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suggested these general reflections; I am quite certain
that a rectification of the present absurd boundary
between Russia and Norway would give no offence
to any influential section of Englishmen, provided
it were done by means of an open and honourable
negotiation, affording to Norway a fair and full
equivalent to the concession she would be called
upon to make. The natives of Vadsö and the
owners of the surrounding rocks would gain
largely by the establishment of a Russian naval
and commercial station in the Varangerfjord, and
Great Britain, as a whole, would welcome this and
every other movement that Russia might make in
the extension of its commercial, manufacturing,
and agricultural prosperity, in accordance with a
distinct understanding that the age of Cæsarism
and every other form of military brigandage has
passed away, and that any nation that strives to
revive it becomes the enemy of the whole civilized
world, and will be prosecuted and punished
accordingly.
The Vadsöites at present appear to be on very
good terms with the Russians. Most of the ships
now in the harbour are Russian vessels, and I see
a great many Russian sailors making purchases at
the shops. They are evidently good customers,
and therefore well beloved.
Vadsö is thriving and growing. It has now a
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