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arrives.

In addition to the enrrnitrr?ted information I have
;received relative to thi' fOlect. Admiral Duckworth
;mentions. that the Fiettch lot ce under Gen. No4;lles
at Baracoa amounted to between moo and tsoo

pen ; that he was organizing and .encri:afing his
force ; that he had been employinglecret agents for
the purpofe promoting his plan aglinfl this iflaad
(of which I had received good information), and
mentioning the quarter where it was fuppofed they
would attempt a lancl.ng.. Every precaution, how-
ever, has I think been taken, and it is extremely im-
probable that they
,C. 113 ar:ive without notice being
given of their approach ; and cfrettual refillance
made to their progref; tt,,y the yetr.k, witi,n-bave been
employed for this pur;urfc.
Indeed by an account received from the Coati of
Cuba, I think that it is Itictly that General Noailles
has been recently killed in an aftion which took place
on that coati, with one of the armed private veffels'
fronts this port, the Captain of which very 414)111-
)&14Y permitted himfclf to he boarded in the ntht-
time by a French veffr:l, having on board about 350
Patch foldiers; the Captain of the British veffel was
killed, together with a great number of his crew,
and the veifel captured. I underhand that eighty
or ninety of the French foldiers were killed in the ac-
tion, and that General Ili:millet died of his wounds.
wad of a Letter from Governor Heiken to the Right
Hooourabk Lord Hobart, &c. Ste. dm dated Government
Hoefe, Bahamas, nth February, 1844—Rescind gth of April
following.
I had the honour to inform your L,ordfhip, by the
way of America, on the z&lt ultimo and 3d inflant,
of an intended attack upon the Wand of New Provi-
dence, by a body of French troops, (amounting, by
the lawn accounts, to from twelve to fifteen hundred
men), who had fled from St. Domingo, and have
been colleaing in various parts of the Wand of Cuba.
The corroboration of the intended attempt, and the
information of the quarter from which we ought molt
particularly to look for them, had been fent to me by
Sir John Duckworth from Jamaica.
The principal part of the French force is now at
the Havannah, and I have been under the neceffity of
Lending a remonftrance to the Spanifh Governor
there, with refpea to the tacit proteaion the enemy
have been receiving in different places under his com-
mand, and demanding an explicit anfwer on the fub
jea. I can allure your Lurdthip, that every Rep has
been adopted here which can add to our fectiri!y and
proteaion. I have hired all the armed veffels which
we can poffibly man in this colony, and I think it
likely that the preparations which have been made
may prevent their undertaking what nothing but
their fnperiority of numbers could have originally
fuggefted.
Ho simssEstroilt of a Letter front Governer Halkete to the
Risk Hun. Lord Hobart, dated Government Hcufe, Bahamas,
yth April, 1804.—Rseekred =0 June following.
The condua of the Spanifh Government at Cuba,
with refpea to the French, has been, confidering the
neutrality, filament in the biglieft degree. To the
semonarances which I thought it my duty to make
to the Governor at the Havannah, lie anfwers, that
nothing incontinent with the rules of neutrality had
taken place within -his Government ; and that he
confined hirofelf Maly to common alts of humanity
or hofpitality to the French who had arrived there.—
This be areas, altho' it is a notorious fall, that the
whole of the extenfive coati of the ifl.nd of Cuba has
for fevetal months been a (hiller and proteaion to
the numerous French privateers who infeft thole
teas, and has afforded them Life and evnvenient places
of depofit for their prizes. In the Havannah itfelf,
armed veffels have been fitted out by the French, have
proceeded to Ita and immediately returned with va-
Liable !irking prizes, part of whore cargoes have been
difpofed of in that port without any queftions or in-
terference. There are now in the Havannah four
valuable homeward bound Jamaica Chips, and four
brigs, which they have recently captured and car-
tied to that place. They have been purchating vet
Ids and aiming them there, and have been allowed
a degree of licence and latitude which can be looked,
opon as little (port of aaual huftility ou the part of
the Spanifh Government.
The French fquadron in the Havannah amounts to
about ten armed veffels of different defcriptions, and
they have purchafed three American !hips for trant
ports. If they proceed towards Europe, I think it pro-
bable they will meet withAdmirallsfitchell's fquadron
from Bermuda, as I have fent early information, to
him of their probable motions.
Ho. atm—Euclid *fa Utter from Governor Halkett to the Right
Honourable Lord Hobert, dated Government Houle, B..hanies,
21th May 1804.
