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:1 SPO fa ING lAMLIIGANCE. Tattersall's was hut thinly attenled yesterday. Tile following was the betting on Eghaa► itacec, which arc neatest sit' THE GOLD CUP.-...EVe1l betting on Caterpillar; 4 to 1 against 'lamp° sto 1 against Eurus. 74.1 AGNA CLIARTA STAKES (for 3yr,olds).-6 to 4 on Blucher. I.PDGER'S.-5 to 1 agst. lielyiile ; 11 to 2 agst. Jove; 7 to agst. Petuatia; 11 to 1 agst. Bi3diek ; 15 to 1 agst. William; 10) to 3 agst Atfana. The Duke of Grafton's horse, Jeweller, is matched against Paulus, at the Second Newmarket October Meet ing, for it,014. h. It. • At the 1 - 1. , 0 Atoll Meeting, the Duke of Grafton's Woeful is Inatch-d a,;a:p,t Lord G H.Cavendish's Alcohol, f r SOOgs. S* , ort'..g Matches are already inade• for ISIL3, and even 181:3, it glewmarl.Lt. .A: tl:e C, ;wen Meeting, 131 6,.Ger-ml Grosvenor's Dick An & v:s is i.tatched ~gaitist Mr. Noviiie's Sorcerer, for fe.t . og.. h. ft. First V.Secrit.g,lslS, Ltr:d Bmtinek's I.i.tle Si.u•tle ard Mr. et siari's Ashton are entered for a Produce ,I'vlateit :if f:. •I Lzrween Merrygoround an 3 Adailin is ci by lietary I , 7ys 4 oits. I'9 the hroth.r of Saga 72. SLI7E Ptli E.4S. CHRISTIANIA, JULY 26. On the 3crh tif Jane came the following Envoys fr m :!'e Al:.ed Powers, through Sweden, to Chris tiania : :namely, General Baron de.Steigentesch, for . . ilt , ,:ri: ; Major-Geirral Orioif, for Russia; Augus tns J. Forstvr, for England ; 4nd Major Baron de Ma , ten., for Prussia. Some days afterwards, they ' tia..l an audience of his Majesty, and on the 7th inst. presented the following—. i NOTE 4. 46 The Undersigned, charged by:their respective Courts with a•special Mission to his Highness Prince Christian Fre derick of Denmark, have the honour to address to him the present Official Note!. 1 ‘ The cession of Norway; produced by the Treaty ief Kiel, was gnat anteed b the four Powers, allies of Sweden. That decree o policy was irrevocajelly f ., fixed. The Ailied Sovereigns consider the unineieeee Norway to Sweden as one of the bases of the new system of equilibrium—as a branch of indemnities which it is impossible to replace by any other. 4 , The events which latterly occurred in Norway, the opposition which the decision of Europe found there, and the resolution which his Highness has taken to. ' himself at the head of that opposition, determ . the Allies of Swed"n to rake the neces sary 4 '. for effecting the upion of Norway. It is e ii with *is object that the undersigned 4aye repaired I hi s Highness. . {S They are charged to express to him the painful impression which hi. proceedings have produced on their Sovcri igns, to summon him formally to return within the ii:;e of his most sacred duties; and to de, clare.to him, that should he refuse to yield to the genera: w ish of Eutope, which recalls rim to Den mark, an i:vecittai war wiil alise in the North, and arms will sit:fallibly produce what persuasion iii.s in wain ai tctriptel. 66 For this purpose. the ermy of General Count Beniogeen, as well as a corps of Prussian troops, have been placed at the disposal of Sweden, and the general blockade of N-rw.iy has been resolved upon in common concert with Grs.at Britain. 6S At the same time, the King of Denmark, com premised in the eyes of Monarchs, the guarantees of his word, and of the Treaty of Kiel, was justly irri tated against his late subjects for 41.1 non-execution of his will. His M !jest} resolved in consequence, through the. in termedium of the undersigned, to trans mit his final orders to the Prince, the heir of his Crown, who, in qu lit} of first subject, is bound to set the example of obedience to his Majesty's subjects in None ay, Denies by birth, who, by refusing to re— turn, will become guilty of rebellion; and to the islorwegiacis, in fine, from whom, as a last proof of his affection, he should endeavour to avert the hor rors of a destructive war. 4S The adoption of this resolution by his Danish Majesty, and the orders which the undersigned have received from their respective Courts, characterize the nature of their special mission. The undersigned deem themselves compelled to declare, that they are by no means mediators between Norway and Swe den, but rather commissionersheralds at arms, (if the expression maybe used), chrgeel with carrying ;into execution, in