Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-05

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Declaration Of the DANISH Goperamrat
All Europe knows the system, which
during fifteen years of wars anu troubles,
Denmark has followed with an unchanged
bic perseverance. The rigorous obsery.
ance ofa frank and irnpassisl neutrality, S
the religions accomplishment OF all The du..
Tres prescribed BY il. nave been The sole and
constant objecs Of all her wishes and Of ali
her efforts. The Dalish government. 10
is relations With Other states. has display
ed a simplicity aud rectisude .conformaDle
70 the purity It's intentions. and 10 that
love OF peace, in which il canne. be sus.
pSetsd of having ever varied. Providence
has hitherto blsssed ITS endcavors With:
cus mourning any reproach frsm The other
powers. il bad succeeded IN Keeping up a
good understanding with thsa, all. Elf cir.
cums,ances now and then involved il in.
discussions wi,h.h beliigerens states, they
ail orlginssed in the impartialiiy Of its con.
duct, and in those rigorous principles.
which these very discussions served to,
prove.
This state ofpeace anG security has just
been suddenly annihiiated. The Eaglish
government at;er having by shameful mac.
.iop betrayed the interests of its allies, who
were involved in a s,r;fe both arauoss and
uneer,aia, suddenly displayed all It's vi
gour 10 surprise and attack neutral and
Peaceable state, which il could nos accuse
ofzny wrong. The execution olihe plan
for invadiog Denmark, who was united to
Great Britain by the most sacred and an
cieut ties, was prepared with as much sc
crecy as dispatch. The Danish govern.
ment saw.the English forces arriving On
lie coasss, without being able to suspect
that they were directed against itself. The
island of Zealand was surrounded, the ca.
pisal menaced anuilhe Danish territory In.
suited aud violated, before the court Of
London had by single word, intimated
its hostile intentions. they were, however
soon made manifest. But Europe will
hardly believe what. it is going to hear.
The blacklist, the most violent and the
mpsr astroclous design that was ever form.
ed, was grounded only upon pretended
information or rather on the vague rumour
OF an attempt; which as the English mnis-
Try asserted was going 70 made to be draw
{ her into hostile engagements against Great
Britain. Grounding It's surmises upon
these data, which the slightest discussion
proved to be mere gratuitcus suppositions.
the English government caused the moss
preremptory declaration to be made at the
court Of Copenhagen, thasin order TO Sc
cure its interests and provide for It's own
safety, il could only allow Denmark to-
choose between war and a close alliance
with Great Britain. And what alliance do
they dare toofer? An alliance which for
The first pledge Of The enslaving of Den.
mark, would have delivered upher men Of
war tothe BRUSH government. There was
90 hesirasing upon the alternative. offered.
The overture made no less outrageous ia
It's orders than Ia its menaees, eqsally in.s
sulting in its form and in lis foundation was
susceptible Of 30 discussion. The most
Just and he most profound indignation got
the better fsvery other consideration --
Placed between danger and approbium the
Danish government had no choice to make
The war broke out. Denmark does
not conceal frem hereditary OF the dan.
gers nor any Of the losses with which this
war menaccs. Taken uDawarea 10 the most
per6dious manner, attacked ID an insulated
sprosipce almost destitute of the means OF
defence, drawn BY force into The most un-
equal strife she canno. nauer herself with
escaping very sensible losses. But there