The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
europe
STATE Paper.
BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUS-

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mics, has been 10 unfortunate for the PrufTiao
arms, that the road of the capital and even to
Tue very heart of his majefy's domiuions, has
! heen lett open TO the enemy the king was.
therefore induced to offer terms for an armiftice
OF which he had every reafon to expecl acor-
dial acceptance on the part of the enenlv, IS in
| me mdt OF the battle he received letter from,
the emperor Napoleon, full of friendly expref.
non; but TO this offer of the arminice the door
ofacceptance was iiut unlrfs the king content.
| ed, rs the BATS of peace, 20 certain facrifces,
incompa'ibie with iils honor and dignity.
| " The king who faw the full extent and mag
nitude of the misfortenes and dangers which
unaYodab'Y ;urrounded his faithful flbie0s.
preferred an Immediate aad uncertain tranquil
| ~, TO the remote and uncertain project of the
return of the fortune OF war in his favour: his
majefty, therefore, Immediately tock the re rolu
lion OF making tuch facrifces, however great
they might be, were compatible with the
ntereus OF his throne, and accordingly e. mt the
Min'fter OF State, the Marquis Lucchefini, on
the 18th of October, with ample diplomatic
powers to the headquarters of the Emperor
aud King NaPQleon.-The facli!lces which
the King had agreed 10, on receiving the fri
dilpatches from Marquis LucchefTni 10 whom.
IN order to accelerate the buGnsfs, his naiefy
had lent 'naJor-general Zafrow) were 70 ade-
qnate 70 the advantages which the enemy. nv
The fortune of a fnele day had gained. that TO
carly as the 3oth of October they were reflect
fully acknowledged, and received as the BATS
OF treaty tor peace, by The plenipotentiary.
the grand marlhal Of the palace Duroc uDon
this bahs the peace itieif was 10 have been con-
Guided without delay, and the king On his own
part, took all the niece ilary meafures TO provide
that thofe conditions o! peace ihould be p,nc,u-
ally fulfilled, Immediately after the fignine of
the preiimInarieS thereof. The emperor Napo-
leon, on t's@ contrary, refufd to put a flop to
hoit'''teS and allowed his army not only TO en-
JOY all the advantages they already poiieGcG.
hnt to proceed in aCquir.ng new conaueNs. and
even all the provinces of the king, on the Oder
and the Warte, deititute of CARTONS, were in
undated with French troops, and thus thefe de-
'enreleis provinces felt all the horrors of war, az
well as the capital.
" AT the head quarters of the emperor. even
four days after the acceptance of the conditions
OF peace, rditisus proclamation was nxint.d
publithed, and diitributed, tending TO -prod,c-
an nfurreetion or disturbances and rebellion. a.
mong the fnbjeets Of his majety in South PruC-
IA. Wherever the enemy's troops could find
theIr way, the property of the king was taken
poi!eiiI0n of; the royal treafures were fixed.
and it was attempted 10 feduce the feryarts of
his majeity from their lawful allegiance, and an
oath was then rendered to them, whereby thew
were required to fwear fealty to the enemy.
Ihoie facts created fufpicion that the EN-.
peror was not ierious in his intention OF con-
Guiding peace upon the BATS already under.
itood by the pleniPotentares of both nation.
The UnceafinR, but Intellectual endeavors rs
the PlehiPoientiaries of The king, and to break
of entirely the thread Of communication he
tween the two beigerent powers. proved
clearly to his majeity That this flfpicion was
wen grounded, more particularly as the Dofi.iva
declaration, " That the emperor, knowinp tI.e
htuation in which Prufia has been placed. Iinc.
me unfortunate battle of the 18th, rnuft taxi
advantage of that iituation for the concIuGon oF
ms peace with England and Rulil," leaves no
DOUBT remaining with refpect to the intentions
of France.
After this the formally concluded BATS for
peace was entirely fet aide, and initead of II
an armiltlce was propofed, on Ethe part of
me fTescn, at the very moment when il was
thought that the BATS Of defenfve peace haJ
oeen iettied, and each new advantage gained in
tie interim ny the French, now incrcafcd the
ieVeF!ty OF the demands made upon Prunia.
After having INDUCED themfelves in 70 ma
ny h'uiory hopes, the plenipotentiaries of the
XII :, at Iait thought themfcves iuft,6ed in CON
Guiding, on the 9th Of November, the armiC-
ice hereafter inherited z,erbafi,Y, in order ~,
put itoP to the continually increaGDg dem,rIe
OF the enemy. This document was accor,r,a
med by the official declaration of the imoer;,I
nln"ter tor foreign affairs, M. Talleyrand.
f''NN w OShSNChlO, tbe contents of which
prove more clearly than any thing that ~bad
gone before, that Prufiia would onlv G,,te-
heheIfi vain, if ihe cherifhed the mon d;Rsnt
nope OF tecure and afling peace. nofv,itb-
Handing the unheard Of facrifces which the A..
miice impoied upon her.
But it the king himfelf even had indnIyed
iuch nope, It was 10 longer in his powerI To-
fulhl thote conditions in that arniitire VIM ~.
gard to the return Of the Rufian ar7,ies. Le.
cauie' as the French troops during the nego.
citation had advanced even 10 the ViRuIa I'll.
majeity was not in ftuation 70 Ran ,h.
march OF the Rnilian armies, when their own
frontiers were menaced by the enemy. Time
no choice was left to The king he was obI;.,eS
20 reiuie his ratification OF the armiGice. ,yt;cp
the grand mar!hai Duroc brought 70 his bes4-
quarters, at OaeroGe, on the zqI Of Noycn-
Der. - A'"'S"'7
II any alternative remained, il was one ,tst
implied the accomplishing Of inpofEbiitils
wv. 10 invite the cabinets of St. James and s.
Prtshburg to unite with his naiefy, and arTea
upon the BATS OF a negotiation with she er9ne-
for N.poieon for general peace.
his has been done, and .houoh ,bore
were but feeble hopes of the fuccefa of a.ch an
attempt, yet the king did not recall fbe NJ
GUS LucChelijui from the be3d.cuartareC az -.