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out my consent; and on terms far from offering equal advantages 
to the United States. I have the honour to be, Sec 
(Signed) D. Porter. 
Commodore James Hillyar , commanding 
H. B. M. frigate Phoebe. 
H. B. M. ship Phoebe , Valparaiso , April 4 , 1814 . 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 
of this day’s date, protesting against the arrangement I made in 
the paper you returned, and to express a regret that my wish, 
which was to alleviate and not increase 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 explained 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 pri¬ 
soner of war on his parole; but as I have ordered the people to 
go on board the Essex to work, under the impression that no dif¬ 
ficulty would arise, will liberate in exchange for them an equal 
number of prisoners, as their names, being seamen, shall be found 
to follow each other on your late ship’s books, and give up also 
two mates or midshipmen, for the two mates which are of the En¬ 
glish party. I hope this may prove satisfactory to your govern¬ 
ment and self. 
I am yours, &c. 
(Signed) James Hillyar. 
Captain D. Porter . 
Valparaiso 5th April , 1814 . 
Sir, 
The arrangement which you have suggested respecting the 
exchange of the seamen of the Sir Andrew Hammond, for an 
equal number of the seamen of the late United States frigate Es¬ 
sex as they stand on the list furnished you, is perfectly satisfac¬ 
tory. It will be a great satisfaction to the three officers who 
accompany the Essex, to know that after your object in taking 
them with you shall be effected, there will be no difficulty in their 
