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SIR lIU4IIE POPHAM ?RUG. PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR, MARCH 6. I FIRST DAY. The nrnal formali,tes of fwearing the Members of the Court, and Judge Advocate, bring gone through —the Order from the Admiralty appointing Mr. Jervis to coodnEl the profecittion ; air°, that direeting Mr. Bicknell, their Solicitor, to alfia him, were lead. Both were ligned by Mr. Marc:len. After the warrant for the original arra of Sir Home Ponttarn wa; read, the following Litt of Witneffes fummened upon the ilia], were called over: Lord Melville Captain Parker Lord Whitworth Dmidaa Mr Hufkilfon Laughlan Maclean Mr S. Bourne I.icut. Madden Mr Marfden Mr Thomas Browne Captain King Mr Thomis Wilfon 9---- Edwards Mr Huiiingfwortto The charge, a copy of which has already appeared in this Paper, was teen read by the Jtoly,e Advocate. This charge recited t S different documents, cull of which was read, and are as follows: No. I.—Copy of Original Inftruainna to Sir Home Popham. No I.—( Mutt acr, t ) By the Commiflioners fer executing the Office of Lord High ^ Admiral of th, United Kingdom of Great lir:toin and Inland. Tlie Lord Viscount Cartiereagh, one of his Ma jelly's Principal Secretaries of Stare, having with his letter to us of the 25th July, traamitted a cony of the inftruCtions which, by command of his Majefly, he had fornifhed to Major General Sir David Baird, commanding his Majesty's Land Ponces, on an ex. r Jition for attempting the reduction of the Cape of Good Hope, on the fribjeet of which the Major Ge neral has been direEted to communicate with you in the moll confidential manner, and to convert with you fuch mealtires as may be belt for his Majefly's let vice. We tranfirtit you herewith a copy of the fa inflruCtions for your information, together with copies of the inflruCtions from the Secret Committee of the Court of DireCtors of the Ean India Compa ny, to the Governor and Council of ht. Helena ; and • alfo to the officers commanding their (hips, which you will communicate to the laid Governor and Council, and to the laid officers, as you {hall think it expedient ; and we do hereby require you, and di re& you to communicate, in the moll confidential manlier with Major General Sir David Baird, to furnith him with all the information in your power, and to co-operate with him in the execution of his -Majefty's commands, concerning Inch meafures, wi.h the Major General, for proceeding again(L the Cape, in the manner which may be molt likely to cool e On your artitval at Madeira, you will take under your command his Majetty's thips named in the margin 4 ', which you may expea to find there, (and the Captains of which ale direaed to follow youi orders,) together wiih the tranfports, viCtuallers, and Indiamen, and on leaving this ifland you will deliver to the feveral Captains and Commanders fuch ren dezvous in cafe of fepatation as may be judged moll likely to enabie you to arrive cff the Cape with the wh le of your collected force. Upon the furt ender of the Settlement to his Majef ty's di ms,you ate to ufe your utmoll' diligence, as far a, may depend on you, to have the troops and recruits deini ed for lions, expeclitioufly re-embarked, in or der tia they may proceed, under the convoy of the lisiliquer a, tr. the ulterior detfination, notifying by them, or by the carlieil opportuiiity which you can find, the furrender oftheCare to the two Commanders in Chief of his Majcity's Naval Frees in the Indian S.as, in OT do. that the arelinorned colontonication with the Colony may again be opened. And you are further direCieel, as loon as the ohj-C1 of the expe dition (hall he accomplifhcd, to fend the Raifonahle to 5.. Helena, with orders to take under her con voy loch f the veilas of the Eat India Company and others as may be colleCted at' the irmna, and proceed with them to Spithead. In the event of cireumnanccs wiling which may make it expedient to delta from the enterptize, you are neverthelefs to detach the India (hips to their deftination, tinder the convoy of the Banquette, and to terut n with the remainder of your force and tranf ports to St. Helena ; and not finding there any trait inittitaions, alter waiting fifteen days, or longer if it (hall be found