The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-22 00:00:00

`COTTENBURG-11

STocinot, Jorig `4.--►His Royai Majesty r"e-
ceived, the day before yesterday, the following Re-
port from General Baron ARMFELDT, Commander
in Chief of the-Western Army, .dated Head-quar-
ters, Hohuedale, the agth May :--

" On the 25th inst. the Enemy strprised a psi-
tiOn of the Second Brigade,. and at first obtained
tii e ada-antages over our troops. Some reinfOrce-
menii were ithruedialely ordered to join the troop
attacked, but before they arrived the Enemy was
repulsed with considerable loss.
,
" On the 21th', in the morning, Colonel Baitib-
tTitow was also attacked at his Head-quarters, at
BergStroonr, but the •Enetny met .with such a warm
receptton, that his plan, to destroy the magazines
formed in and near that place, was completely (Its-
colicerted acid he retreated with the utmost con-
tusion."

STOCKHOLM, JUNE o.—By a report made to his
Royal Maj. sty i}y,Lleut.-Colonel JouNsoif, under
date of the, 4th inst. it appears that Lieut. KOLMON,
ith his division of Gun-boat, and Lieut. LAGE.RiI-
.YELM, who c=ommands the Schooner froja, proCeed-
on th 23d of last May to Korpstrom and Kil-
lin''aMiohn, and succeeded in lat4ding a detachment
of Swedish Troops, which they had on. board,
mid Whereby' a redoubt thrown up by the Russians
was destroyed, and two pieces of cannon and 123
stand of arms were taken.—(Stockholut. Gazette, 811 i
.Trine.)

GOTTENBURGH, JUNE 10.—VariOus reports are iu
citcujation here to,day,which cannot be traced to any
source to be depended upon; one is, that Peace is,ne-
gotiating between this Country and the Danes, who
are said to be heartily tired 'ot the exactions nvak-
irz upon them by the French in Holstein; an-
other is, that the Swedish Army is withdrawn from
Norway.. General ARMFELDT, we learn, has 'been
for some days in Sweden ; a short time will clear
up these, matters. Lieutenant-General Sir Jowl
Mosul, and the English Expedition, yet remain
here, waiting very impatiently the return of Co-
kind MURRAY ICOLII England, in order to know
their-dcstination.

It- is said that within these few days a Danish
Cutter has been blown up, Mt Bornholm, iu an en-
gagement with the English Cotter the Swan.—
Monsieur ALonns, the Russian Minister, has been
permitted to leave StoCkhohn, and to embark in a
Swedish Frigate at Carlscrona, tbr one of the vorts
in the Baltic. The Kussian Consul here is yet kept
under a guard.
GOTTLSBURGH, JUNE I I .—Yesterday arrived the
Superb, English Man of Cff 74 guns, on board
of which Miniral:KEA•rs has hoisted his Flag ; and
this morning the Ajiicafne; Of .64.gons, having on
baud Colonel- MURRAY, with di.patches for Sir J.
Mourt4. wlao, it is understocd,
•sel utf to. mar-
row morning for Stockholm, accompanied by Gem
MURRAY and others, fur 'the purpose of arranging a
plan of operations tor the English army.

A former ,Got tenburgh Mail brought 'us General
BuxitovoeN's Proclamation to toe Finlauders,
threatening every Finnish Officer who should fut.
low•his countrymen out of Finland in their retreat
with .the confiscation of their property, &c.; and
the execution of the General's orders was given to
Mr. WIBELWS, Governor of Ciropio. The follow-
lug is an Extract of a Letter &LIM the Governor of
Cnopio to General BIakiOVDEN, dated 14th April,
in answer to one he had received, referring him to
the Proclamation in question :
" Your EXcellency has in a letter of the 2d inst.
ordered, that if, contrary to all expeetation, any Fit)
nish Officer, serving ii) the Swedish Army; Would
follow that army in its retreat beyond the boanda-
ries of the conquered part of Finlan,d, and not make
knoWt his return to the Governor of the Province
on or betbre the• 26th instant, then, by virtue of the
Proclamation of the 2t st March, the commission.
add pay of such Officer should be disposed of for
the account of the Emperor; and, secondly, that.
all his property should be confiscated--tor which I
MS to take the necessary steps.

" Nov of this Proclamation I know nothing ;
but your Excellency •has publicly, in the Dante of
his Imperial Majesty, assured us that Our laws should
be respetled, and enjoined me to protea, under the
laws, all the inhabitants of the Province that did not
disturb its tranquillity. Hence it folloWs. that I can-
not omit to mention that the above measure is in
dire& opposition to our established law of 1734,
where, in chap. xi. seat. 4, it is expressly . stated,
that no person can forfeit the fight of another,
.but
thatevery one has to answer for himself. Thus, if
the Officers whom duty aini allegiance now join to
the Finnish army have. ferleited their property for a'
crime hitherto unknown to than, it cannot be con-
swain with our law that their, wives and creditors
should be punished fur the offences Of their hus-
bands and debtors, or that they should lose their
right. The confiscation which you have ordered me
to execute fills the whole country with.despair.
" I request your Excellency's justice and gene-
rosity to refietfil on, the sufferings which this mea-
sure would inflict on so many innocent families in
Finland.

" Your' Excellency knows the laws of honour :
you have aCquirrd rotten celebrity, and surely you
could not resped a nation that did not value Justice,
honour, and virtue.

• -" It is my sacred duty to keep order, and to de-
fend every one under the laws, and that I wish to
dp, as an honest man, to the last.; but it that is no
longer possible, then my conscience shall 1(Jl0w me
to misfortune, to beggary, or the grave; and al-
though Worn out as I am throng)) more than thirty
years of arduous service, and borne down by cares
and sorrows, it is my consu:ation that I shall not go
off the stage with execration.

" WIDELIVS."
" CiioPioo April 14, 1808."
After Cupio was taken by the Swedes this an-
swer was wade known ; and the King has rewarded
the Governor for his zeal and good services, and
made him a Nobleman, tis we see hoot the Stock-
holni Gemette of the 2d of June.
BUXI-10VDLN'S Proclamation of the vist of March
indicates that the Russians trusted that all Finland
was covivered, and that the Swedish army would
withdraw to Sweden.