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Updated: May 9, 2025
I have had another visit from General Brown, when he began a conversation by mentioning the evils which would arise from the feeling between your Lordship and Gameiro, who was at a loss how to act, as he had no authority over you Gen. Brown suggesting how much better it would be for me to place myself under Gameiro's orders.
This deep laid plot of Gameiro's was not to be carried on as Portuguese plots are in general, but was to be done using his own words at a blow, before anybody could know anything about it. With this I send a copy of my answer to Gameiro's proposals, and a letter representing the state of the ship. I have the honour to remain Your Lordship's obedient Servant, JA'S. SHEPHERD.
I should be unjust to the memory of Captain Shepherd did I not give his written reply to the infamous proposals of Gameiro, a copy of which was enclosed to me in the preceding letter. Copy of my answer to Gameiro's proposals, sent in Portuguese, and translated by Mr. March:
Indeed, the letter just quoted is sufficient to shew that not only had I not relinquished the service, but that I refused to obey Gameiro's order to proceed to Rio, because I knew that if the frigate returned to Brazil, the impression her presence had produced on Portugal would be altogether neutralized, and the negociations for peace might be indefinitely prolonged; so that his order to run away from the good which had been effected, was so truly absurd, that I did not choose to comply with it.
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