expedient, you will proceed to Cork with the (hips and tranfports under your convoy, unlefs you (hail receive a different &Inflation at Port Prava, at St. Jago, where you are direeted to call for fu ;flier orders, leaving at St. Helena the Raifonable to take under her convoy any of tae homeward-bound E•rft India th.ios that may either have arrived there, or be expeeled to arrive within one month ; but in . the event of none being there, nor any expelled in the ab •ve mentioned petind, you are to continue the R..ifonahle under your command, and proceed as boore diteCted. Irnmediate'y after the furrender of the Cape, or in :he event of circumllances arifing which may oblige you to defitt from the enterprize, you are to ..14,a•c;1 t re of the (mall vefrels, which will accom. poly you to Ergland,•tra Emitting to our Secretary, roe .au b formation, tot account of your proceed. irgs•--Given, arc. July 29, 1805. _ BARHAM. J GAMBIER. PH. PATTEN. In Oil- was an iticloturt, contaii.hg the Secret lultructians to 0. 11.4(1 to co•operate with t 4 ir H. Popham. No a.. Admiralty Office, Aug. 2, COS. Sir—l am commanded by my Lords Commit'. linnet s of the _Admiralty, to fignify their direftion to you to fcnd 4 frigate to cruize on the Eaft Cria!l of South America, between Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata, as form as you (hall have accom pliflwd the objeCt of the expedition on which you are ab ,, ut to prt.cecd, for the purpofe of procuring intelligence of the enemy's motions, in order that you may he prepated againti any attack they may be difpoted to make on the fettles:tent. Yours, &c. J3HN BARROW. By eamtoaNd of their Lordihips, JOHN se ißow. To Captain Sir Homt Popham. No.;. Is dated Admiralty Office, September 14, 1805, and di rea; Sir Home to retain all the tranfports at the Cape of Good al..cr the reduction of the tettlernent, until be received tortoer orders. No. 4. Dated Admiralty Office, Sl)t. 24, direded Sir Hnme to frnd :ranfports to India for the conveyance of the troo?s, which at:eurdirg toad incluf.tre addrifr.:d to Sir 1) Baird, that Officer wai lolls-tided to find to India, in cafe of a Lew war apprehended with Sciatica and the Rajah of Herat, in conjur Elion wick Holkar. • Ildliqueux, Raifonab)e. Diomede, Narciffus, Leda, Efpoir Caop, ar. , l Encounter gon-brig, In this order Sir Home was (Ended to proceed to ind 4" with the whole of Sir D. Raird's force, if necelfary, with the exception of the Royal Artillery, Engineers and Light Dragoons which he was ordered to fend to Europe, with a frigate and the Rairottable, provided the had not left the Ration. He was alto ordered I to Europe fuck of the prifoncrs of war as he might not find pedient to e n list. et- The enclofure Rated that Lord Cornwallis, or Inch perfon as ihould be. Commander in Chief in India at the time, was direded to fend for reinforcements to the Cape of Good Hope. if requir ed. After having fafely conveyed the troops to India. Sir Horns was diredted to return to the Cape of Good Hope or to St. H :lens, ac,o:ding to circumftance►, " at one of which places he might expect to find orders for his further proceedings." N 0.5, dated Admiralty Office, November it, 1805, ordered Sir Horne. on the event of the furrender of the Cape, to fend home without delay, under a proper convoy, an the tranfports which were not wanted for the conveyance of the troops ordered to pro ceed to the EaR Indies. Nos. 6 and 7, dated the 13th and Alth of January, t 806, from Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, contained Sir Home Popham's account of 'the capture of the Cape, with the articles of Capitu• lation, Ste: which appeared in the London Gazette. No. 8, from Sir Home to Mr. Madden; (tates the capture of 3 French brig, which was brought into the Capc, by which means he got poffeffion of two letters from Admiral Linois to General Janfen, Commander of the Cape at the time of its capture, and to' the Minilter of Marine at Paris, fell into Sir Home's hands. From their letters it appeared, that Linols never again intended to go to the Me of hrance, as provilions were not likely to be had there, if he monad have occafion for them. This letter alfn (tuts the arri val of a Panifh fhip at Table Bay, from which Sir Home learned that the had