Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-19

asked her only to remain in peace win
to unite with US against the common rn.'
and that we pretend to nothing which y
possesses that we prize tolivs. in = y:
feet peace with her. But you fo,s.iF '
well as | do, that the preparations of AUS
noted by all Europe will have their coa
quences. Even now the emperor w;shss N
remain ignorant thereof but in the n,s,
time prudence prescribes to him vaea.ns
of defence.
Charged particularly with the saG,,
the Rhenish confederation, he is warntl I
be on his guard /; he will call out HE :.
tingent, and will himself march his ,ns
from the interior towards the Rhine. al
all sides we shall be under arms. In
a state Of things spark viii suffice 70 nv
duce conaagration. f
Does Austria seriously wish for W.,
What advantage does she nope from !,
We are sure that she can expect no co.o,.
ration from Russia. She will derive T.
Indifferent benefit, from England. She !;
be without an ally upon the continentI(S.I
does not want war, Why this excessive :,
pence which wastes her finances, drstro,,
her bankers and annihilates the credit ofbrE
paper money? Why impede the prosper.
ty of the interior which is just revivinplI
Why give us any uneasiness, alarm OH
rope with the dread of renewal of the W.,
and ALLEVIATE from her the emperor who viii
be less disposed to let her CO operate in tb
arrangements Of Europe /? Surely, she wi /
not reproach us, if we take hostile and /
menacing attitude; it is barrier that AusI
tria will raise between France and hersNh
since France has given every proof of a d,
sire to live with her in the most perfect ha 4
mony.
You, sir, value the preservation of thu q
harmony, and you know that it is not les 4
the object of my wishes. Do all YOU cas
that our wishes may be gratj6ed: enlighns
your government as to our disposior, !
which surely afford no cause flor appreha.
sions; and as to the effects of those MA
sures, which your governments advissdr
adopt. Those who advise you to adp &
them are not your true friends: foes to th !
rcpose Of Europe, they would plunge lsl
country into long train of evils. hFs
that you will be able to prevent them. (,
l should esteem myself very happy should,
this letter, which write to you with afrH 3;
dem authorised by our particular relation 3
have the salutary effect of preservinghE
tween our governments that happy concot
which their own interests, not less than a
interests of Europe, and Of humanity, PrE
scribe.
Accept, &c.
P.S. Should you, sir, have any doat
of the truth of the facts stated 10 this letf Z,
I might appeal, not only to an immer
number of the letters OF our merchafs ,
which all convey apprehensions of ssds
Austria engaged in war, but the oficiaIp' a
pers published by your government taA 4 4,
example, [ refer you to the proclama'1i %
circulated at Trieste by the archdukc JO1i
and the count de Saurau, in which it WI =
said to the inhabitants of Trieste, that, Al 1
though they were not bound by the laws g
enrol themselves in the militia, it was 90
vertheless their duty, as good subjects
obey the call of their sovereign, when 'np 8
vidual and public safety, as well as the 1 Is
guilty of the hereditary states, required
and this appeal was made in the same as''
which they were called on to recollce' T. SIS
devotion and fidelity they had often sln
blted on former occasions. The reman&t
Of this article related to such measures y b
discipline and military exercises as t sgI
try invaded would prescribe to its InnD
ants as the only means for their defence Il
NO. w. II
Note fran count de Metternich to c'H' X
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