Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
Nrom a Lonaan oahcr E.b 2s.
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We have been favored by eentlem,, ,..-
the following extract of a letter from an a c..
on board one ofhis m jesu's frigates cr,.5sin,,
in tie Mediterranean Us
" We hs!e been lal ly OFF the island crElb,
nd 4 curiosity has not entirely ceas,.j viii
yon IN England relative to the CT deg ~. -,
man, now ~ haaishmcnt here, / will 8 I'VE o.
lew anecdotes ON Which you may rely IL. - o
you may have beiore heard, grown extraord;
nary eorPulent, and Of a very ssliow con,Tjo,.;.
on. He rises extremely early 10 tya ,,tsr;H.
--SefYeFaiy ABOUT tour, and walks coaG dea!
py hl'useii az that early hour. lis dress is
green reGimentals, with tuo qcid c,srig+.o
buttcncd over the chest. Ills g5alr ;e
ms gait and manner very peusive. aud HE e,.~5
are constantly fixed on 1he ground eucb 30
inc precise sitaation ~ which Inc. hip, ,;.,
~ the morning, WITHOUT bsin,- ~ 81, a,,,., ,,,
ne was immediately on. seeing. me he stnsreS
iooked nc ~ II the face, and alter abo,,.
rl IPP'rentIy strict examination OF nv
e1,ufeS, nv eyes Kew Ike hawks al over iny
mhu.ei ufess' &C. ne next spoke To me, ohscr
VihE tlo, he saw by ny dress was n q fi.ar
W mn. me B"tsh navy 20 which replied i'm the
ai1'tnatiye ne then seemed tof his atteutio,
on my buttons, rs II to ascertain nv rant ,;,b
me etiquete OF wlnch he seemed perfectly ec-
qnnlnted- was unconscious Chat il was no.
noPafte whom was addressing from The ,lie
erent IDEAS had conceived ofhim therefore
curing thiS conversation paid BIN no parti-
GUAR respect or attention upon which he h,
served, : percisve sir, You do not knav me >,
rms later observation, ia& proceeded from
II beng toe general custom thruurhout the is-
iahi 10Y every one who meets him 10 salute
HIN very respectfully, which certainly did mn,
Go Tor Gas YOU know we sailors are NOT yory
Se'e"onious al any tins. Aftcr few more
c'su tto'sa rvatioas, We parted but he alter-
W2rdS came on board our GTgate and u,th,,o
can CfIuaf the lei I
extreme cleanliness and good order the vessel
was ,i III u drew The following remark liom him
Sh' tnis Is 2 ship Tor parade, or pieasor, +,
bic pSIues--notior war" to which our csrf,in
replied SIR, i is the great order and tb,,.l,
oisciPlinc OF on ships that enab,e ust5 fFbt
10 ven bonApare then expressed in tie
s'snsbS po5sloi7 terms his admiration OF the
llsn h@lion' and OF its navy IN particular,
ne sad he s1ou / like Of al tl.ipe,, Il, ~,
world TO visit y gland and asked. { itbersst
eaIhcS,n-ss ana anxiety how he thotpi.t the
trgiish would receive him 20 ,vl,,c; ~
Captain replied, g It you were 10 On tbars an
Ger we proper sanction of the government. 4 NJ,
Would be received well, and protected as
your brother vas
" Thi' gave lfm some emotion, and he inn
inedi@teiy changed tie subject. obgerv;oe- 80
our counuyn,an tbe Dnsc of Wetlirrton 90
gfea' general md thdt France had no grne-
RAJ Who wss equal 20 him--at which 10, Lo1
been often asiomshed Ge had s-nt his best
generals against him and their failure wsq
"naccounlabie to bin. ~ the broken and b,s.
~ sentences ~ which he mentioned the7r CIR
instances i'e seemed TO convey IN dea of
-'S"S"oIy' ~ aSIuS "a fAa Of he Enejish "a,
W, he said, A" il wasthe BATH. ofI.r,f.,,.,.,'-'.
'ayed England had not hat defeat r,ken nlsr..
inc Meets you'd have joined. and by tl,err al
Perior number Of ships, and 400 QUO roii;ors
on board they would have landed in sue.gr
marched directly ior Ionion.-whinh II o.aefr.
tehdsd should be desiroyed--have spread do.
moo through The country and thca 10 l,ar,
'''.''" "'u '0r france TOR, he said he w.il
7n OF bng.and Dot IS ne earnestly and en,.
pnaucay added, tris would have ruined v3nr
aohinry he then for momcnt seemed 10 f,r.
go himss!i looked downwar3s AVID aose.re5
.Wi 81 Thought aud reelection, enc same a, wien
methim alone on US lsaod