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stecompaniell, and u a homage for the ♦isheeiellr, whose liberty had in all probability been violated llis Ma./ Eery ordered, on the 2d of March, that a mi litary geard should he stationed with M. This measure, which, in e v ery other eireutriv stance, would have been extremely repugnant to the :, ICING, has ►een fully justlieii by the event : a Cou rier for Petersburg!) arrived at Seyneldskar on the 22(1,..and set out on the 2Sth of February by Tor tea, for Stockholm, having been arrested on the 71h of March, a mile from Horne:mud, with the follos ing dispatches: _ F.. I. sia—Tlie Baron de Stedingfi has tigasmitted to one, on the 9th ofJanoary, an official note (of which I herewith sent: ye" a copy', in answer to mine of the ibth of November. Ita contents not hem; more satisfactoey than the mending oflietal cuminuaication of that Ambassador, with respect to what an august master expected, (a) nothing more was to he hoped from molongimr, is ciroommances so pressing (I), a correspondence which lass already lasted more than four mouths, and produced no result ; the Emperor has resolved to Moue the Declaration which you will find he r ewith, in order to nseetiaia definitively the resolutions of the Court of Stockholm. TLoaßh I shall transmit this Declaration to Baron lite. it to tlise I, the Emperor direets you, Sir, to the Ministry of His Swedish Majesty. Yon will observe to them on this oeetsion, that it still depends on the king to grnosetwe good basenohy between the two tats (r). Tint that tho tarot essential Interests of Russia do not allow His imperial Blakey to admit, io the present situation of affairs, . dee Intl tloobt the dispection of Seedea with rcgord to aorta re). I bare the Imooor to be, ebb distinguished coosideration, • AO, your must humble end mad ote.dient scrvaot, COCNT NICOLAS DE ROSIANZOFF. St 11 / 4 4 effeerKi Feb. Si 07) I 00s. To Kr. *looms. No. 11. Copy •f • Note from the Suadieh Anitiassador, Sara) !livelinak, to the Minister, Coast de Romasaff, dated 00th w Ist) of January, imoS. The king barites shindy s Petershorith, in saner to the Nan of the nith Septeniar, erect. 6,) his opi-iion in the rata - politico of t►e North, sad the difficulty of applying to it the engagements of 1750, His Majesty ►ad sons hope of gaining the assent of His Im perial hfsjsaty, to the evidence of these statements. The s' , cbtest glance at tha circumstances of that time sod those to lb. Court of of t'..e pr.seet, seem auttu itnt to ober, their immense die ; and the Cabittet of St. Petro slang ought taut to he sitate wore than say other to pronounce oa which aide was the preponderantsat that time, and on which the It is at Rump:a, t►e principal support of the Convention of 1780, was the fist to sbolioh it in law. If it was at her hash lotion that Secden acceded to the sew system, under ►rr auspices she was t►en reconciled to England ; she, howtver, rout/wird direct engsgenier.ta 'with that Power, erbirli, accord:he to C•r mire of public morality, she thinks lieredf re:,liged tv therea e, while the other contracting party shell ne.t iorriiire the ensageurrnt un its put. 1 . nrrto.l utr 1.,t) of ;an bring once ationeoneJ, the *hotting the Ba:tic Sea, too.-ried in the concert and com mon armamente sh.rh it stipulatrgt, ap d iearrel the leer to r e.rnn! Sweden, re s tin: time of the last convention, there bus s a u n t in thil riMp , Ct dither concert nor en" tastty *et prweiyirs, sinus the posers on the *hors of this tits. t; *Lotting, *lnch, it the time t 4 the Declare. c.o.'. e. pitied proprl) the defeare of the Senud , is at p... •• . touch more difficsilt to be executed, sines the Wm flood the passage of the Crest Belt very prac ticable fee sh - ps of war, sod still woes since the Danish Morns 04.1 10114171 . COM. In general,. el.c.:ig.• in tler principles of neutrally adopt :al In the list n stance, would rot cooly be contrary to the sub sisting engsgeuwats of the King. guaranteed by Runaia her. gat I t w o oed probably he of no *Bert by not producing any charge in the prisiciplis of England during the war; it rorild *Ay brit tr. occasion • rapture betweea the two stet. a, use less to the Ally of Ruatia, hurt rul perhaps to herself, and err taiuly raison, to litti Irn. Rot with this atischisent to his sogageoncrts, 11w K iog is nut iosensible to the advastages of the pacification of the Baltic It is possible that England tiniest reliant to the sostrality .4 that sea ; that she might promise aot to send *Wirt any ships of war, if the measures (0 To what Hie Imperial Majesty had demseselml-Yes The poilleution or the Baltic sea ; but to whet he ex piated 'maser —No.