its full extent, the Treaty of Kiel, and the stipulations guaranteed .by their Sovereigns. However, the known character of his Highness, the rectitude of his intentions, the, general esteem of En. rope fur the Norwegian nation, anarthe wish. to effect, •the union of the two kingdom without the effusion of blood, have induced the undersigned to enter into modifications, which., they , acknowledge,' sq. not within tie litetal meaning of their inctruetions: they °have yielded to the wish to furnish his Highness with the most lonottrable means of descending from the eminent place to which ciicUmetaeces bave unfortu , • lately raised him; and they bayeevi,th e plea.spee lent themselvei to every arrangement which cott)d pre. vent the character of his Highness froni suffering,. and to stipulate immunities for the Norwegian people. They have thought, that in so deing, they have in nee .respect departed from the liberel intentions of his Swedish g jesty ; but they could not regard . the fol lowing arias gtments to which they have acceded as articles stipulated and agreed upon, until they.had received the assent, of that monat ch. 6 S His Highness Prince Christian Frederick has positively decl in d, that he could only replace in the bends of the Diet the rights which be h a d rece i ve d from the nation. The convocation of the Diet was in .consequence deemed necessary ; and the time for effecting this convocation and securing its delibera tions, becemes the object of negotiation. A truce *as propesed by his }! ghness : the undersigned were anxious to . second his wishes; but the various conditions which they proposed were all successively rejected. Aol..ngth, upon mature deliberation, they haye the honour to setbmit to his Highness the ex p:e.stor.o. :lyceums from which they cannot depart. 66 The 13 :see of the Armistice ere— • ' 64 1. A solemn engagement from his Highness to the Kin? of Se eden and his august Allies, to resign into the bends of the nation assembled by its repre sentatives, all the rights which he has-received froth it, and to employ all his influence with tlni. people, Idint'uce then, to consent to the union. " 2. The country between the Glommen end the . - Swedish flontier shall be evacuated by the Norwe gian troops, as well as the isles of Walchoren, and the tortresses of Frederickstadt, with its citadel, Fre derickshall, Fredrickstein, and Kcingsvingee. The country snail be declared neutral, and the fortresses shall be occupied by Swedish troops. " 3. After the occupation of the fortresses, the. blockade of Norway shall be raised, in respect to the ports of Christiania, Christiansaid, and Bergen, with the necessary modifications, and during the period of the truce. " After giving in thii ultimatum, with regard to which the undersigned demand a categorical answer, they also address themselves to his Highness, in order to learn his resolution . in regard to the letter of his Danish Majesty. They have, at the same time, the honour to de dare to his Highness, that whatever may be his an swer to this official Note, they will consider their ne gociations as terminated, and will demaiid their pass ports, whether for the purpose of continuing to bring About the union or the two Kingdoms in a pacific' rmniner, or to follow up an inefEectuA negotiation by :nr,re efficacious nic.::,ures. " They seiit with eagerness tli:s opportunity of presenting to his Royal Highness the expression of their profound respect, (Signed) STEIGENTESCH. " ORLOPF. 44 FORSTER. /tl.l RTENS. " Christiania, July 7,1814. " To his Higi.ness Prance Christian Frederick of Denmark." THE ANSWER OF HIS MAJESI7. " To the note from you, Gentlemen, the Envoys of the C-urts allied to Sweden, charged•with a spe cial mission to Norway, I hasten to reply contOrmably with my duties to the people ..f Norway, and to the regard due to the uyettures you are conuo;:sioired to make. 4 6 The happiness of Norway is the sole object of my actions. The Norwegian nation, delivered from the oath of fidelity to the King of Denmark, and ihn acknowledging his power to cede them in full sove reignty and property to the King of Sweden, as well as justly irritated by learning it was a principal con ' dition that Swedish troops sr•auld take possession of b:Ttresses never occupied by Dani::r troops during the union, wished to avail