The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-27 00:00:00

PAT I? lOT C FUND.

ON Tue•day the ,191-1 inst. the Cammictee rof
Managing the Patriotic Fund, presented three of
the Swords they had voted, as honorary marks of
distinCtion,to the following Officers :

Captain AUSTIN BISSELL, of Hi 6 I\tijesty'_l-
- Racoon.

Captain BowEN, R. N. (nne of the Compissioci-
ers of the7Tran-Spnrt .13;)ardY,' for his S(111., Lieutenant
!BOW E tc, of His Majesty's Ship La Loire.
Captain WATT, f,r his Son, Lieutenant WATT,
of His Majesty's Ship Lille de Paris; the tWO
latter Officers being absent on His Majesty's SO-
vice.

JOSEPH MARRYAT, Esq. 'being called to the
Cha;r, in the absence of Sir FRANCES BARING,'
Bart. (who was prevented from attending by the
late hour at which the House of Commons
ed 'on the sap Meeting morning),. the Mee
follows; adjourn-.

" .C.,ENTLF.!,4ENT.
'' I t is with peculiar pleasure that the Committee Meet nril
the present occasion, which furnishes them with an °,_PPrgis.
tnnity of carrying into e*c:t one of the grand objeas °'i;ort,
Institution, the granting Honourable Bad g of Distnirni—e.
for Successful Exertions of Valour ; and, at the Safre atriii
egivinghiey
en
i theiretl
tps
v personal
sonial testimonyth
trust
t oth
delegatedmeritto them of
thoseiograh ade
a
.
it their province to distinguish and reward.
rid a new
41. •r
. :I o you-, Gentlemen, Whose proive4s has 2--e f .0'
i inysel i
the language of panegyric,
triumphs to the. British Flag, 1 shall not addres,T;- ,d to true
courage. Your bra,60..), stands recorded in the
Country, and in the hearts • of vonr Countrv,ro
opals
tor modesty is ever a,"- a your.
better
tribute than the tongue can offer. To urge you
of glory and zeal in the cause of your Country °f23: al-
pred-orninant influence in your breasts, your Condua has cr,
ready given such shining proofs, Would- be indeed sup i
flllOl,l ; On
,tileiC topics, therefore, I need not expti2,te.iist
" The Swords now to be presented to yoh, are .tn°' An.i.
honorary offerings of an Institution founded upon the. Pa,t',"-s.:
tic motives- of distinguishing those who signalize thetnse"
and
of alleviating the sufferings of-those who are TVounded,‘.fi,
of providing for the Families of those who fall in rePei'l
or"nyig our implacable Foe. ...un-
l'lle liberality with which this'lnstistution has been , /
ported, is eglal to the public spirit in which it.orig4=l
and,
may
animate the efforts of your brave companion in
.., Vill
you may assure them. that every, objed it had in Y'`e'! %, •
-,.
be"mp accomplished. '"de and plea-
sure; The Swords you will receive both with pride
erit, and.
fromk conscio.us . It
with the pride that springs idulv esti- •
with the Pleasure that arises front such merit being
.n
new
mated- In'0111- hands they will be Wielded to g"i ''
your Country..
wea.r thein
laurels for yourselves, and new triumphs for entoitat
ilioivs:
4' Long may you ens;cit
your own desert, and of 't he gratitude of your fellow- .. _
then may they descend to your Sons as incelltiV:.'S to theft' IT.
emulate the deeds of their -Fathers ; so shall the example f
your valourand the benefits of this InStitution be quasi:oos"
together to future generations. -as hanourable memo'of ,

" CAPTAIN .3SELL, 4 f
".On the par of the Committee of the Patriotic Fun-. 9
present you with this Swoid for the gallantry
sional you displayed jn Engaging and CaOku,,ure
three French National Vessels oil' Cumberland
j Y
sent out for the express purpOse. of taking h 'l-eyotik
Sloop of War; ItacoOn, then under your command•
of
Capturing- those, who, confident in the superiority or they
number, came Out to. Capture you, is an action that sr
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its own encomium more strongly than any words of
express it.
and prorTosi

