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By these conquests Jourdan was 
now stationed in the heart of Ger- 
many, whence he’ threatened to in- 
vade,at his pleasure, the dominions 
of all the neighbouring princes. 
Saxony and Bohemia lay open to 
him, and such was the consternation 
universally occasioned by these vic- 
torious irruptions of the French into 
the empire, that its numerous prin- 
cipalities and states seemed to have 
lost all courage, and to be. pre- 
pared for any conditions the victor 
should think it proper to impose 
upon them. 
General Moreau, on the other 
hand, immediately after his victory 
at Ettlingen, took possession of Fri- 
burgh, the capital of the Brisgaw, 
and of Stutgard, the capital of the 
duchy of Wirtemburgh ; the arch- 
-duke . endeavoured to impede his 
Operations ; but was speedily con- 
strained to retire across the Necker, 
where, taking advantageous posi- 
tions, he resolutely strove again to 
resist him: but his efforts were inef- 
fectual, and he was compelled to 
consult his safety, by passing to the 
other side of the Danube, while Mo- 
” . - . . 
rean madehimself master of the rich 
and extensive circle of Swabia. 
The respective dominions of the 
duke of Wirtemburgh, aud the mar- 
grave of Baden, being now in pos- 
session of the French, those princes 
were compelled to make applica- 
tion to the directory, fora cessation 
of hostilities against them. They 
easily obtained their request, and 
their dominions were restored to 
them, on condition of entirely de- 
taching themselves from the enemies 
‘to the republic, and affording them 
no assistance of any kind. The pos- 
sessions of the duke, on the lett of 
the Rhine, were ceded to France. 
The facility and moderation dis- 
ANNUAL REGISTER; 1796. 
its former enemies, and in raising 
played by the directory, on this o¢- 
casion, was, in the unanimous opi- 
nion of politicians, the soundest po- 
licy they could pursue in their pre« 
sent circumstances.)As it could not 
be the design of the French govern 
ment to retain of the acquisi« 
tions made in many, the wisest 
measures they could embrace,’ were 
to restore them to their owners, on 
the simple condition of ceasing to 
act against the French. | This alone 
would gradually establish an ami- 
cable correspondence with those so- 
vereigns and states in Germany, 
whose friendship it behoved them to 
cultivate, and whomit was their busi- 
ness to detach. from the interests o 
the house of Austria, by holding out 
the aid of the republic against its too 
extensive power and ?nfluence in all 
that related to the management and 
concerns of the Germanic body. 
This period seemed appropriated, 
as it were, to the depression of this 
ambitious power. The policy o 
the French was indefatigably exer- 
cised in confirming the antipathy of 
Te em 
up as many new ones as circum= 
stances would enable them. Prussia, 
the hereditary rival of Austria, was 
encouraged to form as/many new 
pretensions, and to revive as many 
old and obsolete claims, as it had 
strength to enforce. 
The ambition of the house of 
Brandenburgh had constantly been 
upon the increase, since its exalt- 
ation to the regal title, in the com 
mencement of the present century. 
{t had omitted no opportunity o 
adding to its territories, and the 
circumstances of Europe had, in 
general, been favourable to its 
pursuits. 
The jealousy of the house o 
Austria did not view this aggrans 
disement 
