“ These noble acts of public gratitude to distinguish naval valour, the London Gazette does not announce to the nation to have been imitated by the King of England, at the commencement of a war, to at least equal English valour. No honours are conferred on the brave Captain Marshal, the commander of the Arethusa, nor on any of his officers. No gratifications of any kind are given to the surviving valiant crew; no pensions settled on their widows or orphans. ”

“ No mark of the private satisfaction of the sovereign to a meritorious officer from a prince, who has a pension of 900,000l. a year from the nation, and an income of above a million, on the eve of a war with the ancient enemy of this kingdom, to encourage and animate a fleet, on which our domestic tranquility and security entirely depend. ”

“ A correspondent says, that the French King seems determined to endeavour to recover the honour of his flag, and to dispute with us the sovereignty of the sea. After a particular account of the engagement between the Arethusa and Belle Poule, the French Gazette goes into the detail of the honours and rewards conferred on the several officers and the crew of the French frigate. ”