Star.
London, England, 1819-06-12 00:00:00

THE EX-KING OF SWEDEN.

The following Letter, with the signature of Gus-
TAVUS, the Ex-King of Sweden, has just been made
public :
't Many Journals having inserted articles concerning Prince
GustrAs ma of Gustavus Adolphus the Fourth (Gustafsson),
fornikr King of Sweden, it is necessary to explain what has been
said respecting this young Prince, and the Public ought no
longer to be ignorant of all the unlawful and unjustifiable trans-
actions of the last three years.
" It is time to make known that secret intrigues were em-
ployed to separate the Prince from his father, to whom be owes
not only the attachment and respect that nature inspires us with
for our parents, but moreover, a feeling of personal gratitude
towards his father, who had made over to him a great part of
the considerable property devolved on him from his mother of
blessed memory, the defunct Queen of Sweden, and the remain-
der. of which he divided among his other children.
" Prime Gustavus's father, who gave year 1812 was sepa-
rated trom the Queen, his Consort,e her, as the mother of
his children, the most unequivocal proof of his confidence by
trusting to her Majesty, not only the education of the Princesses,
but that of Prince Gustavus also; however, under three condi
Lions, viz. let, that their education should be conformable to
the religion in which they were born : 2d, to the rank they hold
in the world ; and 3d, to the duties they may one day be called
upon to fulfill.
" The Queen afterwards received a new mark of confidence
from her former Consort, by his giving up to her the administra-
tion of .she above-mentioned inheritance, relinquished in favour
of his children, which was paid by the Swedish Government, and
placed at the disposal of her Majesty.
" but from that moment she seemed resolved to act abso-
latelfcontrary to the tenour of the conditions prescribed to her,
exactly in the same manner as her son, who agreeably to such:
was on his corning of age, (1. e.) at seventeen, to present himself
to his father, and concert with him as to his future destiny, but
refused so doing at the time, declaring himself incapable ; and
rejecting the importunities of his father, kis friend and benefactor.
" Instigated by his Royal Mother, hexsisted in disobeying
the repeated orders of his Sire, alleging aa reason, that he had
promised his .Mother, upon his honour, not to leave her until he
had attained his twenty-first year—a singular example of a young
Prince, who, refusing his majority,
actsac with the disobedience
that a son might more rtadily do if eof age. It would
be revolting, and contrary to nature, to charge thii once so vir-
tuous and obedient a son entirely with such an offence—it would
be even unjust to say, before it could be evidently proved, that
the Queen Mother of this Prince had acted only from herself ;
yet, it must be known, that she bestowed her confidence, and
still more, committed the charge and education of her son, with
which she alone was entrusted, into the hands of a Calvinist, of
a Republican, and stranger; who, moreover, possesses no ac-
knowledged title that could distinguish or recommend him in
any way for the sttuation of Prince Gustavus's Governor.
" Let nobody allege the name of the famous Laharpe, on the
side of that of the Emperor Alexander, to prove a paradox ; for
Laharpe was but Alexander's teacher, and not his governor.
Let ho one abuse any more the name of the Emperor Alexan-
der, by representing it in family dissensions, as it cannot appear
consonant with the dignity thaa characterises a great Sovereign.
" It has been said in the pzettes lately, that the Emperor of
Russia bad appointed Prince Gustavus Governor of one of his
-Provinces ; at another time, that he was going to England, with
the Emperor's permission, to finish his studies, and to by al-
lowed by him 5E2,000 sterling for the expenses of his removal,
which would indicate that the prince had not a sufficiency to
provide for it himself.
Let us, therefbre, put a stop to so many weakly grounded
novelties, and endeavour, at least to develope the truth, and
not believe it possible that the Emperor Alexander would carry
ffissimulatiin so far as not to gives any advice at all to Prince
Gnstavits's Pantie'. of Ids good Ittetitions towards his sop, while
be la in' ;Wind absictt far the tirmittatiliti of the mine sou's
cifsobe4ionce. (Signal) ." G. A. GUSTAISSON.
" Bask, hut, 1819.