The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-13

irst ste p towards that Of the who .,.;t,c.l
q system al E0rore, and he viewed The Dan
n ger ~ which he now stood an equally a6ec
6 'ing himself. Already in the month cf . :.
5 pm mao the emperor Napoieon suggested 10
}, he Austrian Cabinet thar lie consider Il IA !.
& dissolution Of the Prussian monarchv as =
;, na"r'l consequence IF her de.ccrion from
rance ard OF he Continuation Of the war.
ana tAar II now only depends upon Austria
{ 70 ado rhe most important and most flourish
J 'nS nj her provinces to its owl state s,-
ge'ton which showed distinctly enough. III >,
m means could properly lie neglected. To
! SAVE thai power. IF Xii. great object ro,,ta
: not be obta!ned by Just pence. 81 was i,a
? CeNSaFY 10 sup ut Russia sB2 Prussia by a
powerful co operation. Frrrn This na:tiral
view OF thjcgs, upoa which even Frapoa
could no logger deceive herself, his ma;@s-
! ~ continued his preparations w;,h u1w9a
req activity. re Quilted in the EARL nort
Ioi !aiy his residence, and proceeded 10 tht.
V'orhV or the scene If actiun, in order tn,
more e'tec'rally 70 labor at Inc mcgee ;atic1
inr pee which still continued &C. be The ch-
yet OF most ardent desires-and nsr,,,
70 be able the "'oye efectualiy To corlpct
the prepaT1'iCiiS for " &r. If no othe, cno;,s
should remain +, Austria,
n short time before the emperor N7oo.
ieon had declared. " that he had rroncse.
a, Congress 10 be held at Prague, where
IIien'potentaries from France, ihe United
| oHtei OF America, Denmark. the King sc
spain, ard the other allied Princes nm ,bs
| one hac;d--2nd on the other, Pleniooien,;,-
rev OF England, Russia Prussia. lie cnsn
,Sh insurgents. and the other hIEes of mi.
| hostile n ass-should meet & Law tbe ground
w"rK OF durable peace" To whom ,his
proposition was addressed, in WHIT nnan,a~
10 "naF diplomatic form, through whcsa or.
gan, u Could have been done. was rerFec.I;,
unknown To file
only was made acquainted wi h the circnm-
stanCe through tie mediati Of the rubl;c
pms ii W. too such a project could he
orouEh, TO bear-how from tie corabi,.st~r.
OF su dssmiiar elements, without INV
previously rfgnlatetl plan, a negotiation FIR
Y ace was - be set Tn foot, was so IttIe ia
ecomprehende9 t at it was verv alIou,s
bic to con,der the whole prorositioo H.
as a play Of the agjn=tion, than ssa seri
ticcl measure. P'H-
Perfectly acquainted with all the rbety.
C'es 70 general peace, Austria had Ione
considered whether this distant and diff
Nu'I oN]ect vas net rather TO be attaired
Prosressiveiy' and IN this opinion had ex-
H'Sssee herself, both 70 France, and toRux-
mental peace. Not that the Austrian c,nrt
had misconceived, even for moment, the
necessity and Importance cf universal
peace, among all the great powers Of Eu.
rope, and without which there was no hnne.
Of either safety or happ ness. or had ina
gnsd that the Continent; could >yist IF ,ha
separation OF England were ret invsriablv
Considered Is most deadly evil. The re-
gocIatIon which Austria nropns ed, after the
Alarming declaration OF France had nearly
DESTROYED all LoPes OF England uniting her
cndeavors in the attempt to procure 6 gsne.
"a! peace, was an essential part of lie erea,
approaching negotiation. fur a general md
effective Congress for peace--it was inteD-
ded as preparatory 10 this, IS draw w the
preliminary articles Of the future Treaty.
30 pave the way BY = log continental Ar
m!stice TO more extended ard durable ne
gocaticn. Had tn D -incfDls unon which
Austria advRrcca bern ether a. an this. nei
Their Russi: nor Prussia bound by tho stron-
gest ties to England, would ever have lis
tened to the Dro ,oias Of the Austrian Ca
tiaet.
after the Russian and Prussian Cont.
animated BY cuNfdence in his Nieicstv
highly tiattering TO the En- peror ID s'rea-
dy declared their concurrence in the prom.
sed Congress under the mediation of Aus
tria, became necessary 70 cb ain the forroa az
assent of the Enpe or Napoleon, and t. de-
termiue upon wh" primo pie ne negociqti-
ens for peace we're to he carried or, For
this purpose his Imperial NJ ziestv resolved
towards the end IF the month tf JUre tn
send his minister for Frroign A r. irs 70
Dresden. The re- nit Of this II ission was
convention concluded upon The sol June
7ccep'ing the mediation OF his Imperial
Majesty IN the neg c;atiuu # general. and
{ hat could not be fTected, Of = pre1;mina-
~ Continental peace. The city Of PRAGUE
was fixed upon for lhe meeting cf Congress,
ard the 5 ii Of Jrly FOR TIE Uay Of its opcning.
In order TO obtain sufficient time for th.
neg rotation, !. was determined by the same
Convention that the Enpcror Napoleon
shHu'd not give notice Of the rupture Of the
Arnisticc which was 10 terminate on tie
| Goth cF july, at that time existing between
! himself end Russia, til the 70 IF Aurust.
and his Majesty the Emperor took Tpon
himself 70 obtain n similar declaration frop
the RussaO and Prussian Courts.
! The points which had been determined
in Dresden, were hereupou impaired to the
two Courts. Although the continuation oF
the Armisticc was attended WIKI many o..
Elections, & with much serious Inconvenience
to 'hen, the ds2ire Of giving to his Imperial
Majesty another proof Of Their confidence.
and IT the same imc TO satisfy the world
ha' they would not refuse any prosDcct Of
peace however confined It might be. that
Ithev would not refuse any attempt which
night prepare the way to II, overc anne eve.
" considerations. The only alteration n ade
IN the Convention of the 3Oh Iuoe t.,..