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that I should regulate my sailing by yours, aed that I 'should al vrays tetp heewben lost and knit ettto • ! sly, for your pi oteCion ?—Yes. Did I do so ?—Yes. Did you Nee the whole, br only part of our squad ron, on the morning of OM. 2Sd at day-break ?-1 saw only part. What distaoNT were you from thosit you did see? suppow about four or five intles Could you hart, ude ^ * l'hoa • Ton, if I had not from the state the How far were ti. (rem you, on the nt! nearly betwtea our 1 res., and prises. Could i bave fort 23,1?—N0t taking not h-swe bees tal towed. When did I part Did you receive your cantina when I should pan company with you ?--Yes. Have y'osi mysluter ?---I have not. Can you telt what hes becume of it:---I gave it to the Commender•in-Cisief. The fetter wolfs Court, and read. and Captain Boyle said it was perfealy correa. Considering the crippled state, and the relative situation of the two Berta, could the 114 afar Code have been towed up to the enemy, so as to have renewed the anion, either on the 2Nd or 24th? —On the 23J, taking the day from day-light to evening, the Wieder Cuttlr could have set but very little sail. While fishing the lower yards, bending a new fore-sail, fishing the main-top-sail yard, and knotting the whole of her stays, she could have matte but little sail; therefore, the powers of a 74. ailing upon a body like the Wirdor Ca.cile, this Court will judge how far it was possible co carry her up to an enemy direfkly to winstwArd. \ Court--As to the 24th ?---The Wintiroe Cattle ellas able to make more mil. We got up a pity tbeenop gallant must, for a fore-top mast. We were then in a better state ; might have been taken in wow, and might hive kept our station in the line, j ht 4 could not b- carried. I fear, to windward, fast itneeeli to fetch as enemy that was inclined to /mid an Atlieu. Court—Whet impediment was there against the get ng up a proper tore-top mast, on the 24tb ? l'h fern-top snit it was shot away between the cap artthe teased-trees ; this took the cap with it, car ried ewe/ all the tat board side of the top and cross tree}, ttsetefore, when a spare cap was Wlt up, to go otwfithe in;I:,!-,eid, there was not a sufficient tine to fit a top and Koss trees .41 the larboard side, so as to support a proper fore-top mast. Besides, the fors-maw was venonded in such a way, that we could not, without taking much tini'e, haw fi shed it to early peeper top-sails, lied we been able to gig the jury cross tre 5, which we,had not. Capt. William Lechniere, of the Titutufercr, ere strisi,d. Is that the report you made to me of din damages your ship sustained nn the 224 of July I—lt is. The report was :hen read. Did the enemy evt r chase, or attempt to bring she to Aninii on the 21if nr 24th of July ?—Nu. Could I have tossed the enemy to anion on the 23J of July, if they had chosah to avoid it ?—Nu. Did the enemy Appear to you to have sustained any considerable damages in their masts nr yards ? —None in their masts. They shifted a top-sail yard or two, and that, I believe, was the utmost. Was the Ileitieh fleet always kept between the enemy and Ferrol, as long as the enemy remained in sight t-- fill the afternoon of the 24tn, we were .always nearer Ferrel than the enemy was. Could they, then, have fetched Ferrol in-No ;it was impossible. The eirind was at N.N.E. Captain Willisurrifrown, of the Ajax, exAmined. Court—Are the questions the Vice-Admiral its to put to this witness, the same as those immedi-teey preceding ?-.-Sir R. Calder. They are. Court.- = There seems no necessity to exAm;ne Cape. Brown, or any other witnesses on those gene ?Al questions. Without fresh matter, they may be spared. ' Sir R. Calder.- I Jo not wish to waste the tme of the Court, and I have no de'ire to examine fur ther witnesses on these general questions. Bin Ido se:sh Captain Brown to verify his report of damages. This *is anordsney Jinx, and the Rent reed. Capt. John Hervey, ;lithe if..-Jourrou,a, examine.