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the clause in the charter-party which prevented 
him from making prizes in Iceland, and to com¬ 
mence hostilities, by taking possession of a Danish 
brig, which had just arrived from Norway with 
provisions. The officers of the government now 
seeing their real situation, and fearing lest farther 
acts of a similar nature should be committed, 
found themselves under the necessity of conclud¬ 
ing a convention, permitting a mercantile con¬ 
nection to be opened between the inhabitants of 
Reikevig and Mr. Savigniac, a measure that in 
reality was but of little importance, as the natives 
were still intimidated by the threats of those in 
power, and dared not purchase of the English; 
so that every thing went on, as before, through 
the hands of the Danish factors, who bought 
only just enough for their own immediate use. 
How hard this was, will immediately be seen, 
when it is known that of all the various articles 
on board the Clarence two only were on any 
terms to be procured in Iceland, salt and grain, 
the latter of which was entirely monopolised by 
government, and not to be purchased at a lower 
rate than twenty-two dollars per barrel, a price 
that virtually amounted to a prohibition, as it 
rendered it quite out of the reach of many even 
of the higher classes of the inhabitants. Mr. 
Savigniac, on the contrary, offered his at con¬ 
siderably less than half this price, but still no 