—If lie exported from Sweden what he lend limortf gr ward to France, the sacrifice of his interests sod b • lioderi , Nooe. (fi) Ilse fray attic Eighth miter have hems vary penning; sots itlimanitin: an esdraiirilinary delay of the English Mille, the answer of England arrived at Stockhofin on the 16th of March, stlll • long time helm, a wartime eapelitinn is the t:otf of Finland was plyni ally possible. The Conrt of So eaten weeded to the proposition, couarnted not to disturb tLe trarvoillity of the Baltic, if Sweden weir tel at Pescca— Thus, there might still mat in the world a protein, sad happy corner : R resift s ,: ul ri not permit it. It remains to be seen, win thee her istsAnus invai.ion of Finland will protect her twists fora the English theta (ej The Rumian semi must have eiiteieri rinland before the declaration ciiuhl hare been di livered, ninth more before the arrival of an sinner. Yet have they still the impudence hi talk of good 11.11 - 11011 . T. %That . was exp,c',4l (rims the King was in fact sa illegal, at. humiliating, that whoever Mica the Character of His Msjesty, could never report that he would cousp'y wrllrngly. The Prince Royal of Denmark has Aeon highly extolled fur having refused to treat with England, niter lsoistilittes ; yet has the brew proposed to the king. Con. trithemns, absurdities, and falsehood, are the ordinary at tendants of injustice. (4) There Was ahead) , no doubt of the disposition of the ►ia( Every thing was on the footing of peace till the •td February, .ben the Kiug vent for V Atop's,* to ask him *hat was intended by the armaments of Ramie es the fro,- iKI • > and ir.forined bins that he was ohligest to plum himself 4a a state of sideuce to We side. oiloptell *einem Britisli Ceinvaeree, throughout almost all the coasts of the Baitic, dut not provoke her snuarnentx, or if New Wotan*. dill Out cttl on her to act use auxiliary This is a 'what of view, at least, which appears to unite the r coannavtial interests of the whole North ; and which the ,Court of St. Teicralnirg will, perhaps, find sueickutly im portant to merit its particular attention. It is in these terms that the Undersigned Ambassador Ex tesonlinaryof 111. Majesty the King of Swede., has received orders to reply to the Note which lila Excellency Count Ho man:off has wildtmeed, of the date '6-28 of November, and which he ',maenad to transmit to his Court. He profits by this opportunity to renew to Count Rocuanteff the assurances of his high consideration. Bt. Petereburgb, 9.21 Jen. time. No. 111. The Emperor, justly indignant when he learned the vio lence which England had committed against the Kin; of Denmark, faithful to his ow■ character, cud iu the spirit of hat constant solicitude which be feel■ for the preservation of the ;laciest* of his empire, informed the King of Great Britain that be could net remain insensible to this outrage, this unexampled spoliation, which England has permitted helm', against a King, his relative, his friend, and the au- Client Ally of Russia , - e.) His Imperial !Majesty communicated th;s determination to the King of Sweden by a note, which was transmitted to his Ambassador on the , !4th of September, tan;. A positive treaty, contracted in 17 no, by the Empress Ca tharine and the late King, Gustavus 111., a second concluded is 1800 by the late Emperor Paul and the King whir reigns at present (1), contained the reciprocal and formal en gagement to maintain the principle, that the Baltic is a close w, and to guarantee that sea and its coasts (ions all hostility, violence, and vexatiun, entplio)inx fur this purpose all the means which might be in tlit it; pool? Mw Imperils! !Misty, ossidering these too. trtatiis, out only conceived Weslf entitled, hut thosght he had a right to claim the co-operation of Sweden against Euglaad. The King did oot dray the engagemeats which