144 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



It became the more necessary to 

 take active measures of precaution, 

 as, from certain indications, it was 

 apparent, that several princes of 

 the frontier circles had been en- 

 couragcd by France to take up arms 

 against their emperor and co-estate, 

 and to this end, that new engage- 

 ments had been entered into inimi- 

 cal to those existing.' 



A rupture now became inevita- 

 ble, and several powers placed them- 

 selves in an attitude to meet hostili- 

 ties. Bavaria, of whom strong sus- 

 pieions were entertained, was sum. 

 moncd to incorporate her troops 

 ■with the Anstrian army, and the lat- 

 ter in full force passed the Inn early 

 in the month of September, and en- 

 deavoured to enforce this command. 



It must be acknowledged, that 

 the Austrians acted with little cir- 

 cumspection towards Bavaria: heavy 

 exactions were made upon the coun- 

 try, the paper money of Vienna was 

 forced into circulation at its nomi- 

 nal value, whilst it had fallen to a 

 great discount at home. These pro- 

 ceedings were attempted to be justi- 

 fied on the ground of political neces- 

 sity. 



The elector immediately retired 

 from Munich to Wurtzburgh, and 

 the Bavarian troops efi'ected a re- 

 treat into P>anconia. 



On this intelligence, Bonaparte 

 prepared to place himself at the 

 head of his armies, which were al- 

 ready advanced upon their march ; 

 but, prior to his departure, he re- 

 paired, on the 23d of September, to 

 the senate house, and caused to bo 

 read to that body, an exposition of 

 the comparative conduct o-f Franoe 



and Austria, since the conclusion of 

 the peace of Lunevillc. Ilis earnest 

 desire to have preserved the peacL! 

 of the continent is therein expressed; 

 the charges against England and 

 Austria particularly are reiterated ; 

 and after observing upon the inva- 

 sion of the Bavarian territories, it 

 concludes with a solemn declaration, 

 'that the emperor of thcFrench would 

 never lay down his arms, until he 

 had obtained full and entire satisfac- 

 tion, and complete security, as well 

 for his own estates as for those of 

 his allies.' 



At this sitting, the senate passed 

 a decree for raising 80,000 addi- 

 tional conscripts. Bonaparte then 

 informed the senators ' that he was 

 about to place himself at the head of 

 his army, in order to succour his 

 allies; that the war had already com- 

 menced, by the invasion of Bavaria, 

 the elector of which had a6tually 

 been driven from his territories. He 

 exhorted the French people to sup. 

 port their emperor in the present 

 unprovoked m ar, and concluded his 

 address in the following words : — 

 " Frenchmen, your emperor will do 

 his duty, my soldiers will do their'?, 

 you will do your's." ' 



Bonaparte, having appointed his 

 brother Joseph to superintend the 

 government during his absence, set 

 out from Paris on the 24th of Sept. 

 to place himself at the head of the 

 army, and arrived at Strasburgh on 

 the '2(.Hh: he was accompanied by the , 

 empress Josephine, marshal Ber- 

 thier, and a numerous suite. On his 

 arrival, he was received by the 

 mayor of that town with the usual 

 compliments. 



cirAP. 



