Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-08-15

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IT'S tofuler ssrritory and Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Switzerland, and Holland.
These dependencies mnst Sc cousidered
g constituting part u the empire Cor
~ j. quite immaterial whesher they are
lall Gas some 81 them have b.en) fofmals
y Incorporated, II, without sny appsai,
they are satjeetsd 10 the imperial nan-
dare Of Napoleon.
Spain, abject, humiliated Spain, With
. nerveless monarch q her head, direcs.
ed By IN artful regent. Who i n cons
Aflete srhsersienee 70 TIN esnrs e -.
Ciood, submits, Without : mnruaur, 10
eseryseommand.. which The intrigue of
Talleyrand, or the dictatorial spirit Of
the emperor can enforce. III vas
Portugal from her local situation, must
!, finally SHARE the same fate with Spain.
HE LpDsel rover, consisting Of
more thap q. oo0. o6c of ishsbitais, epu-
neeted togeiher md consolidated s. The
most energetic government in the world,
what nation isthsre 70 opposed The ems
pire Of Germany Is one Of the most con-
figious, and one from which We shoold
aspect the NEST formidable opposition.
This ll-fatedempire, from the days Of
the Romans % the present day, has en-.
lhibited one continued scene Of discord,
tumult, havce and blood. Capable Of
immense efforts were Il consolidated an.
der one settled authority, Il has from lie
miserable form Of government been al
ways exposed 70 the intrigaes Of foreign
foes 70 ciSiI broih and insestine COM Z
motions. Hexhibifs the political nom
sfer of an emporium in imperiio = On
assemblage Of kingdoms loosely united, j
who exercise haughty independence,
sometimes aet in concert, hut more frc.
quently coalesce with foreign nations III
promoting their own destruction. What
can be expecied from nation who are
indeed brave, but who aet without uns-s
nimity whose proceedings are tardy
and complicated, torn By iealousies, the
creatures of foreign itnposition; who !,
have been Known Tor thirty years In sue. :.
:cessfon, to Fight one half Of the empire
against the other / and who even In their
late alarming condition, could Dot oct in
unison. Bavaria one ofthe principal cir
cles Of The empire, joined The standard
of Napoleon. l. If, then, Germany falls
an easy prey to- the boundless ambition
of Bonaparte and Prussia 1 IittIe Terri.
tory ofsix or eight millions Of inhabi-
tautts, standis ustnbfing AZ bis feet; are
the Wilds Of Russia AZ an immense dis.
tance from the scene of action. spfead
over vast tract Int NOT % popnlous q
France, yisho1t her dependencies-are
these wiIds to pour forth barbarians e.
nouahto make any Impression On the
compacted legions Of Gaul The battle
Of Ansterlitz more fatally than Z thou.
sand arsuhsnts, has decided in the me- :
gative. -. &&52 !. e.iy 5f=2.
England is the only nation which has
hitherto opposed France with success
and England appears staggering under an
immense National Debt, and under the
overwhelming pressure Of France, which
now weighs upon her from every quar-
Ter. 81 ~ al T., r. % AZ ST.
France gains fresh vigour, and reno-
waited strength from every contest, whilst
EnEiand after having strained every
nerve, andsracked every exertion, seems
ready to relax 10 her efforts. which have
been raised above the patual pitch, and
which must therefore finally subside be-
low the common level .S
France like Achilles saeer iracundus,
inexorabilis,, presses on with fury and
England ike Hector 10
worn down with toll and fight and tho !.
she still dres TO combat, and disdains
to seek refuge within the ramparts, ap-
pears dishearteaed, as the shades Of Nell 5
son and Pitt,s fiit around and warn her Of
her danger. Il sill remains . problem
10 be solved, perhaps, by. experiment,
be practicable for an enemy TO
invade and subjaga,e the island Of Great
Britain. rs sss,s
Tha. England fears il Is eer,aiu; that
IN army of 400 coo man choosiny their