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French three-decker, when she was on shore ?—A.
I did.
Q. At whit time did the two ships that remain-
ed et anchor remove to the entrance of the Chit-
ratite ?—A. I cannot speak positively as to time ;
the two Freed) ships at anchor, soon after noon got
off, and shortly after the French Admiral got off,
and went tip the Chanute.
Q. As the Iwo ships that remained at anchor did
not cliutige their situation till alter it was noon,
and the French Admiral and the Oceans continued
in their position till about the same time, it the Bri-
tish ships had been ordered in at between eleven
and twelve o'clock, as ou then thought was more
advantageous, wouid not the ships so sent in have
been exposed to the tire of the two ships that re-
mained at anchor, the French Admiral's ship and
the batteries of the Isle of Aix, at the same time?
A. Certainly; but I conceive they were partly
panic-struck, and, on the appearance of a force
coming iii, might have been induced to cut their
cables, and try to make their escape up the river.
Q. In the event of their proving mint to have been
so panic-struck, and had defended themselves,
aided by the batteries on shere,'are you of opinion
that the British ships must have suffered greatly
on the occasion 1-1. I think they would have
suffered; but s ship or two might have bceil placed,
iu my opinion, against the batteries on thesouthern
part of Isle d'Aix, so as to take off their fire and si-
lence assts. I mentioned to Sir Harry Nesle, on
Laird the Caledonia, when the signal was made
for all Ceptaius, in the morning, that I thought they
were attackable, from the euil:'iteed state in which
the ships of the enemy appeared to be at that
time.

Q. How near can ships of the line approach
the batteries upon the Isle of Aix, on that part
where you world have recommended an attack ?
A. Judging by the chart, I should suppose very
close; I should sappose about two cables' length.
Q. If ships had been so brought up against the
batteries of the Isle of Aix, seal it should have hap-
pened that they met with such damages trout the
attempt. as to render it necessary to withdraw them.
and such a case nattirullv implies damages iu mast
and riggin4, consideriug.the strength and- direction
of the wind at that time, where could these ships
have retired to I think, as the wind was
northerly, or north-west, they might have found
safe anchorage in another part of the road, where
there are 30 or 40 feet water, out of all range of
shot or shells, from the batteries in every direction.
Q. Do you think that ships having been subject
to the fire of the batteries from the tae of Aix, at
the distance of two or three cables' length, and
litiaitag a necessity to retire from these butteries,
could possibly be in a condition, with reelect to
masts, &c. with a strong northerly wind, and lee-
tide, to fetch the anchorage you have described
from the Isle of Aix. without driving spnit the
Pallas Shoal ?—A. It would depend taper circum-
stance.; : I conseive the possibility of the batteries
being silenced, because it would bo slack water
about two o'clock, and the wind then moderate ;
they would have been able to have reached that
anchorage in a crippled state ; but I only speak
with the conviction on any mind, the possibility
of silencing these batteries not going to the above
conseq trances.

Q. Are we to understand, then, that you would
have recommended the measure of sending the
ships in against the batteries of hie d'Aix, upon a
presumption, that the batteries might he silenced,
without adverting to what would befal the ships,
in case they should not be silenced ?—A. I did not
give it that consideration at the time; I only state,
that, in my opinion, I conceived it was practicable
to acquire that anchorage, although disabled. I
heard my Lord Gambier that time state it had
been his intention to have gone against the butte.
ries I now speak of, with the Caledonia, and
sonic other ship ; but as the enemy were on shore,
Ise did not think it proper to ruts any unnecessary
risk with the fleet, for the object of their destruction
seemed to be already obtained.
Q. Dud you, on the nth of April. know of the
safe anchorage, you have now described, for hne-of-
battle ships, out of the range of shot and shells 1—
A. Only by the French chart, which, from havine,
been long accustomed to use, I imagined to be
correct.

