rant, might then, guarded by the protection of our fleets, and fostered by the liberal policy of our commercial laws, look forward to a sécurity that Denmark could never afford, and to a prosperity that the selfishness of the Danes has always prevented: while England would find herself repaid for her generous conduct by the extension of her fisheries, the surest source of her prosperity, and by the safety which the numerous harbors of the island afford for her merchantmen against the storms and perils of the arctic ocean.`

END OF APPENDIX. A.

APPENDIX. B.

PROCLAMATIONS.

N° 1.

PROCLAMATION.

Reikevig, June 26, 1809.

1. ALL Danish authority ceases in Iceland.

2. All Danes, or factors, connected with Danish mercantile houses, shall remain within doors, and are not to be seen in the streets, nor to converse with each other, nor to send written or verbal messages from one to the other, without having permission so to do.