Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-28

to. The supplies came IN successfully;
the stipulated contingent was In great
progress in short nothing was omitted
to demonstrate the loyalty of our con.
duct. But France answered this devot-
edness only BY new pretensions, and be-
lievea that she might dispense with per-
forming cn,her side those stlPulations
Of the treaty.which fell to her charge
She CONSTANTLY refused to verify her ac-
countability Tor the supplies, although
size had expressly undertaken that the
accounts should be settled quarterly,
5. Tho military convention secured to
the emperor, until new arrangement
with Prussia, the possession OF the or ~
tresscs OF Glogan, Stettin and Custnlr ];
but the provisioning of the first oil these
was TO be at the expense OF France from
the day Of the signature Of that conyen-
stion, and as to the others, from the day
when the king should have Untitled his
new engagements respecting the pay
me n, of the contribution The king III
agreeing to this article had already CIV
en- France great proof Of bis condecen-
SION, By rcnonncing the stipulations OF
1903. by which Glogau was to De re.
stored TO Prussia as soon as the bait OF
the contributors should have been paid.
The nsw treaty was not better obssrWd
By France than that which preceded 1t.
The provisioning Of Giogau and that OF
the other fortresses, Notwithstanding the
most pressing representations, justified
By the convention and the payment Of
the contributions already realized in the
month Of May Of the lastysar, has con.
tinucd a, the charge of Prussia until this
day. This convention stipulated nothing
concerning the fortr:sses OF Plilau and
Spardau they onght consequently to
have remained in the occupation of the
P!ussian troops; nevertheless the F'ench
t.oops entered into them by sort OF
military surprizc, and held possession.
White the expenses OF Prussia were
CONTINUALLY aud indefinitely increased
willie she proved, that alter having dis
charged her contributor, der advances
amounted already to enormous sums,
still France persisted in refusing her a.
ny a5s;stance AL her circumstances
were answeryd W!t6 contemptucus ST.
isncs. and necessarily requiring new sa
crjhces, France seemed 10 court for No.
thiCp ,hc iTccGcejyabie efforts OF an over
IuYtco5d Uetj3n,
A, the cni Of The preceding y:ar the
advances e Prussia amounted TO ninety
four sviiions Of trancs. The accoents
were IS regular as il wa. possible to
make them, considering the constant re-
Eusal Of the French authorities to verify
them according 10 the treaty. His rna-
iesty had usyer ceased to represent 10y
his .,,ents me urgent necessity OF dong
i4stice to his c,airls; hat his exhaust d
'Gpmnlons could 10 logger snpror. the
maintenance OF the French armies. The
king confined himseli at first 10 demand
ing liquidation OF those advances, and
freely declared that he conld not an
swcr for events in case ot . refusal.
This language, MS just IS it "as ciaar,
these claims founded on tine most sacred
titles, have remained unanswered, and
have produced only vague assurances
and distant promises.
This is not oll. AS if it were not c.
nough to violate the most positive trea-
ties, new measures have ct late dlsclos-
cd to Prussia the intentions Of the en-
ncror, and what she has 10 expect from
them. The king seeing part of his
provinces invaded, and the other threat
cned, and being unable to rely on the as
sis,ance Of he Frcnch armies, was fore
ed to reinforce his own, and the ordina-
~ means being slow and insufficient, his
majesty AIDA >ssed an appeal to such
youug PrussiaDs as would range them
selves Undar his standard. This appeal
awaS:neA ~ ell hearts lively desire Of
scrvinI !.clr country. A large number
of volunteers Eere preparing to quit
B.1lin sud to repair to Breslau, when it
pleased tbe viceroy Of Italy to forbid all
recruiting, and The departure Of the vo-
luntceys u tie provinces occupied by
The French troops. Tits prohibition
was made IN The most pcrenptory terms
and without notice TO the king SO di-
rect an attack upso the rights Of sove-
reigniy, excited 8 just indignation in the
breasts of his majesty and OF his faithful
SUBJECTS.
At the same time, and while the pla,
ces on the Oder should for a long time
have been previsloned at the expencc of
france, after the emperor had formally
declared in an audience granted to the
prince de Hatzfeldt, that he had forbid
den the French authorities to make any
kind of requisition in the territories Of
the king, the governors Of those fortress
Sos received orders totake bs open fore;
in circle Of ten leagues, every thing
necessary for their defence, and Mamie