The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-05 00:00:00

IanSIAN STAY E PAPER.

PETER/MUGU, Aram 2.—On the part of our
Court, the following memorable Declaration, has
been published,, in consuinence of the arrest of the
Russian Ambassador at Stockholm :

The Emperor has informed all the Cabinets of
Europe and his own subjeas of his constant endea-
vours to iriforce his rights, grounded on subsisting
Treaties with Sweden, and to obtain by virtue there-
of the co-operation -of his Swedish Maiesty against
England. After having pursued these measures fbr
several months, his Imperial Majesty was concerned
to .tied, that while he was-endeavouring to preserve
a ;good understanding between Russia and Sweden,
the latter preferred the friendship of England, his
enemy.

tiffs Inaperial•Maj4tY hautiot concealed from
the King of Sweden, or all Europe, that.the welfare
of his people required:,of him to employ all the
*means which Providence has' bestoWed on him for
the safety andwelfaielof his Empire.
" Faithful to his system of moderation,. his Ma-
jesty deolarect to the King of Sweden his readiness
to convert the step which he had relitolantlk taken,
'into mere measure of prudence, 'if the Kiug would
immediatety, and without delay, perform his en-
gagements, and-co..9perato with him and the King
Dehmark to 01M the Baltic agaihit.th6 'English
Meets.

" The silence observed: by, the King of Sweden,
the accounts given. in-Tublic-Papers of the
sign' of a. 12 reety,' by which .-subsidies, .3 sleet, and
part of the land forces of Great Britain,• were placed.
at the aispoial of that Monarch; in short, every
:thing bespoke the real sentiments of that Prince,
with fegaril, tb ,Russia'; every thing clearly chewed,
that his Imperial Majesty could not expect any fa-
vourable change of the set itnents of the King of
SWeden, and that it was time for his imperial Ma-
jesty to seeure4is subje.•6ts:against the evils which:
bad been secretly planned. against
sjesty was accordingly compelled to alter-the
ter of hiS tnetisUre. •

" He haS received intelligence that his Armhassa
dor in Stockholm on. the • 20th of February,. (3d
. March) was put in a state of .arrest by the King's
order, that all per Sons belonging the Russian Ern-
bassy were cOntinea in 'one' house by' his coin mind, •
that-the? said MOnareklad oven proceeded so far RS'
to order all the Papers and Letters of the Embassy,
to be taken under seal, and the whole mission to .be
guarded by tlie.nAitary ;, Igaiesty has there-
. tore to co:uplain' of an at of violence committed
against his prerogaove and the dignity.of iris crown,
%villa concerns ell .other.. Powers as well as. himself
The diplomatic body resident in Stockholm; was•so
pert ealy.sensible of the truth of thisassertion, that
it immediately protested again t "tin al t of violence
unprecedented in Europe, With: the et.ception. of
Turkey.
The Emperor might use. reprisals', but he has,
preferrdtl'lo dire& his Ailini'qwis td increase the at-
tention which they haVe always paid.ki the Sivedigh
Ambassador, who is still in St. Petersburgh, and to,
take
,care that, shquld he :choose_ tortake his depar-
ture, from hence, Lc may not experience iatty
culty or unpleasant proceedings on
.his journey.-
His imperial• Majesty hereby informs elf ,Euro-
pean Powers, that, froth-this-moment, be considers
the former Swedish- FiAilands,. which his 'troops-14v°
not, been-, able , to- subdue but in, 'consequence; of
several ai..:ions,.as a Province conquered by his' arrn;;
And that h incorporates 'ever with his Empite.
His Majesty expeetk that.Provideriae-ivill-Contitice to
bless his arms in this.. War, an 4 assist him t re-
move, the evil from...the frontier of his 'Etnpire, to
which the elleAllie4 o .guasia endeavour to expose
hint, ~1tt1,•.;,.
" Given in PetersPurgh, March 16, 1808,"

GOLD MINE IN INDlA.—Thaisand of the livers
Toniactr, Palaur, and Caragoori, in India,' has long
been celebrated for the quantity of gold founti.in it;
so abundant, in fad,- that after-heavy floods, grains
of gold, were constantly found, in the •ears.of Paddy,
on the banks of the riverS.% Representations on the
subject been made to the Madra
Government; they sent Captain J. WARRFA4 to
Onscottah to survey, that District;' and the result has
been the discovery of a trail, about 45 miles in
length, along the VenallatterineConda hills abound.
ing with gold. , • ' •