The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-26
EUROPEAN poLl1lcs.


eigu poitssi AFFAIRS. and comprehensive and
correct views vi European Politics. than any all
ether pspars in the union. We have veniursd to
srsrtt sysaU elucdatory sii,tions 70 psr,s ot
rue .sowiog sr,icie, Which msy perhaps all in fur-
uisaius srore light che eoents Of rte aeS, coaii
rfsn---oor additions are between lcyoeacfS.l
THE EUROPEAN NEWS.
Which we have received trcIn England by the
as, arrival, instead ot shedding Ugh, upoa the ssirs
~ the rortn, seemed rather 20 have srrcad al oh.
secre cons over those military operations which M
st the present moment, the sttenton OF the civilized
world II is eagerly enquiret. what viii be the
,oit ofths awful conflict WAT Europe sgsin ~
ccine the prey OF the hsTharans, who, iSOn v-e,s
ago, laid Wsste and subj-g,ted bet sl,est regions
The tstsl blindness cS those rcwer. yha have i,,vn
ked their aid and who w'-,d be the Srst ,ic,it, uf
their saTsge fury, their fetal vie 20 T.. r.tli-
ssd, WI! !, have an end Whst means, what re.
sources, what hope ia, toe scvd part at Europe "a
oppose {, this wide torres
There ere Important questisns, sha in order TO
resolve theu CORRECTLY. IL necessary, IN the Sist
place. n revert to tire retrest from Moscow &c the
hast Winter To exsrnise the oin,Iuct o. the different
powers scw eOacsced against the French Emperor
before ard since thst period to review with care
the tna;ary combinations France v hioh have ts-
Ken place, and which were rendered necessary by
tae intentions. m're or less Hostile the wovemeut.
more or less perhtoos; the professions less
sincere Of the sc situated in the centre ct Eu-
rope
But profound eyan,ina alton of chs nature
would snrpsss the limits which necessarily as,
ennaue ourselves to the principal heads OF auc,,
work, reserving 20 ourselves the task Of subsequent
y discussing aud proving the positions lay down
We will show then
That at .hr period when NAPOLEON was ~ Mos
eoS secret coalition OF certain powers was formed
with the view OF entrappins the French armie, in
we North OF Europe aud preventing the and their
eaiel from ever Fevsiting their country. The league
pss iornied by Che infUeuce Il intrsues of England
aud uss composed Of Denmark, Russis, Prussia
Austria aud Turkey. Hence the arrival of the Rus
man army oil the Danube upoa the Derexiaa to cut
OF the retress OF the French srmy coming from
Moseou : the insetioa Of Prince Sehwartzeubers
commanding the Austrian corp., Who did not give
battle in time prereut this rovemeut: hence the
sldden peace 6st~een the Turks & Russians; hence
the deteetoa of the Prlssisu seneral DYork ON the
Dwina.
Fne French army, siHost aanihilateJ in its centre
10y the loss OF its horses, artillery and baggage sbau-
oaned, BETRAYED sad sacrificed It's two wings COM
posed Of Austrians prussians; could NOT Ia xntap
Mel. upon the Nienen- fR this state of things the
fssus seerne5 90 offer II refuge; and the line of
fortified places OF this river would have stopped the
progress CT che Ru.sans; but already had the Aus.
srNan general, who 10 have covered Warsaw re-
sireo INTO Saihc's, without the least interruption
from The hissisns. The concurrence Of le differ
ea' powers IN this scheme for destroying the French
Trpy was now evident To every discerning miud.-
no alternative was lett but to position where
~ might receive reinforcements without the risouc
Of being harrssscd and cut oil in the rear The o.
