Pending Cases, viz. No. 60 50 "Nimrod, Smith," 55" William and Jane, Bunker," 66" Fair Trader, Craig," 67" Minerva Smyth, Mann," 65" Washington, Almy," 68" Ariel, Butler."" 33, ar Qu? court Will she ha Of the There 6 -37 N. B. The Canton was bound from the United States to Petersburg, and I believe to have been the property of Samuel G. Arnold and Joseph Martin of Providence. She was taken under British convoy. List rig and sent into Christiansand by five Danish Gun Note of the further proceedings on the 24 pending cases, subs to May 30, 1811, (including convoy cases) viz. LIST of AMERICAN VESSELS which have entered Nor1, or intelligence respecting which has been received since that of the American cases for the year 1811-viz. July 15, 1811-Of these 58 vessels, the "Rachel, Joseph," will be condemned. The two which have desired to sell their cargoes have been are not yet received. capture them under convoy. The undersigned must repeat that the rule laid down by that article of the ordinance, will be followed by the prize courts whenever the proofs are clear; that the vessels under American flags as well as those of other nations are found in a convoy under the protection of the enemies of Denmark. He does not wish to repeat here what he had the honour of stating on this subject in his preceding note; but he begs Mr. Erving to be so good as to observe to his government that none of the powers of Europe have called in question the justice of this principle. Mr. Erving has observed, that notwithstanding the Danish courts had not been directed to consider the certificates of origin granted by the French consuls in the ports of America as false until after the 22d September of last year, there has nevertheless been imposed upon two vessels acquitted by the supreme court of admiralty, a fine solely for having these certificates on board, as Mr. Erving has been informed. The undersigned, although he is not informed of these facts, will not call in question the assertion of the minister of the United States; and he must consequently suppose that the suspicion of the legality of these certificates was excited by the publick declaration which was before made on the part of the French government, that the consuls of France were not authorized to grant the certificates in question, and that for that reason the courts have decided that the captors were justified in bringing in the vessels for examination. Hon. Mr. Erving, &c. &c. ROSENKRANTZ. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONGRESS. NOV. 7, 1811. I Now lay before Congress two letters to the department of state, one from the present plenipotentiary of France, the other from his predecessor, which were not |