180.5.] 



Slate of Public Affairs in K'ovemler, 1805. 



4«D 



fully difclofed, and no choice was left be- 

 tween war, and unarmed abjeiS fuLmiiTion ! 



" Under thefe circumftances, I toulc hold 

 of the hand which the Emperor of P. uffia, 

 animated by the nobleft feeling in behalf of 

 the caufe of juftice and independence, ftretch- 

 ed forth to fupport me. Far from attacking 

 the throne of the Emperor of France, and 

 keeping fteadily in view the prefervation of 

 peace, which we fo publicly and fincercly 

 flated to be our only wilh, we declared in 

 the prefence of all Europe. • that we would, 

 in no event, interfere in the internal con- 

 cerns of France, nor make any alteration in 

 the new conftitution which Germany received 

 after the peace of Luneville.' Peace and in- 

 dependence were the only objefts which we 

 uirtied to attain ; no ambitious views, no in- 

 tension, fuch as that iincs afcribed to me, of 

 fubjugating Bavaria, had any Ihare in our 

 councils. 



" But thefovereign of France, totally re- 

 gardlefs of the general tranquillity, liftened 

 not to thefe overtures. — Wholly abforbed in 

 himfelf, and occupied only with the difplay 

 of his own greatnefs and omnipotence, he 

 collefted all his force — compelled Holland 

 and the Eleilor of Baden to join him — whilft; 

 his fecret ally, the Eleftor Palatins, falfe to 

 his facred promife, voluntarily delivered him- 

 felf up to him ; violated, in the moft infult- 

 jng manner, the neutrality of the King of 

 Pruflia, at the very moment when he had 

 given the moil folemn promifes to refpeft it ; 

 and by thefe violent proceedings he fucceeded 

 in furrounding and cutting off a part of the 

 troops which I had ordered to take a pofition 

 on the Danube and the lUer, and finally, in 

 compelling them to furrender, after a brave 

 refiftance. 



',' A proclamation no lefs furious than any 

 to which the dreadful period of the French 

 revolution gave birth, Vvas ifTued, m order to 

 animate the French army to the higheft 

 pitch of courage. 



*' Let the intoxication of fuccefs, or the 

 unhallowed and iniquitous fpirit of revenge, 

 afluate the foe ; calm and firm I fland in the 

 midlt of twenty-five millions of people, who 

 arc dear to my heart, and to ray family. I 

 have a claim upon their love, for I defire 

 (heir happinefs. I have a claim upon their 

 affiftance ; for whatever they venture for the 

 throne, they venture for themfelves, their 

 own families, their pofterity, their own hap- 

 pinefs and tranquillity, and for the.prcferv- 

 ation of all that is facred and dear to them. 



" With fortitude the Auftrian monarchy 

 arofe from every florm wl.icn menaced it 

 during the preceding centuries. Its inttinfic 

 vigour is ftill undccaycd. There flill exills 

 in the hreafls of thufe good and loyal men, 

 for whofe profperily and tranquillity I com- 

 bat, th<lt antient patriotic fpiiit, which is 

 ready to make every facrifice, and to dare 

 erei) tbicg, to fiYs what muft be fa»ed— 



their throne and their independence, and the 

 national honour and the national pvofperity. 



" From this fpirit of patriotifm on the 

 part of my fubje^iis, I expect, with a proud ' 

 and tranquil coufi.l.nce, every thing that is 

 great and good ; but above all things, unani- 

 mity, and a quick, firm, and courag-ous co- 

 operation in every meafure that fhall be 

 ordered, to keep the rapid ftrides of the 

 enemy off from our frontier, until thofe nu- 

 merous and powerful auxiliaries tan act, 

 which my exalted ally, the Emperor of 

 Ruf.ia, and other fnvers, have deftined to 

 cninbat for the liberties of Europe, and the 

 fccurity of thrones and nations. Succefs will 

 not foifake a jult caufe fur ever ; and the 

 unanimity of the Sovereigns, the prrud manly 

 courage, and the confcious ilrength of their 

 people, will foon obliterate the fiifl difafters. 

 Peace will flouriili again ; and in my love, 

 my gratitude, and their own profperity, my 

 faithful fubjects will find a full compenfdtion 

 for eve- y facrifice which I am obliged to re- 

 quire for their own prefcrvatio-. 



In the name, and at the cxprefs command 

 of the Kmpevor and Kinj, 

 Francis Coumt Saurau," 

 Vienna, Oct. a8. 1805. 



There is only one other fuhjefl coii- 

 neftcd with the ftate of the Continent that 

 requites our notice. The King of PrufHii 

 at firft appeared to wilh to maintain a ftiicl 

 neutrality. In fome refpefts the rights of a 

 neutral nation were violated by both the 

 coDteaJing powers ; and circumftar.ces 

 have led us to expecl that he would ere 

 this have declared for the Allies. His 

 Manifefto, dated the 14th of Oclober, was 

 fplrited and ijianly ; and he has fince en- 

 deavoure.J to mediate with the Emperor of 

 France. The refultof the mifiion uiider- 

 talten by Count Haugwitz is not at pre- 

 fent known in this country. 



From the Continent we turn with piea- 

 fure and exultation to the Viilory gained 

 by cur own Fleet over the Combined 

 Fleets of France and Spain. It may be 

 a confolation to the enemy, that, with the 

 almoft total annihilation of their Ihips, we 

 have to mourn over the k)fs of a Nelfon, 

 the pride and honourof his country. We 

 cannot fo well defcribe this event as by 

 inlerting Adiniral Coliingwood's own ac- 

 count, from the London Gazette, No- 

 vember 6 : 



jidmiralty-Office, JVcv. 6. 

 Difpatches, of which the following are Co- 

 pies, were received at the Admiralty tills 

 day, at one o'clock A. M , from Vice- 

 Admiral Collingwood, Commander - in- 

 Chief of His MajelVv'8 fhips and vcflels off 

 Cadiz ; 



£jrya!ut. 



