The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-27


United States OF America. the undersigned
minister OF state, and chief of the depart
mcnt OK foreign affairs, flattcrs himself, that
ne will lay them before his government, &
endeavor to obtain for the parties interest
ied, that indemnity, which the Justice OF
their claims so evidently calls for but
which the Intervention of his majesty's
charge DIES affaires, has not, to the present
period, been able to acco mplish.
| The undersigned, in praying Mr.. Erving,
TO have the goodness to return TO him the
enclosures, avails himself OF the opportunity
OF renewing the continued assurance of his
high consideration.
(SignedO n. ROSENKRANTZ.
Cohenhcgen. FED. ID. 1912.
No. 8.
Cohenhagen, FEB. II, 1919.
To his c1ceAcncy Mr. dc RoSenkrantz,
First Minister If STATE, &c. sc.
SIR have received your excellency's
note OF the 1Ath instant, relating to two
claims of Danish subjects on the government
OF the United States. am uninstructed as
to those Claims otherwise than by that note
and by the documents which it inclosed in
these perceive with great satisfaction that
aoring war OF two years between the u.
States and France, ata time when the Da-
nish commerce was in activity, and the
Western ocean was covered with American
cruisers, the causes ofcomplaint afforded to
this country were confined to these cases !;
one OF them mere question as to the "a
mount OF salvage cxacIed on n rc-capture,
and both of them grounded on the errors of
misinteilgence OF officers employed on TO-
reign stations that these reclamations do
not involve any misconduct of American tri-
ounals, any violation OF public law, any of
fence of neutral rights, or any bad faith OF
unfriendly disposition in the government of
the United States; but on the contrary that
IN every stage of the claims love of justice,
respect tor neutral rights, and frank,
generous and friendly character towards
| Denmark, has been continually manifested
by that government and finally that com.
Iplete satisfaction TO the claimants has hi
therto been delayed b. causes which though
Ocyond the control of the executive, do not
forbid the expectation Of redress.
| shall have the honor to submit TO nv
government copy of your excellenCy's
note, adding whatever may be proper on
my part to promote the object OF il.
l renew, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE w. ERVING.
l return herewith the printed papers
which were enclosed in your exceiiency's
note.
No T.
! TRANSLATION.
The undersigned Minister OF State of the
Department of Foreign Affairs, having laid
before his Majesty the note which MIR. Err
wing, the Special Minister of the United
States of America, addressed to him the
4th November of last year. the principal OBJ
IJect OF which was to claim the revision of
several sentences, definitely pronounced by
the supreme tribunals of admiralty, which
the Special Minister considers ill founded,
and in opposition to the principles he main
tains, ought TO serve as basis to the pro-
ceeding On prizes, and rules for the Judges
authorized to pronounce between the cap
tors commissioned by the Danish govern
ment and the captors and owners of whose
vessels have been captured under the FAC
OF the United States, is authorized by the
orders of his Majesty to make known to
Mr.. Erying. Special Minister of the United
States, that the Kings very particular SEN
! tinents Of friendship FOR the United States,
and his esteem for the President cannot in
iiuencc him 10 permit a revision of the SEN
fences pronounced. terminating the causes
arising from captures made by the crujzers
under the flag OF thu United States
The principles which have formed the
oasis OF the privatecr regulations, Y which
nave not been lost sight of in giving the in
strmctions to the tribunals charged to cxa-
mine in matter of prizes, are the same as
those generally received, and according 20
which the Danish tribunals of the admiralty
judge and decide on the captures of vessels
under other flags than that of the u States.
The Special Minister will be pleased Ia
lind III this assertion, which is founded ON the
facts he NAV have made himself acquainted
with since his residence here, that the A.
merican flag has on all occasions been treat
ed IN the maritime tribunals confOrmablv 20
the rules established, precisely in the same
manner as the neutral flags of Europe.
The undersigned is moreover authorized
to observe to Mr.. Erving, Special Minister
ct the United States, that il permission
were given to the captured, who have plead
ed before the tribunals which have decided,
! b. dehnitIve sentence between the par
ties, to make in their favor, revision Of the
causes terminated, the SAME indulgence
should be given to the captors, who might
complain OF the sentences pronounced a.
glinst them, and that in this manaer the
causes arising from prizes would expert
encc indefinite delays, as prejudicisl to the
captured, as to the captors.
The undersigned. in expressing tn Mr..
Ewing his regret as not being able to grant
what the Special Minister proposed TO him
has the honor to renew to him the assurance
OF his high consideration.
(Signed) ROSE. SRANTZ.