bore been referred to, het be rcfused all co-operation su long as the Freseli armies should not be removed from the coasts of the Baltic, sod the Genitals ports be shut agaiust WOOS com mittee. The Mist was to express the violence committed by England, and which had irritated all Eerepe. The Es pas demanded of king his co-operation, founded ea lbws treaties, mad that Monarch proposed to his , is answer, rode*, tie 'zenith:to of treaties to another period, and to employ himself at present in procuring to England the eumnierce of all the ports M Germany is one word, to serve fiestas, Eitgladd, against whom the question •u to take incomes . ordefeuce. (g) It is eonsequently difficult to prove more fully the par tiality of the King of Swedeu fur the King of Great Britain than he bas himself established It. Nai Imperial Majesty caused a second acts to be trans mitted on the 'nth Of Notesabsi, by which, stating to the King that he was shoat to tweak with England, be again claimed his ca-upeCittft. (A) This cute renisiaml nearly Iwo allntles without as answer, sad that which was gime, sail transmitted to the 31inisteee of His Imperial Majesty, oa the gth of tills month, was Si. miler to the preceding. (i) (.) These scat:usets of His Imperial Majesty towards relatieta, fa .ends, a. d a!'nn 'rein kw a moment encouragisag, OS they Kt* all titles a ppuralate to the King only • few months ago, an& *loch he Ls u. t otnce dune any thing to forfeit. (f) The seine of an article of a treaty has ufteu been dis puted, and its application contested; bat never his • recent eunventioo, formally concluded and ratted, been posed over in sikoce, to cite materier eag.gements, evidently anuulkd by it; the Cabieet of Petershurgh refer to the C IYgYtsun of tyou and isoo, concluded against Eitglatid, and is silent with respect to that of idol, concluded with her. The Emp►ror re turns arbitrarily to the engagements of his two pretkeessors. tacitly Invalidating those 'which be has contracted himself. The state of war in which His Imperial Majesty finds him self with England, Naturally brought with it the abolition of any existing convention with that power. Sweden wee not at all concerned iu this war, that which was stipnlated is 1401, betweeu her end 2 uesia, wt the one side, and between ber and England on the other, might, and ought equally subsist to long as the King was at peace with both powers...* By a simple derision, Russia might renounce the canteen tic.n of in ot, with Sweden, for their very maritime ClNlVell tion was abolished, and things naturally retaroed to the state in which they were, previous to i;so, every 91311 com posing his system of neutrality according to his own princi ples of the Law of Natious.—By • double decision, at preheat Russia suppressn the convention last concluded, sad re. establistits the two former, which are diametrically oppo site to it; and fit:de a canoe fur war I. the reread of the Kin; of Swedes to yield to this despotism. But let us sec in what manner Russia wishes to re-establish the armed neut r ality. Tretendiageba► Swede. ought to es elude front the Baltic even Euglish merchant ships, she re proaches her with having wished that the ports of Cermany should be open to English commerce.' The following is the separate Ankle I. of this famous Convention, and let any one judge whether Count Romansoff had read it : " As llis Imperial Majesty of all the Russia's, and His Majesty the king of Sweden, an always equally interested in watching over the tranquillity and safety of the Baltic sea, and pruteeting it from the troubles of ear, and the cruising' of privateers ; • system the more just and natural, se all the Powers, the dominions of whirls surround it, enjoy a pro finetd peaty ; they have mutually agreed to continue to main tain, that it is a close sea, inemstestibly such by its Inca ii toatiou, in which al: natia , a may, and eae: to was igate in ponce, sad ca jay all the adraytcgei at' a perfect calm ; and to Like for that purpose all such measures as may be proper to gua rantee that sea sod its coasts, from all hostilities, piracies, and set* eviolenee. Th. y will likewise maintain the Inequality of the "imtli Sea, on their roasts, as fat as chi-eminences and the 'metro of their starts shall