Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-22

appear only to be the ahjutlntS of Prince
Metternich, the high consideration to which
their country would have elevated itself,
must necessarily be diminished.
remark that you say in your last letter.
that the Emperor of Russia has no interest
in the affairs of America. Without doubt,
disputes about frontiers have nothing in them
TO interest US; but we have some interest in
being able to trade with that country; 1t fur.
n,shes US with tobacco, sugar, coffee, and all
the products OF India. at better market
tnan you. fear very much, my dear sir,
that you Enghshmeh would push your mer.
camille sel6shness and your maritime rights.
100 far. tits true, as you observe, that Rus.
sia would gain nothing by being at war with
England !; but 1t is true that England would
thereby lose more than Russia. None of the
leading sovereigas of the continent of Flu.
rope desires war, and.yet differences NAV
aTise very suddenly. Let England engage
IN war on the Continent, and she will have
% 90 with an enemy more powerful than
she has recently had. The war will be %.
puiar here, because they will consider il "a
defensive enc. 1t is remarkable that tha
Engush government has brought upon Itself
universal censure, even from the true friends
ana the admirers Of the English nation. Il
seems that the good which YOU have doae.
only taken place as a SftecuiGtion Of Hriyate
intereaf, There must be something SIMS
ter, repulsive and ungracious in your pubic
character, or how else comes il to pass that
they nave madsyou the most cruel enemies
oat OF all those who were your natural or
hired alliesf am, &c,
Remarks of The English Translator.
The above letter is written by a person who
from his situation appears to be able TO Estn
very correct notions of the actual state of the
negotiations at Vienna From this sketch Il
would appear that the question actually in de,
gate Is, how to balance tue power and political
lnRuehce Of Russia and Austria. Russia is
Justly considered as the dictstorial power oe
the North OF Europe, in the sphere in which
Russia. Sweden and Denmark move. Austria
as7ires tn hold similar position in respect Ia
ne south but she can only obtain 1T by cir
cunscri5in,, tha power of France Alexander
,ioes not appear to be disposed TO permit this;
he regards the power IF France as necessary
as sort of c9untcrPoise to that of Engl,ntl -
The reduction, ar at least the absence of as.
csndency on the part Of EraRce, being the first
object of the English Cabinet, the british Mi
nistry, as would appear, support the pretensi4
ons of Austria
1t would appear that the dispossession Of the
awful kings and princes of the continent of
the patrimony of their families, is not the cues.
nations to their 'snrur1i centres 1t matters
very little 10 political Europe, who or what fa.
miles, provided they are respectable and res
pected, administer the inferior order of given
district but it is Of great importance, that the
many communities OF the same nation should
ne united in one political body. 1t resuI,s
from the above letter and other respectable in.
formation, that Russia, Prussia and France are
perfectly agreed upon the basis of a continental
peace 1t is not then certain that the English
Minister has overturned the Continental sys.
EN-, for that appears not to be an easier task
tnan to oyerturn the powers Of the continent
the mselVes-Eng and hal latterlyin possession,
powerful hammer but IS it now wicked by a
Pyracmon
The Peace of Paris was very fecbly neroci.
sted. Continue, Mr.. Editor, the property tax.
and prepare Yourself for other taxes, or else
recall your blacksmith and your arnlis S, before
the iaureis gather in Spain are furnished IN
BtlSiun. Your connection with Austria and
her ally viii be very mach to be regret ed by
y"n rs the author .ys, @ooaer Pc haps than
you are aware.
Mr.. Edtor---the above letter comes, be-
lev, from better source than the news which
you daily receive. If you think. that il may be
worthy OF the public v;ew, it is at your service.
TOBIAS, III; translatCr.
Note ofthe Editor of thc .Nayning Chronicle.
ThIs letter from Russian comes TO us an
on ymousiy; but its contents prove that it
comes from source which ought to arrest, in
a serious manner, the attention sf this country.
The intentions of Russia are set forth in a
frankness which nantes the Empt rsr's cons
hdence in his own power and we fear tn Il it
requires more dePiomstic ability than the
Prince Regent employs at present, in behalf Of
England, 10 prevent the evils Which the in~
trigues of the congress are likely to produce
II has been said that Lord Castlereagh has
threatened to shut the Baltic, II the Emperor
OF Russia does not abandon his projects upon
Poland In this document of a Russian per-
sOnage we are ourselves thre atened viii a.
closing Of the Baltic and with a renewal Of the
system which excluded us from the continent,
1t we continue to oppose the union of Poland to
Russia This is a curious contradiction. Aus
tria is the natural barrier against France but
ought Austria to have her power increased
by The su6version Of Italy History proves
that the possession Of the north Of Italy would
be an instrument as feeble for Austria as the
annexation OF Belgium 10 Holland would be 10
us What attitude, then, in the present state
of things, ought England to take or preserve
That which morality and good policy would
guarantee; that from which we might declare.
that there can be no solid and pc rmaneut Or.
rangement, but that which is founded on the
right OF nations to Independence and 10 the
arrangement Of their own interior government
For whatever influence habit may have i'm pre-.
serving sovereigns in their divided rights, it is