The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00



COUNT TRAMP.
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Particulars of the seizure of Count Tramp, Go-
vernor of Iceland, by the crew of • letter of marque
from the 'Thames, and of his subsequent arrival ut
Leith

" The Margaret and Ana, and the Sally, letters
of marque. belonging to a considerable house in
the soap-boiling hue, in London, sailed from the
Thames, in May last, fur Iceland. One Jargisson,
(or Joruganza), a Dane, resident in London, was
taken out to act as interpreter, and to aid in collect-
ing tallow and oil at the different creeks in Iceland.
In ten days the vessels reached Ilykavick, the priu-
cipal harbour, and now the seat of government.
Count Tramp bad just arrived from Copenhagen.
and assumed the command oldie island. An under-
standing was quickly established, by which mutual
trading was to be winked at. When, however, the
cargoes of tallow were nearly completed, some per-
sons belonging to the letters of Epergne thought lit to
break faith, and suddenly seize the Count and his
guards ; took possession of a vessel belonging to
the Count, and still partly laden with his private
stores; and laid their hands also on the public
stores belonging to Government. Jargisson put
himself at the head of this exploit. He took up
his quarters at the Governor's house. and made
some English sailors and some Icelanders parade
before the door as guards. Hearing that a hostile
party of Danes was assembled about six miles off',
he mounted his English sailors, with their drawn
enflame., on Iceland homes, and, heading them,
galloped through the trio 99999 s (there being no
road.), in order to disperse the party ; a more
motley group of' cavalry (we are told, and verily be-
lieve), it is impossible to figure ! The Icelanders
looked on with perfect indifference. Jargisson,
elated with his success, affected the pomp of so.
vcreigu power. He resolved to hoist an Iceland flag.
Ile ordered some canvas to be dyed blue; but the
natives could not approich nearer that colour than
• sort of dirty purple. He himself cut some bleach-
ed canvas into the shape of three cod fish, and to
render these insignia more ridiculous, if possible, he
chase to imitate the split or dried fish. Ile got six
dismounted cannon raised out of the sand on the
beach, and placed on the fort. The Talbot sloop
of war accideutully anchoring near Rykavick, her
commander was surprised It the display of a new
flag, which he could not at all match among the
colours of various nations in his possession. On
coming ashore, he caused the Iceland flag to be
tbrown down, and Fort Jargisson to be dismantle-di
The would-be-governor was ordered to London;
and, at his own request, Count Tramp was also
taken to Britain to state his complaints."

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