The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-24 00:00:00

POREICY I,II74ZZLIGiNCE.

Mk 4 60144;11*
galtSllipiebt CAirtit, 11 ,
itkeko ttrilva this .aftertitibn, hits brnuglit a report
mapa,vount lultuoseok, dated Head-quarters; Tar-
4he 4th of LVfatth, by which it appears that
the.saitt General atri wed. in Tarvastchns, ihe ist inFr,
aunt an theld assutnedj the ccuarriand. of his Majesty's.
Amy in tresitauct, which, at the tic of the depar-
ture' of the above Cburior.. cohtinued in, a col
'rated position in the. vicinity of Ttirvastelius.t-
tentrargh Gaactie, Mi'rrch 36: • • , *C-
dOTTPSlltritell, MA urn 11.—CotiritBuntrimiti,
aeneral in Chief of the Russian array itt FipLindi
has issued the following rwiamatiati, iddrettsed to
the inhabitants of Finland

It is with ti utmosteoncern .Jus Imperial Ma.
jest'. my most gracious Master, finds hinasdf ne-
cessitated to order his troops under to y commartd to
eater yptur`c4untry, good friends and inhabitants of
gwedi.ti Finlaid.

" His Imperial Majesty feels the more concerned
to take this step, to which .he .is compelled by the
transaaions Which take plac'e itt Sweden, as he.still
hears in thind the gracious and friendly sentiments
which the Fins displayed towards. Russia in the-last
war; when 'the king engaged in an

siqa of Finland in a niautier equaliy uneipeEted and
uhwarrantabk..-
. , .

.• . •
" Hispresent %redid) Majesty, far from joining
his Imperial Majesty in his exertions to reinoi'e- the
tranquillity of
.Europe, which alone can be etreded
by the coalitio' Which so ibrtnnately,has been form-
ed by the most pniverfill Stteg,•bdi, on the contrary,
formed a closer alliance with the enemy of the gene.

ral tranquillity and peace, . whose oppressive system
' and unwarrantable conduit towards his Imperial
,',Majesty, and MS nearest Ally; his Ititperial Majesty
cannot by any means look upon with indifference.:
- It is on. this ground, in addition to what his
Im Aerial Majesty owes to the security of his own
,dOrainions, that he finds hiinselltietcessitated to take
your country under his proteiition, in order to secure
to himself due satisfaetion, in case his Rnyal 4we-

dish Majesty should persist in his design not to accept
the just conditions of peace which have been tender-
ed to him hi, French Majesty, throuh, the me-
diation of his Imperial Majesty, in order to restore
the blessings of peace, which are at all times the
principal obje4 of his Imperial Majesty's attention.'
._``• Givd friendi, and men. of Finland, remain
quiet, and fear nought. We do not come to you as
enemies, but as your friends and protectors, to render
you more prosperous and .happy, and to avert from
you the calamities which, if war Nhonld. become .in-
dispensable, must necessarily befall you.
Do not allow yourselves to be seduced to take
up arms, or to treat. in a hostile manner the troops
who are committed to my orders. Should any. one
offend against this admonition, he must impute to
himself the consequences of his.condud, while on
the other hand, tlkoe who meet his-,
jesty's paternal care for the welfare of this critmtry,
may rest assured of his powerful favour and pro.
tetiion.

" And as his his Imperial. Majesty's will.that the
affairs in your country shall 'pursue their otual
course, and be managed acCorthrig to your ancient
laws and customs, whith are to remain undisturbed.
hs long as his troops remain in your country, all
officers,. both civil and military, arc. herewith di.
reeted to conform thetnsel es thereto, provided that
no bad use be made of this indulgence, contrary to
good of the country.
" Prompt payment shall be- made for all provi..
sions and refreshments required tbr the troops, and
in order that /on may be still more convinced of his
Majesty's paternal solicitude for your welfare, he
has ordered several magazines to be formed, in ad-
dition to those which are already established, out of
which the most indigent inhabitants Shall be sup-
plied with necessaries in common with his Majesty's
troops.
.4 Shouldteircunistancea occur which require some
amicable discussion and :deliberation, in this case
You are direCted to send your deputies,. Chosen in the
usual manner, to the city of Abo, in order to delibp.
rate on the like subject, and adopt such measures as
the welfare of the country. shall require.
It is his Imperial Majesty's pleasure, that from
this moment Finland shall be considered and treated
as other conquered provinces of the Russian Empire,
which now enjoy happiness and peace under the
mild government of his Imperial Majesty, and re-
main in Bill possession of the freedom of religious
worship, as well as of all its ancient rights anti pri-
vileges. •
The taxes payable to the Crown remain in
substance unaltered, and the pay of Public Officers
of every description continues likewise on its antient
footing.
" All this is herewith notified to all whom it does
concern, and who are strictly to conform themselves
thereto, as well as to whatever else shall be extt&ed
by his Imperial Majesty's Ukases.
Given aviteatl.qiigrters, Frederick sham, Feb. itt,
The original is signed by Bosnovosts.--i-(Grottea.
burgh Gazette.)
• GOTTEVBURCII, MARCH 15.---The Swedish Mi-
nister had left Copenhagen, and. the Swedish Con.
sui Elsineur : the former has gone to the King, at
Gripsholm.—The French are said to have entered
Holstein tut the 6th inst. and it is reported that
several of them ens already come over to Lea.
laud but. of this we ,have no Certain intelligence,
all communicatiou between the two countries be-
ing for the resent stnpped. It is no longer
doubted that, it is the intention of 'the enenatto
invade this mitts, inunetliata The Danes- are
fining out ail their East and West India Ships as.
Men of War. 11. vessel arrived at Cariscrona, from
Memel,. bring,* 'intelligence that Prussia has declared
War against Sweden. The Prometheus Sloop of
%Ver sent into this Port yeanerdaya Danish brig, which
she fall in with, in cruising off thiS Port, and when
'the. Prize left her she was in chase of some Others.
The. Vanguard, -of 74 guns, and the Quebec Fri-
gate, got into open water yesterday, end it is ex-
peaed that the Stately and Nassau, of f/4 guns each;
will be released from the ice te.dab as great eater'
lions are making for that purpose. The Governor
of Gettenbursh offered to supply 1090 men to eat
away the Ice, which is_ very thick and, strong. These
shipii; it is said, will proceed to the Sound. The
King of Sweden has issued a Proclamation forbidding
all intercourse with Russia.

STOCILAQLK, 10--The WWII of Borgo,
Lot s 3, sad Alberfors, being occupi4d by Ragan

troops, the ;etters.sent from the lipat.4fcrice tine to
the tatter town on the t xth, tali
tise 4th inst, hare been
.returned, and the iJettontlies4
here has
,gtven rodeo of, the same; ,that
have sent ietters by these posts may recei.vv the in
again. Nu letf!ts can,. for the present; be foricptti:d
to these towns.