Q. Did the French pilot on hoard you state to
you the soundings were correct ?—A. 1 never asked
him any questions respecting them. My conjecture
of this bring a proper anchorage for ships was
from the conversation .I had with my Inciter of-
ficers ; that, should Lord Gambier think of at-
tacking the enemy in the situation in which they
were, a lien first we came into Risque Roads,
in case of being materially damaged by such a
hazardous undertaking, if the charts were to be
believed, there appeared to be water enough in that
position. _ _

Q. Do you know that, from the anchorage in
Aix Road, to the imiliorage you have just now
described, there is any 'holder water between the
Boynrt and Pallas Shoo Is; I mean in the entrance
to this anchorage ?—A. No; 1 do not know any
thing of it, whether there he or not ; I did not
sound that wily': I sounded as I came in, but I
did not find out any bar.
Q. You have spoken of a conversation you had
relative to attacking the enemy's ships at their an-
chorage near the Isle of Aix, by the British squa-
dron ; hail you commanded the British squadron,
the enemy's ships being moored in two close and
compact hues, supported by the batteries on the
Isle of Aix, and without any other knowledge of
the souiolings in the vicinity oft hat anchorage, than
was possessed of by the fleet previous to the attack
upon them by the fire-ships, would you have gone
in with the squadron to have attacked them in that
position P—A. Most certainly not ; I only men-
tion my knowledge of the anchorage to have
on my first arrival, in case there was a possibility
of such an event taking place, of which no one had
an idea, as there would have been no prospect of
success attending it.
Q. After the two ships that rernsLied at audio,
had got into the entrance of the Charisnte, and the
(Weal, and other French ships, which got off the
Pallas, had obtained the same situation, do you
know if any practicable attempt for destroying
them was omitted to he carried into execution ?
A. I was not in-shore, therefore cannot pretend to
say; the Comtnauder-iiisCinef appeared to me to

send them every assistanca they couid possibly re-
quire for their destrwctiou.
Q. How many ships do you think would have
been sufficient to silence the batteries on the Isle
d'Aix ?—A. I should think two would be quite
sufficient.
Q. How many do yon think would have been ne-
cessary to have sent into Aix Road... to have at-
tacked the ships ?—A. 1 should thiuk live or sip
seriall bite-of-battle ships,of the least draft of water.
Q. If two line-of-battle ships had been sent to
sileuce the batteries, and five to attack the ships in
the Road, must it not, according to the common
circumstances attending actions, have happened.
that several of those ships would have been detanied.
and many men killed and wounded'—A. 1 thin'.
by the batteries they would ; hut I conjecture I hat
the discomfirted French squadron would have 113:tlic
very little resistance.
Q. As au attack, not proper iii itself, should ne-
ver lie made on the mere conjecture that the eilemy
would not resist, I do not mean that the attack
you propose would out be proper, what would
probably leave happened if the enemy had resisted?
A. It is impossible for me to say what would hip-
pest, but from the munition in which the enemy
were, not having recovered their fright the night
before, I think the loss would have been very little,
us few of their ships were in a position to tight th.ir
guns.
Q. Does Captain Broughton know, that five or
six of the British ships that ,he proposed to attack
the enemy's ships, would be subject to the tire of
other batteries, besides those he proposes to attack
with the two ships ?—A. From the view I had of
the batteries, when in-shore, I should think there
would not ; I speak from subsequent knowledge
*lieu on hoard the Aigk.
Captain Keats, called is again.
Lord A NISI sit—State from your experience of
the effect of the enemy's batteries; what damage the
Revenge would have sustained, if you had been an-
chored within two or three cables length, for the
purpose of attacking those batteries.—l should
certainly have expected, from the heavy fire they
kept ups both in going in and coining out, that
ships anchored there must have been completely
dismasted and suifered a severe loss of men.
Q. What would have been the probable fate of
those disabled ships, with the wind blowing from
the northward, as it (lid on the 12th ?—A. If dis-
masted, in all probability they must have been lost.
Q. if ships so sent in to attack the batteries on
Ise d'Aiz, did nut, from the strength of the ene-
my's work's. and the resolution of those defending
them, succeed in silencing the batteries. and found
it indispensably tact:esti:try to retire from before
them ; could they, in a crippled state, with the
wind blowing fresh at N.N.W. have got to the
anchorage latterly taken up by the Imperiesse,
Palmas, and Aigle A. If a vessel so situated
had lost her foremast, she certainly could
not have got before the wind; and, without that,
and hoeing quick away, so as to he perfectly un-
der commaud, she must have drifted to the south-
ward and eastward, and have gone up the Charente,
and on the Pallas Shoal.

