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in t onl: lan que 11111111116 H 7 418 " permit a peevish disgust at our prosperity to blind y ou to •tt at organized and systematic encroachment, wh ich is " labouring to subvert your rights, liberties, and inde • pendence , as nations and as men. Short-sighted, indeed, 164 ' must be the reigning families which still remain, if they " longer permit themselves to hope that their thrones may 4 , be etained without the most unequivocal resolution to " defend them. Still more deceived must be the people, who imagine a change of dynasty is all they have to ap 4, prehend, and amuse themselves with the idea, that it is a' a mere Fassion foi King-making which induces their 44 enslaver to interest himself in their concerns. Let us 44 do him the justice to acknowledge, that his designs, 44 whatever they contain of the unjust, have but little of " the frivolous. The prin c iple of his federal system is the pe mment dominion of France, and the complete sub " jection of all other nations and languages within his 44 reach. His Kings will be mere satraps, creatures of his " will, and removeable at his pleasure.. The expences of " Sovereignty, and the burthen of tribute, will be all the " share of the people in their own affairs. Petty Magis -46 trates, and inferior Officers, they may indeed become, " but Frenchmen will be their rulers—Frenchmen will lead 64 their armies—Frenchmen will reap the fruit of all their ‘4 energies—and the unspeakable arrogance of that domi " neering nation will be encountered through all the rami " fications of society, public and domestic. 44 We, appeal, therefore to the scenes passing before your " eyes, as to facts which cannot be controverted; we call " upon you to wake from the slumber of apathy, and the tl:rpllr Of fear to a resistance proportionate to the destruc -46 Lion which assails you. Do not imagine that, untaught by 44 experience, we are again anxious to subsidise you into the gg employment of a spiritless body of troops, officered by 44 Generals with heads full of the events of the seven years 44 war ? No, if you cannot convey to your population some " of that noble principle which animates men to die for their " country and countrymen, and to an abhorrence of foreign 44 your great men cannot resolve to share in the " glory and the danger with the mass of the people—above " all, if you do not resolve to sacrifice all the petty jea " lousics, factions, and party views of less eventful times, " and trust talent alone with the management of your affairs, " you may 4as well receive at once your conqueror, and 44 your master. But if, on the contrary, this hatred of 44 treachery, of tyranny, and oppression, can be made to " act upon the common mind and common feeling, and to " call the energies of your respective countries into " anion, we promise you all the aid and co-operation of " our great resources; to make your cause our own ; to 44 abide by you in danger; to shed our blood freely in your defence; and, unbiassed by any narrow views of parti " cular advantage, to look only to the absolute good which 44 must result to ourselves, our immediate posterity, and " the remotest after-times from a successful opposition, to " the most daring plan of universal dominion which inso " solence, ferocity, and talent, ever attempted to impose I" on the sons of men." We will not contend for the form of our address, but if we mean again to proffer assistaue to the Continent, are net these the terms upon which it should be given, and the spirit with which it should be offered ? FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. —........- ?mom TER ?BENCH, GERM4N, AND lI4MHURGiIy PAPERS. FItANCE. PA RIR, JUNE Moniteur of to-day contains the fol lowing article, dated Datazic, Ma, 22:-- " Sweden presents an extraordinary spectacle. Those Swedes ho at the bezinning of the 18th century fought with such suc cess against the Russian.i, and were constantly conquerors even the tnogt unequal conflicts, are now beaten every where, not .ly by an equal, but even by an inferior force. Swedish Fin iand, full of lakes, defiles, and strong positions, has been con quered in the midst of winter; and in all engagelacati the Ruse THE NATIONAL REGISTER. JULY 3. sums, though sometimes of inferior force, were the victors . Idle and envious politicians have censured th e marc h of General Buxbovden, and been disposed to reproach him for his oper a .. tions. It is, nevertheless, certain, that that General has ac quired great reputation