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‘was at Lerwick, 
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mission to the levee. He said that 
he had just risen from the dead, and 
was sent by heaven to kill Bona- 
parte. 
Capt. Brisac, and the purser of 
the Iris frigate, were tried in the 
court of king’s beuch, and found 
guilty, ona charge of conspiracy to 
procure false vouchers of expendi- 
ture, in order to defraud the vic- 
tualling board. When the vessel 
in Shetland, the 
purser bought 5,355 lbs. of beef, at 
2id. and 3d. per lb. for which he 
paid about 541. ' 
The seller, and the other requi- 
site witnesses to the purchase, deli- 
very, &c. by desire of the captain 
and purser, subscribed blank forms 
of certilicates, in which the quantity 
of beef was stated at 12,160\bs. of 
beef, at 7d. and other articles were 
introduced, making in the whole 
5571. which was paid by the victual- 
ling board. 
20th. Lord Nelson, in the Vic- 
‘tory, accompanied by the Amphion, 
sailed from Portsmouth to take the 
command in the Mediterranean. 
22d. Extract from the register of 
the deliberations of the government 
of the French republic, of this date. 
‘¢ The government of the republic, 
having heard read, by the minister 
of marine and colonies, a dispatch 
from the maritime prefect at Brest, 
dated this day, announcing that two 
English frigates had taken two 
French merchant vessels in the bay 
of Audierne, without any previous 
declaration of war, and in manifest 
violation of the law of nations. 
I. Itis prescribed to all comman- 
ders of squadrons or naval divisions 
of the republic, captains of its ships, 
and other vessels of war, to chase 
those of the king of England, as 
well as those vessels belonging to his 
591 
subjects, and to attack, capture, and 
conduct them into the ports of the 
republic. 
Ll. Commissions will be delivered, 
in course, to those French priva- 
teers for which they are demanded. 
JH. All the English from the age 
of 18 to 60, or holding any commis- 
sion from his Britannic majesty, who 
are at present in France, shall imme- 
diately be constituted prisoners of 
war, to answer for those citizens of 
the republic, who may have been 
arrested and made prisoners by the 
vessels or subjects of his Britannic 
majesty, previous to any declaration 
of war. ' 
The first consul, 
(Signed) Bonaparte.” 
The third article of the above, 
contains such an open violation 
of the laws of hospitality against 
harmless strangers, not responsible 
for the conduct ‘of their native go- 
vernment, as has only been equalled 
by the proceedings of Robespierre, 
and adds another indelible blot on 
the character of the ferocious Cor- 
sican. 
23d. The following letter to ad- 
miral Cornwallis, commanding the 
channel fleet, amnounces the first 
capture of a ship of war, of the 
enemy’s, since the commencement 
of hostilities. 
“¢ Doris, at sea, May 23. 
“¢ Sir, 
<¢ T have the honour to acquaint 
you, that while, in obedience to 
your order of the 18th inst. cruizing 
off Ushant, in his majesty’s ship 
Doris, under my command, I fell 
in withthe French republican lugger 
VAfironteur, commanded by Mons. 
Morce Andre Dutoya, lieut. de 
Vaisseau, mounting 14 long nines, 
with 92 men. As she made sail to 
Cc4 escape 