I am happy to inform your Lordthip, that the
French troops under the command of General La
Valette have at length left the Wand of Cuba. Soots
of them have, I believe, proceeded with the intention
of joining the French, who, it is reported, Rill hold
polkffion of the City of St. Domingo. ' Others of
them, I imagine, have gone to Charlefton in their
way to Europe. La Valette,togelher with Defhayes,
the Commodore of this fquadron, and about 200 of
their bell troops, have been call away oa one of the
matt northern of the Bahama !hands, and probably
all drowned, except one Officer and a few men, who
were picked up by one of the New Providence veffels,
and brought to this place.
As I think we can have now no jug eatife of any
apprehenfion of attack here from the French, I have
&reontiaued the additional hired armed veffels;
and I hope, befbre my departure from this ifland, I
!hall have cleared off every expenee whatever, which
has been incurred upon this neceffary occafion, and
which was, in my opinion, the undoubted caufe of
preventing any attempt upon this illand.
14. p—ft of a Letter from Lieutenant Governer Nugent
to the Right lioooetzble Lord Hobart, dated Jamaica, ash
May 11164.
The Governor of the Wand of Cuba having permitted the
Wench troops which etesped from St Dunlop to affenthle and
equip ebendelves for fervicc at the 11..vannalt, ece, and having silo
given encouragement to the Attics out of privateers from the har-
bours of that Wand, to the injury of the commerce of Jamaica. Sir
J. T. Duckworth sod I have thought It neceffary at length to write
the cackled letter to the Marquis& Someruelos upon thu fubjed.
-•t trigate bas not yet returned with an enterer.
• of a Letter from Lieutenant Omer-
.kwirthlto the Gowntor of the Ha-
:. Jamaica, tgth April. 'BO4.
orb. commanding the fquadron of
kas, having in his truer of the 341

September, 11. h of Decanter, aod geth Of ineeerlobted.lo.lferer
Ftcelit,r.cy the hrracbes °logicality that imee continually ;Sling
ylace in the various outports of Cuba within your Extelltmey's
Guve:ux.eht, even to the celledling and organizing a French
force under the General of Brigade Noailleiaorehe purr* of
.tacking his Majefty's iland of New Proeidense.or other of his
fettlements, we had full reliance cv your Eseellency's high cha-
ratter, to put a ftnp to alts fo boftile as mutt evidmtly be deal uc-
ti *e of that harmony which we thought happily fuhfifted between
the two nations, and which we have endeavoured by every ratans to
pref..n•e (4, portal good of both. It is therefore with great to-
I get we fe, I u...e.dres called upon. im opt joint fituations as Governor
and Naval Comosander In Chief, to reprefent to your Excellency
tint we have recently received accounts from the Hasanpah,ch,e
ewe of your Excefeacy's refidence, that the Frenctstroops already
alluded to are allowed to amble there, and tb holdout the fame
threatening afpcdt ; and that Britith veßcls captured by French
privateers equipped M t!te Havannab(we may evenfay ;nyder your
Exceilency's eye), are brought In and their cargoes taken out and
as a proof, particularise to your Excellency the Brill& Queen,
which is fad to be intended (or General Valente and part oihis
troops ; add to this the brig George from New Bruniwiek, a flip
from Honduras, a Brigand fehooner Fig from this illaud, are part
of the captures. It confequently molt be obvious to your Excel-
lency a continuance of mealures Cu lioftile tot nation by whom the
Reid:telt amity is refereed, mutt lead US conlequences molt dread-
ful to refl-d on.

We therefore have difpatched his MOfty s hip Fonimee to
crows, our fentiments, and. if poffible, to avert the evils
,wkieb
molt he the remit of a continuance of our enemy. We lave the
honour to be, dm. (Signed) NOO INT
j. T. OVOILVIOILTI.
17.1 is Excellency the Marquis de Sonterodoe,
Captain Geniral,Stc. Ste. rice.
No. 3 t.—Copy of an .Order from Sir Edward "dim, Ban. to
Captain Wail, of his Majefty's Lip NaLpi, dated on beard the
Tennant, off the Costa of Spain, the tots, Await, 1103.
