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

TUE NATIONAL PEGISTER.

dity iay clown my life in support of their rights and- intteper4dence
I have not forgotten, however, that I ant likewise responsible fur
tlvir happiness.
Now ►hat .11 Europe has declared against Norway, against! that
cause whirr. I defend kith no other means than those atligdei.l ►ne by
my c4.witry, su.:ll consideration* present a necessity against which it
woul t be impos:ible to contend.
Treat I have never been misled by personal motives, I shall evince
by restoring the crown into the hands of tit nation who conterrett it
on me. I choose rather to save Norway than to r:ign over her : but
before I consent to separate myself trOrn a pe-ple to whom I a►n xt
present united by the most sacred ties, I am anxious to secure their
happiness by a guarantee of the constitUtion; and other stipulations,
to serve as bases to the union with Sweden. I shad assemble the
Diet, and make the conditions known to the nation. I shall point out
to them all the perils to which they will he exposed by a brave but
fruitless perseverance in the contest. If the nation accept the condi-
tiqn , 1 shall instantly abdicate the Throne ; it they reject them, my
tats shall not be separated from their's. liefo►e, however, I convoke
the Diet, I desire that two important points may be previously ar-
ranged.

First, That the bases of the union be accepted by Sweden, under
the guarantee of the tour Powers whose Envoys are present.
secondly, That the (!eliberations be free and mature, and to this
end that a suspension of hostilities he agreed on.
I am sensible that the advantages to result from a suspension of
arms demand sacrifices on my side. These sacrifices are expressed in
the projet of armistice which 1 annex. The Envoys of the Allied
Powers I)..ve contended that the Swedish troops should oecupy the
fortresses; but I have not been able to concede this point. both be-
cause the constitution restrains me, and because 1 well knew, lioin
the chars. ter of my nation, that they would not sutler, without op-
position, the entrance of Swedish troops within their liontiers. lam
compelled, therefore, to prefer the misfortunes of a tbreign to the
Ivirrors of a civil war. I canfitiently rely. however, on your wisdom,
Sir, in assenting to the means of avoiding a war which would render
the projected union inadmissible, and entail upon the Swedish nation
as many cala.liities as on the people whom you desire to govern, and
whom y u cannot conciliate so eftectually as bygneani of• mildness,
by a respect for public opinion, and a relaxation of the bloi.kaje ;
measure's which will be csinsidered as derived from your generosity,
and your regard for the welfare of this people.
My situation is painful, but my affection for the Norwegians remain
the same. • •

It you accept the terms of the armistice, and the bases of the union,
I pleuge my word to employ all the influence I possess in persuading
the people of Norway to submit to the union as the only means of
security in their power.
Honour me Sir, with your confidence. I have deserved it, in
(1 6:k:dully subscribing myselt,
Your Majesty's. &c.
CHRISTIAN FREDERICK.
Christiania, July 13, 1814.

NOTE TO THE ENVOYS OF THE ALLIED POWERS.

NOTE 8.

.Although you. Gentlemenl4nvoisof the Allied Powers, charged
with a special mission in Norway, have declared that you are not me.
orators between Norway and Sweden, it is doubtless inseparabk troin
your character to be the guarantees of such stipulations as shall he
agreed to between the two Kingdoms. It is with this view that I in-
vite you to give me the assurance that you wit guarantee the bases
ot union which the King ot Sweden may accept, as well as the armis-
tice, in all the points that may be definitively arranged for the period
or its duration
I f the Conunssirmets of the Allied Powers acquiesce, I am equolly
desirous that they should assist in settling differences ot a serious na-
ture, which may arise during the armistice; and I shall s:ihnitt to
their dei.ision whether the period ought to be so far prolonged as to tit-
anic the Diet to dos!, its deliberations without interruption.
I require ot you to guarante -, so long as the armistice shall con-
tinue, the raising of the blockade by the.maritime torccs ot England
and Russia, in order that commerce and tree navigation, hoth with
regArd to Mt poitatiGit and exportation, be restored to the port Of
Norway, and likewise, that peimission ro ship grain inc! other pro.vi-
s.vms for Norw.:y, be itninediatet% given in Denmark, and in trio ports
•,f the tS 'lnc, as well as in England, Holland, and tlie Wince Sea.
If the exportation of corn from A rt. hangel he province ot Pron.
:beim, tor Nurdland, and Eitnalk, must be limited, I rcqui:c '2:4000
L.-Amts.
1 again call your attention to the situation r f the King of
D nmark, A:. it aiPers this c. untry. You will clone rh.t the King,..
or Den:Lark has dour the utmost iii his p wer ro oar treaty or
Kid into ellect. the'
evils which he assists in imootaii4 upon his
o
ancient subjects, whi Lave given to him tmexampira proi is ot their
tidrlitv, exceed those limits humanity prescribes to S.iv.tiigns.
It is fit that he revoke those rigorous ineastitrs.
in which I amplaLed direct my coirtuct ; the
t WWIt It To
113 V,: illfiitence on the hie of Norway. I
make him answerable; and I invite you to employ your g..vd