Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-20

Turkey, and placing his brother Constan'
tine UPON the throne of Constantlnople, tend
ed no, little towards retaining IN him
disposition favorable to Napoleon.
July q.
We confess that the intelligence which
arrived yesterday came upon US unexpect-
edly. We were not prepared Tor 1t. lhe
accounts firm the Austrian states, from per-
sons invested with official situations, were
in stile SO different from that OF despond-
ence-the disposition and valor OF the troops
were 50 eminent--the loyalty OF the Aus
trian people which had been SO pronounced
1.-The anxiety to rise against the French had
been 50 openly manifested wherever an OPP
portunity was afforded that we acknow-
ledge we had been induced to believe, that
under the present circumstances peace was
improbable. We have been deceived, and
while we lament that We have been, we tcel
no disposition TO apologize for having en-
ttrta;ned the belief. To those who were OF
contrary opinion. who may claim praise
for their having been consistent IN their
gloomy predictions WHO are prepared the
moment any nation, goaded by oppressive
,rea,m, nj from Bonspsrte, takes up arms
aeaias, him. to prophecy her defeat and ru-
in: 70 those we leave without reluctance all
the merit ey NAV, be entitled tc--we have
no Ssh TO share it.
AS far as we we're able to Judge, even
from the French ACCOUNTS Of the battle OF
Wag,am, We did not imagine that It was
such defeat IS 10 render lmme date sub
mission indispensable 1T did notarpear to be
such total cute rs that which the Ausul-
sns, and Russians met with at Austerlitz;
the Austr an troops had fought SO we'll, and
did not seem dispirited. Yet as the fatal
consequences Of submission were SO obvl-
Gus, it may be supposed that the arohduke
would rot have solicited IN armlstice had
he had any hope Of beng able TO make head
against the enemy. he lad "tsle expecta-
ION ofbeirg joined BY the archduke John,
ard the Russians were advancing On one
side, whilst Eonapar;e was pursuing him on
the other side. This has been urged in de-
fence OF an armistice to the contemplation
OF which we proceed with more reluctance
than ever We did 10 the contemplation Of a.
nv Other document that eyer was submitted
TO us.
Some events are OF SO striking nature,
their character is written IL such broad and
large letters, that all commen, upon them is
almost impt riint 1T. When Death snat, he'd
a Pit from MS, the whole depth and extent
OF the calamity which The nation had sus-
tanned. were visible to evIy man 'When
Ausuia signed lie Armistice OF Enaym, I've
all see that she has put the seal % her great
mt SIS and her power, hat she has set her
hand to the decree that completes her hu-
initiation. The dtmarks,ion line separating
Austria from Bohemia, takes i'll pant Mora
VIA and d, sc, pdlng the March to its conhu-
ence with the I:ya sweeps Gown by ST. ia
ban to Preshurg and the mouth of the Raab,
ascends the Raab to the frontiers Of Stvria,
Carniolz. Islia, md F;ume. Brunn in Mu-
lavia snd Gratz in Syria, are to be given
up 20 ,hs French, b sides the fort OF Saeken-
bourg. OF ali ,he alticles the fourth is the
most bitter; jon may be coded, strong pla.
ccs may b. 81, On .uP. but the loyalty, the
love for the house Of Austria that stirred up
The Tvioiisns, should have been guarantee
to them, thas any disaster would be prefer
red to the giving lhemu to the vengeance
OF their cppressors. Il is in fact striking
vital blow at that spirit by which alone the
continent could hope to rescue itself from
the grasp OF France.
But for ibis article, the .afmistice would
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