STATE PAPERS. 



685 



The field marshal commander 

 in chief feels anxious to embrace 

 the earliest opportunity of inspect- 

 ing the different cor ps which have al- 

 ready taken the field, as well as the 

 rest of the army ; and he shall 

 avail himself of all occasions which 

 offer to promote the satisfaction, de- 

 corum and advantage of the officers 

 and soldiers who are entrusted to 

 his care. 



Dated, Head Quarters, Lisbon, 

 the 13th March, 1809. 



We have to record another poli- 

 tical revolution. The king of Swe- 

 den has been deposed by his sub- 

 jects ; and his uncle, the duke of 

 Sudermania, has assumed the go- 

 vernment of the country as regent. 

 The revolution took place on the 

 13th of March. The king was ar- 

 rested as he was about to depart for 

 his country residence; and when 

 the last advices came away, was 

 a close prisoner at Stockholm. — 

 When his majesty was first sur- 

 rounded by a guard, he drew his 

 sword, but was soon overpowered, 

 and prevented from making resist- 

 ance. When the person of the king 

 was secured, the following procla- 

 ination was issued : 



Proclamation issued by the Duke 

 i)f Sudermania on his assuming 

 the Government. 



We Charles, by the grace of God, 

 hereditary prince of Sweden, the 

 Goths, Vandals, &c. duke of Su- 

 dermania, grand admiral, &c. &c. 

 do declare, That, under existing 

 circumstances, hismajestyisincapa- 

 ble to act, or to conduct the impor- 

 tant affairs of the nation : We have, 

 therefore (being the nearest and 



only branch of the family of age), 

 been induced for the time being, as 

 administrator of the kingdom, to 

 take the reins of government into 

 our hands, which, with the help of 

 the Almighty, we will conduct, so 

 that the nation may regain peace, 

 both at home and abroad, and that 

 trade and commerce may revive 

 from their languishing state. 



Our inviolable intention is, to 

 consult with the states on themeans 

 to be taken to render the future 

 time happy to the people of Swe- 

 den. We invite and command, 

 therefore, all the inhabitants of our 

 nation, our forcesby sea and land, 

 and also the civil officers of all de- 

 grees, to obey us, as our real inten- 

 tion, and their own welfare de- 

 mand. 



We recommend you all to the 

 protection of God Almighty. 



Done at Stockholm Palace, the 

 13th March, 1809. 



(Signed) Charles. 



C. Lagerbring. 



Carlstadt, March 10. 

 An alarming occurrence took 

 place here within these last few 

 days : Colonel d'Addesparre, who 

 commanded the troops on the fron- 

 tiers of Norway, after having sedu- 

 ced them, marched in here on the 

 night of the 6th instant and de- 

 manded of the burgomaster quar- 

 ters for his troops, which was re- 

 fused ; in consequence of which, he 

 made application to count Rosen, 

 the governor, stating, that if his re- 

 quest was not granted, the troops 

 he commanded should enforce it, 

 and take quarters wherever they 

 could find them. Count Rosen 

 Still persisting in the refusal, he was 



ordered 