His Excellency the Captain General of eaficia, rodent at Co-
rium, having fignified to you, in reply to your relocit for refreez-
ing:lgs and water, that you were at libertyto flinty your wants
there—You are hereby required and directed to proceed in his
Majefty's Lip you command, into the outer roads of Coruna,
and reqoeft of his Excellency the Governor permiffion to com-
plete your water accordingly ; and in cafe of refufal, you will lit
nify your expedition of receiving that dadal, by which he do-
privcs his Majefty's hips of the rights of neutrality, in writing,
that you may mortar it to his Majefty's Minifters in England.
You are to permit es tittle commuoicatiois with the more as pof-
fible, and to be particularly cautious to rapport the good under-
iteocling which at pactit fubfilts between the tablet% of the two
nations; and in every thing conform you, (elf with aria neutra-
lity, bolding yourfdf on guard and ready to come out, if any
pidous eircumitances Lould ante to create alarm In your mind of
any batik intention.
Given on board his Majefty's Lip Tennant, off the cosh of
Spain, isth Auguft 1803. (Signed) E. Pettier.
Captain Wallis, H. M. Ship Naiad.
No. 32—Copy of a Letter from Captain Willis, of his Majefty's
Lip Naiad, dated in Coronae, itith Aoguit. 1803.
Sir-1 have to requelt you will fend me off, in Spool& boats,
fifty tons of water, which Chaff be paid for in the goal Way ; as
alto kens bed, if it sin be obtained ; Unwire vegetables, or any
kind of refreflunents you may be able to procure. Pleat to fend
me an anfwer in writing gm, Sr, Su. rice. fcc. J. Witt's.
Io his Britannic Majefty's- Afting Conful at Corunna.
No. 33.—Copy of a Leifer from 'Captain Wallis to the Captain
General of Galicia, dated on Eng.& his Majefty's Lip Naiad, in
Corunna, teeth Anne, del..'
Sirl have not hitherto been able to avail myfeif of your Ex
eellency'spermilhoo, given the 3tft of 'aft month, to water the
King's hip under my command. lam new come for that purpofe,
and I recut/ your Excellency will permit the Gentleman who was
as Englilh Cattail to feud ow off between forty and fifty tons, in
dpaniOs boats, which will complete the hip's water, and It hall
be regularly paid for.
I am very &firma of madifefting my refped to his molt Catho-
HO Majefty, which I hall derby a falute of fifteen guns, when I
Fee his colours hoifted on any of the forts or fortifications, and en
Ohre= in writing from your Excellency, that a fimila; edited
will be hewn to the nation I have the honour to WWI to, by re
turning an equal number of guns.
I beg your Excellency to believe me to be, with high rehed
and due confideration, your Excellency's molt obedient fervent,
Captain of his Majefty's hip Naiad.
To his Excellency the Captain General of Galicia, he. Scc.
No. 34.—Copy of a Letter from Patrick Morrogh, Efq. his Ma-
jelly's Cairo' at Corunna, to Captain Wallis, of the Naiad,
dated t 7th Auguft 1803.
Sir—ln aofwer to your letter of ycfterday's date, I have to In-
form you that the letter you weeta In the Captain General wu
handed to him this morning, with its tranliation. He acmilefees
in your demand, that you may have the neeeffary fopplies of In-
ter and retreat:nen ts, and that you and your Officers may come
on Lore whenever you may think fit; but hi cannot in what you
require of the falute, gun for gun, as this is only rallied by
treaties with RuLa and France ; but he will return the falute as
with all other nations in amity, with two puns left.
I fend the bearer, with a boat, for the calk to be Lied with wa-
ter ; but I mutt obferve to you, it will take fame days to get the
quantity you want. I !hall fend off this evening- five hundred
pounds of fresh beef, and have fent into the country for two bul-
locks and thirty fbeep, as they are not to be had this dayin town,
and expel to be able to fend them to you to-morrow evening.—
You will pleafe mention what kind of fern-Moan's, and quantity
thereof, you would have fent off, which mall be Immediately corn.
plied with. I remain, Ste. (Signed) PAT. nOllOOll.
James Willis, Efq.
No. 33.—Copy of a Letter from Mr. Morregh, /kid& Conful at
Comma, to Captain Jamas Willis, dated t tth Auguft 1803.
