Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-07

the nations or EUROPE AavS Sni'' asSsA -
aroe system of interests as France many
of them with apparent willingness & cheer
fnIo.s. which go very far towards estab-
5ra1;no. the dominion of France over them.
panon.r,e exercises as sovereign sway
,hs hearts of the Italians, Germans,
prussians. Swedes, and Clutch, as over
their lives and liberties. Denmark, Rus
STA and Austria, he canno, be said to have
subiupated vet. But the two first have
manifested very docile and humble dispo-
sition, with regard to his views; and have,
in fact, gone very far towards destroying
their commerce, in order to please him.
Henry The Great of France, was forming a
plan. when Ravaillac killed him, of uniting
Europe into one grand copfederacy or ra-
Their of effecting constellation OF the
states for France was to be the Heaa.--.
Il is altogether improbable, that that mo.
march would have succeeded, even with the
assistance Of Suly. But Europe has been
totally changed since that time. Now, the
same interests, the same pursuits, and the
ssme governments existing there, have pre-.
pared it. ifnot for confedera-y, at least,
for consolidation of its s;aes. 1t is
ne,(ectlv unaccountable, that Russia, Den
mark and Sweden, should have deserted
the coalition !; so it is however /; and when
we see such powerful states (and so remote
from the centre of the war acceding to the
schemes of Bonaparte, we have every rea-
son to believe that his empire will be hrn,ly
established in the course of few years /;
and that it vii! be of long duration.
In the second place, the states OF Eu'
rope. are the mast of them, SO exceedingly
frajl in their constitutions and endued with
80 li,tlc energy; as TO render the subiuga-
ton of them, by such power as France,
eompara,ively-easy, and make it probable
that her dominion over them will continue
for lonr period of time. Except Russia.
Austria and Prussia, there was not a single
government on the continent OF Europe at
the commencement of the revolution, which
could be called powerful. Prussia, how
ever, was then breathing out the military
sp;rit which Frederick the Great had KIM
died and which soon expired. And her
king and minister by their weak and wa
vering councils, completed her ru!n.--
N17y, Austria, besides France, is the only
formidable nation in Europe. And, if the
archduke Charles should die, even that
power will fall prey to France. lne
crowned heads of Europe, of the present
dav, are remarkably weak men, and def
Gent il, talents and energy. The emperor
Alexander is benevolent amiab!e man, bat
possesses none of the martial spirit and he
roism of Catherine IL. The kings Of Den
mark, Sweden and Prussia, and the empe-
ror of Austria are very weak princes. The
worst of it is, that they feel themselves tos
be so, and make no excrtions to oppose the
armies of France.
In the third place, Bonaparte has taken
such precaution to consolidate his conques.s,
as 70 render 1t probable, when taken toge-
Their with the other circumstances, that his
empire will be permanent and durable. 1t
is true. he has divided the territories he has
conquered, into great number Of proper.
tons, and raised up great multitude Of
KINGDOMS but, this is the surest way of
efFectinc consolidation. All of them will
be rendered so weak, as to be obliged to
take shelter under the power of France,
and to continue under her dominion. She
will not follow the Asiatic mode of conso.
lida:ins the conquered territories with her
ows but, she will render her own power
so formidable, and theirs SO weak, as to
keep them perpetually in awe and submits
sion. Holland, we are told, is soon to be
made part of France. The size of that !
kingdom will then be gigantic, and per-
lect nuisance to all the world. The Dutch
entirely lost the tone of heroism which
their ancestors discovered and exerted with
so much success against the usurpations
Of Philip ii. of Spain. will