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

NOTE.

His Majesty the Emperor has just learned, with the utmost
surprise, by accounts from his Minister at Copenhagen, as well
ai by a dispatch from his Danish Majesty's Minister at this (ourt,
that Mr..lackson, his Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, has
ade propositions as derogatory to, as incompatible with, the
d gnity of ever) independent Power, and that, upon the refusal
of the Priace Royal of Denmark to accede to a ptetemzion so
extraordinary, the Fir.lish fleet has taken a posicion, 'which
evidently announces intentions hostile towards Denmark. Tho
ties of consanguinity and friendship s hick unite his Imperial
Majesty with tile King of Denmark, not suffering him to view v iia
indillerence any duager which might menace the dominions or tho
indepen,lence of that Sovereign, the Undersigned has received
committals to invite his Exeelleoy Lord Granville Levenn
Gower, to acquaint with the Motives which base induced
fie Cabinet of St. James's to adopt procrediags so extranrdii
nary against Denmark. The undersigned,
A. 1)I BUDBER(i.
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St. Prtersburgh,2olh:big.—lst Sept. 1801.
AN SW Ell%

Si'. Petershurgh, Aug. '2l—Sep. '2,1807.

Agreeakly to the desire of his Excellency General Budherg,
the Undersigned, .Initinssador of his Britatmic Majesty, tows not
time in communicating to the Russian Government the motiVe3
which led to the st;:ps taken hy the King's Minister at the Court
of Denmark, and to the sithsequent operationr of the British
forms against the island of Zealand. The ltritish Ministry had
been a long time in possession of positise dots, which left no
floaht as to the intentions of the French Government respecting
the maritime means II( Denmark ; and the. projects against Lug,
land from that gloat-ter, which were matured by the continental
peace, certainly cannot have escapod the penetration of his )1:1,
jesty the Emperor of Russia. The Dani:di fleet, destined to
cover a descent on the British coasts, being therefore an object
essential for the accomplishment of the views of Frame, the
King found himself under the necessity ot'secaring himself front
) imminent a danger. by those precautions which were adopted
with regret, however indispensalole for the security of his Em-
pire. The ties of relationship which unite the two Courts of
London and or Copenhagen, would have inspired tho King with
c he desire of avoiding such a painful extremity, and of respect,
ing, as far as depended upon himself, the interest: of Denmark
but his duty called equally for measures adopted to ward off a
danger vrhich threatened nut only the %lelfars; of his people, but
the existence of his Crown.
The Undersigned, having thus frankly replied to Genera.] Bud-
berg's Note, ss ill w ith pleasure furaish a more detailed serbal
explanation, should his Lxcelleney desire it ; and he avails
himself of the. opportunity to repeat the assurances of his high
consideration,

(Signed) L, GOWER.
His Excellency General de Andberg, $j r, 8;e,

VV.— rifritet 0.1. Div front irr. Secretary C ANN TN G
to the Right Finn. Lard Go w n dated Sept. 27th, 1H1",

Mr. Canning expresses his satisfaction at the new amiralde
appearances of the Russian Councils, and commtnends the mode-
ration of Lord G. I. Gower's language. lle then proceeds to
give the follow ing directions for his future coudOct :
Your Excelleacy did perfectly right in declining to corsidi.r
the communication of General Bud'berg as sufficiently satmsrac,
tory to authorize your acceptance, on the part of his Majesty,
of the mediatimm of the Emperor itt;Russia. '1 he points upon
st !licit the (Notions of this acceptance turns, are--Ipt, The
frank contmanication of the Articles of the Treaty of Tilsit,
secret as well as avow ed,—;!dly, A distinct explanation of the
bask upon w hich Franco proposes to treat, and 'which appear-
ed to his Imperial Majesty at Tilsit so
,just and honourable.
These are the conditions directly stipulated in my Note to M.
Morns, and without which an acceptance of any mediation by
hi.: :Majesty could In' nothing else titan a complete surrender of
his honour and his interest into the hands of time mediator, if net
of the enemy. Hut to those are reasonably to be added, it' not
as conditions It ithont which it would be imposbible to conseut
to treat under the amtspice.• of Russia, at least as thus` which
his Majesty has a right to require from a friendly Power, ho-
fore he commits himself to its goidance in a question atfecting
the immediate safety and the future welfare of his dominions;
—lst. A disclosure of the general views of the policy of the
Emperor of Russia 1 and of any engagements into which he,
may have entered with respect tolhe different Powers in w;lnst
fortunes It‘s Majm•sty takes an iutercst ;—and ledly. Some plait

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