418 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



and to prevent the further effusion 

 of human blood; that our invading 

 armies may be forthwith recalled 

 within our own territories ; and 

 that every effort of our rulers may 

 be speedily directed to the attain- 

 ment of a just and honourable 

 peace ; that mutual confidence and 

 commercial prosperity may be again 

 restored to our distracted and suf- 

 fering country ; and that by an up- 

 right and faithf'ul administration of 

 our government, in the true spirit 

 of the constitution, its blessings 

 may be equally diffused to every 

 portion of the Union. 



In the House of Representatives, 

 June 14, 1813, read and accepted. 

 Sent up for concurrence. 



Timothy Piglow, Speaker. 



In Senate, June 15, 1813, read 

 and concurred. 



John Philips, President. 



Copenhagen, June 5. 



The Gazette of this day contains 

 the following article :— 



On the 31st ult. an English na- 

 val officer, who arrived in the road 

 in a flag of truce, delivered a letter 

 from Mr. Thornton, the English 

 Envoy at the Court of Sweden, 

 and from the English General 

 Hope, together with another from 

 the Swedish Chancellor, Baron 

 Wetterstedt, both dated on board 

 the English man-of war, Defiance, 

 admiral Hope, in Koge Bay. It 

 was at the same time stated, that the 

 Russian general, Baron Von Such- 

 telen, was on board the same ves- 

 sel, in order to participate in the 

 negociations for peace, proposed, 

 on the part of England, in the 

 above mentioned letter, and for 

 which purpose the said Envoy and 



general declared themselves to be 

 provided with full powers, as was 

 also the Swedish Chancellor, to 

 treat with regard to the doubtful 

 relations now subsisting between 

 Denmark and Sweden. After what 

 has already been communicated to 

 the public upon this subject, his 

 majesty's faithful subjects in both 

 kingdoms, and in the duchies, will 

 not be surprised that the crown 

 Prince of Sweden, in the name of 

 his Swedish majesty, should repre- 

 sent it as a proof of moderation 

 and disinterestedness, that there is 

 now demanded, on the part of 

 Sweden, the cession only of the 

 diocese of Drontheim, with the 

 territory lying between it and the 

 Russian frontier. They will herein 

 perceive only another proof of those 

 scandalous andoppressive demands, 

 which have lately exposed the in- 

 habitants of Norway to the depri- 

 vation of that peaceful condition 

 which prevails among them, and 

 which accords with their common 

 welfare. They will find it no less 

 incompatible with their sentiments, ' 

 and the national feeling, that a 

 demand was, at the same time, 

 made, that 25,000 Danish troops 

 should be placed under the com- 

 mand of the Swedish Crown Prince, 

 to be employed in conjunction with 

 those of Sweden and other powers, 

 in the North of Germany, against 

 France. Upon this basis have the 

 English plenipotentiaries proposed 

 a negociation for the re-establish- 

 ment of peace with Great Britain ; 

 at the same time, pointedly observ- 

 ing, that there can be no cessation 

 of hostilities, for the benefit of na- 

 vigation, unless the royal troops in 

 Jutland and Holsteinare previously 

 placed at the disposal of the Swe- 

 dish Crown Prince. Upon the 



