Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

Russian Remonstrance---By mistake we have at different times omitted to publish the note delivered by the minister of his imperial majesty the Emperor of Russia, to the French Government. But although all our readers may have seen it, we deem it necessary to republish it. One thing remarkable in it is that Buonaparte is there addressed only as First Consul. It is necessary to add that by our latest advices we have no notice of any reply having been made to this important paper.

A copy of the Note presented to the French Ministry by the Russian Chargé d'affaires, M. d'Oubril, relative to the late occurrence at Biternheim, is now in circulation; it is as follows:

"According to the orders which the under signed Charge d'Affairs, of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, has received from his Court, he hastens to inform the minister of the French Republic that his illustrious master has learned, with equal astonishment and concern the event that has taken place at Ettenheim, the circumstances that have attended it, and its melancholy result. The concern of the Emperor is the more lively, as he can by no means reconcile the violation of the territory of the Elector of Baden to those principles of justice and propriety which are held sacred among nations, and are the bulwark of their reciprocal relations. His Imperial Majesty finds in this act a violation of the rights of nations, and of a neutral territory, which, at least, was as arbitrary as it was unjust; a violation, the consequences of which are difficult to estimate, and which, if considered as admissible, must entirely annihilate the security and independence of sovereign states. If the German Empire, after the misfortunes it has suffered, which have made it sensibly feel the necessity of tranquillity and repose, must still be in fear for the integrity of its territory, could it have been expected that this should have originated on the part of a government which has laboured to secure to it peace, and impose on itself the duty of guaranteeing its continuance. All these considerations have not permitted the Emperor to pass over in silence this unexpected event, which has spread consternation throughout Germany.

His Imperial Majesty has held it to be his duty, as guarantor and mediator of the peace, to notify to the States of the Empire, the manner in which he views an action which endangers their security and independence. The Russian Resident at Ratisbon has in consequence received orders to deliver in a note to the Diet, and to represent to it, and to the Head of the Empire, the necessity of remonstrating to the French government against this violation of the German territory.

His Imperial Majesty holds it in like manner to be his duty to notify his sentiments directly to the French government, by the undersigned, as his Majesty is assured, that the First Consul will hasten to attend to the just remonstrances of the German political body, and feel the pressing necessity of taking the most active measures to relieve all the governments of Europe from the alarm he must have occasioned to them, and put an end to an order of things too dangerous to their safety and future independence.

The undersigned hereby fulfils the commands of his illustrious master, and avails himself of this opportunity to communicate to the Citizen Minister of Foreign Affairs, the assurance of his high esteem.

(Signed)
D'OUBRIL."