themselve, of those righti, which in similar cases belong, according to public opinion, to every nation. " Aware of this general sentiment, which an in veterate hatred between bordering nations renS mare marked than ever, I perceived that internal dis turbances and anarchy would result from a lOrced union—and I put myself at the head of the. nation hi order to prevera these calamities. . . " The regard due to the Sovere;gnty which retides in the nation itself, - made me assemble a Diet, and it formed a Constitution calculated to consolidate the happiness of the people. Their affection and confi dence offered me the Crown, which I then thought it my duty to accept; and desirous of contributing to the happiness of the people, I was persuaded that the independence of Norway, under a Government which the Nation itself had form;:d, and an oqt:flee with Sweden guaranteed by the great Powers, which should secure the repose of the North with that of the Norwegian people, who wish only to live free among their rocks, would be the most desirable state of things for Norway. a'l founded my hopes on the application, in our favour, of the same princip:es in stilton. of which such generous efforts had been lavished in Germany and in Spain. The greatPowe: a of Europe have other wise decided ; the declarations which you have made, persuade me that the safety of Norway demands that we should yield to the law of the strongest ; and I perceive that these same powers, not wishing to bring the calamities of war on Norway, are desirous of at tending to every thing that may secure as much as possible the happiness of Norway united to Sweden. I even see it in my power to stipulate for the welfare of Norway, by the sacrifice of a situation personally flattering to me. Ido not hesitate to make such sacrifice, in a manner worthy of a man of honour, worthy of the crown which I wear, and of the people who have conferred it on me. " you have recognised that it is only into the hand's of the Diet that I can resign my rights; and it is also only that assembly of the representatives of the nation which can decide, %atelier the nation should ' prefer an unequal struggle for its independence to the' honourable conditions whieh shall be o ff ered t o Nor way as a kingdom united 4 :Sweden. " I acknowledge it till my duty to make known' to the nation the dangers't which it is exposed, an. to represent to it the advantages which must be se., cured to it on its accedipg to a constitutional union with Sweden ; hut you .know me sufficiently to be convinced, that, faithful to my ensagements, I will never separate my fate frdni its, in the event of a brave though useless resistance against the united forces of Europe, being preferred to an hoisour*le reconciliation, for which I shall employ all my cre dit. It is to this 'effect that I have written the letter to the King of Sweden, a copy of which is herewith subjoined, and by which I accede to your first basis for the truce which you also have deemed necessary, and which I demand of the King of Sweden, on ho- 1 nottrable and admissible conditions. 44 To the second basis of the truce, I reply, that if the point at issue be the rupture of negotiations which can alone lead to an amicable union, I will accede tce the evacuation of the country, between the GlOmmen and the Swedish frontier, as well as the isles of Nita *rite, and the fortresses of Frederickstecn and Fre deriestadt, by • the Norwegian troops, on condition that the territory, as *ell as the fortresses, be neutral during the enpLiice. . Kongsvinger being on the north ;sank of ffie ClUmnaen, and .a league on this sid2 the neu:ralised ground, I think it will not be pro-. per to insist on its 'lratuatiou. fl.regard to the oc cupation of the f rtreists by givCai,kl) troopi,ldeeni . it 1 s • . My duty to eel rcseat to you, that conditions which have once already animated the whole:people to the defence of thetount ey,teOgh t not to be re-demanded, ifh h wishid lcr,st , th the Vill)1:c min4lli: me ti lie inc.- v - table conseqpence,,el,theentraqee of . 