Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-30
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" EDIoft 0PIRIX.

SWEDLSH SPIRIT.
4 Russian courier was arrested on
the 9TH nit. on the Swedish territories
with dispatches for N. ALorEUs, the
Russian Minister, at Stockholm. These
dispatches have been published by the
Swedish government, with notes and
comments, u mode a. AT0mteur.
They are introduced by spirited pre-
face, II which the motives for the arrest
OF M. ALoPEUs, ere justified. The
dispatches (six III nuInber) are various
letters from Russian Ministers TO Rus
sian officers. On an expression in one
oil them, which says, il still depended
on the King (of S7gedcs) to preserve
harmony between the two States, the
Swedish government remarks, in a
note -" The Russian army was to
enter Finland before the Russian Dec
lafation could be delivered, and ofcourse
therefore before an answer could be
received. Yet they have IT, impudence
70 speak Of harmony-And they praise
50 much the Prince Royal of Denmark
for having refused to treat with Eng
land after hostilities-and yetthey pro-
pose it to the King OF S7grden. Contra
dictiuns, bad reasoning, and falsehood,
are the usual conconitants Of inius-
tee"
From the other letter it appeared,
that NJ. ALoPEUs had sent to Russia
lists ofthe Swedish navy, and promised
others Of the Army -" His plan, no
doubt" adds the Swedish note, " was
20 revoluuonize Szuede77, as it was at
tempted to revoluionize Finland. Can
a Sovereign so far forget himsilf! To
descend 70 the obscure paths of treason
and corruption +; to sacrifice the res
pect due by every lawful Sovereign to
the tics that unite subjects to their Gov
ernments-such are the examples af-
forced in an Empire composed Of ten
different nations that hate each other"
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The following Instruction, 10 the Com.
manders Of his Hajesty's ships Of war and
pr GERS, will, we believe appear in the
Gazette OF this evening.
GEORGE r..
(" Instructions 20 the Commanders Of our
Sihs Of liar and P,1uaseers. Gil
zen az ouf Court az UTndsor, Me nh.
Day Of .4'ly7l, in the ferry eighth Year
g oar retgh.
" Our viii and pleasure is, that you
10 not interrupt any Neutral Vessel la
den whh Lumber and provisions, and
going 70 any Of our Colonies, Islands,
Or settlements, in the NYest-Indies, or
South America, to wLomsoever the
may appear TO belong, and
notwithstanding such VesselsNmay not
have regular Clearances ard Docu-
ments on board and i'm case any ves-
SCI shall be rnct with, ard being on fEer
due course to the alledged Port OF des-
tinaticn, an indorseme1.t-afail be made
on one or more OF the principal Papers
Of such Vessel, specifying the destina-
ton alledged, and the place where the
vessel was so visited. And in case any
vessel so laden shall arrive and deliver
her cargo AZ any Of our Colonies, Isl
snds, or Settlements aforesaid, such
vessel shall be permitted to receive her
freight, and to depart, either in ballast,
or with any goods that may be legally
exported in such vessel and to proceed
to any unblcckaded port, notWithstand-
ing the present hosdlitiss, or any future
hostilities which may take place and
a passport for such purpose shall be
granted to the vessel by the Governor,
or other person, having the chief civil
command in such colony, island, or set
Element.
The following summary Of late European In
teiligence, is extracted from the CcntireL
Of Wednesday last:
The attention Of Europe appeared
attracted towards Swedcn.-GUsTAvUs
ADoLPHUs, with a spirit bordering up
on temerity, was putting his enemies
at defiance /; exposing their Tniscon-
duct, and making serious preparations
to resist not only the threatened inva-
ders from Zealand, but to meet the
Colossus Qffhe North, on the frontier Of
Fia C1vefieh Io7oi1iCne Nctbi,c- Ja-