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"With a heart penetrated with gratitude towards God, I this day fpeak to you with the old Swedish freedom. After fo many divisions, we have now but one end in view, which is the public welfare; œconomy fhall not be wanting on my part: if the fubfidies must be confiderable, it is entirely owing to the exigencies of the State."

After which the Secretary of State read four propofitions to be deliberated on, concerning domeftic afairs; the Senators prefent took the oaths; thofe who were abfent will receive them on the 31ft inftant. This diet, which has lafted fourteen months, at the expence of the people, will be terminated in fifteen days

Stockholm, Sept. 1. "After the King's fpeech was read in the Affembly of the States on the 21ft ult. his Majefty figned the following declaration:

"Guftavus, by the grace of God, &c. We hereby inform our fubjects, that having by the aid of heaven entirely extirpated arbitrary power, which in contempt of the laws had for fome years paft reigned in this kingdom, and revived the ancient liberties, and re-e-, stablished, by a new fundamental law, the old Swedish laws, such as they were before the year 1680, in their effential parts; we declare by these prefents, in the ftrongest manner, that we will govern according to the fundamental law now received, renounced here as before an odious unlimitted fovereignty, always regarding it as our greatest honour, to be the firft citizen of a brave and free people. This we have decreed without constraint, and of our own free will and good pleasure; promifing to obferve and fulfil every thing abovementioned; in proof of which we have figned the declaration; fo God affift us in body and in foul,

Stockholm, Aug. 24.

GUSTAVUS.

Stockholm, Sept. 4. Orders were given, and the ufual provifions made in this city for the reception and further

reinforcement of four thousand morë Findland troops: but, to the great a larm and confternation of our Court, thefe troops, on their arrival at Alaud, returned from whence they came. It is generally apprehended this corps have taken the refolution to fight for the freedom of their brother-subjects, and restore, if poffible, the bleffing of liberty once more to their native country. The report of this defection, as it is called by the Court faction, gains ground every moment; and though the Court are willing to fmother it, yet two very particular circumftances feem to confirm it even past a doubt; for in the first place, ever fince this defection was given out only by whispers, fhrugs of the fhoulders,and difmal countenances, greater and ftricter notice has been obferved through all the military department; every guard in and about this city has been augmented,and the streets, have been conftantly patrolled, as well in the day-time as at night. In the fecond place, General Pecklin who was fuppofed to have fided with the King's faction, has lately difappeared; and all that is known of his fudden and unexpected departure is, that he effected his escape from Stockholm in the cloaths of a common day-labourer.

On the 8th of Auguft; about eight o'clock in the evening, the difpatches from Prince Charles arrived here, and were carried to Baron Kalling, Counfellor of State, who had a strong fufpicion of the work that was going forward. On this occafion he immediately affembled some of the fenaators, when it was refolved to open thefe dispatches without the knowledge of the King; accordingly they did fo, and difcovered the whole scheme, upon which the majority of the Senate were affembled in private, when they had a conference the whole night, to prevent, if poffible, this intended and deep laid revolution; and likewife to fecure the King's perfon. At this affembly Baron Rudbeck the Upper Stadtholder or Commandant at Stockholm, was pre

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fent, and alfo Count Heffenftein, who was to have the command of the guard the next day, when it was refolved to take fuch measures the following day, by their orders, as that the King's perfon fhould be fecured. Orders were immediately dispatched for the caftle of Caftenhof to be prepared for the King's reception. The hour was appointed when the Senate fhould affemble the next morning, relative to the orders of the above mentioned commanders, and then they propofed to lay the difpatches before the King, and to fecure him. Accordingly the Senate came together the next morning; the King was cited to appear about ten o'clock; in the mean time Count Heffenftein took the command of the guard; Baron Rudbeck, the Commander General, affembled all the officers, in order to give his commands according to the refolution of the preceeding night; but what a furprize! all the officers refufed to obey him,declaring they would not take any command but from the City Major. Baron Rudbeck immediately ran down into the public ftreets, crying out, brother, Swedes to arms! to arms! if not, your liberty is loft; but, instead of being joined, as he expected, he was quickly arrested and fecured: In the mean time the officers in the Courtyard difobeyed Count Heffenftein's orders, and he alfo, after a fhort fpeech to the King, was imprifoned; and in the fame inftant the reft of the Senate then affembled were alfo fecured; but fome of them fwore allegiance to the King, and were releafed, while others, who refused to take fo forced an oath, are ftill imprisoned: The King, however, has acquainted them, they must take their firm refolution, either to fwear to the prefent form of government, or quit the Swedish dominions for ever, and to give a categorical anfwer in a month's time.