% Are those your Reports of your damages ? Th -1 are The Reports were then read. -Ceptain Wiliiern Cuafieg, of the Prince of :rates, examined. Ac you we-e near my person during the whole time ef the :Idiots cf the 2e-1, was any part of my son Ilia to he attribute .1 to fear, or a want of ',sal for His Majesty's service ?—Mose certainly not. enurt---Captain Cumin, what number cf the British slues appeared to you, on the mottling of she 24th, in;apable of satltng is line of battle, or order of ceiling ?—I imagine the rebel', except the itruiree Coast, might have been formed iielsne of battle. It the icmdser Caine had been taken in tow, considering the relative situations of the twos fleets, could the British iglus:lron have renewed the action on the J-kh, the enemy declining to do so?--Core teinly not. Did the Vice-Admiral decline the adieu either en the T'Ll or 24 th , the enemy not being inclined to scnew it ?—=He did not. Capt. Edward Griffiths, of the Dritgen, examined. Do you know of signal posts being erected be tween s'ape Ortegal and Cape Finisterre, and to Ferrol ?-- Yes. Did you reconnoitre the port of Ferrol about the 29th of .luly ?---t did. Had tie Coulhised Squadrons then arrived there ? --No. D.l you remember our being blown of that pert, abort the to. of August. by a S. \V. wind ?—lt blear a gale of wind from the S. W. on the let of Angest, and drove us, not off the coast, but along shot,. , t. the N E. Whys JiJ we return ?—I cannot say precisely, I have not my log-trook r nnr any risintres. I should think we fried' , the land two days atecrivArds. We were never turfy-eight Lours witnout sewing the anrde a junclion with the ,quad- ' t +ed down ?-1t was itupcusible,. ewt twat in. • he Ate • and frigates to leeward morning a . the 23d ?—I was pretty tr ►q.tadron td the Maira. Mee- arced theenemy tw aaint, on the g the wh.hle cyuadt•M : we could taken into aaten. wit. 3t beiag rt with you ?-0n the 25th. e any orders from me to regolt 'l* \ tk,ss, the C !, • " In cort, o •;,,, .g 1.41 % 4 a • Robert Calder, requesting an iano the 2.3.1 and Utli of . Lions with the Combined and Spain ; and while in sight . and in crintequence of the insiruniol., directed to Admiral Montague, to hold Martial, for the purpose of inquiring into the duct of the said Admiral Sir Robert Calder, on the said days. and to try him for rot having dons his utmost to take or destroy every ship of the enc. which it was his duty to engage : 'Pik Court ha • entered into the said inquiry ; and, alter duly con sidering the condo& of (he said A,iniir..l Sir Ro bert Calder, and hearing and d upon all the evidence laid befog us rt. , ;•,•,!t:ng t. e same on the days aloecsaitl. we are of g.pi:tiom that the charges against the conduct of the .aid Admiral Sir Robert Calder. 6n the above days. in pretence of the sonny. in not having done his ut most to take an i destroy every ship of the enemy, which it was his clary to engage, are fully proved. " The Co:4c are ~ t aritiion, that such conduft on the part of the said Admiral Sir RciArt Calder, was not the result of fear or cowardice, but of error in judgment, fcr %%Lich be deserves to be severely reprimanded. and h.: is hereby stLcidy reprimanded ar , "or dswg 'v." the enemy ; thereupon —.nun THE BRITISH PRESS. IA )N 11U\, FRIDAY. &cement 27. Government, we understand, have received a .sfoniteur of the 12,h, and Duch Papers of the 17th. The former contains nrrhing more than a copy of Gen. 11 s vc s's Order of thPDa) , issued at the Hague, on the 12th, which we published on Monday. The Dutch Papers contain a letter from General Dv ot-cr•o, stating, that during the baalc of the 3,1, BONAPARTZ and the Emperor of GERNIA‘V had apt interview in a mill—but what the rruitive or re sult of that late:view ts, is no: mcctinn d. There are also letters front a respraoble at Prague, which announce, that J uin t! the t)at of the Si, BONAPARTE dii aateslly propose to s'le Emperor ALU•NDLE, an Armistice 1 ,, r six %%seeks ; but that the Emperor replied shortly .uut peren.,,to rily,•" pas six Mires," nut tot six hours. Advice, have reached us, that a Lost was sent nut yesterday from Boulogne, with the English Paler, published at Paris, The drew, of the 17th, contain ing an account of the battle, and stating, that au ARMISTICE HAS