the evening before been boarded by the Piednitontefe French frigate, which was a large fhip hound for the Me of France Qf this the writer mentioned, that he would tranfmit intelligence to Sir Edward Pellew. The following is the paragraph of this letter—. '1 he letters front I.inoi. are rather too equivocal to fay exadtly when he will arrive, but he may he expedted trent the beginning to the end of March, and as the Northumberland and Euphrates indiamen are ezpedted the beginning of the enfuing month, 1 Iball proceed immediately off the Cape with my whole fquadron, to prevent, if poffible, his falling in with fuch valuable Ibips as they would be to him, as well in point of the intelligence they could give him, as the great fupply of provifiims and ftores which they contain, and of which they fo effenti dly (tend in need." No. 9, dated "t able Bay, March 4, was a letter from Sir Home to the Admiralty, communicating intelligence of the capture of a French fhip called La Volontaire, which he defer:bra as "the forerunner of Admiral Willaurnez's fquadron." No. 10, dated March 4, informs the Admiralty of the propriety which Sir Home felt of defifting from his endeavours to raise the Atalanta French frigate, becaufe, as he Rates, " the poffihility of the enemy coming fuddei ly upon us, whcu a number of our men were abfent, made me abandon the idea of again attempting to raise her." No. 11, dated Table Bay, March az Rates Sir Horne Popbatn's compliance with the requell of Sir David Laird, to fend two tranf• ports, with the whole of the French prifoncra to France. The writer urges, as a reafon for complying with this requeit, in addi tion to the motives which operated upon his own condud on a fimilar occaffian (the fending to France the officers and men taken on board I.a Volontaire), '• the difadvantage, if not the extreme danger that would attend the detention of fo many French pri. loners, at a time when an attack on the colony is a pollible cafe. and likely to I c fo for come days longer." He added, that he would adopt the fame expedient with refired to any pneniers whom he might capture, in cafe, faid he, "any part of the fquadrona of which we have had intelligence, mould coat in here by (mall pro portions, to water and vidtual.' No. la, is dated Table Bay, March z t.--in this, Sir Home mentions the arrival of a IA hater at Saldanba Bay, the officer of which fisted, that he had on the 23th of February, in lat. 33. so. 8. and long. so. E. of Greenwich, fallen in wi'h right fail of (hips, Recring about E. S. E. and thoue`•.t them Englich Eaft lndiamen, but he was not long in, light. The writer adds, " Admiral Wil , lautrez's (quadron conGfted ally of feven fail; but they may have Liken a prize, or this may be a (mall convoy of Indiatnen." No. 13, dated Bay, atit March, is a letter from Sir Home, in which he Rates, that a brig from Tonningen had fallen In with the Leda, which was at that time cruiOng off St • Helena, and in formed her, th it the had been boarded by Willaumez's fquartruii, in lat. 33. 23. and long. to. it. The mailer of the bng, ther4fore Lid to the Captain of the Leda, " Bet off, or you'll he taken by the French." Front the time at which this beg had ma Willau. !Ilex, the writer concluded, that if bound for the Cape, he mull have reached it Come days before this letter was written, and from the provifion• and water which the fleet originally took nut, as Rated by the Captain of the Volontaire, he was of opinion, that it would touch at Rio de Janeiro. He immediately difpatehed in itelligence by the Rolla brig to Admiral Cochrane, in the Weft Indies,to St. Helena, and to Sir Edward Knew. This letter, tete' ring to one of the aoth, Sir Home Popham laid, that he thould, in his defence, t tke the liberty of prouiticing the letter of the zoth. . . • Admiral Rowt.ir thought it might as well be pro- duced now, as it was conneeted with the other. Sir I-16m a obferved, that he had not the copy of it n board. No. t4.—His Makity's Ship Diadem, Table Bay, April 9. iBo6 Silt—As the feafm is very far advanced for lying in this Bay, and the weather particularly unsettled for the time of the year, I propafe quitting it with the fonadron immediately ; more elpecially, as frcm the length of time that has elapfed lince we heard of Admiral Willaumez's fleet, it was very improbable, confiflent with the fit uation he was then in, that he should come here at prefent. 