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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Shillinglaw   18 Oct 1879

18/10/79

I had a letter from the Commandeur Negri, by last mail,1 dear Mr Shillinglaw, in which the sending of the autogram of Flinders is most gratefully acknowledged.2 The Italian Savant wishes me also to impress on you, that the first Emperor Napoléon could not have been made well and fully acquainted with all the circumstances, which were connected with poor Flinders retention in captivity, otherwise — so thinks Negri, — the Emperor would have caused his release.3

With kind regards

Ferd. von Mueller.

1

Letter not found.

2

See M to J. Shillinglaw, 3 July 1879.

3

Matthew Flinders was detained by the French authorities at Mauritius for more than six years when, with his ship sinking beneath him, he called there in December 1803 seeking assistance.

Please cite as “FVM-79-10-18,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/79-10-18