Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-21
Great Britain and Suedsn.
LONDON. Tune 20.

WelE EnOFn TO titc Notlu' fAHo ~ 70 ePP@-
rent he would long since have readily en-
barked Ia the war with Gres; Britain: had
he been supported by Russia. Ino' the
event has not been officially announced, Sc
veral circumstance render II certain, that
a treaty has bsen settled between Great
Britain and Swedea, by which the latter
agrees to furnish $4,000 troops for asubsidy
to be paid by Grezs Britain, the amount OF
which only remained to be settled. Swe-
den demanded two mi:tans sterling. walch
Great Britain considered as too much. The
Prussiau monarch has avowed his detef-
minatIon 10 prevent the execution OF this
treaty ;-as Will appear by the follow
Ing,
PraGan State Paper.
The Baron C Hardenberg, to the Baron
de Brinckham, charge de affairs OF his
Swedish maJes,y.
g BERLIN, Dec. %, 1904.
When his majesty the king Of Sweden,
though, ploper 70 seud sisuf. gen Arm
feIdt to Berlin, with J setter from his Swe-
dish majesty 10 the king, led Sep. 10, to
inquire in what light he considered the pc.
lirlcal situation OF The Nor;h Of l,ermany,
the king ex, ;lained himself upon this sub
icc,, with the Creates freedom TO the Ba'
ron D'Armfeldt, as we'll in his answer of
the 26'h of Sept. as by the medium of the
uadersigued cabinet naipister OF state. The
king declared that as his SYSTEM was 10 pre-
vent, as much as possible the extension of
the war tc the continent; and AZ he had in-
variably prescribed TO h,mseit the strictest
neutrality for the good of his Singdom and
of his neighbors. His majesty would ID
conformity to that SYSTEM employ, every
means in his power, TO prevent the tranquil
lity Of the North of Germany being dlstur-
bed by any person whatever; that bis MAJ
jesty Lad given his explanations on this i'm.
portant obIecs, as well 10 the emperor OF
all the Russlas as to the emperor of the
French, that MS majesty had entered into
mutual engagements IN consequence there
of, and that he could mol aduit or
suffer any hostile attemp on either side,
consequently no armamen! Of any klad ~
Swedish Pom erania.
commune Gated to France, and il is with srue
satisfaction that his majesty on the one hand
received the most positive assurances, by
Baron Armfeldr and VI. Brirckmaa, his
Swedish majesty's charge affairs at his
Court tina, ms SAID malessy had moi any
hostile intention against France, that the
measures taken at Strzlaund were purely
defensive, aud would never have sny oh
view than TO secure himself from an unjust
attack; and ON the other hand, his majesty
found that his endeavors 10 preserve tie
tranquility of he North were not employ.
ed in,vair at Paris.
Nevertheless, the king has just BIZ n
Informed by an oihs'al Note delivered by
the French rainister M Laferest, that
treaty 81 Subsidy is at this raon!cus uege-
cIsting between England and Sweden in
which he latter power offers to mach
$4,000 rsen, and, according TO the state,
INERT OF the expence attendant thereon, de-
mands subsidy Of swo Ni ss,rrlins for
the same, I'D that 1t is only lac amount Of
the subsidy which is still nder discussion.
Although tie king wishes to persuade ais-
sell hat hose facts deserve 40 credit,
facts which are Sc greatly at variance with
the aforementioned assurances; set the
manner in which they are announced, & the
conhrmation received, al least part, by
other advices, place the king under the ne
cessity Of giving his sentiments thereupon.
The undersigned has therefore, received
orders to request TX. De Brinckman, to
ask of his august Sovereign, positive ex.
PLANTATION on this important subiec,, IN con-
fosmity to the mu:uai confidence whic! he
has deemed necessary to establish between
the king and himself.
g The king hopes, his Swedish majesty,
far from wishing to extend the evils Of war
TO, and expose &c danger the tranquility