Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11

has always been on the watch to effect And,
| nee It sees chance to raise up enemies against
l Us, 1t may be Inferred that it would fear to be-
tray ITS duties if it neglected to profit of the
( caslon From the first moment it was easy to
perceive that the resolutions OF the English MIN
| istry were fixed and firmly decided upon The
answer " Lord Castlereagh (e) to the letter
| which addresstd to hR on the 18th of April d d
| not leave doubt in tins respect. In determine
ing to transmit that letter to the sovereigns
| sembled AT Vienna, he appeared to make his de
| S'sion depend on that of the allies but, III eff
| Iect, II was his influence which governed the
! movements OF the continental powers To trans.
mt our propositions to Vienna, was to submit
,hem to tribunal OF which all the votes were at
ms disposal 1t was asking for a calm where he
himselfhad raised a tempest, and seeking for
peace IN the midst of the clements of war.
AT the same time that the British government
| made an insignificant reply to the notification of
which ihad been theorgan it occupied itself with
actVly IN It's own preparations, and was contrIv-
ing the means of acceleratlng the preparations of
other powers In the latter part of April. without
declaring whether the question of peace or war had
been at that time decided upon it was engaged
| IN adopting all those measures which the certain
| " OF war would render necessary. Il obtained
the re-esta6iishment OF the bcome Tax, The siip-
| preston OF which had been produced by the pub
i.c out-cryi it opened loans, and concerted with
the other powers, arrangements concerning the
PecunIaIy succors with which it was to furnish
hem On The 8tn of April, ats intentions. which
until that time, II had clJaked by kind of l,ssi-
mutation, manifested themselves without reserve.
| II was male known to parliament that the nrinc-
| regent had ratified the treaty of the 25th March
and ,hai full powers had been sent TO he British
Pleinpo entaries TO sign re,ties of subsidy
A. ne period OF the 18th of March, it was
thought at lenna still possible TO maintain the
Iamlly OF the Bouroons on the throne The
formation OF The treaty, according TO the original
had h1ca ~ La
protection to be afforded in favor of this family:
the other, the opposition to be excited against
your MAJ estys The state ofthe que ton having
| changed as 1t regarded the English government.
Judged that II was time to simplify the aim OF
the War Accordingly, 1T modified the treaty by
tle sudltion OF an explanatory article, (f) I'M
porting that England did not intend to prosecute.
the war solely with the intention ofimposiner nm
| on france particular government. Many mo-
| yves, without doubt concurred to determine
\ tne minister to this mod fcation but the chief
Oh these motives as r. present TO France The per-
oCi Vi majesty as separated from the cause
% tie French people All Europe has, for long
| time, known the kind of interest for which the
Bourbons have TO thank England At present
this power renounces fruldess disguise, when
she finds in this alteration an additional weapon
aganst your majesty. OF what cons equence IS 1T
70 England, in f~ct nt' -s''~- 49, So
DC ~ e.ed, provided that this mouse consents
~ pa itselfin state ofdependence upon her.
= - siie honor of Fraacs her liberties her mt on
~ her sh's, ti'at he English government at
Jacks, and would ann h.Iate If The evnIanat.
article Can be understood m snv otber - ~
can DC reg rded as AN honest pied re of the re-.
1 Pee' WHICH -iie court OF London entertaus for.
nc independence OF nations, by what RICH does
S H court presume to interfere between the
| french people and their sovereign
ms plan OF attack, conceiyed bv tba pr;,;.t.
IN fhec
| powers All invention calculated 10 raise I'M thIa
rIehCii NATION against your majesty. Under this
i"Pre'oioh' the explanatory article has bscon,a
ior men co nmon dogma, or at least a CONNIE,
procession OF faith To listen to them, they mr.
| ''c '' III any manner TO controul France in the
| ~ s,,oa 40 government; and, a pledge of
| uleT sincerity, they offer O us \ solemn deScIaro
uol 10 lhat effect, formed with the SIGNATURE rs
| 'he PlehiPotentiarles OF Louis XYIII,hi Thev an
| pear 10 believe that the artificial ,at,pcct;dp
"L'G It tney nave drawn between your majesty &
| iS fteei nation, IS one of those keen-edred
roi,, ue wounds from which are without re.
| nIuy' 1t is TINS contemplate subtiety tins r.;
foious soPhhm, winch constitutes the bass ,F all
| vac uls0ourses OF the British ministry the basis
vi al The acts OF the congress- and of an the par
ucular acts OF the different courts Y,ur M ee-
y Wlil md this 10 be the case in several pieces
m,'." nave the honor to submit 10 you /; to
l. leuer from Viscount Claneartv 70 We.
count Cas.leregh, dat, d a Vienna, die 9th Nav
rms mas been already Published in tie .l,e,ic6,,
paPerS.l '''N'
note from M de Metternich, Of the OH
lg) And ''''
s. new declaration Of the potent les. bear;na.
date The 12th ofthe same month"; .4lread, t,,,I
ished ''''y ''"
Ihe letter of Viscount Clancarty to Lord Cas-.
uereagh, which is here referred to, owes IS orr.
gun TO one of those efforts which I ,ll male
WIN several governments, notwithstanding the
| h'ue success OF former ones. All I'M erc9tlrse.
haY'nG been suspended with Germany and orr
c1ui'ers hndng themselves stopped on the from
tiers your m Jesty more occupied with the true
interests OF Tie people than attending 10 the Tin
usual proceedings of princes, permitted me to try
by another method, to opei a communicative
with TIE ministers OfforeigI affairs of several of
the soyereigns. fresh letter which addressed.
on the 10th of April, (h) TO prince Metternich,
mad been detained at Lintz, sent to Vienna and
communicated by the Aus rian cabinet to the
ministers OF the other powers. ] anueX hereto
this letter, IN winch, as a faithful Interpreter of
the sentiments Of your M iesty, 7 expressed, with
an entire trankness, all the wishe, Of your heart
-
(e) 1t has been already published.
| ~ This explanatory article has been already
published.
| tg) The translator is not certain whether the
act of concurrence by Austria m the nterpreta-
ton given by ,ae English government to the S,h
article of the treaty Of the 25.h OF March las
been published N Inc American newspapers or
not. II is short and The pith Of IL is contained in
The following paragraph:
The emperor (0f Austrlal although irrevor bI,,