BUN CONCLUDEIJ. The particulAre of the battle, and the terns' of the Armistice, have not yet transpired. We understand there are arrivals from Holland, of so late a date as the 20th (without Papers), but which bring no news. Yesterday the Court-Martial pronounced their Vt.rdia, in the case of Slr Raster CaLaza, as 161. lows : Copt ye el opinion, that the charges against Admiral Sir It GRIST CALDIII, Ia not having done his ut. mist to take and destroy every ship of the enemy, which it was his duty to engage, are fully prove/ t but they think it was nos o),mo:ft of fear or cowardice, but of error in jodg men!. for which he deserves to be severely reprimanded, aint ,I, re Wont) , severely repnrwandest emordiiiply • We this day lay a comet and full Report of the Trial before our Readers, accarding to our promitt. Here, however, we must nctiee tie miscondna a Morning Paper, which publish.) the early part of the proceedings yestel day. Jasticr to the indivi4.l:ll re quired, that the charge and the defence should yo oat together to the world. By dividing them, a great injury might be dmie to Sir ROSCRT C A Lock. as an impression is, in this first instance, made apoa the public mind, against him, and many ntav read the evidence in support of the charge, who may nevlr see the defence. The Court, I •::ever, not leave the business to the discretion of she News papers. 'I hey required and ?et-civil trim them, at the commencement the tti..l, a solemn promise, dm i no past of the p..ctediris olioull be pub. A French squadron was seen on the 12th, in le. 47. 15.3, long. 10. 50. steering west. We are still of 6pinion, that it is the Roc:fort squadion, and the same that was seen on the 15th and 14th by the 0. - t an. the A/ mane, and several utlur vessels. The following intelligence respecling it, has been received is addition to that which we have already stated. Exttad from Tie Covinstrrigi List, of 26th De cember, 180:5 ;•••'4 A French Squadron. of four sail of the line, were seen in lat. 47. 15. long. 10. 50. W. on the 19th inst. steeririg West; they had, the dar bef.ire, attacked two English ships of war, with 17 sail of and transports, under convo7; particulars sulknown. The J.' Nee,,e frigate arrivrd at Plymonth, on the firli inst. said; similar when Admiral stsis, with four sail of the tile, sailed in pu •it of them. The ar.sr, arrived at Plymouth from Virginia, spoke on :II 7rh inst. in lat. 45. 29. long. 11. 4. a brig fro:n Du bound to Madeira, and No.ll, transpoit, one of a •et from Cork bound to the West lnd!es, unJer cony of two ships of war, who ;atoms the Peggy that the . t had been chased by four sail of the litre, when everylski, made the best of her way for their respeetivepatts.;\, Wednesday, being Christ's's:ls Day, rteir 'melts and the Pm 'senses, a.,:enmpanied by Gen. Col. TA YLOR ; Ladies ELY, CR•NLLY• Seorice, lie. went to St. George's Chapel. and heard an eacellent sermon, preached by the Dean of Wrirosoa, from the I Sth Chap. of the Gospel to St John, and the latter part of the 37th verse. After Divine Service, the ROTA I. PARTY tont an airing to Frogmore. None of the Roy AL FAMILY left Windsor Caule yesterday. The Earl of Mori A arrived, yesterday, at his hntie, St. James's-place. from Edinburgh. The PORTUGUESE Am aassauroa, and a numeerms party of Fashionable', were at —Lady Hot.'ano's ball and supper, last evening, at Holland t louse. The Earl of Doacirecrra, and a la.ge party, dined yesterday with General GRIN VII r, at his horse, Hill -street, Berkeley-square. . the Marquis of Hssnroar I ft t evn, last Mon day. on 'a visit to His Royal nos; the Princa of W ALM at Brighton. The Dowager Countess uf Etna, G •e-al and Mrs. Sr. Roma, Mr MRIOLL, an, M JAMES, a e en a visit to the Marquis and Mai,:nintiess of Sal 'sager, at Hatfield. I.•staear is expected, in a few days, from Cr-rs Ball. NAntw:.