ay, and a German paper I received by the same
opportunity. It was generally believed that hostilities would
be renewed on the 5th inst.

The period of my remaining here is not yet fixed, but I shall
have the pleasure of informing you the moment I can decide.

I have, &c. &c. &c.
JAMES SAUMAREZ.

To Augt. Foster, Esq.
&c. &c. &c.

Nothing could surpass the kindness of the Swedes at Carlscrona, and
Sir James left them after a stay of a few weeks with sincere regret.
He proceeded through the Belt, affording protection to a large convoy,
and visiting the different stations. The order not to admit any
British ships of war or merchantmen after the 15th of November, was
dated on the 25th October; but it was considered on both sides as a
matter of form, it being notorious that the Swedes could not prevent
English men-of-war from entering any of their ports if they chose; but
out of delicacy to them, and that there should be no cause of
complaint for not fulfilling the treaty, Sir James did not occupy any
of their fortified harbours, and as little as he could the others. He
touched at Gottenburg to give his final directions about the convoys,
and at Christmas arrived and struck his flag in the Downs. Having
received the high approbation of the Lords of the Admiralty for his
judicious conduct under such extraordinary circumstances, and for the
protection so successfully afforded to the trade, he returned to his
native island, to enjoy for a few months the society of his family and
friends.

CHAPTER XI.

1809-1810.

Sir James's third year in the command of the Baltic
Fleet.--Proceeds to Gothenburg and Havre.--Correspondence with
Mr. Foster, Admiral Krusenstjerna, and others.--Swedes shut
their ports.--Death of the Crown Prince.--Murder of Count
Fersen.--Restrictions of the Swedish commerce.--Sir James's
judicious conduct in that and in several disputes.--Election of
Bernadotte, and his entry into Sweden.--Correspondence on the
subject.--Sir James returns to England, and receives the
approbation of the government and the nation.

We must now revert to the state of affairs in the central continent of
Europe, on which the fate of Sweden so materially depended.
Buonaparte, having withdrawn the greatest part of his troops from
Spain, had planted his eagles at Vienna, and, after the battles of
Aspern and Wagram, had obliged the Em