The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-26

on the subject. At Vienna not sentence
of the kind has been uttered to general an
dreossy.
Do you wish to be satisfied and at rest
with regard to the dispositions Of France b
Every ASSURANCE YOU CAN REQUIRE SHALL
be GIVEN. DO you wish the Camps of Slesia
to be broken up?-TnEy SHALL nE BROKEN
UP. DO you wish the orders, that have been
given to furnish the iortresses Of Siles'a, to be
countelmanded ?-THEY SHALL IE RsvoKED.
Do you wish the provisioning OF pa,tra Noya
10 cease III SHALL BE DISCONTINUED. he
most solemn and public declarations shall be
given you, respecting our sentiments and views,
it YOU desire them. they shall be such, thu
every idea oil an attack from France will Lc
shewn TO be evidently ridiculous b. .-on
your side, stop, recall, Your measures malic-
/, testify hostile and mcnacing, incompatible with
the actual condition Of Europe, with the s,cu-
| ri.y it is in need o.--neasures that haiiaii
every hope of general peace, and which are
So Inconsistent With tne character and pr,Ici-
pes OF your emperor.
50 You see tina. We are not deceived by false
reports, and wish 10 remain Tree from such an
'niatuvton. If you entertain sinnar disposi'-
tons the iatsigucs Of the agtatots of h.urro9e
viii be soon frustrated and the continent viii ie-
main at peace. Ether Austria herse}t tlesirea
war, as her arfnatnents Indicate, and she viii
engagc in i,-or she is led as,ray by th- advice
OF the encmies of The continent but III this case.
the offers which have made you, should opcr
her eyes, 5 tney do nor leave ric least pretcAt
Tor her lmmeaae propositions.
" wl;h. sir, piorn!t answer TO this Letter,
and will tell you why: the emperor had NJ
idea OF raising any conscFip's this year-Eut,
since the whole OF the Austrian force is put undty i
arms, he hesitatcs, and does not wish the month
OF August to pass without rlaking proposition
on the subject to tho senate. He WISHES to r.
satisfied on this subject. For long tine he M ;
made it point not to dise gard what has The ap-
pealance Of lmpiobobih,v. lie knows how the
passions can blind and ,nislcad, aud with what
facility they are made tie svoit OF men who have.
been accustomed TO agltatc the continent by ,heit
intrigues. He rccollects that Prussia was 50
much duped as to be made to believe thar he
Preach army, actually 100000 strong, tha noy
| exceed 100000, and although that army was
cncamocd almost within the aepen.icnt terrific
lies OF Prussia. England pushes on tie war
Without cessation, but events viii asl!l her very
itlc--her fate uilI be decided, a. soon as Sic
sinai! DC efiectuaily out-awed from inc Continent
= have spoken % you oi the atfalr a; Trieste
il IS useless TO require satisfaction nom you the
emperor Napoleon believed he might expect
from the emperor Francis, such satisfaction rs
he would have gladly given, had such a scene
been witnessed in any place here he had any
authority.
: lou win, sir. find in this letter that LAM
( snasc, at once firm. sincere, and pacific which
always used, to you. 1t is TO you | am a!ways
! tond oI expressing II, 70 You who have Gwe.s
among Us, to you who must well know thar nc
! propositions | make TO you, tor averiiny Tia,
most distant appearance OF war, are nos dictate,
! oy weakness or apprehension. gu know our
/ SITUATION, and can say to Nj. de Me.,crnictr:.
! what / wou!a be useless to say to the Austrian
| "'nb"ssacof-Our grand away is stronger thnn
evtf--'i'at and the army of Italy are double
'ftiit they weie in 805-the troops OF the con-
federation OF tie isLine Can be speedily reunitel'
and 10000 men ale now st4l.ned in the inter-
ot, At orasburg, hlayenee, and Casse--1Ve
have ieaaon to believe, therefore, that war WITH
Austria could not but terminate iortunatcly
tor as.
: We do NOT then, dread war--bu, we wish
to AVOID IT. We do not wish for way. because
We have no motive for il, we have no emil 10 ac
@otil'iish, We have no grievance TO redress, and
"e 90 not desire any thing which Austria pos
sesses-pecause many political Considerations
dictate mat 1t is the niteres. Of France and Aus
tina - preserve the power they now have--i,,
shoiS' we Wish Tor peace, because the en,pero.
WISHES to spare the blood Of men, ii gives him
no pleasure to sec it. and because he does us-
wage war from any pleasure thar i, affords hn,.S
stop, then, SIT, those movements in h.
Austrian monarchy, that, if continued, will
inevitably produce war shey should be stopped
oy movement directly opposite: the propos;
ti"ns make to you afford your government every
facility for tits end II, in spite o. those pac;6,,
offers, it Notwithstanding all the steps taken
with desire to remain at peace with vour eo-
vernment, war should take place, we vii! carry
Y on with the more vigor, since we shall be dri-
ve" INTO IT. and whatever may be the unhappy
consequences they cannot be imputed to us.
" Ia closins TINS letter, sir, | have the plea
surg 20 announce to you, that the early return
=" ms majesty to the capital, VIII enable me Il
renew to your exceilency the assurances &c.