The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-02 00:00:00

..........--,,_ . . . , art of governing, as they did - in every thing else W Well required fine combinations, v ersonified even their country by temples and Statues, and thus made her a visible object of the veneration and love of her votaries. We have seen in the act of union in Ire laad, a fatal example of the truth of the foretkoing remark, where the immortal PITT immortatt/i4cd diseon!ent by depriving the in- habitant of their forms of independence. A sulky mditietence on the pait of the people, affords an •inexhaustible means to the internal and external enemies of go vernment, of impeding its measures ; and some late transactions are sufficient to shew with what avidity - an attack upon persons most closely connected with it, is attended to, and encouraged. ' The people must love or hate ; and their antipathies and pre possessions are generally as whimsical as those of women. The higher orders have, however, forfeited, by the irregularity of their private lives, every claim to their respect and affection. Amilst the universal wreck, it is a very fortunate circumstance tl , is feeling still exists in the country. The feelings of the pu blic. which are now• scattered, must be, therefore, collected and concentrated. Enmity to France might he made by skilful ministers the great focus to attract the popular sentiment. The R mans and Greeks, whose policy we edmire the more we stapdy it, as soon as a dangerous spirit of discontent began to manifest i self among the people, hastened to divert it by war, and judi fl ciously c mverted that very feeling, which would have been so highly injurious to the coat nullity, to advance its honour and security. A rooted antipathy to Trance is one of the strongest inereci'- ents in t!.e character of an Eusiit , hlann. Throagh the impolicy of GovernMent it does not manifest itself with that violence which formerly distinguished it. The disgrace and pusillani, mity of our late mode of warfare, made the multitude ashamed to abuse a nation, whom they were not peg alined to encounter openly in the field ; and they began to manifest some sullen signs of respect for a people whom their Government seemed to ap 'prehend. To this sentiment the former vigour might be easily communicated; if the people were allowed an kontsurable vent .to their feelings. A British army of a hundred thousand men, contending on the Continent, would re-establish the ancient loyalty, the ancient abhorrence of the enemy. The dangers, the exploits, the privations of their hrethern would collect on the enemy the whole Blass of popular hatred, which never mani fests itself, without considerable danger, towards obnoxious .persons at home. The one foments and raises the national en ergy and character, whilst the other suffocates and depresses them. This simple, vigorous, arid efficient policy is rceson mended by every principle, which cestomands the affections, biasses the feelings, or regulates the judgment ; and, if speedily and edicaciously adopted, will check the present ferment, and fix the national energy on an lin:notable national object. FOREIGN IN TE LLIGENCE. FROM . TIIE GOT7T 4 .BUA7GII MAIL. REVOLUTION INT SWEDEN. PROC L.-IM AT leN ISSVED BY TILE nuxr. OF , lUDERMA NIA, ON HIS ASSIJM ING THE GOVERNMCNT. 46 NVe, CHARLES, by the Grace of God, Hereditary Prince of Sr.eden, the Guth, Vandals, Duke of Suderinania, Grand Admiral, &c. &c. do declare, that under existing circum stances, his Majesty is incapable to act, or to conduct the im portant all'airs of the Nation. We have, therefore, (being - the nearest and only branch of the family of age) been induced for the time being, as Administrator of the Kingdom, to take the rein 4 of Government into our hands, which, with the help of the Almighty we will conduct, so that the Nation may regain Peace both at home and abroad, aad that trade rani contmerce may re vive from their languishing state. jr ) i °. L.%elt MIONMI•M•mmmm.- " Our inviolable intention is, to consult with the State . Ate means to be taken to render the future time happy to the people of Sweden. We invite and command, therefore, all the inhabitants of our nation, our forces by sea rtad land, and also the Civil Officers of all degrees, to obey us, as our real inten tion, and their own welfare Oemand—We recommend you all is '.he protection of God Almighty. " Done at Stockholm Palace, 13th March, IEO9. (Signed) " CHARLES. " C. LAGERBRING." PROCLAMATION. A considerable number of soldiers have taken up arms in or der to march to the capital, aid relieve our common, now un fortunate and dismembered, native country. As all our fellow-citizens must be sensible that our views are such as public spirit and honour dictate to virtuous minds, we cannot he mistaken in our implicit confidence, that our brethren in arms, and our unarmed fellow-citizens, will not form any in correct opinion of our