. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . heoccurrence, and saying that reinforcements could notnow too promptly arrive. This letter was scarcely sentto a boat, that was to convey it to Messina, before theSicilian frigate was observed in pursuit of the enemysboats, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe recalled his letter,on the supposition he had made an error in his statementregarding the Ambuscade. He wrote another letterto the Commander of the Forces, and one also to CaptainDurban, stating the proceedings of the Sicilian frigate,as he supposed it, and expressing it, as his opinion that,had she stood where
. The British in Capri, 1806-1808 . heoccurrence, and saying that reinforcements could notnow too promptly arrive. This letter was scarcely sentto a boat, that was to convey it to Messina, before theSicilian frigate was observed in pursuit of the enemysboats, and Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe recalled his letter,on the supposition he had made an error in his statementregarding the Ambuscade. He wrote another letterto the Commander of the Forces, and one also to CaptainDurban, stating the proceedings of the Sicilian frigate,as he supposed it, and expressing it, as his opinion that,had she stood where she was, and not rowed away, oreven made a demonstration of resistance, the enemysboat would never have dared to approach. Theseletters were scarcely written before it was proved thatthe Ambuscade was the vessel, that she had nothad her colours up, but that she had been signalled to,and recognized, by Major McCombe, on which theletters were again thrice written over. ■ The sea-passage to the east, between Capri and the JOURNAL DURING THE ATTACK 193 At about two oclock this day, the boat which tookEnsign Corbara with Lieutenant-Colonel Lowes dis-patch of the fourth, suggesting the expediency of rein-forcements being sent, returned, and brought Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe a letter from the Commander of theForces. This boat, instead of proceeding to Messina,had gone to Palermo. The weather had been moderate ;but, the boat-men, who belonged to one of the Queensdispatch-boats, feigned a pretext to take it thither, andEnsign Cotbara, who had had former connexions withthe Court of Palermo, appeared too readily to haveacceded to them, and to have thus made a most improperuse of the discretional power, which had been grantedto him, of touching at the first land, should he find thewind contrary to his proceeding to Messina, on whichoccasion was mentioned to him Cefalil, or this delay Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe attributed themost fatal consequences. The boat had arrived
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