he colonial produce
and other British property, had been by his firm and temperate conduct
released and sent under licence to various ports on the Continent.

Mr. Thornton, who had been on board the Victory on the 11th of July,
had proceeded to Orebro, where he signed the treaty of peace already
mentioned; returned on the 7th of August, sailed in the Tweed for
England on the following day, but fortunately meeting with the Aquilon
to the eastward of the Scaw, he returned with Lord Viscount Cathcart;
and after a consultation with Sir James and Count Rosen, the Governor
of Gothenburg, the ambassador set out for Orebro to ratify the
coalition of the three nations against the common enemy.

An expedition was now planned for an attack on Zealand, the object of
which was to force the King of Denmark to join the coalition, and
7,000 Swedes were collected; these were to be joined by 20,000
Russians; but the latter were so tardy in their motions that the plan
was abandoned, as well as another for the descent on the coast of
Norway; but the armament itself had a good effect by detaining the
troops necessary for the defence of Denmark from joining the main
army of the French, while it gave a more serious aspect to the feint
made by Rear-admiral Martin in the Bay of Dantzig.

Soon after the ratification of peace the Swedish Monarch conferred on
Sir James the high honour of the Commander of the Grand Cross of the
Order of the Sword of Sweden,[13] which corresponds to that of the
Bath in England, and the decorations were sent in the following
handsome letter from his Majesty:

MONSIEUR LE VICE-AMIRAL SAUMAREZ,

Mon Conseiller intime d'Etat, le Baron de Platen, se rendant
aupres de vous pour concerter sur des mesures a prendre contre
l'ennemi commun, je profite avec plaisir de cette occasion pour
vous envoyer ci-incluses les decorations de Commandeur Grand
Croix de mon Ordre de l'Epee. Les services distingues que vous
avez deja rendu a mon royaume, et ceux que vous lui rendez
maintenant, le zele que vous avez constamment deploye pour le
succes de nos entreprises, tous ces motifs reunis vous avaient
acquis depuis longtems des droits a mon estime et a ma
reconnaissance; et j'eprouve une satisfaction toute
particuliere de pouvoir vous en donner aujourdhui un gage
solennel. Je vous felicite de l'avantage remporte le 7 de ce
mois par une partie de votre escadre; et