Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-17
Foreign Meas.
MANIFESTO
OF TIzE KING OF PKUSS1

AS His mAessy the King OF Fsnssla
has saSea up arms Tor the dsfence OF his
,neople, nc things ,t necessary 20 lay before
them, aai all Eugopc. tne circumstances
which have imposed this duty o. MS ma.
jesty-
The colisics of france have been the
scourge oil hoaaaaity dariay the last atteea
Years. those men who ia rapid suscess-
ION. have been az the head of aHairs IN that
country, have only sought tue means OF
1 .he,r dominion IN war, aud the guarantee
cf tnelr existence IN the Wreschedness OF
the people, may be viewed without asso.
ni.5,nen,. But the introduction OF aregu'
lar government, 10 which the same nsces.
.;,v could nor be imputed, gave new life
20 the hopss of shs breads OF peace. Ma
na,son, ms ested with the supreme powsr,
victorious. surrounded by weaker slases,
friendly disposed govesnmsnts, or ex-
& haustsd risass, had 1t in his power to per-
foe.n abes,er part. For the greatness OF
France nothing more remained for him to
!. do !; for her happiness, every thing was IN
his power.
Its painful TO be compelled TO say, thar
French hostilisies ssin remained the same.
An insauablr ambition was still the ruling
passion OF France. She made use CT arms
and treaties with the same view. The
I peace of Amiens was scarcely concluded
before the signal Tor the first acss of yio-
lepcr followed. M
Holland and Switzerland two independ.
a
s,.tusion which converted them into French
provinces. The renewal ofihc war was
she consequence.
Peace however still continued upon the
continent. The German empire had par.
chased it By incalculable sacrifices. In the
msdst of this peace, nevertheless, the
French troops invaded The elsctosase OF
Hanover; country which had 40 con-
eern 10 the war between France and En-
gland, while the ports of Germany were
shu, against the British flag, and the better
to effect her ohjec. France took posss.si.
on Of Cuxhaven, and the territory OF 3 free
state. which was still more stranger TO
tie war than Hanover.
In the midst of this peace, also, the same
troops 8 few months after violated the Ger.
man territory IN such manner as 10
wound the honor of the nation still deep
or.
The Germans have never avenged the
death of the duke d.Enghien but the re-
membrance of that event will never be sx.
tinguished among ,hem.
The treaty OF Loneyillo guaranteed the
independence of the Italian republic In
spite of the most positive assurances did
NspeleonPlseeth the Ironcrown of Italy upon
his own head. Genoa was incorporated
with France. Lucca was very near shar.
ing the same fate. Only few months be-
fore had the emperor on solemn occa-
sion, an OCCASION which 'mposed very inn
portans duties Upon him, declared before
his people aud before all Europe, that he
wished not to extend the limits Of his ter,
ritory. Besides France was bound by
treaty with Russia, TO put the king of Ssr-
DINA 10 the possession of indemities in
Italy. Instead of fulfilling that obligation
she made herself mistress of every object
which could have beee sersicsable towards
that decentralization.
Portugal wished to maintain her neutrs-
lily, but Portugal waseompelled 20 pur.
chase b, gold the dseeissul security of a few
moments.
The Porte who had no. forgotten the
invasion of Syria and Egypt was the only
power remainingin Europe which had not
been subjected to the arbitrary proceedings
Of France.
But to these acts of violencs, syssem
of abuse and injury remained still 10 be
added. A Journal which proelai med itself
the voice of the government, was chosen
as chronicle of the attacks necessarily