Sir—Since wham to you this morning, I have received the en-
doted letter for you from, the Captain Genera. revelling I would
find you a tranLition of it ea reading It, t immediately waited
on his Excellency, and ufed all the arguments in my power to dif-
fuade him from the order he had given not to let case on Shore
your officers, but could not prevail on him, as he lays his orders
;tea) pointed from Court, on the bead of wails, having had '
any intereourfe with any from the Weft India Mande. I told
him that I did not know that you had captured soy front thence,
and that if you did, you had taken every precaution as is always
done; I think you had better enforce this point in your snfwer to
his Excellency. I have got the calks put into Span& boats, and
hall have them filled as loon as potable; until fame further
determination, I Mall fend off in Spanifb boats what you char de-
inks& You will pink to exude hafte, as the Gentlemen have
been kept too long in the boat. I am, ace. (Signed)
. . PATRICE MORROnn.
(Indofore in No. 35.)—Tranaation of the Governor of Corunna's
anfwer to Captain Wallies Firtt Letter, dated Coruna', WI!
ao3. . • ,
have received your lcttey of Velterday's date, and being
defines to fern you in whatever lays in my power, I have .men-
dolled to the Bettina Agent here' that be may get you fupplicel with
water, or whatever ',dreamt:ln% you may require; and thc fame
will
I do whenever it lays in my power.
It bas been repeatedly reported bete that you have captured fe-
vers' rads (ruin St. Domingo, which, on account of the epidemic
fever in that Bland, has fprtad univertal alarm throughout, and the
Health Board, as well as myfelf, have received the itridtelt elders
from Court to enforce a quarantine In all veffels coming front the
Weft India lauds, or thole who may have had an Interoomfo
with them : for which rake it lays me under the
ceSty to inform you the Board of Health will not oinfella dint
any of your officers or men come on Lore, nor have any Meer!
courfe with the inhabitant+, nor can i permit your void to atter
this port without he is to perform quarantine.
in regard mac Witte, the orders we have, are to treat all men
of war in amity with his Cathode Majefty as we do our own; and
it is only by the late treaties with Raffia and France that gun fur
pun la returned, otherwik 1 mould find great pleafure in king
able to comply with your requeft, not only In this, but in my
thing elle you think I can be of fervice to you; and remain truir,
Sir, your attentive humble Servant.

No. 36.—Copy of a letter from Captain Wallis to the Ca puft Ge-
neral of Galicia, dated on board his Britannic Ma) -Ws flip
Naiad, in Commis, the nth Aura, dog.
Sir-1 am to acknowledge the receiptof your Eseeneney's ktepr
of this date, the contents of which 1 waft made =yid( at 4 Ws
how to account for; and I think it abfohately requiem to cat'yotit
Excellency's attention to the Intermark which has taken place be-
tween this alp and Co/untie, Once the goth of loft month, which
ought to do away any impreilloa In your mind of my having any
Weaken Warder on board.
By your letter of the gtft to me, you eapided your radials to
the to comply with my rennet., and as a neutral nation I had
risky it being wady water and rffitihmcp4., thukalandins

eouid et,t4nCe Moo with met Ratty at ?erred, i spieled to.the
430vem4r.41 that place; mho Melted me to go tp Comps% where
might anchor, raid get whatexerl wanted
Under all there eirecreAriem,d came offherniatt. analog, sod
was piloted to an =Omer by a taut, authorized by you to do fo
Before fun-fent I fent an Offira frOm this Ono nn there with the
rank of Captain of.intantry, with a to your Excellency; this
Nicer was treated with great intuit, and obliged to return tome
with •ut bc.ing permitted to deliver Mileeter he was charged with,
and tilts too in the pretence of the °tears belonging to the French
ft:gite. •
This morning at Si o'clock you fent off what WAs reprefented to
me to be the Commandant of the port, and three Gentlemen tithe
Board of Health ; they were with me near an honr,aiid made many
profeiGns of friendfhip oo the part of your Excellerieysindanepo-
logy for your condo& to the Brit& Officer lilt evening ; from
which I attribute the treatment he met with to human frailty
guided by particular influence. They informed me likewife that
the akficers adds (hip were by your Excellency's directions per-
mitted to go on there whenever they pleated, and your converth-
don fince that with the Britith Conful upon the totaled ,cdalirmed
ire its the opinion that, if they were perMoted to go on Chore, they
would be treated with that terra they had aright to atria. I
lent two of them afterwards on dirty to get rein Minorite, but it
would appear that your Excellency*i profegons of friendthip only
led to with for free' opportunitiesto intuit the King's Officers un-
der my sommand, for, when they lauded, the centincis painted
bayonets to their breaßs, and drove thin into the boat again, and
madethern flay there for two hours, and then they returned oft
board, ma; this too istaid to be by your order, under a falfe pre-
tence of my births taken St. Domingo (hips. Sir, 1 told the Offi-
cers of Health 'hie morning, that I had not taken any fince 1 left
England, and individually you dare not doubt my word ; in my
path& Stuatlon you ought to place more confidence. I will not
tapers much longer on your Excellency's time or patience, but I
regret exceedingly you arc fo badly advifed. I mon therefore re-
smelt your excellency will inform me in writing, for the informa-
tion of his Mikity 's Mind:ere, why the King of England's Bap
under my command Is deprived of the rights of Nutrality t I hope
fincerely your Excellency's candied on this occafiew may not lead
tomorequences of the molt redoes nature. Sir, I (ball conclude
my eorrefpcodence with you, by expecting my forprife that you
thould fuppofe an Emit& man of war would tuba* to any thing
lets than an equal number of guns even from the soft powerful
nation in Europe. I am, with doe confider:ado'', Sir, Re. Re.
