In conclusion, it may be said as to America that Wheaton, who
was the official American negotiator for the adjustment of the difficulty
arising out of the capture of American ships and cargoes by Denmark
during the Danish- English War at the beginning of the nineteenth
century, made these principles the foundation for the American claims
and for the subsequent negotiations. He relied upon them, although
he recognized the continuing force of the decrees of the Danish prize
courts in the several instances as settling the question of the loss and
transfer of property in the prize. This did not deter him, however,
from insisting that the Danish Government should indemnify the
United States as the representative of its injured citizens, because,
according to the American point of view, justice had not been done
its citizens, and the Danish Government was responsible, according
to international law, for the damage occasioned. 88 This case is not
to be confused with the controversy over the Bergen Prizes, mentioned
in another connection.