Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-25

ne court oil vienna has taken up lis
residence at Cracow, in Poland.
BRuNN, November l3.
BY special command of his majesty the
emperor and king, with whose presence
this city has been favored fer several days,
the president of the superior police, Baron
Summeraw, has issued the following dc.
claraiion
+" His majesty the emperor and king
never had more ardent wish than for
the preservation of peace. This wish lay
IN the principles OF his reign, as we'll as
~ his heart. Far from any, even the
most secret design, ofincreasing his ter
rilories, Or of aiming at an indemnity for
The sacrifices which he made at Luneville
and Hatis6on for the peace of Europe, he
desired nothing more than that the en-
Peror ofthc French mi shi be a6tuated by
similar spirit olsincere and humane po,
Icy, and con6ne himself within the limita
prescribed by the treaty Of Iuneville.
Whoever with pure intention has
interested himself in the fate of Europe,
must have icit The justice and moderation
oi this desire.
-" True to his principles, his majesty
"as ever ready, during he progress of
the present war, to offer the hand oil
peace; and he would have thought and
acted in the same manner, under the
most splendid victories, as under the in.
tiaence OF Contrary events.
Ills majesty thought the great and de.
sirahie moment Of this reconc liasion and
OF this return 10 national happiness real
~ rot far distant, when the emperor of
France, az sundry times, openly protested
o entertain similar sentiments, and spoke
precisely IN the same spirit 10 his mpe.
rial and royal majesty's generals, who, by
the fortune of war, became his prisoners.
"fuil OF confidence in such declarati-
ons, and compelled by the wish 10 avert
from the city ofVienDa, which is so dear
to his heart, The approaching danger, and
irom his good and faithful subjects in ge-
neral The pressure ola tedious war, his
majesty sent field marshal-Iieu,. count
Won Outlay to the French emperor's
headquarters, in his .. bis allies names,
TO receive the confederation of those
friendly sentiments, and to learn the par.
ucular conditions which empe ror NspoIe.
on on this occasion would make, prepare.
tory TO general negotiation for cessa-
ton of arms.
"But the expectations of his majesty
were not fulfilled. AS The basis Of ces.
sation OF arms for a few weeks only, the
French emperor demands, "that the ALI
ed troops return 10 their native country :;
that the Hungarian levy, sc. be disband-
ed; and that the dukedom of Venice md
the Tyrol be put into the possession Of
the frence armies"
"The contrast between such demands
and the offers heretofore made by the en-.
peror oil France all Europe will perceive."I
Z" His majesty the emperor and king
has by this first step fulfilled duty sa.
cred 10 his heart.
But he believes he would have severe |
ly injured himself, wounded the honor of
his monarchy, the dignity of his house |
and the renown Of his good and greatest |
nations, and have impaired the best in
!erests Of state in the eyes Of the present
and future generations, If, notwithStand- |
ing the weighty obligations incumbent
on him for the preservation of the whole,
he had giveD way 10 his own feelings for
the temporary heavy oppression Of his
people, and conceded with stipulations
which would have been death blow to
his monarchy, and breach Of the COME. |
derscy with all his allies.
His majesty wanted peace. He still |
wants it with uprightness and sincerity. |
But never can he, never will he SUI. |
Ter himself to be placed in a state of in. |
security, which would subiea him and |
his people to the domineering command
of powerful enemy.
"Cnder such circumstances, there is
no alternative for his majesty left, than
to cleaYe 70 the great, yet unexhaus.ed