Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-03-07
LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
Saturday, Decenbsr 10.
DFCLAR ALTON.

The declaration ifued at st. Pc.
tersburgh by his Maieay the Empe-
ror Of ali the Ru1ians, has excited
in his MaieRy's mind the ltrongelt
feniations of afonifhment and re-
greet.
His Majefy vas not unaware of
the nature Of thofe iscret engage
ments which had been impoied up
on Ruila in the confer noes Of H.
Gt. but, his MairRy had entertain
ed the hope, tia, a review Of the
tranfaaious Of that unfor innate ne
gociation, and a juf Ultimate Of its
effects upon the glory Of the Rulian
name, and upon tie lntertlts of the
Runian empire, woulj have induced
his Imperial Majefy to exrriCate
hrmfelf from the embarralnent of
thofe new counlel and connexions
which he had adopted IN moment
of DEPENDENCY ant alarm and to
return to policy more congenial to
the princiF les which he has 70 inva-
riably prof Ged, and more conducive
to the honor Of his Crown, and TO
the PROPERTY Of his dominions.
Ills hope ha. dictated TO his Ma
efy the utmoit forbrarance and mo
deration in all his diplomatic inter
courie " h the Court Of 81 PeterE-
burgh Gnce thepeace Of lift.
His majeity had much caule for
fuipicion, and juf ground Of com
plant But he ATTAINED from the
language Of reProach. His Majeity
deemed 1t necelary TO require ipeci
&c explanations with relpect to thofe
arrange mems with France, the con
ceal7,rnt Of which from his naj fy
could not but confirm the i'm reiIion
already received Of their character
and tendency But his Maitty,
nevertheless. directed the demand Of
that explanation to he made, not on
" without .ipe1iry Ct the indication
of any hottie dlpafion, but with
that coaGdcra,e regard 70 the feelings
and Gtu atou OF the Emperor Of kul-
ia, which reruted from lie rcccl-
lection Of former friendlhip, and
from confidence interrupted but not
ueltroyed.
The Declaration Of the Emperor
Of Ruilia proves that the object Of
his Najrlty's forbearance and mode
ration has been attained. II proves
unhaPPily, thar the influence Of thar
Power, which is equally and efan-
italy the enemy both Of Great Bri
rain and RuAia, has acquired a deci
ded afcendency in the councils or
the Cabinet Of St. Perersburgh and
has been able to exlite a caufelelS en-
nifty between two nations whole
long tfabliihed connection, ard Whole
mutual interehs prelcrioed The mott
intimate union and co operation.
his Majehy deeply lameuts the
extenhon OF the calamities of war.
But called u on As he is, to defend
himtelf agaioh al act Of unproy3ked
ho:tIIity, his Majciy is anxious 10
refute, in the face of the world, the
pretexts by which that act is attemp-
ted to be jufi6ed.
The Declaration ahcrts that his
Majeny the Emperor Of Rufia has
twice taken up arms in cauie, in
which the intere(ts Of @. Britain was
more direct than his own and
POUNDS upon this afTertion the charge
againlt Great Britain Of hoviug neg
le6ted to fecond and fupport the mill
tary operations Of RulIil.
His Maiefv willingly does iufice
to the motives which originally enga-
ged RulTia in the great Gruggle a
gainR France. Fl. M. avows with
equal readinels the intereft which
q. Britain has uniformly taken in
the fates and fortunes Of the Powers
of the Continent. But it would furc-
ly be difficult to prove that Great
Britain, who was herfeIf in fate Of
holtihty with PruiTla, when the war
broke out between Prulha and
France, had an interelt and a duty
more direct in efpouGng tn PrufIian
quarrel, than the Emperor Of Rullia ;
the Ally of his PrulIian Majefy, the
Protector of the North Of Europe
and the Guarantee of the Germanic