Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-10-17

uC9Gktptt0uo ~ PGOptS uGIGss w uGA Ol al
kinds are extremely Low, and West-In-
dia produce has but : nominal price.
Nothing l. doing but from hand TO
mouth the hope, rather than the expec-
tation Of peace, has had some share Of
] late, in making every body waryin pur-.
chasing any article whatever. z
3 Negotiations for m exchange fpri.
soners are going on, and has, indeed,
been in part accomplished but while
England insists on maritime domination,
and France u every day acquiring or
consolidating continental dominion. it
perplexes me 20 conjecture how preIimi-
naries can be adjusted between them.
: The kings OF Naples and Holland
viii not descend from their thrones--so
far from Il, that the report of the day IS,
that the ancient Kingdom of Navarro, Is
70 be severed from Spain Proper and
adorned with . crown for Lucien and
Switzerland tobs constituted into regal
retublic, for Jerome. Time only can
deyeloPe the truth or the falsehood Of
such conjectures.
4 " Troops have been and are still march
ing considerable bodies towards Spain;
whether for the above purpose, or for
more effectually shutting out the British
commerce from the Spanish ports,
know not. Some people suppose thai.
Portugal i the object. -
Noperson can question that the great
emperor Of the Preach win become, ID
effect, the emperor Of the west, under
Whatever title the powermay be welded.
The effects Of the great battle of Auster.
litz win Be felt for centuries. II has
made al future coalitions with France
nugatory or impracticable. Already
Russia has negotiation for peace in
Paris. and the Ottomans no longer trem-
bic save atthe name Of Bo1apaIt.. He
holds them in the hollow Of his hand and
bids them kcorn those whom thew lateive
feared like fate. For himself, posses
sing (besides al Italy from me boot Top
- the toe) both Venice and Ragusa--.he
win of course obtain the isianda and ter
ritosy that once constituted Grecian
Greatness and this without blood shed.
The views that Russia had been poSirish-
ing on Turkey forthese so years, arc
vanishing day by day--the silly attempt
20 strengthen Corfu BY seizing the mouth
Of the Cataro before Austria could deli.
yer Dalmatia TO its present owner, has
cost much more than lis own defeat Z II
has kept an hundred and Fifty Thousand
troops In Germany these sin months at
the expence of Austria who IS to pay
near Fifty millions Itoulnoisl extra, for
their subsistence. kastTia has at last
sent 1000 troops to retake the mouths OF
the Cataro, BY consent of the court OF
Petersburg, who must otherwise have
been At war with Austria on that point.
Meanwhile prince Murat Is becom-
ing an elector and prince Of Germany.
Cardinal Feseh Is already eoadiutor Of
the arch-ehaneelior of The holy Roman
empire |! The elector Of Baden (iunior)
who l. married 10 new French princess,
win become king. So that If you will
lookat the map, you viii NOT fail TO re-
mark consolidation Of family power
that must take root and extend its branch
es over the west and south Of Europe.
The rupture Of the peace of Amiens,
and Mr.. PITTS continentai politics. have
done more for the emperor the French
in three years fime than thirty could
have accomplished without them. q FL 7
q The sooner Great Britain makes
peace, the better for herself. Every
years delay must make her condition. 10
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