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the Landfogued, Mr. Frydetisberg, and to Mr. 
Koefoed, a Sysselman, to make the contents pub¬ 
lic in their neighborhood. The convention was 
likewise shown to Mr. Savigniac for his perusal. 
I must here beg leave to observe that, though 
I would be far from questioning the good inten- 
principal causes of the events he afterwards complained of 5 
for, among other papers with which I have been furnished 
by Captain Jones, is one containing a narrative of the revo¬ 
lution, by the Tatsroed Stephensen, in his own hand writing, 
in which, after mentioning the circumstance of the imprison¬ 
ment of the count, he speaks of the convention with Captain 
Nott. From this, it does not appear, although he acknow¬ 
ledges the receipt of the copies of the convention, both by 
him and his brother, that they took any pains to make the 
contents known in their neighborhood. His words are, “ on 
tc the same day (Sunday, the 24th of June) the said conven- 
tion with Captain Nott left the press, to which Count 
" Tramp, about six days ago, delivered it, for the purpose 
c ' of having it printed 5 and at the same time communicated 
' k ‘ a copy of the convention to myself and the bailiff Stephen 
“ Stephensen, but the count was already confined, before a 
te printed copy could be received by him.” It will be re¬ 
membered, that the convention was concluded on the 16th. 
The press is indeed a long day’s journey distant from Reikevig 
by land, but it is possible to go by water to within a few miles 
of the spot, and half a day is sufficient time for the voyage.—- 
Perhaps the disposition of the Tatsroed towards the English 
cannot be better explained than by giving the following 
translation of an extract from that gentleman’s pamphlet, 
containing a history of the Sol of the Icelanders (Fucus pal- 
matus), printed at Copenhagen, 1808. I have noticed the 
