When was it published?

July 6, 1739 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News July 6, 1739

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Counts De Bonde, De Bielke, De Barck, De Hart, De Creutz

Q: What keywords are associated?

Swedish Diet, Senators Conduct, Secret Committee Report, Political Inquiry, Pension Debate

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Letters from Stockholm report that Sweden's Secret Committee recommended divesting Senators Counts de Bonde, de Bielke, de Barck, de Hart, and de Creutz of their posts with pensions, but the senators demanded trial; the Diet ordered an inquiry, awaiting the three Estates' resolution.

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Letters from Stockholm, by the Way of Hambourg, say, that the Secret Committee having made a Report to the Dyet of Sweden, that after enquiring into the Conduct of the Senators Counts de Bonde, de Bielke, de Barck, de Hart, and de Creutz, they were of Opinion that it was proper they should be divested of their Posts of Senators, and allow'd a Pension of 3 or 4000 Dollars: Those Lords declared that if they were guilty they ought to be brought to a Trial, and have no Pension allow'd them; whereupon the Charge against them was order'd to lie upon the Table in order to be enquired into; so that the Resolution of the three Estates of the Kingdom on this Subject is waited for with great Impatience.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Swedish Diet Senators Conduct Secret Committee Report Political Inquiry Pension Debate

What entities or persons were involved?

Counts De Bonde De Bielke De Barck De Hart De Creutz

Where did it happen?

Stockholm

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Stockholm

Key Persons

Counts De Bonde De Bielke De Barck De Hart De Creutz

Outcome

charge ordered to be enquired into; resolution of the three estates awaited

Event Details

The Secret Committee reported to the Diet of Sweden on the conduct of Senators Counts de Bonde, de Bielke, de Barck, de Hart, and de Creutz, recommending divestment of posts and a pension of 3 or 4000 Dollars. The senators argued for trial without pension if guilty. The charge was ordered to lie on the table for inquiry.