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THE NATIONAL• REGISTER.

tve S,verc:grts. to relieve him from this obligation
alit! that his übjccts, after so many
.sufferings, may have no more nu-
merous and t reign !limes to maintain.
1 require your me wet to this wite, Gentlemen, before y
aiou
thqoseuit
Norway, accompanied, be assurel, by the pod wishes of l
who have had the opportunity ot knowing you, and who have learnt to
estettm )ou highly as does, Yotir's,
CHRISTIAN FREDERICK.

Christiania, July 13, 1811.

ANSWER OF THE ENVOYS TO HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE
CHRISTIAN FREDERICK.
The undersigned have r ceived the commuaications which his
Hig!iness Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark has transm.tted to
the
In presentine filch note of the ith ult. they had flattered themselves
that in entering into the views ot his Highness for the convocation of
the Diet, .0 d the negociation of an armistice, they would probably
succeed I - removing every considereble ditlicu ty, and obtain a confi-
dome twhich might a:imit their propositions without restriction. Not
one of I •ie thief. points, however, submitted by the undersigned, has
been fu:ly accepted as part of the bases, of an armistice. Each has
suture ► mo iifications which, if they do not annul the general
etl: et, at least render doubtful the concurrence of his Swedish ND-
v•
Without entering into any &tails ‘vhich could only give rise
fresh discussions, they feel theniselves obliged to declare, that the
conce,sions demanded a, bases of the union arc not compensated by ally
advaio ages atlorded by the proposed armistice.
The under igned are tberi.:fore compelled to rest their hopes of the
success ot their negociation upon the generosity ofthe King of Sweden :
and painful as it is to see all their eftbrts fur the accomplishment of a
pacific union frustrated, they ate still happy to submit entirely to the
conscience of his Swedish. Majesty the acceptance of his Highness's
propositions, in order thereby. to furnish him with an occasion
of
commencing by a signal benent the exercise of his influence over
Norway.
With respect to the guarantee of the bases of union, the armistice,
and of all the points that shali be definitively arranged and accepted by
Sweden, the ,:ndersigned are convinced, that none of the Powers of
whom they are the representatives, nor even Sweden herself, will ob-
ject to this act of ju-tice Indeed, the raising the blockade, if his
Swedish Majesty colisents to it, necessarily involves the revocation of
all those bebigureot measures which were taken against Norway.
The observations added by. his Highness with respect to the painful
situation ')ei..mark, induce the undersigned to remark, that the re-
solution of the Prince to place himself at the he-ad of an illegitimate
opposition, is the sole cause of the misfortunes- of his true country,
and that he might at once have spared to Denmark the suspicions of
the Allied P?wers, and to the undersigned the chagrin of stating that
in an official note.
At the close of this c:i.ninuhication, the undersigned have the ho-
inoui to ask of his Higllne,i, a last proof of his frankness, in the pub
ication vi their official notes as se cedily as possible. They demand
this on the principle that Norway should be informed of all the
dangers to which she e; exposed, and of the real object of their
mission.
The departure of the undersigned being irrevocably fixed for Sun:!ay
the lith ot July, they have the honour to present to his Highness,
their hommage, and the reiterated assurances of their sro: t ound re-
spect. STEIG NTESCH.
ORLOFF.
FORSTER.
MAR FENS.

Christiania, July 15, 1814.

The above named Envoys had their audience of leave with his Ma-
jesty on Su,: jay the 17th, a: d returned on the same day toward
Sweden. The 1 agl Envoy, P. Morier, the same day took his
departure for Gc):t burgh.
On Tues.,,cy the 21st, his Majesty departed for Moist whence he
was tc, rep.nr the next thy for head-quarters.

PROCLAMATION OF THE ICING OF SWEDEN 7'o

THE NORIVEGIA,VS.

At the moment when our weli-beloved Son, the Prince Royal of
Svieden, is about to put Ititwelt at the head of our liners, by sea
audi land, in order to take p .s.ession of the Kingdom of Norway.
we cannot relate to our paternal heart the satisfaction of once more
°porting the path of peace and conciliation to our misled subjects,
before the calatuitie4 inevitable from the entrance of au armed force
confound the innocent with the guilty.
lithirtitatits of Norway ! your political existence has been Ores
vocably decided by the great results of the war, and sauctioned by
the most solemn treaties. A few factious persons who would
de-
ceive your truth and good faith, no longer hove it in their power to
oppose obstacles to the f! taiabitmelit the North of a new order
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of thins, which has been unanimously guaranteed by all the pre-
ponderating powers of Europe.
The incontestable rights of Sweden to the union of Norway have
been too dearly purchased by the 1);oni and patriotic efforts of our
subjects, Unit we should hesitate a instant t• render them ef-
fcctnal, and to siipport then, by all the means which Providence has