Josses WALLIS
Captain of his iVlajefty's ihip Naiad.
To his Excellency the Captain General of Galicia, Coronae.
No. 38.—Copy of a Letter from Captain Willis, of the Naiad, to
Mr. Morrogb, his Majeßy's Conful at Comma, dated nth
Auguit, 1803.
Sir—l have juft received your letter, and 1 beg you to expects
my Moltke to the Captain General for his acquiefeenee to my re-
queft.• I ern lorry that what his Excellency lays refpeding the
Wife, puts it quite out of my power, as my initrudtions Rritßly
forbid my (eluting the flag of any nation, without a certainty of its
being returned by an equal number of guns. You will have to
hire for the water, as I with to prevent my men going on Sore.
I 'hall give is little trouble as poftdale, and °brave the Reitheß
neutrality; therefo, c, eh: left my officers and men go on (bore the
better, es it is my intention to fag as foon as I can get the water,
which I hope will be by to-morrow evening. I have fent the Pur-
fer oa bore to fettle with you for the bullocks, (beep, and vege-
tables —I am, Sir, your moil obedient fervent, J. We eels.
No.39.—Copy of a Letter from Patrick Mo-rogh, Efq. Brides
Conful at Coronae, to Capt. James Wallis, dated Aug. to, 180.
I received your kind letter of the irk inftent, by left evenings
Mail. I Informed his Majcity's Conful General at Madrid with
the particulars, whisk occurred with this Captain General, on his
not permitting your Officers to come net &ore, with Nth frivolous
excures ; and 1 am fore Mr. Hunter will do the needful with more
efficacy than any thing here.—Mr. Kearney carries the account of
the ditherfancnts; every affiftanee and expedition has been done
that this place can afford, sad thall be happy in bearing if it meets
your approbation, and &all be at all times in receiving your even-
mands.—l sm. gee. Ike. (Signed) PAT. MORROW/.
James Wallis, Erg.
No. eo.—Eztradt of a Letter from Captain Sir Edward Pellew,
Bart. to the Honourable Admiral Cornwallis, dated off Cape
Prior, the seth of Auguß 1803.
Sia—i have the honour to traiirmit you Copies of a Correrpon-
dame between Captain James Wallis, of his Majefty'sfhip Naiad.
and the Captain General of the province of Galicia, evident at
Comma, and my order to Captain Willis, for proceeding to that
port to water, upon uffurance,thefoft given by the Captain General,
of his mediocre to fund& the neeefferies that (hip Rood in need of.
I am happy to inform you, that this eorrerpondence, although a lit-
tle awkward at brit, terminated at lift amicably, the Governor
expecting his concern that he could not permit the officers to come
en &ore, and excufing blmfelf of any intended direfra. The
motives I tutted upon were two, the flrft to obtain a diced and
digefted account of the proceedings of the French fquadron, and
their probable objwis ; the other, to enable me to fupply the Mars
with water, fo as to retain her on her Ration as long as her pawl-
, Sons tatted. In tide particular I have felled, the frigate getting only
thirty tans ; and I do not thick, after what puffed, and the maid
tat influence the Preach 011eas have over,the Captain General.
that he will allow of the Naiad's watering again: On the former
part we were more ruccerefol, and tioderitand that volitive orders
have been received from Madrid, not only to equip the whole of
the Spud& fleet at Ferrol, but to refit in every particular the
French (quadrats, and to allow them to irnprefs all Frenchmen in
their ports, to complete their complement'. We learn, however,
by the throe means, that the arrenal is extemely low in every de-
partment ; and it is raid, they have not Roots (efficient to complete
the French (hips alone.
