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London, England, 1805-09-11 00:00:00

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PRISONERS OF WAR.
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(Concluded front our Paper of Tetterday )
• TRAINELATION FROM THE FRENCH. 1/
" Portland lime, rpth
"My Lord—l have received the note your Lord-
Thip has done me the honour of addreffing to me '
in which lam defiled to forward its contents to his
Catholic Majefty's A mbaffador at Paris, to the end
that his Britannic Majeßy's fentituents on the treat.
meat which has been exercifed towards Captain.
Wright, may be made known to the French Govcrn-
assent. At our isfi interview, I had the tannout "of
caplet :fin to your Lnrdfhip, bow much I fhoUld b:
flattered at being able to render m yfdf at all ufeful to
his Britannic Majefty's Government, in facilitating
its means of communication with that of France on
this head. I confequently hafien to affure your
Lordlhip, (hat I will feize the firß oecalion which
may offer for making fuch communication. Mean
while, I have the fatisfaElian of expreffing to you my
very fincere wifhes to fee this Rep crowned with fuch
a meafure of fnceefs, as may provf fatisfaeory to
his 13; karmic Majefly. I beg your Lordtbip to ac-
cept my affurancts of the high confiderition with
which I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed.
" THE CHEVALIER D'ANDUAGA."
" Lord Harrovrby."
TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH.

Portland Place,S4C24, 1804.
" My Lord—At length I have the fatisfaftion of
announcing to your Lordfhip, the faccefs which has
attended the Reps taken in favour of Capt. Wright.
By a letter from M. Talleyrand,addreffed to his Ca-
tholic M:tjeily's Ambaffador (acopy of which I have
the honour of tranfmitting to you), your Lordfhip
will perceive, that the French Government is difpof-
cd to order Mr. Wright to be placed at the difpofal
of his Britannic Majelly ; and, for his deliverance,
• only waits to learn the place where this prifoner is to
be configned. After the lively intereft which is evi-
dent to have been felt by his Britannic Majelly, in
the fate of this individual, I cannot but be infinitely
flattered at the refoluticn thus taken by the French
Government, and I !hall be no lefs fo, as being intim-
mental towards the perfcet concluflon of this affair.
In expreiling their lentiment-, I do but fulfil the
%tithes, and even the very orders, of the King, my
mailer ; for no fonner was his Majelly informed of
the defire. of the Britith Government, with regard to
Captain Wright, than he charged his Ambalfador at
Paris, mat particularly, to omit nothing which conld
aid their obtaining a favourable refillt, I avail my-
felf of this opportunity for renewing to your Lord
Ihip, the affurance of the high confideration with
which I have the honour to be, Ste. (Signed)
" THE CHEFALIEb It'4ll/411ACIA."
" Lord Harrowby."
TitILNIILATiOu PROM THE FRENCH-111CLOSUbl PROM
H. It'ANDUAGIA TO LoRD HARROWItY.

" Paris (loth Prnaidor, tads Anat.
44 Sir—l have laid before his Majelly the emperor,
the letter which you have done me the honour of
communicating to me. By his order, 1 mull reca-
pitulate to your Excellency tome &els, which relate
to the objet of that letter. Mr. Wright was taken
by our cruizers, at the very moment he was landing
Jean Marie and two of his accomplices, on the emit
of Brittany. Prior to this, he had already landed
at three times confecurively, banditti of a fimilar de-
fcription, Who have fence been brought to judgment,
convieled, and punithed, for having confpired againa
the hate, and attempted the life of the Fifa Conftd.
Thefe (pecks of ass, under whatever point of view
they m•ty otherwife be contemplated, certainly do
not appertain to war. Time is no age, nor any na-
tion, in which they would lint he regarded as crimes,
and one may, wi..h truth, aver, that it wasjogranti
elefitiu, Mr. Wright was captured by French mari-
ners, then officiating as an aimed force. According
to accounts, to which tun credit mull be gives, this
officer had been demanded from the Engfillb Ad-
miralty. Tl:e Lords dirteting this department
were, of courfe, nor ignorant of the kind of fervice
to which he was deilined. The Mame attached to
the premeditation and execution of a projea, as atro-
cious and vile, as it was cowardly, remains entirely
mi•ft the men who deviled the plot, and, with him,
who undertook to accomplifh their views. lam or-
dered, »ir, to declare to your Excellency, that his
Majelly the Emperor will never (offer Mr. Wright to
be exchat.ged. No Frenchman belonging, with what-
ever sank he may, to the Imperial Navy, can ever
confent to be placed in the balance with that perfon
in a cartel of exchange. But, Sir, the Emperor,
having at heart to do every thing which depends;
upon his Imperial Majelly, to mitigate the (Cotner
of war, and willing to prove, that in his breall fuch
a difpofition preponderates over even motives of ufe-
ful and pia feverity, has authirifed me to declare,
that his Imperial Majelly will give orders, that
Mr. Wright be placed at the difpofal of the Eng-
ph Government. May I beg of you, therefore,
to make known to Lord Harrowby, this generous
Octet mirostion of his Majelly. You will fee in it, Sir,
the marked intent; m of doing what may be perfon.
ally agreeable to you/fell, and his Britannic Majely's
new will be conarained to recognife in it a
poor of the difpofition fo often manifetled on the
part of his Imperial Majelly, to thew hirnfelf above
not only thole fentiments which offences in general
excite, but even above thofe which might fpring from
the attempts, of which his own perfon has been the
ethic& I (hall, therefore, remain in expeSation of
learning by your means, the place which the at Engiifh
Government with the prifoner of (fate, claimed
through your intervention, to be delivered over. I
avail my felt of this opportunity of renewing to your
Excellency the affurancee of my Trion high confider-
ation. (Sisi.ned) CHARLES MAUIII./C8 TALLETIAND.
Certified as a copy.
(Signed) rartnarc GitAVIN4.
Certified as a copy.
(Signed) THE CHI yews& D'ooppApo.
To his Excellency Admiral (lr.i%Ma."
COPY.

DC %hi g-rtreet. serteniber u, an+
!' Sta—l haye.the to acknowledge the re
ceipt of jrur letter of yeilet day, an I to :afore yop,
thAt His btAjilly!. Govetument entertain a jell fink
of the liberality and genetoAty with which His Ca-
tholic frl~jcpj hcep pleated to interpore
office. in fay, pi elCaptain Wright, And of the very
ttiAnner in which y .0 anti M. Gratin* have
Fotreied with the rare* contAined iu oty kg*