by John Marshall

“ On the 3d Feb. 1809, Lord George Stuart, having returned to his former station, captured, after a chase of 28 hours, and a short running fight, l’Iris, French national ship, pierced for 32 guns, but only mounting 22 24-pounder carronades and 2 long twelves, with a complement of 110 men, having on board 640 casks of flour for Martinique, victualled and stored for four months. L’Amiable, on this occasion, had 2 men wounded, and suffered materially in her masts, spars, sails, and rigging. The enemy sustained a loss of 2 killed and 8 wounded. ”

“ This morning (Dec. 8) , in compliance with my directions, the magistrates of the town of Browershaven reported their having driven the French from thence, and they received similar injunctions with respect to their provisional government. I took possession of a brig of 14 guns, formerly H.M.B. Bustler, which the enemy had attempted to scuttle, also a French gun-boat, and a considerable quantity of powder. In the course of this day 1 have collected 20 prisoners, and more are expected. ”

“ I feel happy in having obtained so important an acquisition as the whole island of Schowen, without bloodshed, thereby facilitating the means of opening a communication with the allied forces in the south of Holland [10] . ”

“ From a foreknowledge of our intentions on the part of the enemy, we made but four prisoners, the commandant of the battery (Mons. le Murche) , a Lieutenant, and two inferior officers. The battery-guns were burst in pieces, the einbrazures demolished, the gun-carriages burnt, together with the magazine, guard-houses, &c. &c. The powder we brought off, as also six waggon loads of confiscated merchandise. * * *
“The distance from Gessendorf to Cuxhaven is 28 miles ”

“ I. p. 663. ↑ Zierick-zee is the capital of Schowen, an island of Zealand, lying between Goeree and North Beverland. ↑ “Sir,– With a view to spare the effusion of blood, as senior officer in command of H.B.M.’s forces, I feel it my duty, after the communication I have received, and the resources which I at present have, to summons you with the French officers and troops under your immediate command, to surrender prisoners of war. No other conditions will be admitted. ”

“ This disaster having taken place during the S.W. monsoon, the situation of 109 persons without clothing [3] , crowded in a small vessel only capable of admitting one third of that number below at a time, may readily be conceived. ”

“ II. Part I. p. 201. ↑ When Captain Broughton left the deck a few minutes before, she was lying up N.E.1⁄2N. with the larboard tacks on board, and going at the rate of 41⁄2 knots per hour. ↑ The Providence left England with a complement of 115 officers, seamen, and marines. Of this number one had died a natural death, three been killed by accident, and two murdered by the natives at one of the Sandwich Islands. ”