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London, England, 1864-09-10 00:00:00

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The Danish Despatches.

he following is the conclusion of the second
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.1 of despatches recently laid before the Danish
Rigt Jraad

Err .ACT FROIkI A. DESPATCH OF THE DANISH MINISTER
A.O STOCKHOLM TO M, MALL) PRESIDENT OF TRH COVN-

CIL AT COPENHAGEN.

" Dec. 4, 1863.

"_M. le Ministre,—ln reply to the communica-
tions I have been charged to make to the Stock..
helm Cabinet, conformably to your excellency's
orders in despatches Nos. 27 and 28, Count Man-
derstrom has addressed a despatch dated the day
be fore yesterday, to Count Hamilton, which the
latter will have already brought to your excellency's
knowledge before the arrival of this report. You
will, therefore, be aware that the Stockholm Cabi-
net does not consider the present time opportune
for proceeding to signature of the treaty negotiated
in the course of the summer.
"The explanations which Count Manderstrom
gives of the point of view of his court are in complete
the indications I have been in a position to forward
to your excellency. I could, therefore, confine my-
self to referring thereto, but I request permission to
profit by the opportunity of the departure of Major-
General von Blucher, who has kindly offered to take
charge of this report, to have the honour of adding
a few words which I particularly request your ex-
cellency to regard as entirely confidential.
" Since I have been aware of the project of a
treaty of alliance with us, I have suspected that
Count Manderstrom took part in it mainly to cover
the responsibility of the King, who had gone too
far in his conversations with his late Majesty King
Frederick VII. For I know that, notwithstanding
their sympathy with our cause, the great majority
of the Swedish nation was not thoroughly pane.
trated with the conviction that the well-understood
interests of the country might counsel active cos
operation in a conflict which did not in the main
touch it very nearly. Thus it was impossible to con-
ceal from myself that the idea of a treaty of alliance
with us, even under such circumstances as obtained
during the past summer, was uupopular enough.
The Scandinavian party alone, which is not numers
ous, entertained this idea. Others, who considered'
it a means of augmenting the military forces of the
country, did not oppose it. With few exceptions,
however, the majority is content to have discovered
pretext, plausible enough in its eyes, to abstain
from the signature of the treaty. 1 will not be
understood to -say that the face of affairs is so far
changed that we could no longer count upon the
sympathies, and, up to a certain point, also upon the
assistance of this country, Upon the contrary, our
course is considered just. They are indignant at the
perfidy of Germany and of the Government, but they
are rejoiced that an expedient has been found which
permits Sweden to withdraw with honour from the
engagements she was on the point of contracting with
us. Count Manderstrom has frequently told me,
and he has repeated in his despatch of the day be-
fore yesterday, that the position of affairs was no
longer the same now as in the summer. While at
that time the matter was a special case of aggres-
sion against Denmark upon the part of :Germany,
under pretexts scught in Federal relations, the
question has now assumed larger demensions—it
has become European. Sweden is interested in it
in the same degree as the other signitary Powers of
the Treaty of London ; and further, she has duties
to fulfil not only towards her neighbours but also
towards herself. The conjuncture of political
affairs is of the most critical character. If we are
unwilling to believe in an alliance bet ween Pru.sia,
Austria, and Russia, it is not judicious to lose sight
of the possibility of an alliance between Russia and
France. If I were not apprehensive of repeating
what has been said I would point out that Count
Manderstrom is most desirous of avoiding the isola-
tion of Sweden from the action of the other Powers?
seeing especially the fatal icfluenci such an isola-
tion would exercise upon the course of events when
the time shall have arrived for having recourse to
mediation in our dispute. 1 venture to add that I
believe Count Manderstrom sincere in the wishes he
expresses for a fortunate issue to the struggle in
which we are engaged. His despatc-,es, his cfficial
language, and his private conversation affords proofs
of that sincerity, and I believe that ho worthily re
presents his country also from that point of view. . .
(Signed) " W. SCHEEL-PLESSEN.''

EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH OF THE DANISH MI-

MISTER AT STOCKHOLM.

" Duo. 10, 1863.

"Actuated by the alarming news brought
the day before yesterday by the telegraph
according to which a Federal execution in the
Duchy of Holstein appeared imminent, I have
thought it my duty to represent once more to Count
Manderstrom the opportut2ness, nay the necessity,
of coming to our aid. The count listened to me
with marked attention, assured me of the lively
interest be took in the present state of affairs, but
repeated the same reasons as be brought forward
when upon a previous occasion I endeavoured to
decide the Stockholm Cabinet to active co-opera-
tion. While thanking the count foe the diplomatic
steps he had taken in our favour, I asked him if he
did not think the time had arrived to go still fur-
ther. Unfortunately he was not of my opinion. In
the long conversation we had upon the subject, and
'which clearly showed the sympathies he felt, the
count among other things said—' Without the
means of proving the fact, I believe that Austria
and Prussia have promised England and France not
to exceed the limits of a Federal execution, un-
founded as this extreme measure be. I believe al!o
that the withdrawal of the patent of the 30th
March will stop the march of the German troops,
but I fear lest another pretext might be discovered
by putting forward the Federal decree of the Ist.
October, which has now no longer any reason to
exist.

r(Signed) " W SCIIEEL-PLESSEN."
The remainder of this series of documents relates
to the
negotiations between Denmark and Russia.
In reference to the the report of the Political
,;IZitialtaad says Committee to the
:
"Our relations
last
were scarcely changed
by the rejection of the
the position of France. t English proposal, and
acceded to the English proposal -While Baron Brunnow
the line of the
France
o line,
Schlei, and himself brought forward of
a proj.-et of
partition with an nod frontier"ard
the 22d June.
the proposition made by he opposed
Indications are found showintgotthhaoithe was inclined
Conference!Jursued at the
9 that, far from rejecting thebeperno of June
to take up a different course
Conference. Thus he said in the
position for
a personal union, he would have
Prated to
support it, having instructions in that sense
his Government. This statement coincides fr"n
with
is shown from another quarter to have been the
view of the Russian Government at the Conference.
It will be intareating to see how this view repeat,
edly appears.
"A despatch from the Danish Minister at St.
Petersburg, dated April 26, says that a Russian
statesman, whose opinion deserves attention, as•
sumes that the Danish Government is not inclined
to make the required concessions, which would run
counter to the prevalent opinion in Denmark.
France does6not wish for war, but as is universally
believed in St. Petersburg, for a condition of affairs
which would ultimately facilitate the execution of
her plans, and especially render possible the appli-
cation of universal suffrage, by which means she
would be able to obtain territory in Germany, it
even of quite an unimportant character. It is even
asserted that the Swedish armaments result from
French influence, that Sweden may derive 80111 c
advantage from possible events.

" Upon the 10th May the same ambassador writes:
---` The Vice-Chine:3ller (Princa Gortschakuff) has
used the expression," the union of the Duchies' to
me for the first titne,observing that Germany would
not renounce this condition, but that morn or less
advantageous circumstances might result in its
execution, and that Russia will give us her assist,.
ance in this regard. 'lt must be for you,' continued
the Prince,' by nut being too stubborn to the con
ference, to render the task of th© friends of Den-
mark easier.'

"Upon the 27th the ambassador Writes:---‘ The
Vice-Chancellor told me that from his information
he must assume the tiismemberent of the monarchy