Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-03

By (which Glogau was ~ be restored to- Pr,tssi
as. bon as the half of the contribution shoulC
have been paid. The new treaty WIS not bet
ter observed by France than that which pre-
coded it. The provisioning OF Glogau aud tina
Of the other fortresses, notwithstanding The
lfgHN pressing representation, justified by the
h<sFvention and the payment of the contrbuti
ons, already realizeRffp the month OF May'oi
the last year, has continued at the charge oil
1sPrussia until this day. The convention stipu.
Rated nothing concerning the fortresses OF PtiaI
tand Spandau' they ought consequently TO have
iremained IN the occupation OF the Prussian
! troops; nevertheless the French troops entered
into them by sort OF military surprixe, and
I held possession, While the cxpences of Prus-
sin were continually and indefinitely increased
while she proved, that after having discharged
| her contribution, her advances amounted slrea-
| cy to enormous sums, still France persisted in
| refusing her any assistance; all her remon-
strances were answered with a contemptuous
silence, and necessarily requiring new sacri-
hces, France seemed to count for nothing the
! incopceiyable efforts ofan,overburdened nation
At the end of the preceding year, the I'd"
vances OF Prussia amounted to ninety"iour mil
siions d francs. The accounts were as regular
AS 1t was possible to s.ake them, considering
tbs constant refusal of the French authorities
to verify them according to the treaty. His
Majesty had never ceased to represent by his
has claims that his exhausted dominion could
no niger support the maintenance of the
French armies. The King confined himself at
first to demanding liquidation of those adj
vanees, and freely declared that he could not
answer for events in case of a refiIsal.-This
language, as just as it was clear, these clsims
founded on the most sacred titles, have remain.
ed unanswered, and have produced only vague
assurances and distant promises.
I'll a
violate the most positive. treaties, new mea
sures have of late disclosed to Prussia the in.
tentions of the Emperor, and what she has to
expedition them. The King seeing a part of
his provinces invaded. and the other threaten
ed, and being Unable to rely on tie assistance
of the French armies, was forced 20 reinforce
his own, land the ordinary means being SLOW
and Insufficient, His NJ jesty addressed an ap-
peal 10 such young Prussians would range
themselves under his standard This appeal
awakened in all hearts lively desire of scrv'
ing their country A large number of volun
tesrs were preparing u quit Berlin aid to re-
pair to BreslAw, when it pleased the Viceroy of
Italy to forbid all recruiting and the departure
Ot the volunteers in the provinces occupied by
the French troops. This prohibition was mad.
in the most peremptoTy terms, and without
notice to the King. So direct an attack upon
the rights OF sovereignty excited Just -indip.
nation in the breasts OF His NJ .5Gsty and of his
faithful subjects..s
at the Srneftime, and while the places on
the Oder shottsd for a long time have been pro-
visioncd at the expense of France, after the
Emperor had formaliy declared in an audience
granted to the Prince de h4tzfeldt that lie had
forbidden. the French authorities to make any
Kind of .requlsition in the territories of the
King, tie goyeSsoSssof 9}lase fortre sscs~ receiys
-a.es oVders ~ takesBy open force in circle of
ION leagues, every thing necessary for their
defence, sltimairl ensnee.: f-This arbitrary and
urJpst:ordef, Of Which also the trouble was not
iskeh 70 iQiOfm The Kiug, has been executed in
ITS Whole extent, 10 contempt of the sacred ii
tie of property, aud with circumstances OF yio
lence which it would be difficult To describe.
Notwithstanding allthe reasons, 1ilich dgS 5ild
Tor breaking with Francs, stiiEihe King wished
againto Try the2StttcL of negotiation He in
formed the Emperor Napoleon that he would
send conhdcntial fpcrson to the Emperor of
Russia TO engage him to acknowledge the neu-
trality Of such part OF Selesia, as France had
| acknowledged. This was the only mean leH
| to - King, abandoned, at least for the mo
ment, by France, to secure a safe asylum, and.
not To be under the cruel necessity of abandon.
Ing his domiDions. The emperor pronounced
| decisiyely against this step, and did not even
| deign to explain himself concerning the prop o
sails, which accompanied the. overture.
III such state of things, it could not long
take.-For years past lie had sacrificed every
thing to tie preservation of his political exist
| ence; now France herself puts at hazard this
| existence; and does nothing t pro. ecl It. Rus
| STA has the power TO aggravate his mis'ortunes,
| and yet generously oilers to defend him The
| King cannot hesitate. Faithful TO his princi
| pies and bis duties, he joins his arms 10 those
OF the Emperor Alexander, changing his sys.
! lem without changing his object. lie hopes, in
/ breaking with France and attaching himsel TO
| Russia, TO obtain by an honorable peace or BY
| tie strength of arms, the sole object OF his
| wishes, the independence ofhis people, the be
netits which result from it, and The inheritance
! of his fathers, the half of which have been
! wrested from him. The king will adh. re with
| all his power 10 all his propositions, confirmed
| TO the common interests Of Europe. lie ardent-
/ ly desires that they may produce a state OF
| things IN which treatics shall be no longer mere
I trUces, in which power may become Tire gea.
! rsntec ofjustice, and every one, combining hun.
| self 20 his natural rights may be no longer tor.
mented in all the points Of bis existence, by the
abuse Of force.
You have here, sir, what was charged to
| bring to tie knowledge OF your exceilency
! You will please 90 submit it 10 his Majesty the
| Emperor.-Eufope has behed with astonsh-
ment the patience and long resignation OF a
nation once distinguished in the annals Of bis
tory for her brilliant courage and her noble
perseverance.
| Governed at this time by the most sacred
motives there IS not one among Us who is not
resolved 70 sacrifice every consideration TO the
great int rests of the throne of our country,
and Of tie independence of Europe; not one