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rr_ I t• ~~t j►; I . ■ F If I I .; IMO -- • • COURT MARTIAL s rr• 'T REAR-ADMIRAL HARVEY. FIRST DAY—IION The Contt-Martiol on Ailin4) tiorvrx, ftr chi rge.t set forth in Lord lismlbtrez , taker, dated April 4. (Nu. 88, as underneath), took plait., this d;ty, ou board the Giddiator, in Portsmouth buirhour. The Court wmicoinui,..ei Sir R. Cr RT IS Bart. President. Vice-Admiral Joh,. fitillyway Hear.A.l.s:ral W. A. Otvray Vice..lJ Sir J.T Duelcyrneth thr flon. A K. 4.tigle Vicse..M. sir H E Similsoise Captant Polte.ity Malcolm Vice-Mistral Thosum-11 lls Ca i n:l,l,3-m. 51'Nlusara • Am-Admiral John Sutton Caption /ohm Insist. Ir.GuretuA.l,Eeq.juu.Jwlse-Advocate: • The order fur ii.setubling the - Culla, tut.l Lurd Cuaibier't tIo letters, bring read as : • No. ire. Caledoeia, in 02119110.1.011110, April 4, ling. hilMesty'sathip lioinviense iwrived at thai att elforiiri yesterday, and Lund Cochrane delivertel to toe your bitter, signifyin ;heir Lordships' directions to sue,to o 4l - • ploy Mon upon the servire of ettemptog to ih-stray the enemy's fleet by the Havana of tire•ships', Sze. ; and l beg bate te assure their Lorilslopv, Chat Land Cochrane shwa have very assistance, with all the *twain in my power IV giVe him, filer Vie accomplishmeni of so desirable an object. • A- the fire ships may be exp.,:tol toms:re every ainoeut, I Aateloeutoinuilioaied to tbe diiTerent ships (tlinnigh the me limn of the .I.linirshi or Divisions to tbeyeept-etire Captors) the protected intention of dealt...view the rally's feet, mid directed thew to (newish me with the ni sor aneli laztitenants as would volunteer to command Hie Cum hick may not hr Raider the directiois of 1114 Offieer of Ile rank tif Commando . ; and also that a certain minder of volanteer seamen, sefSeiest it , win the liiosvi suds (to for soy other tereteet, should be ke,tt in re ailinews ; at Hes ROW! time I held snit to the 'officers soul men (volumerrs) enroll ' raxe amid of rewmd by their Lordships to such as should jiar tigrish t:iriuselees on fide oeeJaiiits. • Ulm., this, Kr be-Admiral if weev tame on board the Cale. donna, sod mated a ustin , wr Of lacers anal love, on b oar d the Torment, that wore r 4 aily rulaut eel a to 1111(1,11.14C CO. ser vice, end that he offered himself to havg• the doer' of that service. 1 informed hint that their Lordslims had fixed wpm) I.ord Cuichratie for that pm:rose; M which Hear-Ad verted Harvey declared to me, iu the 1111111 i dun toe's. Oar, cud desired me to consider it asap official runimuniea- Hon.—that ;r he ems passed by, and I .ural Coduhiar, air any Janine °Weer ammitited iu were rei!ce, he should immimetli strle desire to ..trike los Bag, sal resi_tu his cow ,o.a.ion I informed him thnt I sh .1.14 Ivr sot.). lie alsonl , ll take Put h a inning measure, said that the Liods of the Admiralty, having fixed spots Lunt Cochrane, and directed me to employ kiln epos the a. ice, I could not dr iri.iic fruits their Lortlabira' orders; the Rear-Admiral, upon tills; con firmed his veheineut Roil insulting lan t otage to me, and staled how much he bad been neglected for his former acr ewes both by myself when holding egret at theie 111oarj, a. well as bv others ot heir I awash ime • predecessors there--thnt he bad not been Vi warded for the eminent ser vices he 11:111 pet firmed. And after much vittent invective, and a continuation of ifisn'..ing eq....terra and langaimte, u toter which. I beg to *s.a.e. their Lordships, I preserved nay true. per and calumet!' Inaards differed with tne is upionsiu, with respect to my coaduct the command of the file t-.