Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-19


carry into the midst oft the insalubrity of the
Climate OF Belgium, augmented by the inunda.
tons OF Newport and Ostend Give us h. cL o,,,
brave men; tarnlsh not the glory of our heroes
nor STAN that of England IN making her consume
against the liberty of the French people the Poyea
the 'Sarons, the Italians: this IS the rallvine CRY
of John Bull
ABSTRACT OF IMPORTANT PARIIANIFN.
TARY PAPERS.
LONDON, May Is.
CORRESPONDENCE OF ALLIANCE Against FRANCE
pisc0Hnt CasttsreGgh to tie Earl of Cyapcartv
dated Foreign Office, .ipriI8, 1915.
My Lord-I herewith nclose COPY of an
overture this day received from NJ de ,Caulin.
court, with the answer returned You will com.
muncate the same to the allied sovereigns and
plen'potentIaries at Vienna, tor their informa.
Ihave the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) CASTLEREACH
Earl Of ClGicarty, &C.
The Earf3 Clanca,4y 20 discount costlereagh
VIENNA, MAY 6, 1915
MY LoRD-Advertng to your Lordshp's dis.
patch, No. 3, and 10 its several Enclosures, con-
veying proposal made by the existing govern.
ment IN France, and your lordship's answer there
70, have the honor to acquaint you, for the m
formation OF his majesty's government, that at a
~''NS 'iSaA va TIC lnSI. MS llqnneSS
prince Metteinlch acquainted us, that M de
strassant, who had been stopped on his way hith-
er, at Lintz, from not having been f,lrnisbed
with proper passports, had addressed letter Ia
his imperial majesty, and therew tn forwarded
some unopened letters which the emperor had
directed HIM ounseal IN the presence of the pie
npotentiaries ofhe allied powers.
These proved to be a letter from Bonanarte
addressed to his majesty, PROCESSING desire to
continue at peace, TO observe the stipulations Of
the treaty of Paris, &c. and a letter from VI de
Caulincourt TO prince Metternich, containing
sim lar professions.
After reading these papers, it was considered
whether any, and what answer should be made
thereto, when the general opinion appeared to be.
that none should be returned, and no notice what,
ever taken of the proposal.
Upon this, as indeed upon all other occasions
subsequent to the resumption of authority by
Bonaparte, wherein the present state of continent
tai powers, with regard to France had come I'M
der discussion, but one opinion has appeared
to direct the councils of the several sovere;gns.
They adheFe, and from the commencement have
never ceased to adhere, to heir declaration of
the 18th, of March, with respect to the actual
ruler of France. They are in state ofhost,Iitv
with him and his adherents, not from choice, but
from necessity, because past experience has
shewn, that no faith has been kept by hun. and
that no reliance can be placed on the profession
OF one who has hitherto no longer regarded the
most solemn compacts than as it NAV have suit
eel ms own convenience to observe them whose
word, the only assurance he can afford for his
peaceable disposition, is not less in direct opposi-
ton to the tenor Of his former life, than II is
to the military position IN which he IS actually
placed. They feel that they should neither per-
form Their duty to themselves or to the peopIe
committed by Providence to Their charge. #
they were now to listen TO those professions of
desire for peace which have been made, and
suffer themselves thus 10 be lulled INTO the sun
position that they might now relieve their peo-
pie from the burthen of supporting immense mi
taTy masses, by diminishing Their forces 70 a
peace establishment. Convinced as the several
soyereigns are, from past experience, that no
sooner should they have been disarmed than adj
vantage would be aiken of their want of prepa-
ration, to renew those scenes of aggression and
bloodshed, fromwhich they had hoped that peace.
so glorously won at Paris, would long have SC.
cured them.
They are at war, then, for the purpose of OBJ.
talning some security fog their own indepen.
dence, and for the re-conquest Of that peace
and permanent tranquility for which the world
has SO long painted. They are not even at war
for the greater or less proportion of security
which France can afford them of future tran.
guilty, but, because France, under its present
chlef, IS unable TO afford them any security what
ever.
IN this war, they do not desire to interfere
With any legitimate right Of the French people
they have no design to oppose The claim of that
nation 70 choose heir own form Of government.
or intention 10 trench, in any respect, upon their
independence as a great and fee people; but
they do tlink they have right, and that Of the
highest nature, to contend against the re estab.
l.shment OF an individual at the head of the
French government, whose past conduct has N.
yariaby demonstrated, that in such situation
he viii not suffer other nations TO be at peace
whose restless ambition, whose thirst for fore ON
conquest, add whose disregard for the rights and
moePenaenee oil other states, must expose the
whole of Europe to renewed scenes Of phnder
and devastation.
However general the feelings of the sovereiens
may be infayor the restoration OF the king
they no Otherwise seek to influence the proceed.
in6s Of Tie French in the choice of this or of any
other dynastHor form ofgoyernment, than may