render it necessary." (g) This questluo does out regard Sweden, which was a t peace wit► England, (4) The- Armed &morality en longer binding Ler, there ems no ether treAty, euuventien, or promise, by winch she waa based. (1) This Nate, which is gives refire elpve, was. however, 'Thu Impereir, for Nun repenting of he moderation reflects with pleasere that he had hitherto employed all the means in his power is endeavours to recall His Swedish Wajesty to the only system which is Gaited to his States, (11); het in Gee he owes to his people, to the saf.ty of his Empire (I), which is his semee law, nut to leave any longer the ea-operation of Sweden with Russia and Denmark against Ragland an itodeeide.l question. The Emperor toeing informed that the Cabiasiat of St. James, endeavouring to re-attach Dram-irk to its system by fear, had threatened her that the King of Sweden shorld send troops into Zealand, is return for which the posaession of Norway atom tit be secured to kiln (is); the Emperor learn ing, in like manner, that when the King left him stithin.t an answer, be was secretly treating for in alliance at London (e) II s Majesty found, that the interest of his empire wised be very ill secured, if, when the struggle should commence betn era England mad Rassis, the King of Sweden, so near to his states, should veil foe a time under the appearance of • pretended neutrality, the sentiments of • known attachment to England. His Imperial Nlajesty r.iuld sot leave in sorer holly the positions of Sweden with re good to R•rda 112 could not, by consequence, admit his neutrality. The dispositions of the King toeing sseert.oincJ, nothing remained fur His Imperial ,1 'jetty but to have recourse, Mount delay, to all the means which Providence bad con fided to bits (o) for the security of hs empire, and of this he informs (p) the King, and all Europe. Acquitting herself t►es of *hat the safety of his Empire requires of him, the Elope. or is ready to convert the mew- lures which he is about to take, into • measure of prudence, if the King will join Russia sad Denmark, in order to shut the Baltic •;ainst England, till a maritime peace. He hr vites, for the last time, the King ►is brather-in-law, and with alt the warmth of true friendship, (q) no longer to hesi tate to fulfil his etigagonents, mid to adopt the only system which it akip:iid to the interest* of the posers of the North. What. indeed, has Suedes gained same its Monarch has adhered to the interests of Enciand , (r) Nothing could sMict the Emperor of Russia so much as to see Sweden sad Russia disunited ; slid it still depends or His Swedish Majesty to take, but immediately, such a part as may preserve the two States in as intimate alliance, and in perfect harmer,. (s) No. IV . Sta-4 have punctually received the different dispatches you have addressed to me, as well by the rust as by the Field-Jaiger Rattinsky, and latterly by the Chamberlsm, Cunt de Tablas. I render, Sir, all justice to your rest activity and seal for the service, and 1 hull do myself a real pleasure in appreciating thins properly to the Emperor. The reseript which you will Sad inclosed , and the iusigma of the order of St. Vlodimir, whipb HI, Imperial Majesty has deigned to confer upon you, will prove to yen, that he N periottly satisfied with the manner in which you have screed his. From the very sincere interest which I take in your con cerns, I will also confide to you, tLat however brilliant the testimony of his favour, which the Emperor has this day given to you, may be, his munifireuce to you will nut be boanded by it. His Majesty proposes also to add to your Income, and I have reason to believe, that as scion as you ar. rive bees you will obtain the rent of an estate (Artinda ) The Emperor has been very well satisfied wit► the lifts of the Swedish fleets, which you have mot me, and I expel", with impatience, the 'camas which you hare promised me respecting the land forces and the interior of the country. At the present moment, isformation of this kind is more necessary than ever, and you will yourself (eel, Sir, what an important rerviee you will terrier to His Imperial Majesty, in procuring the most exact accounts possible. If yoesshould want proper opportunities fur forwarding them, you will