The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-16

course Il follows to the Oder. or course Brcsau i.
between the two armies, and ia be neutral: il il
not 70 be oecupisd BY any troops, not even by the
ianastrum This IS the line OF demarkation betwt n
the two main armies. But il is continued from Tn.
mouth Of the katzbach along the Uder TO the g,o,.
tiers OF Saxouy and Prussia, and Joins the Eibe
whose course it follows TO its mouth How ever the
French army, u, OF course, to occupy Hamburger,
one oil the artcl. Stating thpt il to remain in
possession OF the Isles in the Eibc and every th,g
srhich occupied in the SD military division On hs
Sth oil June, at midnight" The bes,eg.d * block.
auee iortresses are to be re-vct,slied every five
Ss' ny inc i"th srt'ee It is stipulated, that the
18th inst all the corps parts of the com Lined ar
my beyond the Elbc, or in Ssxony, are to return in
10 Prussia -Of course Bulows corps will retire an,
ot Ssxony, and Tottcaborn and the Russians thar
we're beyond the E!be, Will proceed into the prus.
sian territorieG--HsBce Bonapsrts is left u;,snu,
ed master OF the months Of the Eibe \ the Wes,r
NO hisntioo is made of the Swedish troops but as
hostihues are TO cease all points, sni officers of
the French and combined armies are TO be. sent to
notify the crmis;ice, and cause such ge.-ral s.s,
ton OF hostitee, take it for graz ted tbt the ar
mlstice extencs to the SwSdes The duration of 4,
to the 2osh July inclusive Six days notice to be
gwen OF the resumption ut hostilties
Having nothing yer befo.e us bat the hare fact of
an armistics having been concluded we are t,,s,,z
unable TO account for the notives that led to il IL
does not state in its preamble that il is for the pur
pose OF entering into negotiations for general or
partial pesceit does not declare that II is tn he fol-
some oil QUE cotemporsries have remarked With
little sufrise, that Austria, achS fc kaox,n In Are.
ntdde Toposats 70 eGch Of Tie beiiigeyenfs is rot
msh'oneu IN the armistice. But how could rhe be }
ne arm'stce was for the purpcse of suspen,ling
hosElties. Between the armies then actually in the
held X oppo,ed to each other Austria had no such
army and had not been engaged in any ho.tiIties
we can easily see why an srmistce was desirable
to bonaparte. ltis evident that he was nc. y.hou,
approximations relative 10 Austria for If he he'd moi
oeen, ne would not have put end to hosti,t;as ~
Tune when the allies, giving mp the line of the Oder
ana falling back upon the Bohemian frontier, we're
throwing themselves into Cni dc .Sac.-By the ar
rnistice he may hope to gaG time 10 intrigue With
Austria, ana gam her over by tempting offers or
these should TAI, he will have had time To bring n
more means OF enabling him to contend with her,
shouin enc TAKE a decisive part agBin,t him If he
had any suspcioa that she Intended to bring bor
my Immediately into the field the policy of hi.
pressing an arnaistice, which would relieve him from
that instant danger. Is obvious.
But all the arguments to prove that an arm;c,;. /.
was so desirable to him, are so many ARGUMENTS :,
may be sad to shev that it was not de srabe To The
allies, particularly il Austria were pledged TO afford
them her airport. But before we suppose this. ls1
US suppose inst Austria had adopted this line of DO.
"cy-ttat she insisted with them Il at general can
gress should frstbe tried, as preliminary to which
an armishce should be agreed upon--that that con.
sress should proceed upon certain bases which
snou'a establish balance in Europe (to this we
nave reason TO believe she has pledged bersejf)-
TOR instanee, that the German empire sho,,d he re.
stored nearly tjis ancient FORM and some buIwatk
es'ao.hed against France The side of Italy If the
nssteo IN this r!1nner with the allies pledenp her
sen not TO depart from certain points, and TO ION
them u those Poin:s we're conc sled by France
then we can satisfactorily account for the poliov
| winch led the allies to aeceds to armis,ice
but without wandering further in the wide field 81
speculation and conjecture, we suppose the eonrss
that will now be followed, will be this-hpssa and
Prussia will make formal communication to MS AND
VIII invite us to seoede to the proposal of holding
general congress.