rtunate altercation.

His Britannic Majesty's ship Victory, in Wingo Sound,
6th June 1811.

Vice-admiral Sir James Saumarez has the honour to signify to M.
General Baron Tawast that he has lost no time in transmitting
to his Government the note his excellency has been pleased to
address to him on the 4th inst. in reply to his letter of the
30th ultimo, remonstrating by order of his Government against
the late measures pursued in Sweden upon the British property
landed from the neutral vessels in the Swedish ports, and which
Baron Tawast was requested to communicate to his Government.

Notwithstanding the reasons assigned by Baron Tawast for
wishing to delay transmitting to Stockholm the remonstrance
above mentioned, the Vice-admiral thinks it his indispensable
duty (having received instructions from his Government to that
effect) to request that it should be communicated either
through the means of his Excellency Count Essen, or direct to
the Ministers at Stockholm, according as Baron Tawast may judge
most advisable; and the Vice-admiral hopes that the reply from
the Swedish Government will be of a nature to convince England
of the uprightness of its intentions in the proceedings
adverted to, and that the amicable course hitherto pursued will
meet with no further interruption.

The Vice-admiral requests Baron Tawast will receive the
assurance of his perfect consideration.

At the same time Sir James sent a detail of his proceedings to the
Admiralty, with a disposition of the fleet, which was now prepared for
the worst. He recommended that proper persons should be sent to Sweden
for the purpose of making claims for the merchants and underwriters,
and he also desired that bomb-vessels might be sent to him, which
would show that his remonstrance was serious. By letters from Mr. Foy
at Stockholm, and from Mr. Consul Fenwick at Helsingburg, Sir James
learnt that the amount of property confiscated at Carlshamn amounted
to 500,000_l._, about half of which was insured; that the measure of
confiscation was very unpopular in Sweden, but that every one relied
on his moderation and forbearance. From this time forward the
situation of Sweden was extraordinary beyond precedent, as fully
represented in the following extract of a letter which the Swedish
Admiral Krusenstjerna subsequently wrote to the Author: