The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

FEB. 15.

the Crown Prince, thnt nothing was so difficult as to shake his
determivation, or to induce him to chani:e any line of conduct
which be hat once adopted ; and that he was sure no connection
existed between the French and Danish Governments previous to
our attack an Copenhagen.
" I then said, that I believed Lord (i. L. Gower had delivered
to his Imperial Majesty's Minister a note on the subject; to
v. hich his Imperial l!tajesty answet el that he had, but that the
contents of it were nugatory, as it contained no sufficient expla-
nation or offer of satisfaction. His Imperial Majesty then pro-
ceeded to state the :;:eat concern which our unjustifiable aggres-
sion had given hint ; that the French Government neve a had done
any thing• so strong—that it jastified every thing they had dove
or might do hereafter. If such proceedings were admissible,
there was au end of ati those relations which had usually influ-
enced the conduct of nations towards each other; that every
body was at liberty to do just what they pleased, and that be
might attack Sweden to-morrow. Il is Imperial Majesty then
tald me in the racist peremptory language, tone, and manner,
that he would have satisfaction, covnplete satisfaction, for this
unprovoked aggression. That it was his duty ss Emperor of
Russia to demand it, and that he would have it ; and he asked
me, whether even 1 myself cupid venture to differ with him on
that subject ? Ile then said that he was bound to Denmark by
the most solemn treaties and engagements, which treaties and en-
gagements he was determined to adhere to and fulfil. His Im-
perial Majesty then added, that he supposed we meant to make
an attack on Cronstadt ; he did not know what the event of that
:meek might be, but this he knew, that he was determined to
resist to the last man, and to prove himself not entirely unwor-
thy of filling that high statien to which it had pleased Provi-
dence to call hint.

" I told his Imperial 3lajesty that T had strong reason to hope
and believe, that no attack would he made on Cronstadt. His
Imperial "Alajesty said he was prepared for such an event, and
had taken his determination upon it, which was that which he
had before stated to one. He then closed the conversation, by
repeating with much emphasis, that " he would Gave satisfac-
'• Lion for Denmark."

The estranged and hostile tone which now appeared is not a
subject of wonder. There was not a thinking man in England
by whom it was not anticipated as a natural consequence of the
evpedition to Copenhagen. This, it was said, must of necessity
p►ocure us the enmity of Russia, who regards herself as the arbi-
tress of the Baltic, and will nut, without ex treine jealousy and
indignation, behold so violent an inroad upon her pretensions.
The evidence of the case st%..ms to he altogether uncommon. It
ia ascertained that the Treaty of Tilsit did not annihilate the
friendly sentiments of H.ns,in towards England; they were an-
nihilated at the moment of the attack on Copenhagen; thk cause
is sufficient to account for the effect, and no other cause can be
bee alnes n to exi:,!.

Full of the idea of the uojustitiable nature of the measure, the
Emperor asked Lord Ilutchimou what he thought of it, whether
be, even he, had any thing to say in behalf of his countrymen
Difficult was the situation in which his. Lrerdship was here placed !
It appears that his heart recoiled from the transaction as it pre-
sented itself in its outward feature:: and he was obliged to as-
sume that the hostile desizus of tar Datiish Government bad been
so matured, and so manifest, as to justify it. This the Empecr.r
immediately and continently denied from his peacral knowledge
of the eircutnstnuce; he appealed to Lord II utchinson's own
knowledge of these circumstances, if his a,sumptioo was Lot un-
reasonable, and his Lordship was obliged by his silence to ac-
knowledge the force of the appeal. It now appears, after the
defence of our Ministers is beff:re Lampe, that the Emperor was
right ; that no evidence existed of anv hostile de'igusun the part
4,f the Danes ; and that the attack was made on the sole pre-
Ih•tr,ion of ho>tile (IC's on I.lm.y:in of lic.naparte, w kich
it was conchuied, was unable to resist.

T here is something, even in the eumpLints of the Emperor,
uhich prove' how well foundel, and strong acre his prejudices
against the trench, and how far lie was, previnas to this unfor-
tlttlate tran.actino. front an.: :vatting ut atVection t,) Ole cause cf
)1, " Out '.oul " evet•