The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. . 24

King of Sweden, and that it was time for his Imperial Majesty
to secure his subjects against the evils which had been secretly.
planned against them. Ilia Majesty was accordingly compelled:
to alter the character of his measure.
" He has received intelligence that his Ambassador in Stocks
holm, on the 20th of February (Sci March) was put in a state of
arrest by the King's order, that all the persons belonging to the
Russian Embassy were also confined in one house by his com-
mand, that the said Monarch had even proceeded so far as to
order all the Papers and Letters of the Embassy to he taken
under seal, and the whole mission to be guarded by the mili-
tary ; his Alajesty has therefore to complain of an act of vio-
lence committed against his prerogative and the dignity of his
Crown, w bleb concerns all other Powers as well as himself.
The diplomatic body resident in Stockholm, was so perfectly
sensible of the truth of this assertion, that it immediately pro-
tested against afract of violence unprecedented in Europe, Is ith
the exception of Turkey.
" The Emperor might use reprisals, but he has preferred to
direct his Ministers to increase the attention which flay have al-
ways paid to the Swedish Ambassador, who is still in Peters-
burgh, and to take care, that, should he choose to take his de-
parture from hence, he may not experience any difliculty or
unpleasant proceedings on his journey.
His Imperial Majesty hereby informs all Europraa
Powers. that, from this moment, he considers the former Swe-
dish Finland, which his troops have not been able to subdue,
but in consequence of several actions, as a Province conquered
by his arms, and that he incorporates it for ever with his Em-
pire. his Nlajesty expects that Proviienee will rontiaue to
bless his arms in this war, and assist him to remove the evil
Crow the Crontier of his Empire, to which the enemies of Rossi*
endeavour to ex pose him.
" Given in Peteesburgh, March 16, UOS.”
PORTUGAL.
PROCLAMATION sr arxEn.iz JUNOT.

The General in Chief of the Army of Portugal, understanding
that many soldiers and inhabitants of the kingdom of Portugal
have suffered themselves to be deluded by false ProcluntationS,
published by the English, to procure soidiers, of which the.
British squadron is so much in need, and o ishing to preen' the
misery of those who may hereafter become the victims of the
perfidious insinuations of the Commanders of that squadron, it
is decreed :

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I. That all communication between the kingdom of Portugal
and the vessels belonging to the English Squadron, he expressly
prohibited; and that should any vessel or boat, of any descrip-
tion, approach the coast throughout all Portugal, under any
pretext whatever, (even with a flag of truce,) it is ordered,
that all Officers commanding batteries or forts, do fire on them ;
any Officer who shawl suffer a vessel or boat to approach the
•hore, shall be tried by a Court Ilartial and broke.
Any individual detected in endeavouring. to get on board
an English: vessel under any pretext w hatever, shall be brought
before a Military Committee, and condemned to six mouths int..*
prisonment, or to death, according to the coo!.
• 111. Any master or owner of a boat, nr other individual, who
aftpl be proved to have facilitated the passage of any person to'
I,the English Squadron, shall be brought before a Military Com—
mittee, and tried as an accomplice w ith the enemy, and as an
instigator and spy, SPA be punished with death. '
IV. Any individual convicted of exciting the Soldier!: of the,
French and Portuguese army, to desertion, to any Power Iv ton.
ever, will be punished by death as a crimp traitor.
V. Any person-who shall give information of amaster of a
boat having e:mducted any one to the English squadron, or any
pertoa using endeavours to get there, through the inter%ention ,if
a crimp or !iri, on the fact being proved, shall receive us a re- •
ward the boat and one hundred truzados for any individual, or
two hundred for a crimp or spy.
I. Alt the property at' those mho have quitted P oangal up
to this 'moment, and are•gone oil to the enein 54:111
he sequestered, if they do not teiurn before the 20111 lure. Ihe
Ma,,istrates iii eacii depart meot vs it; e vtinitie the re•per:ive in-
habitants, and take a list of those persons who have tied, and
transmit the same to the !mend:int ;roc of the
V The French Military Penal Code from this day s►lll he
put iu execution again,t the Portiwue•e A v 01..., agreeable to
which, evecy descrier on being aricsied ail! he puoished
deatn.
VI I I. The Serretary of "ltate, the Commanders of the French,
Spaoisa, ;lad eurta4gue2c armies, all Magistrates aoJ J0.,t0.-es oi