-that he could inspeaeh me fur' ninrondne t and hail management; and ended, by saying,. with the sonic insulting tour :.tai uoiniter, that he thru offeterl low.self to go, in the Tennant, or any old rotten eevroty fort-guii-ship, to board the enemy's tbree•&clied shio in A ix-ronds,anei bring her wit • Hers I mint o:sterve to their Lordibips, that in a conver sation, a few &.v, sett, with Rear-Admiral Harvey, epuu the atroug radio., of the rarity's lieet, hr stated it to be, his opinion, slot say ships that entered their sabotage to at tack the enemy, could fierier retina moot it. I doll nut tninble !heir Lordships with any further detail, tespectine the disrespect 'olcooduct of Rear-Admiral 11 witty towards toe, but only to soy, that I never in my life rut tired at. much intuit tuivieds sty fatliugs, so sharply, as on the present ocricton. I must add, however, that I have not focally sheen the ft( er•Adiniral that respect and title:mom to which his rack entitled hint ; and I eau venture to appeal to all the oflictes under my command, that the service, wore I have been in the command of the fleet, has been conducted with the greatest km 'nutty, unit the best undendaniling a ith the officers their Lordship* have done nit the honour to plate ander my command ; anal that I have used all the seal, atteution, and dilieence in my power, to diselsarze toy duty with integrity and ups-kismet'''. Under theaseirermistarees, and a conaideratiou that the public service may lie iinproltil, 1 trust their Lordships will are the ueceiesity of takiug the must speedy meancet a of relieving me from the eiuSariosinnic Oil nalion in which I am placed by the oflicet secouil iii com mand to me here, treating Inc in a manlier so ettotimptuutis and insulting, as to anionnt eren to mutiny. Having stated hat I bare dune, I IN -S to stater the it Lordships, twit Ido it only with a view to vindicate any character from the t ie. merited aspentions cut upon it, by SO officer so violently irritateel sgaiost me as !tear Admiral Harvey appears to be, and this for an act net my own. If your Lordships should not, Imes this a:element, thisk it neeesear y to order a Court Martial to be held up o n Hear- Admiral Harvey for his conduct, I beg it may be to.)solcre.l find 1 reserve to ut‘stlf the right of making au applicat:un fur that propose. i have the honour to be, Ste. CAM KIER. No. Ma. C ileslonia, in Basque Ttnads, April 4, I Rn 9. slit—since I closed my letter to you this w.mpirg (So. so), stating the conduct of !tsar-Admiral Harvey yesterday, it has emoe to my knowledge that he has, in many instance's, spoken of me inn frost COOtefliptilo3ll and disriametful Mintier, to t'teflit 4take,, in the fleet; and done with that puhlo ity, thst it crimps fail to have b P.I thisconissoteslllOYlttl the isfecor 0: 1 1 - en :ml Seamen under my comm It is Indy painful to me, partindarly iamb r the circuits.. %tam es °fan sppronehing enterprise. that hisignage should have been sowsr by aisy use calculated to subvert due con fidence oil dttripsoe, and to militate au much s„,..nisist the pines - of the mi ' dic service .0;116411y tlist it suisoild hove hero e.ed by an Macre holding the bitten's), of 01,0,1 in coin,., here. I Citilliot now, IttNCIIT, 10./1141111 nom the c .urea shirk it lie , mors necessary fur use to por our ms ti,, sweArton, and have theirfore to erspost that the Lords emissui. - iimets of thc Admiralty will be pleaskJ to orders Cunt Nl:saint to try clear-Adisintl /brie) urns the clarets set forth M my letter of this day's slate o:wither hi); and foe hulas, u hercinbefure stated, spoken of rue, and of tar chain( ter stud conduct, et diEers : , 1 haws, in an nsuorcetlitse and contemptuous manner, tending to subvert the discipline of the Fleet, much to the prejudice uf the public StTVOtt , 1 hare the honour to be, M SI P.R. The slum. tso letters were addressed to the Hun. W.ll/. Pule, Secretary if the Aden:rally. • Ltrd Ganthier W4ll swam and cit.intineil by the . Adtnirulty Prwureutor, Charles Bicknell, Esq. Q. I believe your Lordship W Commander-in- Chief of the Channel fleet, Lind was so on the :Id of April 144, and that voqir flaw was flying an hoard lii. Majesty's ships ('ale:le* ?—A. (wag. On what fluty was )(w Lordship's. fleet at that time ?—Einployrd in blockading the enemy's fleet titlehored within the We of Aix. - • —•- - • Ddyour Lordship, as miseltCoiamonder-in.Chit.f, receive orders from the Lords of the Admiralty, to employ Capt. Lord Cochrane, of the Loperievise, in su ■ttempt too &aims' the enemy's &au to Chswitie am: nn what dry 'lid tour Lordship receive Ditch ortirr?