The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-13 00:00:00

POLITICAL itELATIONg OF SWEDEN.

REPORT TO lIIS MAJF,sTY Tim KING OF sWE.DEIY,
BY. HIS• tIINIsTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAktts, DATED
sTocKtioLni, YAW 7. 1813.

" this day e' ccute the orders which your
Majesty gave me, to lay before you a Report on
the political relinnytts between Sweden and France
for the last two years:
" Nothing does more honour.to Is nation, than
the publicity which the GOvernment gives to its
diplomatic acts ; and nothing is better calculated
to cousididate harmony between a. Motu yell and
his people, then a frank communication of. the se-
crets. of policy. Every 'patriot .will find in the
statement •which your Majesty has ordered me to
make, a new proof of the esteem of his. Sove-
reign, for his inforniation,, and his lore of. the
country.
The relations of Sweden with Great Britain
hail not vet, at the end of November; 1810, as,
Stinted a eharacter'of open hostility. 'The co'm
merce of Sweden, thotgh limited in its activity,
especially by the peace of Paris, was not yet,
thanks to the moderation of the English Cabinet,
entirely ,interrupted.
"The munifestations,of oil the part of
Franoe, which during the coarse of 1810 le,tl often
threatened to become serious pretensions, at first
appeared confined to the rigid maintenance ofthe
Continental SysteM in Pomerania but they were
at last openly directed against Sweden, and a de-
.mand was even made to 6elude 'the .Amerieans
front .our ports; Your Majesty, honievei, succeed-7
eel by perseverance and moderation in averting the
coasequenee.
" It was nevertheless to be presumed, that this
forttniate situltion,
,affording Sweden the. nteans
of reerniting, her strength, exhausted by a dOstritc
five war, would not be of long duration. The
-Emperor Napoleon had Lad down tOr subjugated
Europe a -pereasptory rule, that be WOllld MID°
letigt: ac. friends only the enemies so Britain; that
ueqtr dity, cortuerly the bulwark of the weaker
StitteS, amidst the contests of the most powerful)
to longer had anrreal meaning ; 'and that all the
conahinatiOns policy, every feeling of: dignity,
1_ must. disappear before the oumipotence of _arms,
undnitheodina tiv ill.• - r
In the beginniin, of Nov.' 1810, and a ow
-e

atelLarrived from the ,Barati de La-
af Paris. It detailed a.'einitersation
which Int lunl Ii with the Eipperor of the French,
t'le result of v% Lich was, that your :kfajesq,wonld
have to choose netvreen the interraption of your
relati3irs Nviih riance, and a- formal deelayation
of war a2;,..inzlt En; :land. Baron .Aiquier; the
?.I.linister.at Stockholm, -presented a note.
to the battle effect; and dewandel a eategorieal
;.inswer wi:bin fire days, threatening to quit Sere-,
den shouicl ti-ie GOvernment
.not obey the will of
his Master.

