Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-06
sWEDEN

From the Lisbon NsrcRrle Las''"""
the eth and stA March, 1919
R.aort made to the King Of S7uede" oy
ais Minister Of State, asd Of fore,ga
affairs, Published BY order OF ms lna-
jesty.
S1RE-The day of complying with the
order that your majesty gave me OF pre-
ssn,ing you an sAposl,ien OF the poN''-
cal relations that have existed Tor more
than two years, between Sweden and
France, has arrived.
Nothing honors so much a nation as
the publicity that the government gives
TO its diplomatic acts, and nothing oet'es
consolida.es the harmony OF the monarch
with his people, than the open comma,
nication Of political secrets. Inc sooa
patriots will view the actount that ysur
majesty commands me to glvs' as nc"
proof of the esteem that the soYereis
feels for their ipformston, and OF me
love that he bears to his country. Inc
na,;cn will know BY the adjoincd decu.
ments, and which your majesty would
have published. The conduct that the 60.
verpment observed during the ainody
| tragedy Of the devastation OF Europe
The relations of Sweden with Great
| Britain had not vet come to open hostl'
nies a, the end of November OF 1870
The commerce Of Sweden, though less
active, principally on account OF the
peace Of Paris, was not entirely inter
rupted; such wa. the moderation ol tue
English cabinet.
The marks Of i'll will on the part OF
France, which, in the year 1910, tre-
ouently tended to serious pretsnsions,
seemed at first to relate solely to the RI.
goreus observance of the principles OF
the continental system in Pomerams /;
but shsy wore afterwards openly directed
against Sweden, and went oven to wish
TO exclude the Americans from our
ports. However, your majesty attained
preventing these consequences by dint Q.
moderation and perseverance.
Ye, it was 20 be presumed that this
happy situation wonid not conilpus;
therefore Sweden prepared to recruit aer
forces, debili,a,ed by aterriblo war. The
Emperor Napoleon had established, as
the insiolable rulo for subjusated Ea-
rope. to acknowledge only as friends the
enemies of Great Britain that neutrali-
|. ", the ancient bulwark OF free states IN
the strife of The powerful, had now no
meaning and that all the combinations
of politics and sense of dignity, enc with
tho power Of the arms, and by the ire
sistibIo will of him who thus resolves It.
In the beginning OF November OF Isio,
few days before the separation of the
states of the kingdom, despatch ofthe
Baron dc L gerbyelke arrived from Pa
ris. 1t contained the details of an IN
teryiew that he had had with his ma es-
ty the emperor OF the French, from
which i, resulted that your majesty vas
to resolve to break the relations with
France, or formally to DECLARE war a
eainst England The minister OF France
in Stockholm, Baron de Alqnier, pre-
sented note a, the same time to the
same purpose, aud required decisive
answer within the term % FIVE days, oh
serving that he shoeld leave Sweden, it
the government did not acceds to the
wishes of his master.
In such critical circumstances, your
| majesty took into consideration the OK.
ternal and internal situation of the kiEg,
dem, and saw no means OF adopting
free resolution. This powers ofthe cen
| tinent followed at that time the vii! a
| France, and the season took away al
| hope of deriving cny assistance from
Eng land, i'll case tie kingdom sheud be
attacked in tho, course of tie winter.
Within the time assigned for an answer,
it wa. Impossible to know the disPosl-
tons of tie neighboring states; and the
resources Of the kingdom were SO il'rlt'
ed, both in money and means OF defence
that it was not possible TO expectJadi-
ciousiy 10 support the integrity and IL
betty of Sweden. His Royal Highness
tho Crewn Prince, convinced Of the ne;
cessity of saving tho states, imposed u.
lence on his affections, and solsmniy de-
clsred that your majesty ought not 70
have any regard to his particular posi-
tons, or to his former relations, and that
he would execute, with adelity ard zeal
whatever your majesty should command
him, for the glory. preservation and the
independence OF the kingdom,
Your majesty reserying fora more op-
perfume season the efHcacious resource
contained in the declaration Of his royal
hiehne.s the Crown Prince, Judged 1t
then an imperious necessity to yield to
the storm, hoping that the Emperor Ns-
peleon would not iespsrdze the last re.
sources of Swedea, BY vigorously exact
ing open ho,tilities against Great Britain
! The declaration Of war had hardly been
published against England, and the Sws-
| dish commerce. lett abandoneS TO the dis.
erection Of the British cabinet, when the
Ereorh miniSter bersn to deyeiODe q