Sir, It his the request of us all in the Ship's Company to inform you that we would wish to acquaint his Lordship that we was promised by General San Martin to receive a bounty of 50,000 dollars and the Total Amount of the Spanish Frigate Ismeralda, it his the Sole thought of us all that if San Martin had any Honure he would not breck his promises wish out to have been fulfilled Long a go.
Ship's Company of O'Higgins.
Capt. Corbet
It is the request of us all On Bord the Chili States ship Valdivia To aquaint you that we are disatisfied on account of our pay and prize money, and likewise the promises made to us on leaving Valpariso, it is likewise our Determination not to weigh the anchor of the Valdivia untill we get the whole of our wages and prize money, likewise a number of us is a Bove twelvemonths aBove our time that we Shipt for And we should likewise wish our Discharge and let them that wish to Reenter Again May do as they think proppre as we consider this a patriot port.
The Ship's Company at large of the Valdivia.
Capt Crosby, Esq
We would wish to acquaint you of wot his bean read to
us on board of the different C. States ship under his Lordship's
Command Concerning the Capture of the Ismeralda.
Sir it was thus
the importance of the Service performed by your Lordship to the
States by the Capture of the Spanish Frigat Ismeralda, and the
brillant manner in which this noble enterprize was conducted
under your Command on the memorable night of the fifth
of November, has aurgumented the claims which your previous
services gave to the Consideration of the government and those
that is Interested in thar cause as well as my present esteem.
All those who partook in the risk and glory of this Interprise deserves also the estermation of thar Companions in the Army, and I enjoy the pleasure of being the Organ of thar Sentiments of Admiration Wich so important an action as praduced in the officers and army, Permit me tharfore to express such thar sentiments to your Lordship that may be communicated to the Officers and Seamen and troops of the Sqwardon.
Regarding the premium for the Frigat It is to be regretted that the memorey of so herioic an Interprise should be mixed with the painful ideer that blood as been shed in Accomplishment, and we hope that your Lordship and the Gallant Officers and Seamen may be enabbled to give new days of Glorry to the cause of indispendence.