by John Marshall

“ The surf running high at the time, and continuing to do so, he had no opportunity of destroying her till the 24th. At this time she had shifted her position, from the efforts apparently of two other armed schooners, which, since the preceding evening, had dropped down to the mouth of the river, and were now within 400 yards of her. ”

“ On the 5th Dec. 1808, being then in the Magnet brig, off Bornholm, he intercepted the Paulina Danish privateer, of 10 guns and 42 men.
The Magnet being destroyed by the ice, near Malmo, Jan. 11 , 1809, Captain Morris returned to England with despatches from Sir R. G. Keats; and was shortly afterwards appointed to a command in the Lynn district of Sea Fencibles; from which period we lose sight of him until his promotion to post rank, Feb. 1, 1812. he at present enjoys a pension of 300l. per annum for wounds, but when or where he received them, we are not able to state. ”