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archieftoegang 1.04.02, inventarisnummer 4300, pagina 6

of Monsr. de Bourbon 'is process is told yjou
with great truth, for his majestijs Sloop
the Nimph did, which was stationd to
look out to the Northwarth did chuse
te Crenet vessel la Mouche on the morning
of the st. of Nov: last, when she was in the
Offing, and at a distance from the table
baij, but so soon as I perceived the said
sloop fired at the Mouche within what
I thought the bounds of Neutralitij,
I made her signal to leave of Chase, which
was immediatelij obeijed.
the 2d. article of Monsr. de Bourbons
process was as he represents but I wish
you to believe, Sir & Gentlemen, that the
un provok' d fire from the India Compe.
schip Ceres on the Mouche, gave me the
truest concern, as well as the greatert
Contempt for the ignorance of the Officer
of that ship, who perpetrated, or even
suffered so mean and Unjustifiable act
but the nature of our Naval service is such
that it whas perfecettij out of mij power
tot punith this act, for the ships of Britsoh
It makes me extreamlij happij, that yjou
express ijour selves fullyj convinced that
shad no intention to shew anij disrespect
to the flag of their High mightinesses
your sovereigns for during mij Stay at the
Cape of Good Hope I have ever paid the
highest attention to the rights of their
High mightinesses; but Trealy cannot
conceive, what reparation the master of
the Mouche can reasonnably expect fron
„me, as nothing unusual has happend to
him, except the shot fired from the Ceres,
Merchants, sailing under the Convoy of Ships
of war are not boundor aminable to the Na„
val articles of War; the Commanding officer
of a British Squadron can only Complain
to the board of Admiralitij of their misconduct
on anij manner; had the shot, fired from the
India Companij ship Ceres, killed anij of
the people onboard the mouche the perpe¬
trators would have been surrendered up to
legal justice but as happilij theij did no
damage all Scando is to complain according
Merchante
which
zy.