" When your iNinjesty, at n moment so urgent;
took' a. view of the 'internal and extem%l sitt:ation
of v,our kingtioni,.,:on saw no 111C:tIli could
voa ttr adopt a freo deckion. The conti-
nental lio‘vers thenrfol!!.;wed iinpulse of
'ranee ;". and toe season of the year rf!rnoved every
hope'. of being assisted by Englinul, in the event
of ti. liingda being uttacked daring the course
of tbe ‘vi..,ter. • The shortness of the terni fixed
for returning all answer, did not admit of ascer-
tainitig the sentiments of thepeighhonring States
wad theresources•of the rcahn, both a ,n,y,lev, and
in the means of defence, v.rer'eso limited; tn.it there
was no flatt,,o'ing pro,pect of being 'able to secure
the integrity and:independence o!' Sweden. The
Prince Royal, penetrated with the necessity of say-
ing the State, imposed silence on his'alletions,and
solemlly deelar,!d, that r:ar Majesty ought to
dismiss all consideration,of his, peculiar. situation,
and of his vast cimnectirus, and that he would
execute with zeal and fideliry WhAever your Ma-
jesty migbtoenjoittfoa' maintaining the hOnotar and
independence Of the kingdom.
" Your Majesty, in;; to reserve for a more
convenient opportunity, the efficacious resource
conveyed in the declaration of the Prince Royal,
einisidered it as ai imperious dirty to yield fur at
moment to the-storm ; flattering yourself that the
Etnperay Napoleon. would not all at once eating;%.
thektst resources of Siveden, by rigorously exact-
ing open hostilities with Great P,i'itain.
HOwever, scarcely ivas the Declaration of
War against England pub!khed,,' and the com-
merce of :Sweden abandoned to the discretion of
the British C4binet, When ithe French Minister
began to develope a plan, piarsned without into .
ruptioh, to clause Sweden to take npon her,t It
the saute obligations, Which lila, e SO
many misfortunes . on the Confederated 'States.—
A considerable body of .Seamen was nti first de-
manded for the purpose at manning toe French
fleet at Brest,—next, n.corps Swedish troops
.to be in the payof illtNiduction into
Sweden of a tarif Of 30 per cent. on colOnial pro-
duce,---and, finally, the establishment of Preach.
dounniers at. Oottenburgh. All these demands
hating been rejected, the consequence was, that
the rucawres of the French G6vernmelit 'towards
Sweden soon assumed ii hostile character!

Shortly after his arrival, .M. l 4 det tipoke of
the necessity of a closer alliance between Sweden
and France.i; 'an:l though he'received Et polite
answer, this reply had !Vl' cfr.:ct. Be. then pro-
pc sred an illkince'lletwvt.'n Denniiirk, a:1:1
the Orand Duoiiylii I.l;rt,aw, under the •protec-
tion and gtrarantec of France. This proposal liad
torits ot3ject to create a Confederatim of the
North, sithilar in its' obliptions and object, to
that ‘vhich 'combined the strength of Germany
under the, ty.ench domination. But Your Majesty
deeming it 'confortnable neitherto your situation
nor your duties to acquiesce, 'the slit proposal for
a separate alliance with. 'France was speedily re-
newed. Though M. Alquier Annotsw2ed only ver-
bally this. desire of 'MS Master, he yet demanded
an ztnsWer in 'writing, and affected to View the
.didiculty of obtaining it as a mark of Indifference
,towards the French system on the part of the
Swedish Government:.

" Your Majesty could doubtless have required,
that a more ample, and especially a written corn=
manication should be made to you, on the subject
of thiS projected allianCe; amt though you luid'
reastib to fear that the demands of ri written an-
swer to a vet !):11 overtUre, had no other object
than that it might he, sheVvn at St. Petershargh,,
to prove tlutt Sweden mei wholly dependent on
France, yet yOn resolved to overlook these con-
siderations, and to neglect. no 'means that' might
excite 4 regard for Sweden in the Fretkeli Em-
peror. A note•waSi.therefore„ sent to the 'Mi.,
nister Alqnier, in which your Majesty di covered
a disposition to establish the must intimate reiit-.
bons with France, to the hope that the canditions
would he compatible with the'dignity and true in-,.
tereats of your
A koder inimedlately declared, that this an-.
saver mennt nothing that., it al3o conveyed the
-impression of. your Altjesty having preViouhly de-
termined to ,remain' independent of the Conti-
. pentad System,; mid When, to In able to give hint
u inure ample reply, be was asked what the Em-
peror required of. Sweden, and what that colon ry
could p1.:m.16e itself in coMpensation for duc new:
satritices which might be the'reSult of the French
,--that Minister confined himself to the ex.
traotdinary answer., that his 'Mister required,
in the first :instance, deeds 'conformable to his
sybtem; arter: which it was possible that what
biS Imperial:Majesty was inclined to do in favour
of Sweden, might ;become the subject of discus-
sion:"

'' in the mean while, the season fit for naviga-
tion arrived, and with it the capture of Swedish.
vesseh; by. French privateers. Your Majesty's
Minister at Paris demanded redress for the inju-
ries doiu. to Sweilsill commerce; representations,
with the same object, wpre addreised to the Mi.
bis answers were impressed with
all the tuar;,s of that character of dictator, which
he hail resolved to play in Sweden.

