The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-06 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR, &c.

".SIR,
" Though I not able to entertain
~your
Reader,:. by apy ornaments of style, yet'ltrust that
y;bJr.lill'Sllo.:v' a plain man, and an Mil Officer in
this Br sh Navy,' rp Make a feW observations-01)n.
an Article that appeared two daysago in your ,ra.
per, and in several others._ respeeting one of the
pillint and -trust-worthy; Officers in our. Ser-
vice, the Hon, Admiral BERKELEY; and as I SO.
lettinly -assure you that' nothing but a' regard for
truth induces me to address :you, so he does not
know; 'and' Certainly shall; not know, the:name. of
one who wishes him an abler defender, though plain
truth ivbrits'no assistance.
" The Newspapers inform me, that Capt.M ARK..
litAtd, a-Captain in.',theNavyipesuirsed, in public
..?p,sf nobly , as, a Lutd:of ,Ihe,Adtpitalty, to tell Ad.
, that HE 1..! I.' wOtild not. objet to the
trying his luck in, A.Command ; and Con-
Viuded by asking " avheri the Admiral had ,
tiirveit.PP • - • •
" As I understand that every body who heard
,tlits,question. was shocked with the ine.eceney of ii,
itoW me, as'an old retired Officer,—who has 'known
BF tittELty alitioA-Ivorn the firsryear lie
went to sea, to•ariswer, :that Isernember him •in. the
tscrtliee, 3o years Ago; apd ;hat, during a long and
laborious pmlesstonal life; it "has Veen rely lotto
meet him at various times, and in various ttations,i
in the Mediterranean; Na-rtli America, -West In_!
dies, NeVfoimillind, arta,- aVnian yitlifieletit inter-
vals, ire-:thethannel Squadrons:
" So much., Sir, for the:Captain's queotiOnayhere
- he has served'? Of the length of those services4it ;is
-impossible for me to speak *3c4:uratelir ;- but I :have
known-411m' to' be aanallr at sea, -and in employ,
above7tventy.five years (Itelieveinear:thirty)
'that time.' . ::"1/7:)`-
" Of the nature of thostisarvicesishall only say,
thAtiii;gallantry and zeal alone-procured him his
rank!oli-POSt Captain at the•time when. Lord SAND-
' W/cF(Vad proseribidliim on 'account of his attach.
"anent tci.hrsirierid-and kinsman,: Adriiiral,K EPP ELI.
But't he Publicc--nevCrwill forget • his. gallant:
I'Condutt 'Cn'tfie Ysrofllittaiiwheit he savedithe Marl_:
•'borOutli;after losing,haif his.ship's company, and all
his Masts, 'rtor his itolinds in that gloricins aetion:
• " Aft'er haVing answered.the Captai .tleSt 1011,
I will novi, further add,lor his information, that the
Admiral has always been._ as..much respeded by his.
Ship's Cdmpanyand. his ,Officers (of whom I have
been one) for ills liUthanit arid-gentleman-like con-
cltft in command, as. others,_whom I could name,.
detested for, their' 1311tiTAL rry,-Attßo-.
GANCE,.ana vCtiOILAi,IC E. 'will likewise be
tisfaetoryto -CaPtain MAR,KHAiA to know, that in
the course of thirty-nine yeast's servici,' the!! Adnii.
r3l never has been dismissed .11. Ta-u, or been de_
Blared incapable; OY ierVing Ms MA I EST Y nOr has
be been ever even'tKed'hy'a Conrt-Martial. It
must likewise be'ertitially.satisfatiory to the Captain.
to know, that Ire- 1-11M.---Aifiniirai has been always
deemed capable of 'taki-mg rare of whole-v.4r Ship he
• cony/wiled ; and that he was not Captain of His
Majesty's Sliip Ciutuur when the Master, cif the
' 'Piehry, and:tvvo other Masters, came on board.her,
*hen under 'the command of Lord Sr. VtlccErl,r,
with direaions to "put her ;n order to.do her duty
- as et British Ship should'do .in the line:ollattle."—
And la'stly, as the chataeter and services of -my Old
Cornthander appear so little-known to
he •will'be much gnatified in being assured by, toe,
that no one everstispeded Admiral .BEAK4t,Ix. of
being 'Concerned in axty Stockjobbing
,11:4vtfacliott
.ivhateVer. •
Al All the insinuations I have given in this Letter
are.witliin-my knowledge; and I should have no
obitclidn-to sign 'my real name to it, if I had not
Schne teaSOrl to fear, that although I have been edu
cater! as :1 Gentlitinan,-and served as an Officer, yet
I 'Might be imprersted,Ay -orders ;from they'd:Az:rally,
• ..i.turriillounei troublesome."
." &c,,
", Your very humble Servant,
•
• . • " JOHN
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