6U ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



|)eacc, but more destructive than 

 war, in wiiich a siFiglc power, for- 

 midable by its greatness, alone re- 

 mains armed, and is prevented by 

 no opposition from occupying witli 

 its troops, op[>ressing and subject- 

 ing one independent peaceable state 

 after anotlier. To put an end to 

 this state of things, is the object of 

 the arming of the Austrian and 

 Russian inii)erial courts ; and that 

 the former, ^rom the menacing ar- 

 niaments of the French in Italy has 

 the most pressing motives to be care- 

 ful for its own safety, must be evi- 

 dent to all who have had experience 

 in the aH'airs of the world ; and for 

 further proof it is only necessary to 

 refer to the extracts of the Moni- 

 teursof the l^th of May, and 13th 

 of June, of the present year. That 

 oidy this object, and not any self- 

 interested views, have producer] the 

 determination of Austria and Rus- 

 sia, appears from their readiness to 

 enter into any negociation on prin- 

 ciples of justice and moderation — 

 from their assurances to the states of 

 the emuire, that, in case w'ar should 

 prove uiiavoiilable, they will main- 

 fain tiie legal state of the German 

 constitution and possessions invio- 

 ];if»' ; which assurance the Austrian 

 ♦"iivovs have orders to repeat and 

 ronlirm in the most solemn manner. 

 The threats of the French emperor 

 To attack the German empire, shews 

 iiow necessary it is to be guarded 

 against such an attack by adequate 

 preparations ; experience, never to 

 be forgotten, has taught with what 

 consequences the fulfilment of such 

 threats on the part of France is 

 connected ; and it is the more ne. 

 cessary to be active in prevent- 

 ing them, as already the most 

 certain indications are apparent, 

 that streral princes of the frou- 



ticr circles of the empire hare 

 been encouraged, on the part of the 

 French, to take up arms against 

 their emperor and co-estates, and to 

 this end new secret connections have 

 been entered into, and those exist- 

 ing abused. His majesty trusts, 

 with confidence, that if not ail, at 

 Jpast the greater part of the "States of 

 the empire, will see the dingerous 

 tendency of such proceouing;-, and 

 the necessity of warding u'd from 

 Germany, by unanimity, tid lity, 

 and courage, the fate of Italy, and 

 other neighbouring countries of 

 France, which have been rendered 

 either half, or entirely dejjcnJent 

 upon her; and that they will con- 

 sequently approve and promote 

 those measures, without which the 

 salutary views of Austria .md llus. 

 sia cannot be carried into ettect ; for 

 it is most evident that the possibility 

 of maintaining a real peace, depends 

 on being prepared with those ettec 

 tual means, which, in case it should 

 be impossible to attain the obje6t 

 wished, can alone furnish the last 

 hope of deliverance and succour, 



Louis Count Cobentzel. 

 [The statements mentioned in the 

 above rescript, are cxtra6ts from 

 the Moniteurs of the 11th of May, 

 and 19th of June. The former 

 gives an account of the camp of Ma- 

 rengo, where thirty battalions of 

 infantry of the line, four battalions 

 of light infantry, and seven squa- 

 drons of cavalry, were assembled. 

 The other article is from the camp 

 of Castiglione, dated the 13th of 

 June, saying, " at the moment of 

 our arrival, forty-eight battalions of 

 infantry, and forty-five squadrons 

 of cavalry, with sixty pieces of can- 

 non, are exercising in the immense 

 plain of Montechiaro. France ne- 

 ver liad better troops, which per- 

 formed 



