English Translation

69 - 66 - Diplomats, the state chancellor Count Alexander Vorontsov, his almost English brother Count Semen Voronzov in London and their friend, the Count Morkov in Paris, who through one-sided reporting in the anti-Napoleon sense on in Petersburg, Lord Saint Helens, work at the break of Russia with France and represent the English concerns. Adam Czartoryski, close to the Tsar, is a fiery advocate of the same idea. Already in November, 19803, Russia, fearing French troops in the Balkans, proposes to England a common approach in the middle. But England does not trust Russian oriental policy and is holding back.2) However, English politics continues to work on the growing dissatisfaction of Alexander about Napoleon's self-sufficient commercial policy area at that time more than ever dependent on England. With this strong pressure in the background, it was not difficult for the Englinders to convince the Russians of the correctness of their policy of the so-called European balance and calmness of Europe. This slogan is now also taken over by Russian politics. Alexander comes to turn the English alliance plans by sending Novosiltsev after skillfully in his sense. The execution of the Duke of Enghien in spring 1 8O4, "Alexan- he said that all that the French had done good was corrupted by this act." 5) On April 1 805, a Russian-English alliance was concluded against France, and Russia entered into the fight against Napoleon. However, England is not ready to surrender to the Russian demands according to Malta 1) Stahlin 3, pp.89-90. 2) Schaeder S.9. 3) Further steel 35.88. 4) Schaeder .28 ff. 5) Stahllin 3, p.96.