
the French papers, were it not
evident that the treaty which D.
Oubril Gsued at Paris, has not VET
received the ratification Of the Au-
tocrat Of Prugia. But, when we
confder the faIt force, confftlng en-
tireIy Of vetran troops, which the
French have anembled on the from.
tiers Of the Pruiiian dominions, We
lament having very fender hopes of
the refifance which can now be
made by the army Of Monarch,
who, few months ago, might have
de(eryed the name Of the Saviour of
Europe. That period, however, Is
pat and we have only to fear that
the Potentate, whole wavering policy
and political duplicity, have caufrd
the fubidgation Of millions; will foon
experience the fatal effects of his
pufllanimous accommodation. But
whether Rufia has or has not Joined
the confederation, it is certain thar
the alliance between PruiIia, Sa1ony,
Hehe-Cahel, and Brunfwick, will be
clofer than ever.
A contention, it leems, has arifen,
between the King of Bavaria and
the Archbiihop Primate, relative to
the EbeiLt which arofe IN b6f,rsouenca