by the conquest of a province se impo r . tant to Russia, that she will probably never resign it. sa e . dish Finland is a very beautiful country. They would err who should compare it with Russian Finland. It contains several towns of from twelve to fourteen thousand inhabitants. Its po. pulation, which is nearly doubled within twenty years, r ow . prises a million inhabitants. " The fortress of Sweaborg, which had a garrison of 7000 men, and 150 gun-sloops, and was provisioned for eight months, has surrendered itself, and its fine flotilla, before even the trenches were opened. " The Island of Gothland, so important from its geographi. cal position, has also been conquered. Here, a s we ll as i n Fin. land, the inhabitants received the Russians with joy. In Nor way too, the Swedes have every where been beaten. In the whole kingdom there are murmurs. The politics of the C a bi net are complained of. In these unfortunate events, the people he. hold the consequence of the loss of their privileges and the Con stitution. The war has cost Sweden already more than 15,000 men, killed or taken prisoners. " The political consequences of the union of Finland with Russia are so important, that this event alone would immorta lize a Government. The acquisition of a province of a million inhabitants, forty leagues removed from the metropolis, the conquest of a hundred leagues of coast on the same sea which washes the walls of St. Petersburgh, and of a country which can furnish good and numerous sailors, is a rich source, not of secu rity only, but of prosperity. What, in future, w ill Sweden he, when Stockholm will be commanded by Russians from the other side of the Gulph of Bothnia—when from the turrets of their palaces, the Kings of Sweden can see the Russian flags, and in every war the first cannon will be fired under the walls of the capital ? Do we say capital ? It will soon cc..se to be so. The Kings of Sweden will not choose to inhabit a frontier town, in which the inhabitants may lie down Swedes and rise Russians. Gustavus the Fourth does not love Stockholm, and will not much regret abandoning it. Kings and unfortunate nations have sunk in extraordinary conflicts. Who could believe that a sin gle battle would annihilate the monarchy of Frederick, and a few marches vanquish the Austrian army ? In these treat events, calculations have been defeated by happier calculations." •••111.1.111 ♦CCESSION OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE 10 THE THRONE OF SPAIN. JUNE 17.—The Bayonne Gazette of the 13th of June contains the following particulars : " His Majesty King Joseph Napoleon, nrrived on the 7th in stant, at eight o'clock, at Pau. As soon as the Emperor w•as informed of it, he repaired from the Castle of Marrac, to meet his Serene Brother. His Majesty met the King two miles from Bayonne, and brought him in his carriage to Mame, where he passed the evening. Shortly afterwards, thepep-station of the Grandees of Spain, with the Duke del Infautado at their head, had the honour of being presented to King Joseph Napoleon. The President of the Deputation made the following speech to the King : " SIRE,—We feel the most lively joy in presenting ourselves before your Majesty. The presence of your Majesty is neces sary to the re-establishment of onr country. The Grandees of Spain have at all times distinguished themselves by their fidelity towards their Sovereigns. Your Majesty shall meet with the same integrity and the same fidelity towards your person. 11ay your Majesty be pleased to accept our homage with the same benignity of which you have given so many testimonies to )our subjects of the kingdom of Naples." To this his Majesty answered : " That he should devote himself altogether to the Government of Spain ; that all his endeavours should be employed to bring order into the finances, and re-organize the naval and military force ; that Spain might rely upon the preservation of her rights; that he would rule only by virtue of the laws; and finally, that the Gtandees•of Spain might be assured of his especial protec tion." Messieurs Urquijo and Cevallos were then admitted to an au dience with his Majesty, who conferred with them a considera ble time concerning the affairs of the kingdom. Several other Deputations were afterwards presented. 7o the Council of the Indies he said, that he should consider Ame rica as an integral part of Spai ; and not the Deputation of tht• 3. irs. .rat ra- ac or- we. ho ral Po- )00 hs, the hi. iu- the let )e. )n. 100 ith ta. on he r:eccienhr., I ~+