The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-25 00:00:00

raiz DUKE OP KENT.

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tetaisoine Passe, Feb 114, isos.
Lieutenant-Colonel Vesey is eau trisuri-d 'by Lis
Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, to request*the
insertion of the following paragraph in your raper.
Tu the Editor of iko Prrer

Although the Debt of Kett flatters hbutelf that the
Officers of the firitads Artily with whom be bee bad the gisg
fortune of eertritig in the Mediterranean, Amanita, and tits
Welt !writs, will do bins the justice to Wave, that his eb.
oscine from Gibeidtar, at this time, when that fortress b.
...nand by a formidable iittiek of the enemy, Is not
owiag.to any backwardoen, on his part, to repair to the*
station to which his duty calls him, or for wont of his uiitsy
h.e utmost excitings to be allowed to resume the actual
consinnutl of his Ggrernment, be feels, that Le owes it to his
own changer am Ives es a mar, than es a 'edifier, to sake
blows to them, to the whole army, sail to his coon=
in genets], the terms ea which he f it his duty to
Its Mai ..ty upon this subject, immediate!) upon tLe arrival
of the host aorounts from Gibraltar; and trusts that when
these have b.:co perused, be shall stand acquitted in the opt.
own of bis brother Officers, of the Army, and of his Coss.
hyena, of having bees deCcientin his daffy.
it St n-1 he letters received by the Moil jost arrismd frees
the Medtt:sre .cos, hneiut broillt the tertnin iefognstins
that orders had reached Algezins from Vi.drid, immedi-
ately ter =ate yetis preparations in the neiyjihourhood of
Gibalitat. 41 to pat bryoad doubt the inteotiun of the enemy
to hecege it, I guild sot, ender such eirenanstiumes, recur.
cite it to my feelings, were I to delay a moment in sot calf
'goring rani Majesty of in reocleiess instantly to go out
there, hut in mom-illy solicang your sat etion for sty resew.
tag the duties 'hashed to the Consonseinn I Lave the hooted
of huiding, as Gamow 'Mat. Portrs'.
" To your Majesty, who pigswill' warm so nice a stave
of botour, it is quite unnecessary fur me to represent, that
on the result of your decision upon this rename, which I beg
hence, is the most dutiful, yet, to the strungestlmenam, to
press upon your attention, every Wag mug 'disc tea In is
tale, I mean my cheater as a mon, sod my pnelhalialid are.
dit as a soldier, are at static. I will not, thus**
to say more, than that 1 place Mese in your Midastp=
with nu less cuofidence in your joshes as my Sovereign. ties
in our iodalgenee en my pg cot.
" With every enkiilikerse d the most devoted allschnent,
and the moot (Wahl nnt, 1 bare hannor toast/arab'
myself, To
'imay's mat On%
" And need faithful Servant and
" To the Riga." . 011(ibid) ARD."
The Disks of Kant enaselaiee that it trateli he ewes.
Sums is add say obeervatiesni opus the teraping liras, ea.
cept tkat Lai is salaam Jp Goorolivr, thee being a staiicient
explanation eiapialt anlif applicatioa I sod his wile an-
tire of tatteding tits retelak of theta upon the public, at
this time, being that c . dli ours showier from the as-
peraious that mast attach to It, he commecniene•
of his abeenee from his Goverdesesit at seek a rnome-t tir Its
prumf eve, were it ceoceived to be voluntary on his put, Of
that be bad been passive on the °tension.