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APPENDIX. A. 
“ And His Majesty is further pleased to order, 
,u with the advice aforesaid/that all His Majesty’s 
£<r cruisers and all other his subjects be inhibited 
“ from committing any acts of depredation or 
“ violence against the persons, ships, and goods 
“ of any of the inhabitants of the said islands 
“ and settlements, and against any property in 
“ the said islands and settlements respectively. 
“ And the right honorable the lords commis- 
u sioners of His Majesty’s treasury, His Majesty’s 
“ principal secretaries of state, the lords com mi s- 
“ sioners of the admiralty, and the judge of the 
(( high court of admiralty, and the judges of the 
“ courts of vice-admiralty, are to take the ne- 
“ cessary measures herein, as to them shall 
“ respectively appertain.” 
(Signed) 
“ W. Fawkener.” 
Hence then it appears that a mercantile specu¬ 
lation the most unfortunate, and a revolution the 
most singular in its nature, have been the means 
of placing the island in a greater state of security 
than formerly; and a way has thus been opened 
for bettering the condition of its inhabitants, pro¬ 
vided the Danish government has compassion 
enough upon the most injured of its subjects to 
permit the humane intentions of his British Ma¬ 
jesty’s ministers to be carried into effect. Should 
