The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-25
A CONJEcTGRAL VIEW.


Let us fuppofe. what the lateit accounts do
not render altogether improbable, that Bona
parte has been completely victorious in the ac-
ton near Wifchau, that the RufIians have re-
tired to their own country, that Auftria is laid
proftrate, and that Prufiia is prevented by mo-
tIves OF internal policy or by the fear of feeling
roland revolutionfed by Bonaparte from mix
ing with the allies in other words, let us con-
nder bonaParte as the mater of Aufsria, with
OUT new enemy to arreft the proyrefs of his
plans: what may we conjecture would be the
rate OF the Auftrian Empire Since the die
would be IN BonaPart's hands, in what manner
would he give the caft.
Inns problem is too important and COM
Phcateo one; too much depending upon the
general relations Of Europe and the gigantic de-
iigns OF the French emperor, TO be readily un.
dertood or difmifIed in a paragraph. We may
lay, however, that one of four plans is rea-
ay TOR the adoption of Bonaparte As to the
idea or rettorlng every thing to the Hatus q,,fe
1eH"n' 1t 10 entirely out of the uuchion.
bonaparte may caufe himfeifto be elected the
emperor of Germany, and like Charlcmaene,
MS great prototype, have France. Italy and Ger
many at the fame time under his fceptre. This
Is one plan: Bonaparte may place the fceptre
OF Autria in the hands of his favouri,e & faith
!u any, the elcetor of Bavaria. who has already,
wv, io6nc IiiduoW OF hereditary
rIght to IT. When Charles vi. died in I74o,
Charies Albert, eieaor of Bavaria, claimed all
the hereditary dominions of Auftria, in right OF
marriage contract made by Ferdiuant! T. bro
ther or Charles V. with his fon-in-law Duke of
bavar'a' Albert V. and his daughter anne, bv
winch 1t was fipulated THAT f5ei,. heirs N npld
iucceed to al the domiuions, in cafe Ferdi
nand's m0h Dxe fhould he extinct. Upon the
death OF Charles vi. however he left his orIy
daughter, the beautiful and unfortunate Mari,
lhereia, heir TO his donnons. The choice had
oee" previouilv ratified by the Praaniatic Guc-
hon f.; ny virtue of which aimoft all the bowers of
Europehadeu arante edthe IelIiorsoftbe houf.
OF hnltria TO the fame female. But this cee-
bratod Compact, like mott Others entered into
oy aroitrary monarchs, was made in vain for
the death or the emperor feemed as fignal to
ne' tDe world IN arms. Among the other COM
Pet'tors who ftept forward for the throne, was
the Hector OF Bavaria. France fupported his
Preteniions the diet of the empire being cen.
Vened at Frankfort on the Maine, unanimoufly
e'eeteo MIN emperor of the Romans, Feb. I74s
ny the name OF Charles VII; and many circum-
nances ieemed to promife him fuccefs. The
h''torical reader will recollee how thefe prof.
peers were overcat and how he him(eIf was
obliged at laft to give his electoral vote in favor
OF tne grand duke of Tufcany, the hufband of
Maria Thereto. is it too Wild, however. to
iuPPoie' that Bonaparte may once more fst up
TINS claim. in favor of his alIy, and that he who
mas paid 10 little refpeet TO the blood of the Ca.
pets. Mould advocate the hereditary right Of
the elector of Bavaria, and make him even the
emperor OF Germany? This is Eeon4 plan.
bonaParte may reftore the preient er1peror
10 the throne, after having ftripped him of his
commons ia Suabia and Bavaria. The (irft he
may give to the electors of Wirtemburg or b.
ueh the Taft, with the electorate of Saltz burg,
10 the eleetor of Bavaria. According to this LAT
arrangement, his faithful ally will poffefs not
eis IMAM three out of the nine votes in ten cleo.
torai diet: One rs the ele6for Palatine, one
as the elector of Bavaria, and one as the eIe6for
or Saltzburg. According to this arrangement too
! bonaparte will have eftabIiihed a kind of coun.
terPoiie IN the South of Germany to the great
power of the houie OF Auitria on the EAT and
the growing power of the houfe of Brandenbere
on the North.
! In each Of the laft plans we have taken it 70,
granted that Bonaparte will have obtained a.
his portion of the fpoil, the countries conced.
ed to the emperor of Auftria by the treaty. O,
Campo Formio viz. Iftra, DaImatia, the
ci-devant Venetian Hands in the Adriatic. the
mouth of the Centaro, the CITY of Venice. &c D
A fourth plan of Bonaparte,, however, nav
he to fecure thefe acquifitons for himfeIf, and
oreferve in every other refpetf, the Rata5 amt
belium with regard to the Emperor of Auftris
and the eleetor of Bavaria.