Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-28
FOREIGN ARTICLES.

from which we copy the following art''
clc,. The Proclamation of CHARLES
JOAN, on ascending the thrones OF Swe'
den and Norway, will he cad with inte'
rest:- E.E. Fork CoR .4dr,
In the house Of commons on Monday
the Cd inst Lord p llmerton, Submitted
the army estimates for the current year
1t appears from his estimate, that the re-
duction in the exrence of the army. com
pairing the present with tn past year,
would amount to lS8.Oo0i. while the to-
tai reduction Of the charge in all the de
partuenis connected with our military
establishment, would be no less than
44s,0OOi. The diminu,ion in the effective
number of men that was II be maintained
was estimated at 22,000l, On the other
hand there were some augmentation OF
our military expenditure. An increase
of Il. 0OO!. would take place in The char
ges Tor the volunteer corps, principally
arising from additional allowance to that
description of force. But, the most ma
terial increase arose from extended claims
upon Chel. ca and Kelmainham hospitals,
which wouid create an excess Of 10 ,0Wa
Rum rs are in circulation OF distur'
bane 5 having brnke out 10 S~eden, N
cor euuence Of Bernadotte having sue
ceeded to the th'one of 'hst kingdom
|, is Announced, as III .iai, N the ~.
Utica circles o. Paris, ttat he + pe'nrs
Of Aus ria ant Russia, with the King OF
Prus -, aud Duke de Richelitu. and
Lo-. Cast ereagh, ar to meet Dussel-
DOR m 'hr course of next sntuWn, for
what object is unknown.
London. March 4
Bv letters fron, P,is, it Ape r., that
a confide belief is entertained there, OF
a treaty having been actually concluded
be;we- the allied sovs' eign' 4 France,
70 he evacuation Of the T 'ench terri ory
b, the army o. occupation in the dp-
preaching summ'r, and for the arrange.
mems Of the dents ,iue 70 the allies The
81 N fixed IS sad I, be so millions Of an
But.s Tor Xix hsndred ml!i"Ds Of { ancs)
BET reen "a ani s5 ,ilion> sterling.
Hugh M'Caba John Herman, and
James Campbell, were tried On thesi of
March fnr .he murder Of IN Lynch ia
miy. They we're found guilt, and SEN
fenced 10 be hum.
Count Platnf, the celebr ted Hetmap,
Of the cossack., died short time since
at Soyutscher Rask.
SWEDEN.
A Hamburg aal arrived Yesterday
evening with papers 70 the 10 h instant
Thew brig affirmation of the death of
Charles XIII, VI Sweden; aud Of the uB.
disturbed accession of the crown prince.
The late sovereign expired Oil the even
IN o. the 5th. The council Of state vas
Immediately assembled, and the crown
prince having sigaed the declaration pre-
sctioed by the constitution, the MEM
bers of the council, with the civil and
military authorities. took the oath OF al
legiance 10 their new sovereisr, Charles
John. On the 9th NJ was proclaimed
king in the usual fo,ra. Next day a
pleuary meeting OF the diet was held, to
which the king and prince Oscar, with
the great officers Of state, repsired in so
lemd procession. Being seated on the
throne he recel' ed the oaths Of allegi.
ance Of the ioui IS ates of the aim /; the
ceremony commencing with Prince Os-
car, who, thereupon, with the land mar
sha', archbishop, and the two e,her
SPEAKERS, kissed hands. Ills majesty
then retl med t. his apartments in pro
ce,sinn, amid.t he CRIES Of " long i've
the king" On the following day the
cour,-muurning CONNIE ced TO- he late
sO,e eign.-rhe following is the Drocia-
nation passed by the new king
"We, Cha les John, b The G ace OF
GIL, K ny Of Sw eden and Mr. o., &C.
to all our faithful subjects wig aid
dwelling in sweden. g--e,ing.- rs we,
in consequence. of The nr poa' # our 'a'e
beloved a h., cur august king and owe.
rel n, Carries Ill. TO the estates OF the
kiuyd0m Of Sweden. were unanimously
chosen on the 2lst t lugu {, 1870, hls
successor IN the Swedish thr,Ur, ard st
the same time in It d oy the unanimou
voice of the king and tae people, accept.
ed this honorable call, thong h attt nded
with great responsibility. We felt a
paTucula, inpul thereto, in the events
wholly foreign 10 US, MACH decided y0u'
choce and which, without our hav ne
had any share in them. solely directed
yoir free and independent reso!ut ous.-
We we're thereby taken frau tn t repOse
which nad been our sole am, aud mre.
diateIy or our arrival here yoar deceased
kig. received US with the dearest proof:
o. confidence and friendship. ard adopt