The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-22
mo. 80.
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their Characters written i'm such broad an,
large letters, that all Comment upon then
I iSaWost impairment When death snatch
ed FIT from us, the whole depth and ex
tent OF the Calamity which the nation had
sustained, were visible to every man. when
Austria signed the Armistice of Znaym. W..
an see; that she has put the seal to her great
ness ana her power, that she has set her
hsnd to the decree that completes her hu .
imitation. The demarkaton line separa :
eng Austria from Bohemia. takes in par, of
WoraVia, and descending the March to it's
commence with the Taya sweeps down bv
St. Jahan to Presburghand the mouth of the.
haao, ascends the Raab to the frontiers Of
lotyria' .Carnlola, Istria and Fiume. Brunn
IN Woravia, and Gratz in Syria, are to be
gwen up to the FrenCh.> besi6eS, the fe,s rs
| the most bitter; forts may be coded, strong
places may be given up, but the loyalty. the
love for the house of Austria, that stirred up
| the Tyrolians, should have been a gnaran-
tee to them, that any disaster would be pre-
ferred to the giving them up to the venge-
ance OF their oppreSsors 1t Is IN tact strik-
ing vital blow at that spirit, by which alone
the continent couldho to rescue itself from
the grasp of France. -.
But for this article, the armistioe would
| not have been so humiliating as the arms
| tice that, followed the battle If Austerlitz.
s
via was included in the line OF demarkation,
part of Bohemia and all Carinthia The
Austrians were not to make any levy in Hun
gary, nor to recruit iii Bohemia. These COLI
ditions are not insisted upon in this arms.
tice, and there is Indifference in the pream<
bic OF the two. That agreed upon afterthe
battle of AusterltZ, stated that tiIs Ma
| jesty the Emperor of the French, and His
| Majesty the Emperor OF Germany, being
| Iex nf 6ef,n ia,,
in order to put an end toa war which has
devastated both their dominions, have pre-
vIously agreed upon an armistice, to exist
till the conclusion of a definitive peace, or
the rupture of the negotiation"
| Yet il were too much we fear, to suppose
that the armstice of Znaym will not be fol-
lowed by the same consequences as the ar
mistice of Austerlitz. Indeed the bulletin
says, that the armistice was demanded, be-
cause the Emperor of Austria wished to-
treat for peace.-Peace What sort of a.
Ipeaces But we have not the heart to pur-
sue the subject
German papers and letters arrived this
morning to the 18th July. They increase, If
that be possible, our grief at the armistice ;;
because they furnish more proofs of the dis
position of the people of Germany to rise a.
gainst the French.
The city of Rotterdam was OH Friday and
and violence in consequence of disputes be-
tween the military ard the newly raised
, Conscrpts, who refused to comply with the
orders for marching. Several lives were
lost ON both days, and tranquility was with
difficulty established ...
t July o.
f The grand armament of the expedition
will be in FIVE divisions. Ii is arranged in a
different manner from any which ever s,i:.
laI and ,lar I,,,.n =
ven to particular officers. Three points are
to be attacked first. Admiral .Otvav and
Sir Eyre Coote viii make the attack upon
one of them. 1t will be conducted i'll two diff
!. ferent ways, according as the. wind blows
from the westward or the southwark The
: Marquis of Huntley and Commodore Owen
= will attack another point, and we believe
\ their attack will be the first that is made.
2 because its success will enable our ships to
6 60 up the river. Sir John Hope and Capt.
5 Plampin will attack the third point The
8 success of this attack will enable US to ct
t possession OF a foarth point, by taking all its
? defences inrsverse. Lord Gardner, with the
fourth division, will in the mean time take
D an advantageous position. And Admiral
= keates and Lord ROsslyn will, in the fifth di,
t vision, bring up the reserve.
: An article dated rom Petersburgh on the
5th, states that an English squadron has
+ lls FtDpCdi diiNS OCb"SSu Ilp>Illdn0 duC
. Cronstadt, in presence OF the Russian feet
and that a naval engagement was expected
c We trust the expectation may not be disap
n pointed. Letters from Petersburgh of tn,
, 9th add, that the English squadron consis
ted of seven sail of the line and twenty o.
. Their vessels-and that the Russians were
e armed for the safety OF Cronstadt, our ship.
= having evinced disposition to lombard il
d FROM GERMAN PAPERS.
t~, PETERsBURGH, July 5.
According to intelligence received here
t yestei day, an English squadron has sppear
S ed between Hocliland and Cr1nstatlt, in pre-
d sence of the Russian fleet A naval engage
i ment is expected. The foreign merchant
men in Cronsta9t have received notice tina
a they may sail when they please, but at their
r own risk.
Our court Gazette contains what follows
L Austria has asserted in her Proclamati
u ons, that France looks in vain for asSlstanc,
. from her allies II this observation shoult
c lbe applied 20 Russia, it will be snficien
Y refutation to state, that on the 4th Of june
e the head quarters Of the Russian army were
At Lubin.'
u VIENNA, July 6.
81 On the 9TH the Austrian general Vm
IS Weissenwolf Irrivsd at The head quarters O
, the Emperor Napoleon, and in the name o
o the Archduke Charles proposed TO treat fo
an armistice and prclminaries of peace
Il The Emperor having signfed his refusal