-Idid receive titre-dim,* to that pur port; I think on the 3sl nr 3.1 of April last; l can not *perk to the very Ile pleased to prudisce that order. !t, ' • . (The order was accordinKly produced and read ts ilie ('ourt.) Did your Lordship, in consequence of that order, issue any, and %hat, directions to the respective Captains of the fleet, through the medium of the admirals of divisions, on the subject of such au-- .drire ?-4 issued orders through the Flag otfi ee r rs o r 'the fleet, as set forth to ta) first letter to Mr. Pole, whien I beheve is instiecessary to risprat., What was Rear-Admiral Harvey's runk and situ ation sit the fleet at that time?-11e was Itear-Ad tuiral of the Kett, and second in command. • {tear-Admirul 1-I irvey afterwards come on board the ersiedvaio, ;still on what day Harvey caws on board the Caleduxia su the after noon, I think, of the dd'of Apia. Be ;demsed to sate to the Court all that passed between your Lordship and the. Rear-Admiral nit that d a y ? . ....114aving detailed the cireitinstauces that led to the nopleitsuut interview that I had with &Lineal Harvey, in which he' offered an insult to me in capacity as Commalider-iii-Chief of the Channel fleet,. witieli I could not pass over without conipseni4ng that discipline, which it was my duty to support and to enforce ; on the afternoon of the ad' of April, as 1 stated before, Admiral Hervey cause On board the Celevlento, stud in mu tio other person being present, otned me, that in consequence of the 'orders I had homed, caliitig upon the officers and sea men in the Bret to volituteer their *enema in the fire-shits titbit were preparing to be sent against the enemy', fleet in Aix Roads, there were sevaral (Aerie, and it nuitaLwr or men On board the Troterret. ready stud wiUiieg to undertake that service, and Admiral Harvey offered• hiomeLf to• nee for the direction of it. I itiformed Admiral Harvey I had received directions front the Lords of Use Atbnir:dty to empfoy Lord Cochrane iti the eoterprise of the fire-ships. Upon which AdMiral Harvey deeired to toe, in a high tone mid diary epectful manner, that if he were passed by, and Lord Cochrane, or any other oilier j (Athitinil Harvey) arpppointed to that service,m pee ferruce to him, that he shoodil iiniitediately desire to It r.tie Iliaflag, mid should resigo Ills commission. I informed Admiral Harvey I should be sorry he should take so strong a Measure ; that 1 had en:rived- direct' from the Admiralty to em ploy Lord Cochrane, and that 1 could slot de viate from their orders. Upon this Admiral Har vey, to a vehemeut 'nod insulting maimer, said he had been neglected for his former re rviees, by myself, when I held a metal the Admiralty. and by other Member' of that Board; that he had not I).!en rewarded for the eminent vertices he hail performed. Admiral Harvey added; in a very coateututupus manner, and °Maisie, to me, that he was sure 1 had written to then Lord ships to proposb or recommend name officer „ju nkie to bun, to supersede his id'the ixecution of arty service that might be undereaktio by"the fleet in Basque Hoods. Observing Admiral Har vey's heat and intemperance•of moan er, I was careful to avoid saying any thing that might give him the least offetice, or increase his irott-'. Llfbli, but calmly told him I had not taken Midi step ; that I hail, in a private communication with Lord Mulgrare, informed him that the ene my's -*hips in Am Roads lay much exposed to the oporution of tire-hips„ mud that no doubt molly volunteers 'might be found to undertake the ser vice, without mentioning city per-oil to conduct it ; which the Rear-Admiral, by his manner and coun tenance, appeared to treat with contempt lie said, he shoold brims 113 C to account for tuy conduct ; but that was tint the proper time or place fur it ; he said, in it teed contemptuous ma ssss er, that he despised the meantime