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- 4 ANHOLT' I'vEILS. STOCKHOLM, FEB. 21. Royal Majesty, about fourteen days ago re by an Open boat which arrived at Ypstadt, the ing Repert from the Commander in Chief, and tnt Geaer al Mr. Peyron : HUMBLE it miner. :y lest report was ef the 27th ult. snd was for by the Counsellor of Justice, Mr. Luinggren; ismod your Majesty of French troops having 1 into t'wedish Pomerania the occurrences have taken place by this proceeding, I saall issively lay before your Ma't.sty. So ea. as :3cl the report had reached us'from Mecklenaerg. Swedish Pomerania was shortly to be eccupied , enclr troops ; but this wort being industriously tted by the officers and men belonging to Gen. 's divisten, I consideted it merely as a feint, led to cloak some.other purpose ; and also that army of your Majestys ally intended to enter rovince , in an amicable Manner, I ought to tad due intimation given me ; though at the .ime such a march into Swedish Pomerania was regarded as being improbable, considering the ruction privately transmuted on this head to the Governor Count Morner. In the mean time, I 1r Staff Adjt -Lieut. Von Schwartzar, to Dam with proposals to the French Commander in , in case of the troops entering the province. On the entry of the troops Lieut. Von. Schwartzer tctually discharged the commission entrusted to And received the most friendly assurances, that ostility was to be feared, but that it was done to make invest;gation concerning the yam ..ity of colonial produce said to be here, in etc ttry ; and that this was the sole - purpose of his esia. I having myself paid the most punctual at to all the instructions given regarding the mental System, was perfectly convinced, that no • depot, 'or magazine ef prohibited goods was to md, and likewise fully believing, . that this was meant as a step to march farth er in, thrtiugh ;wall and Wolgast, I impatiently waited the ar f these allied troops ; mere particularly SO, A no eiders to proceed to hostility against them; besides .which, all the opposition that i cculd ,gainst such a powerful division of treops we uld ineffectual, as explained in my submissive apcssal ot the Ist inst. I therefore, in the night be the 2flthand 27th, caused the four guns and ammun thin which were still remaining at Stralsund, ;ransported over to Rugen, although the de. of Rugen, which, by reason that it might be wired over the ice at every point, required an if not superior force, than that ef the assailants, had it at their option to choose the place of at. On the 27th, when there no longer remained doubt of the division of French being in full a, in several columns, against Stralsund, I sent the orders marked letter B and letter C, to the corn ier of the advanced posts, and intended remcv ty head-quarters to Rugen, immediately after a conference with General Friant, whom I Assidered as an ally of Sweden ; and a too pie e would have resembled a flight, hewn a suspicion .f the amicable intentions, according to all my Instructions, I was pound ieve actuated this your Majesty's high ally. Ile an ival ot General Fri.rnt was preceded by 'lours by that of his Chief of the General Staff, ael Collictie, who then first brought me the Ge :ar.a.r.om; liments, and announced his entry ; , a likewise commissioned to request my assis for 'obtaining quarters and provisions for the . I immediately made the regulation contained private instructions regarding provisioning the but which was answered with—' It is our c us id our orders that the country in which we are ind us with every thing neecful ;' but at the ime gave me the assurance, that every thing be done with moderation and goad erden— :while, the troops arrived ; and, as I had caused to be placed without tee town gates, the co• , were detained until my consent arrived far marching into the town, and the guards w etc without compromising your Majesty's rights; ird was composed of French :tat ps alone. At towards evening, General Fr lent arrived ; together with the Brigade General Grandcau, , uartered in the Governor's house. At eleven in the evening he made me his first visit ; , after some elucidation concerning the purport their entry, and further assurances of his amicable tions, I. replied, that he might have perceived by iroceedings that I was actuated by the sante ly sentiments, and that, in consequence, it was .uty to inform him, in confidence, that my in ictions prescribed me not to permit the troops of foreign power to take possession rf Rugen ; that gtven.orders conformable thereto ; and that I he would not insist on a matter which might rostilities to ensue, and which would certainly the good understanding