-1 , , Cheshire. T. upon Lord N• 1.1014% Coffin is gold. r -tensions Are to be thirte.n inch^. hr nine. Ti • ; same size a, the Duke cf Giovcss- T s i 1. • 4J L}T y's goldsmith is piep:tring it. Ihe folk" ;ligimcripison is !., be upon it:— I)Er'tlSl I UM The .ion Noble 1. , r1 U Mak 110 NELst)N, V6iaator.l and Sir Nel oat of the Nile, and of .h ou Thome. ut the County of Norl4llt. Boron N i.un of , thr• N.le, and of 'inhuman, in the said County. Knight fif us.at I lonourablit Order of the &V.; Viee•Wmual .f the White Squodrun of the Fleet ; and Commander-in-Chief of Flo holiderry'i Ships and Vasseb in the Mediterranean. Also, " Duke., ftronto, in Sicily ; K;.:,;11, Grand Crum t.l the S,cthan Order of St. Terdiaand, and of Merit. Member of the Ottoman o.der of the Creezent ; and .t Grand Commander of the Order of St Joachim. Seete.nh.., 29, 1 7 3 11 A - ter a series of traincendoit and item(' Srrvkm, this Gal lant Admiral frit trinii.la, its the mument of a brilhant and deceitre Valor, over the Combined Elam of France and Sygm, ,IrCEye TrgrAig 5, et, the Slat r.foctober, After the Play last night at Covent-Garden Thea tre, one of the hrave Tars of the ritYury, stood up in the Po, and, displasing a medal, which. he had received, called 'wilily tor " Rule Br,►mode." The audience seconded him, and this popular air was given. Alter the codclusion of the dance of The LI/ander,. the same brave fel low, being intoxicated, leaped twain the stage, anal proposed to dance or sing; hut he was pre vailed upon to go behind the .cenes. During the performance of Nelson's filer.,, Mr. INCLIMON came forward, and requested the audience to permit this brave tar to join in the chorus of " Rule Bei lanai 'l•he audience having assented, this son of Neptune came forward and joined in the chorus, waving the Union Jack over his head. Several persons of distinaino honoured FISIIIR by their attendance, yesterday, at T A 's Christ mas Auaim ; and b th old auJ voong, went away delighted with what they had sees, heard, and pro fited. Festive glee,* social Gre-side, and a happy flow of spirits, are now congenial with the season. To heighten this coonbinatind of bliss, to increase mental horpiness. and inspire with a thnusAnd pleasi•lg ideas on pmsped, uhat can more es,errially con trihute, at this mo nent, than the possess4 , n of chino., in the preset.' rich and must stivan:at t ecits Lover) , Scheme f-1 he rhoug:lt —whit staple tor. too I suer chances may pro.ttice ! —and what felicity in co. t.g.tnce ! seal g.ve that ...fditional torte to Inc !marioation, as to tenter the holidays more and wore a season of hu' and sacral eajoymcut. .. , . lislied, until the whole were gone through. The .10.1 VA L IS: EL , ,itijs• vci . morning Paper, therefor., which yesterday rave • • -1 1 . ' . ---.....L.-- ,• •. •• . [ a garbled and imptrfra report of the cv dance, ArAred the ve I ,,,, P s "a t tivotTw. Al C. ?i. in support of the charge only. has not • llner"lY the 1 1 .4. transpot t from Gib, Z il tr . tb Li.: "" . ; ' 4311 violated a general principle of jit‘tice. h Ihts i Sailcd the leer Pr man of war for Plymouth ; violated its own solemn urothise. and hero Cadm iilitnp of sisiii4l for the Diiuirs ; and theH,L,,f ge.n-brio on a ern:sc.—Wind 5 7, .W. guilty of a gross and &grant contlimpt of tile PLYMiIIIN. orc. 24. Court. Of the motives which could indire the C•srne in the 41 •wc , se frigate trom a cross, a n d chndOtots of a Newspaper to hair recourse to such t!,e Atnerseitn b-lg tame / . Williams Janson, Masty: , trout Virgin. 4, lyden with toliacco, for orders. desperate and disgraceful means, to force it into /l o a f ril :r . , n, ll ,n das of ir : l r, C ; l o t* n joinw I . s ll e ; SA.tr..l.on. ropt.en In tit of war for Pottimoutb ; notice, the public will judge. / V •r d iuse d . 1 ,r i n i r d a rej se A ri nd " Channel Hart. Wind N.W . ' raitaAr, DEC. 24. Sailed this morning. macier the command of AJ miral asttglAs. the toll,.wong ships, to resume their stwion off Uslunt : lftbcre a , a,r n J def . , Pr tee G,orgr, Melia. tefortusw, Irsurwph , brigui t , and r or. Arrived a French sloop. price to the kupti, eM frig.ite. DEAL, Mr. 25. Sailed La Virginia and L'..Afrieni ? nr tc.r Sheerness ; oiler sloop of war, and the Ithh.e,.6 ,41!), .t cruise. Arrived the Mer;ner, J.,ekal. and Ignrr Itu brigs. :tom a cruise. and remain in the Downs • the test of the ships as per list. IVi n d S.W. wt. I rain. laud, from the !Bth of July to 'he 13.01: - ,f August. Had the combined fl eet taken the a dvantage of our being blown off thdt pone to get in during nor a'isence ?