The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-24
europe.
Continuation ef ne7y5 rtceived at Nesv. York.
LONDON, Aucufl ST.


We anticipate the Indignation of our readers.
and of world, when they fhall hear. mat il
- tn. f'.s- '-'.e a-..;-"si>,, DoaAp..ss s;c
mr,nher Tie monarchy, and to annihilate that
OF Portugal, in favor OF that profligate. ahan-
ooned traitor, the Prince of Pea~e-,bat the
provinces OF Bfray, Navarro, Catalonia, and
one nan OF Arragon are TO be consolidated rs 4
Kihgdom Tor that Infamous betrayer and enlla-
yer OF his country; and that Portugal is held
ont to the miierahle inRrument of the French
depot, the king of Spain, as dsarable com.
penia'ion tor his ancient domains
bnt II VIII readily be believed, that 70 Ionr
as drop OF Britiih blood ,irculates in the veins
O! britih mlnitter, she Abandonment OF orr
oldeit a.d bcf ally wond not be fubrnjtted IN
we mutt therefore conclude, that lcrd 81. Vim
cent and general Sincoe are difos;ch-d to that
country and 'ill DC followed by our Geets and
"'"'eS' 10 oppoie to the utiermof, this inf.
nous ProJect. That this arrangement is deter
mined upon, we have no doubt that it is nov
~ Progreis to- defeat it, we are wen agnred
That the final iifue of this vrtuous effort nav
De as tuccefsful as it' motives are iuRifabls.
h0nourahie and legitimate, we mott humbIy
hope and pray.
The Paris Moriteur ofthe l4,h Augut contains
Ia following mot important and afcainc
S ate Paper, being tie Reclamation of the
li'sh Office of Emperor of Germany, bv
FRANCIS, Emperor of Auilia.
;, ViEsNA, Auguft 7.
|" We Francis SscovH, &c.
{" Since the peace of Preibnrgh, all our at
tention and all our care have been EMPLOYED to
fulfil with f'rupuous fidelity, all the engage
ments contracted by that treaty, to prefrrye TO
our iuhlrcts the happiness of peace, TO confa,i-
date every whsre the amcahle relations hanniIv
re'etaH';hed, waiting to difcover whether the
changes cauied by the peace would permit us to
perform our important duties. as Chief Of the
Cermanc Empire, conformabIy to the CapituIa-
ton OF election.
ne consequences, however. which erfued
from fone articles Of the Treaty of PrrG,urvh.
Immediately after it's publication, and which
MI EXIT, and thofe events generally known
which have fnce taken place in the Grrrnsnic
Empire, have convinced us that it will be i'm
pohbIe, under thefe circumstances, TO continue
the obligations contracted by the Capituiation
OF election, and even, If, in re1eeting on thc(e
pohticai relations, it were poGible to imagine a
change OF affairs, the convention OF the 10th of
July, hgned at Paris, and ratif, d hy The Con
tracing PARTIES relative TO an entire fer.aratior
or ieVeral comfortable States Of the Eur,ire.
and their peculiar confederation, has entirelv de-.
troyed every fuch hope.
=" Being thus convinced of the impogibiity
OF being any longer enabled to fulfil the duties
OF our imperial functions, we owe it TO our
principles and to onr duty, to renounce crown
winch was only valuable in our eyes, whilR we
were aole to enjoy the confidence Of the Elec-
TOTS, Princes, and other States Of the German.
/ &c EMPIRE, and TO perform the duties which
were impotsd upon us. We declare, therefore.
! by lheie prefents, that we, coufderine as diC.
lowed the ties which have hitherto attached us
TO the States of the Germanic Empire that
we coohdennG as extinguhcd by the confeder-
at'on OF the States Of the Rhine, the charge in
chiet OF the Empire: and that we confidetipc
ourislyes thus acquitted Of all our duties TO.
wards the GCrmanic Empire, do reign the I'm.
PSr'd' Crown, and the Imperial Government.
we aoiolve, at the fame time, the Electors,
rf'oces and States, and all that belong IN the
EmPire, particularly the Members of 49, Su.
Prene tribunal, and other Magistrates of the