Narrative of the Conquest of Finland by the Russians in the Years 1808-9William Monteith L. Booth, 1854 - 245 sivua |
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Adlerkreutz advanced guard Alavo army of Finland arrived artillery attack Barclay de Tolli battalions batteries battle Bjorneborg Boulatoff bridge brigade campaign Carelia cavalry Chasseurs coast Colonel columns command corps Cossacks Count Bouxhoevden Count Cronstedt Count Kamensky Count Klingsporr defence dépôts detachment direction Döbeln enemy enemy's engagement evacuated favour Fiandt fleet flotilla force fortress Gamle-Carleby garrison Gripenberg Gulf of Bothnia Gulf of Finland guns Gustavus head-quarters Himango Imperial Majesty infantry islands of Aland King of Sweden Klercker Koulneff Kuopio Kuortane lake land Lappo Lindulax Majesty the Emperor Marshal Klingsporr means military Nyland obliged occupied officers Oravais orders parties ports position Prince Bagration provisions Raievsky regiment reinforcements retreat road rocks Ruovesi Russian army Russian troops Sandels Savolax squadron Stockholm Swartholm Sweaborg Swedish army Swedish Majesty Tammerfors Tavastheus theth tion took Tornea Toutchkoff 1st town treaty Uleaborg Umea Vasa Vegesack versts vessels Vlastoff
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Sivu 243 - Majesty feels the more concerned to be obliged to take this step, to which he is compelled by the transactions which have taken place in Sweden, as he still bears in mind the generous and friendly sentiments which the Fins displayed towards Russia in the last war, when the Swedish king engaged in an invasion of Finland, in a manner equally unexpected and unwarrantable.
Sivu 244 - Finland, remain in quiet and fear nought ; we do not come to you as enemies, but as your friends and protectors, to render you more prosperous and happy, and to avert from you the calamities which, if war should become indispensable, must necessarily befall you. Do not allow...
Sivu 241 - ... but his Swedish majesty answered by proposing to delay the execution of the treaty to another period, and by troubling himself with the care of opening the Dutch ports, for England. In a word, with rendering himself of service to that England, against which measures of defence ought to have been taken. It would be difficult to find a more striking proof of partiality on the part of the king of Sweden towards Great Britain, than this which he has here given.
Sivu 241 - Emperor is, however, far from regretting his moderation. He is, on the contrary, well pleased to recollect that he has employed every means that remained to him, for bringing back his Swedish Majesty to the only system of policy, which is consistent with the interests of his States ; but his Imperial Majesty owes it at least to his people and to the security of his dominions, • — which is, to a Sovereign, the highest of all laws, — no longer to leave the co-operation of Sweden and Russia a...
Sivu 242 - King, his brother-in-law, for the last time, and with all the feelings of real friendship, no longer to hesitate in fulfilling his obligations, and in embracing the only system of policy which is consistent with the interests of the northern powers. What has Sweden gained since her King attached himself...