6 troops would be a geeeral rising of the peopl e , :an d that, la that ease., , I . must priefet wk.. stgainett pelt tent ;0 the civil .war whIA 1 'ollllffitt lipe l detarig Ilk j.ie ra;,ing t;i:: i cor 1441 .1 1 ciiiin ..ip .ilig IqyAs ark the IS iolc hieciou, by .t etia:inal weakness. lithe King of Save. den wish an amicable union atd not war, he will not insist on this, and will accede to the proposal which I have made to hint of leaving the two fortresses of Fredeticsteen and Fredericstad in the custody of the citizens of these cities. The evacuation of these two fortresses by the Norwegian troops, which leaves them without the necessary defence, will give every mili tary advantage to the Swedes ; and when I consider the generous sentiments which should guide his Swe. dish Majesty, I trust that that Monarch will at the same time be satisfied to fix the neutral ground on the cast bank of the Glommen to a circle of three leagues around theca fortresses. 44 With respect to the thirdbasis, I must also observe to you, that the proposed raising of the blockade of Norway, which I consider as a condition ins-pal-Able from the truce, and as an unequivocal mark of the humanity and benevolence of the Allied Powers to wards the people of Norway, must also he extended to all points of the , coast, if it is wi-hed that it be re garded as a real benefit. Any other condition would give rise to embarrassments and perpetual quarrels, which might too easily lead to a rupture of the armis tice, and of the negotiations const:quent thereon. I have also demanded this of the King of Sweden, and I hope that he will acknowledge the truth of all these observations on the subject of the raising of the block-. ade, if it be wished to avoid every thing that might yet bring on a disastrous war in the North. 44 I will furnish Major-General Petersen and my Aide-de-camp, Capt. liolsteen, with my full powers• to conclude the truce at Fredericshald, or at Swine. mund : and I sincerely wish that this negOciatiOn may be happily terminated, and be only preliminary to reconciliation and amicable union. " I demand the guarantee of the Allied Powers for the truce, arid for the propositions regarding the bases of union, to which his Swedish Majesty shall please to accede. " On the subject of the king of Denmark's letter,' as to which I abstain from all reflection, I shall beg of you to take charge of my reply. It will contain in .ew words the declarations which my present posi tion and my honour have required my making to you, and of which you have acknowledged the weight. It will shew his Majesty that it is impossible for me to follow his orders until the Diet or the fate of arms shall have decided the future condition of Norway : and fur die rest I must leave it to his wis• dom and his conscience* whether he judge it proper to carry into effect his threats against me and the Danish Officers, which, however, would change greatly my personal situation, and the line of con duct which I have resolved to put sue. 46 This note being the last which I shall have to hand over to you, Gcnzlemen, Envoys from the Al lied Courts, I seize this opportunity of begging you to be persuaded of the very particular consideration with which I subscribe mys'Al. 66 Your very affectionate, " C WILMA N FREDERICK. (Signed) " Hovrex. " Christiana, July 13, 1814." LETTER. TO THE KING OF SWEDEN. " SIR AND BROTHER-T here is nothing on earth so valuable to me as the satisfaction of a good con science, This I have- never forfeited ; and I still desire, that my conduct may be directed as hon3ur and as duty prescribe. 66 It is with these sentiments I have been induced to place myself at the head of a people who, released from their allegiance to their King, sigh only for in dependence, and have tendered to me all their affec tions and confidence. I feive sworn to defend the Constitution, and shall readily lay down my life in support of their rights and independence; I have not forgotten, however, that I am likewise responsible for their happiness. " Now that all Europe has declared against Nor way, against that cause which I defend with no other means than those afforded by my-country, such con siderations present a necessity against which it would be impossible to contend. 66 That I have never been misled by personal mo tives, I shall evince by restoring the crown into the hands of the nation who conferred it on me. I choose rather to save -Norway than to reign over her .