Stockholm, Sept. 8. "The following is the form of the oath which all the Swedish fubjects take to the King: "I N. N. having already taken the VOL. II.

Oath of fidelity to the moft high and moft potent King Guftavus III. by the grace of God, King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Vandals, &c. at the Royal House, according to the tenor of the order of fucceflion, heretofore eftablished, do fwear and promife, moreover, before God, and on his holy Gofpel, that I will, and ought to defend, even at the price of my blood and my life, the high royal prerogative, and alfo the rights and immunities of the States, fuch as they are established on one fide and the other by the immutable form of government at prefent received, and dated the 21ft of August, 1772. Furthermore, I engage myself to difcover and give timely notice of every thing whatfoever that may come to my knowledge, tending to alter or abolish the faid form of Government fo happily eftablished; to which, being accepted by the States of the kingdom, for them and their defcendents, I will confirm in all its points and articles. "So help me God."

GERMANY.

Vienna, Aug. 30. Our Emperor daily improves in the affection of his fubjects; the pleasing affability with which he receives the petitions of the meaneft in diftrefs, his care to relieve the children of unhappinefs, and his eafinefs of accefs, endears him to all. Poffeffed of every virtue that can grace the Imperial throne, he adds a double luftre to them by his fteady adherence to the focial ties; his maternal love cannot be equalled by any but the paternal care with which he regards his people. I write not this as a panegyric; it is true, every German feels it, every lover of his country glories in it. furrounded as he is with virtues, he has one failing, which is a strong attachment to a certain Northern Potentate; all Europe is fenfible of that Monarch's character; they are well acquainted with his cunning and courage, poffeffed of a head capable of contriving any fcheme, fruitful in expedients to infure

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fuccefs, and a heart apt enough to approve the worst. This ambitious Prince has long wifhed for an opportunity of poffeffing Polish Pruffia, and well-knowing that it was not in his fingle force to effect it, has by his machinations drawn in our Sovereign and the Ruffian Emprefs, and by their affiftance has now brought his fcheme to perfection. The Emperor will, no doubt, use every effort in his power to fettle the unhappy affairs of Poland, but certainly will not have a foot of land in that kingdom. Already in poffeffion of a large dominion, well peopled, trong in his army, and ftronger in the affection and obedience of his people, what can he wish for more? but we hope his connection with the Northern hero will foon be at an end.

Hamburgh, Sept. 11. The important news from Warfaw, of a peace between Ruffia and the Grand Turk, is confirmed by letters from Berlin.

FR ANC E. Marfeilles, Sept. 2. Letters from Alexandria in Egypt, dated July 5, confirm that Alli Bey, having been joined by his allies, had gained a complete victory over his enemies, and that the army he had overcome was commanded by five Pachas three of whom loft their lives in it, and that the battle lafted two days.

