Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-08
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8.

led TO think that the AFFAIRS OF Europe are
not yet settled. Peace between Austria and
France, so long expected, had not been con-
cluded on the Goth of September; at least
no account of such an event was known at
Paris at that date. Itismore than probable
that the war is renewed in Austria long be.
z fore this time. But we think the lovers of
enews of dreadful battles will not be gratihed
$ With any more accounts of carnage this CAM.
paign. All parties appear to be heartily
tired of fighting and We may safely calcu-
late that the greatest part Of the remainder
of the season will be spent in negotiation.
Whether his imperial majesty will be able to
inveigle his brother emperors out OF their
possessions, or not, time must determine. -
It is evident, from the delay which has tax
en- place in the negotiations for peace, that
even Austria is not conquered and i, as
ruulour states, there is coalition Of the
northernsp powers against the usurper, nego-
citation is his only resource for IL Austria
is able to hold him in check, when that pow
er is Joined by Russia and Prussia he must
inevitable be overcome, it he attempts to
fight it out. We are of opinion that there
isyet ray of hope that Europe may once
more emerge from her degraded situation,
snhasaln enjoy the benefits Of social inter-
course and civilization.
The affairs of Spain,a few days since con-
Ssidsred as desperate, appear not to be in 50
low state as was expected. The battle OF
Talavera seems to have finished the fighting
In that kingdom. The French there found
more than their match. They had calculat-
led on their superiority in numbers and the
! indecisipn of the Spaniards to overwhelm.
and destroy the English army. But, sorely
to their cost, they were mistaken. They
found that an English army was not like a
mob OF undisciplined Spaniards. They ap-
pear to wish ior no more such conflicts and
are very willing the English should retreat
or keep their ground in quiet. The British
commanders on account OF the want of TO-
rage and provisions appear to be quitting
that part of Spain. Indeed it seems that
the parts of Spain which have been the seat
of war this campaign, are Sc desoiated that
they are hardly worth fighting for. And we
thiak it very likely, if peace is not made in
thsnorth,t that theFrench troops will be with
drawn to the northern parts of Spain, where
they can be supplied with provisions and
the Span:ards il the Southern provinces
WILDE left in peace for the ensuing winter.
Portugal, it is probable, will remain in
its present state, for some time yet. Bo-e
naparte will not be able to make descent
on that country this season. He has not
men TO spare for such an expedition, and if
he haa, the want of provisions would deter
him. The poverty of the Portuguese would
be their security for the present.
The affairs of England seem to be in an
unsettled state at this moment. 1t is i'm.
possible to calculate on the effects of the
late change of ministry in that country.
1t is alittle remarkable, and must strike
the minds of Americans with some force,
that not a single editor of leading demo
cratic paper in the United States eyer saw
America until since the termination of our
revolutionary war, except the editor of the
National Intelligencer, which, base and
prostituted as it is, IN many respects IS more
american than those conducted by the fo,
reigners whom Napoleon has sent among
MS. For this reason it has been more than
ace severely reyiled and ridiculed by the
SsAurora. The editor has been styled sill