2223
and Sale by public auction by
Minister at Pekin, I would beg
submit
Supreme
for
order of the Prussian
order
leave respectfully
to
His Excellency's consideration that the
baut
of
competent
this Colony is not a
or otherwise of
the
bribunal to try the validity
claim of the pretended Owner,
Im Christian
Karbing of Sonderburg on the island of Alsen, formerly a dependency of the Crown of Denmark and since ceded by that Power to thew Moajesties the Imperor of King of Prussin
Clustria and
What formerly therefore might have bun
a matter of dispute between the Danish and
Prufsinn Governments, at present cried have to
be referred
jured to the Provisional Government of the referred
Qinchies Schleswig
and Holstein, to whom Az
Marbery should address his daim, if any;
bant un
foreign to
under the cucumstances of the case,
I would submit, could legally daim the right to
interfere
in a matter, the decision of which rests
exclusively with the
respective governments of the
two contending parties.
The Ships papers duly made out according
te Prussian law, are deposited with this Consulate
and in accordance with the instructions above
that
referred to, I have nove
respectfully to request Hew Excelliney may be pleased to arrest as well the action of the Inpresse bout in the matter, a
also to order the surrender
of
the beasel
by
the
DV
Sheriff of this bolony either to my self or the agents
of the Owner, reserving to myself the right to make such further claims
have been caused
as may
by the forcible detention of the bessel in.
this
but no
port
Siner August last
I have to
(signed) G. Overbeck, Consular Agent for
Prissin