7 o determine his pi ition at the moment would be ;topple, and it is almoft equally difficult to decide on the belt mode of applying the exertions of the fqtradt on the etifiling two months, to the greateft advantage. The intelligence we received by the Volontaire and Camel has already been tranforitted to you for their Lordffiips' information. It appears materially to incline to the fuppofition, that the Weft Indies is the dellination of Admiral Willaumez's fleet, but Gene ral Anker, the late Governor of Tranquebar, who is juft arrived here on hi, palTage to Europe, inf•amed me in the courfe of converfation, that a French fqua. dron was expelled at 111ausitius, but that it was itnpollible for that island to fupply any flour to it, without look ing to Rio de la Plata, on the coaft of Brazil, for a lupply ; on which coryideration, I tbin4 employing the :qua. dron in cruizing a fhort time of that coal!, inflead of remain ing idle, will be a difpilition fraught with fome advantage:, and which I hope will appear fo evident to their Lortyhips, as to induce them to approve of the meafure. As this letter is to be cooveyed by a foreign (hip, I shall not enter into any minute detail, but fay it is my ,intension to proceed off Rio de la Plata in the first instance ; to fend the Raifonable to her deltina lion by the time fixed ; the Diomede to Rio de Jr neiro, to prxure rice for the er:lony, of which it is in the greateft want, and to return immediately to Falfe Bay with the other (hips, unlefs I (hould hear that Admiral Linois is at St. 'Catherine's, preparing to cruize for the outward bound Ealt Imlia trade, in which cafe I (hall endeavour to intercept him, if it does not infringe on the time of my return to the a:ape, to re ceive their a ordfiips' command:, in confequence of the dif: patch,: conveyed by the Efpoir. When I have the opportunity of a fate conveyance to write more fully to their Lordfhips, I hope the ad ditional realms I (hall give will be fufficient to fatisfy their Lordfhips of the expediency of the meafure which lam now about to adopt. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. (Signed) moms POPH•M. A4adden, Efq. Stc. Sic. Bcc. No. IS —Diotnee, Table Bay, the z3th April, do 6. SIR—I had the honour to ;Word's you on the gth instant, for the intormation of the Lords Commit• (inners of the Admiralty, and as Bated in that letter, weighed on the loth with a light breeze, but it foes, after fell calm, and I was obliged to anchor in the outer part of the Bay. In the evening I received force intelligence refpee. , p iing the weak Rate of defence which , Monte Vidcm and Buenos Ayres were in, and I returned to the More the following morning, to communicate it tl General Sir David Baird. _ _ _ utelligence fo fully con oboratect - what I: had alreatly received from vari..u. quarters, that I fug pelted the expediency of fpariog a few troops for a fhort time to enable us to !sting a queflion of fuch im portance to immediate 011ie. I hefitate not to confefs to their Lordfhips, that I urged it with every argu ment in my power, from a conviction of the great and fplendid benefits which the country would del ive by a conquelt of filch a nature at this moment, em bracing confiderations of various advantages, not only to the mother country but to this colony, which has been threatened more or lefs for many years with famine, owing to the failure of its crops. The refult of my inquiries for many years refpeft lag South America in general, and Buenos Ayres in particular, have been prefented to his Majetty's.Go moment, and as it was at one time fettled that I fhould be fent there, I took every pains to form a de tailed project for a combined operation, and which I had the honour of giving to the late, and fending to the preient firft Lord of the Admiralty. After Sir David Baird had ferioufly confidered this lubjed, and confulted with General Beresford on the occalion, he determined to accede tom} , propolition, and the 7111 regiment was ordered for embarkation under the di. reaiptis of Brigadier General Bereslotti ; and I have the pleaftire to inform their Lordfhips that the whole of