—but before I consent to separate myself from a people to hom I am at present united by the most sacred ties, I am anxious to secure their happiness by a gua rantee of the Constitution, and other stipulations, to serve as bases to the union with Sweden. I shall, assemble the Diet, and make the conditions known• to the nation. I shall point out to them all the petits to which they will be exposed by a brave hut fruitless perseverance in the contest. If the nation accept the conditions, I shall instantly abdicate the Throne; it they reject them, my fate shall not be separated from their's. Before, howevei, I convoke the Diet, I desire that two important points may be previously arranged ; 66 First, That the bases of the union be accepted by Sweden, under,the guarantee of the four Powers whose Envoys are present. a Secondly, That the deliberations be free and mature, and to this end that a suspension of hostili ties be agreed on. I am sensible that the advantages to result•from a suspension of arms demand sacrifices on my side. These sacrifices are expressed in the pr..* of armis tice which I annex. The Envoys of the Allied Powers have contended that the Swedish troops should occupy the fortresses; but I have not been able to coacede this point, both because the Cooen tution restrains me, and because I well knew, from the character of my nation, that they would n-t set, fer, without opposition, the entrance of Say fist troops within their frontiers. lam couipeileci, t!•ele fore, to prefer the misfortunes of alowign to the hor rors of a civil war. I confidently rely,' however, on your wisdom, Sir, in assenting to the means of avoid ing a war which would render the projected union inadmissible, and entail upon the Swedish nation as many calamities as on the people whom you desire "to govern, and . whom you cann ., t conciliate so effec tgiilly.as by measure; of mild ness , .by respect for public opinion, and a teLoutien of the blockade; measures which will be considered as derived from your generosity, and your regard for the welfare of sbispepple. '• 66 My 'situation is painful, but my affection for the Norivexians remains the 'One. • ;31A1' If lon AcceWlite. * G m of the lt"rinlstice and the bases of tlie union, I pledge my word to employ ail the influence I possess in perau..dins the people of mmeawee Norway to solrnit to the no;on as the only means of security in their power. " Honour mc, Sir, with your confidence. I have deserved it, in cheerfully subscribing myself, " Your Meljesty ' s, " &c. " CHRISTIAN FREDERICK." " Christiana, July 13, 1814." NO 1 E TO THE ENVOYS CF THE ALLIED POWERS. NOTE B. " Although you, Gentlemen, envoys& the Allied Powers, charged with a special nilsssion in gorway, have declared that you ate not mediators between Norway and Sweden, it is doubtless inseparable front your character to be the guarantees of such stijiula. lions as shall be agreed to b .tween the two kingdoms. ft is with this vier that 1 invite you to give me Pie assurance that you will guarantee the bakes of union which the King of Sweden may accept, as well as the armistice, in tbe points that may be definitively arranged for the period of its doraiton. • 44 If the Commissioners of the Allied Powers ac. quiesce, I am equally desirous that they should assist in settling differences of a serious nature, which may arise during the armistice ; and I shall submit to their decision whether the period ought to be so far pro. longed as to enable the Diet to close its deliberations without interruption. 44 I require of you to guarantee, so long as the ar. mistice shall continue, the raising of the blockade by the maritime forces of England and Russia, in order that commerce and free navigation, both with regard to importation 'and exportation, be restored to &.e ports of Norway, and likewise, tliarpermission to ship grain and other provisions for Norway, be imrnedi. ately given in Denmark, and in the ports of the Baltic, as well as in England, Holland, and the White Sea. If the exportation of corn from Archangel for the ' province of Drontheim, for Nordland, and Finmark must be limited, I require 25,000 eetvers. " I would again call your attention to the situation of the King of Denmark, as it affects this country. You will admit that the King of Denmark has dome the utmost in his power to carry the treaty of Kiel into effect. The evils which he assists in imposilg upon his ancient subjects, who have given to him on. exampled proofs of