No. es..-Eztradt of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Sir itr.bert
• Calder, Baronet, to the Hsoourable Admiral Cornwallis, dated
on booed his Majelly% (hip Prince of Wales, off Coronae, the
tads September, 1803.
Captain Prow& reports the Spaniards have received orders to
fit out bac four fail of the line ; and they further fay. that France
has demanded their affiltanee, sod that they fear they (ball be
compelled to join them in the war againft England. If I may
judge from thdeconduet towards this fquadroo, I thould roppole
there can be littievloubt but that there is romething of this kind in
agitation hetet= Treace and Spain at this time ; I have therefore
oonflandy given orders be the frigates not to anchor at Corrunna,
when they have fent their hosts in to gain intelligence, Ste. &c.--
The other day I diredted Captain Previte to fend his boat into a
Bay to get foam rand; when OM ladded on the beach, an Officer's
party came down to order them off ; but on a little expottulation
the Officer (who was an Irifitioan) laid," be might take the land,
but that his orders were to order then offdireQl*.“ As a cony-
berating dreumftance of my 'minim' relpething.the hoftile appear-
ances of the Spaniards, I find they are very bufy het* in remount-
.loB their cannon upon their batteries; and they fay Cu French
'tbreeseu to mares eopao man into their country direddy, ; they
4evot join them.
No. 42,,Estnet of a Letter from fir Edward Pellew to the
Honourable Admiral Cornwallis, dated Totowa, Entrance of

itceancos Bay, 7th January
I have procured a mall fupply of teeth beef, which is in itfelf I
cheap ; but the Spann' Government having demanded the duties,
has nearly doubled its price.
'fhe French fquadron pay no duty ; and I mall therefore write
to Mr. Frac, at Madrid, upon It. This fupply was abfolutely nor
ceffary, and of infinite [mice to the people Co completely out of
clothing.
No. 43 •—Extradt of information from Sir Edward Mew. received
in Admiral Cornwallies letter of the sith January 1894.
A few days ince the Spaniards have been much employed in
mounting cannon tin all their forts ; and the garrifoa at Ferrol is
augmented to yceo troops. They have made no alteration with
rtiped to their Sips, except the two intended for the Welt In-
dica, which are getting forward.
N.. 440—Copy of a Letter from Don Diego Conradw, Governor
of Ferrol. to Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. dated 14th February
Alms.
Sire-I am Informed by the Governer of the Cattle of Palm*,
that a boat belonging to the fquadron under your command, and
having an EngliL dicer on board, has pail Wallah the Mouth of
this harbour. and entered it In the middle of the night, without
obeying the Governor's orders not to proceed to their dcftlnation
before day-light, according to the eftabliftied orders for all boats
and (man v‘., either national or !bangers.
I am 'No hammed, that the frivadren under your command
boa anchored at the mouth of the harbour between the batteries;
which greatly annoys the coming In or going out.
Your Eminence knows that I have aridly conformed unfelt to
the Laws of Nations and of Neutrality, not only by facilitating
the Implying the finadron under your command with meat,
bread, and all other proving= refreibtnents, and facemars, Scow
ding to the Bales of borpiality, but that ewe !did not obJeCt to
your Lips entabg the, harbours under nv command, when the
WAIF the fa awl the Usages At 60.4 by the wisher'

made it meffary ; but at It is eontrary to the fame taws any,
rules of amorality that the boats of the fquadron under your cons.
mend thould enter this port contrary to ordt rs in the night. C.:ne.
which is not allowed even with flags of truce; or that the fame
Squadron without being forced to it by dilirefs of wcatht r, or any
other Gettig-Ir,', Mould anchor at the harbour's mouth and in the
,eery entrance of it; I find nuyfelf obliged to rcqueft your end-
, ot=ce to acquaint me with the motive Which may have itnittc.d
Yy°ollur.t°Earni:4l lien
Gthe iswminantoaekre, andega niihpkav eno
he
ntyubctntnileautello..nat7t,durwiaiatrdh .
fully oafs. e I::: laws of nations and u‘utralay, by not fending
your boats at night into our putt.i, and mail% tat; of the Spun*
territories, harbours.
,and fuccours, but a; touch as !HA/it/lit,
requires, and fo as not to give room to fufptdt that I connive at
the abufe of that hc.fpitality to the prejudice of other nations,
which are equally on terms of r.cutrality with this country, and
have (hips of war in 0,4 harbour I beg, &c. &c.