keep them by yen, and bring them yourself, in case of your at any time "littler Sweden. To judge from all appestuitees, it seems difficult to avoid a most complete rupture with t►at power; but till that takes place, you will remain at your post, and continue the same line of conduct you have hitherto obverted; but it is proper that, without affecting to prepare for it, you should nevertheless bold yourself in readiness to depart the moment cirenmatinces require it. In regard to the precautions or cessary to be taken respecting your cyphers, and the archives of your mission, I cannot, without doubt, do better than trust to your own prudence. I shall not forward to Da m n de Stediogk till sonic days after the departure of this Courier ; and as I dire, ted you in my ostensible dispatch t.. communicate this !Mc'oration to the Swedish Minister, I think it areesiary to warn you, Sir, not to take this step before yua have sent off your Coarier to M. de Lisaken itsch, with the packet inclosed, to his address; and I think it will be proper to tell this Courier the time to quit the Swedish frontiers. It is, then, that yuu are to place the Declaration I. ques tion in the bands of Dania De Clueubeint, and insist, with ibis such, dist Count Romanzoff did out cotitipne to cite a word of it, fearing to brio . ; to mind the Conveution of MI, NW the conciliatory proposition of the King. (k) According to the principles racially received, it was for the King himself to judge with mipeat to this. (I) It is so improbable that the invasion of Poland coild be really cossidtred by the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh oe wardinz of from the ports of 11111.11ili ell dallier from the Engli►h fleet, that it is not unreasonable to suppose that it was some other liar by which it was impelled, pedlar that of the Natalie* of a French artily in.to Russia. (m) False repurt of Mr. Rust ; and Mr. Canning, who has a copy of the conference, wil(prove that it wan Mr. Mist who asked whether Se cam' was tu co-operate, and who took 41110101 fur au affirmative. (s) The Kin; had air other then defensive convections, and they were innocent, except in the eyes of the aggresses. (o) See the proclamations in Fialaud. (p) After the aggression. (q) Troops hn lug already entered, and proclamations been distributed in the country. (r) What has ROSSiA gained since its lfonarch has adh►red to the laterals of Trance Vt bat have German), Spain, and Italy gained (s) What would the. betumv of the liberty of the Fins and the Diet of Abitr, shish bare fates already rammed is the armee of the Lagrone ? Minister, rpm a tic Gaitive answer frets the King, ie 0 ,4, send it tic by die retire of the mun e cannier which I exprd . o and whxh yen will stud beck t o lee aa soon es pe st ib it The experience of tl.c past is a errtain leeway to an, tL at le the impartial emnualsaiwi with alairh you are at pr, ~a t , barged, you will .;care no 1121E11 to answer fly, rumba with whieli Ilia Majesty h'• IL4 just'y buuunred ysu. 1 have ihr 11 , 60'4' to bit, coUNT N I cOLAS DI 110MANZOF1. To NI. d'Alupees, Stocklau!ln. 1% . V Sin—Come presses think that 13 iron Arnifeldt, little sail fed s ith the 112•011 C, in wb:r.li 17r is treated by the KW' Swrile7o, nos: perhaps be disposed to quit wire!, the Cue,* of Stockholm ; as in resi:fy lot is not a Ssede, beta !atm' of Fiutaud, he may perhaps be gained over, ul ich, in the present situation of affairs, would be of gnat :ni7,7in Li re to its. Oil this :meow'', before you quit Sweden, you the propriety of soundtsg the sentiments of M. Aria. Wt.—. If he stisold he inclined to IK open with you, VA will act aeglert t.. diz.eiiss matters Ia detail ; and, w;thisit ono" is. !atii any positive obligetion, you will coofiice yourvelf 1.. the letting him see all the advantages width may 104/it 11.1144:4 11:1 ambition. Put will greatly oblige me, Sirs by isomeiliatity a. prising ins wind may be the rt snit of your proceediag 02 this subject (t). Knowing your experience Ci. in btisiac,s. I 'seed not observe to you how essential it is that this ka.. 44 negotiation should be carried on in such a manure first ,us du not commit yourself, and in this I reckon entirely ipso your prudence.