historical chronic ft. 



Jicr prosperity be proportion- 

 ally augmented ■, but if ^ e 

 iDust engage in foolilb wars, 

 an effectual check, must be gi- 

 ven to these beneficent enter- 

 prizes. Let the nation, there- 

 fore loudly demand peace. If 

 they do so, and arc steady in 

 this demand, the minister 'joill 

 — nay he mini listen to their 

 voice. 



Siveden. 



Advices were received on 

 the J Jth of last month at the se- 

 cretary of state's ofhce, from 

 Robert Liston, esq. Britilh en- 

 voy at the Swedilh court, 

 slating that the king of Swe- 

 den died on the 29th of March. 



The greatest part of tiie 

 slugs had been extracted, and 

 .appearances indicating a reco- 

 very were visioie io7 about a 

 ■week after he was wounded. 

 But pa.t of a' rusty nail, and 

 some small pieces of iron, had 

 penetrated where it was dan- 

 gerous and diiUcuk txj follow 

 ihem. 



His majesty was apprised 

 cf the certainty of his death 

 several days before it took 

 place •, he bore the tidings of 

 his doom with gieat fortitude 

 and resignation j he retaiued all 

 his mental faculties till the 

 last, and gave orders about 

 tile arrangement of govern- 

 ment and other impoitant af- 

 fairs, with great composure 

 . Thus has fallen in his forty- 

 fifth year, by the hands of an 

 • f-fbin, Gubtavus lu. of Hoi - 



stein-Gottorp, kiitg of Swe- 

 den, who was to have headed 

 armies against the new con- 

 stitution of France. 



He was a man of great per- 

 sonal acrompiiriiments, and of 

 extraordinary talents, either 

 for the cabinet or the field ; 

 He was pofseised of much pe- 

 netration and duplicity ; nor 

 vi'as he lefs remarkable for an 

 insinuating addrefs. 



1 he young king, who was 

 instantly on his father's death 

 proclaimed Gustavus iv. king 

 of Sweden, .is only fourteen 

 years old, but he has discover- 

 ed great and promising abili- 

 ties. 



As yet no men of high au- 

 thority are found to have had 

 any lliare in the plot. They 

 are chietiy youug men, ail 

 noble indeed, but noblemen, 

 of desperate fortune. 



The following are the 

 names of some of the conspi- 

 rators : 



Ankerstroem, the actual mur- 

 derer. 

 Baron Koldenlicni. 

 Count Horn. 

 Count Rebbing, 

 Aldermen Bjorkmann and A- 



legrin. 

 Baron Watstrenna. 

 And major general Eechline;. 



Their exaniinatii-.ns have 

 commenced before M. Litlaii 

 Spar. 



l"he corpse of baron Bielki, 

 one of the conspirators, wha 

 had poisoned liimseif, W4S. 



