Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-13

France.-The political effects Of the union
of the house of Austria With the governor
of the French begin to develope themselves.
1t required but little sagacity to perceive
that from.the moment Francis so far forgot
himself as to accept Bonaparse for his SON.
| in-law, he gave up his principles, his peli-
cy, and his Remaining resources, to the as.
tendency Of France. The banners Of the
/ Austrian arnies which have immortalised
themselves, by their valorin. the defence Of
their COUNTRY, and wssse bravery has here
tofore been haltowed by the just cause IN
which it shas been so frequently exerted
will now be seen waving in conjunction
with the eagle of the French -brigaods. =
I With them they must attack unottendlng
nations, with them raise the war hoop "a
painst the innocent, and Iearn from them to
become the destructive instruments'ot an
accursed ambition which will never rest
+ whilst there is spot on the continent of
| Europe pnstaincd with ies bloody footsteps.
Turkey is the country on which the eye
Of French rapacity now rests, & to indem.
Nifty himself for his late loss ofterritory, the
cupidity of Francis is awakened by the pro,
misses of his son in-law. The cause Of war
is already at hand, and tits the same which
has served to cover all the late plans OF vii.
lainy Which the cabinet of st. Cloud has
conceived against the rights and comforts
of mankind. Turkey has refused to eencede
to the " continental system" thati TO give
+ up her commerce and to starve her people
she is guilty of'holdiug pacl6c disposition
towards. England, though she has no Gauss
ofequarref with her But this assertion OF
the rights of an independent nation,s Is not
/ 20 be forgiven, and Marmont is forming
/ strong French corps on the frontiers oil
Turkey to compel the Porte to break all
connection with Great. Britain. On this
subject the foreign papers begin to speak
out; Russiasis commended for pursuing the
war with vigor, the way for Austria TO ad;
vance is pointed OUT, and France is eongra;
rulatsd on her possession Of IlIyria, and the
facility that is thus afforded her " to iufict
severe wounds on Turkey"
Thus the designs Of the respective cabi
nets are suffered gradually to transpire, in
order that the public mind may be prepared
for their execution. The hurricane Of war
is now gathering strength tossweep the pro-
vinces Of European Turkey, and the Otto
man will soon fluid himself surrounded by
the armies OF Russia, Austria, and France,
or in other words, with almost the whole
forcesof Christendom.
This result appears inevitable. Were
there no motives of ambition, of pride, Of
revenge on the part,.of France necessity a.
lone would compel the ,yrans to this mea-
sure. The enemy of commerce, he gathers
little revenue from its labors, because he
discourages them. To him large militia.
ryforce'is essential to his existence, and
that force must be both employed and main
tanned. The revenues of exhausted France
areiinalsqua,e to their support, the rlu0-
der of every other part of the continent is
exhausted, and Turkey alone presents the
relief he wants, and in her fair fields his
hungry legions will .ios.