The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-06
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FURTHER TRANSIT
From The French tahers rsceiued by .Jse
Rambler, Caftain Snoty.

" IL l TEX L hANSlIh lIONS
From the French fdhers received by sie
Rambler, Cafitain Snow.
PARIS, jan. 60.
Whatever were the motives Of those TO whose es.
Eerness we owe the knowledge OF the supprs ssed
hionitear OF the goth inst are truly indebted 20
them.
Our departrn ents are inundated with procar,a-
tons. In there publications, filed with an assum-
ed moderation, the allies represented themselves
rs armed for the conquest of peace. and the French
government IS ambitious, and the eaemy of that
peace much desired by Europe.
The system OF publications., connected with the
proJeet of sowing division between the people and
the Emperor. was not d. sti,ute of certain degree
OF address Il we'll known that this lordy re-
preach of ambition sdiressed TO the Emperor by
the powers no were LAT ly eng ,ged with him in the
execution of his vast plans, would produce hue a
slight sensstion-but peace, whieh all need add de-
SIRE peace offered solicited by the Silica and reec-
ted even postponed by the Emperor much
reliance was placed upon the magical effect OF pre-
sen'iDg these two iseas together. Let us, in good
faith, acs nowiedBe that the article had well nigh
provcl successful. great number of good ciiizeGs
of cx client Freneh'nen, said with nquistude, " is il
true at the government will not make peace p
SoEe individuals Who we're among the most mod
crate, appeared to tear that the great espain,
ported by confidence in his own mitsry talents,
by the certainty of victory, by an ardent love of
cry, 'yel the o. Just resontm=nts, would take
eoussel rather rom his own genius and courage
7hsn m, ;he wishe. f the public These fesrs il
is true, had been eounteracted by words which fell
from tie lips of the Emperor under impoI tsnl cir
{ ms nres. but the insinuauous of the eneTns di-
min she their happy effect, and Il the Allied IroCps
sf,e, the pa.sa;e OF the Rhine had not discredited
o. ;seiv yet the promises Of their Chiefs assu
sdy this false opinion, which they had spread, had
vet M sds progress
The eXcess.s ct all kinds committed by our enc.
Yniss snee their entry into France, have nforme ed
all tn world that thcir intention merely to lui
the people into security and to open TO themselves
path into the middle of cur country. Neyerth--
af lad
awakened this refecton5 % Why net prevent or
arrest such calanat es by pescei Why rot accept
the proposition which the allies have solenny made
10 our e0vernm ent" Such was the opinion, when
IN full light the true of the question II is m
possible TO express the avdity WITH which this pub
Gcston has been dev0ured, and the sensation which
IL has produced upon all hearts
AilhOlest people could not refrain from testitying
Their astonishment They recognized and avowed
veith pleasure that the government had sincerely
wished tor peace and that there was perfect hsr.
rnony between the public prof sson OF the Emperor
and the secret arts of his diplomacy Some persoas
did more-they compared the dates OF the different
documents, and that comparisoD, which We are a..
bout display to the eyes OF our readers furnished
them with motives for confidence
The 26th of Oct Der last, oytrtures we're nsSe
10 M the Baron de st. Aignsn. French hmbsssador,
by the Prince Metternich- The 9Th Of Nov. follow
ing, these orertures were repeated the Russian Il
Engish niEisters took part in them, and It's a..
serted that NJ. de RRrdenBerg ought aso 20 be con-
siaered present ard approving all that was said.
NJ. de St Afghan returned on the 1th TO VI sy snce
bringing diplomatic note dictated by the munster
ssthe eosesced powers This note, as may be seen,
established the principles of geu era psei6c Ion
these principles once agreed to by hg majesty,
shey proposed TO neutralize upon the right bauk Of
the Rhine, place jSdled suitsbe, where tue pie nj
potenaries OF the beigerept powers coud iInmedi-
stsly assemblies without, however, suffering the me-
gociations TO suspend the progress o military cpe.
ratona
he Last IS ~;
saousted to inspire suspicion and give birth
10 Gffer.thovghts, f ance from the 10th Dec AL
rnits the principles laid down. sdheres to the pro-
position Of s Congress, and nosnnatss NJ. the Duke
Of Vcepce MS plenipotentary.
TIE 2sth of the same month, an answer OF Prince
Meuerneh demands something yet more positive,
and declares that the allied powers ready to en-
Ger into negotiations the moment when they shall
Ne assured that his Majesty the Emperor of the
French admits the general basis and summary
stated to NJ. the Baron ST. highaD. The ID Dee.
complete satisfaction wss given On this HoDt il was
formally declared through the duke de NieeBce who
had become minister offoreiea relations that France
adhered to the general basis & summary.
The 2ist OF the ssnne month, and the ist OF Jan
nary following, when orr government had accepted
all the propositions, when waited only for the
ming ofs Congress, two procamaGons, one from the
Prince Of Schwartzsnberg the other from the Prns.
sian general Blucher. Declared that the allies not
having founb peace the bahks Of the Rhine, we're
about to GEEK and conqner IL in France
After The acceptance Of tie propositions of the
allies Ivy orr government, the declarations afforded
an ineSp'esble enRips cannot ind the clue OF
~ IN the letter Of the Prince Metterneh dated the
6fh Dec. By this letter II s svowed that the basis
essential for the re-estsbliehment Of an equilibrium
of power IN Europe have been accepted BY his Ma
iesty the Emperor Of the French, but the overture
for Congress 10 ruded nnder he prstsxt OF CON.
ruuroaiion wi.htIs alHsd powers
-s'z DAYS hsd elapsed without receiving IN
France The snsIer which The Prince de Metternich
announced by lis correspondence ofthe 6lh. Not
viths,snding the astonishing delay. new step was
taken ~ Franco, Who hsying uotling more at heat
tientio prompt re-sstablish uebt ofs geners-peacs
thought that ahe cood not give stronger proof Of
her scmt0entB IN this respect, than BY sending
20 the sgiad soversrus the minister OF exetor rsia
fms ei0i!e' with tu towers.
~. 20, o. lar. d.i, proposition, simple aad