Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-08-26

comrades, mortified at the result, and In tie \
true spirit of Danish maynanimty, ali joined
and beat the American most unmercifully.--
There was a lad, IL or III years OF age. IN COM
pany with stewart, who remained an idle spec
tator of tie scene. feariu, that. should he iu-
tcrfcre, nc might meet with similar treatment.
After the Danes had fully satiateG their bra
tality on their unfortunate victim, this lad con-
veyed Stewart on board OF his ship. On the
evening Of the same day, one Of the boats OF \
the Borniiolm ton board of which were the
same men Who had beaten Stewart, .unaccom-
panied by an officer desgnedly passed under
the stern OF the Cleaner; the Danes, by abu.
siye language and threatening gestures, pro-
voked sorie one of the ships crew 10 throw
stone, which struck person in the boat. On
the Sth of the same month, the commander of
the brig preferred q complaint against the
crew to the Governor, OF which the following
10 his Erccucncy Mqior General Bentson.
Governor General Of he DdAist Tsst hsdiS
Islands.
May il please yonr ENcelleucy--
Agreeably toa complaint from the quarter
master, Christian Hrixon, I am under the ne
cessity OF laying before your EXceiency, a
complaint of Tie conduct OF some American
sailors, Oa board the ship Cleaner, against
the crew OF his inaJesty's briggs boats on the
afternoon of last Sunday the 9th OF the month
n qIarter before eight o'clock, when the boat
belonging to the brig Bornhoin, with part of
the crew belonging to said brig. was rowing
under the stern OF the ship Cleaner, they
were, without any provocation, attacked witt,
large stones thrown from the slip Into the
boat; one OF these stones, which we have got
on board, hit the constable Mel Udreiss on the
arm, which occasioned a confusion, and if in
hicted in more tender part nigln have prov
ed dangerous. lii order 10 secure his males
tvs vessel i'll The future from similar insult.
beg most huinbiy of yoar ENceliency, that the
matter may be inquired into and the offender
punished. Most respectfully,
(sigued) KLAUAiANN.
Brig BoTaiOiD, ST. Christ;aa-S
stadt, Jpiy or, .si
On the 9th, the Governor General issued the
following order:
The boat belonging to brig Bnrhnlm, hav-
ing, agreeabiy TO a complaint from the com.
manding officer, (of which a copy is emclosed)
on the evening OF last Sunday been insulte,I
by the crew ou board your vessel YOU will de-
liver up to the brig Bornhoim, him or them,
That may tic guilty, in order that he or they a {
ter AN. examination has taken place, may be
Brought to cOndign punishment
Government House, 9th july
(Sigrcd) BENTON,
II. SEiDELEN, Secrv.
To Capt. IEwEL, master of the
American ship Cleaner
On the evening of the 9th The same boat
went alongside OF the snip with an officer who
demanded the person that had committed the
alleged offence; the mate replied, that he had
not seen any person do il, but If il had been
done, Il must have been by Stewart who had
been beaten by the same boats crew on this
the mate, together with Stewart and another
OF the crew, We're ordered into the boat, and
conveyed on board the BormlIoin aud examin-
Ell the boat was then despatched for the re-
mainder or the slips company who also were
Intercepted ; nothing, however, appearing
from their testimony TO eliminate any particu.
lar individual, the mate and crew, with the ex-
ception OF Stewart, were returnedto their own
vessel After repeated endeavors by threats,
aud promises of pardon, (Which, however, ali
proved unavalllng) 10 induce Stewart to disco
yer the person who had been guilty of the al
legged offence, he also was returned to the ship
In the mcan time, Ihe examinations we're laid
before lis eAceiIency the Governor General
,r.o admitted that The e1icgee did not go to p,ore
tde commission Cj the act ty cny iRdiUiduai but
THERE WERE GROUNDS FOR SUSPICION, aud an
EXAMPLE MUST be MADE; for which purpose
he ordered the HOrTholm's boat alongside the
Cleaner, 10 take cut Stewart, and fog him on
board. the brig. This arbitrary. unjust, and
ILLEGAL act. was put Ia execution in the fol-
lowing most inhUman and bariarous manner
Ills arms and legs were extended. and in That
position dashed to a grating; Danish sailor
was placed ON each side of him, tCao inflicted
on ms 5acb tireatySeren las!eS each strik-
ing alternately wan two inch hard Tope
which lacerated HIM in such manner, to
reader him unfit Gn the opinion OF TWO medical
gentlemen that examined kim 10 perform his
duty for a length or time. [Pat,