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

upon Austria was spoken of among all cla.-
SEES Of the pubic, spoken OF for so long
time, and so directly in,erruptiug the paci-
ic relations between the two courts that
they could not have escaped the yig'lsnee
of the governmct they would also prove
to him my constant anxiety to cep,radIct
those false reports. might furnish proofs
of the first of those assertions, from the re-
ports of our military commanders IN Boht-
mia, from those of our cvilagen,s employs
ed on all points of our frontiers, and lily
letters which | receiyed or which have
seen, i,.m all parts Of Germany. all of
which have the appearance OF correctness
respecting the reports circulated by the
French ard confederate military. Tie
public newspapers above mentioned, and
our own, are in the hands Of every body.
cit rs several months since contradict.
ed those rumors, since | pledged myself
directly to my oour. for their iaisity. and
for the pacific views Of the emperor Nape-
leon, an assurance that cannot have bc.n
received with incredibly. II diferenc
Interpretation had been given to those re-
ports, the measures which we took would
have been those Of resistance but they
be disturbed by the declarations corninv
from the French army, ans TO The preesrru.
ton Of the most per.cct tranquility 10 lile
interior of the monarchy.
1t was at the period when those alarms.
the first authors of which were entirely un-
known to me beca,sse generally prevalent, that
deprived OF all confidential communicated with
the court by which was accredited. expires.
"a -. ~
pecaton that some encouraging articles refa.
Tive 10 the relations between France and AUS
tia, would arrive to strengthen the Arguments
of my court and my own---a step, which, 70
the great satisfaction osthe former, had all tie
success which had right to expect from
French minister. | noise tins fact because ie
brings to recollection circumstance, the Obj
iect of which was to tr;nQniize tire Austrian
people, respecting the alarms excited flom a.
broad.
Your eXcell"ncy docs Justice 70 NY court
i'll mentioning its efforts to persuade the whole
OF Europe. that 1t is IN State Of profound peace
and IN perfect harmony with its neighbours
that france in particular demands nothing
from 1t, nor pretends to any thing belonging
to it, and that it has no view present or remote,
| that should give it the least lnquie,ude. Such
is really our state OF sccurty-such is the con-
viction that has SO long induced us to disregard,
f, what s,ock-jol>bng furnishes to the injury Of
| the state, the rumors generally circulated in
| places occupied by French troops, and in The
states OF the confederation Of the Rhine. 9th
erwi'e ! would not have taken step. which,
if your excellency had been at Paris whouId
have afforded me new opportunity to prove to
you, that the only desire which arifnates is
| that OF maintaining the most perfect harmony
| between our two governments.
| presume that my note, Of this day, rela.
tive to the American vessels will have riyen
all the information that his imperial and roval
majesty desired. ! shall hasten to commune
cate to him the result Of the new enquiry.
| which the emperor has directed, and for which
| the documents hayt been forwarded from Tri.
| este TO Vienna.
Your excellency will receive wi,hou; doubt.
new remuneration respecting Direct inter-
course between Austria and England. An
English flag of truce, is arrvc' at Trieste
this is fact, upon which the consul will not
be mistaken. Far from hesltatinr am eager
TO rsmove conhdentially and before hand. the
reports which will be forwarded TO Bayonne on
this subject. The flag of truce was DISPATCHED
by admiral Collingwood, in consequence of
advicts received by the commandment of The
British forces in the Mediterranean, Of the in.
| 'n'. ee'"" ~ nriSi5oh' ahG OF the procamatC3
OF ralaiou It was charged with "a single letter.
from the admiral to the Archduke Charles
which. referring to what it was supnosed his
royal hlghness already knew respecting tina.
proclamation, offered him frigate to convey
him TO Spain. The whole of that mission did
not merit answer-the commander of the fac
OF truce, was told therS was no answer for him
and that he must depart without one.
Proud OF the union. which your excellen.
ency has proposed, to me, of our efforts to
MAINTAIN harmony between our courts, tia.
proposition as well as the Importance of the
subject itself, must be my excuse for the
iehs'n OF TINS letter. ! will never vary or de.
sia's rom m my pr'nc'ples-nor change my msa.
sureS' II the former perfectly accord with
those of your excelency with regard to the
benefit that would result from a state Of peacc.
towards which all my views extend, have no
! merit Tor the latter Convinced tina, ,nv se,