of my sending an unplica ' lion to the Admiralty, front the Acting Blaster of the Tennant, for a court-martial upon the Reer- Admiral. I must observe, in justice to myself, that 1 had used all the memos ill my power to ac commodate the difference between Admiral liar. vey and the Acting Nlaster, which I thought deserved' the acknowledgmentsof the Rear-Ad mind. Ailatind Harvey also repronclied me for not coutitling its him ',or consulting I • upon any service or ocraision ; that I had 110 cotati,lenee tit ally memo; and that Sir John Duckwirah told him that 1 nevercontided any thing in hitii. Admiral Harvey said he differed from me ill respect to rev conduct and mailageineutin the eonimend orthe fleet, that he could impeach me for inistmacluet and bad management ; and, its the same inseltin„e manner, said, that he offered himself to go iu the Tossuaer, or any old rotten seveuty-four-guti ship, and board the enemy's threttelecked ship in Aix Roads, and bring her out. • This I considered iti on other lig!tt than us an insult to me ; for, a few dope previous to this interview, in a conversation with Admiral Harvey, he declered that any strip that entered to attack the enemy, would never re turn from it: Admiral Harvey shortly after want on the ntrarter-deck of the Calvtonia, where..l was iaforirstil, he held lasignage to my discredit, and re tketieg en we, which other witnesses will speak to. Did IteimAdmital I larety guy any thing Meant your having endangered the fleet more than Qllre ? never said any thing to me on that cab je.et at that interview.. . . . Did he at 'any previous interview.?--No. Did Rear-Adontrial Harvey accompany his insult. ing language to your Lordship with any, onil . what gcstures ?—.More by expressions of anger and heat In his conversation, and by Lifting his haul in a way that I thoitglit insulting gestures. Harvey asked. did your Lordship .erer officially communicate with me en the subject of attacking the cuemy in Aie Roads ?-s-I had some conversation with Admiral Harvey mire on *the priteskatality of it ; and I have stated in the eonrse of my foregoing evidence, what my opinion was. Does your Lords) ip know that I have otlertsl to make any apology to your Lordiiiip, that a mower honour could make fur the roopmssiiiits that rammed me certainly do know it, and should lame been most happy to hose accepted it, if it had heets7 coniistent with my ditty to my country, to :my profession as a naval tater, Rua whist L the character that I held in my Moblisecapacity of Comm:owlet-in-Chief iirthe fleet, for .1 tame t.ttte, tact I hear uo pi mauls! enmity or resentment to Ailiiitral Harvey for his conduct. Sir I LN 1 tx, Pact. first Captairt:* At Caledonia, teas culled in anti worn. Vms .yon on board the Caledonia on the 3d of Izot month ?—I Du )(a recollect Rear-Admiral Harvey cowing on board the taledoxia on that thy, and after hav ing un interview with the Admiral in his cabin, coming into your cabin ?---I do. lie pleased to state to the Court what the Rear- Admiral said in your presence, respesting the -Cominatider-in-Chief,and the disinter its w IM-11 he expresstd hiws.•lf.-1 was couveising at that tune with Lord Cochrane iii toy cabin ; Admiral Harvey came iii, and addressing himse•ll principally to Lord Cochrane, alter exprc„its;,•- his disappro babau of his being selit ou the service then in ay. union, and his deterinitiation to strike his flag as want as the service was executed, he flirts; with great vehemence, aii.l rapidity of expression, said, that Lord Gambier was a taw unfit to continend the fleet ; tha. he had never seen a fleet so ill condected in all its points shift he had taken the comunitid ; that instead of sending boats to sound about the Chanuel, sud to consider the best mode of attacking the eueiny,• he had au. ployed himself, or amused himself (I forget which) with mustering the ship's company ; that he had not taken pains to **certain eliether the enemy had placed any boom in the front of their line ; that if Lord Nelson had been there he 'odd