Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

"A young man, midshipman in the sea service, of rather obscure birth, was taken prisoner during the Spanish war, and carried to Peru, in South-America, where he remained on parole for some years.--During this period, an accident brought him acquainted with a lady, a near relation of a very high female personage in the kingdom of New-Spain, whose influence at length procured his liberty; some time after which he returned to England. In the pursuit of his profession, he has had the fortune to have a birth on board the ship, perhaps the most successful in capturing the Spanish prizes lately arrived in our ports. It happened that this young man was detached with a party of seamen to take possession of a valuable prize just taken; when upon boarding the ship, he found to his utter astonishment, the very lady to whose kind attentions he had been under so many obligations. It was now his singular fortune to have his case exactly reversed, to enjoy the supreme felicity of being able to repay his obligations with a large interest. The circumstance was no sooner made known to his shipmates, than with the generosity so characteristick of British seamen, the officers and crew immediately agreed to restore her property to their illustrious captive. All her large and beautiful vessels of pure gold, an immense quantity of the most valuable jewels, all her costly furniture, and property of every description to an exceeding large amount, with which she was returning to her native country, were restored to her; thus nobly proving that humane and generous treatment of a British seaman in misfortune, will never fail to be remembered by his gallant comrades, when occasion shall present itself. The fortunate midshipman, (whose share of prize money cannot be less than between 4 and 5000l.) has taken as might be supposed, his illustrious friend under his protection during her stay in this country, and they are both we believe, at this moment in this metropolis."

St. James' Chron.