CAPTAIN BOWZN,
" On the part of tbe Committee of the Patriotic flco. •
present you with this Sword (as representing your Senftic dar-
tenant Bow r ,of His Majesty's Shi La Loire), tarrbi Nal
ing and succesilii attempt of
Cutting-out the Fre—,„lo,l.
tion yenteux, zpanwri with 82 men, an4iXillgYrwai the
Batteries of the Isle de 13as, with only two De4ts *—
Loire, one of which you commanded. • ,
"CAPTAIN WATT'i pr dfl. t
" On the part of the Committee of the Patii„°:-g0zi,11,7
presentyou with this Sword (as representing va— le' 1;.1.
Ship Ville d' rartl;at 51"rie'
tenant WAFT,
lantly attacking, with' i 8 nien,.in the Pinnace et „haat, t
awl Cutting-out from within the Rocks at „
French kirned Lugger Messager, Manned with 40 —„ccagia'42,
I sincerely congratulate you both on thinlsns`
which, highly honourable as it is to the Sons, ~ •
same degree be gratifying to the feelings of the Yellers',
• •
, On presenting the Sword to Captain Plssltot,
he received it with the mist interesting senslbi •
ech
and addressed the Chair in-th; following spe

" sta, +
he Yeti
" have already communicated to your SecretarY.i ishe4
lively impression made on my Mind by this distinguieave
mark of the liberality of the Pratriotic Fund. I 6eB. their
now to return my warmest thanks to the Corritnittee 14) is.rot
attention; and as Ventertain the hope that the tiqie,a or,
far distant when I shall againhe called forth into ac";oltierY
vice, so I shalt look forward with more than corrr°°.ooftlo°
for an opportunity of wielding rkit ,Suard against the ro, to
Enemy, and gratified indeed shall I be it its etre',;l°Pol zeal
this raspeetable Body, that possess a• proper de4r„- hc- ;
tar my Country and attachrmnt to that protessi°''eragaii):
I am proud enough to hope, will be a sufficient Dort
atie,,,p.
the designs or an .:nipluablit ; but snonld the
,i to till
an Invasion, I trust the N avy will !mice their, I', jocliac",
Country a more rugged one than they will ever fg;:t
to travel- again." r
Chal
Captain Bowfin addressed himself to the
in the following words : _

.
: a fiCat°ll
" I re'e 'V
_a. , e this Sword for my Son, with that grattt i iuvo
_alom their
nri:zirinl,l:ilti:
iisa.eottriteot:vnejal,.(cr,coti.titiisiti:not
ouchloivlonii:mi.i:uru:utriyi.:gtlier an
r„oies t :sa:lisito.ieopictio;l
in::,:e:yvii:oiniciegiutiivtildoe-,
sere
request, Sir, Yon will be pleased to cominunwitte ni;_ic,of
r"r haliks to the Committee, tor this ilutlctSOllle al r
long to wear it and use it, in the clef:ice ‘,l 'Us
Country:"
'iv OSii)l..
Capt. WATT'S rep;
y to the Chairman
lows : —as

" It "v‘s•alSß.iwith heartfelt
to meet this respeCtable Committee in the absence am
eutenant WATT a fl" • ',-Ville do yard
and to • - , .! 13 MaleA.Y -
receive in Ins name this honourable mark ot your aY'
probation..
hg
"1 trust h'"l . ....1., leaves Sir, to return you MY
for. th, honour you have conferred on him : and I trust, t' I
neither time or situation will erase it front his memory• of
have no doubt but his ellOrts in future, in the discharge
.1f
pleasure I received your SUlTlyrilsoiS,
his duty to ins King and to his Country, wmilolsiti:eiel•lce:itthil3yo
sanction, and with that of his Country nien'in general. A•g
" This word, which von have now presented in so ~,1-7
s-
tirguished a manner, •I ain persuaded my Poy will•never ,l 1
grace ; but when once drawn in the Cause of his CouotrY:.
will not h sheathed without service to his King and 1100'4
to himself.
VI) this o, hopc;.Sir, you and the Gentlen:Wl 4
the" Committee,si will excuse those feelings of a father!
which he is unable to express."
The Swords are of exquisite workmanship th3t
? Li .
for Captain BissELL appeared. to be ornameote
hilts
with peculiar richness ; the de§igns fur the
are similar, and are, we understand, exclusively 0P- ~
prupriated to the Swords given by this Insticutzon.

The celo)rated Johnson, the Smuggler, hasp it isf
said, given his jailors at Middleburg a specimen °
his Wonderful dexterity. After being c
„I-Lod ill
prison ever since May 31. ISo3, he broke. throuC
gli
every impediment and made his 'escape. He t'46 "
since been heard of. -
To-morrow, the Prisoners in the,several gaolo !,rt,
the City 0.1 London and County of Middlesex, will
be removed to Newgii:e, preparatory tO the
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ll'iICY svlisions: which coarameDce on tha 2:, d of Jui.r.