The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-22
Gantederation.ofMe Rhine.

lnls4contederation has been recently formed
by several German States and as it has now be-
come very important in the scale of affairs on
the Continent, and will probably become more
SO ron the large acquisition of strength it will
receive IN the present war, we lay short ac-
count OF it before our readers.
Several German States situated between the
Rhine and the Mayne, separated themselves
from the Germanic body, and associated as
confederate states Of the Rhine, under the pro-
tec.ionof the French empire, in the year 1906.
The instrument of confederation was signed at
Paris on the 18th July, the same year. The
contracting parties were the Emperor Of the
French on the one pat, and on the other the
Kings Of Bavaria and Wrtemberg made kings
by Bonapar,e the year before) the Archduke
or Rtlsbon as Prince primate, the Grand
Dukes of Baden, Berg, Hesse- Earmstadt,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and Nassau singer, the
Princes of Hohenzollern HIGH ngen, and Seig-
mafingen, Salm-Saln,, Salm-k yrhurg, Isen-
burgh, Birstein and L;chstenste;n, the Duke
of Ahremherg, and the Prince OF Leyn. They
declared that they would admit other German
Princes and States in all cases where theft Union
with the Confederation might be found con-
sistent with the general interest; and thus vir-
tual'y annihilatcd the inconsdrrahle part that
YVES left Of the German empire. This induced
Francis H., last Emperor Of Germany, and
of Austria, form ally TO abdicate the German
empire by his proclamation OF The 9Th Of August
1906. 1t was then expected that similar Con-
federation would be formed of the Maybe,
ulder the protection ofeither Prussia or Russia;
but the King Of Prussia having declared war a
gainst France in October 80G, and having
been struck nerveiess at the battle of Jena, l4th
of the same month, several other German
States FASTENED to Join the Confederation of the
Rhine, as Lieppe Detmold, Schaumburg- Buke-
burg, SaxeWeimar, SAKE Cptha, Sake Co
bourg, and the newly created kingdom OF Sax
ony (tormed out OF the electorate OF SaSeny,
duchy ofWarsaw, and some o'her acqusitions}
the King of which is the late Elector Of Saxo-
n.y. By the peace of Fist in 507, which e.
reefs the Prussian provinces on the right bank
of the Elbe and the possessions OF Hesse- Cas-
sci, Orange Fulda, and other petty German
states into new kingdom called Westphaia
tovcr which is placed Jerome Bonaparte of
Baltimore memory) the Confederation of the
Rhine is extended to the bank of the Elbe and
Prussia has since I'm 8os) joined the Confede-
ration. By this Federal compact an union of
several sovereign srates has taken place, en-
bracing population double that of the U. S.
of America, forming a complete barrier to
France on the German side, and ripping up
completely the Germanic Empire, leaving
Francis nothing but the hereditary states.--It
is stupendous fabric erected by the mighty
genius Of Napoleon, and will do more to SUBJ
serve his purposes i'll subjugating Europe, than
an alliance with the most powerful kingdom on
the continent.
It may be said with certainty, to this Con-
federation the house of Austria owes its down
fall. In little time Francis will be dethroned
and drove from his hereditary possessions
every thing which will be left to him he will
hold by the prerarious tenure of Napoeons
bounty and willingly would he then accept
of. lile-estate in the small possessions which
the house of Hapsburg once possessed in the
Canton of Bern. But the fatal decree has been
proclaimed Napoleon has said he should
cease to reign and with his reign ends rest
ing place for him on the continent.
Centinfl Of Freedom
The Republicans in '9s and 80 unequivocal-