the fentence of the Court of King's Bench (Svea Hof Ratt) may, as grounded in law, be approved; neither can the Supreme Court, in fo atrocious a crime, advife any favour to be fhewn Horn, Ribbing, and Liljehorn; but as to Ehrensvard, the Supreme Court fubmits, whether he may not receive fome mercy.

Concerning the former Counsellor of Chancery Von Engerftrom, the Supreme Court has fubmissively advised, that the fentence of the Court of King's Bench may be approved as follows, that he may be deprived of his Poft, and confined three years in fome caftle, leaving it to His Majefty whether any more favour, with respect to him, can take place.

The Supreme Court has alfo humbly fubmitted, whether Major Von Hartmansdorff may receive fome favour it alfo humbly adviles, that Secretary Von Engeftrom, in confequence of his alleged Complaint, may gain that alteration in the fentence of the Court of King's Bench, fo that he may be fufpended from his poft of Secretary of Protocoll, its falary and advantages, for one year, by which the complaint of the Counfel for the Profecution will drop; nor has the Supreme Court found that the Counsel for the Profecution has adduced reafons fufficient to caufe any alteration in the fentence of the Court of King's Bench refpecting Nordell: but the reparation which Nordell requires, and the amends which Secretary Engerftrom urges from the Counsel for the Profecution, or his anner of writing against him, the Supreme Court has not found neceffary should take place. Finally, the Supreme Court humbly advife the approbation of the fentence of the Court of King's Bench, refpecting Major General Pechlin; but refers it to mercy to fave him from confinement in a caftle, and fuffer him to refide either at his houfe in Stockholm, or at his country-feat: and with refpect to the improper manner of writing ufed by the Counsel against Pechlin, the Supreme Court humbly advises, that he may be properly reprimanded for it by the College of the Chancellor of Juftice. His Royal Highnefs the Duke Regent was then graciously pleafed to exprefs himfelf as follows:

"As every thing which the Law dic tates has now been punctually followed, and no advantage which the Law allows has been withheld from the delinquents: Wo the Swedifh Court of King's Bench Svea Hof Ratt), and the Supreme Court f Juftice having given in their final

opinions refpecting the petitions and fubmiffive complaints of the accused for the unhappy capital crime now before us, it only remains that we now finally declare our refolution and gracious will. At the revival of all the bitter and corroding fenfations which naturally at this time flow through and torment our heart, when the memory of a refpected King and beloved Brother is united with af fiction for the unhappy and most tragical manner in which he was taken from us; we have however, conformable to our fad duty, let every thing be laid before us which has paffed in this black affair, and which the records so amply

contain.

"We find from thence, not without the greatest emotion, an unheard-of confpiracy against the life of a respected King, refolved on and executed in the most cruel manner, at which nature and hu manity fhudder, and which we most af furedly never expected to have seen in Sweden. This blot (not on the Nation, from the earliest times known and remarked for loyalty and honour, but only) on a fmall number of criminals, must be washed out and expiated by the rigour of the Law; and it is that charge which it is enjoined us to fulfil. Our heart, fhaken and agitated by the most painful recollections, feels all the horror and disgust with which such a crime is fo naturally attended; but these fenfations, although fufficient for our agony, are at the fame time not the only ones which at present difturb and afflict us. An attention to forward and bring fuch atrocious criminals to the utmost limits of the rigour of the Law (which we, in this inftance, would not in the leaft fuffer ourself to mitigate) muft, ftill more to increase our affliction, in us be united with the performance of the most facred promises, and the last requests and commands of a dying Brother and King.

"The time is now come, when the fate of these unfortunate perfons must be decided and made known, who already by the nature of their crime are more unhappy than they could ever be by fuffering all poffible well-deferved punishment. The Law has paffed fentence on them, and we are within ourfelf fully convinced that the axe which is fufpended over their heads, would be for them, in their deteftable situation, the greatest and beft of mercies. Our confirmation of this fentence fhould therefore this inftant appeafe all the rigour of juftice: but here we are reftrained by the most important

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