ENGLAND'S ACCOUNT FOR THE SINKING OF SHIPS AND DISHONOR OF HER FLAG.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 115, 17 May 1871, Page 2

ENGLAND'S ACCOUNT FOR THE SINKING OF SHIPS AND DISHONOR OF HER FLAG.

;' •' 'A f \1 r ,| ::.-■ A ■' ' '"i" •• .-•' ' The Liberte of January 23rd 'publishes . -^c; .following extract from, a I^o«s: paper, consisting of an apocryphal correspondence, together! -with England's little account for the sinking of ships and dishonor of her flag :- , J ii 7 P i K " London, 13th Jan., 1871. / TH(^f lienor to acknowledge the reception of your honored comra'unicatidn of the 9th inst., whi-eh:MHte^in; dM6lcoflr.Be. v; Th? explanation which youi- Excellency has kindly furnished respecting, the incidenlis-, of < MBlSi^pp^r.M Wtely^ sUi«rfjai!tQ|^Lto the government of our gra^ous Queen. From tii^ fibnSont^when -foMtr Excellency oflbrßfL tpnP>y 4he expenses, , there; -was of nothing more to gay. In con-

sequence, I take the liberty of enc'osing the bill of goods furnished ; I mean to say, the account of the damage done hy the course of the little accident of Duclair. This amounts to £175,088 7s. for which I have drawn a bill to your order payable at sight, and which I hope you will consider satisfactory.— ln this hope, I am, your Excellency's very humble and very devoted servant, " Granville. " -/ The following is the bill : — " The Toothless Leopard *' Great Establishment of the British Isles. • Dealers in Neutralities, Cottons, Conferences, Draperies, Diplomacy, &c, Wholesale and Retail, Due by the King of Prussia. The articles Undermentioned to be paid iv cash, without discount. 1. Seven English merchant ships in the port of Duclair, at £20,000 each £140,000 O 2. The cargoes of the same ... 35,000 0 3. Eleven English sailors wounded at £8 88 0 4. An English flag torn and trodden under foot, six -yards of calico, at Is 2d per yard... 7 Total £175,088 7 "Note. — The great establishment of the British Isles offers to treat upon the same terms with all the powers of Europe or elsewhere who may desire to undertake idem- i tical operations. I The great establishment of the British* Isles ""recommends itself for the facilities whfch it accords 'to all who may have any* idea of insulting tbe British flag. To prevent forgeries, demand the special mark of the establishment,, ''- All for Money. "