Letter received by Banks from William Marsden of the Admiralty, 8 August 1806 (Series 66.10) - No. 0001

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Admiralty Office
8th. August 1806

My dear Sir, 

Having communicated to Lord Howick your letter of yesterday on the subject of the Relase of Captain Flinders, I am desired by his Lordship to observe to you that after Captain Mylius had been allowed to return to France, he was extremely surprised to hear that you had written to the French Senator Lacepede stating that he had obtained his liberty in consequence of your interference, the circumstance never having been mentioned to his Lordship& his consent to that officer's release having been granted upon a representation from Sr. Rupert George of the state of his health. The last Messenger from Parish brought a private letter from