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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Insurrection in Sweden: Thousands of peasants rose in Wermland, marching from Carlstadt toward the capital. A general officer seized Stockholm, forcing the king to retreat with 3,000 loyal troops. Insurgents issued a declaration blaming the war and demanding peace for redress.
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We communicated yesterday, the intelligence of an insurrection in Sweden. It is said, that several thousand peasants have risen in the province of Wermland, and were proceeding from Carlstadt to the capital. We have heard, that a General officer has put himself at the head of a body of military, and taken possession of Stockholm, whence the king had retired under the protection of about three thousand troops, who have remained faithful to his person. A declaration has been published by the insurgents containing a statement of their grievances, arraigning the war as the cause of them, & insisting upon the re-establishment of peace as the only means by which they can obtain either alleviation or redress.
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Sweden
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king retired with 3,000 loyal troops; insurgents published declaration demanding peace.
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Several thousand peasants rose in Wermland, proceeding from Carlstadt to the capital. A General officer led military to take possession of Stockholm, from which the king retired under protection of 3,000 faithful troops. Insurgents published declaration stating grievances caused by the war and insisting on peace for alleviation or redress.