portrait a bord du batiment a vapeur, le Lightning, de la
Marine Britannique, qui transporte ici Monsieur de Disbrowe, a
ete saisie par le Roi, et j'ai l'honneur de vous annoncer en
son nom que cette expedition vient d'etre effectuee.

En faisant placer sur ce portrait cette inscription, "Charles
XIV. Jean, a James Lord Saumarez, au nom du Peuple Suedois," sa
Majeste s'est plue a transmettre a la posterite une preuve
eclatante des souvenirs qui restent chez elle, et chez la
Nation qu'elle gouverne, des vues eclairees du Gouvernement
Britannique a une epoque a jamais memorable, et de la noble
loyaute que vous mites, Milord, dans leur accomplissement.

Il m'est d'autant plus agreable, Milord, d'etre aupres de vous
l'organe de ces sentimens de mon Souverain, que je trouve une
occasion d'y ajouter ceux de la haute consideration avec
laquelle j'ai l'honneur d'etre,

Milord,
Votre tres humble et tres obeissant Serviteur,
LE CTE. DE WETTERSTEDT.

This portrait, which is the natural size of the illustrious donor,
arrived safely at Guernsey, where the Author saw it, and can affirm
that it is an excellent likeness of his Majesty, who was always
grateful for the services which Lord de Saumarez had rendered to his
adopted country. Not less so were the merchants in London, who were
preparing a splendid piece of plate, which the noble admiral did not
live to receive, but which was presented to his son, the present lord.

We now approach the last days of this great and good man. He had yet
another contest to encounter, and he entered upon it with that same
moral courage, which, being founded on his trust in the Almighty, had
hitherto enabled him to overcome every difficulty, and to face every
danger; he had yet another victory to achieve, in which he came off
more than conqueror. We are now to behold him as no longer holding
intercourse with earth, but rather standing on the confines of either
world; not indeed as preparing to meet his God, for that had been the
business of his whole life, but as ready to obey whenever his summons
came.

With the exceptions of occasional attacks of gout, which in general
were more tedious than severe, he may be considered to have enjoyed a
good state of health; but for the last three years his friends
perceived that advanced age was gradually bringing on its debilitating
effects. He was no longer able to