Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-16

'ative Body, we insert it below, con-
ceiving that it developes intentions ia-
teresting and important to commerce.
al as well az political views, and there
fore may be acceptable to our frien Is.
"G!n;isn'n D:pasiss of DEPARTMENTS
~, to the Legislative B7Yy,
=" Since cur list sss ion, have re.
.incedArragon an1 Cattle to suamis.
si3p, AaS l'driven fro n I'll ilrid the fall
llciods 8 overn men. formed by Eng
lanl. was marching upon Cidiz and
Lisbon, wienI was under the neces-
sity Of treadiug baking steps, and Of
planting my eagles Oh TIE ranparts of
Vienna. Three months have seen the
rise and termination OF this 70 1rlh Pu
mic war. Acoustic ned ID thu devoted
ness and courage Of my armies, I mist
nevertheless, under these circamstau-
&c, acknowl edge the p1rtic liar proofs
Of affection which my soldiers Of G cr-
many have given me.
"The genius of France conduct tel
the English arny-It has terminated
its prof Gets In the Presidential m ,rshes
of Walcheren. In tn 1t Important pc.
Rod, I remained 400 leagues distant,
certain ofthe new glory which nay PEG
| pie would acquire, n Id Of the grand
chsr1cter they would display. My
hopes Have not been d.csived-I O We
psrticnaS thanksto the Citizens of tn.
deRartnents Of the Pas de. Calais AMI
the north. Frenchmsnl every one
that shall oppose you, shall b conquer
ed aad reduced to sib mission. Your
grandeur shall be incrsa 'ed by the ha
tired OF your enemies. You have be.
fore you long years OF glory and pros
perity. You have the force and ener.
! gy of tn, Hercules of the Ancients.
6 have united Tuscany to the E m.
pire. The Tuscan; were worthy Of it
by the mildness Of their character, by
the attachment their ancestors have
always shewn u, and by the services
they have rendered to Earop san civili-
zhtiAn.M
Z. History pointed out to me the
conduct I ought to pursue towards
Rome; the Popes, b=come sovereigns
of part Of Italy, have constantly shevn
thems elves enemies to every prepon-
dsrating power in the Peninsula-thev
have employed their spiritu, power
to injure it. 1t was then demonstrated
to ms that the spiritual influence exer-
cised in my states by foreign sove-
reign, was con 'rary to the in lepen-
denoe OF France, to the dignity aad
safety Of M throne. However, as I
ackn owledge the necessity of the spi-
ritpal,inifueuc. of fhe descendants of
the first Of the P,stors, I could not
concaiate theseigrand'interests but by
annulling the dona,ive of the French
En2erors my predecessors, and by u
hitting the Roman States to France.
/" BY the Treasy of Vienna, all the
Kings and Sovsreigns my allies, who
have given me so many proofs Of the
constancy of their friendship, have ac-
qiired and shall acquire fresh increase
of rcrritory.
The Hlyriau Provinces stretch the
frontiers,of my great Empire to the
Saave. Contiguous to the Empire OF
Constantinople, shall find myself in
a situation to watch over the first In.
terest of nay com nerce in the Medfter-
anean, of the Adriatic, & the Levant.
will protect the Porte. if the Porte
withdraw herself from the fatal influ-
ence of L agland. shall know how to
punish her if she suf,r herself to be go.
srnedby cummings perhdious councils.
I" have wished to give the Swiss
Nation new proof of my esteem,
by annexlng to my titles that of their
Mediator, and thus pa ting an end to
all the uneasiaess endeavoured to be
spread am ,ug that brave people.
" Holland, placed between England
and France, is eq tally bruised by them
Yet she is the dcbouchs of the princi.
pal arteries of my Empire. Chang:
will become necessary the safety OF
my frontiers, and the well understood
interests of the countries, imPsriousl}
require them.
"Sgeden has ISL, By her alliance
with England, after disastrous war,
the hlest and mos. Important of hei
provinces. HaPpJ would it have been
for that nl'ioa, if the wise Prince cha.