The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-25

I" ITS troops, will reorganize them and make
/" new lcvies :-Gcrmany, which is just be-
"'ginning to breathe, after so many r1iinous
I" wars, will see all her wounds opened anew:
/" will establish the fortresses of Silesia,.
/" instead OF evacuating that province and the.
\" PruSsian states, as intended Europe.
will be aroused; armies will be in the'p pre-,
sence OF each other, and the most trivial
d" incident will produce the commencement,
"of hostilities. q
. '' You say you have an army Of 10000
men, which is much larger than at any
former time of your monarchy. You wish
" to double TITO follow your example, It
twill be very soon necessary to arm even
:" the WOMEN. In such a state of things,
when every bow shall have been bent, war
VIII become necessary to produce the Ca
:" tastrophe. 1t is thus. that, in the physical
F" world. the state of agitation into which ma
ture is thrown at the approach of hurri-
cane, makes it desirable that the storm
:" should encrease, that the heavens and the
earth may the sooner exhibit sweet Sc
renity. Violent pain, but of short duration,
is preferable to tedious suffering
In the mean time, all hopes of mari
time peace vanish; the strong measures
Z" taken to obtain it will have been useless -
~ SthiiC Will ttS tuOUSE.S Ok tic
discord again excited OH the continent, and
" trust to it for the defence of their Interests
bee the evils you have produced. and
:" believe without intending it. But, if your
dispositions are as pacific as you say they
are, prove them to be SO; countermand the
measures which have excited so dangerous
a ferment; to this impulse involuntarily
gwen, 1t is necessary to oppose an i'm
pulse OF contrary kind; and since, from
petersburg to Naples. there is no doubt
that Austria prepares for war, since all
your merchants announce it as certain, il
Is necessary that every voice should be able
:" to proclaim that your actions as well as
your words evince disposition for peace.
:" On my side every security shall, be given
that you can DESIRE
thus, sir, have given you, as well as /
Gould trace it, brief abstract of the remarks
which his majesty made to NJ. de Meter
ternich. The emperor Showed that he felt
good deal of emotion, as was TO have been
expected in treating on so momentous a SUBJ
Ject. lie had no more warmth, than that e.
motion naturally produced; he spoke of the
emperor OF Aurtra and of his government, in
terms OF regard and respect, and he said Sc
veral Things personally agreeable to NJ. de
Metternich. That ambassador, who has CON
stantiy protested the pacific dispositions ofhjs
court, has never found himself for one moment
IN an embarrassing situation and have this
evening heard him felicitate himself at being
III acourt, where such communications could
De thus directly made by the sovereign to a
foreign minister. NJ. de Tolstoi Joins in the
opinion. The emperor appears even in the
eyes OF those, who have the least observation
noble, frank, loyal, regardful ofthe convent
ence OF those around him, observing a perfect
dehcacy, eloquent as well as sensible, & pos
sessed OF that sensibility, which the great in
terests OF humanity excite; he Judges it e.
quaiiy necessary, to be prepared for war as
well as for peace, and wishes for the latter
without tearing the former; and il is general
~ thought, that to language SO frank and
noble, no answer can be made but an open
aVo~ai OF warike inteifSonS, or by facts as
well as words prove, that peace is really de-
sired.
:" You can make this dispatch the subject
OF An interview with M. d. Stallion. The
Austrian Government cannot doubt the sin
But But, tt ii Emperor wishes security during
peace. 1t peace is equally dear to Austria,
she VIII not hesitate to give the emperor a
iull assurance OF her wishes, and it is above
all by giving another direction to the public
opinion that she will confirm them-but that
direction can only be effected by a change of
10 be continued.
EXTRAc7S from English h,fnts. received
via Bar6adoeS.-London dates 10 fhe aed
May.
LONDON, May IS.
I. we have received Dutch papers to the 18th
instant containing the 18th bulletin of the