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that the result of that expedition did mate- 
rially change the relations between Great 
Britain and Russia, and gave rise to senti- 
ments of a very hostile nature at the court 
of Petersburgh. Intelligence of the result 
of the attack on Copenhagen arrived at St. 
Petersburgh on the 27th or 28th of August. 
On the 4th of September I saw the emperor 
a second time at Kamincostroff. 
His Imperial Majesty began the conversa- 
tion by asking me, what I thought of our at- 
tack upon Cupenhasen? 
Txéplied, that I was entirely ignorant of 
the civeumstances which had occasioned that 
attack, but I hoped that the administration 
in England could justify themselves, and 
prove to the world, that the Danes were on 
the eve of joining all their forces to the 
French, to make common cause against Eng- 
land. 
His Imperial Majesty told mein reply, that 
it was impossible for me to be of that opinion, 
if T would recollect the repeated conversations 
which had taken place between us, on the 
subject of Denmark, at Bartenstein, in-which 
he told me that he had used every effort in 
his power to bring forward the Crown Prince 
of Denmark, and to induce him to join the 
coalition against France; the answers of the 
Prince had always been explicit and uniform, 
that he had maintained for many years a sys~ 
tem of neutrality, in which he was deter- 
mined to persevere, as the people whom he 
governed nad flourished and prospered under 
$t ; and that no consideration should ever in- 
duce him to-depart from it. His Imperial Ma- 
jesty added, that T must be acquainted with 
the decision of character which belonged to 
the Crown Prince, that nothing was so diff- 
cult as to shake his determinations, or to in- 
duce him to change any line of conduct which 
he had once adopted; and that he was sure 
no connection existed between the French 
and Danish governments previous to the at- 
tack on Copenhagen. 
IT then said, that I believed Lord G. L. 
Gower had delivered to his Imperial Majesty’s 
minister a note on the subject; to which his 
Imperial Majesty answered that he had, but 
that the contents of it were nugatory, as it 
contained no suificient explanation, or offer of 
satisfacticne His Imperial Majesty then pro- 
ceeded to state the great concern which our 
unjustifiable aggression had given him; that 
the French government never had done any 
thing so strong—that it justified every thing 
they had done or might do hereatter. Ifsuch 
proceedings were admissible, there was an 
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end of all those relations which had usually 
influenced the conduct of nations towards 
each other; that every body was at liberty to 
do just what they pleased, and that he might 
attack Sweden to-morrow. His Imperial 
Majesty then told me in the most peremptory 
language, tone, and manner, that he would 
have satisfaction, complete satisfaction, for 
this unprovoked aggression. ‘ That it was his 
duty as Emperor of Russta to demand it, and 
that he would have it $ and he asked me,.whe~- 
ther even I myself could venture to differ 
with him on that subject? He then said that he 
was bound to Denmark by the most solemn 
treatiss and engagements, which treaties and 
engagements he was determined to adhere te 
and fuifil. His Imperial Majesty then added, 
that he supposed we meant to make an attack 
on Cronstadt; he did not know what the 
event of that attack might be, but this he 
knew, that he was determined to resist to 
the last man, and to prove himself not en- 
tirely ‘unworthy of filling that high station, 
to which it had pleased Providence to call 
him. oR 
I told his Imperial Majesty that I had 
strong reason to hope and believe, that no ate 
tack would he made on Cronstadt. “His Im- 
perial Majesty said he was prepared for such 
an event, and had taken his determination 
upon it, which was that which he had before 
stated to me. He then closed the conversa- 
tion, by repeating with much emphasis, that 
€¢ he would have satisfaction for Denmark.” 
These conversations were ef the greatest 
importance with respéct to the views and sen- 
timents of the Russian government, being 
held, not with any minister, but with the 
head of the government, with the Emperor of 
Russia himself, and from them his lordship 
observed he conceived himself justified in 
drawing the conclusion that the attack ea 
Copenhagen had materially changed the rela- 
tions between this country and Russia He 
had seen the most atrocious libels against the 
Emperor of Russia, tending to set up that mo- 
narch as a mark of indignation and reproach, 
and even to raise his own subjects against 
him. These libels were published in this 
country, and could not be suthciently repro- 
bated. The noble lord had treated lightly the 
opinion expressed in Europe respecting the 
expedition to Copenhagen, hut he was cer~ 
tain that that opinion was highly unfavoura- 
ble to this country, particularly in the North 
of Europe, nor did he conceive that taat expe- 
dition hae been justified by ei areuaient 
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