The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-12
The Danish pri;atetrs CAPTURE tl.c,n under

tie Danish priatetrs csPtort item under,
CONVOY, The undersigned must rcreat,
chat the rule laid down By that article OF the
ordinance, will lie followed BY the rrize
courts whenever the proofs are clear, that
4 he vessels under American flags as well as
'hose OF other nations are found in a con-
voy Under the projection of the Encriics Of
oe&m"r.. lie d.es not wish to repeat here
what he had the honor ofstatinc on thiss,h-
ject II his preceding note, but he begs Mr..
ErTing to be SO good as to observe 10 his
government, that none cf the powers Of Eu-
rope nave called i'll question the Justice OF
this prp,cipic.
Mr. Erving has observed, that notwish-
standing the Danish Courts had not Seen d.
rccted TO consider the certificates of origin
granted By the French cons,;s in the ports
u t;.'C.~o2 as false, uti' afrer the G2d Sen
tcnib-r OF last "edi', there has nevertheless
oSen imp SGD upon two vessels, acquitted
by the supreme court OF admiralty, a fine
snieiy .er having these certificates on board,
as Mr.. ErSing had been infer med. The un-
clersigned, aitho' he is not informed of these
facts, win not call in question the assertion
o. the minister of the United States and he
must consequently suppose that the suspicion
III the Legality CT these certificates was excl
tea by the public declaration which was be-
-are made on the part OF the French govern
'nent, that the consuls of France were not
al lorised to grant the certificates in aucs
| .ion, and that for that reason the courts have
decided that the captors were justified in
'riising IN The vessels for examination.
=. loigaed) ROSENKRANTS.
The hon. Mr.. Eryinr.
ATTACHED 10 the last letter IF Mr.. Ercfr,e,
arc severck Gsfs IF vesseis taken and con-
IL rneG, released or strH undcr h1eskgafio,,
"a the Uarfous northern horts Of Eurohe for
ie fsoo lat years. The following state
il. NJ e-rAi6ts the resuit offhe fables.
It results from the foregoing lists,
/ nat the number of vessels carried into the
ports OF Norway in the year 1909 was So.
OF which only have been finally Condemn
S+--none pending.
nat the number of vessels carried into the
pores OF Norway in the year 1910 was SO.
of which only are pending in the high
court of Admiralty at Copenhagen, K II
which there has not been one final con-
demnSton.
That the number of vessels carried into the
ports of Hostein, Sleswick and the Da-
nish Islands III the year 1909 was Is, of
which were condemned and Is ACQUITTED
That the number of vessels carried into the
ports of Holstein, Sleswick & the Danish
Islands in the year 1910 was 6s, of which
~ haNeceen Maiiy condemned q are vet
pending.
That of Is convoy cases, have been con-
demned-they were desperate cases-ten
are yet pending-somc of them more ia
vorably circumstanced than others.
lHe fending cases offhe foregoing hst-are,
OF the Norway list of 1910, eight, viz. Eye
ria, capt. Law Oscar, Cunningham Re
solution, Elridge; Minerva, Baker Pitts
burg, Yardsly Maria Thereaa, Phelps :;
Richmond, Jarvis Amiaole Matilda,
Hague.
Papers sent to Paris in the cases of Lydia, %
Chevers, & "Zeno," Stow.
OF the Danish list OF 1910, six, viz. Nimrod,
Smith VIM. and Jane, Bunker Fair
Trader, Craig; Minerva Smyth, Mann :;
Washington, Amy Ariel, Butler.
OF the convoy cases, ten, viz Annawan, Do
madison; Hope, Rhea Mary, Ropes !;
Hope, Meik Rcbecca, Meik; James,
Campbell Polly. Graves irish, Russell.
(OocnncNtS 70 81 c01liuUed J