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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



stitution, give renewed strength to 

 this country, in order to withstand 

 its public and piivate enemies ; 

 and it will depend upon them whe- 

 ther 1 shall continue the trust now 

 reposed in ine by the wish of the 

 nation. 



Beloved people of Norway, I 

 have already received numerous 

 proofs of your attachment and 

 confidence. I shall ever feel my- 

 self happy and safe amongst you. 

 1 shall strive to revive your com- 

 merce, the sources of opulence. 

 Nothing will be nearer to ray heart 

 than to keep far from you the 

 scenes of raging war; but when 

 foreiy;n force attempts to violate 

 the liberty and independence of 

 this State, then we shall evince 

 that there is sufficient power with- 

 in us to revcni^e insults, and cou- 

 rage to prefer death to shameful 

 subjugation. Grief and affliction 

 we will readily overcome, if im- 

 placable enemies refuse us peace. 

 Within this State but one senti- 

 ment must prevail, — to make every 

 sacrifice for our country, — to pre- 

 serve Norway's honour, and give 

 it its ancient brilliancy. Our efforts 

 will then be crowned by God with 

 success, and Norway will again 

 confirm the truth, that that nation 

 is invincible which fears God and 

 adheres with zeal to his native 

 country. 



PROCLAMATION 



Respecting the Relation which shall 

 exist ivith other Nations, and the 

 ahoUtion of Privateering. 



Christiana, Feb. ^G, 1814. 

 I, Christian Frederick, Regent 

 of Norway, Prince of Denriiark, 

 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, make 

 known, that as well myself as the 

 nation of Norway at large, consi- 



der it as a great favour on the part 

 of King Frederick VI., that before 

 he absolved us from our oaths, he 

 established peace between us and 

 Great Britain. It shall always be 

 my aim to maintain it with that 

 and with other nations, and it is 

 therefore solemnly declared, that 



1. Norway is at peace with all 

 Powers. That Power only is its- 

 enemy which may violate the in- 

 dependence of the nation, and 

 invade with arms in their hands 

 the borders or coasts of Nor- 

 way. 



2. Free access to the kingdom 

 of Norway is allowed to the ships 

 of war and merchant vessels of 

 every nation. 



3. The regulations respecting 

 privateers and their prizes, of March 

 28, 1810, and supplements of 27th 

 of August and December, are 

 hereby annulled, and to be consi- 

 dered as having not been in effect 

 since the 14th of January last. Any 

 thing done since then, founded on 

 these regulations, is revoked. 



4. All prizes, or property, con- 

 demned or confiscated, since the 

 14th of January, shall immediately 

 be restored. 



5. All the privateers of foreign 

 Powers shall leave our ports with- 

 in fourteen days immediately after 

 these presents are known in the 

 respective ports. All prizes shall 

 be restored. 



6. All prisoners shall be deli- 

 vered up en masse, and the private 

 debts of the prisoners of Norway 

 shall be paid. 



7. Ships of any nation whatso- 

 ever, importing in the kingdom of 

 Norway two-thirds of their car- 

 goes in grain, or other provisions, 

 are allowed (any law or regulations 

 to the contrary notwithstanding) 

 to import any merchandizes they 