net have aitelitnett the fleet in Basque Roads, but !mei:dash ed at the enemy ut once, or words to that effect; that he had spoken his *Mud to the Coin mander-iu-Chiel ; that Lord G. had received him very coolly after the battle of Trafalgar, and had Used him very ill, in having transmitted the Master of the Tireaant'a letter for u Court 41artial upon him. Adios' al Harvey also said, that he-had made an offer to go its with the Tommie, and bring out the enemy's three-decker. What were ilia words used by hear-Admiral Harvey, in speaking to Lord Cochrane of his disap probation of his Lordship's benigappoiitted to con duct the enterprise with the tire-ships ?—When he came into my cabin, he wcht hp and shook hands with Lord Cochrane, saying, he ahould have beeu very happy to have seen him upon any other occa• bi o n than the present, mud that he 'Aug ordered to execute the service m question, was an insult to the service, and lie would strike his flag as 60011 as that service was executed. Lord Cochrane replied, I assure you I did not seek it ; I weut to town, and in a conversation, either with Lord ltiulgrave s or the Board of Admiralty, it was inentiotted to ine that an expedition was intended, compawd of tire ships, honalts, and other reasela, for the purpose of destroying the French fleet in Aix Hoods. I air sawed it was :1 service very easy to be executed. I was asked if I wonl.l undertake it ? I answered, yea ; ad I was sent accordingly. Admiral Harvey said that he meant nothing personal to hint ; he had a high opinion of him; he spoke roily of the insult, or words to that effect ; then followed wile 1 hate before stated respecting the Admiral. Do you know of any other instance of language being used by the Rear-Admiral to you, or to any other penal in tour presence, reflecting on the conduct of the Commander-in-Chief ? If so, state them.--I remember, upon one occasion, bullet! Lord Gambier was appoitited Commander-in-Chief, and previous to the affairiu Basque naiads, Admi ral Harrev's saying, that Lo►d Gambier had en deavoured to make • it pleasant to the fle.•t, other wise there vionld . be no hearing him, or Potting up with him ; a man must have some good qualities ; or words to that effect. Was what you Ib avi; stated to have been said by Rear-Atlmirdi ll.‘rvey spoken in the hearing of any oldie of or the men of the fleet ?—Not to my knowledse ; 1 'Mould rather think not. Lord (:uFwtt Mts, called in and swam Was your Lordship present with Mir Harry Neale, when hear-admiral Harvey came lo his cabin the 3d of lust mouth, after hariog had an interview with the WWI in Sir 11. Neale's cabin ; the only information I had with re.mert to bia Haring Wen with Lord (14111. bier, was from Atlinitol Homy. Ile pleased to state what imissed on that rico:lam'? .-s-Thai which related to the service was, that h' had had a c-uversation with Lon! Gambier, relative to the appointment of an inferior officer to act agaiust the French fleet ; he said he hush volts's- . tetrad his services to Isis Lordship ; that he. was "anxious that he should have been employed on that duty, and dirt he thought it a right. Ik also ruentioued, that he had hero several times. treated lightly, and that he did •not think his ser vices had been attended to iii that way they me. iited. There were .. I . l .:ser thiugs said, which followed, with a considerable degree of warmth, as if the Admiral's cooler jllll4lllVIli had UO CollUeilo3 with the affair: Lt the course of the conversation he said, " I am no hypocrite ; 1 non isO mauling: ; I am no psoliei.siii.;er; I do . not cheat eld woolen out of their Metre, by hypocrisy and cant. ing." Ile said he should have been ' , coy happy to . have 11 , 1•11 me on any other omission. but lie felt himself exceedingly hart, by an inferior (Meer be iog placed in a vitamins's that was his right. He a:so nienti ed that Ise had poke,' to Lord Gasu. bier with the caste degree of prudence es he had done to Me its the presence of :id. lia••• have already stated that Admiral Harvey thew cd a great degree of warmth. What answer did yoor . Leaskihispriake to the ob servationa of Itear-Admiral Harvey ?