Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-15
Foreign Intelligence.

From London Papers rsceirpd at the Or
fee ofthe Commercial .aavertiser.s !.
hoEDos, May aSs.
Abstract Of Important Parila-
lnentary Papers
EccnaEs9oSngYoE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FRANCE. 8
TIiiscopnt Castlereagh TO The Earl Of
Claneartu, dated Foreign G flee, f.
ss,r;i 8, 1915.
IMY LORD.
Herewith inclose a copy Of m over
sture this day received from M. de tau-
|tincour+, with the answer returned. You.
will communicate the same to the Allied
and PIenipotentiaries at VIZ
emma, for their information.
] have the honor to.be, &c.
(SiceeJ) cASrLEREAGH.
Earl OF Clancarty, &c.
TIE Earl of cIenearty to Viscouat
Castlergagh.
VIENNA, May 6, 1915.
by LORD.
Adveriing 70 your Lordsh;p's dis
batch, No. s, ard to its several ihc'o-
sures, conveying a proposal made by tie
|eSisting Government in France, and yoHr.
|LoFdsi.sp's answer thereto, I have the
honor TO aceraint yap, fer the inforEa-
Ition Of His Majesty's Government, that
lat conference held on the sd inst. his
RICHNESS Prince Metternich acquainted
lns, that 4 III. de Strassant, who had been
stoned III his wav hitler, at Iintz, from
snot having been furnished with proper
passports, had addressed a letter to his
| imperial Majesty, and herewith forward
led some unopened letters which tie En-
tperer had directed him to unseal in the
presence1of the Plenapotentiaries @. the
3.Aliied Powers.
These proved TO be a letter from Eo-
laapartc, addressed to bis Majesty, pro-
IEess!ng desire TO continue at peace, to
observe the stipulations Of the treaty Of
Paris. &c. and letter from a. de GaE-
Iiincourt to Prince Metternich, containing
similar professions. r
I After rea;Gag these papers, Il was COR
Isiderei whether AIRY, and what answer
lshould be made thereto, when the. gene
fral opinion appeared to be, sthat none
should beretnned, and no notice wilate-
liver taken Of the pr,nosai
Upon this. as indeed upon al other
soccaSions subsequent to the resumption
lef. aathcr;ty By Bonaparte, wherein the
lpreseht state Of the Continental Powers.
Iwiti regard 10 France, has come under
laiscgssloa, bGt one opinion has appeared
10 direct the Councils of Ire several
jSoye.e;gns. they adhere. and from the
cent Lave Ecyer ceased to adj
lheFe, 70 their Declaration of sthe 18Th
Marco, with respect to tie actual Ruler
joi SFal2ce. hey are II state of hos
Itifty with hiH1 4nd his adferents, not
from choice, but from necessity, because
/ e;texperiance hes shemn, HAT no sait,
Ihas been hcFt By him, ard that 10 rel
taecc caG Be placed or he professions OF,
Zone vto has hitherto 10 longer egars|ed
tie most solemn eea,Facts than az It nav
Ihare suited his own convenience 10 ois-
isarve tt;cm; whose word, the Only assur,.
janice ne can afford Scr his reaeeable dis
position, IS 20 less IN direct ornosition
to the teaor Of his former life. than tits
tic the military position in which he IS ae-
't''aiiy placed. They feel that they should
ineiHer perform their duty to themselves
,or to the people committed BY Providence
ITO their chasge, if they were to listen
Ito those professions Of desire Cor peace
(which have been made, and suffer them
selves tbas to be lulied into The suppose
ten that they might Pow relieve their
lpeople from the burthen Of supporting
Immense military masses, by Diminishing
their forces to a peace establishment.
iConylnced as the several soveraigns are
from past experience, that no sooner
ishould they have been disarmed than ad-
vantage would be taken Of their want of
preparation, to renew those scenes Of ag-
isressionand bioadshed, from which they
had hoped that peace so g]o'icusly won
at Paris, would long have secured them.
hey are at war. then, for the purpose
lot obtaining some security for their own
independence, ard for tie re-conquset Of
tat peace and permanent tranquility,
for wlsich the world has SO long painted.
They are not even at war Tor the greater
Tor less proportion Of security which