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part of the crew of the Sir Andrew Hammond, for an equal 

 number of the most severely wounded of my crew ; this 

 occasioned the following letters : 



raisOf 4th Aprils 1814. 

 Sir, 



I HAVE received a paper signed by you, dated yes- 

 terday, stating that you had exchanged certain wounded 

 prisoners, making part of my crew, for the captain and crew 

 of the prize ship Sir Andrew Hammond, which paper I have 

 taken the liberty to return to you, and protest in the 

 strongest terms against such arrangement. 



In the first place, the wounded and helpless individuals 

 therein named, do not wish such exchange. One died last 

 night, and several others expect to share his fate. 



Secondly, should I from any circumstance be separated 

 from them, which would be more likely to be the case than 

 if they remained prisoners, their situation would be more 

 deplorable than it is at present. Thirdly, this arrange- 

 ment has been made without my consent; and on terms 

 far from offering equal advatitages to the United States. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) D. Porter* 



Commodore James Hilly ar, commanding 

 H. B. M. frigate Phabe. 



H. B. M. ship Phabe, Valparaiso, April 4, 1814. 



Sir, 



I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of 

 jour letter of this day's date, protesting against the arrange- 

 ment I made in the paper you returned, and to express a 

 regret that my wish, which was to alleviate and not in- 

 crease, the afflictions of your wounded officers and crew, 

 has failed of being gratified. I am sorry you have thought 

 proper to mention the dead and the dying, as I so fully ex- 

 plained to you this morning, that in the event of the loss of 

 any, other names should be added to the list. I shall now 

 direct captain William Porter to consider himself still a 

 prisoner of war on his parole ; but as I have ordered the 

 people to go on board the Essex to work, under the im- 

 pression that no difficulty would arise, will liberate in 

 exchange for them an equal number of prisoners, as their 

 names, being seamen, will be found to follow each other on 



