The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-09 00:00:00

TO TH E EDITOR.

Sta—The correspowlence that lately took place
between myself nail ,Slrs. Coude, the mother of the
unfortunate Jeffery the seaman (which VIM& in-
sec
eit in your own acid several other papers),
brutp4ht forth another document testifyinq his •x-
-istence tri America. Against the authenticify of
this document, the mother of the unhappy victim
solemnly protests, and for rrisons so obvious and
airing, that they deserve particular attention. sub-
joined you have an enact copy of Mrs. Coarle'S
letter, setting aside the correctiou of a few ortho-
graphical errors. There are some harsh expres-
mons made use of in her letter, concerning witicle

you will eltercise your own judguseot.-4 retsina.
Sir. your., respectfully. M. J. C.
Plymouth Dock. October 6.

COPY OF SIRS. COMM'S LETTER.
Polperru, Cornwall, October 4, ISM
" SIR—I take the linerty to lowlife on your
tittle, emboldened by the iuterest you hire taken
in the fate of my unfortunate son. I observe a
copy of your letter to me, and also of my an-
swer to you, in the public papers, which has been
the means of producing another offictal docu-
ment respecting the pretended existence of my
unhappy child. Of course, you and the country
will be now satisfied, that, from such informa-
tion, there can be no doubt of his existence. I
have now no doubt myself but that some nine ha.
been examined, as therein stated ; but I am per-
suaded that the Officers of our Goverument (who
iu ibis transaction appear to have dune their duty)
have h-en imposed on by that —. The story is
plausible, and calculated to give weight to the tea-
tiinotiy. For myself, I believe it is collected from
the evidence given on Lake's trial, and the subse-
quent examinations of my boy's shipmates, Zce.
There is one thing that fircibly strikes me that it
is a fisbrication—that is, the siqnature to the ajida.
sit is a crass. This I wish ton to hear in your
wind; and if you think proper to make my letter
public, I have no objection ; that the country
may judge whether the official document be true
er false. I have neither the means nor opportu-
nity of so doing.—.l4 sou could write, not mily
kis name, hat a tolerable hand fur • Mbouriug
month, and understood the first rudiments of arith-
metic, su#icient for hit employment, cad kept the
daily journal of his work done in the shop. While
there remains •doubt of his existence, why nit have
got a letter for me from him ? Why not have pre*.
sed him to do ;or to let me hear souse circum-
stance of his family or of his neighbours, something
ever so trivial, not public ? Or tell me hose • letter
might be conveyed to him, to convince me he real-
ly exists? Suppose that Nature for a moment
could forget its functions, and my agonized feel-
ings were at rest, iuterest would still be a powerful
monitor, soil say that it would be at cemary to prove
his existence fur my teliporal good. My present
husband put my poor boy's life on the premises we
new inhabit, purchased the ground, on which lie
built a dwelling-house and workshop, and holds
his lease on the dropping of three lives—so dist
when the other two drop, it would be necessary to
prove the existence of my son, or render the lease
to the Lord of the Manor.
I beg your pardon for this long intrusion; and
shall only add, that the signature convinces me the
story is fabricated by and his emissaries, and
attested by unprincipled hirelings, like himself.
My only hope is, that those who from universal
philanthropy have interested themselves in my un-
happy hay's behalf, and the nation's character, will
yet prove hi, fate beyond a doubt.—l remain, Sir,
our obliged bumble servant,
(Signed) " Hoson COADC."
From the foregoing letter it appears, that Mts.
CORDS is of opinion that some person has been
procured to personate her son. The tact, however,
of his being enabled to write well, is a damning
proof of the fabrication of the affidavit last inserted.