The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-09 00:00:00

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i,ii V. I L PICTORI'.

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Eder; fiam Les Nous; ! a la Main, Paris, May 25.
Yesterd y rnirning, e nester of Marine re-
ceived a letter from Londo.. b ,ught to lilorlaix by
a Cartel which landed srme of the English dennua
on thetr return frr m Fran, -. Copies of the letter
were immediately sent to ail the Neutral Ambassa-
dor's at this Court, of whom I am one. Not seeing
it in The tendon Gazette, I send it to you, rhinki;ig
that it will appear a curiosity to your readers.
" On board the F.,x, at S. -I, 2.hh of It„, 1806
" MY LORD—Cr,:ising within the iow-;i:uie and
lattude prescribed in your rders, a • ,411 was,
descried at half past ten ,n. m. yestetat iii:irning,
from the mast head, in the N.E qtr trter. I it:medi-
a:4y gave chase to it, making at the same time the
toper signals to the rest of the squadron named in
tare margin*. About twelve, we cianned two sail,
one of them, apparently a 6rst rate min of war, the
other a large ft ig it!e. 0,1 nearing :hem, they
pr-wed to he the Prus• .ttt ship (.1 the line Berlor, of
d,) guns, C..pt. Ilaucrw it :r, ComnianJer, and the
British trigate I l,flaver, of 41, in tow. The
If assurer appeared to be in a very distressed state.
scarcely able to k‘ep above water ; and having pre.
'toasty learned ftim v.trious quarters, that she had
been plundered and deserted by some French pi.
rates, I thought it my duty to inquire how she
canse into the posses.ion of the Bolin, and to re-
quire that she should be given up to me, his Pave.
*tit.* NIAJLst v being at peace and amity with His
Mansty the King of Great Britain, and not coni.
petent to mans lawful prize of British ships. The
Prussian Capt.sin answered, • ! hat he had found chit
Ilassitcar at sea, a perfeß wreck, and that if be had
net takes hear in Low, t: e Feetack pirates, who still
hovered , bout, w,ntcl have inevitably returned,
and her ; and that; un,er these cream-

Ea ices sideted her a fair prise to'His Paus-
e.. M :4,14/3. v.' 1 • mi. I replitil, .Ihat the re-
t irti t:.e Fier.ch pirates was, at i.vents, prob-
0tr0ci,.... and might, by possibility, never take
place; and mat as ma; y of the original crew of the
Jr/0,..r.er still remained on board, and were true
and I. yal sole& of the King of Eno t A.D, there
was still a chance 'hat they . nuld be :Ole to work
the vemi iiito 4 British port.' To this the Captain
of
the &dim made no further answer, but bawled
wind;lbis and as I had perceived him turn over,
daring the peptic", 'meal of his men to the Ho-
fraitir, and man her with Prussians, with a VICW to
an attack, I thought no time was t 3 be lest, aid
accord*
,IF poured a broadside into the &rim.
The eTell W:l4 tremendotis-7.41J the port holes of
the firilia were completely blocked up with the
bal:s, so a, tn r-ilder it impossible for the enemy, for
so I mac: call him, t s print a single gua at us, and
a cry of " mutiny" was heard on board the &rim.
Some of the crow were put under .hdtches by our
►rare tars, others ran into tile Captain's cabin, and
broke the windows.—So great l..dred was the dio
content and hatred against th- Prussian Captain, that
one of Isis own kratishipmrii fired two shots at him,
but he was saved by a of mail, which Bo-
oarnart presented It.ra with on his visit to Vi-
enna, last wiister.—ia this sitoation, :he Berlin be-
ing yam helpless, all her masts having gone by the
lie3etti, and ts•ithoot a singe gun ta bear upon us,
I prepared to carry her of, but to my great sin-
prize found her completely agreand.—Tha Hnn-
we► also I found in the same situati*. stuck
fast in the muJ, and not to be removed by
say possible force.—Want of sea toom and a som-
ata' depth of wa.cr, certainly rendered tae For
to completely destroy the &din; but still
she might have annoyed her by means of her boats,
which might approach her sides, and set them on
t:re.--it is not, however. is the cl.ia.acter dispo-
sr *a of a British sailor to 10th.% a wanton wound
co-:: the feelings of the fallen, or fill the cup of
py with the tears of the vanquished. I therefor*
ordered the Far to cease her tire, and left the
• and lianear to avail timin.eives of the re-
riire.ing tide. with ail the means which they poi•
sewed, to wvik their saety.
I am, my Lord, &c.

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