Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-31
TUESDAY, MARCH 81.
STOCKHOLM, January 9.

himself able to resume the functions of 60
vernment,g his Majesty thought proper, IN
conformity to his resolution transmitted to fils
ROYAL FIighness the Crown Prince, to appoint
the seventh of this month for that purpose.
For this purpose ailthe members OF the coun-
Gil of state, aud the secretaries OF state, at
half past ten O'Clock on that day, waited upon
his royal highness the crown prince, when ms
cxcellency count Gyttenborg, minister OF the
Judiciary department, explained to his royal
highness the sentiments OF respectful esteem
and gratitude, with which the members OF the
council were filed, during the time hathis royal
highness had directedsthe national, affairs, which
sentiments never should forsake them. His
royal highness was pleased to reply to the adj
dress, in the most gracious terms, and where
upon the crown prince, accompanied by the
aforesaid lords and geatlcmen,Arepaired to his
royal majesty to whom he readthe statement OF
the public business, hereafter following in
this paper, from the l7th Of March last. His
: royal majesty, oyer-pomered BY the most live
" SENSATIONS, embraced the crown prince,
and declared he could not express al that his
heart felt OH this occasion towards him, but
lift the internal satisfaction which his royal
3 h;shness must derive from past times, to tell
him all that his royal majesty's gratitude sad
thewelifoundede establishment Of MS kingdoms
welfare require towarGs him.
SPEECH
Addressed by his Royal highncss the Prince
Royal,totheHins, upon his Iajestys resum-
inc the government ofthe kingdom, Oh the
75h January 1912.
6 SiRE--My most ardent wishes have been
f.,6lled-the re-established health of your
majesty, again enables you to resume the go
yernnlent Of the kingdom.
= isl & I can appeal to your own heart to Judge
of the delightful emotion mine experiences,
IN replacing between the hands ofyour mejes-
ty. an authority, the prolonged exercise OF
which has constantly kept before me the dan
which threatened our days.
6 Notwithstanding The daily reports which |
have acknowledgements majesty, bothrespecting
the exterior S interior situation Of the stale,
nevertheless consider Y .''y duty 10 pront b.
the present occasion, 50 Important for me up
on ali the accounts, to present your majesty
WITH rapid sketch OF them.
s. When your majesty decided upon en-
brscing the Continental policy, aud declared
war against Gleat Britain, Sweden had got
clear Of an unfortunate contest; her wounds
were still bleeding 1t was necessary to- her
RI make new, sacrifices, at moment even
when she lest one OF the psincipol branches
Of her public revenue /; the wnole .! that pro-
fnssd by the customs beng nearly annihilat-
ed.
sFn defiance of the insulated situation Of
Sweden, She has performed Tor the interest OF
The common cause, ytIt that co0id be exnected
from people faithful 70 ,Iieir engagements
moro than 100000 Of rx dollars have been
EXPENDED IN recruiting the army and placing
in : state Of defence tire coasts OF our islands,
our fcrtresses, ard our feet.
81 viii not di>scmble from your majesty,
that our commerce has been reduced to SIM
bic coasting trade from port to port, and has
ereatiy suffered from this state OF war; Pr
yateers under friendly flags, against which it
would have been injurious TO have adopted
measures of safety and precaution, have taken
advantages OF cur confidence in treaties, to
caDsure, one after another nearly SO OF our
merchantmen bit at last, Sire, your fotilla
received o.tiSrs to project the Swedish flag, &
the Just commerce oIyoar subjects against pi-
racies, which could neith&r be authorised nor
ayowed by any government.
wThe Danish crUizers have given much
cause for complaint ON our part; bot the evil
decreases daily, and every thing leads us to
think the lawful commerce OF Sweden will not
be any longer DISTURBED BY them, and that the
relations of good ghborhoodship will be
more and more strengthened
se The cruisers under the French hae have
given an unlimited extension TO their letters
K of marque the injuries Which they have done
us have been The object Of our complaints -
the Justice and LOYALTY of his majesty the en-
poror OF the Frehch nave guaranteed their re-
dress.
g The projections given by friendly govern