Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-07

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give them, its designs may be prevented
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occasion where it is impossible, or too
dangerous to waitforan absolute certain:
ty, ne may justly act upon a reasonable
presumption. Ifa stranger presents his
piece atme in wood, ! am not yet GER
tain that he intends to kill me but shall
Z, in order to be convinced Of his design,
allow him time to FIRE !? What reasona-
bic casuist will deny me right of pre-
venting him : But presumption becomes
nearly equal to certainty, il the Prince,
who is on the point Of rising to. an enor-
NOUS power. has already manifested an
unlimited pride and insatinb!e eMbition. =
From these extracts it is evident; that
by The political law, the allies have right
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to dethrone Napoleon, both from conslde-
rations Of " pity and humanity'' for the
people Of France, and from considera-
tons Of their own security and indepen-
dence. Il.
Our attentive Correspondent. GAYS the
Baltimore Telegraph, has furnished US, in
anticipation of the mail, with the impor-
tant report of the French minister to
Bonaparte. There are several facts
stated in this document, which have a
direct and immediate bearing on the
question Of peace or war. The first is,
that all the couriers sent by Bonaparte to
the allied snvereigns, We're Immediately
sent back with their dispatches uao3e0ed.
This proves to shew that the allies
adhere as well in the spirit as in the let
ter to the proclamation, in which Bona
parte is denounced as an ontlaw. The
second is, the plain declaration, that
Austriais as sanguille as any of the con-
celebrates, and is with great industry, col
lecting troops from all quarters. The
third is, that Prussia appears peculiarly
hostile to the French while, from Rus
STA. nothing like pacific overture, APP
pears even to be anticipated. The mini
ster complains, that though there has been
no express declaration of war, it is plain
to be inferred, from the movements ofthe
allies what their ultimate objects is, viz.
a declaration OF war not against the
French people. but individually against
Bonaparte. He does not hesitate to state
that this attention has been so much en-
crossed by the rebellion In the southern
provinces in France, that he had but lit
tie time to consider the movements of
the allies on the frontiers. This is a
plain indication that formidable rebel
lion has existed, and when we consider,
tsat this minister himself. acknowledges
that the Spanish troops in great force,
are occupying the passes OF the Pyren-
nees, we may we'll doubt his assertion,
taat this rebellion is suppressed. 1t evil
deatiy breathes spirit of alarm, and,
ins.dious natare ofthe mode 0: making
war. BY detachins the French people
from their te. iti1sate monarch. Now, we
believe, that this Minister sees the dam
ger so imminent ard pressing, both from
WITHIN ana from without, that ne deems
it perfectly unavailing to disguise tiiereai
state OF France any longer.
In addition to the facts disclosed by
this report, we nave from the pages of
the French hloniteur, the Official paper;
that russian troops are marching towards
the Rhine, lit, 900 men---tnat the frus-
sian army, $4,000 strong, is moving IA
tie same direction--that ngland, nol-
land, Hanover and Iiesse will Jointly
furnish 6O,0o0 men ready to act under
the Duke of Wellington, that the Raya-
rian army, $4,000 strong, is ready to
move upon the Rhine-that Austria will
furnish 10000 men, which it is stated
will only amount to l2O,000-that the
laastr.ans have now upon the Rhine 40,
600 men. winch it is not believed amounts
to more than 70 900 effective men that
wellington MiIiflrnish 10000 in advance
of the allies, Baden l0,0u0, with body
Of 5000 in reserye-that liesse & Darn
stadt vii! furnish 1000 men. 1t is
further stated in the Mouiteur, that the
conferences of the allies are carried on
with tae most impeaetsabfe secrecy--that
the dake of Wellington is fornisg his
clans for the whole Of the allies, even for
ttaly-taat the Prince of swartzenbarg
has command upon the Rhine. Now
we do not look upon the report Of
c aulincourt as document more official
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