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thereby enabled to be perfectly 
prepared to receive them, and con- 
stantly to keep a vigilant look- 
out. 
I have the honour to be, 
With great esteem, sir, 
Your most obedient, 
Humble servant, 
G. K. Expxtnstone. 
Evan Nepean, Esq. 
No. III.—To his excellency the 
admiral, or the officer command- 
ing the ships of the United 
States now lying in Saldanha 
Bay. 
Sir, : 
It is unnecessary for me to detail 
the force Ihave the honour to com- 
mand, because it is in your view, 
and speaks for itself; but it is for 
you to consider the efficacy of a re- 
sistance with the force under your 
command. 
Humanity is an incumbent duty 
onall men, therefore, to spare an 
effusion of human blood, I request 
a surrender of the ships under your 
command, otherwise it will be my 
duty to embrace the earliest mo- 
‘ment of making a serious attack on 
them, the issue of which is not dif- 
ficult for you to guess. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) G.K. Expuinstone. 
His majesty's ship Monarch, Sal- 
danha Bay, Aug. 16, 1796. 
No. IV.—To his Excellency the 
Rear-admiral, commander in 
chief of the Dutch ships lying in 
Saldanha Bay. 
Sir, : 
Iam this instant honoured with 
your verbal answer to my letter of 
this date, arid delivered to me by 
lieutenant Coffin, of the Monarch. 
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If I understand him right, it is, 
that a flag of truce subsists bétween 
your excellency, on the part Of the 
States General, and myself, on bee 
halfof bis Britannic majesty, and 
as was démionstrated by my display. 
ing a flag of truce before I disse 
patched the first ietter delivered 
to you by lieutenant Coffin, and 
which truce is to continue until 
day-light in the morning. It is, 
therefore, my duty~ to require a 
positive assurance, that no damage 
shall be done to any of the ships or 
vessels of war, public stores, of 
effects, that may be placed under 
your command, otherwise I shall 
not consider myself in duty bound 
to restrain an immediate attack, or 
to treat such prisoners as may fall 
into my hands in a manner suitable 
to my general inclinations or his 
majesty’s orders in sifmlar cases. 
I havethe honour to be, &c. 
(Signed) G, K. EvPHInsTone, 
His majesty’s ship Monarch, Sal. 
dunha Bay, dug. 16, 1796. 
No. V.—To his excellency admirai 
G. K. Elphinstoie, commander 
in chief of his Britannic majesty’s 
squadron. 
Excellency, 
The two letters delivéred to me 
by your officer, from want of an 
interpreter, have taken a long time 
to translate. 
Your excellency may rest ase 
sured of receiving a positive answer 
to-morrow morning, and that dur- 
ing this time no damage whatever 
shall be done to the vessels of my 
squadron, which I promise you 
upon my honour. 
This time is necessary to call & 
my aid the captains of the frigates 
G4 detached 
