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communication mentioned " half the fleet were
sufficient to de,troy the enemy ?"—A. I cannot
answer to dint question, as lithd not return froto.
the haperirase to the Ca/miorrik, until after that
signal had been made, us I had been in one of the
14,-ships—l did not return until nearly To'clock
that morning.
.44. Did the Imperieurc at any time after you re-
tailed Oil hoard the Caledunia. inform the Corn-
inaitaaw-in-Cluief, by signal, that any smaller part
of the fleet than our-half could destroy the ene-
my ?—.V. I do not know the did.
SrartsuoT WIGNAL, Mate of the Caleduaia,
called in and sworn.
COURT—Q. Were you uu 'maid the Cult Joins on
the moriiiiis of the 12th of April, and were you
employed in takiitt; down the signals,,tuade bum
and to the Caledonia?—A. Yea.
Q. What %, W 4 the first signal maile to the flag-
ship um th:lt 1110116115(, Irutu the IMperietiSe
The 11 rat signal made by the intikeriease, l could
not understand; I reported it to Sir 11. Neale, and
he desured the signal to be tuade to make that
message over again; the Irtoperictoe tutu hunk that
half the fleet could destroy the enemy, seven oil
shore. '
Q. Did you observe the communication by te-
legraph yourself, and ate you certain that hell the
fleet was the toututinticanuit matte ?—A. I did ob-
serve it myself, aniLain quite certain that the sig-
nal" halt the fleer Ca. 'male.
Q. litoiug the whole course of that day, was
any signal Made by Telegraph, or whit' way, trout
the Laperitose to the Caledonia, that two situps
could destroy the enemy r'—A. I here was uu such
signal mate.
, ,4 •

F again called in.
Lora Gambier te•keil—
Q. Do you recollect when and where the explu-
sion-ressel blew up on the night or the 11th Atoll
—A. 'She was :shout two cables' length flout the
Lyra. as marked in the chart. The tire-vessels all
a Neared to steer to that point ; 1 bailed four of
them and die :Ile:Gator ; 1 de,ired the ilediatur to
steer S.E. or eloe they would miss the French fleet;
from the other row-els 1 received no answer. •
Couar—Q. To the best of your judgment, what
was the distance of the explosion-vessel front the
enemy when sloe blew tip ?--A. A mile.
Q. 11 hat sort of a Digit wes it Very dirty
and blmving strong; the Lyrs was pitching nearly
bows under, w is.ll a cable out and top-gallant
masts struck.

Q. WWI the night light or dark ?—A. Very dark
at intervals.
Q. thit4. you are Master of the Caledonia, or
Master of the. fleet ?—.l. 1 am.

Q. How then did you, in a to ry dark night, as-
certain that the explostoti-vessel blew up within a
mile of the ahem)?--A. By judghig the distance.
Irma the Lyra to the enemy. bathed the boat.
belonging to the loopeiiense, which hod COMO from
the explosion-vessel itionerltotelv afterwards for the
coutttersign ; they had noise ; (Loving said 1 would
fire on them, unless they answered.
Q. Where were you at that time?—A. in Abe
Lyra.
Q. Here yon ascertained the distance the Lira
WHO herself frost, the enemy, befote it was dark on
the I.2th of April?—A. I just anchored at desk;
it was dark twilight, end by the L. arings I comput-
ed the distance a mile and a quarter 'TOM ilia aue-
ray's line.
Q.. Who set tire to the explosion-vessel.'—A.
The beats of the Imperiesist.
Captain Routs again culled
COURT-4. Can you state any instance of ne-
glect, or misconduct during the time you were in
company with the Conottauder-in-Chief ?—A.
None whatever.
Mr. WI Lk tP.SO N, Secretary to Lned:Gambier.culled
in and sworn.
Lord Gamoti:a asked—Q. Do you know of the
issuing of the t,tencral Orders of the 15th March,
and others, as stated iu my defence ?—A.
Q. Hitl you hear Lord Cochrane, in the evening
'of the I.tih April lost, on lus coming oil board the
Caledonia, say :illy thing to me respecting his cal-
culating on the loss of any of the Is:big's ships, if I
b:411 sent them iu to the attack of the etiertiy ?-4.
Yea, 'I do; Lord t7oeltratie, in couverstitiosi, told
the Admiral, 'hat if he had sent in the ships agree-
ably to his signal, he calealattyl or reekoise upon
three or Moir of them (wing lost ; or words ill that
tweet, This skiliaet to the signal of the ltfth-
-`• The enemy's ships on shore, half the fleet can
destroy them."
Q. Hid he say any thing rrapecting toy own
conduit or niiaramdiret, or of any of the officers of
the fleet He said nothing of your Lordship's
character in my presence. He spoke geuerally of
• the tots.youlifet of the small vessels, and pf a great
away of the tire-vessels, autl
_particularly alluded'
to the gnn-brigri and the
,sloops of war. Lord
illambier expressed" his regret' that his Lordrhip
should entertuin so had au opintioi'tif the 'etitolvt
of the small vev.els, tool 0%104,0814y lked. Lent
Cochrane with respect to the Beakle. He olfserved
to Lord C. that the condaet of the Seingle.l4.l
gibled her the adininiflori of •liimaeltantehe 'OIL;
errs of the fleet, who had olater'vell her, ibiAt
aurely she behaved well. eta words to that effect.
Lord C. is reply, said, ••I lutes a great re rd tenet
esteem for Captain Neweotabl., tina,"frini his
having been au old messruate of 'Mite, It may be
supposed I should say every thing in his favour;
hot, my Lord, I canuut make any exception."
He 'nude comments ou the conduct of other Dftieers,,
which I shall not relate;, unless the Court require it.
Here Lard Gambier expressld his earnest wish
not to take up the time of the Court tiny longer ;
when be was iiitt_rruptetl by the President, Sir It.
Curtis, who begged that lie would-consider the di.-
tention of the Court as a matter of not the smallest
moment, when compared with his own desire to give,
as complete a justification of hiseonduct es he was
Zile; and begged, that if Lord Gambier thought it
the least necessary to cell in the whole of his wit-
nesses, that he would do so. Lord Geniltier wan
then ready to leave the question of his having.aefed
properly, when in !wearily: of the enemy,
,to the
merry and justice of the Court; but as they hail
allowed him. sod it wan witida a quarter of to
hour of four, when the Court was to adjourn, he.
would say in the moritirg if he wished to ask any
mare question.. •
The Court then edjourned till to-nor
-row (We-
initial ram i 1)6) at time o'clock.