which at preieneexis between both our Governments. After several having been said on both sides, which I shall to some future time, when I shall have the • of repeating them verbally to your Majesty, announced to me that I was his prisoner of war ; in his own words,' he should give me a gnard.' gainst superior force I had no other remedy, to protest ; any recourse to arms would have insanity, and would have been of more evil ten :y for yaur Majesty's interests, more especially as. General declared, that in case of my making any -ition, he had orders to make my whole detach prisoners, by which all the artillery, ammuni old stores (however small), would have been your Majesty. The unpleasant and Trott dis mg circumstances which now solely threaten my- - s Ives all the other possessions of your -ty i n this province, at least for the present ;-- often happens that evils may be averted by ig time. • Having been deprived of my liberty, in the man .er before described, I conceived it best to resign the command to my next in rank, the Col. and Knight ' .11 Normann, and although General Friant offered Itravelling pass to Stockholm, I considered it my to await your Royal Majesty's gracious orde r s ling my future proceedings, being besides con that I may be of use by giving good advice counsel to my successor in the command, and in measure contribute to the welfare of the pro- After the act ot violence perpetrated on my-- " A corps of French troops, stated to consist of 20,00() men, and of which about 4009 are quartered in Stralsund, entered, on the 27th of January, into Swedish Pomerania, under the command of the Ge- ' nei al of DivisiOn Count Friant. He declared on' the 28th, to' the Members of the Pomeranian Govern ment, that the cause of his entry into the province-, which had taken ph ce in consequence of orders for such purpose given him by the Emperor his master, pr( ceedeJ from intelligence obtained from sundry pla9l ces, of large quantities of English goods and colonial produce being deposited in Pomerania ; that never-( 1 tireless no hostile intention was harboured, but merely to investigate the real state of the matter concerning the pretended prohibited trade; that this expedition, it was supposed might be effected in 15 or 18 days ; that if General Peyron had for a moment been put aside, yet he had never been considered as a prisoner; that the French troops, who would observe the attic- I test discipline, had received orders to perform duty conjointly with those of Sweden ; that the civil au thorities are to continue their functions; and finally,l that the most speedy and proper steps should be taken for the supplying and provisioning the French troops by the Country. " The post route, both within the province itself, as also wtth the adjoining German States, was broken off until the 2d of February, in the evening, when the French Vice Consul, and some inhabitants of the province, were arrested. A statement of all the Co lonial produce in the province was demanded within two days, from the inhabitants of Stralsund, and its, suburbs ; and three days for the rest of the country. " This investigation has fully combated the fore going reports spread concerning Pomerania, and more especially so as rvn even a sin& magazine of prohibited goods were any where to be found. " The e packets which were iroaen u? i 4 Pome. self, another immediately followed, %Nell was the railia, were taken possession of by French troops, and putting seals on your Majesty's Custom-house ;—as immediately received French colours. Flom the sth all these proceedings, in my opinion, transform this or Gth of February, the country had to supply the hitherto allied army into our avowed enemies, I French Generals and Officers with the expense of . deem it incumbent oo me, to inform the Royal Po. their tables and the troops with proper diet. meranian Government of this my opinion." i " The Government was then obliged to issue a [The reports then proceeds to state, that on the Proclamation, by which the inhabitants were bound', morning of the 28th a detachment of 2000 men ap- to furnish certain rations to the French army, which peered on the ice before e the Isle of Rugen, the Corn- were to be paid by the Government of Pomerania ; . mandent of which, on the advice of Gen. Peyron, to meet which a poll-tax was imposed." ; agreed to admit the FrencJi into the gal rison. On the A Report of General Peyron, under date of the same day General Friant signified to Peyron that he 4th of February states, that the troops which had .; did not consider him a prisoner of war, and qualified marched into Pomerania consisted of an artillery l:is former expression respecting " giving him a corps with'about 40 pieces of light artillery ; three guard," into an intimation that it was only intended regiments of cavalry; four infantry regiments, each :hat he s;:c:a'd remain quiet. The letters referred JO in consisting of four or five battalions ; 200 seamen; the rerort are subjo:ned, but they contain nothing of and 100 Custom-house Veer:. The inhabitants are re any interest. The instructions of General Peyron quired to make declaration of the colonial produce we also given, from which it appears that an inuma- in their possession, and the Custom-house Officers to tion had been made by the French Government, that search for the same., in the event of an English force appearing off the " All the vessels in the harbour," he adds, "have coast of Pomerania the French troops would much been laid under embargo ; from which not even the to its defence, and to prevent their interference his Royal Customhouse cutters and Post-Office packet% Swedish Majesty had ordered the militia in Pome- are exempted ; these last were taken 'by force, and I rania and Rugen to be organized, and adopted other have prohibited all deliveries from them. measures to prevent any colour for the interposition " Several official persons, and among others the cf his high ally. The instructions are dated so far Post Director, Kummerow, together with sundry pri back as the 24th of April, 1811, and are addressed vete persons, have been thrown into prison, on seis m Count Morner, the predecessor of General Pey. picion. The Stralsund Paper was then rrohibited, ton. The private instructions to the same officer are and the Editor of it put into confinement. The course as follow :] of the post was totally stopped, but again permitted, " PRIVATE INsanuermase—ln case of any corps since the 3d inst. The French Consul, Mahalin, has of French troops having entered Pomerania previous been arrested, and Consul Coretean has arrived here to Gen. Count Morner's arrival there, the General has from Rostock, but as yet has not announced himself to require an explanation of the cause of their taking as successor to the former." such possession, and likewise to declare that it is con trary to the article in the treaty of peace, by which France guarantees the integrity and independence of the Swedish pcssessicns. If any French troops, or those of Powers in alli ance with France, should require permission to enter Swedish Pomerania, Count Morner will reply, that by his Royal Majest)'s orders, such steps and mea sures had been taken as had placed the King's Ger- Man dominions in a perfect state of defence ; and that every thing that his Majesty. the Emperor, has a right to expect from a faithful ally, and who is fiunly devoted to his cause, shall be formed against the common enemy; but should an English force, too greatly superior, make its /appearance, in such case he will nut delay requiring the assistance of the Imperial troops. In case of a corps of French troops having already enteieJ Pomerania, this must not pre- vent General Count Morner from taking possession of the province with Swedish troops. " General Count Morner must not su ff er any fo reign troops to enter the Island of Rugen, unless he has his Majesty's orders for so doing, or that a too powerful force of the enemy should require a speedy aid from the Fresich General. " Should a corps of French troops be in Pomera nia, without having been called thither to co-operate in the deters,: (if the province, the Commander in Chief of it should be informed, that such troops, being in a friendly country, ought to pay for all their neces saries, and that he has to provide such for them.by agreement with the contractors ; but that, in case of a corps being called in to assist the Swedish Powers, the needful pros/Icons tbr We turmer snail eHi;er HO taken out of the Swedish magazines, or be drawn from the country. " Privateers provided with letters of marque from the French Government are to find assistance and protection in the ports and oil the coast of Pomerania, and the Island of Rugen, and they may likewise there dispose of their prizes. Should the French Ge nerals or Commanders on the coasts adjoining Po merania require assistance, either of troops or gi;n boats, General Count Morner may thereto cons lit, if he thereby does not expose the SwedieS Domini ons. But in such cases we rely on his judgment and experience. All connection and intercourse with the English is strictly prohibited. The instructions, which have reference to the defence of the Island of Rugen, and the protection of which should be the object of General Count Morner's particular attention, are ap plicable not only 'against the