Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-26
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1T is rather. singular ts observe that at
ths moment when England is writing with
So much impotence for plan Of defence
which must doubtless add TO her military
forces, France takes the step,of reducing
hers 10 the peace establishments. There is
then between the TWO nations aud the two
governments a very strange disproporton
of sentiments or of real power! This
singular contrast is deserving of being
deeply medi,a,ed Il would reveal the sc.
ere. of their strength, aud perhaps the is.
sue OF this conreS.
Nobody can doubt that after the prodi.
sious Righ. which the eagle of France has
just taken, nothing in the world would be
able to stop It's wing. However, the. en-
peror Napoleon appears to have made use
OF all his strength only to secure peace.
Destruction was the aim Of his enemy,
preservation is his. The changes effected
In the Germanic body, have strengthened
re equilibrium aud increased the power OF
several Of It's members; those waich re
main to be made will completely remove
every hing that might trouble i's rePosr.
The approaching retreat Of the French
I'troops which remained 10 Germany, will
dispel all uAsasiness and contound ali ca
dummies To<Sre what the French ARMIES
have doue within. these six months, one
would say that France has fought less fer
herself and for her own Interests, than fol-
the Germanlc body. This unexpected re.
suit Of a war which announced itself with
such alarming symptoms, is not less ex.
raofdiuary than the manner IN which It
was carried ON.
Every thing on the continent bears to.
kens of long peace. However, the war
still lasts at the extremity OF Italy; 1t is
only suspended with Russia, aud is active
as ever with England France then is IN,
90 dread of it any where, since she every
where puts herself upon her peace estab
lishmens. This Is atestimony OF streng h
as ell as of moderation. 1t will suffice 10
examine the political situation OF things TO
be convinced Of il.
The king of Naples, updefendcd by the
affection of his subjects, relies CO the cou.
rage of the English for the protection o.
Sicily. Ia endeavoring to defend that
island, the English consult less the advant-
age OF the de.hToned monarch than their
own. They defend Sicily as the magazine
of Malta, the victualling of which will
shortly become more expensive and more
arduous. 10 the state of disaRection and
contempt into which the manoeuvIes OF
the British agents have brought their nasi.
on among The Barbary states. But the
protection of Sicily is impossible, because
an English feet cannot be stationed in the
s,reights which separate it from the CONT
nens, and the French have the means OF re-
newiug the attack every day. The war Of
Italy requires but short time to be for e..
yer ended.
That Of Russia is destitute of field of
battle. fnpracticable on the sadie of Au.
ssria, who must COW be SO we'll undeceived
on the honor and benefits of that alliance,
it is at present declared impossible in the
eyes of the most iguorant politicians, on
the side efPrussia, who has just sanctioned
by changes SO advantageous for her, the
principles of the treaty of Presburgh.