by John Marshall

“ Whilst we regret that we are now to be deprived of the benefit of your continuance with us, we avail ourselves with pleasure of the occasion it affords us to express to you the very high esteem with which your conduct has impressed us, and to offer you our most grateful thanks for the constant and efficacious protection you have afforded to the British interests.
“We beg leave to offer you our most cordial wishes for your favorable and speedy passage to England; and ever feeling the most sincere interest in your future happiness and success, we remain with the highest regard and respect. ”

“ Your approaching departure from this station, where we have now for so many months enjoyed the pleasure of your society, and the advantage of that influence which your personal merits as well as your public rank have given you with persons in authority both here and at Monte Video, calls for our expression of the acknowledgments due for your fKendly and obliging attention to the interests of the British residents; an attention which we believe has been effectual in every instance wherein it has been solicited. ”

“ This service was performed in the face of 1500 French soldiers, posted on high cliffs, from whence they could fire right down upon the decks of the merchantmen, thereby rendering it totally impracticable to get them off, and by no means an easy task to destroy them, which was, however, accomplished, and that fortunately without loss, by scuttling each ship on the off side, and then setting her on fire. ”