STATE PAPERS. 



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Answer of the Envoys to his High- 

 ness Prince Christian Frederick. 



The undersigned have received 

 the communications which his 

 Highness Prince Christian Frede- 

 rick of Denmark has thought pro- 

 per to transmit to them. 



In presenting their note of the 

 7th ult. they had flattered them- 

 selves that in entering into the 

 views of his Highness for the con- 

 vocation of the Diet, and the nego- 

 ciation of an armistice, they would 

 probably succeed in removing 

 every considerable difficulty, and 

 obtain a confidence which might 

 admit their propositions without 

 restriction. Not one of the three 

 points, however, submitted by the 

 undersigned, has been fully ac- 

 cepted as part of the basis of an 

 armistice. Each has suffered mo- 

 difications which, if they do not 

 annul the general effect, at least 

 render doubtful the concurrenc€ of 

 his Swedish Majesty. 



Without entering into any de- 

 tails which could only give rise to 

 fresh discussions, they feel them- 

 selves obliged to declare, that the 

 coticessions demanded as bases of 

 the union are not compensated by 

 any advantages afforded by the 

 proposed armistice. 



The undersigned are therefore 

 compelled to rest their hopes of 

 the success of their negociation 

 upon the generosity of the King 

 of Sweden ; and painful as it is 

 to see all their efforts for the 

 accomplishment of a pacific union 

 frustrated, they are still happy to 

 submit entirely to the conscience 

 of his Swedish Majesty the accept- 

 ance of his Highness's proposi- 

 tions, in order thereby to furnish 

 him with an occasion of commenc- 

 ing by a signal benelit the exercise 

 of his influence over Norway. 



With respect to the guarantee 

 of the bases of union, the armis- 

 tice, and of all the points that 

 shall be definitively arranged and 

 accepted by Sweden, the under- 

 signed are convinced, that none of 

 the Powers of whom they are the 

 representatives, nor even Sweden 

 herself, will object to this act of 

 justice. Indeed, the raising the 

 blockade, if his Swedish Majesty 

 shall consent to it, necessarily in- 

 volves the revocation of all those 

 belligerent measures which were 

 taken against Norway. The ob- 

 servations added by his Highness 

 with respect to the painful situation 

 of Denmark, induce the under- 

 signed to remark, that the resolu- 

 tion of the Prince to place himself 

 at the head of an illegitimate op- 

 position, is the sole cause of the 

 misfortunes of his true country, 

 and that he might at once have 

 spared to Denmark the suspicions 

 of the Allied Powers, and to the 

 undersigned the chagrin of stating 

 this in an oflicial note. 



At the close of this communi- 

 cation, the undersigned have the 

 honour to ask of his Highness, a 

 last proof of his frankness, in the 

 publication of their official notes 

 as speedily as possible. They de- 

 mand this on the principle that 

 Norway should be informed of all 

 the dangers to which she is ex- 

 posed, and of the real object of 

 their mission. 



The departure of the under- 

 signed being irrevocably fixed for 

 Sunday the 17th of July, they liave 

 the honour to present to his High- 

 ness, their homage, and the re- 

 iterated assurancesof their profound 

 respect. 



Steigentesch. Forster. 

 Orloff. Martens. 



Christiana, July 15, 1814. 