Paris, Sept. 12. According to letters from Cadiz, the House which has juft failed there, is not likely to be able to pay above 40 per cent, fo that its creditors will lofe at least three fifths of

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reign fhips which want a fupply, and to furnish them, on their paying for all they fhall have occafion for, but without permitting them to land. This rigorous order will be of more prejudice to the English than to other nations, because it is from Tetuan that they get the greatest part of their provifions for Gibralter. We know not how to account for this order of the Emperor; but we imagine it is in confequence of an infult committed last year on the perfon of the English conful, whom the Prince put under an arreft in his own houfe, and who was obliged to disguife himself in the habit of a failor, to escape from Tetuan, which he effected by fcaling the walls of his garden, and thofe of the city, in the night. Some pretend that a recent event has occafioned the prefent ftrict prohibition, viz. An Englishman, who was hunting lately in the environs, had the misfortune to wound by accident, and very flightly, a Moorish woman in the hand; and, it is faid, that the Emperor now revenges himself on all the Chriftians for an accident of fo little importance.

ITALY.

Florence, Aug. 25 By the accounts received here of the wheat harvest, it appears, that in Piedmont, the territories of Genoa, Mantua, Ferrara, Venice, and all Lombardy, it has been fo deficient that they will ftand in need of very large fupplies. In the Pope's territory and the two Sicilies, the harveft has been rather favourable, so that they will be able to fpare fome corn; but hitherto the exportation of it has been ftrictly prohibited, efpecially from the ecclefiaftical ftate. The quantity, which will be wanted here, is at least two hundred thousand quarters English measure, even if the crop of chefnuts in the mountanious part of Tuscany fhould prove plentiful, which, however is at prefent quite uncertain, as they are not gathered till November, and are fubject to accidents till within a fhort time before the gathering.

ENGLAND.

ENGLAND,

LONDON, Sept 25. From the LONDON GAZETTE.

Extract of letter from Stockholm,

Sept. 4.

Yesterday there was a plenum, when the committee of contributions made their report, that they had refolved to grant the continuance of the fame fupplies as were levied fince the last dyet, as also a free gift for the expences of the late King's burial and of the coronation; which was immediately agreed to by all the orders.

His Majesty in Council was this day pleafed to order, that the Parliament, which ftands prorogued to Tuesday the 29th of this inftant, September, fhould be further prorogued to Tuefday the 17th day of November next. Extract of a Letter from Oftend,

Sept. 22.

By order of her Imperial Majefty the Empress Queen, a ftone pillar, about one hundred feet high, has been erected on the outward works of the fortification nearest to the Weft fide of the entrance into this port. On the top of the pillar, a coal fire, large enough to be feen at a great distance at fea, is to be kept burning every night throughout the year, commencing on the 15th day of next month, in order to direct veffels into the harbour. There will also conftantly lie in our road, both day and night, a boat, with a fufficient number of able pilots acquainted with the coaft, to be ready to give all neceffary affiftance to veffels arriving there, either in anchoring or otherwife.

From the LONDON Papers On Saturday laft, at fifty minutes after two o'clock India Stock fell down to 188, which was just 14 per cent. in twenty-four hours.

Extract of a letter from Ratisbon,

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and Ruffians, confifts of the following articles. 1. That the Crimea fhall remain independent. 2. That of all the conquefts made by the Ruffians, they fhall only retain Asoph. 3. That the Turks fhall pay to Ruffia, for the expences incurred by the war, eighty millions of livres. 4. That whatever has been taken from the Turks fhall be restored. 5. That Ruffia fhall be put into poffeffion of the Palatine of Podlachia, having for its limits on one fide the Dwina, and on the other the ancient Borysthenes, now called the Nieper, in fuch manner as to unite the above Province with the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the Cafpian Sea. 6. The Houfe of Auftria fhail poffefs, if they are not already in poffeffion, the districts of Lyts, Haliez Sendomir, Leopol, or Lemberg, and Pocutia, together with the Salt-works, and all its other rights. 7. In order to indemnify his Polish Majefty for the lofs which will accrue from the lofs of the revenue from the above Salt-works, appropriated to the ufe of the Emperor, his Polish Majesty shall enjoy the Ordinations, which were before in the hands of the Grandees. 8. That the King of Pruffia fhall retain that country of which his troops are already in poffeffion." "The

A letter from Vienna fays,' language held by fome foreign Minifters at this court, makes it prefumed that certain powers do not look with an eye of indifference on the humiliation of the Porte, and the too great elevation of Ruffia "

The fame letter adds, "Accounts are just received from the geometrici. ans fent by the Court to measure the part of Poland which is to be poffeffed by the Houfe of Auftria: they have begun their operations at Caftovia in Hungary, on the fide of Leopol."

