sii historical chronicle. 
as may be expected from a government whieh is pofsefsed of such stability 
as to give room to expect that the dictates of sound sense, unawed by the 
turbulence of faction, could be carried into execution in all cases. That ia 
the meantime they would adopt such a mode of government in regard to 
such places in France, as fhould chuse to put themselves under paix protec. 
tion, as fhould convince the inhabitants they had no other object in view but 
the protection and happinefs of these inhabitants, and their own security.” 
Had this been done, and had their conduct beén such, upon the first tri- 
als, as to give a reasonable ground to believe their profefsions were sincere, 
there s little room to doubt but they would have experienced a very difte- 
rent reception in France fom what they have done ;—and there are good 
reasons to believe, that in that case, the war might have been at an end before 
this time. All these >ings «re so plain, that to a man of such penetration 
as the Prince de Cobours, bh y could not have been overlooked. But so far 
have they been from adopting this candid mode of conduct, that they have 
proceeded invariably ‘© wrest such places from France, by mere force, as 
they have been able to master, preserving in the mean time the most pro- 
found and suspicious silence with regard to their future views.. And when 
the piaces have been conquered éy force, instead ofregarding the remonstran- 
ces of Mozsieur, who wifhed that a conduct of this kind fhould be adopted, 
these remonstrances have met with the most mortifying neglect, and a my- 
sterious proclamation has been ifsued, offering only security of person and 
property to those who submit quietly to the dominion of the allied powers, 
while the places fhall remain in their pofsafsion, 
The object of Austria and Prufsia in regard to these particulars, seems 
to be by no means inexplicable, and the consequence, of these apparent #iews 
in protracting the war is obvious; but there is another particular respecting 
the conduct of these powers during the currency of the present war, that 
baffles all conjecture to account for. . The aim of every belligerent power is, 
to weaken its opponent as much as pofsible; and as nothing tends so. much 
to relax the vigour of execution, as to excite a distrust in the persons who. 
must be employed in high military departments, it is the most obvious duty 
of every power at war with another, to let no.circumstance escape, that can 
tend to excite distrust of the generals employed. But never was there a 
war in which this could have been so easily and efectually practised as the 
present: Nor was there ever an instance known, in which a belligerent 
power had been so careful to avoid making use of this obviously favourable 
circumstance, asthe present. Austria and Prufsia have indeed done as much 
to prevent this kind of treachery in their enemies, as every other warring 
power we have known, would have done to ‘encourage it. Fayette 
no sooner came over to them than he was thrown into prison, where he has 
been guarded ever since with the utmost care. And Dumourier has been 
treated in such a manner as to deter any other man in similar circumstances 