(TO I 1 continued.)

C RAN C E --4 new made of .iidventure. in the pre-
setit ko 1169 —For only Eighteen likkincasyou
may inuchase the Chance of i Tiliet,,whieli will
entitle the hearer to the whole of nay prize,al4ove
ze2s. As there are Mit 7000 Tickets in this hot-
.tery, only 600 of them can be ilsited in this way,
the remainder wiil bee-sold in Tickets anti Share's
as usual, The difference between a chinice and a
Whole Ticket is this :—Thernrchamer al u diaitce
gives tip the smnil und k entitled Qiily
to the.
.priz,ea froin-1)20,000 to which are,
in fact, the grand object oe. all advenotrvis.,......
The Act of rarliamieut does tint permit Sinkteb of

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LqilDs,

rAIDAY, FEB. 12.
EABT QuEsTIoN.
•
The Earl of atarswfOk-a rose, .bor the purplse
of presenting it Petition from a description of 'per-
Sons, who, whatever might be the final decision
Of Parliament upon :the importi,nt queVion.whiCh
WilS SO soon to be •sunabitted to their considera-
tion, were as intitied to the favOurable atten-
tion of their
,Lordships, .as any class' of per4ons
whose interests were connected with the subieet
to which he alluded : hetmeant the Officers em-
ployed in the naval services ofthe EAst India Cmn-
puny. Many of these ,Gentlemen had received
their education in the Royal Navy from the
gveilt extent to whiih the navy of this, country
otnecessity carried in tittle, of war', they had fotta4
thernelVes, on the return of peace, either altoe-
tilerdeprivcd of the; profession :to whicn they. Id
dedicated some, of the best years of their lives,
from pot being proinot,:id at all to any corontis-
sion, or if' they were fortunate enough to have
obtained the rink of Lieutenant, were disappoint-.
ed of every prospect of- fur,ber ady!lnceinent.
employment. To many Officers in this situation,
naval service of the Company proved a
most honourable refuge; and ,they had, on thc!:•
part, contributed essentially to. support the high
character:which that ,-.Jervieelvid lcn enjoyed fcr
nautical kno.,vledge,, ability,and eour:ige, of which
numerous instances, at no very remote period, ,
had occurrod in the present war. Many instance* .•
Were also. to be foni.d., Of Officers who 'had,ori•-
ginally been educated in the naval service of ti.e
Cinnpany, wifo had entered the Kins.'s navy, and
risen to the highest honours of
.the
Upon thoe grounds Lord ilardwicke trusted,
tkat whenever the 'subject of the Ea.st India Trade
was cli,:cussed, the Petition of the Naval Officers
would be epilid,ered with all the attention to
which it is so well intitled. Ibis Lordship then
moved, " That the Petition to be read, and lie on
time table.
Th e tioll being, f•hortly read, was ordered to .
1k on the table, accordingly.
CATHOLIC et APAP'L .