The marriage of the Duke of Gloucefter with Lady Waldegrave is no longer problematical; it is abfolutely declared, and the officers of the Duke's houfe-hold have already kiffed her D. 2

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Royal Highness's hand in her new character.

The courtis extremely embarraffed with refpect to the measures neceffary to be taken on this occafion; they wish to keep upon good terms with the Duke of Gloucester, yet dread a partial prefecution of the Duke of Cumberland; and the question now is, whether the affection borne to one brother will predominate over the refentment entertained against another, in oppofition to the principles of juftice and the unanimous wishes of the people.

It is faid, and we wish it may be true, that the duty on malt and candles will be reduced the enfuing Seffion, and continue fo long as the nation continues in peace; and that fome other method, lefs burthenfome to the induftrious part of the nation will be devifed to fupply the lofs Government will fuftain by this alteration.

The proprietors of India ftock are all in the utmost confufion, as nothing lefs than a reduction of the dividend to one half is dreaded to-morrow at Leaden-hall-street; the bulling and bearing of thofe enterprizing fpeculatifts, who are in the fecret of the Companys affairs, have hitherto held up the price of stock to an imaginary value; but the bubble is now ready to burft upon the public, and nothing can fave our Afiatic poffeffions with certinty, but the interpofition of Govern

ment.

Mr Manship, one of the directors, feveral months ago foretold the dreadfo: event which is now just coming to pafs;-but his information was treated with ridicule by a large majority of proprietors at a general Court, and the company's affairs were voted to be in a moft profperous ftate, as if any vote could poibly alter the nature of things, or give palpable falfehood to existence of reality.

To keep up the dividends of the East India Company at twelve per cent. the Directors must borrow a million at

leaft; and even to do this legally, they must first obtain the sanction of parliament; fo that if they preferve the appearance of opulence, they must do it by encreasing their distress, and any intereft for the loan, which is thus tó maintain the shadowy semblance of propefṛity.

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On Monday laft a bow and quiver were found in New Foreft, Hampshire, fuppofed to have lain there ever since the reign of King William Rufus, who was shot there about 672 years ago.

Yesterday Sir Robert Murray Keith took leave of his Majesty, being foon to fet out on his ambaffy to the Court of Vienna.

Letters from Madrafs, dated the 25th of February laft, confirm the account of the magazine at Trichonopoly being blown up, and further fay, that it was occafioned by the careleй nefs of a ferjeant, who was fmoaking.

The fame letters mention, that Lieutenants Hamilton, Torrington, and Carrol, Adjutant Williams, Dr Carlton, and Enfign Wallis, are amongst the number of those destroyed, which we are informed amount to near 300 fouls.

A letter from Charlestown, 'SouthCarolina, dated July 27th fays, "Captain Lazarus Brown, of Prince William parish, was fhot lately by one of his own Negroes, who has fince been convicted of the murder, and pursuant to his fentence burnt alive."

By the fnow Charlotte, arrived at Waterford the 13th inftant, we hear that the following alterations are to be made with refpect to the army in America, viz. at Quebec, 8th or King's regiment, and 21ft or Royal North British Fufileers; at Montreal, 20th; at Three Rivers, and Lower Pofts, 52d; at Detroit, and the Upper pofts, 20th; at New-York, two regiments of Fufileers; and at Jamaica two battalions 60th, or Royal Americans.

Though it was at first imagined that Government would have nothing to do in the prefent ftate of the India Com

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