The National Register. — London, England, 1809-05-28 00:00:00

MAY 128. COURT ARTIA LON B -111 ILZAL LIAR Mouidav, the Court Martial the condocz of ftear-Adolint• ]Bail Harvey co.timen('t.,l 111 Portsto,,utit 0:1 , 1)0!tr, On t)0,1111 Alaje , ty's iladiat•)r, paAt flint, o'clock. the her, the 04.1,11 u ere al, f , 6!0t% - .A(1001.0.; `;ir lI.OGLIt. CURT IS, Pre ident. Athairal fl 0 1.1.0 v; t Y " Ad SUTTON Sir .1. T. i)ucKwonTit Urn A Y Sir 11. E. STANHOPE ilOrs. Captain N. K. LEGGE DOUG'. :1S Cap:. I;I:1:1:SFORD 11 :.% N AMARA. The hilte. A.lvecate reatl the ori!or of requisition, urtlei which the (:o , irt . .llarti:,l which stated two letters, at:- etre.„e t l, to the NV. P 01.., S‘cretary ;o the Ad:tier:tits, (;,tto bier, both tinted 0,1 .w . ll the Caledonia, in Ll'a , .•- (pe ltoaa., 4t •i A orit, w hole of w ti - .ch will be fdittid iu Looril VI:: Court, and t utlge Ad vomte, rre then sworn., Lord (Limn' r n examined. (1. On what part icuiur duly %vat.: your ImM:ship's fleet on the 3il of A Nit lust —A . am ploy cd i bl ockad ing the enemy's flee: anchored in the Isle of Ai v. Q. Did your I.ordsli!p reveivr ()rile's; to employ Loaf Cachrane of his Majesty's ship Elope ciec,e, iu t hn a lteutpl to destroy the eta 's fleei iu Bastin:. Itaad-: and oil vv hat &iv did )oor Lordship receive such orders ? --A. I did receive such orders, I think, on the '24 and 3 , 1 of April ; bat I mania speak pcsitivel. - as to the day. Q. 1);::: )our Lordship, in caasegurnee of that order, issue trey mai Iv hat directiuns to the ret-tenure Captains of the Fleet, ihrou,: z h the inedium.of the Admirals of Division. on the subject of that service I issued orders to the Flag-Oficerii- Q. pleased to state to the Court all that passed between you. I.urdship and the Rear- Admiral on the 3d of April.—A. Having detailed the circumstances that le:I to the unpleasant interview had w Admiral Harvey, in w hich be offered me an insult in any capacity its Conanauder in Chief of the Mantel Flee., which I could not pass over, consistent vvs:;f that discipline hich it wrt ta. , duty to tx. i t port and enforce ; on the faieflioial 0 1: th e 3,1 0 f Aprii, Admiral . tiarvey came on board th, Caledo nia, and in my cabin, no other perso!t being przsent, informed me that in consequerice of the :irders 1 hail issued, calling upon the officers and scarteu of the fleet to votunteer their services in ihe fire-ships that wcre preparing, there were several officers on board the . finmant ready to underiakr • that service ; and Ad miral Harvey **tiered himself to me 'for the direction of it. 1 ta,foeined Admiral Ilauvey that 1 hadreceived the directions of the Lords Commissianers of the Admiralty to employ Lind Cochtaae to coanuct the eaterprise of the fire-ships upon which Admiral Harvey declared to me, in a high toae and disrespect ful manner, that if lit' was passed by, and Lord Cochrane or any officer juniar - to him (Admiral Hat vey) appointed to that ser vice, in prefereace to him, he should immediately desire to suite ih.a tl.t, awl resigu his commission. I infarmed Admiral Ilarvev, that I should he sorry he should take so strong a meat same ; and that I had received orders from the Admiralty to em ploy Lord Cocitrane, and that I could not deviate from them. Upon this, Admiral Harvey, in a vehement insulting mariner, said lie had bee:: neglected to his former services by myself, w hen i lield.a seat at the _Admiralty, and by other Members ot; the • Board of Admiralty, and had not • been rewarded for the tiVE% ice:: lie had performed. Admiral Ilarvey added, in a man ner very offeasiv e amid contemptuous tt me, that he was sure I had written to the Admiralty to propose or recommend some o.ficer junior to him to supersede bitn in the execution of any bervire that Might be undertaken by his Nti.jesty's fleet in Basque Roads. Ohserving Admiral Harvey's warmth, I aVoid,al saying any thing that might give the lea.a offence, or increase his' tation, but calmly told him that I had out taken such a step ; that I had made a private communication to Lord Mulgrave, forming his: that the enemy's ships ill Aix Roads lay much ex posed to the operation of 4re ships; and that no doubt many volunteers might be found to undertake the service, without mentioning. any person to conduct it ; W11:01 the iteAr Admiral by his manner and couateatawe treated with contempt, and said he should bring me to account fur mny conduct, hut that this was not the proper time or place for it ; atrl lie said, in a most con temptuous manner, that lie despised the meannthS of MN sending a commouication to the Admiral!) from the Acting Master of the Tonnant, for a Court Martial on the {tear Admiral. i :oust nlrwrve that I had used all the mean h. any plll%et lu i:C(APa pdati: the diff:rence belts Ceh Adillifal Hat re; an 1 the Actieg 247 I tivm a ;ltt rat;,,-1 ir,e ed t;ie ackaavvled.4ment of the Iti.!!r Admiral. Presideni.