The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-11
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f"fSb, CSiOtC IL was Ndlr com DlctcU. COS z
oarolnia the tortresses Of Exilles Tortona.
Conf, Alexandria and Chateau Dauphin. as
securities TOR his good behaviour and the
surrender OF Savoy and Nice to France for
ever, besides the Immediate demolition of
oaza and the Brunette, two strong works OH
the French frontier.
! But the unfortunate Charles Emanuel. af-
Ter the disasters OF the French in Egypt, was
once more scduced into the new coalition
which ended in his signing an act of abdi-
Cation, i'm favor of his brother, and surren-
dering Turin to the French: Lis brother and
their, tie Duke D'Aoste, retired to Italy, aud
soon alter assumed the title of King Of Sar-
dinia, July 4, 1902, under the name of Esna-
nnet v. who. ii there be any, is now the
reigning King of Sardinia.
The. treaty of Amiens was signed OIL the
2|th March, 1902. but there is not word
to-be found in it relative to the treaty Of
guarantee of the integrity of the dominions
OK the Sing OF Sardinia, stipulated in the
treaty OF April Is, 1913, nor of the cession
OF llauphiny, Brcsse, Burgey CIR tho Pays
nc SirSu'"st asces which d spiay, ar
once. the folly and the vain glory, of human
expectations and promises
Sardinia, from its proximity to the king
dom. of Italy and to Corsica, is in fact only a
nominal power /; it possesses no means TO en-
force laws on its neighbors, nor to defend
has coral fishery that is principal source OF
its revenue, which at the utmost does not ex-
coed 100000 dollars year. The population
OF the island, which constitutes the whole
monarchy. Is about IS 900 persons of all ages.
Azuni, the celebrated writer of the law on
nations, lisa native of this island.
The Question then, what are the relations
OF Sardinia to the beiligerents, is answered
by its weakness and its position, and by the
advantage or disadvantage which either of
the belhgerents may conceive they derive or
suffer from the trade of Sardinia.
The British feet may admit commerce
with Sardinia until there are depots suffic-
ent Tor spoil; the French Emperor may sup
pose that the conversion of Sardinia into
depot tor commerce by sea, is, only another
| mode of succoring the tyrant Of the seas :;
and may, without sending a soldier. confis-
cate all the merchandise deposited there,
and leave the shippers to settle the concern
with the parties to the conferences az payia
and the conspirators at Pilnitz.
Sardinia is too insignificant to be consider
ed as power, and perhaps cannot be fairly
considered but as vassal of the Kingdom of
Italy. he state of jurisprudence and no-
rails holds forth no better encouragement to
honest adventure and as to dishonest adj
vepturers, they may not perhaps in the uni
verse find themselves so well matched or
so much at home. The Sardoaic laugh is
proverbial the proverb is significant of their
hypocrisy and perhdy, which is surpassed
by nothing except their ignorance of the
principles OF merality and their inhumanity.
From the o,sdon Gazette, ian 10.
DOWNING STREET, Jan 10.
Dispatches from which the. following are
extracts, were on the 9th inst received at the
oftice of Lord Viscount Castiereagh. one of hie
MaJeSty's principal secretaries of state, from
acknowledgement Sir John Moore X Is
commander in chief of his Majestyh forces
employed in Spain:
5BEEEvENTE, Dec. %.
Since had the honor to address you upon
the 18th, from Toro, the army has been al
most constantly marching through snow, and
with cold that has been very intense The,
weather, within, these few days has turned
to rain. which is much more uncomfortable
than the cold, and has rendered the roads al
most impossible. The DIST the armies
reached Sahagln 1t was necessary to halt
there IN order to refresh the men, and on ac-
count of provisions. The information re-
ceived was. thar Marshal Soult was at Salda-
ma with about $4,000 men, with posts along
the river from Guarda Co Carbon.
The army was ordered to march, in two
columns. a. o'clock on the night of the Esd, 10
force tie bridge at Carbon, and frem thence.
proceed to Saldana. At six O'Clock that e.
vening, received informationthat consider
bic achievements had arrived at Carrion
from Palencia and letter from the Mar
quis dc Ia Romano informed me that the.
French were advancing from Madrid either
to Nalladolid or Salamanca 1t was evident
1t was too late to prosecute the attempt upon
Soult, that ] must be satisfied with the di-
version had occasioncd, and that had no
time tolose TO secure my retreat.
| The next morning lieut. general Hope >
with his cwn division, and that of lieut. Fra
ger marched to MajOrca. ] sent sir DAVID
Baird with his division to pass the river at
Nalmira, and followed lieutenant gen Hope
on the 25th, with the reserve and rhe light
brigades, by Majorga, Valderas, to Bene-
vente. The cavalry under Lord Paget fol
lowed the reserve on the goth both the lat
ter corps entered this place yesterday. We
continue our march Astorga. Genera 3
! Hope and Frazer are already gone on sir
-. Baird proceeds tomorrow from Valencia !;
and shall leave this with the reserve at the.
SAME time; lord Paget will remain with the
cavalry, to give u9 notice the approach Of
the enemyj hitherto their infantry have not
come up, but they are near aud the cavalry
is round US in great numbers they are check
ed by our cavalry, which have obtained by
their spirit end cnterprize, an ascendancy
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