Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-04
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more direct in espoasiug tf.. rr,issi. ss,,,ar
rel than the empeksr OF i,rssa the: ,,is
OF ms RUSSIAN ma csty, the LrolectS; OF III
lhorth or Europe, and the guaraatce of tins
Sermanic constitution.
II IS no; in a,suLlc declarations tEat h;s
majesty Can discuss the policy uf having
lany particular period OF the war, effected
vi ounitlcd 90 eiicct disembarkatons OF trcops
on the coast OF Naples. lat the instance %
l,he war Win ths Porte is stiil,nore sinpu-f
Iiarly chosen tolllustrate the CHARGE apainsr
Great Britain of ihdiffercnces 10 fbe ME-
Irests of her<aly: warundert ken ar ,be.
inst'gation OF Russia, and solely iur the nur-.
pose OF maintaining Russian Interests !: oa;n.r
the influence of France
! a., however, TIE peace oftfilsit isinaead
TO be considered as tae consequence and ~
punishment of the imputed inactivity of O.
britan, his majesty Cannot but rcgret thar
me emperor OF Russia should have rese,.,..d
20 80 Frccipttts and ia al measure, at The.
moment Wien he had received distinct as
shrances that his majesty was making ths
most strenuous eXcrtlons TO fulfil the wishes
anc expectations of his ally assurances
Which his imperial majesty received and
lackhpwiedged with apparent confidence aud
lsatisiacuon:) and when his majesty was
! III ifcS prepared 70 10y for the ADVANCE
Iuehe or the Common objects OF the var
Ithosc forces which, after ths peace of Yils;f.
ne was uSder thenecesiiy o. employing. 70
IuiscoNcert combination directed aeainsr
"'s o"ii immediate interests and sccur.tv
nc Vexatlon OF Russian commence by C.
Isntaln is, in truth, little more than Am iy,,s.
S'"a'y sFieV"nce. Upon diiigent exami-
nation, made By his na;esty's commend 10
the records of the British cour, of ad-airaI-
Ity, there has been discovered ONLY a seIitarr,
Instance IN the ccnrsc OF the present war
u the nde Tnation of 4 vessel rcat,v i1,,ss;,
an; "A vessel Which mad carried naval stn,,,.s
10 pnrt otthc common enemy There 90
9ut few Instances OF Russia vessels le.ain-
ed and none IN which jusaee has ,esn re-.
iusea 20 party regularly Complaining Of
sun ue'enliSH. "a Is therefore matter OF
~ Prise as "eh as OF Concern to bis majesty
t I SlS emperor OF Russia should have cor
descended II bring forward a rornr,iair,f.
~hich, sslt %4not be SERIOUSLY fell bv those
III whose eehsit IL is urged, might .,nnes-
20 be intended To CoLins ens.I,ce ,l,Sse e,L.',r
rated decianati0ns, by WHICH Franc. o. o.,
seFSrinsiy end@vours 20 iiilsI.e .hts ;f.,,c,,l
sy OF oii'er countries, and to justify her own
'nvefate inlnosity against Greet Britain
ne peace OF F.st Was followed BY am
'n.r Of mediation Gu the Fart of the cmpe-
% isussia' Ior the Conclusion of peace
between Great britain ard France. wI,icI,
lis majesty did NOT refuse The mediation
OF me emperor OF Russia although the Of
ier OF 1t was accompanied bycircumstanceg
or conctaiiGsnt, which n; Iii have wellius-
tiled RENAL. The articles Of fbe treat
.oi 1iisif were not communicated 10 his ma
JesyY (; and specifically that articleof the
treaty, IN virtue of which the mediation was
postponed and which prescibsd linutcd
H', . LOT rue teturn OF ms majesty's answer
,o.i'.' proposal. And his majesty was thus
'ed lAto an apparent Compliance with a IL
m;taticn SO offensive to the Gienitv ~ an
dependent sove feign. But the answ or 50 re-
turned by his majessy was not q refusal Ir
was conditional acceptance The co,,d.ti
ons reqtHred by his m;jcsty were: > state
ment OF tie basis upon which the cner,y was
disposed to treat; and a communication az
the articles OF the Peace ofTltsit. The fesr
OF these Conditions WAS precisely the sane
winch the emperor Of Russia had htnestsIf
annexed not four months before to 81 own
acceptance to the proposed mediation OF the
Snipcr0r on Austre'. The second was one
WHICH ms MAJESTY would have had right
TO require, even rs the ally Of hi5 jn,r,eriaI
majesty; but which it would b ye bs4n
hiighly inprovideut 70 ornit. wbea he was tn-
vitea 70 conhde 70 his imperial majesty. the
care OF his honor anG OF biz interests
nut even II these CONDITIONS (iestfer. rs
winch has been fulfilled, althuu h tho fu.A..
ment o. them have beenrereated.y reo1:r-
lea by his mJesty's Ambassador II q. Pc
tersoursh) had hot been IN themselves per-
'eotiy natural and necessary, there were nor
venting considerations which might haze
warranted his majesty in cndeavoriDe viii,
more than ordinary anx ETY. ,oaaccrtairf the
views and intentions o. The emperor uf Ros-
sia, and the pfeci c nature aud eject Of the
new relations winch his imperial majesty
had contracted.
lhe complete abandonment Of the inter-
ests OF Tie king Of Prussia (Gho had twice
rejected proposals for q separate peace from
strict adherence to his engagements with
b's imperial aily,) and the CHARACTER ofiI,ose
provisions which the emperor Oh Russia was
contented to make Tor his own interests in
the negotiations OF T. lsi,, presented no en-
lcouraging prospect OF the result Of any cx-
eruons which his imperial majesty might
pc disposed 10 employ, in favor OF Great
1t IS not, while French army eth oceu.
pes aud lays waste the remaining dofnini-
ons OF the King Of Prussia ~ spite ~ lie
stipuiations OF the Prussian treaty oil 'tN.it.
"hiie contributions are arbitrail v vxpect.
ed by France from that femnant Of me Pas.
sian monarchy, such rs IN its entire and
most H0urishlng state, che Prussiou ma. t,sr