Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-04

8 srespecttoyarls the French COVE rnmcnt
u ! Z, not while all these things ave done and }
RHered r,ier the eyes Of the emperor Of
nussia, aud without his interference on be
half Of his ally, that his majesty can fee
himself called upon to account 10 Europe.
and for having hesitatcd To reposc an I'M
conditional confidence in the efficacy of his
imperial maissiys medat;on.
Ncr, even If that mediation had taken full |,
effect, il a peace had been concluded under |
il, and that peace guaranteed by his ia- |
pcrjal majesty. could his majesty have pla- |
ced implicit reliance on the stability of any
such arrangement, after having seen the
emperor Of Russia Openly transfer TO France
the sovereignty of the Ionian republic, the
independence Of which his imperial n,2ics-
tyNhad recently and soiemnly guaranteed
But while she alleged rrjecticn Of the en-
perCr % Russia's mediation between Great
Britain and France, is stated as just ground
Of his imperial maiesty'S resentment, his
maj ~sty's request of that mediation, for the
,ablishmeut OF peace between Great
Britain uud Denu>ark, Is represented as an
insult which ii was hevond the bounds of his
imperial MAJ e>ty's moderation 10 endure.
His majesty feels himself under no obiiga-
ton TO suffer any atonement or apology co
the emperor of Russia for the expedition
Sainst Copenhagen. tits not for Those who
were parties TO the secret arrangement OF
Tilsit, TO demand satisfaction for a measure
to which those arrangements gave rise, AID
by which one OF the objects of them has
been happily defeated.
His mrjesty's justification of the expe,Ii-
ton against Gnrehi.aestp is before the world
The declaration of ;ic emperor vi Russia
w5uid supply whatever was wanting in it
ii any rhing ccCia he wanting TO convince
Ma ..- 4, 4. ..r. 4 =
1etCs@i,y under wljcr MS rnaj@sty acted
lidt ui;il the Russian declaration was
pphi!.htd. his majesty had ne reason tosus
pee ;Rat any opinion which tho emperor o.
Russia ~ ght entertain &c the Transactions
~ Ccpsraagcn cnnld be such as 70 preclude
his irdleriai majesty frum undcrJ..k my. at
the request e Great Britain, the same Of
fee CT mediator, which Gc had assumed
w;ih 50 much alsCritN o. the behalf of
France nor can his majesty forget that the
First symptoms Of revivlng confidence, since
the peacr of Tilsit, the ouiv prospect Of
success IN the eVdcdvcrs Of his majestv's
a915asSaGoC 20 esture The ancient good I'M
6ei'tandog between q britain and Russia,
5Spc5rrd when the intelligence of the siege
OF EiFor6aycn had been recently received
n St PegersHHrgh.
The iavo!ability Of the Baltic sea, and
tfIe yeciDrucal guarantees of die powers that
border upon 80, qua -antccs said ohave been
co.iTaC7-,, with the knowledge uf the Hr-
tisi, government, are stated rs tggravations
81 his mriesty's proceedings in tine Baltic.
tcsun a. IS intended 20 represent kis ma
jes,y as ll~viUg az any time acq5,ie>ced in The
principles apon which the iny.ol ab;!ity OF
the baltic is maintained /; however, his ma
Jcsy may. 81. particular periods have for.
borne, Tor spScial reasons influencing his
conduct at the time, t. 2ct in contradiction
tb.r,- Such forbearance could never
have applied butte g ate of peace and re-
el Hsn.iTliity in the north; andhis majesty
most arlrei!iy c'-uid not he expected to re-
cur tolt, after France has been suffered 20
establish herself in indisputed severe; qntv
along the while coast OF the Baltic sea,
from Dantz'g to Lu3etk.
Dut the higher the value which the en-
pecnr of Russia places cn thy engagements
respecting the tranquility Of the Baltic,
which he Describes himself rs inheritin,
from his Immediate predecessors the en-
press Catharia@, and tie emperor Paul, the
less Justly can his imperial MAJESTY resent
the appeal made 90 him by his majesty, as
the guarantee Of the peace to he concluded
bcw sen Great Britain and Denmark In
making that aPpeal, with the utmost conf
dence and sincerity, his majesty neither in
tended nor ctn he imagine that he offered
any insult u the emperor Of Russia. Nor
can his majesty conceive, that proposing to
the prince royal 'erms of peace, such a The
mcsr siicce ssiu! war on the part OF Denmark
ceG.d haraiY have been expected 10 e1;tort
from Great Rritain, his majesty rendered
h!nsei' l.et'A TO the inlputation, either Of
exasperatiEg the resentment, or of outrag-
ing thc dignity of Denmark
Ills majcsty hiss thus replied to all the
different accusations by which the Russian
government ldbors 70 justify the rupture of
a connection which has subsisted FOR ages,
with reciprocal advantage to 9. Britain and
Russia; and attempts to disguise the ope
Tation % thai external influence BY which
Russia is driven into unjus. hostilities fo,
intcrestsno he's o~n.
The Russian declaration proceeds to an
nouncc the several conditions on which a
lcne these hostiIrties can be terminated. and
the Intercourse Of the two countries be re-
Dcwcd.
Ills msiesty has already hqd occasion 10
ASSERT that Justice bias 10 80 instance been
denied 70 tie claims Of his imperial MAZE
sty's subjects
The tcrmirasion Or tic war with Den
marx has beeD SD solelnnly sought by HE
majesty, that II cauno, be necessary 6rbis
majesty 20 renew a'y profession upon the
subject Bn; his majesty is at a loss TO re-
C~rc1lg the pfr r,fsf.r,r ~ fy.tesfa1.