Father of the Constitution and 4th
President of the United States of
America,
James Madison (1751 -1836)
James Madison (1751 -1836)
On December 8, 1780, Phillip Mallei
wrote to James Madison:
DEAR FRIEND
This will serve as a supplement to my preceding letter of the 30th of last month a story that could produce a revolution of the Queen of Hungary of the war [and in this latter regard it appears to me that the Emperor is completely opposed the King of Prussia?] in possession ofthe greater part of Silesia. He is not satisfied with of France in the time of the disputes over Bavaria, and [should?] a war in Germany follow, if France and England were to become involved in it, he would be inclined to ally himself with the latter. If I were to tell you by whom I have been informed of the inclinations of the Emperor, the result could be regarded as a geometrical demonstration. You can announce it to the Congress as such, and when you wish, you can also communicate my conjectures, which are as follows. The King of Prussia cannot be united with the Emperor, and Russia will not detach herself from Prussia. The Dutch, those Jews of Europe, will accept an infinite number of slaps and kicks in the posterior before breaking their Neutrality, which is always advantageous to Their interests, in spite of the fact that the English seize Their Ships; and being forced to enter a war, it would not profit them to place themselves in opposition to Russia and Prussia, by whom they would easily be defeated. Russia has 30 Ships of the Line, and the Emperor does not have even one; and if Denmark should unite with England, Sweden, which will not detach herself from France, is not inferior in maritime forces. The affairs of Germany cannot be detrimental to the advantages that we will be able to procure in Italy if we take the proper steps, though the Grand Duke, the brother of the Emperor, for reasons
Your Humble Servant and True Friend
PHILIP MAZZEI
