Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-16

|. rr;ae.ss Murat, at a numerous Assembly
. held in her palace, was ssluted queen OF
poland by the public func,ionaries present.
.Th. reluctance oithe Poles, and the &C.
: +o,,;.scsnee Of AZ xander in the creation OF
IN. kinct.om Of Wvstphalia, prevented the
/, aeco,apIisi,m, ut OF this plan, Issis rather.
. curious that a similar one was formed by
the French cabinet in l74s. A s.pn,ation
Of Polish nobleairn was sent from Warsaw
ar that period. to tender to the prince Of
Cont the wishes Of the country, Cor his
eventual election to the crown. e,
"The hasty subm' ssions OF Alexander at
Tilsis, and al; the even,s of the war which
terminated in the isnommious peace of
that name. tend to confirm the ideas
have suggested in the last page. The re-
prescutatlons Ct he British officers who
accompanied the Russian armies, partscu-.
iarly OF lord Hutcht son, go to prove, that
The Russians were, at no time, in condi.
ton to contend successfully with the
French :orce. They wanted numbers, Of
hcers, a spirit of anon ia the generals, and
a we'll regulated commissariat depart
ment in which they are misera5ly deficient.
So wretched was the preparation for this
sanguinary ss:usslr, .ha, the Russian
troops on their own borders, suffered more
than than their assailan,s from the incle-
mency of the season and the scarcity Of
provisions. The most sagacious and ex-
perenced of the officers whom have cited,
saw from the beginning no chance Of sue
Cess but in the casualties of fortune the
! unasssted skill OF Bcnningsen, and the cou-
rageous, hardy, obed:en,, pe,severins. Gina.
racter of the Russian solliery. They ne
YER saw grounds OF belief, that the resour-
ces of the Russian government would cna-
bic i, to Withstand the shock Of more than
one severe campaign.
" The divisions in the Russian cabinet,
and the preponderance. OF Fr=nch faction
at ST. Petersburg, which now sway the ma.
tonal cnnncils, constitute anolhc, and Q cat
source Of weakness. The Ernch ;Arllsans
have subdu"d tn yNiri, Of Alexander, by
m exposition OF Vie imposrncy OF his
means ard d>bauchcd his principles, by
specious stalcmrnls OF the bent R,s h. is to
derive from French alliance. 1t vas rs.
serted ny the present opposition in England
that the arrangement ct the Russian mo.
march from british politics, was owing to
the horror which he had conceived as the
expedition against Copenhagen. hut the
testimony OF Lord L-veson Cover prov.
ed, und;niably, tina; the rupture WAS deci.
ded upon prrviousao that event and was
induced by the terror which the French
arms had inspired, and the corrupt Expect.
atoms with which Bonapar,e had pampered
the Imagination Of Alexander. The ini-
quitous war which The latter has wagrd
since chat period against Sweden, and his
corporation with Bonapar,e in the late
attack upon Austria, furnish strong evI.
dencc OF conscience by no means so scrl-
pulous as the hypothesis Of the opposition
would imply. 49,. -'
you may easily infer, my d~ar sir, from
the opinions which have thurs venlurtd 60
| submit to you, thut I cherish no hopes tor
the safety Of the continent. Cannot con-
sent 10 reason from loose probabilities and
| remote contingencies; and SEE no other
foundation upon which hope can rest. My
1 CONC.uSltllS QIdWu Bfohl view "
Fundamental means ard permanent rela-
! tons Of France, and not from a con.ide-
! ration Of the character Of her ruler. Cent?,
in his q" Fragment on the Balance OF Pow.
err" ennmeratcs three traits in the present
constitution of France, which, according
70 his idea, must render her irresistible
list, The unlimited form OF her govern
ment. ed, The decisive influence nf the
military character over the whole system
and Sd, The occasional and successful EN-
ployment of revolutionary Instruments aad
! means. Add 10 these the federal strength,
which she has acquired by the extension Of
her limits = the torpor which seizes alnost
every natl on even &, the name of France |;
the subtlety OF her statesmen and tie
skill of her commanders and it will he st
once apparent that she may bid defiance to
the United eif1rts Of Europe, ii by any,