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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Translation of official letter from Copenhagen dated October 25, 1788, announcing a truce from October 16 to November 13 between Sweden and Danish forces under Prince of Hesse at Bahws, sanctioned by London and Berlin ministers, with hopes for peace. Swedes returned seized Norwegian transports.
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Translation of an official letter to Henry Zinek, Esq. his Danish Majesty's consul at Liverpool, from Copenhagen.
"We can now inform you with certainty, that a truce and cessation of hostilities, from the 16th instant, October, to the 13th of November next, has been concluded on at Bahws, under the sanction of the ministers from the courts of London and Berlin, between his Swedish Majesty and the auxiliary forces of Denmark under the command of the prince of Hesse, and that this truce has been signed by the said prince of Hesse, to shew the well known peaceable sentiments of her majesty the empress of Russia, and this convention has been accepted of in sure hopes, that during this time conducive measures will be adopted to a succeeding peace."
"We give this information, sir, that you will endeavor to dissipate any alarming fears, which might have influenced any of our merchant ships."
"The Swedes had seized upon ten transports from Norway, for our army in Sweden, but after our claim was made, both ships and cargoes were given up immediately."
Royal Chamber of Commerce,
Copenhagen, 25th October, 1788.
E.G. SCHIMELMAN.
C. SCHESTEDT
C. O. Lavatz.
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Bahws
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From The 16th Instant, October, To The 13th Of November Next; Letter Dated 25th October, 1788
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truce signed and accepted with hopes for peace; ten transports and cargoes from norway returned after danish claim
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A truce and cessation of hostilities concluded at Bahws under sanction of ministers from London and Berlin, between Swedish Majesty and Danish auxiliary forces commanded by prince of Hesse; signed by prince of Hesse to show peaceable sentiments of empress of Russia; accepted hoping for measures toward lasting peace. Information to calm fears for merchant ships. Swedes seized ten transports from Norway for Danish army in Sweden but returned ships and cargoes immediately after claim.