Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-18

4 z, 80 FA'>sSS- s'ooS PROVINCES under soma
french general invested with royalty. she
Will then mold out to Sweden the prospect Of
I recovering from Russia the parts of Finland
formerly raylShed from her; and these will
pc Kept as bone of contention, with which at
all times to keep Russia in check for, as to
Sweden she can do no serious injury to France
or to her views.
1t is probable the emperor of Russia see,
all this, and acts with reluctance against Swe.
den; acts in the hope rather of keeping IVY,
appearances to France, than really OF driy 3
the Swedes into the alliance against Engla]
How otherwise can we account for Russ
which sent forth such largs armies towards
the south OF Europe, as assistance TO allies,
having. such small armies only, IN cause
in which she is the principal, fighting at her
own doors? Both France and Russia seem
to be playing the double dealer with respect
to Sweden, each endeavoring to dupe the 0.
Their. The emperor of Russia must be more
blind and csedulous than we can suppose him.
if he does not see tiat France designs to use
promises of Swedish cessions to him, as she
used her PROMISE of the cession Of Hanover
to Prussia, that is as a bait, bribing to an i'm.
mediate purpose, to be wrestcd from her
when It shall lave covered her with odium
and raised up enemies.
The emperor of Russia, too, must feel the
gross insult offered to him by the present
conduct of the French in Spain and Portu.
gal. Russia insisted that Bourbon, the
king OF Sardinia, should be restored, and now
at the uaoment she is fighting the battles Of
France, IL compelling Sweden to join against
England, with view TO peace. Bonaparte
insults her by pulling down the Bourbon ia
mily in Spain, by Selling and piIlaging with
out the slightest preteXt, THAI great kingdom.
Bonaparte makes bis friends feel lis supre.
macy by such insults more efectual!y than
by formal declarations On the eve OF rad-
lying the peace OF Amiens, he declared him
self king OF Italy, and while he desires Rus
slate subdue Sweden to his purpose, the re-
turn he makes Is TO swallow Up Spain ana
Portugal for his own advantage .-The empe-
ror OF Russia must feel the insult and burn
with indignation.
With regard to the south of Europe, b.
naparte's first object will be to wrest from us
Sicily, without which We cannot keep Malta.
Whoever reads the correspondence that pass
ed during the late negotiations for peace,
will see the Importance Bonaparte attaches
to that island, and that he will sacrifice every
thing rather than fail of obtaining it. To this
country tits of still more importance than to
France, and it will be highly criminal in mi
nisters to neglect its safety, or entertain de.
signs of relinquishing it. Even MIR. Fox
would not sacrifice It, nay, not even for
peace Some steps should be taken to units
il to Britain till Naples is restored to its anci.
ent sovereign. For to suppose that Sicily
can be held alone by its present king, is to
dream. If the inhabitants were assured OF
a permanent connection with this country,
that island mlgat become one ofour most va
liable possessions, either with a view to
wines, nov Portugal is gone, or TO grain, or
to general merchandise. France has seized
upon Portugal, and is Selling upon Spain, Tor
the throne Of which it is probable Luciep 30.
onepartc has been reserved. These grand
objects accomplished, she will pro- eed to the
acknowledgements Of Turkey, respecting which
shoUld Russia resist, France hopes to be able
to assail her with Sweden as an ally. Iur'
key, the Levant islands and Egypt IN the
hands of France by intrigues at the court
Of Persia, she hopes to send armies to SUBJ
vert our power in India. These arc her pro-
bable designs. To pursue the subject fur
Their seems Idle; and it would have been idle
to pursue ii SO far, had not events already
outstripPed speculation in rapidly. These
are, and that they long have been the designs
of France is notorious. Bonaparte is only
realizing the views Of Lewis XlVth. The
French, says the Baron D'lso!a in his Buck
Ter Of State and Justice, published century
ago, " covet basbors in Spain, leagues IN the
empire. factions in Poland, wars in Holland
passes into Italy, and the sovereign arbltrase
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