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It may be observed, that the number of re¬ 
presentatives that were to have been sent were 
three from the southern amt, one from the 
eastern amt, two from the northern, and two from 
the western amt. 
The government house was from this time oc¬ 
cupied by Mr. Jorgensen, and all public business 
was as usual transacted in the office belonging to 
it. The salaries of the various officers under go¬ 
vernment were also paid; and they so far appeared 
satisfied * with the present arrangements that 
none of the principal ones resigned their situations, 
* This satisfaction, to judge from the remarks of Count 
Tramp and the Tatsroed, existed only in appearance, since 
the former says, “ Thus, a new order of things, presenting to 
“ view all the miseries that can spring from boundless de- 
“ spotism, was forced upon an innocent people loyal and 
faithful to their king. The Danes that had been in public 
“ employments, who were now deprived of their places, and 
<( laboring under a suspicion otherwise honorable to them- 
“ selves, of detesting the introduced changes, and meditating 
te schemes for the fall of the usurper, and who were on that 
account exposed to the same persecutions and ill treat- 
“ ment of which so many instances had been seen, resolved 
“ to depart from a country where, with their best wishes, for 
“ want of means and assistance they found no possibility of 
“ being useful. Many natives in public functions followed 
their example in resigning, whose offices were filled with 
“ the most unqualified persons, by notorious drunkards and 
“ flatterers, who were indebted only to their officiousness as 
