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takings we are actuated, either by 
the desire of extending our empire, 
or of acquiring fame by success in 
war; but that the objects of our 
wishes and our operations are the 
general security, the maintenance of 
our alliance, and the preservation 
of the dignity of our empire. 
Given at St. Petersburgh, August 
30, 1806, and in the sixth year of 
our reign. 
Alexander. 
(Countersigned) Budberg, 
Minister for foreign affairs. 
Prussian Manifesto. 
As his majesty the king of Prus- 
sia has taken up arms for the ‘de- 
fence of his people, he thinks it ne- 
cessary to lay before them and all 
Surope, the circumstances which 
have imposed this duty on his ma- 
jesty. 
The politics of France have been 
the scourge of humanity during the 
last fifteen years. Those men who, 
in rapid succession, have been at the 
head of affairs in that country, have 
only sought the means of their do- 
minion in war, and the guarantee of 
their existence in the wretchedness 
of the people, may be viewed with- 
out astonishment. But the intro. 
duction of a regular government, to 
which the same necessity could not 
be imputed, gave new life to the 
hopes of the friends of peace. Na- 
poleon, invested with the supreme 
power, victorious, surrounded by 
weaker states, friendly disposcd go-. 
vernments, or. conquered and cx- 
hausted rivals, had it in his power 
to perfoym a better part. Tor the 
greatness of France nothing more 
remained for him todo; for her 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1806. 
happiness every thing was in his 
power. - 
It is painful to be compelled to 
say, that French politics still re. 
mained the same. An insatiable 
ambition was still the ruling passion 
of France. She made use of arms 
and of treaties with the same view. 
The peace of Amiens was scarcely 
concluded, before the signal for the 
first acts of violence followed. 
Holland and Switzerland, two inde. 
pendent states, were compelled to 
accept a constitution which con- 
verted them into French provinces. 
The renewal of war was the conse- 
quence. 
Peace, however, still continued 
upon the continent. ‘The German 
empire had. purchased it by incalcu- 
lable’ sacrifices, In the midst of 
this peace, nevertheless, the French 
troops invaded the electorate of 
Hanover; a country which had no 
concern in the war between France 
and England, while the ports of 
Germany were shut against the Bri- 
tish flag; and the better to effect 
her object, France took posession 
ot Cuxhaven, and the territory of 
a free state, which was still more a 
stranger to war than Hanover. 
In the midst of this peacealso, the 
same troops a few months after, vio. 
Jated the German territory, insuch 
manner as to wound the honour of 
the nation still deeper. The Ger- 
mans have never avenged the death 
of the duke d’Enghein ; but the re- 
membrauce of thatevent will never 
be extinguished among them. 
The treaty of Luneville guaran. 
teed the independence of the Italian 
republic., In spite of the most po- 
sitive promises did Napoleon place 
the iron crown of Italy upon his 
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own head. Genoa was incorporated 
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