The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-30
December 4.
IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.
Declaration Of Rassia ag,ainst England.

The higher the value in winch the emperor
held the amity ofhis Britannica majesty, the
kecner the regret he must feel at the COM
plete alienation of that monarch.
Twice has the emperour taken up arms in
cause in which the interests OF England
were most Immediately concerned but he
has solicited to no purpose her cooperation
to produce the accomplishment OF her own
Objects He did not require she should unite
her forces with his he was anxious only
she would make diversion in their favour
He was astonished that in the furtherance of
her own cause she herself would make no
eXe:tion.--On the contrary, she looked on
cod spectatriX OF the sanguinary theatre o.
the war, which she had herself kinClied and
sent part OF her troops to attack Buenos-
Ayres. Another portion of her army, which
seemed to be destined to make div rsion in
Italy, finally withdrew from Sicily, where it
was assembled. Hopes were entertained that
they had taken that step, in order to throw
themselves on the Neapolitan coast; but it
was soon understood, that they were employ
ed in taking possession OF Egypt.
But what sensibly hurt the feelings of his
Imperial Majesty was, to see that III violation
of the faith and express stipulations of trea-
ties, England annoying the maritime trade
of his subjects; and at what period was this
proceeding adopted When the blood of the
Russians was flowing i'll the glorious battles
which accumulated and directed against the
arms ofhis Imperial Majesty, the whole of
the military force ofhs majesty the emperor
ofthe French, with whom England was, and
still is, at war
When the two emperors made peace, his
majesty, Notwithstanding his lust causes of
dspleasure at the conduct of England did
not however refrain from endeavorng to rem
der her services. The emperor stipulated
in that very treaty that he should intcrpose
his mediation between England and France :;
and he cordingly made an offer of that me-
diation to the king Of G.. B. apprising him
that it was with a wish to obtain honorable
conditions for him. But the British ministry,
adhering no doubt to the plan that was to dis
solve and break off all the ties between Rus
STA and England, rejected that relation
The peace between Russia and France was
likely to bring about a general peace, but it
was at this moment that England suddenly
awoke from that apparent lethargy in which
she had siumbered; but it was only to throw
into the norts fresh fre-brands, which we're
to rekindle, and have actually kiudled, the
flames of war which she was not DESTROYS to
see extinguished.
Her fleets, her troops appeared on the Da-
nish coast, to execute an act of violence of
which history, so fruitful in example, records
no parallel.
A power distinguished for it's peaceful and
moderate conduct, and for a long and unex-
pected course of wise neutrality, and who
sustained, amidst surrounding monarchics.
a kind of moral dignity, finds itself treated as
fit was engaged in secret plots, and was me-
ditating the downfall of england while the
whole Of these imputations were only meant
tojustify the sudden and entire spoliation of
that power.
The emperor, wounded in his dignity,
wounded in the affection he feels for his peo-
pie, wounded in his engagements with the
courts Of the north, BY this act Of violence
committed in the Baltic, a close sea, the
tranquility of which has so long depended on
the court of st. James, and is rcciprocalIy
guaranteed by both powers, did not dssem-
Die his resentment against England, and
warned her that he should not remain indif- !
'erent to such proceeding.
HIS majesty did not foresee, that while
England, having successfully employed her
joices, was on the point of Selling on her prev
ne would offer fresh outrage to Denmark,
y which his maJstey was to bear part.
New propositions, still more insidious than
those made at first, were made to Denmark,