The Bishop of LoNnoti- presented Petitions
Mainst these front the Arnluleaconries 1-?'ssex,
St. Albans,' and. Colchester, and also from the
Dean .and Chapter of Worcester, which being .
read,. were ordered to lie on the table.
Tire Duke of irriINSTER, in a short maiden
4peech, spoke to. the following effect.:—" 1 do
not rise to oppose the Petitiouiying on the table,'
but I
a;111111XiOtis to
seize the tirst opportunity,
lest 1. should he preVented frbm...attending •the
mail) question, of expressing my firm conviction
of the justice Mid expediency of admitting our -.
ROman CathOlie fellow-subjects to all Abe benefits
of the TAiritisli Constitution. I dill at 'a lo'Ss to
discover what possible interest these petit ioner4ean
Lave in exclnding'so. great a body of my eountrynkm
tront,nil share, in theGovertnnent. lam sure your
Lordships, 'and the country, have a great interest
in giving to thmit theosaute nuitives of attach-
ment ali other Englishmen have: Give "then&
these, and they Will not only he loyal subjects,
but an •tttached and Fateful: people, I live
among them, 'Mid "am ar4ious to bear -my 'testi-
mony to their deserving the tall enjoymeitt of
thoF,e privileges to whis•:ll, as,subjects.. of a grett
and free country, they. are: latided by their
birth."
'lnc Bishop of CniOnnstEn presented aPetition
from tin: Mayor :Ma Corporation of th. City tit
Chichester as did
The Earl of ilArtgwoop, from the Mayor, Biv-
gesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of
pun; both praying -Oat the Catholic (lailos
not be acceded the latter prayjng
flutt the happy Couttitation ;pit' I.te.tiPt,
in t:lntrell and Stine, in:' be preset...ed. u4l-
- to the late it Toster'!,l y,
Lord WALI/NG',ll,Ol ilyesaliCti a Petition to tlie
liLe effect front the 'Mayor and. Corporation of the
Town of Guildford, . •
The Duke of :NoRFOLX. 'took occasion
to-ob-
serve, that a degree of injurious misrepresenta-•
Lion seemed to prevail throughout the country,
%vial respect to the object of the Catlio!ies in their
,application to the L •giSlature. Thoy dial not piny
for or Uu ni uny pi)liticul power----their whole oo-
jeet was just that they may be ninth:Ted ' eitoaide
.
of participating' in the foil. hentAts* of the Co'a,ti-
tutiou, aceorthitg to their respetive tuor;N.
they colt for the' in'estmeot of their liierattl;y
with political power, to! would that 113 it
claim such'as was iininttel to them;
but Ile hoped and trustcd nothiug of the leant ,
would take place:
Vhe above etttiou being read, they ',Nerd
Vel•aily odert4l to lie On the table.
11r. Ilyitul presunted accosuuts fr)lil the •
Commissioners for the 11,,duction
Debt.—(krtled to-lie on the talde. -

of the Members of the, rionnuittee, not having
been able to attend, from',indisposition„ the pro-
eeedings of the Committee hail lre'eirstepped ; he
therefore %visited to` subtoit to tin, douse some
provosi •
tions On the subleet. .
Ibe:..IrEAKICA said, that the Hon. Gentleman'
should first bring up the Report, and then submit
his propositions to the House.
The Report was Wen received.
Mr. CHAPMAN said, that he had seen the Hon.
Meinber (sir Godfrey Webster), who had not
hem able to attend the Meeting of the Committee
on that tray. Having called at the house of the
Hon. Member, be saw him, and found that he
was indeed so very unwell, that it was not pos-
sible for him to have:attended. A Medical Gen-
tleman was thus at hand, 'to report to the House
00 the state of the lion. Gentleman's health.
The,SrEAKLit then ordered the Medical Gentle-
ttfttn (whose name we understood to be Doratt)
should be brought to the liar of the House.—
When this was done, he gdestioned him as to the
state of Sir. G. Webster's health. The an4.verß
of the. Medical Gentleman were—That the illness
of the Hon. Member was si, serious as to Make it
impossible for him to have attended that day ;
that he thought his illness not likely.to be of long
continuance; diat he did not think that be could
he able to attend tile follotving day; but that on
MAnday he would probably be sufficiently re-
covered to be aide to attend, as his illness was
not likely to continue* longer than three or four ii
days.

