Star.
London, England, 1806-02-11 00:00:00

WIITgMBISO.

Verdun, rth of CiAober, r Bct.
Madam—We, the underfigtied, in our own
names, and in that of all your Royal Father's fob.
jeels detained as prifoiters by order of the French
Government, beg leave to addrefs your Royal High-
nets, fatisfied, that you will deign to interelt youtfelf
in obtaining onr relesfe from a fituation, which has
been the caufe of much domeftic diftrefs to many
of us, and of perfonal inconvenience to all.
el We have been detained in France nearly two
years and a half, at a diflance from our affairs, oar
families and our homes. We have, without fuccefs,
made every exertion, that depended upon us, for our
liberation; and it is with extreme mortification we
find, that we are not only Coffering in our own per.
fons, but that our detention is the obflacle to the ge-
neral exchange of the prifoners of war, and that we
are thus, though innocently, the caufe, that the brave
of each nation are languifhing in confinement.
•' We are perfeetly aware, Madam, while thus
Qating ur fltuation to your Royal Highnefs, that it
isnot the firtt time your feelings havebeen into trail
fur us. Your concern for the welfare, the happine's
and the rights of Bridal fubjefts, while we were fo
fortunate as to prefervc you in England, and the
general beneficence of your character, are known to
as all.

r, We take the liberty of fuggefling to your Royal
Higllnef., that we conceive an application, on your
par., to the Emperor of the French, for our libera-
tion, murk prove fuecthful, and we are particularly
fi phP --Re& hat the Er

i• were in a few days titer fent here on our parole." into both the American and Brings Cabinets refpeaing ligation under its review.
The conchal of the Dutch Government towards commercial and that thetwo Governments ME for the Pr f •could t led to that opinion from the reffeaion that the Em.
affairs, are r. estime, o ecution. no
the Britifh troops who were wrecked on their coalt is mutually diffatistitd. Mittrefs of the leas England avoid regretting, that a young man, who had (hewn
peror has fu lately edited the Court of Stotgard, and
hihl honourable. Every kindnefs and accommo- would have ever flafubmit and ' have perverted it
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whore parlor affability and aura
.iona peculiar
..to
°`• elation wet (hews towards them, and flag of truce (hip fubjeeted to her will. If power fhould have It too often happened, that apologies were onlythe in
wetc yclir fez, are blended with the dignity of a Britt&
1/' was fent to Admiral Russitt, informing him that the dominion of the fear, that power is England • but offered at the moment the perfons offendin
they &mid be fent home, on condition of their being becaufe ate padres a naval fisperiorhy, her fleets be• about to be punilhed, and that unfortunately hap- Pringefi.
exchanged. The Orpheus has already arrived with log the molt powetful on the globe, is, use therefore to pitied in the cAfe under their Lordliips' confider. vre are. Madan!, with the molt !erne/Kul at- '
.3go of them, as has the Commerce cartel with toe. diaate to all other maritime powers, And bow it over Att.„,. it w„ ruinous to the difcipline necetrarY to taohmout to Your tine Royal Highnefes very
fir() other cantle, with the remainder, 44c hourly the world ?We hope not—WC hope Mr. Is FE tiRS9N he kept op in the army, that Bich offences Mould go devoted and obedient fertaints."
• exeacil- will fay it fhall not bc."—Duri, iNveriVir. ,11,1,,tti Mc.), but thc Learned Count-el did net im (EkaeW the MUM' of the 000 traria d war a Voress.)
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