that regiment, wi.h its detachment of artillery, honks, and all its other departments, are embarked, and we only wait a breeze to fail, and the concurrent tettimonies of various people whom we have exa mined, give us the greatell pi aped of fuccefs. If our expeEtations are realized, I (hall lofe no time in bearing mvfelf the difpatches for England ; Sir David Baird will notice this to Lord Caltlereagh, and affign the reafons on which fuch a decifiln was founded ; one of the principal ones however is, that of conveying to their Lordfhips the true fituation of the country, its commerce, refources, difpofition of the inhabitat.ts, and the extent to which its exporta tions may be carried, with a fcale alto of the confomp- Lion for the manufadures of Great Britain. Although there are points on which I cannot doubt but their Lerdfhips have collected a great deal of in formation, yet I confider what may be peitonally conveyed by an Ofli:er, whole fole ambition is to obtain their Lordflrips confidence and good opinion, will be more general, more equal, and more frecific than any which can be obtained by other channels ; and as Captain Rowley is the next Officer on the lift to myfelf, I confidered that the fervice would be de. prived of little dignity wi h refpeet to rank, and cer tainly none in point of zeal, judgment, and ability. 1 have only prefumed to fay a few words on the advantage which we may derive by the exports from this country, by the channel of importation which it opens, up a navigable river, for many hundred leagues, to fupply fever al millions of inhabitants with the manufactures of the United Kingdom. There however, another, not of leis coafequence on any conlideration, which is that of depriving the enemy of this moll valuable trade, which is carried on en tirely under neutral flags. There profpeCts not only apply to Great Britain, but the communication with this colony will remove ali idea of famine in future, and be attended with Ina reciprocal advantages, far beyond any calculation of rick in the prefent under taking. This letter will go by a neutral fhip, but I hope under fuch a precataion as will aimott enfure its tale delivery. I will, h , wever, not enter into any further particulars, but Rate, for the information of their Lordfhips, that the moment the place is taken, I (hall fend to Rio de Janeiro, becaufe it may enable his Majefly to give difcretionary powers to any troops bound to India, touching at Rio de Janeiro, to pro• ceed to La Plata, if the Commanding Oilcer hears that it is in our poffeffion. I will alto fend notice to St. Helena, as the Go vernor may be induced to (pare us s few troops from that Hand, and I have already advifed him of this enrerprize, hoping, that in the &It imliance, he may be able to detach one hundred artillery men in the Georgiana Packet, and at the fame time acquaint me if he has information of a man of war from England from his June convoy, which will prevent the necef fity of my fending the Railonable, or another flip there from La Plata. I inclofe to their Lordfhips one of the letters which I have received from the matter and owner of an American (hip, who is now oh board the Diadem, and the refult of many examinations is, that there are not above five hundred regular troop. at the two places, form provifional cavalry and militia ; that the walls of Monte Video are in a very ruinous (late, and the inhabitants difaffeCied bdyond any calculation. I hope the view I have given their Lord!hips of my conduct, and the motives by which I was induced fa flrongly to prefs on Sir David Baird the expedi ency of undertaking a projed of zeal, enter!), ize and exertion, promifing fo much honoured profpeet of advantage to the empire, will be confidered by their Lordfhips as far preferable to the alternative of al lowing the fquadron I have the honour to command to moulder away its natural energy by wintering in Falfe Bay, and eventually become paralyfed after re maining fo long, as it has done, in a (late of cold de fenfive inatlivity. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) HOME PoPHAM. In this letter were the following inclolures: The firft is from the American Captain alluded to in the for mer letter : Cape of Good Hope, 28th March, 18c4. Salt-I beg leave to reprefent to you, that I have been three times at Buenos Ayres and Monte Video,' that both places have the greaten abundance of wheat, flour, and indeed every fort of provilion. From my knowledge of the minds and difpnfition of the inhabi: tants,' can afrure you that his Majelly'sfqoadron under •your command, with a finali military alThiance, would with cafe take poifetfion of either of thole places, and if permar•.entpcffe(lion could be effeeed,there is not the fmallefl doubt of procuring any quantity of flour ; and to prove to you that it is not an idle fuggetti.m to mil -1 lead the B: iti(h, I could have no objection to be one of five hunched men to attack either place. I am fure the inhabitants ate fo ridden by their Government, that to prevent a (hot being fired at Monte Video, if they hai any threat from the men of war, they would• fend opt any quantity of flour or. bifcuit to prevent mifchief but the places may be taken as I : I tfcrih e and if the trade is thrown open, all the inhabta: , 4 would willingly acquire and keep the place for the Bikini nation without troops, which would be a trin e of wealth. I hope poi will a n make ufe of my name improperly, as it may injure me greatly. I myfelf, with my (hip —, are at rur fer vice, to do what you .pleafe to get- poffeffion of Buenos Arcs. I am, Sec. (Signed) The Judge Advocate repealed the writer's expref e stint that his name fhould not be publifhed. Another inclofure in Sir Home's letter to Gover ner Parted, St. Helena, in which the Honourabl e c„ pu i n in.:toted his let•er to the 'Admiralty, and requelled fame mill.ry affillance, particularly a company (4 artillery, or fuch force as he could (pare. This :ettcr is dated Table Bay, 13tli of April. • No. r 6, dated St. H t-na. 3otb April, bas 611"3 : (t: O I 4 Y ) • Si e—ConEirmably to the letter I had" the !meat of addreffing you the t 3th intlant, I failed fr om t h y Cape with the (hips named in the margin*, h av i ng „ ri !board the regiment with a (mall d e t ac h ment of artillery and a few dilmonnted dragoon s . On the night of the :nth, in very fqu a ll enfetthd weather attended with a high fea, the Ocean parted company, and as I thought it poffible fhe might have I rolled away the main mall and bore up for St. Helena, it was deemed advifable to bear up for that Ifland, not on;y on account of the Ocean, but becaufe it had been fuggefled as pollible that the Governor might be able to (pare a few hundred troops to Ilrengtben the expedi.ion, efpecially as it had been propofed, 'during the late war to attempt a fimilar enterprize with the troops of the iflend only. That no time might be loft after this decifion was I taken, I difpatched the Encounter to Captain Hon e y. ' man, who was cruizing off the mouth of th Ri ver , to warn him of the probable arrival of the Ocean, and the Narciffus was fent to St. Helena with letter No. 1, to the Governor, and although I have not yet received an official anfwer, yet he has ordered is () infantry, and too artillery men with two howitzers i to join the Expedition, and as I twit they will be I embarked either this morning, cv early to.m nrrow morning, I hope we than be able to fail immediately in the execution of this fervice. I am, &c. (Signed) HOME POPHAM. Since writing the above, t have received the Governoesanfwer No 2, to which I have annexed my aofwer, Nu 3, for their Loni- Clips' Won:ration The ineloled contain the letters referred to in this ponfcript. No. t 7, .dated Ric de la Plata. July 19, is the difpatch front !it Home to the Admiralty. fun 1111 l ming the eaptore of Buenosityrn. This letter contents the copies of two letters, the one addreffedo any Officer, fenhar in comn.and to Sir Home Popham, at the Cape of Good Hope, and the other to any Gfficerjun. Both prgs ft-ongiy for reinforcements, In order to be enabled to proceed to farther, eff,nfive operations, particularly agaiult Monte Video. In ' the letter to the Junior Officer, Sir Home, ttates, " 1 think it right to dire ft that you lofe no time in difpatching all the r.aval ((meat the Cape to this place, except fuck put as Sir David Baird anti ' yourfelf may think it ahfointely necelfary to detain there.''