(Signed) Die u° CONTI Dot,
To Sir SdAard Pellew, Bart. &,c.: Governor of Ferrol. Ike.
No. ey.—..Copy of a Letter from Sir Ydward Pellew, Barr to
Don Diego Contador, Goiernor of Ferrol, dated on board hie
Majefty's Osiki Tonnant, alf Ferrol, the t6th Yehruary 1.1Z4. •
Sir...l was lilt evening honoured with intar Excellency a letter
of yeflerday's date, and am concerted to find that it wears fo
much the contpleziori of roal complaint. The want of a rrfon to
traidlare the Callihan langUage his delayed my reply; arut I have
to apprehend that we have not put a proper mart:dice en all
its pans._ I did not, however, lore a moment in calling to account
the Acisriwho bad broken my padre orders, by entering your
harhour in the nizlit. His defence I enclofe herevekth, obferving
only, that this young talker was actuated by no improper rotative
whatever : it was the giddinefs of youth. The'boat was certainly
not armed, and was the (mailed in the cutter. But fo little ant
I differed to justify the opinion, that lhave pat him under arrrft,
to be tried by a Court Martial, where he will meet the puddle
latent due to his infubordination. ' • • • '

I bull., bowever (and have great plea(ure in the expeCtation),ftnat
the perfonal inclination your Elliceliericy ha. fo uniformly evinced.
by affording the fquadrun of his BlitaDtQC Majcify every fep ply
conflftent with neutrality and friendthip, thin this tririal circum-
fiance (which I coull .me controal)will necked to dilturb the good
underßanding and harmony fo happily commented. I mall manifeft
by every means my Meng inclination fonts continuance, and my
regret at any event which may ditturb it. With biped to the on-
calional anchorage of the naive under my command, your Excel-
lency has been misinformed. I truß it is not fuel. us can give um
brage to your Excellency, or to the Span& thniuit lam fort
upon its coati of Galicia by the King my matter, to protedt the
Commerce of his fubjedts trading to the ports of Splin: In per-
forming thi. fervke, it cannot with truth be faid, that I have
given trouble to the Mips of any nation, either emeriti., or depart-
ing from them. I have adted up to the fpirit of balt. neutrality,
and the tenting treaties; and, with the exception of the cutter;
(to which your Excellency had given permilliou to go into Ferrel
to receive (implies), there is no kip anchored within the batteries.
but in the open ocean. In eagerly winds I occafiunully anchor to
prevent being blown off, and in wilted), winds 1 anchor to prevet.e
being fhipwrecked upon the coati. I cannot give your Excellency
two more powerful reafons; and I entertain no daillit that they
will prove fathfaeloty, and that 1 mull continue to experience the
fame attention and refpu't to the flag of thy Sovereign as is fheivii
to that of any other neutral nation enjoying thelenefit of amity
and peace. I have the honour to be with the greaten refpcdt, •
(Signed) ZOWAILD eattgw.
To his Excellency Don Diego Contedor,
Governor of Ferrol, Ste. dec. •
(Inckfure in No. 43.)—Decbration of the 013eer in the Boat, in-
clofed In the Letter of Sir Edward renew Bart. to Don Diego
Contadur, Governor of Ferrol,elatedon beard his Majefty's (hip
Tennant, the tath Feb nary 1804.
Having be .n fent on board the Nimble cutter, to be ready to go
early in the mmning for provifions to Ferrol, it was difcovcrtd
abort midnight that the buoy of the cutter's archer ass gone, and
it Was doubted if it had not broke from the rope, an drift. d up
theta:oone; upon which I jumped imothe boat with two men
and two/ boys to look (Or it. The tide was feting ftrong into the
harbour, and in a few minas the beat was hurried ep under
,Cattle Falmd, anchialled •by the faitry. and orderg t gb
upon which I angtered In-French, that it was an Englifh haat,
looking for a buoy broke from the cutter's anchor, and begged to
go on; after calling, a lirjeant. I believe. raid (*might do fo. The
boat was unarmed, and I returned in a few minutes. I had no
improper motive whatever ; and I know the molt politive orders
were given againit any boat moving by night. 'lie hurry of the
moment, and the rapidity of the tide, gaie me no time for reßec-
don, and to that alone la the carcumitance cc. be attributed, and for
which lam very ferry.
