“Sir,
“H.M.S. Powerful, Marmorice,
January 6, 1841.
“Had I unfortunately abstained from writing to you, and the Admiral had quited the coast, you would have had just cause to have complained of my want of courtesy.
“When I left Beyrout, Sir Robert Stopford was Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces by sea and land, it was therefore unnecessary for me to communicate to you what my powers were, as on him alone devolved the duty of approving or disapproving of my Convention. He disapproved of it, and Ibrahim Pacha returned to Damascus. I quite disagree with you that the Convention was prejudicial to the interests of the Porte, and I am happy to say it has been approved of (with the exception of the guarantee) by Her Majesty’s Government, and I am now going to Alexandria to see it carried into execution.
| “I have, &c., “Charles Napier, Commodore.” |
“To Sir Charles Smith, &c., &c.,
Gibraltar.”
“Sir,
“Therapia, December 7, 1840.