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What they were. Ile should state them for their information
The fiat was a breach of the articles 19. 22, and 23, of the Naval
reenlattons, on the 9th August, which :elated to the dispute with
. y ;Celli ; the second was disrespect to the Captain, about the 12th
Most ; the third eel disobedience of orders between the Itlth
:Input and 29th of the same month ; this embraced all the trans-
antenna relative to signing the orders ; the fourth was for making
alterations in the log.book. With respect to the three first, the
was of opinion that they had not been sufficiently proved ;
a decisiod, which the Learned Counsel imputed to an erroneous
noprusion prevailing in the Navy that when a man has been re.
lamed from an arrest, a court-martial has no power to inquire into
is: the fourth they found to be true in part. The Learned Counsel
west on so say, that if he proved what he had stated, of which he
Wad no doubt, his client would be entitled to their verdict.
Lieutenant Kelly, examined lir Mr. SCAttLETT.-1 was First
Lieutenant in the Tweed t there was a quarrel between Mr. Hanna-
foul 4nd Lieutenant Hargood between Madeira and Rio de
Janeiro. They were aftewards reconciled. I made a complaint to
Captain lititin of the conduct of Mr. Hannaford on the 7th Aug.
1 was requested by him to put it in writing. The affair, was first
Investigated on the quarter-deck. [The complaint as written was
here put in and read. It detailed a series of trifling squabbles be-
tween the witness and 31r. Hannafonl.l I don't know of any thing
that happened between flannsfarti and the Captain in consequence
vf this. On the 12th August Captain Bunn. on the deck, com-
plained that too much water was expended, and asked who attended
the serving it out. Hannaford said he did not know any thing
ahem it he said so very sharply, and I thought disrespectfully.
H., then, as officer of the watch, proceeded to male some altera-
tion t.: the sails. I, as a seaman, knew that alteration was not ne-
C,..31Y, and directed him to leave them as they were. He then
went down into the cabin. The Captain was in the cabin. He re-
turned shortly after, and Captain Bunn with him. I explained
the circumstances to the Captain. The Captain said. Ilannaford
lad too much tongue and too much lip. Hannaford said he wished
the Captain would put him in arrest. The orders were issued after
the 12th of August. I was present on the 14th, when he was put
under arrest. He was liberated on the 17th. He was brought
up in the custody of the sergeanted-arms, when the Captain
said to him, " you are now to do your duty as master, and consider
/ourself as a prisoner at large." Ile was put in arrest again on the
..Ist. Un being asked about the alteration, he said "it wag a copy
of the log-board." I think Lieutenant Hargnod ass standing by.
He afterwards slid the latter pert of the line was dictated by Lieu-
tenant Hergood. I do not know whether this was before or after
the log.board was brought. On the list, after the clew were
aseembled, the Ciptain asked, " Have you signed my orders?"
and handed the boob to him, which he signed at the tame time,
adding. " that he still begged leave to dissent from two or three of
tl4 orders."
Cross-examined by Mr. 131101:011AM••-1 wrote the Captain's
/eon containing the charges against the plaintiff; and at his re-
quest made some alterations. Captain Munn did express doubts
whether I ought not to prosecute the plaintiff:
The documents to which the Attorney-Oer.cral had referred in
bit address to the Jury were here put in and read.
Mr. Baca ott m replied.
The Loan CHIEF Jurrict summed up. and the Jury after
retiring foe about three quarters of an hour, returned with a verdict
Ito the plaintiff—Da:rages, 2301.
The trial, which was one of great interest, partly because of the
fvistuires of the case itself, and still more perhaps from the circum-
stance of the defendant being brother of the Foreign Secrets'''.
Canning, occupied the Court from half-past nine in the morn.
lug till near ISCVZII in the evening.