Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-02
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ACCOMPANYING THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
eoNTINvED.
NJ. sRrING'S LETTER 70 TIE sEeRE94s1
OF ST4IE, DATED
Cotenhagen, June Esd, 1911.
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CONTINUED.
In this wear the only two vessels which
reached these seas from the United States
ptosions to my arrival, were taken, Gin the
beginning OF April, and condemned in Nor
Wv two others Just about the time of my
arrival were carried in and are now under
trial there but since the llth instant up.
wards of forty vessels from the United States,
have passed through the Sound and gone up
the Baltic. and more or less are passing every
tAr without interruption the papers of some
few have been slightly examined IN the suo-
ordinate court of Esineur there have been
tried in the lower prize court OF this
place, and acquitted without delay, two or
three one of them with damages against the
captors being the first case In which DANA
gcs have been given at Copenhagen: flnally,
of the IL cases (not convoy cases. which were
pcnding before the high court on my arrival,
four have been acquitted, and though the pri-
yateersmen and eli concerned with them (and
the raniicstions of their business are I'M
mense) have made every effort to bring on
coAdeinnations, vet the tribunal, otherwise
perhaps we'll disposed to proceed, has been
steadily held b&ck by the government ana
see the best reason TO hope that at least elght
Of the remaining ten cases Will be acquitted
As to the convoy cases my confidence Is not
so strong, vet even OF them l do not despair.
Ire ground on which they stand, am aware,
is not perfectly solid, vet did not teei myself
authorised 10 abandon them, and therefore
have taken I'D all argument which may be dill
fcult, ont which shall go as far as possible
IN maintaining.
/ tvIth
Rosenkrantz, subsequent 10 that last mention
ed. and have acquired additional reasons to
hope for the kings perseverance lntAe change
of system which has so happily taken place,
but he discourages any expectation OF mdem-
MITIGATION for the Injuries sustained by our
commerca under ttat which now appears to
be relinduished Yesterday he told rae very
explicitly, that against the dehnitive decisions
of the high court, must not hope for any re-
dress. he trusted that for the future We should
not have any cause to complain, out tor the
past, there WAS no remedy. | thought 1t not
opportune to enter much into the matter at
that time. and therefore Contented myself with
some general pYotestations against ms doc
trine.
| cannot close this letter without acknow-
lodging the very great services OF MIR. isaIch-
sen, our consu, at Christiansand. You Will
observe, sir, in the lists which, shall send to
YOU, that of thirty vessels Carried into the
ports Of Norway, in the year 1870, only tour
were condemned in the interior courts OF that
district this has been wholly owing 10 the
unwealied exertions OF Mr.. Isaachsen; ne
found our people in the most distressed situA-
ton, entirely friendless-ln the hands OF, SUR
rounded bv. and ready to be sacrificed 20 the
rapaci;y of the Privatecrsmen and their con-
nections be volunteered in their service
he bo!dly opposed himself to the host OF their
oDpressors-he made each mans Cause his
own-:.c provided for every mans wants-iH
short his intrepidity and independence and
disiatercstedness OF character--hiS constant
zeal and industry, saved them from ruin, ali,
with gratitude very honorable TO themselves
thew never cease TO praise him.
With the most perfecs respect and cousl
dera.ion, ] haze the hCnOc to be, sir, your
mUst obedieht servant,
GEORGE w. IRVING.
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