Q. Did you see any other batteries on the Isle
d'Aix, which could have horse on ships sent in to
attack the enemy ?—A. None but those immedi-
ately connected with the works altogether.
Q. Did you receive any orders from the Com-
mander-in-Chief, before the ships weighed on the
morning of the Wth of April ?—A. I did; I re-
ceived the Commander-in-Chief's orders, at aa iaa e in
the niorning, to anchor close down upon the Boyart
Shoal, within shell range, to be prepared and ready
to join, as I inight be able, to prevent the enemy's
ships warping off.
Q. Did you at any time in the cour.e of that
morning receive any orders contradictory to these?
—A. None whatever.

Q. Did you understand that these orders autho-
rized you to do whatever, in your discretion, soil
according to the best of your judgment, you shout.'
think would prevent the enemy from warping off?
I did not think these orders authorized me
to wove my ship ; I considered myself particu-
larly under the orders of Captain Bligh, who was
likewise sent down. On anchoring, I waited on
hum, to know if the situation the Revenge had taken
wits, as he thought, right ; end likewise to state, that
the Pilot would not take charge of the ship further.
Captain BUOY called in again.
Q. Ditl you receive any orders from the Com-
mander-in-Chief, previous to the moving ofthe fleet
on the morning of the 12th, to the inne► anchorage
from the outer anchorage'—A. I received orders
from the Commander-in-Chief that morning, at
eight o'clock, to proceed and anchor close to the
Bogart Shoal, within range of shell from the Isle
D'Aix.
Q. Were you directed to anchor there for any
purpose ?—A. To support the smaller vessels in the
advance.
Q. Did you think that order authorised you to
use your discretion and judgment in the mode of
supporting the smeller vessels, and to move your
ship far that purpose ?—A. I do not think by that
order I was at liberty to move from the stieliorage
without further orders from the Commander-in-
t:Mel.

The whole of the evidence bring closed, and
I.onl Gambier having expressed a slag to the
Court to make au addition to his defence. the
Court tuljouriwil until to-morrow morning, at ten
o'clock, when he will make the saute; mot the
Court will immediately after proceed to consider
and pronounce their sentence.

Ou Sunday morning, the Rev. FIENRY
PMIL-
rorTs, Rector of Gateshead. and Chaplain to the
Lord Bishop of Duanalsr was inducted into the
ninth prebendal stall is Durham Cathedral, vacant
by the death of the Rev. Davin DUISI.A.
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Portrait of the Arcltduke CnAaLgs, and a beautiful
engraving from the design for the honorary medals
°tiered for the best Essays ; a feature by which
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odical

