Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-20
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From. fiae Freacb u ~, sjeDecem5er 5ta,
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RePoRr Of the minister OF exterior reia-
S lions TO nas majesty The smperor and
king.
SIRE, sss
fourth coalition is formed. In
. less than a ,nou.ii Il has bera crushed So
less Than a moGth Prussia has seen her
ARMY, her s,rouS places, her capital and
her provinces iali into the power OF your
maicsiy; AID now she asks for peace la
he precealng coalitions eacs ehcGy OF
Fsaaoe, isom, the moment u was cong
ed, also demanded and obtained peace.
We hoped that these individual and sue.
cessive pAclficasi, rs would conduct TO
geoeral psace, honorable and certain.
i hfscs has hrs hope been disappointed.
thrice has experience proved ,hssln toll.
pwlnc the same system OF moderation &
/ generosity, France would be constantly
deceived. Each coalition destroyed, pro.
daerd ne wscoaluion, and fiaIcs has heen
nenaoed with an eternal war.
TIE French m ire has arrived ata de-
gree OF power and greatness bsyoad even
! the aGsbsa0n Of your nAjesiy. Attacked
on all s.oss by fury unt xampled and es-
posed ,oahe alternative of peiisalng or con-
!. que.ing, france has fought on,y Tor is
saisagiun and victorious, vlctory has only
served u make her moderation more con-
.sp,eoaus She has destroyed those only
who.w,shsd 70 destroy her. She had made
iasmeuss conques s, OF which she retained
but small part; and would have been sa.
tis6cd with sill less, II the bliOd passions
which ragged round her had not forced her
TO INCREASE 10 order TO preserve her power.
Now ,haS she is attacked the fourlhf time
with The same spirit of hatred and the
same views Of destruction, your majesty
has no other objeo, than &c recover that
which is indispensable 10 the prosperity OF
your people.
But tits an object which can.ealy be ob-
tsiosd by proasing of all the greatness Of
your advantages, aud by reserving yoar.
couquests as acts Of compensation IN the
arrangements OF general peace. Two
powers, the ene mics of the reposeof Eu-
rope, have uui,ed 10 prrpesuase discard
and war. The objects of their ambition
are different, ba, similar hatred aaimates
Them against France, because they know
iha, France will ALWAYS be Opposed 20 the
Accomplishment of their pernicious de-
signs. Continually occupied wishseeklng
10 rasse enemies against her. they employ
for .his effect all kind of articles intngues,
menaees, catcssss, corruption anc ca!um-
ny; and while they aspire 20 invade, 20
cypress aad to subject every one, lis
France whoa they accuse OF such sEten-
iiors.
Englan,i pre,snds 20 the exclusive nayi,
ration Of the oeean--see arrogates sotler.
self the monopoly OF al commerce, sud
all Industry, and wherever the irresistible
force of events has obliged France to 10.
ferpose in the affairs of her weaker neigh.
bors, and to Interfere for their repose, "a.
gland has given the signal Tor accusations
and complaints. Al frs, she sounded the
alarm, anc because some cities and some
countries, which had been subject for ages
10 the influence of France, and still SUBJ
sai,ted, she represented France as E,rnac.
leg The iadepe adence of the larger states.
Was il on these small states, which had
for ages been submissive 10 her influence,
and had been drawn into her sphere OF ac-
ton was i, not on the contrary on largeg
states, at all times considered principals IN.
Europe, thar England exercised her VIC.
lence, when the powers Of the north, which
were GATED 10 defend the eternal prlnci.
rles of neutrality. were forced to subs
scribe TO her monsuous pyetensions and TO
sacrifice with their. own interests the DEAR
es, interests of France? Then was the in&
dependence of nations not only menaced,
1t was attacked, violated, ADD as far as it
1enenled IN Enoland annihiiatea J1f