Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-12

et uup, .nCipieQ, lnnuuan, aud CoCl-blO0i.
ed scoundrel, and there are facts still in { .e
back ground. which he and his brother Off
GERS must be told of. that he may he known
IN his true light. He is no ordinary man
ae is not the Turn key Of the Prison-he is
not the common jailor. He is Post Cap
tain in the service of his Britannia majes-
ty decorated with two Epaulets, the crozvn
and the anchor; acandidate for, and near
oefnS an Admiral Transport Agent. and
Agent for Prisoners of War-therefore
must we presume, stand high in the estima-
ton OF corrupted government, a t!ebauch.
ed Prince. and Crazy King--the whole,
combined, "fhe Buivark ofour Reiipion 20
The letter from which the following are
EXTRACTS, was written By captain Nelson to
Sochet,s the day before he was put into the
Sack Hole, and was evidently dictated un.
>der the most irritate6 and indignant feel
inss, at the i'll treatment he had previously
received.
Melville Prison. Dec. 80, 1914.
most brave, mos: noble. and magnanimous
SIR.
You will perceive by the following that
am no fawning, criHging sycophant, and
ehat again write you, not to ask any fa-
vors, because expect none at your hand.
but to inform you that you and your savage
treatment to prisoner are too mean to
merit my serious contempt. You knowl
edge by your conduct you are NJ gentleman.
l am therefore sorry that descended To
address 6rate," a very ass, what some
people would Gail a" Cenfaur" but what /
eau sheep IN head. &c a wolf in heart. I.
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are not too great coward there is law.
there is Justice and equity there are no
such lick spttle puppies as you are. You
dare not give me an opportunity of appeal
ing to the law of Halifax--you are more
trad OF me than you are Of the Prince Re.
gent, ot tiger. or nf any of the brutes of
tue forest. am whatyoa never were and
never viii be. a gentleman bred and born
You are the son of--Ciod knows who, I am
gentleman, whether in the black hole or
upper story and let me tell you, Won are
meaner than the meanest of mankind in
TINS filthy hole yea, too mean to merit
their contempt.
The press shall groan for many month
with acts OF your brutality, and more than
heiiish deeds of oppression practised OH A
merican prisoners. whether I am in the
states or England. now ask YOU, you
P'i'i}' SoWdruiy Sc0Te.roT1e, to tell me, III
You can, what you would not be guilty of
Whether, when you cowardly ran from a
rench corvett, when you commanded a
irigate, is your only act of humanity, YOU
Know best. Every day am here will add
4 new leaf to your history, which | intend
TO write, and dedicate some day t. some of
your brother officers, unless amends are
made for the indignities offered me. How
do you intend to answer to youl government
Tor making an individual aifront national
question You shall send me to England in
your own defence, where / have friend
that delights to expose villany even in his
own countrymen. $500
shall conclude by wishing you to live
thousand years for the slow finger of scorn
to point az, and tina, my book. the :. Scare
CroTo," MAY perne,uate your deeds after
you are TOD Tor the worms. shall amuse
myself eve,yNn,e have an opportuni,y Of
wriang, let me be where / may Though
my body is confined, my mind cannot be.
while 1t pleases the Ai,nishty D,sroser of
all things.
( You are despised by al. and particularly
NELSON.