The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-20
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Accomfanyiag The Presidcnt's Mesaaee
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COhenhagen, NI1rfI 1O. Ia


- Cohenhagen, Ht,7fl 10, 1872.
HIS E:cceilency Mr.. dc Rosenkrastz, first
Minister Of Safe, &c. &c.
SIR-ln one of the first interviews which
had with your Excellency, You assured
me, on the part of his Majesty, "thaf for.
the future, the United Stdfes should hapc
nothing to COMPLAIN Of" fully relying then
on the good faith and friendly sentiment in
which this declaration was made, to those
favorable dispositions of his Majesty, have
addressed all my subsequent reclamations ::
and the reports which have, from time tn
time, submitted to my government, have
correspondent to the harmony thus esta-
blished in our proceedings. Judge then.
sir, with what extreme concern and regret
now find myself under the necessity of bro
testing and reclaiming against sentence of
the high court of admiralty, grounded on
the Kings own decision, against the Anne.
rican ship Brutus and her cargo, the genu-
inc property Of American citizens-in favor
of which ] have been for several months
negotiating with your EXcelency-respect-
ing which 1 have furnished documentary e.
violence of great Importance, and the cir
cumstauces of which i was SO fully antho-
rise(l to consider as peculiarly favorable :.
Judge, sir, of the concern with which see
n the sentence now given, that the recla-
Il
has been passed over-the documents which
have furnished have been set aside-and
that grounds for condemnation have been
assumed, wholly insufficient, and. in part
even contrary to facts as established bv
those documents. ] am perfectly certain
that his Majesty does not believe that am
capable of attempting to support any cause
but the just cause of a genuine American
citi2eu, noe shall readily abandon the CON
yiction that he is still actuated by the ius,
and friendly dispositions which mntived the
declaration Sovc cited hence must pre.
suiue that the MISREPRESENTATION which
have Been made to him, and the influence
wilitE has been produced. IN his mind, on
the present occasion, are Of a very extraor-
binary character; this conclusion is the
more unavoidable, sincc, certainly, have
long since succeeded III convincing your iSS:
celency, who has such l,gh and inGSp,,ta-
Die title to the entire confidence of Lis Nh,
jcsty, that the cause OF tie Brutns is . inst
one, nor can ], in THIS view fat 70 notice
that the opinion of the chanCert was in lis
favor, tkat there was division Of oDjs;on
amongst tie members cf TIC high court, and
that the vessel was fully acquitted by Inc
inferior Court in Norway. Is NY r0ie q
December 11. 1911, furnished 10 vo;r ~
ce'icnoy proofs that the cAptor 3. sigeal
from that sentence bad been made DIV be.
ciuse the American caps. (l'vnn,) reIuscd
to pay GOO viz dcllars By wav # c0mpio-
mise; and this complaint having 0cca laid.
By bis Majesty's order, 8, fore. AID having.
been duly Investigated b, tie chanccry'
was deemed % be So we'll founded and So
reasonabic, taat g new and ss.erc law npon
ttal subject was judged 10 DC cxpcdicpt.-..
ihiS IS. ~ iinc. the cn;y case Which has
come before the kinz. wherein I've has Gc-
cIded unf1v9raSiy against piiw ,entcnce
OF acquiital by Une 81 his tribunals--GnG Il is
the only case, far - Know. w1crtin a
ahie'~nce oi opinion a1inhks, the members
81 9 e ''ish eeart sa.s ihg, hs s,ss ;.ei @cg.,