rt of Sweden to another.

I am, &c.
A. FOSTER.

Sir James had made known at Gothenburg the article in his instructions
referred to in Mr. Foster's letter, for the express purpose of giving
the Swedes timely notice of the step Government had found it necessary
to take; and being still in hopes that the order would be rescinded,
he had not given directions to his squadron to act upon it, although
it appeared from a communication of the same date from Mr. Foster that
his recall was required by Buonaparte, and that his stay at Stockholm
could not exceed six weeks.

The following is Sir James's reply to Mr. Foster:

Victory, off Ystad, 7th June 1810.

SIR,

I had the honour to receive both your letters, dated 25th ult.,
on my arrival at this place yesterday evening, and I request
you will accept my best thanks for them. I was much surprised,
before I sailed from Hawke Road, to find from Mr. Consul Smith
that you had not received from Government any communication
relative to the restrictions upon the trade of Sweden, having
taken it for granted, at the time I received instructions upon
the subject, that intimation of it would have been made to you
by the same conveyance. I trust that you have before this
received explanations respecting it, and that they will prove
as satisfactory to the government of Sweden as the
circumstances will admit.

I have hitherto acted on that part of my instructions with the
utmost moderation; but, in conformity to these instructions, it
will not be in my power to desist in future from allowing the
cruisers to make captures of such Swedish vessels as they fall
in with, who are not provided with licences from England. The
depredations by the Danish armed vessels have determined me to
give orders to his Majesty's ships stationed off Kioge Bay not
to admit any vessels to enter the Sound, which I have signified
to our Government.

The place you have been pleased to point out for the
correspondence in future is perfectly well adapted, more
particularly from its vicinity to Hano Bay, the rendezvous
which I have appointed for the trade, and where I propose to
proceed on receiving despatches which I daily expect from
Gothenburg: I shall therefore hope to have the honour of
hearing from you next by way of Soelvitzborg.

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