The National Register.
London, England, 1814-08-21 00:00:00

ALTG. 9.1.

the dttlit.'er• tii hie it is exp .seit, and to represent to it the Advantages
which mug bt• sr coren to it on iii orcedinv to u cot CPI tiimal utticu
with Sweden; hut y u kw)* 1114. SUllkieiltly t • i' convinced, that,
faithful to tn% lozaeeilirot-, I nevel separate my to c from It's. Its
tier event td brave tisrt,t.” re,i•tance ngaiost ibr unit, d t.rre,
of Europe. o• Ii preferred to an hotto,,rable atifill) for which I
coop ty .rrdit. It IS t.,tiesriled that 1 hive written the
letter li) tier 11 lig 4.1 Sweaen, a eilps, of whleil 1, herewith
and by hicii la, ct-i't. :4, yt.ur tir-i b.,sis t r tie mice whicla vou 111,0
have tierine I urre-m qv, ;old driutaid of the King of S.veden,
on 11,.liourdide alot r•oaluions.

10 the sr.iond oasis of the truce, I rept), that if the point at issue
be the rui.ture t ne4ociaii us winch cat) alone lead to an arnicab,e
union, I %%ill a,cede to the evaLu ition of the country between
the Giumnien arid the Swedish trot tier, as well as of the isles
of Hu durlt,c, nal tne tortetsscs of r reder cksteen and Ftcderickstad,
by th. Ninwe,,i.rit troops, on conoition that the territory., as well as
the toi tr. sin s, oe iir w lit' during the him stice. Kiln winger being on
the 11,4 in u.nik of the G:a:oil►mn, aim a lesigue en this side the neutra-
lize:l gruel►.., I think it will nut be pros er insist on its evacuation.
lii regar,.: to 'tie occupation of the fortresses by Swedish troops, I deem
it lily duty to reoresent to }ou, that conditions which have once
already animated OIL wiwie people to the di :fence of the country, ought
mot to be re-deniati 'ed, it it is wtshed to south the public mind ; that
the inevitable consequence of the entrance of Swedi li troops would
be a r.et.cral rising of the people, and Clat, in that case, I must Me-
te( war the client) , to the civil war wit c It I should have occa-
sioned b) outrai:ing :he con •tituitint in ti►e eyes ut the whole nation
by a criminal w•e,ticttes,. I t tilt• King of Swctlen wi hes an amicable
unite) and not %%at, Jtc wil! not insist 011 this, and will accede to the
propo,al which I have iniale to him of leavine, the two fortresses of
l•'redetickstcen and Frettertckstail in custody of the citizens of these.
cities 'lnc evacu.iii..tiot these two tor t re- SUS 131- the Norwegian troops,
winch leaves them w about the neces art defence, will give evci)
military advantage to the Swedes : and when I c nsulrt the generous
sent omens, which should guide his Swedish M ttesty, I trust Oar that
Monarch will at the same tune be satisfied to fix the groin d
on the cal bank of Glominen to a circle of three leagues around these
fortresses

With respect to the third basis, I nviit also obstive to you. that
the proposed r i.iug ot the N, ck ide of ti,rway, which 1 cowider as a
conditional insep.u..wle I om the truce, and a, an unequivocal mark of
a•,d benevL:lence -of the Allied Powers t• wards the
people ot Norway, must also be extended to all p lilts of th coast, If
it is wished tun it be reAarde:', as tea. benefit Any other condittGa
would give rise to embarrassments and pc: pttual quarrels ; which
hvght so easily lead to a rupture of the armistice, a d ot the hog°.
ciations consequent thereon. 1 nave also demanded this of the Kot
of Sweten, antl 1 hope that he wall acknowledge the truth) ot all
these observations on the sutsject of the raising ot the blockade, it it
be wished av,lid every thing that mignt yet bring on a disastrous
war in the North

I will furnish Ma.ir,r- General Peterson and my A id-de.Camp
C:pt Holsteen with full powers to conclude the truce at I. rederick..
shall, or at Swinemund : and 1 sincerely wish that this hi goLiation
ma) be happily terminate", and be wily preluninaly to reconciliation
and amicable union. I demand the guarraaee of the Allied P, wers
for the truce, and for the pr' posiiimis regarding the bases of union,
for which his sweosh Majesty please to ccede.
On the subject of the Kii,g of Denma•k's letter, as to which I
abstain from all affection, 1 shall beg of you to take charge of my
reply. It will contain in lew w rds the declarations wb!cli nt%
piesent position and my honour have requ red my making to you,
and of \i hick you hive acknowledged the %%ei,.,nt. It will skew his
naiestY that it is thTossible frir me to billow his 'orders until the
Diet or the tire or alms shall have deco ed the future condition of
Norway i and tio• the rest I must leave it to his wislom an • his
conscience whether he judge it proper to carry into eft'ct his threats
against me and the Danish officers, which however, would change
gteaily my personal situation, and the line of conduct which I have
resol veil to pursue.
This note being the last which 1 shall have to hand over to yotr.
EIIVOIS 6'031 the Allied Courts, 1 seiz^ this oppartitiitt)
of begging you to be persuaued of the very particular consideration
With which I subscribe myself,
Your very afrectionate,
CHRISTIAN FREDERICK.
(Signed)
Christiania, July 13, 1314.