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the fiegeof Drefden. But, on the other hand, we obtained the whole of the fecond principal object, that is to fay, the drawing the enemy's forces into Saxony, and accordingly he brought into Saxony the great- eft part of thofe troops he had in Silefia, as well as a numerous body from General Dohna's army; and thereby he has left himfelf more and more expofed in other parts.
Such is the true plan of the prefent campaign: and though the i/Tue of it be not as yet intirely fatisfaclory, and fuch as might be defired, the imperial court enjoys, at leaft, the fincere fatisfaftion of refleding, that according to the change of circumftances, it inftant- ly took the moil vigorous refolu- tions, and that it was never defi- cient in any thing that might con- tribute to the good of the common caufe, and that it is ftill making at prefent preparations from which it may hope lOr the mcft happy con- fequences. I expect to be foon able to give you an account of them, being, &c."
Declaration delivered the 12th of June to all the foreign minifters at PeterfDurgh.
- The emprefs having engaged
in the prefent war, in order to fuccour her allien, has their inte- refts as much at heart as her own : her majefty therefore could not, without forae concern, hear of the convention concluded the nth of April laft in London, between the King of Great Britain and the King of Prufiia, as the Britilh court thereby pretends net only to make the war kindled up by that prince her own quarrel, bat, in all appesriince, a farm refolu-
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tion is alfo taken to give no fatis- fadtion to the powers fo unjullly at- tacked and fo grievoufly wronged, and to carry on the war to the lalt extremity. 'Tis doubtlefs en this principle, that the continual de- vaftations exerclfed by the King of Pruffia, even in feme neutral ftates, are varnilhed over with the name of defence or fupport of the liberties of the Germanic body ; that the opposition made by the emprefs queen againft a total invafion of her hereditary dominions, is termed a dangerous defign upon the prote- ftant religion ; and, in fine, that iheaffiftance given to that princefs by her allies, is reprefented as an aggrefiion againll the empire.
It is true, that in the faid con- vention her imperial majefty of all the Ruffias is not mentioned by- name. But the King of Pruffia having already publifhed laft year, as foon as the Ruffian troops en- tered PruiHa, a particular declara- tion againft her majefty (a ftep which he did not take aoainft
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France when her army entered his territories, though it was no- torious that fhe, as well as RuCia, had no other defign bat to fuccour their allies) he has thereby plainly {hewn that he endeavours if poili- ble to make the war waged in his German dominions common to the whole empire ; and that, on the contrary, by entirely excluding Fruffia, he ftrives to perfuade neu- tral princes that he is actuated by nothing but ihe inrereft cf the em- pire, and that it is only in this object he defires their concurrence. As to the confervation of Pruffia, perhaps he thinks himfelf fingly ftrong enough to make fure of it; or that, in facrificing i:, he feeks M to
