Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-17

4 Hanover. could II have been made una.
less unhappy circumstances, wnaId Ass
beeu productive OF the most sanitary adj
j vansages 10 Prussia. The klrg. there
fore. conceived, shas he reeoac,led h.
wishes with his principles, waen nc accso,
ed the proposed exchange, only under Ii,
1 cond,,ion that the fulllimens of tie saa,
should be deferred to me general peac,
and the consent of his majesty the King o.
/ Great Britain should be obraiaed.
] All the advantages OF the treaty wer.
for France. On Inc oae side, she recrly
ed guarantees, which pns the seal on nc,
| conquests (; on the oshcr, she gave wha
she DIG not possess, what mighs be asalu
conquered by the chances OF an uocettal,
| war while IN The cessioas OF Prussia sh;
found the means Of cherishing her allies.
! But between policy which will do eve.
ry thing in les power, and an in,eeiv
/; which regards It's duties, and especially il,
ptemises, the contest is ever unsquaI.-
The king approached the moment when
! he was convinced Of this by experience !.
this moment was the mos, pain.u! of hi,
reigo;
Il was the affair Of France to r4;s,,
the notifications undsr which he king had
confirmed the treaty, # she. did no, an
prove them. Rn. she avoided doing this
! for the whole prussian army wss s..Il M
der arms. She continued 10 be lavish If
assurances OF friendship; shc fulfilled n.
trea'y as Tar as il suited her; bur wh,p h,
! majesty wis5ad iorrap the Only advaptso.
which ms had proposed to himself from
the late negotiations, and which, was near,
ess 10 his heart, sae suddenly s,ered h,
languages. The qualifications, sdded to
the srraiy Of Vieana, were row r-iec,ed
at Paris. Endeavors were made to fo,,,
Prussia 'ato ,he raoss !ujasicas measures;
and wnen com. HauGwisz who was a;pan
demonstrated againss this, ,hs aacoadj,.
o"ai iu'hlmens lie treaty. was hauchIp
INSISTED Oh, as we're the Immediate rssj.
CHS OF the three provinces, and 20 real
the patent by which the occuDatiop #
Hanover was declared provisional. pm
sia was reqniEed 10 resign part of the &c,
van'sges stipulated, aad to st.u, the Fort,
against The British flag, in the same man,
ner as ihe Frerch had returned ins. me
electora,e.
The King, at length, was perfectly cor.
viacea o! ihe true character of the friend
ship OF The emperor of the :'reaeh.-.a So
Por'hc draushi Tor power which still! feels
It's own strength an INSTRUMENT of de-
gradasion. and finally of suhiec,iou, TO
every power which no longer POSSESSES
strength.
In The mean simr, Napoleon was in pos
session OF every advantage. The Prussi
al army mad returned; his own. after som.
move ments OF no consequence, a. which
deceived Germany prema!uraly reioiceJ,
90 some frivolous Prcscnses es,ablshe1t
sell en- this side of the Rhias. The irs
contilct might produce misfortunes. Wat
which Is NOT, hnder eli circumstances, thc +
grestes;of evils, might become such undG
saose 'nea existing. HE king determined
20 continue the part ne had hitherto acted
tor some time longer. Wishing 20 PR.
serve OILS force, DOW more than ever aec:s
ssry 10 Europe, and at tbs least 10 secas
me tranquility of toe North, he sou6rnsd
Sas new sreaiy. Confidence, howevsr,was &
90" utterly lost. Prussia was convinced
nat OF the hrss opportunity to wcakeuha
without danger, she might expect an a.tai B
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from hef pretended ally convinced there
"a degree Of aaabisioa which nothing c,a
SasIsfy; which proceeds. without iatsrmis.
Mon' rom nsufpas!o'' 20 usurpstion, some
times without plan. bar ever inten, oud
s'fuctlon; Careless Of she choice of means
and employing alike arms aud the pen, vi
olencep and oaths. Bus eyeo vita this COZ,
s'ctlon, SO great IS the nofsrtuna,e supsr' g
'rlsy CHAINED By sac', policy, over thos