The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-26 00:00:00

FRENCH PRISOXERS.

I 7' cannot be altogether useless, or at least it is
:1•,t1 n unpleasing duty, tr:ough'Peace has laid asleep
the :iubjett of the treatment which the French Pri-
soners received, and whiclailli been on some occa-
sions most grossly misrepresented, to brint, the
testimony of :the,e i'soners themselves to thi hu-
manity and !;;nuness, which they have experienced
in tl;is Cournry.
big. Letter does honour to the charac-
ter of thc i:dividual to, whom it is addressed, and
to the feelings of those by whom it was written.
As such we preseni it to the Public.

LES. OFFICIFRS FRANOIS' DE DIV-ERSE.S ARMES

I:2F. LA GUERRE A BORD DU VAIS-

SEAU BRisToL, EIS RADE DE CHATHAM.

A MOIcSIEUR ±riolvlAS HUTCH ISPN, C,I.FIT4UNE DU

DITE VAISSEAU.

MONSI

Lc que nous epiouvons a l'nistant que
notre:Go,,vernurlit rnnyte nos ebonies, ne nous twit -.nos
p.-..rHte de vue, bi'en sacre -que nous aeons a Tern-
plit. vis-a-vis de vous: P..vant-de passer clans•notre patrie,
nous yews .prionsr. de :receVoir l'assurance, de la recon-:
noisance a laquelle nous obligott votre conduite lunnaine
et l'interet clue nous itvons par vous - inspirer. Vous
avcz. su ai lief le, devoirs de votre-etat, et alleger des cboines
b pesante:; et nouvelles eli lour .genie pout des ()Hiders.
Notts opprent-aoris a nos- Compatriates, que chez une Nation
ktitheinie'nons y avons trouve, un honnue sensible et,
genefeux, qui a ellen:lie a adoucir nos niaux et noire coptivite.

S% le hasard de la Guerre vous rendait Prisonifier dans
rotr.:..o.itrie, souvenez volts de nous, et soyei persuade 411 e
Lou.; reroas tout ce qui dependra de nous :pour, vous prouver
jusqu' •ou -•elimit l'estim et la consideration avec lesquelles
119 s avons Mai-Incur d'etre, •
Monsieur, -
•. • =Vos'tres. humbles Serviteurs,
4 ..- TAatourttEcu, Lt. Colonel,
Dilluze, Lieut. , . _ Burelet, Capt. Art.
. Morthe, Capt. • • ' Gattue, S-. Lieut.
Maury, Capt. • St. Croix Le Bas, Lt. 2.
triell, Lt. . Larutte, S. Lieut. .
Goreithe, Capt. ' I. Diliita,'Lt.
• Cabrol, Oc. L. C. 'I: Le Maitre, S. Lt.
- , ' • Vallete. - , - - .Duhemeriy, Capt.
jornara, Lt. ' Filliol, Capt.
Therond, S. Lt. Fauvelle,. S. Lt.
Grandon, S. Lt. Lasothe, Capt. Art.
,Govse,. S. Lt. Viguen, Lt.
. Moret, S. Lt. • . Plancher, S. L.
Mataire Lt. S.josse
• Btchirii, Lieut.. . Bart, Lt. •
D. Gardin, Lt. . Caraesse, S. Lt.
Le Say, S. Lt. ,)re4x, S. L.
Baurut, Lt. jequez, Adj.
Ari:aul<t, S.. Lieut. Poyun,, S., L.
:t.r..?--:;,_ Capt. Cuvillier.
Ford 4/:.: S. i 331, Rade de Cbathat.f.

