Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-01

ro5ean nations, which WIS iugI-c::.y -.
sessed by the Emperor C 9 ;,a,.,,
mon..t the Electoral ...ateE. lie fm,.
f,onaoarte has thus beer designated b. q,
name Of The king of the Romans, ~5j.i
was formerly the tile Of the Pr;1ee a,
pc;rted 10 succeed the Emperor.
This ner Object of tho Einpcrcur =,
poleon has been taken up On the st.,cle;I
ola compromise viii: the house c. L.ustFis
The Emperour Francis he's been pursu,
ded to consider the family Of Napoleon =,
his own, and therefore not 10 consider Ii,
own grandeur so much lost as Transferred
; TIE son Of Napoleon is the grandson 81
the Emperour Francis. and therefore The
.nleudid title Of the king Of the Rolnaa,
and the acknowledged supremacy among
the European States, ii still attached Il
the Austrian family.
This point efv;ew, however, IS Eerel,
calculated to satisfy the Enfpereur Fran
els: it cannot be equally pleasing 10 the
remainder OF the Austrian family. Il,
forever excludes the Archdukes from al
hopes ofthe imperial thrones. L tends in
fact. to extinguish the greatness AID 50,
vereignty Of the house OF Aus:ria, md
most efftctually to merge it in that u tie
honse Of Bonaparte.
This consideration. therefore, leads to a
very important conclusion. The coasee-
tion Of Bonaparte and the house Of Aus
tria, is merely with the Emperor Francis.
Ifany accident. whether Of nature or for
tune. should happen 10 the Emperour
Francis. the family alliance would Ger.
tainly not be held in much respect BY the
archdukes, who are all Disconnected with
the ins;gnifcanee to which their house is
reduced. Hence the report that one Of
the archdukes is about to retire to Eng
land. And hence the anxiety Of the court
Of France to eonciliate the princess of
this family. because in the present state
of things their seeming friendship and
concurrence are essentially necessary to
the purposes Of the Emperour Napoleon.
Such is the relative state of France and
Austria the alliance between them be-
ing rather between the emperours Francis
and Napoleon. than between the two ia
miles. The emperor Francis, If the mat
ter be considered in mere selfish point
Of view. loses very little. and gains much,
that is to say. he gains splendid estab-
hshment for his daughter, and he puts
himself into state Of security by winning
over his enemy. On the other hand the
loss falls on the Arehdukes, who are sup
planted by the family of Bonaparte.
Its natural, therefore. that such of the
states of Europe, as from their natural
interests, are the enemies Of France,
should keep steady eye upon this prinei-
pie of weakness in the French and Aus
trian alliance. The court Of Petersburg
can never forget that the alliance Of
France and Austria is necessarily an aIli-
ance against Russia, as the common OBJ.
ject and purpose of Austria and Russia
must necessarily be to aggrandize them.
selves at the expence of Turkey. Tur.
key, as We have repeatedly observed
is the natural fund from which both Aus.
tria and Russia must seek the accession
OF dominion, each power naturally look.
ms towards the attainment Of that district
or province. which Immediately borders
on itself, and which they see to be inca.
pable of defending itself. Accordingly
France, As the son and Ally of Austria,
must necessarily assist the emperour
Francis in these objects of LIS ambition,
thereby necessarily opposite the imredi-
ate views OF Russia. There is no here
OF possibility OF any compromise. France
having another no1iye IN oSs;S, tho. a.
signs of Austria, inasmuch as anv aces
sion of dominion or strength to the Rus.
sian empire. would be 50 much added 70
the actual power of an enemy of France.
There Is still another kingdom which
has oflate assumed an aspect By no means
friendly to the growing ambition of France.
Bernadotte has no sooner been appointed
regent of Sweden than an attempt has
been made TO assassinate him. If the
SWedes be determined to effect his des-
truction, they will not long want the