placed at our thsplisal,
For all the sacrifices I!, %illicit we have contrifutedt,oelitiliiiestedeta:er:tl
WO
deliverance of Europe, we t• di sired no other reward but Itie
future peace and tranquillity of the Srandinabian.
i
was to facilitate the happy onion of Not way to Sweden, and to
cement it by all the prineiph s of honour and Lood faith. that we
consented to restore to the King of Denmark the most valuable of
his Continental possessions. conquered and then occupied by our
victor ions troops and those of our allies. it was in consideration
of this object, so marl, desired, that we hastened at once to pot 4
stop to the paymeht of all the contribmions which had already nein
imposed on the Danish proving s ; that we solemnly renounced ad
the old claims m hich we were entitled to make on the Court of
Copenhagen ill favour of our sohjects, and that yve added to these
cikintercsted conditions of pi are. offers still more consideralsle.
and
sacrifice. very painttil to onr heart, as an ulterior indemnity 1,4
ti e
peaceable cession ot Norway.
[Joint tuoatele asi itAtividnal has hitherto distil:Byard Flat
our Oforts, and those of our atiLlost Mlles. That inditilloal is the
11 late Goeei 'tor of his Danish Majesty, %silo takes upon hint to abase
VOlll COEfitielll'e, in order to oinkr you act criminally towards the
Vowel.% who have sanctioned the onion of the Scandinavian States,
i and who have all recognised the justice of our cause, awl the mo_

deration of our conduct.
In vain would Prince Christian rest upon the indepeutlereee of
your existing position ; an independence eqoally contrary to your
own interests, and to the invariable. principles of simnel pottes ; for
it the King of Denmark absolved you from yams oath of fidehtv to
him, he imposed upon you at the same time, the indispensable
duty of contracting with us and the Crown of Sweden, the same
obligations which previously attached you to the Danish monarchy ;
and it was only in consequence of the assurances given to us, that uu
our part concessions so important were yielded.
People of Norway ! it is to the frankness of your national cha-
racter that we do again address these words of peace and confidence
before enforcing the justice of our came by aims. In vane did we
often summon Prince Christian to obey the voice of honour and of
duty. In vain did we address to you prot•lamations which should
leave enlightened you as to our beneficent intentions, and dispersed
all the illusions by which some intriguing anti factious men hoped
to conceal flout you your title position in regard to the other
powers of Europe.
Influenced, however, by the feelings of our paternal heart, to
consider the Norwegians in leo other light but as the ancient bro-
thers of our Saedish subjects, we long flattered ourselves with
being able to avoid every rigorous measure—that sooner or tater the
nation would loudly declare against the criminal audacity of a fordo
p, ince, publicly disavowed by his own sovereign.
It was, therefore. to make tine! of every measure of mildness to-
wards our new subje its, that we have hitherto delay eel ealami,hnig
our Itgitimate eights by fusee of arms. In this interval the Go-
vernor of Norway took upon himself to constitute there a repre-
stuta' iota of the people, conformable to leis private views, but in no
respect caosistent with the aoeient usages of Norway. Foreign
agents, connected sash the Prince by mutual interests, have taken
part in the deliberations of this assembly, where an armed force had
more influence than the voice of patriotism and the freedom of opi-
nion; and the results of this assembly have answeird the intentions
of its Chief, rather than the true interests of time oat ior.
lii such a state of at heirs, a too great indulgence em our part could
have no other tifiet but to encourage crime and the dark schemes
of these enemies of public repose, who will never cease to laic or
against the happiness and intlept ndence of the Scandinavian limn-
. sob. A Prince equally a stranger to Sweden and to Norway, and
solely attached to the interests of Denmark, Las already authorised
the most violent measures, in order to constitute you rebels against
your legitimate Sovereign, and to place you in a state of open hos-
tility with England, Reis-ia, Prussia, and Austi ia,
A crisis like this ought not to last, and cannot last notch longer,
without becoming essentially dangerous to all the neighbouring
states, which are uniting their efforts to suppress in its origin that
spirit of faction and discord, se Inch already threatens to shut out
from the North of Europe the beneficial effects of the general peace.
Invoking, therefore, the assistance of the Almighty in favour Of
1
thejustice of our cause, we have ordered onr %sell-beloved Son, the
' I l'rince Royal, to advance with all oar forces, supported by those of

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