GER notwithstanding its strong places did
not furnish them with this advantage; il was hanbed
Sy bohemia. and not sufficiently Bavaria and
eaSH7y- ~ was necessary to retrest Unon the Ebe;
arss indeed Il had hardly become unavoidable st chs
time Of the passage Of the Berezns This memorable
retreat OF more ttss twelve HUNDRED miles 18th al
sr'ay destitute at every thing surrounded Inv ena-
raes who mad pretended ca he friends. without nse-
s2'aes, without camp eqaipage, without cavalry
Titaout artillery. Rat new dsRgev. met them a. is
strfnia7tinr; Hamburg, the KEY az the Lever Elbe
20 tireGgensd by The Danes, bat ia evacuated. The
AustriaRs having made some movements towards
Iofe'o'@ possibly With the intention of Joining tl,e
SSu'-lsnS x rrvssans Dresden and the upper Eibe
VSfr abandoned. the mountains vt ThrrinEia al. :,
fGrcd che sole refuge TO the French sr,nv the little
river Sss, ths hel's Of Jci,a covered tjsir fron;
the'r ett leaned upon the Weser; Eriurth wa. the
pIrof upon which, they might mancsuyre
This 10 rapid AVID concise sketch of the events of
the winter lsl2-1S. TlG5~a the moment for Aus.
sria 70 come forward aud Join the coalition had the
seH'us az the Austrian cabinet been competent 10
tne execution of its wishes, or capable of perc Giving
aud Eng upon the moment to eansumnaste them
shey might probably have driven the French back
% the RGine, paraIysed the confederation of that
raroe and iepived France os the fruits Of ten wears
Victories and conqaests. That Ausuris was secretly
ceVo'ed TO the new coalition is EVIDENT The pres
cree OF the Russian rnnister, Prince Kourskin 1T
vienna, and at an Austrian ambassador at London.
as well as the conduct of the Austvisn and French
courts. leave It beyond doubt IL is possibis that
she might MOI have signed any formal treaties Tx.
thcae OF Milan and Pishiis. Bot that there was an
euderstaoding between Austria and the es, cannot
oe disputed. The divisions in her cou.cils the dis
order or her rances the discurdsat family interests
and Der heasy-mouided constitution, prevented her
setmg with that Prompitude which was indisyen-
Fsbe.
There IS tide III the affairs of men,
When taken al the food, leads on 10 fortuue-
A'7t7is lest the golden opportunity, which size may
never Mad agsn whilst Napoleon has
taken the current when it served
Bc provoked the battle of Intzen by evscuat;ne
Dre5des and ny gaining that action, pot himself in
he asiCn OF The upper Eibe; by the sattie of
Vortnc'eo. he regsined the Oder and G,ogsu n, a |
p0Ot NJ support
/ y vas upon his re.entranse into Dresden. that
ne dctcrUi1ed "a take ahvsntag. ut the pey6dy of
Arstr,s TIE Saxon uonsreh, allied to the house oil
hNsuia, presented the mesns; at the same moment |
N't the s'nfs OF SsXony returned to Is capital Sax
o. minister extraordinary proec eled 10 Wears with
HslfnetJ1s 10 cooperate with the duke OF Yicenza
aud count N'raoure in inducing the Emperor of
AustFis 10 hesorae mediator for a general peaee
his negosiatiDn backed hy The contioued ons |
rst'on' ~Iaei, sere crowned by the battle Of Wartz
aie1.
" Ua' the critical point for t,e ifobec'e enurt of
AasFia-ii's rfverss If tie RGssisn. and prussisos
tH'ir de'c2t % trooPs aewiy raised without cav.
ATTY, sad ~it'out tte habits Of the camu alarmed
t'I" Hus'riau niiaist' rsthe French sa,sfador pre
he"tei memorial in whieh IL was jn;irAted thai IN |
refuse 20 he mediator for the peace a Europe voa,
Dc considered a conlf,aa iy, Of runners which,
~ re supported by many appearances; and which
bAt induced ths emperor France alter che hattie
~ Lntaen 20 order the Organization Of two sr,nie, o
tie|Sn men each; en- the Italian front,er, undc
tbe veeroy Of iai ard another on the sources IF tr
IJannbei beside army Of $1,000 IN Bavaria com, /
nlnHea " French uisrshais.