14441; KECK then proposed to the House,
under the':eiretlinsttuace which had becn,stated,
Ist, Tina the attendance (if SirG.Webster, on that
day tetiould he excused 2d, That the Committee
should adjourn till Monday.
These pr,wositions being: put from the Chair,
wwe agreed 1.0.
A Bill ts) arable the West Middlesex Water
Company to raise a further 'sum of money, was
remi a lirst tiote,;and ordered to be read -a second

_
Mr. Jittixmsoll presented a Petition in favour
of the renewal of the East India Company's
Charter, but we could not hear from Whence the
Petition came, or who were the Petitioners.—Or,
deed to lie on the table.
Petiiion p,:e:iented from Northampton,
niyiait.the Claims Ui the Roman Catholies...4V!
(I,l'o'l tolie on t 4 table.
A'Petition was presented against the Claims of
the Rom in C.:utholica, from tlie town of Bilston,
signed 'only by the. Chairman of the Commitee
lte it was stated .that the Petition had passed
_unanimously in the Conanitee, yet being only
sighed by the Chairman, it was presented as hit
Pctition.—Orderedth lie on the table.
4 Petition.was presented from the same town,
baying its seal
.attached, against the renewal,of
the East India. Company's Charter..LjOrdered to
lie on the table.
Mr. -11,11.:141,1.511 presented a Petition, which re
multi-mood to be from the Parish of Shareditch,
againsrthe-daims Of the Roman Catholics.---Or-
dared to lie on the table.
Several Petitions 'were presented against the
Leather Tax, bat we could not hear who were
:the different petitioners .---,These Petitions were
ordered to lie on the table.
A. Member, whose mane re conic! not learn,
lnave notice,' that on MouttAy he,shonitl move for
eave to' bring in r5..131.11 to amend art Act, passed
iu a.foilner Set:sion, respecting the LOcal

sINECURE BILL.
' Mr..I;A".,IKES said, that lie !tad willingly post-
poned his Motion Until that day, in complianee
with the remit:o: of the Noble Lord the clay lie
tore. Bat h boned tbat the TSZoble Lord did not
,
propose that. postponement, under any.impression
that he would trouble the House; by occupying
much time by the motion which heabout to
It would be iinproper in him to mis-spend
the time of thellouse, by any atgumentB in fa-
our of the moque which he vi(*.S about to pro•
pose, A 3 the matter haq often been discwised on,
fernier occasions, 'Were it scot trotn the cire,um-.
stance of lei being then about to bring forward
the lkolllfc,:heloyv it puw P,oliainekit).lie should
confitied to inaLing the JIIOIIOO situ-
ply, without ally tAcmcoi. w3:11 object of
the Itill..which her wtc,, about to submit to the con
si;leratioil Of the ilOasc, wa3, to haVCOle,ltiahlry,
watt eusurate <<>ith the an' to increase it
to the person who performed the duty of any of-
fice. His pcopositum would.have the advantage
of providing a permanent and ceetain remunera»
tion to persont, who tilled different oftices,, and
whose remuneration. is the present stoic of
things, wa4 caiaal and temporary. This' was the
abuse against Which he Warred.. Ire was follow-
, big the principles of Mr. Pitt, and be only wished.,
the 'House to follow the path which had been
traced out by that great Statesman, and by Air.
14111t--.e. wished the smut: Ot 1;1118 to be em-
ployed in the tegitliniOn 91 :oirie offices, which.
been so successfully matle 1116 of in tithers.--
Ile concluded by moving for leave to bring
Bill to. reguLite and abolish Sinecure Offices and
laces in Beversion.
Lord CoTt.attt,,,,,Gir said, that he had requested
the Elan. Gentleman- to pwrtpone his ntotion*, hot
front any apprchehsiou that the Unit: of the House
would be oceopied by any arginticuts on the.sub-
ject, because he thought it wwild be better to
ler any discussion until. the Bill was before
the House. He thought that the Hon.. Gentle-
Than had taken up a principle in the Bill which
he proposed, that was perfectly novel, 4nid which
could, not be prodnetive of any goOd
As:, however, be laid' in his claim ti. submit Iris t
sentiineats Ori.the subiettto •the house OD trill-
tnre occasiOn,i he would not that time-say any
thing further.: .
On the question heinxput, leave was granted to
bring in the Lill,,