Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-05
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Extract from paper entitled, Remarks
on the plan of operations proposed by Ass,
strla.'
elhe plan which the cabinet OF Vienna
has transmitted TO shasof ST. Petersburg
presents q new proof OF the intimate comb
-dence ma,ually subsist.ng between the two
imperial courts !; and if the war now an-
adertaken TO check and restrain the amblii.
Ion or Boaaparte shall terminate happily,
Sits success must be owing 20 the contlnua-
,tloa OF thas confidence. Upon this Princl.
pie we shah without assembling any diff.
Gully, offer eur remarks upon the plan ar
ticie BY article, IN orderto obgiass as much
as possible, the difficulties aPptshended by
the Austrian sabinet.
The. plan begins with stating as fact,
."ss the realtorces OF the French amount up.
~-xon the new otganization to 598,O84 men,
with the addition of those which are at
the disposal of the French governments, TO
65i. 96l men," The cabinet ot:St. Peters
e@burgh has reason to believe that thefrench
army Is far from being complete on IT'S new
organic alton, in Consequence otthe dffhcul-
ty which the French government has to
surmount, and notwithstanding the violent
means which tits obliged TO use, TO muster
the French conscripts, who strlve IN al!
possible WAYS to avoid the service.
Besides, ,houga the Eng',.h should be
unable to effect any dsse mbarkatoas On
the French coast. sufficient for the prose-
cutien Of regular war within France, they
may, nevertheless. occupy considerable
numo1r ofthe French troops by msnaclns
a DESCENT on all the accessible points ON
the Lower EIbe, GA The Weser. on the
p coast of Holland, Flanders, France and l.
tally. The French, in short, must be ma
turalIy obliged 20 divide their strength, and
distribute their forces for the defence OF
{ every assailabe point Of .heir possessl'
onS.
1t follows, that the French can never
be In condition to oppose SO many az
500, 900 men to the operations >ot the
powers of the coalition, and that a dedue'
ton of perhaps one third of their forces
may be confidently reckoned upon he
l,snrs..nr.;n, az .s,ro, ooo A~e.rians and
$4,000 Russians to The French troops whiet
Can be brought against.them, will bethere.
fore l. SIS considerable than it has been sup.
posed.
From the unfavorable calculation OF the
4rela,rve forces Of France land the allies
which is presented IN the plan OF the cour'
of Vienna, the following conclusions have
Nsbesn drawn:
81. That the local advantages which
France ENJOYS by IT'S geographical posi-.
tiou, whether for defence or for aggressi
on, are such, that it is desirable TO remain
at peace Til a more favorable copjunctnre
of aRHairs''
This reasoning would be solid and just
if it were probable that any more favorable
coniuncture of affairs should hereafter a.
rise if the court of Vienna could IN the
meanwhile prepare and augment It's forces
and if, the state OF things should In othel
respects remain unaltered.
Bat. while Europe temporizes, Bona
parties government acquires every day new
stability His power increases by the sub
Jugation and new organizatios OF all Lom'
hardy and Parma. The relative geogra
phical advantages can undergo no change
favorable to Austria $ but ins tact, the con.
trary. Besides, there can De nothing
more dangerous than the policy of the
French government, which mas ever gain.
ed more by .ncgociationst ban'by It's arms
five enumerate the battles Of the last war
the French lost as many as they gained
II is always in the Intervals between one
great period and another, in seasons Of
sincere, nominal peace, that they enlarge
their dominions.
We are therefore firmly persuaded, tha
the cour, of Vienna, if i, would consult 1t:
own true interests, should not hesitate &c
renew ,he,var as speedily as possible, ane