Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-12


fsoutiers ADD the capital itself were perfect,
~ defenceiess all the provinces lost 10 the
reigo OF Charles XII. should BE- restored
20 Sweden. aud thai besides any ears of toe.
Rasslan empire should be procured to iEie
king which he should require.
g His royal majesty is lar from claiming
any praise for having rejected such offers J;
but his right ofexpecting honorable proceed
ings from the power spared, was strengthened
by his conduct. The secret articles Of the
treaty of Tisit, which were first suspected,
and afterwards acknowledged by the Russian
ministry. began to appear. The terrific nea-
sures of France to them III the whale CONT
nent of Europe, and shut it against the Eng
lish had commenced to DC carried into effect,
and 20 spread misery and want from port to
port, and throughout continental Europe from
state TO state.
g The government was permitted to act &C.
coraing to it's own Judgment and experience,
and no medium acknowledged between vassals
and foes peace meant contederacy /; contede
racy, subsection and principles laws and
systems, were dictated by France to her So
styled allies, who humbly receive them from
Paris, unniindfal Of the wounds which they
should inhict on tbs common welfare.
" Preparations for rupture with England
were made in Petersburgn as early as last au
turnn, and merely Convenient season was
waited for 10 carry them into execution, waen
by a note OF tile6th ofOctober it was proposed
to his MAJESTY to cooperate In the same mar
ner as in 1850. in all attemFtso slut tneBaltlc
CT,o;,r, Hing oF WAY
His royal majesty returned for answer,
under date of the 18Th November, that as
long as the French government was lording
i oyer SO consi 4erabie part Of the south
ern ports of the Baltic, and practising It's
exclusive system, there could be ID trsi!-
guilty in the Baltic, wherefore his imperial
majesty must first prevail on the French to
Quiz them and as the above demand WAS re-
peated On the 18th Of the same month, and
compliance was required, as an obligation
arising from the convention OF the year 1880,
it was fully stated Ill reply given the 2lst OF
January last, thatby the convention concluded
between Russia and England in the year 1901,
and to which Sweden acceded by express de-
sire Of Russi.,, and under her own guaranty,
the former armed neutrality was done away
that his majesty then entered into direct en-
gaeements with England, which he could not
in Justice violate, as long as that power CONT
nued to fulfil them OH IT'S part that along
with the former armed neutrality, the stlpuia-
tion 10 shat the Baltic naturally fell to the
ground, a stipulation which was the less fitted
forthe present circumstances, as tie former
Danish navy, then reckoned upon, cid no
longer exist: and as England had besides
opened passage through the Great Belt, bat
that as Sweden was not at liberty 10 contH-
butte with al armed force to preserve Tranquil
hty in the Baltic, she would endeavor to CD
tain by negotiation with England, that the
latter should send thither 10 ships Of war un-
less some other power should lenuer that
measure necessary by hoStllilcs committed III
that sea.
I" / hat Sweden should serve Russia for a
buwarl, since she had bcen pleased to pro
woke England that Sweden should sacrifice
her feet and her trade to protect Cronstadt,
was certainly asking TOO much. Hostile pre-
parations now Immediately commenced on
tie Russian frontiers, His royal majesty
looked still with Indifference on them rs long
as no grievance had been stated to hin, and
no claim preferred.
" TIE offer 10 obtain by negotiations the
tranquility Of the Baltic, opened prospects for
peace and profit for Russia, and for the whole
North of Europe, and therefore assuredly
could not be refused. The ports of Russia
could thus have continued their trade undls-
turbed, and this trade could not but prove ex-
tremely desirable to his imperial majesty, at
ter an unfortunate war, and still more un
fortunate peace. The offer was made Oh the
supposition of England's consent, which there
were strong grounds to expect aud his ma
Iesty hoped to obtain it, before the English
Heet, which was so much dreaded, should be
able to reich tie Baltic. A direct answer to
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