FOREIGN IN LUG I: E.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
sec JULk 18.
%%Then the insurgents cf the Tyrol saw the Ana-
troops evacuate their country, they sent a
deputation to the Bavarian advanced port►, to iin-
plor.• mercy, and offer to deliver up the lesoleis of
tine insurrection. Experience liar taught what rut.
liderite is to be given to users produced by leer.
VIENNA, JULY 11.
The news of the Armistice has spread inexpres-
sible joy here. It iv reported that the lEniperur
on the point of proceeding to :a.
virtue of the Armistice, the French troop,
have occupied Presburg.
JULY 13.
The Archbishop of this place has :Addressed d
mandate to the clergy and itilidlist aids of his
exhorting those who fled into the .souls, t,, „
to their habitations, and threatetiiiig thost, hrf
Clergy olio should fail to comply, with di. I te•S
their cures, &c.
HANOVER, J 1: EV 10.
The Committee of the Government has issued
the following Proclamation :
“ Having received sarisl iatelligenee that a Lw honer-d
Enaliehmeu hod disembarked at the mouth of late El,, ,„
tin: bailiwick of Riesebuttel, the Committee of Govern. i.t
the public, that they have to be on their ease ,i
against further unauthorised reports. All the toLabil.i,is
are equally to remelt' ttanquil, if they wish to avoid the sad
CUMNIIIICJIICeII Of as imprudent Sad hostile euoeluat..
" 111111MIL11111118 OS TUX COMAIITTet."
MADRID, JOLT 11.
His Majesty is returned to his capital, where he
was ardently desired, after an absence of 20 dens.
He found it in a stale of perfect t►aoquillity. Tins
return has destroyed the absurd conjectures of
small mouldier of oral-contents, conceroing pretend-
ed danger* towards the South. They are obliged
to confess that the whole has been dreamt by them
and their correspondents, since the Elio; I••,e
brought back the troops wrha had followed him, a
and whose presence iii I.s Maticha arid I.....strenvi.
Aura hus been rendered unirecervary by the kg
of the rebels.

MILAN, JUNE t 6.
A troop of robbers, who descended from the
neighbouring mountains of the T) r.. 1, after
been dispersed by the garrison of Vicenza, attemp!„
ed to rally in the environs of Lonigo. and :WV,'
upon that little town. But this project war luu
source of shame to them. Thu: gendarme, ie and
the national guard beat them completely, awl pun-
sued them so nobly. and so liar, that it is doubted
whether they will, henceforth rally, or m:ike the
least ietempt again.

PARIS, 111

.Y '23,

(Few The Ares.)
" The positions which the
1r rench army hits just
taken, agreeably to the terms of the armistice, are
a proof of the importance of the brittle of Wirrann.
The conqueror is put in posseesion of two citiedels ;
one which the army of Italy, iu the glorious rapiditi
of its march, had been forced to leave behind it;
the other which must have been obtained by force,
iu order to secure the positions of the French army
on the frontiers of Moravia.
" Another advantage clearer to humanity is the
prompt evacuation of the Tyrol and N oralbera
the Austrians, who remained iu some .untrue, in
those countries, after the defeat of their cove-,
where their presence was fatal to the tranquillity f
the inhabitants. The mere intelligence of the Ar-
mistice will suffice to 1111flW the weakness of au
enemy, who, like so many robbers, has no other
means of subsistence than crimes and pillage.
" Thus, at the first word of a pacific conqueror,
are fallen those incendiary projects which the Cabi-
net of St. James's thought so powerful. Thus the
pride of that great expedition vanished, coucerniug
which it seemed to be asked, What kingdom then
is to be conquered ? The exploits of this firi..iias
expedition are reduced to the capture of s Mlle
defenceless town, and it is this wretched (mim .t
which is the counterpart to the battle of V. agraw.
It is a singular thing, that the first disemborkation
of the English in aid of Austria, should take same
on the day when the lust hope of that house sus
destroyed : so that it might well happen that the
ships which transported the rear-guard of the
Es-
',edition would nut have time to disembark them ;
or that, should the Englinli Generals carry lido ei-
feet this ill-planned Expedition, they uould be
conquered before the armistice expired.
" This is a new example to the Continent of ti e
disasters brought on by en alliance with England.
Should its influence cause the war to be recom-
menced. there is reason to hope it would n. t be ter
a long period. l'he armistice will have accelereted
its termination. The remains of the Austrian army.
dispersed in Bohemia, Moravia, and Honeari
without a rallying point, and without commiiiiica-
tion, fall one after another without a blow, Itiebee
victorious army of immense force. strong from its
confidence in its chiefs, and the memory of a long
series of glorious achteremem.. Every thing ;m-
-inium:es that it has ouly to gather the fruits of vic-
tory. The happy results of the atindritieeir of Ma-
rengo, Austerlitz, and Tilsit, are favourable hie
that of Znaim, which the same genius dictated."

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