The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-27
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 20

the individual states.
(The resi- Of the Sneech is local.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.
At meeting of the Merchants and I'm
derwriters of this city, Interested in the YES
sells and property captured, in Europe by
Danish cruizcrs, held Yesterday at the Mer-
chants Coffee House, the following resoluti-
ems were unanimously agreed to-
Resolved, That committee be appointed
60 prepare Representations to the President
of the United States of the facts and Cir
eumstances attending the late enormous and
alarming depredations committed by Danish
cruizers on the property of citizens of the
u. States. lawfully navigating the high seas,
and actually destined for ports in Denmark,
Sweden, or Russia
And of the vexatious proceedings and UNI
Just condemnation of such property in courts
acting under the authority of Denmark-not
only in violation OF the law of nations lin the
maintenance and defence of which that go.
vernment has hitherto been dis,inguished,)
but in contempt of those documents and evil
Gences of neutrality, which have hitherto
been deemed sufficient
Respectfully requesting that such mea-
sures may be speedily adopted as the wis
dom of the executive may devise, and the
magnitude and emergency of the case re-
quire.
htSC[UcQ, i nat the COINulllSeO De lnScTuC-
ted to collect ali the testimony which the
nature, of the case may require, or the par
ties interested may furnish together with
satisfactory evidences of the neutrality of
the property, and the other documents which
accompaniment in each case, with the nature
and amount of their several claims
That memorials be signed by the parties
Interested. and together with certified copy
of the proceedings of this meeting, (sgned
sl.
lay to the Secretary of State, to be laid be-
fore the President.
That the Chairman, T. Fitzsimons, w.
Jones, Henry Pratt, Stephen Girard Charles
peasants be committee.
TIL: FiTZSIMONS, Chairman.
GFrom Refs PHILADELPHIA Gazehe.]
Wehave been favored with the following
extracts of letters which exhibit, in colours
OF toa much trush, the deplorable condition
OF american commerce. Next to the feel
ing of humiliation for our own government,
which these unrpsisted wrongs are calcula
ted to excite, is. that Of Indignation for their
,unprincipled instigator. AS Mr.. Masters
said on another subject" The hand of Ma
poleon is in this thing"
GoTTENBURG, June &c.
: The court in Christianstadt is only an in
fsrinr court, and therefore ] have directly
,
~ winch appeal, ] suppose | shall find my.
self ,fuIly justified, when / state to you that
there are only two judges. the one has pri.
vatecr knowingly, the other is interested Sc
Cretly besides the highest bribe is always
victorious How the business wIll end, am
en.5le to tell however. 1 hear that the
court IN Christiana as well as the govern
..ment at Copenhagen, does not approve of
their steps. But according to private infor-
r hal, - -, I
tain American vessels here till they see what
part America is going to take, and accord
1ngly either condemn or release them
We shall have to wait at least thpee months
before our case will be decided at Christi
ana.
COPENHAGEN, July d.
The American consul here has asked the
government whether the relations between
the United States and Denmark were friend
ly or not. They have answered they were
friendly. He has also asked whether YES
sells bound TO Sweden and been boarded by
English cruizers, would be condemned ac-
cording to present existing laws in Den
mark /; and they have answered, they could
Bot be condemned.
To morrow / shall present a memorial to
the minister for foreign affairs count Berns-
.hCrff, which, perhaps, may have some good
effect. Captains How and Foster, who nave
DOJt DeeH condemned at CufIStidnd, anu
who are now gone from henc@, had an au-
dience with the king. He has promised
them to send an order to the government of
christina that the strictest justice shall be
done to their cause but if justice is sold as
cheap at Christiana as at Christansand,
we can hope for little There are now to
the number of % American vessels in Nor.
way. and they are every day bringing in
more. | think it worthy the serious cousi.
deration OF government, whether they will
suffer this property to be condemned.
GoTTEEDURCB, July 81.
had a conversation with Count Berns-
~horfF minister of foreign alfairs--I asked
him if it was the intention Of the Danish go
vernment to respect real American proper.
tys He said, as yet, it would be respected
but Denmark did not know what France
was going to do. j know for certain that an
express is sent from the king to Bonaparte,
20 ask him how to proceed with the Anne
ricans
have also had an audience with the king
Of Denmark. He appeared to be very
well disposed man He promised to send
an order to Christiana for the court to pro
seed with The greatest circumspection.
Extracts from letters from the snperCargc
Of "a slip belonging to this port, dated