-1 thiiik it was in these words : *. You have a strange instant of prudence, Admiral." Was 'your Lordship afterwards on the quarter deck of the eafedimia, and did you hear any and what observatious made by Captain Bedford, or any other person, rerpectiog the eouttuet. .r the Cominaialer-iii-Chief, and the 'interview he had hal ath him ?-1 w,as 'afterwards present on the' ritior..rr-deck of the Ca/Marjo ut the time thou/141- miral ilervey Was opeaking to Captain Bedford; but I dad nut hear one word of th a t conversation I was at that time talking with Sir 11. Neale; I do not know whether troy other person was in conver sation with Admiral Harvey but Captain Bedford, wlioin I remarked. You have recited several expressions you heard Rear-Admiral Harvey snake u.:eof in the presence of Sir ii. Neale, and you have said that you did not knit* those ex oessions alluded to I oaf Gam. bier; did the impression made upon yust induce )on (lieu to believe that the Rear-Adiniral meant to apply those expressions to Lord Gambier ?-1 have pot the Court into possession of all that ;levied on that occabion, upon which they otuy to-.o their opinion of Lord Gambier; with his privet,* -mow lions I am unacquainted ; I hare heard that ban a 3~.-. F --~-rT-, r" -- 7 7 1 - 77 , 17IFFINfrif 7 . . • . . retigious My, and distil*, I did think be Ives al luded to. • 144 . dy0ul Lairalship reasod, at that time, t o sup pose it could olio& to iinv other person than Lord Gauthier;—,`.o reason aliatever; but this is were matter of opinion. Did Sir Harry ,Neale make any observations to you eu the expressions you have recited of the Hear-Admiral N.—l do not know that Sir Hurry Neale spoke u word at the tithe on the subject ; itr fact, I don't remember. • When Adintral Harvey said to you that he had been lightly treated, and that he did not thick his settlers had been attended to in the way his services merited; did he say it was by Lord Gambier To the best of my recollection, he stated that he had been lightly treated by the Admiralty, wi:eu Lord Gambier was at that Board ; but it seamed to be more a general complaint of the way be had been treated is the ser% me, with the exception of his having mentioued his disapprobutimi of the transmassom by Lend Gamble' of au &application by the master of his (Anus. Harvey's) ship, for a court turbid, which Harvey expressed his ois Mon that he should out have dour, under all the circumstances of the case. During these conversations was Sir H. N rule in a situation that he might hear them ?—lt might be the distance of two couie windoas between us, or three or four yards. Did your Lordship hear Admiral Harvey, in the presence of Sir ii. Neale, express any opinion of Lord Gambler's conduct as Cotmutinder-in-Chief of the Channel fleet ? If so, state it to the Court.— Yes, he said he disapproved of his conduct in many instances; I think lie stated our in particular; it was iu cari, lug still if Uslitint, and endangering the fleet ; that it Wits his opinion that Lord Gambier wail not equal to the command, and that he me an t iii fact to bring Lord Gauthier's conduct before a Court Martial; or words of that kind. That is the impression on my niind. equals W BEDFORD calla in and sworn. Did Rear-Admiral Harvey come Olt board the C'e/edonia, on or about the id April last ?—l'es., State lu the Court the obsers Fitlolll made by hint to von, alluding to the conduct of the Commailder in:Chief.--Ou she starboard gangway lie observed, thet, as - he was not its the I otifitirme of the Commander-in-Chief, I would inform him thut he was really for any service about to be performed, either in boats or ntherwisi.. 