Star.
London, England, 1814-09-07 00:00:00

GOTTEN.BURGH MJIL.

IaROCI.AMATION OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN TO THE
NORWEGIANS.
Noiwacaans—When upon the dissolution of
your union with Denmark, we took upon ourself the
direction of the affairs of Norway, it was to prevent
-your beloved country from being torn to pieces by
civil war and factions. Your wishes called us to the
throne of Norway ; we.obeyed the call. Your con-
fidence and your good cause demanded. our partici-
pation. We resolved to make every personal sacri-
fice in order to secure-to you those benefits.
" It is true we were aware of the dangers which
threatened your hopes and ours in such an unequal
contest ; but we could not possibly conceive that the
*oat powerful States of Europe would combine, to
+Oppress a noble and innocent people, whose reasonable
wish.was liberty, and whosoonly desire was indepen-
dence.
fi Meanwhile; Sweden's powerful Allies informed
tlyieleir Envoys, that the union of Norway with
was irrevocably determined on. It is known
Wive that we were willing to sacrifice our personal
happy situation, if the great assembly of the nation
eixonld find it conducive to the happiness of the nation;
but you likewise know, that the conditions upon which
an armistice was at that time offered, were such that
we could not-accede to them till the fortune of-war
bad been tried, because they were contrary to the Noll
d irnental laws.
44 We saw with regret that our sincere endeavours,
to avni4 a wit-in the North were fruitless.
The extensive frontiers and sea-coasts of Norway
made it necessary to divide the troops. Sweden made
great exertions to arm at different points, and in the
tincortainty on what part of the kingdom the attack
might be expected, from which we could cover the
interior provinces of the kingdom, and at the same
time hasten to the assistance of such points as were
threatened or attacked. In all these respects Glotn:
men seemed to present the most advantageso;
• " On being informed of the enemy's invasion by
Idesletten and Swinnesund, we hastened to collect a
corps at Rackestadt, in order, by an attack from that
fide, jp stop the farther progress of the enemy; but
the -afrx pec ted surrender of Frederiekstadt obliged
us to take a position on the Glommen, the enemy
baviog obtained a secure passage, so that the road to
Christiania might be forced. The enemy being su-
perior at sea, had it in his power, by frequent land.'
lags, to turn our right flank. A long blockade by
the English and Swedish naval force had hindered us
from furni hing dur magazinekin a sufficient manner:
they were nearly exhausted, and want of the first ne-
cessaries threatened to break that courage. which the
loperior.force of the enemy could not bend. The
Deputies from the Diet were not received by the Eng-
lish Ministry, and therefore returned without any
trape of assistance br a relaxation of the inimical
measures-ot that kingdom.
46 Under these circumstances Sweden proposed an
• armistice ; of the two fortresses, the occupation Of
:which by Swedish troops had been refused in the fie-
gociatarins that were broken off, one was already in
their hands, and the other cut off from all relief and
bombarded. The fortune of war had declared against
us, and the continuation of the contest would, in such
circumstances, have led only to the total ruin of our
country.
" To prevent this, and to give the nation an op.
portfolio of learning the conclitis•n of the kingdom by
a meeting of the Diet, we repeated our offer of vo-
lootattly retiring nom that happy aituition to which
your confidence had called us. •
40 Th. Armistice and Convention of the 14th inst.
were signed, and in consecuence thereof, we have by
our IttsCripl of this day, directed to the Chief Magis-
trates; wised an Extraordinary Diet to be summoned ,
to meet at Christiania, on the Fridays the 7th of'
October, this year.
" acibired People of Norway :—Only imperious
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