Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-02
VIENNA.
N hse lmperi0l Press, 1909.


s unhappy circumstances which imposed upon
his Imperial N ajcsty the duty OF rendering
every othcr considera; ion subordinate to the
momentary necessities of his monarchy, yet
inthe execution of this treaty the severe con-
sclentiousness was not 10 be mistaken, with
which his majesty has ever been anxious to
discharge obligations once incurred.
sEhe articles which imposed upon Austria
severe sacrifices, and painful renunciat.ons,
were executed without reserve or Limitation !;
8 while those which were inserted for the ALE
Walton of Austria were either not at all carrl-
ed into effect, or only after arbitrary & disae-
vantagecus alterations; or stthe close OF Ia
tiguing negotiations, and, III part only, at
the expence ofnew sacrifices.
Scarcely one of thesconditions of TINS trea.
~, which affected the interests of the empe-
! .ror'k court, his princes, or his subjects, was
fulfilled to the full extent, within the period
prescribed, and 70 the real satisfaction OF the
parties
Neither his imperial highness the arch
duke, then elector OF Saltzburg, nor his I'M
perial highness the grand master otthe Ger.
man order, obtained the full enjoyment OF.
the possessions or revenues assigned them
His royal highness the archduke, then lar
grave of Rreisgau, was, according tothe eX-
press terms of the treaty, to receive an In
demny of the full value of the lands and re-
venues he had lost. Every attempt to rea-
Use this precious engagement, in any way,
remained without effect. 1t even appeared,
in the course of frequently renewed negocl-
ations, that the French cabinet had at no
time the intention of compromising his royal
highness even In part ADD the ministers OF
his imperial majesty were forced more than
once, to endure the modification of seeing
Z the Just demands of the princes OF the impe-
rial house, treated as objects which merlted
no serious consideration.
A like fate was reserved tor every COM
! plant which was made concerning the vio-
lated interests of his majesty's subjects or
revenues. From the day of the exchange oil
I the articles of peace, no further contrlbu
tons were to be raised, and all arrears OF
military acquisitions were to be discharged
by the payment of 40, 100000 francs The
payment was made, but the hoped for alleyi-
alton did not take place. On the one hand,
new and oppressive acquisitions for the sup
port of the French army were made, because
the French magazines were suddenly found
empty which had been lately richly filled at
Z the expence of the country. On the other
! hand, number of valuable objects, the un-
doubted property of his majesty lying In
: various of the coded provinces, were yielded
to the now passports ofthem, for consider
alton asccrtaincd by express treaty: and this
remained unpaid The loss sustained by
these two PARTICLES amounted to 24,ooo,ooo
forms. All endeayors TO procure satisfac-
tion for this, were IN vain.
Nevertheless his imperial majesty would
have.eadeavored to forget this loss and these
affrpnts, however painful, could the great
cad of peace, purchased by such great sacri-
fees, have been attained. 10 devote himself
in uninterrupted repose to the welfare OF his
people--to provide for the success of the IN
3 terror administration. and divert fresh dan
gers by suitable measures of defence this
was the wish, this the Just expectation of his
majesty. To Illustrate this pacific plan by
all means, has been, from the conclusion OF
the Presburg peace to the present moment
the undertaking effort of the French govern
ment.
Before any articles stipulated in favor oil
Austria were carried into execution by France
his imperial majesty found himself involved
In unnleasant discussions by demands of .
very questionable kind. In order to facilitate
the military communication between Venice
and the provinces on the opposite coast ct the
Adriatic sea, an uninterrupted march for the
$ French troops was required through the inn
perial domiuions, and this not for the moncn'
only, but to be confirmed by a formal commit
tee as permanent arrangement. The weigh
test objections, derived partly from former
relations with the republic OF Venice, which
had never obtained or required this preroga-
tive :--partly from the condition of these ma
ritime provinces, by no means well supplied
with provisions partly from the danger o