A William Ellis, master of a ship called _The Little Lewis_, had been hired at Alexandria by the Pasha of Memphis, to carry rice, sugar, and coffee, either to Constantinople or Smyrna, for the use of the Sultan himself; instead of which the rascal, giving the Turkish fleet the slip, had gone into Leghorn, where he was living on his booty.

"The act is one of very dangerous example, inasmuch as it throws discredit on the Christian name and exposes to the risk of robbery the fortunes of merchants living under the Turk." The Grand-Duke is therefore requested to be so good as to arrest Ellis, keep him in custody, and see to the safety of the ship and cargo till they are restored to the Sultan.
(CX.) TO THE DUKE OF SAVOY (undated)[1]:--This letter to the prince on whom the Piedmontese massacre has conferred such dark celebrity is on very innocent and ordinary business.

The owners of a London ship, called The Welcome, Henry Martin master, have Informed his Highness that, on her way to Genoa and Leghorn, she was seized by a French vessel of forty-six guns having letters of marque from the Duke, and carried into his port of Villafranca.

The cargo is estimated at L25,000.

Will the Duke see that ship and cargo are restored to the owners, with damages?
He may expect like justice in any similar case in which he may have to apply to his Highness.
[Footnote 1: Not in Printed Collection nor in Phillips; but in the Skinner Transcript as No.