Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-06


with the populaaion Of Russia Why these
forced marches! Whom do you menace. or
by whom are you thrsatcncds have nos q
single soldier on my frontiers, and the only
army which I have assembled IN Germany, Is
a hundred leagues from your Polish frontiers.
IF YOU threaten me, hundred and iitty thou
sand Frenchmen shall again possess them
selves of the position ON the Nienlen, which
occupied three years ago. 1t the French ar
my march, to Petersburg to vindicate the
peace of the continent, and dispense the Eng
fish party who there prevail, you Iallst not
blame me, bur the British / wish notaing
from the emperor Of Russia, what would ne
with me- All is peace on the continent, cX-
cept a few seditious Spaniards in the pay oil
England, whom my armies shall chastlse.--
Think YOU to seize this moment to attack
me / have only 10000 men in Portugal ahd
Spain; and the military force of France IS i0l-
~ 100000, without reckoning my faithful al
lies of the confederation OF the Rhihe. DO
you think to frighten me? Do you TANK |
will renounce my project against SPAN, and
my measures against England! lon deceive
yourselves, and the very means BY which you
hope to embarrass me, will, On the contrary,
facilitate my views,
/" For three hundred years have the people
of the continent depended upon the English,
who sold us their manufactures and their CO.
lonial produce, at whatever price they chose
to demand. Now they cannot introduce into
the ports Of Europe single ounce OF indigo,
pound OF sugar, or piece OF cotton l ex-
cept the ports OF Russia that are open to eve
ry thing that is English. This is not what my
brother of Russia promised If sovereigns do
not keep their words with each other, then a.
dieu to all good faith, all confidence must
cease When Austria last attacked re I had
one hundred and fifty thousand men in Spain,
on the banks of the Ebro. determined to
chastise Austria, and in a month after was
second time in Vienna. Beware how am
provoked to take the route to Petersburgh !;
when once reach that capital, shall not stop
TIL have confined the empire OF the Cars -
the deserts of Siberia and Kamtchatka. 1t be-
fits not France, which, for 1900 years, has
been the most powerful Of European netions>
to endure the insults of an empire which Is
still in its infancy, and witch, till within
these so years. was only conspicuous for the
crueltes of its Cars, and for the barba:itie
of its inhabitants. | know the emperor OF
Russia hears not such language in the compa-
ny Of Narakin he is there impressed with an
idea of his Own power. Well, ifthey urge, |
will by terrible means, dispel this Illusion
The cenquerors of Austerlitz and Eylau are
not yet In their graves; they are full OF cou-
rage and enthusiasm; they will rejoice to re-
sumo their positions on the Niemen, Which
only quilted, because my brother of Russia
promised me his friendship and even sworc
that he never would contend III arms with me
again then believed our contests were end
ed but if he once more force me to draw the
sword against him, shall not be so easily
persuaded to sheathe it, as when | was in
induced by the promise to withdraw myself
and my troops from the roads which led to Pc
tersburgh. Women are ever the ruin OF mo-
narchs. All the princesses who have been
gained over by the English, orby the friends
of the English, have severely eXplated, and
bitterly deplered their errors. Nature mere
ly designed woman to increase the human spe-
cies, and in that light only ought they to be
considered. II we suffer them to interfere
with affairs of government our sceptres will
dwindle into distaffs. Write instantly to your
Caurt-say that its policy dispeases that its
conduct fills me with inquietude, and that it
must annhilatc those women and favorites,
who have been dazzled and purchased by Eng
lish gold wish for peace; | do not desire
war. The happiness of my people engrosses
nv whole attention but if am thwarted in
my endeavors to accomplish this, my projects
may be postponed but they will be more GER
tainiy achieved hereafter. In the mean time,
l can depend upon the zeal OF my people; they
will not suffer their emperor to be insulted
while he is planning the foundation of their
future prosperity and greatness. You, Prince
Kusakin, l except, because am sure you are
attached to France, s, to my system, you may
still save your master, by frankly repeating
to hiu, nv words and by describing to him