. No 18, is a letter from Sir George Slice to Mr Madden, lade. fing the copies of two letters addreffed by Sir David Baird to Lurd Caftlereagh, and dated at the Cape of Good Hope on the tath of April and 3th May. The first of thefe I tiers communicates an account of the (let ichment w'ich Sir D Baird had fent with Sir Home Popham to the Rio de la Plata, and Rates the rtafun which induced that Officer to concur enterprize, which rtafons are quite tantamount to thofe which appear in Sir Home's letter to the Admiralty, detailed in No ts —General Baird expreffes his hope that the importance of the object, aad the apparent facility of at • taining it, will !trot to reconcile tits tiajefty's Government to his conduit in undertaking it without any fpecial command. The sd letter from General Baird contains an account of the Cannonier French frigate having sin the 3oth of April anchored in Simon's Bay, and having fent a Lieutenant on flu-re, fuppoting the Cape to be Itill in the polfeffion of the Duteh--•but that the Lieutenant was, with his noat's crew, takeu . prifoners, and the Cannonier cf• taped by cutting and putting to fea again,' with the greateft pred• pliaiion, leaving two anchors and cables behind her. This letter further mentions the capture in Table Bay of the brig Fortuna an der Melanburgh, bound to the Cape and to Batavia. The write mentions that among fame difpateltes which were found on board this brig was an order to the Governor at the Cape. (fuppofing that place of courfe to be in the poffeffion of the Deitch) to revelvealy French troops which might a rrive in a diftinguifted rnamier,atedna yield the conamand of the French and Batavian forces to the Sok. Officer of the former, although of inferior rank, " An intercom" obferves General Baird, " may, 1 think, be fairly drawn - from/Ms circuntftance, that the French meditated to fend out a body of troops for the purpofe of either taking poreffion of the Cape, w of forming a conjund expedition againft St. Helena, or fame ofow Afiatic Poffeffions." Upon reading the firft incl .fore in the lan number, Sir Howe POPHAM pointed out an omifflon, pro bably in the copying the letter, as it only mentioned " the Welt," whereas it &fluid have been " theWeit Indies" to which the French fleet had profeceted their voyage, according to the intelligence he bad received, and Sir D. Bait d had his information from him—therefore there muff have been a millake in the infertion of the wotd Indies," which he wiflied to have forfeited, left any improper imprefEon &Add be produced by the flatement as it now sp. appeared. Mr. jaarts was not prepared to (peak to the coif. iron pointed out by the Hun. Captain, in this copy, as he had not the original difpatch by him. He was, however, not difinclined to admit that there might be fuch a mistake as chit alluded to by the Huss. Captain. However, as he had not brought down the original, he could not Elate pofitively. This original indeed, he did not think material, as he did not mean to offer the letters referred to as evidence againli the Honourable Captain, although read in the ttatcmcnt of the charge. Sir HOME POPHAM was aware that fuch letters wee not adnoiffible evidence againit him; but yet be withed that any document laid before the Court Should be cot reit, and in that cafe he had no objection what ever that any letter and paper at all relating to the fubjeit of the charge before the Court, amid be brought forward. Indeed, he could not but be anxious that every thing connected with this bulineft Should tranipise—concealment was not his intend. Mr. Jeer's, after obferving that perhaps Ibis cc* verfation was irregular, again remarked, that as this paper was not adduced ao evidence, any miflake is it could net he material. However, he fhould have no objeFlion to accede to the Hon. Captain's with. Sir Hosts PoPHAM begged not to be uederftood al allti , T for any thing which he could not prove. But it would rave time if the Learned Counfel would at cede to the admiffion required. After Mine fat ther converfation, Mr. Jarvis ad mitted that Sir H. fopiiam reprefented his belief to. Sit D. Baird, that the I'lcm:it fleet had gone to the West Indies, which admitfion was entered accor dingly. The JuDGe ADTPCATR flared, that the paper • Diadem, Raifonahie, Diumede, Narcitras.'Erteuanter. Trak porto—Walker,Triwn, Nclantho, Ocean, Williastaa