The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

No. IL—Extract of a Report from the Same, to the Same, dated
London, 'td October, 1807.
thought Mr. Merry had taken his departure when be called
ott me yesterdny, and told me that intelligence received by Go-
vernment had retarded his departure, and made Mr. Canning
wish to we me once more before he dispatched him. 1 waited
accordingly on the Minister, accompanied by Mr. Merry. The
object of the interview was to acquaint mei that a messenger ar-
rived this morning, who had brought the confirmation of the dis-
position of his Swedish Majesty to t•o•nperate with his Britannic
sa.jesty for the COMM) interest, incase that his assistance should
be wanted* in other words, that Swedish troops were read-• tr,
re place those of the English Government hi Zealand, if the lat
ter were obliged, on account of the capitulation, or another
desthation, to evamite that island.
Mr. Canning concluded by proposing to me to avail myself of
the departure of Mr. Merry to press my Conn to accede to an
arrangement, the refa,:al of which would unavoidably he follow-
ed by the Swedish co-operation, and to represent to my Court
the urgent neces.ity of coming speedily to some preliminary ac-
commodation.

No. ITl.—folter front roUnt IIERNSTnI r, nonish Ministry ..for
Foreign Affairs, to Boron rr rt It: wr, Virq Secretary of
the l'a3;net of his Sterdivi Majestv, dated Kiel,(let. 17, 1807.

Permit me, Sir, to apply direct to you, to require of you WU-
cially an explanation, which it is important for my Court to ob-
tain in nn authentic manner. The English tiovernment had
thought proper to make a proposition to my Court, in part, on
the threat of a co-operation of Sweden in the hostile measures
of Great Britain ag-ainst Denmark. Vie Cabinet of London
dares to assert, that his Simelish Majeg v has otfered to cause
the English troops in Zealand to be replaced by part of his
own troops, in case that the former should he obliged to eva-
cuate that island. The loyalty of the Sovereign, w hose inten-
tions it is thus attempted to calumniate, and the nature of the
relations which subsist between Denmark and Sweden, sufficient-
ly prove the falsity of that insidious assertion. But we shall
Ikel great sathfaetion to be authorized by his Swedish Majesty
himself, to answer by a formal and flat denial, an insinuation
more injurious to hire than it is to u•. This, Sir, is the only
motive which induces me to demand of you a frank and positiy e
explanation on this subject. I take leave to request you still
send it me by the bearer of this letter, Mr. Holster, Lieutenant
of the Royal Navy..

No. IV.—lnstver from Baron V I:TT 1". , Minister of State,
dated lletlinburgh,Ort.
This note contains a refusal to correspond in any other than
the official mode.

No. V,—.Vote addresetti by the Minister of Stnl^ Conrrt Tlrns-
'TOM rF to Baron T.t il Char..TC d'Affaires of his Swedish
Majesty, dntrd Kiel, Net... 5, 1;407.
This note is the same in substance exactly ac note 3d.
[Four other notes were interchanged on this subject, without
Any explicit answer being given, and the correspondence was
Closed Kith the following:]
No. addressed by Mena T fir, to Count B ERN-
:fro n vr, dated Kiel, Dee. 21, 1801.

The timiersigned has brought the note• to the knowledge of the
King, his master, which Count Bernstortr had the goodness to ad-
dress to him the 4th of Dee. touching the explanation required
by the Court of Copenhagen, With regard to a pretended denun-
ciation of intentions entertained by Sweden, to occupy the bland
of Zealand with Swedish troops. The King avoided to explain
himself on this subject ; but as the Danish Government desires
an answer, that had his Majesty judged it necessary to occupy
Zealand with his troops jointly with those of his AIR, he should
have ti.►ne it : and the King wishes that he may never find him-
self ill the case to regret that he did not net otherwise.—The
Undersigned has the. honour to renew to Count iternstorlf the
assurance of his high consideration,—( Muni/cur, Jan.

s.—The 10th nit. the battery of the Three Crowns
stopped a vessel under Russian colours, and which hail been fur-
nished with false papers, attesting that she came from a neutral
port; the real papers being hid in a fal-c ham, made of tin,
and placed in a locker in the Captain's cabin ; a Danish sailor,
who was on hoard against his will, discovered the deception to
the Officer sent on board, and told him that the ship came
from London. Her cargo, consisting of kerseymerec. pieces of
luuutkervhiefs,. tt‘c. it valued at 1,000,0(Ai rix dollars.