1. That the ships under Prussian colours loaded with colonial produce were detained as reprisals for Swedish ships detained and confiscated in Prussian ports. 2. That the same step has been taken with the Danish ships, in consequence of their having captured vessels belonging to Sweden. 3. That Sweden has been forced by imperious demands to confiscate all colonial produce found at Carlshamn under whatever flag, that the cargoes are put into safe stores, and that the ships are permitted to depart paying nothing, and that these steps are taken to avoid great inconvenience and to hope for better times. 4. We engage to indemnify all merchandise insured in England, therefore, only those merchants who have neglected to insure will lose. 5. Colonial produce belonging to Swedish subjects will not be seized or confiscated. 6. Ships having made false declarations, and found loaded with warlike stores, will be confiscated, as also in time of peace. 7. It is engaged to give every possible facility for watering and supplying the English fleet with provisions: the same shall be given to Admiral Reynolds at Hano. The above explanations stating the substance of the conference, according to Baron Tawast, being by no means satisfactory to Sir James, and indeed at variance with what he had inferred from it, he wrote the following letter to Mr. Smith: Victory, in Wingo Sound, 25th May 1811. SIR,