Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-13
ny THIS DAYS MAIL,
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON March 8.
rDtbam 80 Be- eostiaatd.l

f& The report 81 = W Al 0ssm Ssu pa. ~ :.
=. IJo;,ed States of America, which has
circulated on the authority OF en- a..
& ,.ricau captain from Portland, rs not ae.
rr.Ji,ed in the city. Psrtlaea is situated
|K LIMOS, AZ the extremity of the United
Sta,es from the seat of government, aud
he adyices from New York 20 the 7th OF
s. n brusry. received some days ago, are, we
:, s. .r. confident, the latest from that quarter
which have reached this country. Whatever
some people may be disposed 10 infer from
|shs sxacerbaiiou of parties ia the Ame.
ricar ceagress, the people are too sensible
Of the advantages of peace TO reiInquish
,hem on light grounds. Wfheut a navy
tor ,he protection Of their commerce, con.
res, with Tbs weakest maritime power IN
4 Europe would in a. great measure destroy
thsis carrying trade, soascs OF revenae 20
(which they are principally indebted for
,hs rssy bsasted prosperity Of thstr hnan-
cs'.
The affairs of the continent wear quite
IA, unsettled an aspect as they did two
|mon,hs ago. A peace has been concluded
hssween France aud Austria, OF all the
road,soas sot which the public are GER
2sainly net ia possession. 1t there were
no sscret articles 10 the treaty providing
some contingent iadennities for the in.
msaSs SACRIFICES made by emperor OF Ger
rnany. we should ba ~ loss to account
for the policy of Bonaparte, IN so far hum.
sbliog ths Austrian power as to rsnderit in'
se.psbls for the failure of maintaining the
Equilibrium Of the balance, particularly as
hi seems TO bs his intention 70 throw some
additional weight into the Prasslan scale.
sThs sircunssaace Of the changes which
have taken place 10 the route oil the French
army It's return being countermaaded, ihs
asss mhling of the troops at Alchssaat, tax.
zen ia conjunction with the positions OF Au.
,gerean's corps on the Maine and along the
confines of the territory OF Hesse, ars very
Sunequiyoeal symptoms OF the unsettled
state Of affairs, and of plans which still
remain 20 be developed. la the North,
J likewise, things are far from wearing pa.
ciSs aspecs. Ths orders fer the reductions
! of Prussian army to the peace establish.
men, have. ia part, basn couutermaaded.
NThe garrison Of Berlin is nrdersd to hold
itself in readiness TO march, and the field
sequ page OF the king is preparing. !. An
army of one, huadred and afty thousand
Russiansis also assembling 10 Lithpania.
III The measures of the French can hardly
be accounted for upon principles Of rapacity
aleas, or from wish en- the part Of tbs CO.
ssraintns &c msinsaia q certain proportion
BOT the army a, the expencs of Germany, az
'sit has been accustomed TO do for many Yeara
back al she. sxpsnce Of Holland, swi,zsr.
Hand aud Italy. This. no doubs, in she ace:
10y state OF his treasury, must &c az object
40 Bonaparte; and in their pressa, STATE OF
hamihaiion and snbjsstion We see 30 reason
Iwhy tho German princes should hope TO be-
Exempted froM share in the burden which
\ he has inpossej Upon his other vassals. 1t
was ooc of the dangers of which shsy had
Nbsen hundred times warned, as the ne
Scessary consequence of their conducs, in
mot opposing the early usurpa.ions Of Bona
2parte, and in suffering him TO organize 3
SmiIitary force, which has been hrss en-
Eploysd in reducing them to a state Of de-
Speadancs, ana which they must cow main.
xraia as pledge of their ssrsituds, and a
ksolemn abrgeation Of all pre.ensiens to tn.
sure freedom. The contributions levied
by Augereau on the town Of Frank fort is
8eHiy torstasse of the blessings in store for
) those who esnoo, or will not resist Things
tare now arrived at that stage when il IS
Thought quite unnecessary for the tyrant to
assign any reasons for his conduct, or 10
hold out any pretence fer his sxaetions.
Formerly they we're made in the shape of
torced loans, or as re,ributisn for some
real or pretended injary: now she mandate
IS brlsf aud unineumbersd sic D9lo SIC il.
6ss is its tenor; aud if reason be asked
tor, the answer 10 preremptosy STAT pre-