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Sweden has been one of the greatest sufferers in this revolutionary war of Europe . Stripped of its German possessions and Finland , it has s ghed for peace , and seen nothing but ruin in the measures of its sovereign . The murmurs of its inhabitants were silent ; they have now Broken forth into insurrection , and
menace the capital . The insurgents are said to be as . sisted by three regiments of the line , and their object is , to insist upon the calling of a diet , and the taking © f those measures which alone can , in their apprehensions , secure the safety of the kingdom . It we are to judge of the probable effects of this commotion by the adventures of our General Moore in
Sweden , we should fear very much that the king will find it difficult to govern upon his former plans . He has much to contend with , and whatever personal Bravery he may possess , this will not
avail him against the constitutional demands ef his subjects . The Swedes are with difficulty roused , and the justice of their demands cannot be investigated without a fuller knowledge of the country than has reached us .
Hopes are entertained , of a friendly adjustment with the United States of America . This must give universal pleasure ; for it is evidently the interest of both countries to be upon friendly terms . France has lost some territory upon the southern continent ; and Cayenne is now under the dominion of the
king of the Brazils Me has now a considerable line of sea coast , and a vast interior of country , sufficient to gratify the ambition of any monarch who would cultivate the arts of peace , and employ
himself in the subduing of the soil to the purposes of human happiness . Every thing is to be expected in that country , if there is but common prudenceon the part , of the . governors ; and the people are left to those efforts , v . 'hich British
capital and industry would produce A greater blow has been struck , probably by this time , against the French , who , to the loss on the Continent , may add that o £ one of the richest West India islands . Our troops have effected a lauding on Martinico , and very little resistance has been made to them . The island
seems to be not" unfavourable , and the next intelligence , probably , will be , that the-regular troops ftave laid down their arms . These two blows will ruin the influence of the French on the other ide # f the Atlantic ; and ikux French empe-
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ror , however successful on the continent of Europe , will in vain sigh for ships , colonies and commerce . At hotne , the whole attention of the nation , has been occupied wuh the inquiry into the conduct of the Duke of York , as Commander in Chief , and it has ended in the resignation of his office .
No event , since the revolution ,, has given greater satisfaction ; and the nation is highly indebted to the Member of Parliament , who brought forward the inquiry , -and exposed to the li ^ ht of day the iniquitous scenes that have taken place , in the disposal of public places . On his coming' forward the ministers of
the crown re isted him , and high language was used , which mi ; ht have deterred , and the fear-of which , probably , has deterred many a one from entering upon so arduous an inquiry . As to the attachment of infamy to Mr . Wardle for his conduct , it is now quite out of the question . The cit ? y of Canterbury has taken the lead in offering him its
thanks , and presenting him with its freedom , for his services : and tfyis example will probably be ve y generally followed . When we consider the difficulty of the undertaking , this is the least that can be done by the nation , though a peerage would not be an inadequate reward to such exertions , and the importance of the service performed .
The inquiry has brought forward many remarkable circumstances , among which , are to be reckoned the letter of the I ) uke of York to the Speaker of the House of Commons , which would scarcely have been received from any other subject : the notification of the resignation of the Duke , in language
which did by no means seem to be appropriate to the occasion . The imprisonment of a General Officer and a Captain , for prevarication in their evidence , a punishment , which , however merited , is with difficulty to be brought under the due regulations of law . The strange language of one member , attributing the inquiry to a jacobin conspiracy against
the Royal family ; an assertion , the most completely ill founded and unjustifiable . The equally improper language of a member of the Administration , threatening infamy to the accuser , if he did not ucceed in his charges . The conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , and the Attorney General , which was , that of counsel for the defendant , rather than * pf free members of a deliberative assem-
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16 S State of Ihiblic Affairs .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1809, page 168, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1734/page/48/
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