Hoodwinking His Britannic Majesty's Governor of Barbados will not be taken lightly.
A memorandum setting out the actual facts of the incident has been sent to the President of the United States of America repudiating any collusion between the British Crown and the French in this deplorable incident.
The Admiralty has suggested talks with the American Ambassador at his earliest convenience with the aim of mounting a combined punitive expedition to root out this nest of vipers, before they commit any further despicable acts of this nature.
Bligh.