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vernor’s house, and, presently after, the governor 
himself. Count Tramp, came out of his house, 
as a prisoner to Captain Liston, who, armed with 
a drawn cutlass, marched before him, and was 
followed by the twelve sailors, who conducted 
the Count on board the Margaret and Anne. 
I also observed the British colors flying over 
the Danish, on board the Count’s ship, the Orion, 
which, I afterwards learned, had been previously 
made a prize to our English letter of marque. 
I had all along observed a great dislike on the 
part of our countrymen to the governor: this, 
as well as the apparent acts of violence, that had 
just been committed, was caused by information 
which Mr. Phelps had received, from what might 
have been supposed good authority, that Count 
Tramp had been using his influence to prohibit 
the trade with the English, contrary to the 
articles of an agreement, entered into by him 
and the captain of an English sloop of war, that 
had been in Reikevig harbor just before our 
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arrival. During this transaction, the inhabitants 
of the town, most of whom were witnesses to it, 
offered no resistance, but looked on with the 
most perfect indifference. Many of them were 
idling about the town (it being Sunday), armed 
with their long poles, spiked at one end with 
iron, which they use for the purpose of assist¬ 
ing them in walking over the frozen snow. Half 
V, / J/yV. 
