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powers can never find any security 

 but in the word of ihe legitimate 

 sovereign. L. 



Hartmll, Feb. 1, 1813. 



Declaration. 



Vienna, Feb. 16. 



On the part of the imperial first 

 chancellor Count Ugarte, the fol- 

 lowing declaration was addressed to 

 the governors of the German pro- 

 vinces : — 



•' His majesty communicated 

 to me on the 8th inst. his sovereign 

 intentions to the following pur- 

 port : — 



" After the endeavours of Austria 

 to prevent thebreaking out of anew 

 continental war in the year 1812 

 proved fruitless, his imperial and 

 royal majest)', on account of his 

 political relations, was obliged to 

 look to the security of the frontiers 

 of his own states. His majesty 

 endeavoured to attain this end with 

 the least possible expenditure of 

 resources, and, of course, without 

 burthening his subjects. 



*' The eVent has shown how 

 much the views of his royal and 

 imperial majesty were accomplish- 

 ed. Whilst the war, with all its 

 dreadful consequences, overspread 

 the neighbouring states — whilst a 

 part of the army, with true attach- 

 ment to their emperor and their 

 - country, maintained the ancient 

 renown of the Austrian arms — the 

 most perfect tranquillity reigned 

 throughout the whole extent of the 

 empire. 



" The events which occurred in 

 the last months, have brought the 

 theatre of war nearer to the fron- 

 tiers of the monarchy. With our 

 fiist, but circumscribed armament, 



no proper security can be given, on 

 a renewal of the campaign, to the 

 line of our frontiers, which is now 

 so much extended. This considera- 

 tion, arising out of the nature of 

 things, would be sufficient to show 

 the necessity of increasing the corps 

 of observation. However, a new 

 object, much more accordant with 

 the views of the emperor, and with 

 the wishes of the nation, strength- 

 ens at the present moment, the 

 duty of increased exertions. 



" The first requisite of all Eu- 

 ropean powers is repose. A peace 

 founded on mutual interest— a 

 peace, the basis of which may 

 form a guarantee of its duration, is 

 the end of the active exertions of 

 his imperial and royal majesty. 

 But in order to attain this salutary 

 end, Austria must appear with a 

 military force proportionate to ex- 

 isting circumstances. If, contrary 

 to just expectation, the attempt 

 should not be crowned with suc- 

 cess, this force will at least here- 

 after effectually keep the theatre of 

 war at a distance from the frontiers 

 of the empire. 



•' In imparting to Mr. the 



sovereign intentions of his majesty, 

 I request that all the orders which 

 I shall have to give on this subject, 

 may be executed with all possible 

 vigour and dispatch." 



Proclamation by his Royal Majesty 

 ihe King of Saxony. 



Dresden, Feb. 26. 



We, Frederick Augustus, by the 

 Grace of God, king of Saxony, 

 &c. 



We find ourselves, by existing 

 circumstances, under the necessity 

 of quilting our metropolis, and re- 



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