- -VA ill your Lordship all :!s me to ask fur the pre eke words ut A,l# , iiral Harvey Gambier. I have gßen preci,e wocii- as Car as I eau recollect. I wish to speak hi aeiki A% as t enzi recollect. itwan this. When the word reproach or co.:lt-11w is used, we cs to know the precise terms of th•tt re dra-,ch or cimicinpr.--Lord Gambier. Admiral Harvey re nacitcd me with not confiding in hitn, tha, I confided in sir John Duck‘lorth, hut never confided an ruing to him. Ad milli' Harvey said he niWered from me in respect to my conduct and management in the command, and could impeach me of nits-. candoct add •bad management ; and in the same insulting man.. oer said, Ihot he offered himself to go in In,. "f mutant, or any ,14 rotten zhip, to board the enemy's three-decked stop. To, t , corsider , dl in no °the:• light than an insult to me. He shortly after w., , ds %.cnt on the quarter-deck where I was informed— President.-1 believe you onw.t stop thete,—Lord ,itoold have been extremely happy to have accepted Ad iral Harvey's apologies, and not to have brought the matter :tell.. Q. Did Rear Admiral Harvey tay any tiling about your laving endangered the fleet more than once ?—A. He never said any thing to me upon the subject of that expedition. Q. Did Admiral Harvey arrootpany his iasul;ing language to your Lordship with any, anti %%hat gesture ? A. No mote than expressions of anger and heat in his countenance, and by t,,..asionally lifting his hand in a way I thought an insulting President —Admiral Ilarvey, you are at liberty now to 4:sk aqy que!-ti4o of Lord Gambier, derivable fium the account he hi L i given. Lord GAMBIER examined by Admiral HA RV 1.: Y. Q. Did your Lordship ever officially communicate with me ;he Subject of attacking the even) %. in Aix It!oadsl--A. i r .►d conversation with Admiral Ilarvey on the practica.iiility of the attack, and 1 stated what his opinion was in my forego infr evidence. Q. Does your Lordship know that I have offered to make any apology for the expressions that escaped me, that became a man ;if honour ?---A. I certainly do know it; and should have been most happy to have accepted of it, had it been coihistent with my du;y to my country, to my profession as a nasal oitiefr, and what I owe to the public character that I held as Commander in Chief. For I must state that I bear no personal emnit) or resentment to Admiral Harvey, for his Conduct. • President.—My Lord Gambier, you are at liberty to with draw. Sir HARRY BURRARD NCA LE examined. Q. Were you on board the Caledonia, on the 3d of list month ? —A. I was. Q. Do you recollect Rear-Admiral Harvey's coming on board the Caledonia on that Jay, and after having an interview t. ith the Admiral, in his cabin, coining into your cabin ? -A. I do, Q. Be pleased to state to the Court what the itear-Admiral laid in your presence, re , pecting the Commander in ('ilia*, :ma the manner in which he expressed himself.—A. 1 was convers ing at the time with Lord Cochrane is my cabin, when Admiral Harvey came in. and addressing himself psiacipally to Lord Cochrane, said, after expressing his 4; isa ',probation of hein4 bent on the service, that it was his itntersniatiou to strike his flag as soon as it was executed. Ile then w ith great vehemence : l ad Fa _ pidity of expression, said, that Lord Gambier was a man unfit to command the fleet ; that he had never seen a fleet so ill con ducted; that since he had taken Quebec, he never saw a Hata • 0 u n fit for the service; that histead of beading boats to sound about the channel, which he considered the best manner ok• at :acking the enemy, he had employed himself, or amused hisw , eir, with murtering the shi ps companies; that he had not taken paws to ascertain whether the enemy had piacea any bomb in fitutt of' their line ; that if Lord Nelson had been there, he would net nave. anchored in Basque Bonds, bat have dashed at the enemy at once, or words to that effect ; that he had spoken his mind to the Commander in Chief; that Lord tiad receht,i• him very coolly after the battle of I'r.a.klor, and had used him very ill, in having transmitted the Master of the Toanank's let ter for a court-martial uppit him. • - vQ. What were the, words used by Admiral... Harvey to Lord Cochrane, expressive of his .111tapprolbotioo of his Lur t t bier's) conduct I—A. Whco he ease into Cabil),• 111, cm up and shook hands with LAO Cochrane, aistirisikt htas t 14:, ko Ita‘e heel) very happy to hav,e 4 , 414,444u+ 44oig i nv 1;4;11'1; 11%, ire...ent 4 :liat; his (Lard Cochane't..) beiqz orri.-:eft ti) eke:Ults the icy; i;7e a.: t:to, casic!!, o :,:; 11,,,;!1 • • THE NATIONAL REGISTER.