Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-11
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From the Boston, CentinsL
SUMMARY NOTES.
ON THE WAR AND OTTER LATE eAxkT
EVENTS IN kURePE.

0N INK WAX AND OIdEA LAA SA1as
EyENTs IN EUHsPE.
No. III.
BEFORE we advance further in these
notices, il will be useful, for the iBfor.
nation OF remote readers who have not I
easy access to q number OF papers, TO
review acme Of the prominent occurreD.
ces in Europe which proceeded the new
hostilitiss ia Germany in Augsst--when
they found two new bel'igersnts--Ass.
tria and Sweden--at var with France on
the side OF the Allies
II is known thar iMmedMely after tho
retreat Of Botaparte from Moscow, and
the terrible destruction Of his army and
materiel, the king vi Prussia adopted .
res Hui on to Set an example TO iGerma.
n, a, least, BY = desperate attempt 70
break The chains of Nspoieon, to assert
the indie pendence Of his kingdom, or to
perish in the attempt Every succeed
ing even, shews, that in this resolution
he was but the organ of all ranks and
degrees Of bis subjects ;-whose sacfl.
hces, courage and devotion deserve, And
we trust IN God, with his aid, will com.
mand success. The consequent disjuneH
ton of Won York'scorps from the French
army-the alliance of Prussia with Rus"
sia, and other events, need not be re.
pes,ed. This example Of Prussia had
its due effect.
The Emperor of Austria was awaken
ed from his delusive slumbers and gross
misc ale ulatiuns-Though he had son.
in.law in Napoleon, he had not friend
in him: Not one inch OF the territory
wrested from him in former, wars had
been restored, nor one cent OF the heavy
contributions in which he had been q.
MERGED, was renitted in consequence OF
the marriage ailiancs. Austria greaned
under the In positions Off rance when
the example Of Prussia, and the events
81 the hsrrid campsign" of the last
wear, induced the Emperor Francis 10
make one more effort 20 restore the in.
dependence of nations; convinced at
last Of the truth Of the axiom OF Mi.
,bridates, in his letter to the King OF tho
Parthians, that Z" The prosperity OF tbs
| tyrant's arms had subsisted hitherto by
their fault, Who have not been 80 prudent
| as to understand this common enemy, 4
| to ally themselves against his'. He at
| first ,eed ca ,ored to effect Peace, in tho
| negotiation OF which provision should
| be made for the cut:ailment af the undue
influence Of France in Germany Ita,y e
Spain-a provision Necessary to insure
duration Of the Peace: At the same
time expressing bis determination. Il.
unsuccessful in fis negotiations, to exert
the power Of lis empire to ensure HE
grea, object Aid to shew himself In
earnest, he Immediately withdrew HE
contingent comm aDded by Prince Swart.
zenburg, from the French army. This
other measures he adopted-tbe princl-
pies which have ac,uated his condoci--
and the objects he has in vicw--are asly
unfclded in the Austrian Manifesto. II
the facts as Tted y the Austrian Enc
peror are true, il will be apparent to the
world, that tic boasted French PROPOSE.
lions for on Armissice and Congress, to
| negotiate Peace, were mere Kisses de
holtigue on the part of Napoleon to
gain time for some great object--or to
save appearance and that nothing 10
farther from his intentions, Than tho
conclusion # any peace in which he
shall be called upon TO make the small
lest sacrifice We have not seen bis
Counter Manifesto; but it may be ex-
pected to arrive shortly. ss we have pc.
rused letter from the Duke OF Bsssano
to the AIcbchapccller Cambaeaces, in
which bs says, the papers in answer to
the Austrian Declaration were prepared
but could not be transmitted, a. the en-.
peror had been 30 occupied with war
business that he could not spare an hour
TO examine them. The negotiations,
lthc,e, were never seriously commenced:
| The Russian and Pru.sian Plcnipc.
] tentiaries punctuaily attenr ed at Prague,
but as the negotiations we're never in
tended to be seriously commenced on
the part of France. 50. Of course, nothing
like serious paeifcstidn resulted from
the attempt. The parties separated-~
the Armistice vas denounced--AIstria
adopted her alternative, declared War,
:; and united her arms in array sgainst the
invader Of Germany. Tho events which
Immediately ensued we're noted in the
/ last number.
1t does not appear that the allied pow.
srs we're disappointed in the result.-~
AZ most of the Prussian and Russian
State Papers continually asserted, that
the Armiatice would not lead TO peace,
but to more energetic prosecution Of
tho war.
The arms Of Sweden are likewise ar.
rayed against France. The subjects long
in controversy between the two nations
have been laid before the public IN very
j spirited State paners ..Tha rasu1t ~,sa