Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-12-12
F O K E I G ".
PARIS. October s.


dorf, icfs this city in the night between the
LIST and ID instant, and f5At.'cd Bonatorte
to Nr'itz, or, as some tie mat,s sheHit
lh4ysncc, situated at the confluence offh
lilaya 7vith The Rhine, and but sfort dis.
tdnce from Hanau, the chief hLace c;rone IF
fhe King of Pi'usSia's allies, the eiecto;. of
HesseJ.
When the French minister at Berlin, ar
piled COR his passports, ne was informed
that he should receive them from his prus-
sian majesty, 1T head quarters. These two
articles indicate another attempt at me-
gociation before an appeal is made to the
sword.
-5 September 27.
lhc Moniteur announces that his majesty
the emperor, has sent the following letter to
the KING OF Bavaria
Sir, my Brother,
1t Is more than a month since Prussia has
armed, and It is known 10 all the warld that
sne arms against France, and against the
confederation of the Rhine We have
sought Ter the motives of these armaments
without being able to discover them. The
letters written 20 us by his Prussian maics-
ty are amicabie his minister for foreign
affairs has netihed to our envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary, that he
recognises the confederation of the Rhine,
ana that he has no objection TO the arrange
ments made lii the South Of Germany.
Are the ornaments of Prussia the result
of a coalition with Russia, or merely of the
intrigues OF the different parties which ex-
list at Berlin, and the irresolution of the ca
binet Have they for their object to force
Hessc, SaXony and the Hanscatic towns. TO
contract obligations which the latter powers
do not appear to wish to form Does Prus-
STA wish to compel us ourselves TO depart
from the declaration which we nave made,
that the Hanseatic towns shall not enter IN
TO any particular confederation declara-
tion founded spon the commercial interest.
OF France and of the south of Germany, and
upon what has been made known TO US by
England. that auy change i'll the present Sic
tuaton OF the i1eDseatiC towns will be
great obstacle to- general peace. We have
Also declared that the princes of the Ger
manic empire, who were not comprised in
the confederation of the Rhine, ought to be
at liberty to consult only their own interest
convenience, that they ought to be re-
garded as perfectly free, that we weuid do
nothing to draw them into the confederation
OF the Kline, Du. that we would not suffer
themto be Forced to do any act which would
pc contrary TO their inclination, their poll
cy, o. the interests of their people. Ought
this Just declaration to have so W ounded the
Cabinet OF Berlin, that we should be obliged
TO retract 1t amongst all these motives,
which is the true one we cannot divine,
and the future only can reveal the secret
OF conduct as strange, as 1t was unexpec-
ted. month has elapsed without our
taking notice of it. Our inattention has
only served to emboldcn all these fire.
brands who wish to precipitate the court of
Berlin into most ipconsiderate contest.
AT length the armament Of Prussia have
led to the case provided for by one of the
articles OF the treaty of the 18th of July,
and we think II necessary that all the sove-
rcigns who compose the confederation of
the Rhine, should arm! to defend its interests,
to guarantee and maintain the inviolability
of its territory. Instead of 100000 men
which France is bound to furnish, she will
furnish 100000; and we have Just given or
ders that the troops necessary to complete
that number shall be transported with speed
to the Lower Rhine. The troops OF your
majesty being still on war footing, we in
wife your majesty to issue orders that they
may be put in state to march without de-
lay, with all their field equipagc, in order
that they may contribute to the defence of
the common cause, the success of which,
we dare believe, will correspond with its
justice, If at length, contrary to our wish
es, and even contrary to our hopes, Prussia
should compel us to'rvpel force by force.
We pay God, my brother, that he may
have you i'll holy and worthy keeping
| NAPOLEON.
/ Given at St. Cloud, 21st September, 1906
! Countcrsigned,
! TIE minister offoreign affairs.
! ca. NJ: TALLEYRAND,
! Prince Of Benevento
] A similar letter has been written to the
J kingo Wirtemberg, and letters of simi-
lar description have been written to his roy
al hghness the grand duke ofBerg, his roy
al highness the grand duke of Baden, his
royal highncgs the grand duke of Hesse
Darmstadt, his eminent highness the prince
primate, and to the college of princes of
the confederation of the Rhine.
! LONDON, October g.