1 &Ayres d, that it was nut ati}• part of my duty to make any ouch coinniunication to the Coniitiauder-iti-Chief. There were a number of people around, of the (Akers and ship's einepaily, the Chaplain among them, within hearing of the conversation ; I desired the Admiral would do it to the Commander-in-Chief, or through Sir 11. Neale; he repeated his request that it Might be conveyed to him through me, as he was not in his confidence; observing that a consider able time had been lost in making an attack on the enemy ; that he had a plan for donig so, and should be much disappointed if he wits not allu.ved to put it in mention, I asked the Admiral, if the Beet afforded means for that pur l ose? and he seemed Tx cessively angry, and said he would not sutler me, nor any other man, to ask him such a question ; this was the -2.1 of April. I do not recollect any other convers:di 4444 Olt that day—lie spoke in u high tone of voice, 'dial nerved much disappointed. The COURT asked—When you desired Rear- Admiral Harvey to express Isis wishes to the Countuinder-in-Chief himself, or to him through Sir Harry Neale, did he state no reason why he preferred it going through you, than through Sir 11. Neale ?—Nootlmr than what I have stated. The Pioreentor asked—.Didlhe on the following day, 1he.34.1 of April, ognin come on board tine Caledouis Y-1 lielieve a, ; he went off the quarter - heck to the Admiral% cabin._ . _ Afterward, did he come eau the quarter-deck Of the Cateduaio, and make aur, and what, observa tions to you, respecting the conduct of the Com mantler-SunCliief I—lle cause on tile - quarter-deck touch agitated, and told roe. that I might tell any person that the Tomiant wag at his berVlCr, that he was deter ted to strike his flag; that apersem beim; sent to perform the intended service, waseertaiirly a summational' the Cotninateler-in-Chief; that it was an Mush offeriA to every Offi.:er of the Fleet, and to theservice in general—Lord Cochrane being sent; to which I sweet', saying, I believed there was but one feeling in the fleet en that head, ois to his appointment ; he said Lord Gumbier's conduit to hint on his return from Trafalgar. as will as his forwarding the letter of the. Master or the Moment, for a Court Martial on him, were proofs of his me thodistical and jesuitical r lust, and of his sin dietive temper ; that Lord Gatribier'scoodowt since he coniwailded the fleet did not meet with his isp proisitiou ; that he had employed the Officers its mustering the ship's company, when they ought tcs have been employed in gaming information of the soundings; that ,hr thought him quite unequal to the cinumaisd of the fleet ; tied he knew that I was of the ramie opinion, and it was not fair to put. the question to me. Lord Cochraim awl Sir Harry Neale were walking with me on the quarter-deck, and l conclude his Luntslii i , must have heard the conversation ; but I did not know that he did; lust he looked over his shoulder, and said. "hear .him," or something to that elect, and several times tinniest to sae. Admiral Harvey, ots his going out of the ship, asked tne agaiii, if I had ink/rated the Commander-in. Chief of his reit amens to pi.rforin any 'service that might be neces sary ? I told him I bud ; and he said, he (Lord ( hail not mentioned it to huts. 3r bud taken too no tice of it to him, which was another instance of In,. jesuitical caridoct. I think more might have heels said as to his unfitness to command the fleet, but Istroided the vonversittion ; this Wia }sins down the ladder, and I su pp os e it mu s t have hceij i ticard, as I saw it in the public'papers, aid it iiever had escaped my lips. I tecolleet soots lifter his coining out of the cabin, lie said he had spoken his mind to the Conmiander-in-Chief, mid lie had given it to the Commander-isi-Chief, or words to that effect, hut no on • was ',retains, at that time. ' Were the observations you have stated made by Rear-Admiral Harvey in a mawner and tone of voice to be heard mid observed by any of die officers and men of the Anton the quarter-deck cud poop. or any other pa rt of the ship ?--Certaiisly. The betwie, Co 1 it u r e a ar. aske td r w l i — r y i;:a i r sli y i a s s kia t sand y lev , o i l t ,o n s v i e t r l so w n ,isl e ass beard by asst' of Use ' , dicers of the ship ?—:Sio. • .I•' = . t - I LZ. PI . 1 ,