The National Register.
London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.'

last autumn, leaving to England the-task to justify those events
hereafter.
" It is due to truth, host-ever, to declare that the Court of
London did not invite Sweden to take part in thiS expedition, •
nor confide it to her till the moment of its being put into execu-
tion. Therefore not the slightest movements were made in Swe-
den on this occasion. The English fleet arrived and departed
without entering into any port of Sweden ; and the auxiliary
troops landed in Pomerania were given back, by virtue of a se-
parate article in the convention concluded at London. relative
to this object, on the 17th of June, 1807, when certainly there
was as yet no reference to this expedition. The following is the
article.
• It is fully understood, that in case unforeseen circumstances
should render the object of this Convention impracticable, or
that his Britannic Majesty should find it necessary to withdraw
the said troops (the German Legion) from Swedish Pomerania,
the stipulation of this Convention shall in no manner prevent
his Britannic Majesty from giving such orders as he may judge
proper with respect to the ulterior disposition of these troops,
ss Welt are uow placed under the orders of his Swedish Ma-
jesty.
• The Court of London has since fully justified this enterpize,
and the experience of every day justifies it ; numerous French
armies remained in Lower Saxony, and overawed the North ;
there were still nations to subjugate, ports to shut, and forces
to direct against England; they were to penetrate thither, what-
ever the expense might be : they would have acted in any case,
and under any pretence that might have offered, and yet now it
is the expedition against the Danish fleet which is the :allying
xt ord of the whole league!'
" It is remarkable that the Danish Government, already beset.
liy French troops, overpouered, excited, and even paid, b.
France, issues a declaration of war against Sweden, without
daring even to name the power which forces it to act : it la-
bours to find out grievances, and reasons for its determination,
that it may appear to have a will of its own : it cites the re-
monstrances of Sweden against the stoppage of the Swedish mails
as vexatious, while, in its sundry enactments against English
correspondents, it w ould not suffer it to pass even according to
treaty ; and it declares, that it is imperiously obliged to adopt
those measures : it pretends to know the thoughts of the King,
and is pleased to construe them as hostile, while itself, for smite
months, had concerted au act of aggression against Sweden : it
pretends to argue f:oin the interests of the country, though it
has abandoned its own interests, and even its existence, to a
foreign inthience: in flee, it reproaches Sweden with havina
provided for her defence by a subsidiary treaty, though itself is
paid for an act of aggression, at:d then it pronounces, though.
indeed, with a kind of timidity , the word inercroar4—an intim
Cation which the Government that lays it had probably cruelly
dictated to it.
" It is proper here to render to his Britannic Majesty the
most autneutic solemn tsstimony, that in all his transactions
with Sweden he never demanded offensive measures, nor re-
quired any thing that was not perfectly compatible nith its
tranquillit, and independence. The mos: recent and convincing
pram' of tills is the promptitude with which his Ministry acceded
to time proposal of th.e..Kong fur the paCitication of the Baltic
by a formal promise not to send thither any ships of war on
conditions useful and honourable to all fats Soffit. Let the
Doltish 6overnsucut read in this proposition the complete refu-
tation of the complaints of which thC Manifesto against Sweden
is composed : and in the moments when it shall return to itself.
let it comp:lie the state of things which the King has desired
Niith that which France anti Russia wish. Let all the allies of
France read in this emotion of Englaud the difierence betweet.
the connections which unite the two Courts, and those whit
unchain them, -nod let thorn pronounce on which side is to he
fouad a due .regard for particular interests, and ajust inodera-
Hon nit account of the general good.
" Deter:ark herself has been, during along time, the objet
of this moderation, and did not cease to be so till. she hecaao
absolutely dangerous. Whea the Nardi was outraged by Co
devastation of Lower Saxony, by the oppresSion of the Ilanse
atic towns, what did she. to avcnge them? S%%eden, England,
Prussia, and Russia made war for tuis object: but. ao oat
thought of forcing Denmark to take part in it. She was the
ally of Russia then as well as at present. Why did she not
emorace her cause ? What could sue then allege for her tran-
quillity which Sweden cannot now allege? All this is explained
11, toe single fat t. which she endeavouni to conceal, Hutt she is
a present outlet th • influence of the. French GoYerume:;t. liad
Loglaud followed the principles of this enemy, she would Not

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