Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-13

u vas perfectly understood that the Pc and
ne lessen SHOULD be the boundaries of the
austrian monarchy in Italy. To return
now to GENOA He must deny that any
part OF Lord WA. Bentinck's success was
owing to the eXertions of the Genoese
There was.not.a sipgie hand raised up in aid
OF the British army, Il was dry and sim
PIE surrender OF Genoa to the British arms.
There was a Genoese Deputy assisting at
the Capitulatiou, aGd he agreed TO il on the
Condition that Genoa should not be bombar.
ded. II was as complete conquest as e.
yer was made Ivy the arms of any country
and by the laws of war and of nations. il had
ri9nt to dispose of its conouests for the
general good. AS to the making war for
me sake OF conGues.s, ne allied powers had
dis'inctiy disclaimsd that principle. They
could not be, however, so dead to the obi.
cations that they owed to their brave sub
jects, as altogether to abandon their interests
anu Just Cams; neither could they so far
stuitity themselves, as to profess themselves
incapable of altering the face OF Europe
from the state in which it then was, TO A
state that promised permanent security
and repose. France was wilirg party IN
.he arrangements * the principle o. it was
10 make strong barrier between France
g Italy, ON the side of Piedmont. Instead of
having one road leading through the terri>
to'les OF Gsnoa, and another through The
eetrlsories OF Piedmont, it was thought more
ior the general Interest of Europe, that the
hing ot > rdinia should Weld the whole de.
tenSIve force OF Italy in this quarter, aud
that his states should form the balwark be-
"5sn France and Italy,
ne hon. gentleman had on former oc-
casion, taantiogly asked, why h. went to
Vienna and why ne came bsc6 before eve-
w ''iog had been concluded to this he
ShouiG reply, that he went to Vienna, be
Gduse ne mad been ordered to go there and
mat he mad not colae back before the prin-
clpaI points had been completely arranged
IN manner binding upon the good faith Of
al ne powers, although the arrangement
was not IN state to be laid before parlia-
ment- There was only one great point
respecting continental arrangements, which
was noty deinitively settled aud that
was the disposition OF that part OF Italy, on
the south OF the Pc. To all these arrange
hents. France mad been a consentIng par
W and he conceived rhae France, throughs
OUT the Congress, sairiy and honestly dis
charged It's duty, both To itself and to Eu-
rope, Nedr, hear) The hon. gent. had
imputed the most base, aud sordil motives
to he allied Powers in consequence of the
territorial arrangements winch mad been
MADE. But when the papers should be re-.
sularly before the House, he would find that
tue peace Of Europe, was the great object
10 whlch the powers of Europe directed
tneir attention. What would mere be of
Tue ancient tofm of Europe, if Austria and
irussia were not TO resume their former
pIace IA 1t BY the arrangements when
mad oeen concluded, Prussia gained about
~ or 81 Il nh 4.
naa at that time, and Austria theee or fou.
hundred thouaand. Austria had, however.
consented to some further arrangements
'or Prussia, to balance this iucI ease. With
respect 10 the point of Saxony, he had al
ways contended against The annexation of
the whole OF that country TO Prussia in the
strongest manner So strongly did the
ceilings OF ministers operate on this point,
nat It was only by great sacrifice, both
10 regard 10 Holland and Hanover, that
FfussiA IN conjunction with Russia, could
DC Induced to confiue her claims TO only a
part i Saxony. Without, however. wish,
ing to state any thing that might be PAIN
ius to the venerable Monarch If Saxony, he
would assert that on the princisle of con
quest at least, never was any thing more
larry Justlhable than the annexation Of
oaxony to Prussia.
he should now state briefly the history
OF Prlnce Repnin's proclamation. Prussia
was desirous OF obtaining the provisional oc
cuPation II Saxony and 10 his he, toge..
ther with the Austrian Minister gave then
assent. provided the occupation was oaly
provisional; from this Consideration, that
tue power which looked 20 i,s future sposa
session either ia whole or in part, was most
hkeiy To use the country well. Then came
me Proclamation of Prince Repnlo On de
iiNering up the Government to the Prusr
sian Authorities, which he really believed
orgnated in one of those misconceptions
to which the best officers are liable. When
the PrnclamatioB first. came into his hands.
he lost no time in shelving it to the Prus.
lan Minister, Who said that it was the first
time he had seen it. Count NesseIrode, the
Russ an minister, made a similar declara.
ton and IN return to an off cial note which
he addressed to Prince Hardenberg, that
Minister returned an official declaration
That the proclamation was wholly unauthor.
izsd on the part of Prussia. Such were
the unequivocal declarations of both these
Courts. The point of Poland he should
wish To reserve for future discussion. A
strong feeling existed in the people, and in
the government of this country in favour of
the Independence of Poland and in the
mean time the country would be rejoiced TO
hear that Poland, at least that portion of it
which went under the name of the Duchy
OF Warsaw, would be governed under a
distinct sceptre as Poles, and that the sys.
TEN OF Government would be more congeni-
al to their feelings than any they had re
Gently enjoyed.
With respect to Holland it was eviden,