-1. - ei; a; i saw a fleet aftdrwards at ah chuf off Corunna, consisting ot•thitteen vol of the him four frigates, and a brig ; and, at the same ti nf, SAWAiIe swtadron in k . errol, as they :la.: heel. there for many months. Under what sail was the Wierher etude, when eon took Ler in tow ?—1 cannot say exatily ; but she bad very little sail., no head-sail, rrcept jibs, ;MI iotud small atter-sail. At what rate did you then tow Ht ; and what sail had you set i---As well as 1 cats recollea. ice had only our single reef top-saile ' • and, at any time on the 93d. I s io not think w e co uld have exceeded' two knots. [We ec 41,611 r the necessity of ionitti •e wine past of the Evi• dare for this day j . • The Coon met yesterday morning at ten o'clock ; after which, Nary continu-d in del;heration until a quarter belie fair, when Admiral Calder was calied k and the Coust again opened. • - Judge Advocate then read the sentence of to th,: following effea Inence of the Letter of Admiral Sir - the Lords of the Admiralty, ;,Tation of his conclua osa ply, last; after the at- Aron* of France 9 FROM LLOYD'S LIST. C. No, Dac 2b—Passed by the I Lirthit, Coffin. fr,u, thi South Seas; Eagle, Harr ;. and the A 1 0 , Stcrot, Iron, Quebec; Vroar Gesina, Janson, from Liar..,; Planter, All..re; a..d the Wiliam Munlxk , Thom, from Virginia; Drake, Scott,' (mm Cork; Centurion, Richard+, (vim YouelLin; Pin ce 10r. Glithey, from ; WM1,4111,11, I G.11P1111U1111; Senn, Seik ; Young Latham, Latham; sad J .ffrow for Mullins% POLICE. now-s 'Mr. Hodges, t's'its coal-merchant of Semiarid yard, having for some !vale past been cnntinu.,liy robbed of coals out of his 'boxes. employed pc sons to apprehend the thieves s but they tried in train. He, therefore, determine , P, pn Wednesday night, to s't u And watch himself'. About t. o o'clock yesterday miming he saw a ma;? gn imo nae of las barges, and put some coals into a %V irktri he got aboitt two bushels, he began' to move the tack, to La.: them away. Mr. fledges called to him twice to desist, or he would blow Ma brains out ; the man not attetttLcg to him, Mr.• iiodges discharged a fowling-pivot at him, which' was loaded with small shot, eye et ntticts of which' lodged in his legs ; he then secured him, and took ° him to the watch-house. Mr. H4 , dgesreturnei,again to his watch ; and, Aunt six o'clock, two men esrue upon his barges. and begao to take cowls out of ‘: bugs belonging- to him, .and one belonging to 'Messrs. Gough and Dell. He Contrived to teeure then, both, and took them to the wwtch Armee. Yes ..erday they were examined before Sir KICNIAIM Fowl), anti committed for trill. leit hod flar.vsse, ot drummer beleriging to 0 ? 3d P.-gim.”st Go.trds, was clisrged with stealing I dollar, the *perry of James sielmers, lord of the Stitt' and Caner public-honse, in Panton street, Haymarket, on whom he wis vartered. The Pmsecator has nosed widow sums of money lately,. and stispedcd the Prisoner to be the thief. Yesterday ru• he left a dolls, which be had marked, in his hre:ches packet, in his bed-room. When the Prisoner came down stairs, he went and se trched his breeches, and found the doll ir go e ; and, on searchi:ig the Prisoner, it was found in his pocket. He was committed for trial. Yeaserd.i)--tit. Stitt tt eve—A Huhdei it the fuLlieLes. MARRIAGC. At "Zaire de la F-nntera, in SAIII, on the 14th nit. Joh, Dair.d Goldon i , 1.-q. sniviaer, of Ward of the I. use of Mews Gordon mid Co of that city, to M. LlAticd •r, only child of Fete: kteiglieder, Esq. of 111.1 same p'ace, wbaa me chiut. DEATHS. On Wedneeday meriting, Mrs. Hishnp, wife of John I ihnp. Eon 4 the Shop Office, is Shrewsbury. 0 r the 17tli Sereusher, at St V.iicem'a. rt - .e Han. Drury. Ottley, P es.dent and Chief ionic', ,i 1 lL..t colon On Vie INt'i inst. vivid •nly, at Pene-iiii!, , H 4 4 , nlThire, R. Bantel.l, Fl 7. of Ludlow, fnrmetly thn Itoyol Na,,' and •ot intimate friend o: the evet-te-bialamented N,ilson. 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