English Translation

17 14 - The conclusion of the English answer clearly shows that the tsar should not rely on an intermediary, but on a judge who wants to dictate laws, and that the English people think that the czar should submit himself without consideration to laws which they will consider appropriate to submit to him." 1) England therefore strives even then for the role of an arbitrator over Europe. From the English side Sweden is driven to new action against Russia and in 1720 also seeks to move the Polish Reichstag to war against Russia, but at that time Poland is not as reckless as l939 to its ruin. Also in Constantinople England works against the Russian representative 2) ter Dashkov. After a renewed insult to the Russian representative, 1 720 diplomatic relations between Russia and England were also broken off by the Russian side after the English envoy had already left Russia, and only at the beginning of the government Anna Ioannovnas l73l was resumed. 3) The armed conflict between Russia's and England seems to be imminent. For several years, an English fleet crosses the East Sce. But this time too, as so often in its history, England shys away from the use of its own forces. One wants to drive others into the fight for England - Sweden, Poland, Denmark, yes, the Turks. l720 England proposes to the emperor the formation of a European alliance against Russia: if the tsars were not to be driven back into the forests and swamps of the country, Russia's terrible power for all the future would disturb European peace. (t7 But they themselves fear the deployment. The English fleet crosses the Baltic Sea and warns the Russians not to leave their ports, but stands still, as Peter's fleet, which cannot be intimidated by the English, l72l attacks the Swedish coast and the Swedes strikes 5) England leaves the state, 1) Notovič, pp.67-68. 2) Übersberger, 1, p.123. 3) Aleksan- drenko, 1, S.14 and 20. 4) F. Quadflieg. Russian expansion policy in the 19th century, Leipzig 19l4, p.8. 5) Notevič, p.64; Brückner p.444; Stählin 2, p.124-125.