Ira 46--Copy of a Letter from DQD Diego Contador. Governor
of Ferrol, to &eV:Award Pelievi, Baronet, duct the art Fe-
bruary, 1844.
Sir—l am informed by the Commanding Officer of the Poet of
Muelle that a French Tailor of the Sip Hero his with
a boat-kook, the limn of one of the 'boats belonging to the Rpm.
drop under the command of your Eminence,' which was crofling
the Pore.-In confequence of any complaining of it to M. Gourdtan.
commanding the French Naval Forces tying in that port, he has
afured me that the offender will meet with a puniftment premix.-
tionme to his offence ; and I have put under arreft the Centric. awl
ferjeants on duty at Muelle, for not abetting and bdnglng the ag-
grefor before me. In order to avoid the repetition of lintUar acci-
dents, I have &need that henceforward the Engllfb boats may go
to the Southern, and the French and Dutch to the Northern fide/
of the Mudk ; and that proper direttions are given to the fentriell
and other perfons on duty tact to Baer the Este& boats to be in
kited in a territory of Spain, whillt it le a neutral nation.
On dd. °baton M. Camden bat made complaints of the Englith
boat which entered the harbour the other night, and that the fqua
drop under your command has brought to anchor at the entrance
of it, for the purpefe of efpying the movements of the French fqua-
dron, upon which points I have communicated to him what has
paired between your Eminence and myfelf upon clack fubjedts ; and
we mug hope that your Eminence, and the fquadron under your
command, will make no movements in the ports or on the wafts
of Spain contrary to neutrality, or that might give rife to difputee
or complaints from any power allied or neutral with Spain, and
which are In confeemence entitled to all fuccuun bdpitality and
neutrality, although they may be at war and enmity withany otbet'
Nation.—l am, Ste. Vitae Co NiADOR.
Sir EdwardPellew, Bart. &c.
No. 47.-Copy of a Letter from Don Diego Contador, Governor
of Ferrol, to Sir Edward Palm, Baronet, dated the 19th Fe-
bruary, tik4. •
Sta—l have received your valuable letter of the :6th ;orient.
in anfwer to one I mine your Eminence on the I sth, in which
you have the goodnefs to refolve the doubts which had occurred to
me, and which I had requefted your Eminence to clear up. This
letter has fully convinced me bow ftndUy your Eminence adheres
to the principles of neutrality. And as for the trifling wipes of
the young °Seer who commanded the boat, I bar to befeech your
Eminence (and I beg leave to offer all the influence my mediation
may have), not to bring him to any trial or punillunent for a fault
which proceeded entirely from want of reflcdlion, and which has
bad no bad eonfequence whatever. I mall look upon this as a
great favour from your Eminence, who may be affured that by my
endeaveura to oblige you and the fquadron under your command'
(as far as iscompatible with neutrality), I mall thew you how ren-
table I am of the polite and obliging attention of your Eminence,
and of the conformity of our willies to prderve the good. under.
fbnding which (*Ms beeween our refpethive nations within the
limits of neutral I remain, &C. (Signed) 01100 CONTADOD•
To Sir Edward clitcv, Baronet,db. &C. dot:.
No 48.--A Letter ?tom Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. to Don
Diego Coated or, dited on board his Majefty's alp Toanant, off
Ferrel, the aoth Febrary, 1804. the Governor for the interefts I -
takes in protedbing the fubjedt.uf his Britannic Majefty from infult
No. 49 ...Letter Men Sir Edward Peliew, Batt. to the Hon. Ad-
miral Cornwallis, dated on board shis Majefty's kip Tennant.
off term!, the 9th May, 1804, Rates that he had received fun
plies of fee& provifiuns from the Mum, and that the utmoft cor-
diality prevailed.
No so.—Letter from the Honourable Rear Admiral Coch-
rune to the Honourable Admiral Cornwall., dated on board his
Mak fty's Ship Northumberland, off Ferrol, the itch May 1804.
relatesmerdy to the fupplies he had received from the Spanifhthore.
• No y t.—Anotber letter from Admiral Cochrane, dated May •
113, xBO4, on the fame fubjeth.
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A Gentlowan is arrived in Lonc%on from Cork, (via &Viol),
which place he left on Friday lA, and reports that the day bel,r,,
lye large Stipa were (ten near the Cove of Cork, and as they e_i
poi anfurcr the fignals, it was fuppefod they were French, which
awful much alarm in the neighbourhood
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