English, but likewise against the troops of any other power that might attempt to take possession of the Island without having been called there for that purpose—of con tributing to its defence in conjunction with the Swe dish troops." (Signed) "CARL JOHAN." " Stockholm Place, April 24,1911." The Stockholm Gazette proceeds to state, that since the 14th of February his Majesty, notwithstand ing the irregularity of the mails, has received the fol lowing intelligence from Stralsund, bearing date the sth instant PARLIWIENTAR r PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH t 7. Their Lordships met at half past three o'clock, to hear farther arguments of Counsel in the Appeal Cause ut the Earl of Elgin el. A. M‘Leati, Esq. Judgment deferred. be Watch and Ward Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. Lord WALSINGHAM brought up the Report of the COM.. mittee on the bill for granting to the Earl of Wellington an An nuity uF £OOO, in addition to Vic £2OBO, voted un a former fie casioo, during his life, and the life of his successor ; which Re port was No., ed to, and the 13ill, if engrossed, wa., ordered to be read a third time on Mut:•lay next. Several Bills were brought up front the Commons, and read the first time.--Adjourned to Monday. illn= His R eeived followinj Adju tar rr My warded t it infori entered which submissi the V3d that Ssk by Fan cireul.,t; .Friant's intendet if An an the pro have ha same tir not reg instruct Vice Gi sent my garten, Ch ef, " On punctu; frith, an no lost men ly quintit; c untry coming tention Cottirte i --be fruit only ix - ; Gripsw rival ti having and, be make a l be total propou tureen t ammwi t() be tt fence o apt , at equal, i who ha tack. ally do ' march, the owl, minder log my baying stilt cot cipitate an I sh, which, to belie "rl some h, Colonel being farce I troops. • in my } troops, I tom at shall fit same tii should I Meanw; piquets lumns their in set, but no guar length, who, it was gut o'clock when, a of their intent ;a My pro friendly my dut; structiot any fort had hoped 1 cause hl (Hit urb ted bet, things reserve honour he anno or, in hi than to been int , dency the Ger oppositi ment p; tion, all lost to tressing self per Majest) and it gAning " Ha ner bef comma Van N; me a tr . •• duty to respecti vi need and cot scone rr vince, • . . HOUSE OF COMMONS. The London Ntw Prison Bill was read a second time and committed. Mr. IiOLME SUMNER moved, that a Select Comn.ittes be appointed to enquire into the application of the Orphans Fund. Alter a few words from Sir Charles Price, it was agreed to. A Message from the Lords informed the House, that their Lordships had agreed to !lie Nottingham Frame Work Bill, aid had consented to the attendance of the Earl of Liverpool upon the Committee for American Claims, if his Lordship Was so Mr. DILLON moved, that there be laid before the Holum, a List of the Number of Monello had been sentenced to serve .Ibroa4 fur Lite, for the three last years, distinguishing each year, and the crime of which the party had been convicted, and whe ther such transportation had taken place in consequence of the award of a Court Martial, or had been compounded for ail other punishment. After a-few words from Lord Palmerstone and Mr. Manners Sutton, the Motion wn, azrerd to. The Report on the Expiring Law 'tobacco and Timber Bills was agreed to, and tke Bills ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The it etre fArttery Awseimlniewe DM, e'er some Ai servaVons from Mr. Wharton as to the obj.mt of the hill to di- vide the Lottery into proportionate quantities, was agreed to, aad the Bill ordered to be read a third rime on Monday. The Baik Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. PARNELL. gave notice, that on Tuursday, the 30th of April, he should move for leave to bring hi a Dal for the Com mutation of Tithes in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated thar as a Right Hon. Gentleman had given notice of a Mot iou far Vie of April, respecting his Majesty's Catholic Suhj icts in Ireland, he >hould on the 12th of April move that there should b.: a Call of the House. Mr. BANKES gave notece, that on Tuese!ay next be should move for leave to bring in.alt to present the Grant of °Airco in Reversion for a I.mited time. The House went into a Committee on the high Sugar Draw. back Bill t sehen Mr. W. POLE moved a Resolution, that the drawback be continued. The Resolution was agreed to, the Rt. port was rece,vel, and a Bill 43retAbly to the Rt,olutiou ordered to be brought in. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for leave to bring in a Bill, to indemnify cer:ain Members who had been sworn before the Deputies of the Lord S:eward after the Lord Steward had resigned, and to render the oaths so taken valid. The Right Hon. CentleMan observed, that u in this case the Deputies had been ignorant of the resignation of the Lord btew.rd, and had acted merely front error, writ an intention perfectly innocent, it would be extremely hard nut to grata them Mr. SPENCER STANtIOPE had no objection to the Bill being brought in. Mr. W. WYNNE thought that such an error might be pre vented in future, either by continuing in the Deputies up pow. , of the Lord Steward, till a new one should be app , noted, or, what would be the best way, 'to take away the oaths al ogether,' as the making oaths too common had a necessary tendency to weaken their effect. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the first of the two ways mentionel by the Houourable Gentleman was the more eligible. • The Bill was brought in, read a first and second time, com mitteed, the Report received, and the Bill read a third time and passd. Mr. W. WYNNE gave notice, that on Tuesday next he should move for leave to bring in a-Bill to take away the oaths admi nistered by the Lord Steward to his Deputies. The Penitentiary House Bill was read a second time, and com mitted for Wednesday. After some observations on the part of Mr. WHIEIIRTAD, Sir J. NEWPORT, and the CHANCELLOR of the Excnrousa, it was understood, that such of the Estimates as were net likely to meet with opposition, should come OA after the Mutiny and the others be postponed. WAYS AND &LEANS. The House resolved itself into a Committee of Ways ars! Means. 1 On the motion of the Cadtstcatxott of the Exeurovart,it was resolved, that, in addition to the sum of £5,431,700, subscribed in Exchequer Bills to be funded in February 'AA, the aim of 1 £6,789,625 be raised by Navy 5 per Cent. Annuities. '1 he Right Honourable Gentlenun stated that every subscriber *o the sum I already funded would be entitled to contribute a farther sum, at the rate of £125 for every £ioo contributed ; that ,Cir:B in Five per cent Stock was to be added to the Stock crusted by the sub seription, and that it was to bear interest horn the sth otlanu ary, 1819. The bonus on the subscription was 19s. 2d. but lie hoped that it would be larger. The chief advantage that would guise from this proposition was an extension of the time of pay ment, hon. the 18th of March to the slat of December, 1812. The House then resumed, and t h e R e por t was order ed to lee ;teeived no Monday. MUTINY SILL. 10120 in Committee, Mr. WHITBRgAp stated to the Committee that it Wad been a practice for many years to establish 1 schools in regiments, in order to qualify the soldiers to become non-commissioned officers. This right co -the Commanding Officer had never been questioned except in his own case. When die question had been ( tried, the Learned Judge had said, that as the order l obliging soldiers to go to school wa e s illegal, Tut ft•k- .4. nishment could atom I its being disobey e d. H is ad. jutant 11:..1 been cast in damages for enfore;n g t h e re . den he had Trimmed, and an action brott 4 ht ego i sm himself was to hare been nied that day, b ut ELI beet I postponed. The Ltalued Judge (Sir James Ma as . field) who tried the cause, hal said, that the ee d. :l was main! , to the advantage of the roller. ht:t be wag not apprized of any law that compelled Inn. to 4 17 . . The soldier might say the order was illeg a l. a m every soldier was justified in di s',heying an illegal mi . mated. The Commanding Officer was hoe g ated in a very extraordinary utuation. An order h a d been issnsd by the Commander in Chief, which, if be disobeyed, he might be brought to a Court lb tial—if he obeyed, he m"glit be sued in a Coa etu i Law. He trusted, in passing the Bill now Lesia et h t Comm ttee, some provision imuld be made for do protect' , n of officers so circumstanced. Lord PA LME ItSTONE thought the tion involved some very important cai t al= 4. l t was certainly true, that schools had bees i t , et i eats4 hut it was optional with the s ;Idler to take ad of them or not. It nas doubtful how far taus . = to be rnnlo compulsory. lie thnue,!,t th e b est way was to leave it optional, it being understood, d tat less the soldier s chose to embrace the advantage o f, fered them, they hid no chance of being made Ea , commi officers. Mr. FRAN K LAND was against a compulsory attendance, which he thought could not be productive of good. H.., should not ire justified in ordering u 4. diets to aviit in getting in the harvest, even in a cam of great exigency. The boys who went to sc h ou( were su., , pc...ed to do se under the control of their thers, but with respect to adult soldiers, be bad great doubts if they could be compelled. Mr. NV ITBREA D observed, that every Ulna , he had consulted, had stated the pract►ce as strictly legal, and s had all officers. The Noble Lord me only did not think it legal, but that it should nettle made so. 