-1 have the honour to he, ht. (Signed) Le Comte NICOLAS DL ROX.INZOFF. St. Petersburg, Feb. s, Ides. A v. VI. SIR—I geld you, in doe course, copies of the tars Nate which I caused to be transmitted on the atth September. sal 16th November, to the Swedish AmbassaJor, as well saki reply to the first. Herewith I transmit to you the sae which he addremed to me ou the nth of January, also the second. Ton will sec, Sir, that the contents of his Note le DO ways answers the immediate deu•urds which our Master has made to engage the King of Sweden to take measmars, commie with the three other Northern roam, to sicked the Baltic v) against the attempts of England ; His Imps, rial Majt sty has, therefore, detei 'flitted to make a Dee...ra tion, in order to assure himself of the real disposition ut ba neighbour, the King of Sweden ; you will receive, herewith, a Copy of this Declaration ; I will not mud it to Hansa de Stedingh natal some days after the departure of ibis Courier. In the mom time I will confidentially snake it knou, to M. Le Baton de Biome ; you will also commuoirate it :4 the Minister of His Danish Majesty., aad also the last Note of the Swedish Ambassador. Yoe will observe, ou this own . : a, to M. Lc Count de Bermtorff, that the Emperor will tits every measure in hie power eventually to dereod Deomark and to serve her cause. His Imperial Majesty reit% in the fine tripe, that this Monarch will, on his past, press the King of Sweden to unite with them, sad If be Mil/ not, that he w ill take part openly nailed him; that be will pumas, wit► activity, the preparations for war, proceed without loss of time in all the measures reeemary, relative to it, and that he will cordially joie all his efforts to those of Russia. (to) I have the honour tube, with distinguished consiberatien, Sir, your very humble, and very obedient servant, The Count NICOLAS DE ROMANYOFF. St. Petersburg, Feb. 5, Igoe. To Mr. Da Listakeuitseb, Copeahageo. (t) The whole of ibis i• the excess of insolence. Ham CAndklilt may hays been impatieat of inactivity for *single romment, at a crisis or) dantrrous to his flaunter It is false that he has either hese ill-treated or discontented. ‘' He is no subject of the King. since he is a native of Swedish fir land." What an *stemmas, even before the war ! "To gain him over will be an important acquisition : dotter his ambi tion"—(such is the language). You, flpringporten, Kase ring, Harelstrom--traitors of every description, now sptak. Wee it ever in the power of the Emperor to alleviate year remorse by offices and emoluments' Cosh' thi se pro yet you from the contempt and execration of every honest sees, even in Russia itself' (r) It is this vary esperiencc that justifies the measures of the king with regard to M. Aloptus. (v) lu all these places the guarantee of the Baltic has sense, unless it means to secure Croostadt awl Revel Gam the foto of Copeuhagen. Russia, the Ally of England, is alone to have the yrivileKe of summoning fleets into the Bohr, without • word being said of closing the pump ; bat tio sooner does she (laurel with England, than she cries eat for help to Am it. (so) All that has been dont, the Danis& Monarchy hit pressed, wormaccol, 4:r &c. Thus are Om Monorshies which possess se iamb frankness. THE BRITISH PRE SS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. Aram so. We stated, yesterday, that the dispatches found upon the Russian Courier, who was *nested on the 7th ult. an the Swedish territories, us he was coining from St. Petersburgh, and which were in tended for NI. ALOPEUS, the Rtu.sian Minister at Stockholm, have been submitted by the of Swersim to his people, in the form of • pamphlet, published at Stockholm, with notes and comments, explanatory of each dispatch, aneexelL We insert, this day, the first part of these interest ing Papers, and will give the remelts ter to-mor row. The King of SWEDEN relies u: en the mat• ter disclosed in this intercepted correspm.deoce, l es a complete justification of his arrest of the ;..issim Minister A LOPCIII. at Stockholm, on the 2d of last innuitii. As these Papers were not, however, inter cepted until the 7th, they could .not hove heel the motives to that measure, and consZniwatly ti. 4 aeoessity of the case must have some other fusia anion. The Swedish Gorenmstent seem perfectly