their fidelity, exceed those limits which humanity prescribes to Sovereigns. It is fit that he revoke those rigorous measures. The cir cumstances in which I am pl wed direct my conducti vie of Denmark can have no influence on the fate in Norway. It is consequently ruel to maim him answerable; and I invite you to employ your good offices with your respective Sovereign, to relieve him tr• m phis obligation, and that his subjects, after so tiler, sufferings, 'way have no more numerous And foreign armies to maintain. gg I require your answer to this rote, Gentlemen, before you quit N accompanied, be u,sured, by the good wishes of all those who have had the opportunity of knowing you, and who have learned to esr.....em you as highly as does, Your's, &c. " Christiana, Judy 1:1 2 1814. " Cif RISTIA SI FREDERICK." ANSWER OF THE ENVOYS TO HIS HIGHNESS PRI..:CE CHRISTIAN FREDERICK. • 44 The undersigned have received the communica, tions which his Highness Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark has transmitted to them. ' g 4 In presenting their note of the 7th ult. thry had flattered themselves that in entering into the views of his Highness for the convocation of the Diet, and the negotiation of an armistice, they would probably succeed in removing every considerable difficulty, ..ed nbtain a confidence which might admit their pro. positions without restriction. N , t one of the three points, however, submitted by the undersigned, ha; been fully accepted as part of the bases of an armi. stice. Each has suffered modifications which, if they do not annul the general effect, at least render doubt ful the concurrence of his Swedish Majesty. " Without entering into any details which could only give rise to fresh discussions, they feel themselves obliged to declare, that the c:mcebsi!,ns demanded as bases of the union are not compensated by any advaa? t a g es Afforded by the picipi , sed armistice. " The undersigned are therefore.compelleil to rest their holies of the success of their negotiation upon the generosity of the King of Sweden ; An I painful as it is to see all their efforts for the /CC' iroplishroe% of / pa cific union frustrated, they ate still nappy to submit entirely to the conscience of his Swedish MAjesty the acceptance of his Hi4liness's propcsitions, lit order thereby to furnish him with an occasiOn of comm-tn ing by a signal benefit the exercise of h,s intice:lee over Norway. " With respect. to the guarantee of the b ases o f union, the armistice, and Of all the points which sltall be definitively arranged add accepteJ by Sweden, tl:c unJes . zigned are convinced, that none (,t the Powers o f whom they are the representatives, noreven Swederi hersiell, will object to this act of justice. Indeed, the raking the blockade, if his Swedish Majcsty shall consent to it, necessarily involves'the revocation of all those belligerent measures w hich setae taken etgailVA: airway. The observations added by his Highness with respect to the painful situation of Denmark, in. duce the undersigned to remark, that the resolution of the Prince to place himself at the head of an illegi. timate opposition, is the sole cause of the misfortunes of his true country, and that he might at once have spared t Denmark the suspicions of the Allied PJ wers, and to the undersigned the chagrin of stating this in an orticial note. . 4 At the close of this communication, the under. signed have the honour to ask of his Highness, A 1,-t proof of his (rankness, in the publication of t•.e,r otr i . vial notes as speedily as possible. They demand [hi:: oa the principle that Norway should be info' wed of all the dangers to which she is exposed, and of the real object of their mission. 66 The departure of the undersigned being irrevo. cably fixed for Sunday, the 17th of July, timy have the honour to present to his llighness, their h nuge, and the reiterated assurances of their profound respect. (Signed) tt STEIGEWENCH. /POUTER. 46 °MUMS. MARTEN& Chrimlana, July 15, 1514." The above named Envoys had their audience rf leave with his Majesty on Sunday the 17th, An.! re- turned on the same day toward Sweden. The E. lish Envoy, J. e Morin., the same day to o ! ; los de. parture for Gottenburgh. On Tuesday the ttlst, his Majesty departe4 for Moss, whence lie was to refai; tt.c text day w &;.d -quarters. I 1