't he control of fathers was of a very limited extei t, and soldiers must 6cca'sinnally be callei-upon perform duties rot strictly military. This was eithie a military command, or it was not. Let it be settled one way Or the other. At present officers would say, they svo.ild as soon punish a man fur a neglect °Lit • of Any other. Mr. hi A NNE RS SUTTON was of opinion, dot if this were a military order, any disobedience of is would come within the Mutiny Act, if jeaued frost the Hor)e•Gnards. He saw no neeessity for main / any particular provision in the Mutiny Act. Colonel DILLON said, that if soldiers did any duty nut strictly niilitary, they were paid for it In the present case, it would trench upon justice, to compel a man to do what he had not e►liisted for. Tlais would materially injure the recruiting service, as many chose to eater into the army to avoid Wm tart The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUU stated, that it was not the intention of the Dal York to make attendance compulsory. Manyeaholk had been established by Officers in their own geol. ments, and, with a view to encourage these, and M extend the benefit to other regiments, an aid had bets . granted. General TARLETON said, the Hemourabierstes tleman (Mr. Dillon) had termed the army a sill Lary profession. (A laugh.) He thought the prac. t;ce of establishing schools an excellent oil; and that every difficulty that stood in the way of ksbnagear ried into executitm should be removed. Mr. WHITBREAD did not pretend to be a juke whe:her this was proper or improper. The mao who had brought the action against him had told others to dis bey his orders, though he lied not disobeyed them hims:lf. He wished to know whether, in loch a case, it was corspetent or not fur him to did punishment I Mr. DILLON and General TARLETON es. pained. Sir G. WA RRENDER thought that this subject bad best be It ft to the discretion of the officers als• manding regiments. • FLOGGING. Mr. BROUGHAM entered his protest flogging of soldiers, for which he should not another opportunity. This was a subject nit of great importance to the army, but also to the vial system of the country. Nothing, he was more.repugnant to every principle upon punishment could be inflicted than this practice. By this a soldier has never been reformed, and Sir Wilson, General Money, and several other guished Offic .rs, had given a decided opinion it, that it was bad in itself, and could only debase the character of the soldier; nor wen _ young officers, but of great experience; as to Mg , ple, it was wholly ineffectual. What was the that in other crimes the law never went beyond* tain punishment ? The horrible crimes lately 's"' traced in Gravel-'.ane differed most widely from Nit sag 40s. but by the law the punishment wes ki t Is torture were inflicted as a punishment, the of the spectators were turned in favour of the slaw aaill an ourage brought upon humanity. floggiet was the cruelest of all cruel tortures, and all the ere ments against the infliction of torture appliedns* equal force to this. He gave the Noble Lorded: for the Amendment he had made, but wished a be extended. There was no clause fur limiting"' power of the Crown, as to enlisting foreign solens" The Act of Settlement had stated, that the CPO should have no power to grant a place eren to• 0 turalized foreigner. •It was true chat it had bent* lazed by two Acts, one of the 44th, and the e& of the 4tith of the King. But such * power s_ i " . now exerted, was never meant to be prot teessrj those Acts. The number of foreigners to be w.s stated in one Act at ten thousand, and it LP other at sixteen thousand men; but nerermegtir foreigners should be enlisted in all regiments. 6,g; cording to the power as now exercised, a whialat ment might be changed. His Royal giment (the 10th) was now in a course Lanized, foreigners were induced to enter by • There was a feeinig very prevalent country against mixing English regiments r.ngn troops. In the 49th regiment, an lad been inflicted for a long period of Oink • commanding officer had MUCCI, that his Alg IP a •4?(. l rile to him broken-hearted, in consegoe!le.e,, ' l Autribcr of convicts from the hulks haying b in 'in among them. - He had told those contietle shall be treated like the odiers.=—bot loot: conduct, for many eyes will be urn • p is M 1 Se who to 1 anti was rem yosi 21. n( bun the I this v er y out imni dote $0 tri