Berlingske Tidende, 1823-03-17
Indenlandske Efterretninger. J den paa St. Croix udkommende Regjerings=Avis findes følgende Anmeldelse i det engelske Sprog. St. Croix, Christianstæd, den 31te December 1822. It falls to our melancholv duty to announce the death ol the Honorable Councellor CUS LA NGHAAR S MIDT. firet Member of His Majestys Council in and over this land and ist Dependencies, and finight of the Order of Dannebrog, lie was a resident of thelsland of St. Croix for 22 years, angamed during this long series ofyears the affection of allits inhabitants by his afsability, unassuming manners, soft temper and a faithsul discharge ol all the duties of Christianity, wlich constituted the vital power of hisheart, his seelingswere cemeuted with ours, he belonged to the community, es a member og the family, and he died vith a broken heart from a due sense of ist distresses, we have therefore deeply to lament the los og a fend, intimatel acquainted mith our real situation, anlinhed to our fate vith his heard and soul. His memery vil in consequence de cherished by the inhabitants af St. Croix af a flower of unfading colour, which everry moral mind must seel a delight in dwelling on. He was born in Colling, in Denmark, and attained the age of 61 vears and 3 month. In the year 1789 he was appointed Secretary to the Commissionerappomted for the emancipation of the tenantry in Denmark, hich constituted the brightes epoch in the reign of fiing ChRISTiAN the Vilt, after that time her was private Secretary to the Right Honorable Mr. ChRISTIA Col. BIORNSEN, whowas an ornament to his ceuntry and immortaliged himself by the institution of reconciling counthronghout the Kingdom. On the 25th of October 1795, her married Miss Ch RISTIA NE S ChO BO E. who bewailthe loss of her faithsul friend, and vil have to mingle her tear vith thos of three sons and one danghter hen the sad tiding : of this melancholv event shall reach Europe and afslict thershearts at the loss of the best of Fathers. In the vear 1796 the deceased was appointed Judge at Föhr in Schleswig, intheyea1799 Recorder in the Department af Cronborg and at the close, of the vear he was appomted Dealing-Master of this Island, here he arrived og the 15thof Juli 1800, In the vear 1803. he was nominated Councellor as a mark of His Majestys favorDaning the British occupation of this Island for 7 vears, hos enjoved the most unlimited considence from the Britisk Commanders, and filled the Office of a member of the Loan-Commission besiddes his Office as Dealing-Master, upon the restoration of the colony in the year 1814, he was appointed member of the Royal Council, and the year sollowing honnored by tha Order of Dannebrog at the coronation of His Majesty. His lis vas therefore spent in usesul erertion for the god of his country, and weary he sunk into the grave, regretted by his king, regretted byhis country, but more deeply regretted by thacommunity, upon whose min his virtues by a daily example made an everlasting impression. His mortal remans were removed from his residence at 3 veleck in the afternoen of the 20de inst, and mas carried te the place of Interment in the sollowing order of procexien: The Band of Hr. Ms Regular Infantry, plaving a solem dirge. H.M. Infantry. Mace Bearers. In a Car drawn by tiro Horses, i And alternately carried by Commissioned Officers of the Troop of Horse and Christiansteds Division. His Excelleney Admirat BARDENFLETH, and Snite. Officers of the disserens Corps of Militia. Public Functionaries and Private Individuals, to the grantest number ever evinced in this Island. On the bod, bring consigned to the grave, the Danish Minister og Divinity the Reverend Mr. Prætorius delivered a Sermon, hich moved into tears every heart at this solem departure og eur fried. Minute guns ere fired from the Fort, and tres vollies by the InfantryOversættelse af Forestaaende: St. Croix, Christiansted, den 31te December 1822.