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On the 19th inst. the English appeared off the entrance of this harbour, and sent a frigate with a flag of truce, and a letter in the English language to the governor, of which the following are the contents.

On board the London, 18th April 1801.

"The Danish Court having been induced to conclude an armistice, by which the unfortunate disputes between the courts of Denmark and St. James's have been accommodated, and as I am directed to require an explicit declaration from the court of Sweden, relative to its intention to adhere to, or abandon the hostile measures which it has taken in conjunction with Russia, against the rights and interests of Great Britain, I have the honor to transmit to your excellency this letter, that I may receive in answer a declaration of the resolution of the court of Sweden, with respect to this important object, and shall conduct my future operations according to this answer, which I expect to receive in 48 hours."

"I have the honor to be (Signed) HYDE PARKER. Commander in Chief of the British fleet in the Baltic."

Vice-admiral Cronstedt, who now has the command here, by order of his Swedish Majesty, who was then at Malmo, immediately returned a provisory answer, to the following purport:

"That as only a military officer, he could not undertake to answer a question which did not come within the particular circle of his duty; but that his Swedish Majesty had declared, that he should soon be at Carlscrona, and that he would then notify to the admiral his resolution."

Yesterday afternoon his majesty arrived here, and caused the following answer to be transmitted to Admiral Parker by Vice Admiral Cronstedt.

Admiral,

"The King, my master, has commanded me to communicate to you the following official answer to the letter which I had the honor to receive from you, on the 18th inst.

"Convinced that your excellency is perfectly sensible of the importance and sacred nature of promises, when once made, His Majesty conceives that the following explicit declaration cannot be unexpected by your Excellency: that is, that his Swedish Majesty will not, for a moment, fail to fulfil, with fidelity and sincerity, the engagements, he has entered into with his allies; and that, without any reference to the particular intervention of another power, under whatever name it may be, and the effects of which can never be extended to the common interests of the hitherto neutral powers.

"This is the firm, unalterable resolution of his Majesty.

"Equally induced by inclination, and by duty, to consider the affairs of his sincere allies as his own, his Swedish Majesty, however, will not refuse to listen to equitable proposals for accommodating the present dispute, made by deputies, furnished with proper authority, on the part of the King of Great-Britain, to the united northern powers.

C. O. CRONSTEDT,
"Adjutant-General to his Swedish Majesty for the fleet and Commander in Chief at Carlscrona."

Carlscrona, April 23, 1801.

To this answer no reply has yet been received from the English Admiral.

Our fleet, the forts and batteries, which command the entrance of the harbor, and the other preparations for defence, are in perfect order.

His Majesty will to-day inspect the fleet, which lies between two forts.