sentiments and views. They are merely these! that the States of the Realm, and our Legislators, shall be at liberty to assemble and deliberate, uncontrouled, on the means of restoring the prosperity of our suffering country. We have solemul contracted the eng,agement, to lay at their feet the arms o hick they have taken up to preserve their free dom. We Will form a wall round the hall where Swedish legia. lotions hold their sittings, whish no persons on earth shall he able to •bear down. We have solemnly contracted the engages went to destroy all such as shall still endeavour to prefer foreien concessions to the internal welfare and tranquillity of Sweden. Sweden's Certnan dominions are delivered up to the enemy. and Deland, the native soil of a noble and g allant people, is lost. We have already contracted the engagement that not a ,ingle inch more of the :Swedish territory shall be given up to the eaetny. Sweden's trade and mines are ruined and deserted. Sweden's youth are taken from agricultural pursuits, in order to he destroyed by sickiless and the sword. The burthens laid on agriculture are such, that they cannot be borne any longer ; grinding taxes are e sward without mercy ; desolation and mise ry arc spreading: wide and far, and threaten universal ruin. We have contracted the solemn engagement, that the fathers of the country shall satiny full liberty to restove the welfare and prosperity of the country. May the highest and lowest States of the commonwealth also join heart anal hand to as-crt the freedom of the country ; anti thus by harmony and well coticerted efforts, insure success to our enterprise, and views ! Alas the fathers of the country offer peace and amity to our neighbours, but accompany this o ith the assurance, that ever) Soedish Hero will rather be buried under the ruins of hi country, tlsan sulfur a. single inch of Swedish ground to he taken by our eueinies, or transfer them. Our ally, Croat Britain, shall learn to appreciate and value a nation which !wows how to break its fetters and rescue liberty from its chain. France shall learn to respect a people anxious to rival its military prowess. The rulers of Russia and Den mark. iocessanily engaged in pursuits tending to promote prosperity of their people, will not disturb the aeace and tranquillity of a nation which merely desires to live or die lade • pendent. We have seen with s orrow the most important concerns of ;%s edeo managed in a manner which NvaA as destitute of any ss cll coneei ved plan as of success. May not the remaiaing strength of Sweden be waisted by folly, but employed by wisdom for the real benefit of the coup , try. • Such are our wishes for our country, and we shall readily sa crifice our lives to obtain their faltilment. It is of the utmost importance for Sweden that every Swedi-h man should at length he allowed to rciarn to a peoceful home.; as far as can he done without any disparagement to the honoun and independence of Sweden. The frontiers of the kingdom were, for a short time, left. without defence', on account of our departure from thence, hot should the enemy, contrary to his solemn promise, await self of our absence to attack them. w e shall speedily return, take a severe revenge, and convince him of the difference of a warfare carried on by general hatred of the Rulers, and a war, waged by a nation anxious and detertniaed to assert its iudepen dence. We implicitly confide, that all military commanders will rea dily co-operate with us to secure, by speedy and vigorous e xer ti ons, the restoration of our lost prosperity, and the destructioa of our foreign fees. 010 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. • ' APRIL 2.: !,,....7.......i5....,...................„.„................;:z.—.74;.;..--.—.......;....----.;,......,......-- ••• • . ._. . _:. • .. , art of governing, as they did - in every thing else W Well required • " Our inviolable intention is, to consult - with the States on the means to be taken to render the future tirne happy to the fine combinations, versonified even their country by temples and people of Sweden. We invite and command, therefore, all the btat tw s , and thus math! her a visible object of the veneration and inhabitants of our nation, our forces by sea and land, and also love of her votaric:. We have seen in the act of union in Ire- the Civil Officers of all degrees, to obey us, as our real inten- land, a fatal example of the truth of the foreigoing remark, where tion, and their own welfare demand—We recommend you all is the immortal PITT immortataled discon!ent by depriving the in- the protection of God Almighty. "Done at Stockholm Palac e, 13th March, IEO9. habitant of their forms of indep endence. A sulky inditieience on the pait of the people, affords an (Signed) " CHARLES. inexhaustible means to the* internal . and externat*enemies of go- " C. LAGERBRING." :•., ..,-“a•leotroc • !HA line late transactions PROCLAMATION. • - --