lmes are taken, I suppose
you will not be very anxious about them. I forward to you two
German papers from Mr. Fenwick, and two of Pelletier's papers,
which you may like to see, and have an occasion to forward to
Mr. Drusina. The Hamburg Gazette says the armistice is broken
in Germany, and there are reports of two battles.

I have, &c. &c. &c.
AUGT. FOSTER.

Vice-admiral Sir James Saumarez.

Victory, Gulf of Finland, 8th Sept. 1809.

SIR,

I had the honour to receive yesterday your letter of the 2nd
inst., and I am truly concerned to find the success of the
Swedish expedition has been so very inadequate to what was
reasonably to have been expected, and that the delay in
endeavouring to cut off the retreat of the Russian troops will
render it too late to make the intended attack upon Aland. The
terms persisted in by Russia appear to be very severe; but I
apprehend Sweden will be obliged to make the most of them, from
the slender means she has of defending herself during the
winter months, when the country will be exposed to danger of an
invasion. It is a fortunate circumstance that the navigation
has been so long protracted as to enable the trade to proceed
hitherto out of the Baltic, and as considerable delay must
still take place before the peace can be ratified, it will
afford sufficient time for the ships that are loading in the
Russian ports to assemble at Carlscrona before the exclusion
can be enforced. The period agreed upon for the last convoy to
sail from Carlscrona was fixed to the 15th Nov., till which
time, at least, we must hope the ports will be open, both to
ships of war and the trade. Should you think it advisable, it
might be mentioned to the Swedish minister (Baron Engerstrom)
that if the stipulation of exclusion is absolutely insisted
upon, that it is hoped that it will not be put in force till
the winter is too far advanced to admit any ships sailing from
the ports of Russia.

It will be proper to know from Baron Engerstrom if the notice
that was signified in the spring, of not allowing more than
five or six pendants at a time at Carlscrona or other ports in
Sweden, is insisted upon at present, in order that I may
regulate myself accordingly. At the same time, as tempestuous
weather in go