TR A.T.stATION OF A LETTER Zvi trrEN TO MR. TROMAS
14.CrCilisoN, ay FRENCH OE F lICERS OF SEVERAL KEGS-
NIENrs, ficlinsEßs 01: BOARD His MAJESTY'S SHIP
RR,/ S'IOL,,C,9MMANH.t.D BY MINS.

sra,

The inexprassible.joy we feel in the instant our chains are
Icacted, does not take up our minds so as to wake-us neglect.
a sacred duty towards you.
fiefore we leave'youi shores, we beg you to be persuaded
of our-eternal gratitude for your humane behaviour towards
us, and the sympathY-you- have shewa to our misfortunes.
You both fulfilled the duties of your• station, and alleviated
- the weight of c':iaina which otherwise would -have been- ex-
tremely heavy upon ()lticers nnaceust,rmed to them. France
will hear, that among a Nation of Rivals and Enemies, we
were So happy as to meet. %van a man of feeling and genero-
sity, who softened the distress of our captivity.
If War, ever-inconstant, happens to bring. you to our na-
'tiveland, re.nrember then those whom you were so kind to,
and be 'convinced we,will do our utmost to give ynu proofs
of the esteem and respect we will entertain for. you as lung as
we live;

We lute the Honour to be,

SIR,
Your most humble.Serunts.

stR, On board the Bristol.
Iu the moment I am re-entering my Country, the generous
care which you have taken in lessening, by every kind of
.goodness, the rigour of my-captivity, awakes in ►ne the
liveliest acknowle4nent, and gives me to .regret, -that it is
not enough to Lave sanctioned the expression of• -that senti-
ment contained in the Letter which the Officers have had
the honoUr to (bred to, you—l must, to the discharge of my
dutyrand for my oven satisfadion, testify it to you myself.
Sensible, Sir, in every resped, of your honest procaUings,•
an-admire:Lot* your goOd condo& Cowards the Prisoners con-
fined on bOard the Ship which you have the honour .to com-
mand; I wish from the. bottom of my heart, that some fa--
iciurabletircumstances would permit me to add to the sin-
cere thanks which lam now offering to•you. If you shOuld
tind arty-nplination to travel, ,or if the chance of War should
prove unifivourable to you, nothing will equal the eagerness
with vviiiai I shall take that advantage, -happy if I. can con-
vinte you of ihe'gratefulness, esteem, and consideration with:
which I have'the Honour to be, ; • .

Sir; your very obliged and most obedient Servant,
TARBOURIECH, Lieut. Lot.

EXTRAORDINARY- PROPOSAL !

'COPY OF AN ADVERTISEMENT PUBLISHED THIS

WEEK IN A NORTHERN PAPER.

" A 'Wife wanted immediate! ).—The Subscriber,
from the City.of Athens, in Ancient Greece, Teacher
of six Mother Languages, viz. Greek, Latin, French,
.Italian, German, and English, came to Great Britain
near six years since, by recorrimendation of Lord
Egin and Dr. Brown (aPhysiciari of great, respdl-
ability in Prussia) ,to. a Physician of eminence-in
London. He wishes to be married to -a Lady,' not
above the, age .of twenty-three, posseses an
.fortune of Benefits. and Morley; and pro-
fesses the Christian opinion of the .Eastern Greek
Church, that is to- say, of the Saint Fathers of the
Greek Church, and not the Western Roman opinion,
" ire is anxious that some of the above descrip_
tidn will come forward 'as soon as convenient. As
an idducement, he'theans to travel, after. marriage,
from this country through Germany to Greece and
if his .spouse chuses to return to her own country,
he will leave that after a stay of igrnonths.
.The,Subseriber is well known, and can be re-
commended by many respectable people in Great
'Britain, for chastity and sobriety.
Letters, post 'paid, direded to the Subscriber
—here, will'be attended to.

'`` CONSTANTINE DEMETRIADES.
" Glargcw, Dec. 19, dol."

Tuesday se'nnight a meditated attack'made by a
gang of land and water Pirat6 at Plymouth on some
warehouses, with valuable cargoes ,of ,prize goods,
was fruStrated by the vigilance' of some Patrole
Constables and,a_party of the North Devon-Regi-
ment : tour of the Pirates were secured, And7a blun,
derbui:and crow bar being ibund on them, they
were committed to the House of Correction for a
month.