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the causes that preceded and gave birth to them. 
Thus; then, provided, I proceed without farther 
preface to the sketch of a revolution, which so 
far differs from all others of our times, that, in 
as he thought most likely to promote the object he had in 
view, that of attaining the highest perfection in seamanship. 
He then entered our navy, in which, after much hard service 
and many long and difficult voyages, he made himself com¬ 
plete master of navigation, as well as of the naval laws of 
Great Britain; and imbibed, according to his own words, 
together with his knowledge of nautical affairs, the maxims, 
the principles, and the prejudices of Englishmen. At the 
age of twenty-five, having been absent from his native coun¬ 
try ten or twelve years, the whole of which he had spent in 
the British service, he returned to Copenhagen in the year 
1806. In that city he was at so little pains to conceal his 
political sentiments respecting England, that he created 
himself a number of enemies by declaring his partiality 
towards a country, under whose flag he had so lately and so 
long served, and by reprobating in the most open manner 
the tyranny and usurpation of the French; a nation, whose 
opinions and principles He found were approved of by the 
greater part of his countrymen. Shortly after the late ex¬ 
pedition, sent by Great Britain against Copenhagen, the. 
Crown Prince entered into an alliance, offensive and defen¬ 
sive, with France; which was followed by a decree, calling 
upon persons of all ranks and descriptions, from the age of 
eighteen to fifty, to serve, in some capacity or other, in 
support of their country ; in consequence of which, Mr. 
Jorgensen took the command of the Admiral Juul, a pri¬ 
vateer of twenty-eight guns, in which, proceeding towards 
Flamborough Head, he fell in with two British ships of war, 
the Sappho and the Clio. The former he immediately en- 
