Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-02
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SITUATION OF AMERICAN ppon.
RIED INTO NORWAY cIl

Ex:sect q a letter fron caoto;o
y the SHIP Anericd, to his co ,,sa. So'
IN this tom, datca, Cli,;st;a."rf spnd.,
ef N9rzooy) lug. 16, 1909. 'S'a ga
1elt Newcastle the I'd ms, 6.
tensurg, and On the evening Of Il, II. 'U W. Ce
the W. of the Maze, being s,m '"s +' b,
saw z or 8 boats approach me, vhic j' e'ia
to b fishing boats, but which n nr,,~' TOD
prlvateers they began fr;npp' ssJ 10
Danish eolols. ! hoisted American gus s ~
boarded me and demanded nv na on'. IA?
ter demonstrating in VAN, and e srIs' d
them that The property was Neutral ""l "
pels all clear, they took out NV m" ~" s'1 p
men and put on board IS Of the nri ,S 'AS
men, and took me in here. On ,be ~
with all the crew, underwent an , rv,n ra
ton before an inferior Judge, all which iTIias
then submitted to the kings translator W" "1
| am summoned to attend trial on ,b' t h.
day OF this month, which l appreberd nd n 'sS
be tedious, as all the American cases b ''a
been; but cannot think they can po,s; iii,
condemn me. even by their own law. '
tabilshed for TIE government of prize rnn ~,
and privateers. You will unaoubtedE eo'
clude with me that there csnao. be s1v sr w.
Tor tor condemnation Or detention, psr,j,r.
lsrly when | inform YOU have in nv NV.
session (and the court has now evsrr r..
qu!sne document, properly signed & vopi.
co. to prove the legality of the voyage and
the neutrality Of the ship; yet manv AM.
rIcan vessels have been condemned a, n,
court, and all have appealed to a higher ri.
bunai at Chrsiiana several however b,y.
been Cleared here, by paying costs to II.
amount OF 4 to 600 rix dollars IfIan
cleared, prospects are better here than a,
Gottenburg.
Z" You will perceive am looking at the
bright SIDE Of the stion-let us turn Ii.
tables. In the first place, these people hsv.
ing brought US in, they have more friends
h@re than We, and privateersmen, you KNOX,
are not the most immaculate characters
the world in the next place our total j:
noTance of the language will not allow u [
TO make that defence which our peculiars.
tuaslon requires add to this, the lmp'e'
sion which prevails here, that Americaaal |
France are on the eve, if not already It
war; thSy contrive all means 70 prorat
trials, and have the strangest somphcau0a
OF forms and ceremonies, Ina; perhaps was
ever heard of in colnss Of jualcatOre' inry
require defence, before We can pos''oF
know what charges they have SSa'n': III
and even after vessels are cleared, aal IN
masters led to believe they Can process
they have been stopped, and ReW and ID.
heard of documents required betot' t'''
can pass the forts. understaa! theT; nav
been instances where vessels wh'ca nav
been brought in have been searched '"i
strictly, ana their private papers taken ',a
even one vessel was completely un'aa'"
search for contraDand goods; nothing o.
this, however, has fallen to my lot 0a' "A
treated with civility.
II cannot conclude without expreS'g
o you The great obligations when E ,;,l
md all nay country are under 10 49, ~,
[saacson, Esquire, merchant, OF TINS paw
whose generous and friendly lntcHl:r'~
With this court, in behalf OF An:1s'i
and whose influence and rcspsc'aO"? ,.:
,oiat ofta'ents and fortunc is greai e"s~
lm to all the gratitude they can Oss 'p% az
Express. Tue American masters a'D
,ercarsoes here, have, with one s0ss s,,i9 IN
pointed him a commercial agent sI' NJ
,im with all the authority they are a S"o
he pleasure of Our governn'su' s%
.nown, and cannot bat hope ''' b.
nent will sanction the appointment vcl
:. BY the vessel which conveys ll. .,t ii
vill have list of the American 'es' !, Al
he ports of Norway. The Topaz his
2lecca-ford, about 70 mjl,s fr1'l #. h,ps
captain Hodge have not near! his his poi
&c has gone safe. THERE'S no" ID '" nay
|, r., onount,ag TO uP"N