Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-05

had reaptd lToM Vie 'a'se
land; t.u. he mad before his eyes !hoSs
which, Bic might still reap. As believed
NV, England would gain much, ii aone OF
N. movers of the continent shculc tose
more. HIS system of politics was to d'sa'"'
France, 10 cause the confederation Of Inc
por,h Of Germany to DC acknowledges III
o,oox,,ion 70 the confederation OF the Kline
lie felt that Prussia could be saved only oy
nrace. and that upon the fate Of that power
depended the system Of Saxony' CT Hesse,
of Hanover. and the fate of the mouths oi
the Ems, the Jade, the Weser, the Eios'l
the Oder and the Vislula, SO necessary y
the English commerce. A man OF suPe'
rior mind, Fox did no. content himself WIN
uselessy regrel,ing the rupture OF the ffea-
~ of Amiens, and the losses thencetoWh r.
abIe-;;,e wished to prevent sult great
er ones, and he sent Lord +apdeydaIe to
Paris.
The negotiations began. and every thing
pre.aged happy issue to them when FOX
died.
They then only lansuished. The minis
,rv were neither sufficiently enlightened,
nor sufficiently eool-bloudsd to leei fhe ne
cessity Of peace.-Prussla lnst'G';ed by
that spirit with which England Inspired ali
Europe, put all her troops in nr'tion.-
The imperial guard had orders ID SET out
lord Laud-rdale appeared AFRAID OF the
CONSEQUENCES Of the new events which
were preparing. He proposed II sign the
treaty, to include in it Prussia, and to &C
knowledge the confederation At the North
of Grrmany--y majesty, tfom chat spl.
r,t of moderation OF which ysu have gwen
such frequent examples ~ Europe, con-
seated to it. This departure Of the impcrl-
al guard was delayed several days blI
lord Laudereale h, sitnted be was OF O.
pinisn that he ought 70 send courier to
his court, and thas Courier brought him
back the order whi,,s, rec alled hIra tsw
days afterwards. P:sssis % longer existed
as preponderating power.
Pos,erity will MAX that period as one
of the most decisive ia the history OF En'
gland, aud in tia. of France.
The treaty Of TiI.is terminated the 4'h
coalition.
Two great scyereigns lately eneTies u
nnsd, to ptfer peace 10 England but that
power " HIGH notwithstanding all her prts=n
timen,s could not prevail upon he' salt to
subscribe to copdltiohs, which latt France
in more advantageous position than thai,
! in which she was after the te3ty ct A
| misns, would not opan negotiations, the
! inevitable result Of which would insure to
| France still Mors advantageous position.
| We have refused they said in England, a
! treaty which maintained the independence
of France, the North of Germany, Prussia,
!. Saxony, Hesse and Hanover, aud which
guaranteed al! the openings tor our com
rnerce how can we now consent to sign
win the emperor OF the French, when As
IN. Just extended the Confederation OF the
r h,ne as lar as the North of Germany,
and founded on the banks Of the Eibs q
French throne, a psacs which from the ma.
tu,. OF things, whatever mig ht be the sti pu
la,io.,s contained in it would leave under bis
IL Auvy1ce Hanover and all the mari els ul
,, the North, those principal arteries Of Guy
commerce.
Men who calmly considered the situa
.ioa of England, answered !: Two coalition,
each Of which ought to have lasted ten
years, have b.en vsnquished 10 few
months the new advantages acquired by
, France are the conse querce Of those event
and England can NO longer oppose then,
doubtless we ought nos to haye violated tn
treaty OF Amiecs. We ought since to hav:
adhered TO the politics of Fox. Let US ~
| least profit now from the lesson. of expert.
snc., and avoid third fault. Instead Of
/. looking back let " contemplate the fu
ture the peninsula is still entire and rul-
ed by governments, secret enemies of
France. Hitherto the weakness of the
Spanish ministry and the personal ssp.i.
meuts Of the old monarch have retained
Spain in the system Of France. A new
reign will develops the germs Of hatred be-
tween the two nations.
: The family compact ha. Leeu annihilst.
ed, aud this is one Of the advantages
which the revolution has procured 10 la.
gland. Holland though governed by a