Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-20

themselves will be forthwith ordered ou
lof the country
| .Hhfroaehiasr x5tturs If RaSsiG aud Sue
iden - By so t private letters which haNt
been brought by the GottemSurgh mail, ant
which have subse quently been delivered,
would seem chat Russia and Swede'
were upon the point OF an immediate rup-
'ture. While tie king of Sweden ~as IL
the Is and Of Rugen, :. Russian chaubs ilaii
had arrived, WHO w"s confidently repo, Sst
70 be The bearer of most important dls.
patches wrs generally stated, and tul-
Ily bsteVed at G0tteu burgh, that the EN-
iperor Aiexandc had dem andtd of the King
OF Sweden, that he should pledge ms royal
word that the Swedish navy should remain
III CariscFona, and in no event whatever
should act III concurrence with the English
! Beet. The RussISn Chamberlain, accord
| ing to report, was commanded TO retuI u
WIKI the absolute answero hekiug of Swe-
J den; which answcr is stated To have been
III suos' ance, that the kIng OF Sweden, as
an independent Monarch, was master OF
ms own actions and that h aliian,e with
England imposed obligations which he
should have no scrupte to fluff! WHEN re-
CURED We do not hesitate to express our
most absolute conviction, that our success
at Copenhagen will be followed by ID Rus
there VIII be no alternative.
Sept. so.
DECLARATION.
His Majesty owes to himself and to Eu-
rope a frank exposition Of the motives
Which have dictated his late measures IN
the Baltic.
II Majesty had delayed this exposition
only IN tile hope Of thai more amicable ar
rangement with the court of Denmark 4,
which it was As uajesty's first wish and
endeaYer 10 obtain, for which he was rea.
dy to Ike great efforts and great saCrifi-
ces and of winch ne never !, ST sight even
| IN the moment Of the most decisive hostl;i-
Ity.
Deeply as III disappointment of this hope
| las been felt by MS majesty, he mas the Con-
ISOLATION o. rejecting that 10 exertion was
'eit untried or his part to produce differ
| ent result And while he laments the cru
II necessity whl CHI has obliged him TO have
| recourse To acts OF hostility against "a natl
on with which it was his majeSty's mes,
earDes. desire to have established the re-
lations of common htercsl anu alliance !;
lie majesty feels Confident that, in the eyes
| VI Europe and 81 the world, the Just tic-t.Ou
| OF his Conduct wili be iCGnd in tae cOiuman-
! ding and ind spenSIbIe duty, paramount 20
| al others amongst the Obligations OF a so.
versign, OF providing, while there was yet
time, tor the immediate security of his peo-
PIE.
| HIS majesty had received the mosy
POSITIVE Information of the determination
of che present ruler OF France 10 occupy
with military force the territory OF H0!-
steiu-tor the purpose of exc uoing Great
Britain from all her accustomed channels
o. communication with the Continent; ui
linciuuing or compelling The court of Den
mark To close the passage of the Sound a
gainst the British commerce and navigate
ION and of ~ ling himself of the ala of
The DANISH NJ .tiae Tor the invasion of G
Britain and 81 ireland.
\ Confident 40 his majes'y was of the au-
thOrity OF the sources from which tliis inte'.
gence WIS derived, and r6r,ned in the
icYedlt which he gave 10 1t, as p.ell by the
InOtoriOus and repeated declarations of the
l'ncmy, and ny his recent occupation Of the
nwns and territories of other neuIral
states; as by the preparations actual y
made for collecting hostile force upon the
rcnucrS Of his Danish rnsjesi, 5 continual
dOminlon5, his majesty would yet willingly
have iorboTne 20 act upon this intelligence
luntii the compieat and practical disclosure
IT The plan had been made manifCft 20 all
the world
i fils maJt sty did fnrbeaT, as long as there
could &c doubt Of the urgency Of the dan.
d lger, or a hepe Of az tffectu counteracti-
on 20 il, III the means OF IN the dispositions
! IS Denmark.
But his majesty could not but reccllstl
{ lthatwheD, a the close of the former war
e he court Of Denmark engaged IN hostile
icon .ederacy against Great Britain, the Il
lpology ctierea by the court fer so uniustii.
= tbie an abandonment Of "A neutrality whici
] lnls majesty had never ceased 20 respect
vas funded on its avOwed inability to re
i ssJ the operation Of external influence
20 and the threats Of a formidable neighbor
I ing power. His majesty could not bu
= lCompafe the deg &c OF influence, which a
that Ime determined the decision Of Ia,
court q Denmark, in violation Of postiy,
To- engagements solemuiy contracted but 81,
Imonths beioie with the Increased cuera
. luou which France had now the rlaG o
lgivinS TO the same principle ef iutimIdatl
,t ION with Kingdoms PROSTATE At her ieet
and with the population Of nations uudc
O. her banners.
Nor was the danger less imminent thai
- lceftain Already the army destined 70
the invasion of Holstcih " assembling q
r, the violated territory ct Neutral han,burgf
And, Holstcin once occupied the island {
3 Zealand vas al the mercy Of Frrct, an
n the navy O Denmark Il her d possi.
rc II IS true, British force might nav
IA frtfuI ita yvaV int che p4ftfr .r,r ,I.o,Ls