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might have been sent in, I meant with the risk of
oar owe ships, of which the Commander-id-Chief
was the best judge.
Q. Do you recollect the names of those ships
that were removed I—A. Two got up the Char Ante,
all the others grounded in the mouth of the river,
or on the bar. They moved between the hours of
oae and two.
Captain Butl.TO 3 called in and sworn
Q. Were yo►( in Basque Itoads ou tie I tub of
April, and When dud you quit it awns; end
left it on the lath.

Q. From the drstattack upon the ships of the
enemy, on the evening of the 11th April. to your fi-
nally leaving Basque Roods, was, accoriliog to your
judgment, every thing done that could lie done to
effect the destruction of the enemy's ships?—A. I
think there was.
Q. From the time of the Cornosander-in-Chief's
leaving Basque roads, to the time of your quitting
it, can yon state any instance of neglect, miscon-
duct, or inattention to the public service, in the
lo ocecilings of the Omni:linter-in-Chief ?—A. I
of untie.
Capri: BALL called is and sworn.
Q. Were you in Basque ruaul. OH the II th of
April, and when did you quit it ?—A. 1 was; and
left it on the elst of April.
Q. From the hod aitiiek glum the enemy's ships,
on the evening of the 1 lth of April. -to your finally
leaving Basque Roads, was, according to your
judgment, every thing 11911 e that could Ire.futie. to
effect the destruction of the enen-iy's ships ?v—A. 1
think there wets every thing done.
Q. From the nine of your arrival in Basque
Roads, to the tow, of your quitting it, can you
.state any instance of neglect, misconduct, or inat-
tention to the public service, iu the proceedings of
the Commander-in-Chief?—A. Nu ; I cannot.
Captain NEVIMA 14 called, and StVOTX.
Q. Mien did you arrive iii Basque Roads, and
when did you quit it ? —A. I went in with the
Commander-in-Chief, and remained there till the

t.sth of April.
Q. From the first attack upon the enemy's ships,
on the eve • g of the 11th of April, to your fluidly
leaving Basque Roads, was, according to your
irtigment, every thing done that could be done, to
effect the destruction of the enemy's ships ?—.A.
Perfectly so.
Q. From the time of the Consinander-iii-Chiers
leaving Marque Roads, to the time of your quit-
ting it, can you state any iustance of neglect, mis-
conduct, or inatte..tion to the public service, in the
proceedings of the Cominauder-in-Chief? —A.
None whatever.
Captain Ilitotossero.x called. and sworn.
Q. When did you write in Bovine Roads, and
wlism did you quit it?—A. On the 17th of March
I went in, and quitted it un the 2.5 th, with Capt.
Newman.
Q. In your service in Ba aloe Roads, hail you
any opportunity of makiug auv observation upon
the state of the enemy's fortificabous on the lola
d'Aix ?—A. Yes, I had.
Q. What were these obsrvatious was on
board the Alatetis, lam pretty rertain, on the ht
of April, when she was ordered to dislodge the
enemy from the Bogart Shoal, and being widths
gun-shot of Isle d'Aix, I observed the fortifications;
they appeared to me to be iu a very different state
from what I observed them before, when serving
with Sir Richard Keats; I thought they were re-
pairing the work, from the quantity of rubbish
there was throw') up ; I counted, on a semicircle,
• battery which commanded the passage near
which the moms,• lay, of between 14 unit 20 guns;
there woo a smaller battery lower down, near the
. see ; I do not know the exact number of guns there
were on it. but suppose from six to pure guns ;
what I had before taken for a hlock-house. above
• semicircular battery, seemed to have no guns
whatever; it oppeareil to bra barrack for continuing
a guard. I thoirOst from this otniervatiou that the
fortifications of the island in that poet were not so
strong as we sUppo.etl, end I reported my opinion
of the sante to boil Gauthier.
Q. Are these the only guns you observed upon
the Isle of Aix, doe i nimbi hear upon the anchorage,
near that Ishoil ?—A. I observed no more ; there
might he more.
Q. Did you notice any furnaces fur heating shut?
—A. No, I did not.
Q. Do you know whether there were any mortar
batteries upon the Isle of Aix ?—A. Only suleac-
rjoestly, from their throwing shells; it was suppos-
ed so at the tient..
Q. Did it appear to you that the enemy MIA el.ll
rllCtillg new works, in front of the old ones, and
nearer to the see 1--A. It appeared to one. that they
were repairing or improving the old work-i.
Q. Did it tippets,' to you dust the heaps of rub-
bish that you sue, were the remains of works that
had been destroyed, or collected there for the par.
pose of constructing new work. ? A. I think the
rubbish was the remains of the old works that had
been taken down.
Q. Did you sec any tither cannon on the Isle of
Aix, than those you, have stim•il I—A. The whole
of the hand seemed to lw fortilieel with commit. I
only spoke of those that appeared to hear upon
Aix Roads, and commanded the eutrance.

By Lord Gunibier.
Point out in the chart the situation of the
Amelia, when you were on hoard of her, and mule
those observatious.—The south point of Isle
d'Aix was just shut in with Fours. Castle ; the
',tonnage were S. E. and by E. where it was open,
we were first out guii-shot born both shores.
Q. Could you ascertain from sour position the
number of guns on the South-East side of the fur-
tress ?—A. Certainly not iu the S.F.. port, except-
ing as far as the If emicirc oiler battery went.
Q. From the first attack upon the enemy's ships,
on the evening of the 11th of April, to your finally
leaving Basque. Roads, was, according to your
judgment, every thing done that could be dour,
to effect the dentriselion of the enemy's ships?—
A. 1 think it would have been more advantageous,
if the line-of-battle ships, frigates and small vessels,
had gone in at half flood, which wan,-1 think, be
tweeu eleven sod twelve.
Q. Were there two line-of-)rattle ships remain-
ing at anchor in Aix Roachi.'—A. Y4O. there were ;
the Rear-Admiral and Commodore renianied at
their anchors.
Q. Did yo:i take notice of the position of the

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