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London, England, 1808-06-22 00:00:00

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FOREIGN INTELLIGEArCE.

GOTTENRURGH, JUNE io.
Various reports are in circulation here to-day, which
cannot be triked to any source to be depended upon ;
one is, that peace is nerciating between this country
and the Danes, who are said to be heartily tired of
the exactions of the French in Holstein ; another is,
that the Swedish army is withdrawn from Norway.
General Armfcldt, we learn, has been some days id
Sweden ; a short time will clear up these matters.
It is said that, within these few days, a Danish cut
ter has been blown .ip off Bornholm, in an engagement
with the English cutter, the Swan.
Monsieur Alopeus, the Russian Minister, has been
permitted to leave Stockholm, and to embark in a
Swedish frigate at Carlscrona for one of the ports in
the Baltic ; the Russian Consul here is yet kept under
a guard.
Jown 11.— Yesterday arrived the Superb, English
man of war, on board which Admiral Keates has
hoisted his flag, and this morning the African, of 64
gun* having .on board Colonel Nltirrar, with dis-
patches for Sir John Moore, who, it is understood, will
set off to-morrow morning for Stockholm, accompa-
nied,by General Murray and others, for the purpose of
arranging plan of operations for the English army.
• t STOCKHOLM, JUNE 4.
Hit Royal Majesty received the day before yester-
day the following Report from General Baron Arm-
feldt, Commander in Chief of the Western. Army of
the 29th ult.
" Head Quarters, Holmedal, May 29.
" On the 23th instant the enemy surprised a pos?-
.tion of the 2d Brigade, and at first obtained some ad-
vantages over our troops. Some reinforcements were
immediately ordered to join the troops attacked, but
before they arrived the enemy were repulsed with
,considerable
" On the 27th, in the morning, Col. Brandstrom
was also attacked at his head-quarters in Bergstrooni,
but the enemy met with such a wand reception, that
his plan to destroy the. inagazifie in and near that
place; was caftipletelY disconcerted, and he retreated
I.with the utmost confusion. (Signed). .
" G. M. ARMPELDT.",
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' Jots 8.-.-By a report made to hii Mare Sty
Lieutenant-Cplonel Jenssen, under date Of the • 4
instant, it appears k4* Lieutenant Hohnon, with h s
division of gunlboats, and Lieutenant Lazerhjelm,
who cotnmarids the schooner Froja, proceeded on the
23d of last May' e Korpstrem and 1011ingsholm, and
succeededinfanding a detachment of Swedish troops,
which they had on board, and whereby a redoubt
thrown -up, in, the Russians was destroyed, and two
pieces of cannon and 123 stand of arms were taken.
PRIVATE LETTER.
By a for Mer mail you must have received General
Baxhovden's Proclamation to the Yinlanders, threatH
ening every Finnish officer wbo should' follow his
countrymen out of Finland in their retreat, with the
confiscation of his property, &c. ; and the execution
of the Geile'raPs orders was given to Mr; Wibelius,
Governor of Cnopio. The following is an extract of
a letter from the Governor of Cuopio to General Bus-
hoyden, dated. 14th April, in answer to one he re-
ceived, referring him to the Proclamation in question:
" Your Excellency has in a letter of the 2d inst. ordered, that
if contrary to all expectation, any Finnish Officer serving in the
Swedish army,- should follow that army in its retreat beyond the
boundaries of the conquered part of Finland, and not make known
his return, to the Governor of the Province, on or before the 25th
instant, then, by virtue of the Proclamation of the 21st March,
the commission and pay of such officer should be disposed of for
the acconnt of the Emperor: and secondly, that ail his property'
should be confiscated, for which I was to take the necessary steps.
" Now of this Proclamation I know nothing; but your Excel-
lency has publicly, in the name of his Imperial Majesty, assured
us that our laws should be respected, and enjoined nw to protect,
under the laws, all the inhabitants of the province that did not
disturb its tranquillity. Hence it follows that I cannot omit to
mention that the above measure is in direct opposition to our esta-
blished law of 1734, where, in chap. xi. sec. 4, it is expressly sta-
ted, that no person cam forfeit the right of another, but that every
one. has to answer for himself. Thus, if the Officers whom duty
and allegiance now join to the Finnish army, have forfeited their
property for a crime hitherto unknown to them, it cannot be con-
sonant with our law that their wis es and creditors should be pu-
nished for the offences of their husbands and debtors, or that they
should ;tide their rights. The confiscation which you have ordered
me to execute fills the whole country with despair.

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the head of which stands his Excellency's name, and "[request of your Excellency!sjikice and reflect 11'not a proper opportunity
that of the Collector of his Majesty's Customs,' C. woe he sufferings which this measure would inflict on to.")•
many in. ' any decision on the question of Mr. Palmer's claim t
et families in Finland.
Grant, Esq. for 10001. sterling each—an exam and he concluded by moving, " That the House do
sitreYdouurcl.lhactlieter know the laws of honour: you have ao.
of munificence worthy the imitation of the Charitable celebrity, and sure yea could not respect a nati oh 1 tioviLolouHrnA.'R'
and humane, to whom it has pleased God to di'. (gat d;dmnot‘valne justiee, h urly der irtue ROWBY
that
with the Noble
pence the blessings of wealth or independence. With ti is my sacred duty to keep' , and.to defend tom Earl who.spoke last, that tt was not a proper time
unfit r the laws, and that I wish to do, as an honest man, to the ,
respect to the source of this dreadful calattiky, we f
it; but at that is no longer poarble, then my conscience shall , to discuss the subject, and spoke gener.llly against
have not only the concurrent testimony of the. inha- ow me to misfortune, to beggary, or
hto the grave; pod al. toe BM.
bitants of Frederick-street, who were most contiguous though worn out as I antis sr:rda--1 Lcrd ERSKINE contended that nci case had been
oats service. and bornt downthroughby e s and sorrows, Y"
to the flames, but of Dr. Schaw himself, who has," trade oat which provedtbat Mr. Palmer had in tirred
1 sbal not go off the stage with execras;logn.
confessed befbre authority, that the first know- "gatitln that. . ,
" %can ju,.., any foife tureelthe claims arising out of the original
(Signed)
ledge he had of the fire was its bursting in at the " Cuss*, April 14, tans.- agreement, and that supposing the Comptrollership
windows of his back gallery from the out.oiE ces in Aficr Cuopio was taken by the Swedes, this an• with the ptr tentage =lma, Co have been '
granted
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