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money but of this I know nothing for
certain. All the Soldiers & Sailors who
were onboard the Flotilla in these actions<lb/. have received a silver medal which is
hung to their button hole.
Prince Nassan
besides the order of St George
2d Class has received from the Empress an
an estate of 3500 peasants in White Russia
P. Jones & he are now & seem likely to remain
henceforward the greatest most inveterate enemies possible indeed
the poor American seems to have nowhere a friend
in private society he is much of a gentleman
more of a french petit maitre than of an English sailor.
Were I not an Englishman I should see nothing in the
man to dislike. The Russians would not perhaps
have little to say against him were it not that he
gives nobody anything to eat. Stinginess is here a greater
vice than perhaps the greatest vice a man can be guilty
of. With respect to his not fighting or rather his not
leading up his squadron he can scarcely be blamed for
as the navigation of the Liman is difficult for vessels
of great draught of water it may be as well that
he did not expose them) It was to that same difficulty
of navigation for great Ships that we owed our success.
had not the Turkish great ships got ashore it is
scarcely possible but they must have destroyed us.
At present the situation of the Turkish fleet
blocking up the Dnieper prevents P. Jones squadron
joining the Sevastopole fleet. when they are joined
they wil be inferior to the Turks as the flotilla cannot
go to sea at least greatest part cannot. Orders however
will be to engage if possible and the superiority in
the Black sea will then be decided.
If Ochakoff be soon taken we shall begin to hope for
peace. fighting for once in a way was well enough
but it is an abominable trade to follow: besides
for my part as I shall get nothing more by war I have
every reason to wish for pace. I should than most
certainly come for a month or two at least to England
In case of peace I should be much tempted to seek to
change my regiment for one of Cavalry in Serbia.
it would be more profitable more amusing and more
healthy for I fear the prince will want to keep me always
in the neighbourhood of Cherson.
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