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America, Russia, Hemp,and Napoleoncall at Gothenburg," he said, "and take English or Swedishconvoy. . . ." 13 Wit h the exception of a tiny handful of cases,Erving proved to be correct.Th e problem of Danish seizures of American shipping hadbeen solved by a detente between the United States and Dan ­ish governments and, at the same time, rendered academic bythe fact that the French privateers drove all Americans intoconvoys, so Erving prepared to depart. H e had admirably performedhis duty. Whe n he left, only one American case remainedto be decided upon by the courts of Denmark. 14Erving wrote to the Secretary of State that the United Statesgovernment should establish a legation at Copenhagen headedby a charge d'affaires. "Really, m y dear sir," he said, "theexpences of such establishments should not be thought of for amoment . Very great interests ma y be sacrificed for a miserablesaving of a few thousand dollars. A single note or a .. . smileor a bow have sometimes obtained more than would pay theexpences of a legation for forty years. . . ." 15O n 26 May , Erving departed for Paris. H e was replaced byJohn Forbes, returned to Copenhagen with the ambiguousdiplomatic rank of "agent for the United States in all matterspertaining to the seizures and prize courts." 16When Erving left, seventeen American citizens at Copenhagenaddressed to him the following letter:From yourfirstappearance among us, by the frank and manlymanner in which you placed yourself at the head of ourshepherdlessflock, you gave us a name, and by the spirit ofyour early communications . . . you defined and assertedour rights and ensured to us that subsequent protection whichwas due to the fairness of our views and the neutrality of our17commerce.236