Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-22

event advance beyond the Elbe; but on
the other hand, his wisdom and the dear.
es, interests of bis eouniry, will not per.
init him to throw away the advantage,
he has acquired to allow the -etsy to
recover breath; and be at the end. com.
PEELED to 60 through the same process,
III order to repurci,ase the same advan.
tage,. Delay being favorable to the en-.
emy,i of couEseS prej judicial to himself;
and in the, present circumstances, would
be grievous fault, almost irrepafable.
Ii is probable therefore, that the Russian
emperor viii pursue they var, until the
Rhsni,h coniet!eracy Is broken, the duke
Of Olienburg restored to his dommions,
Holland rescued from her bondage, all
the ports in the north Of Europe IRE O..
pencd TO commerce. and an honorable,
general peace is obtained ard establish
ed on permanent basis.
The Rhenish coD(ederates. who grosn
under French oppression, are mostly re
lated to the emperor. TIE Dukes Of
Weimar, Baden, Mecklenburg. and o.
Tiers, connected with him by family ties
which nothing but the predominant pow
err of France could break for a moment.
all entertain strong hopes and eXpecla-
tons of being delivered by him and he
will not abandon them, when providence
has now bestowed OH him the negotiable
power to save; am, VIXEN not to ssve,
would show his Inconsistencies Of his
great destiny. He will protect them
for the Same reason, that he p-o,.ct. the
king Of Prussia and the duke /" Oldcn-
burg, who ere likewise his relations.
As'to his views of conquest, they.do
not extend beyond Poland. 1t would,
however. be just reward for his cxer'
tions, and beneficial exchange to the
inhabitants themselves. to leave him in
possession ofthe country, as far as the
Vistola. and ofthe Austrian part Of Pc.
land. He might then proclaim himself
King Of Poland, unite and consolidate
TIE people, and crafty their pride BY
showing to the world, that, as a nation,
they are still in existence. II is Of the
partition oftheir country smohg the diff.
tcren, powers-sep rating as it were,
brother from brother, and father from
soD-and not of dependence upon any
one in particular, that they have chiefly
complained. II is also certain, that it
they were left to their own choice, they
would unanimously prefer the protection
of Russia, because she is most able 10
defend them, and because her govern
ment, wisely and mildly administered,
was rendered still more popular by local
prejudices, in her favor rrejudices,
which arise, as was already mentioned.
from the similarity oflsnguage, customs
and other circumstances Prussia, for
the loss Of her part, might be easily in
dcmnii,ed in Saxony, whose king, il We
except the elector of Bavaria, is the
most attached to France, AID therefore
may justy be treated like an enemy
Austria also, would think herself amply
paid, for the loss Of her share, by the
recovery of her German and Italian
states, which she can easily do with de
assistance Of Russia. 70 shew, thai
such an event is tho most probable, i.
is necessary to mention, tina. in the las,
campaign (lso6 1907 Gen. ReniDgsen.
ON bis own respo: sibility, wished to pro-
claim Alexander, as King Of Poland -
aud his no, doing So, though it was IN.
certain whether the emperor would, or
would not, sanction the project, vas con-
sidered by many, as an unfortunate o.
mission.
t This has been amply proved in the
last and present campaign, wren The At
tachmcnt Of thy Polish peasanlry to Rus
sis withstood Bonparte's most aliuring
promises, and when detection could no,
bs extended beyond the circle Of mobiles,
who BY the conquest of Poland lost their
power of oppression and under the sur
reptitious form of liberty, excited the
sympathy of the world in favor Of them.
selses-in favor of cruel and multiplied
tyranny. which had The power OF life or
death over every poor yassal. subjected
to their desPoilc sway The placing OIL
the Polish upon the SAME footing with
the Russian certs. was in fact a deliver
ance, comparative liberty and happi.
ne.s to the former; for the Russian ceri
i. protected in his life, his religion, and
his personal properly and any siol ,tioG
OF the laws which thus protect him, sub
ject the vinlstos, whoever he be, to tire
same punishment, as if the jury were
done to his equal. In truth. the RUSSIA
cert is only tenant for HE; and eveh
this restriction is now removing by
gradual and wisely arranged system g!
emancipation. Poland, therefore, In be-
ing conquered, has been rescued from
tyranny and miseries unexampled, anc
were il now in her power, nothing would
induce her to resume her former con.
dition.