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.1.44 na, when be could have no hones of taking it, or fur rr-landing
his army on the 13th at Balaguer ? This paragraph was Sc) fir from
bting a defence, tlpit it was evident from it that Lord Wellington at-
t.►cl:ed so much to the not suffering any corps to he defeated or dis-
persed; and it was clear, that, next to the loss of the men themselves,
ItlteTe was nothing which could be more dkressing than the Toss of all
that heavy artillery, without which the corps could not be effective in
any sieges he aright direct. The loss of this altillery was peculiarly
important, from► the great difficulty of re-placing it in Spain. Altar a
.few more ob•etvations, the Deputy Advue.ate•Oeneral concluded, ht•
.oft.logizing for any mars which might proceerl from his own inexperi-
lE. had stated nothing against Sir J. more strongly than he coil•
ceive•d bound by his duty to du.
The only witness called by the Deputy Judge Advocate was Captain•
Zenthenin ; the object was to prose the communication with General
Copons.
Adreiral Hallowell being then called to substantiate the third charge
required time to peruse the second letter of Lord Wellington, which
.made it necessary to adjonm.

JA N. 2.

and countermanded the order; and about midnight he into med him
that he had determined to raise the sedge. Upon this he (Attruiral H.)
gave directions to Captain Withers te bring all the boats of the trans.
' ports and men of war to the beach, by day light the fit xt morning, for
1 the purpose of removing, in the first place, the stores and heavy artil-
lery. Twenty-five pieces of heavy artillery han been actually brought
dwell to the beach bel'ere daylight. Between eight and nine he
landed from the Millie, and wits informed that Gen. Dookin bad been
giving orders for stopping the embarkation of goes and herses. He
then desired Capteinsnill and Williams to attend to no orders but from
him. Gen. Donlan then told him, that Sir J. Merely had ordetod hint
to stop the embarkation of horses and gees, arid that the boats should
only take the troops. He could prove that almost immediately alter,
directions had been given to !layer Williamson to spike the. gnus that
were in the Lafteiy, and decries the carriages. IVhde preparations
were making for carrying those orders into execution, he waded on Sir
J. Murray, and informed bim of the disgracefel way that they were
going on at the beach; he also pledged himself, that if he world sal-
ter the army to remain till eight be would carry ever% thing silo ly off.
Sir J. Murray then dolled that belied given such orelere. A bloat time
after, a Spanish eflieer arrived from General Capons, informing him that
the French were at 1111 a Franca, and that their force was between five
and six thousand men. %%Titbit' n quartet of an hour afterwards, Sir J.
Murray-said, that lie was determined en a re-embarkation lit the troops,
and leaving tl.e guns behind. By shout eleven o'clock, all the horses,
mule., and field artillery, that was brought down to the beach, were
carried off without the least molestation ee the part of the enemy.
Ile was afterwards informed by Sir J. Murray, that his instructions were
Ifs land in the province of Valencia, as tar to the north as possible.--11e,
however, afterwards determined on re-landing the army at Beinguer,
for the professed object of cutting off 1700.0 f Sachet's army. When
the army was pertly landed, he was informed by telegraph, that about
1000 Fiend) were advancing towards Balaguer. 'He then gave orders
for sloppiag the landing of tray more herser. The French party ens,
however. fired on by the ships, and retreated. He then retire ed his
orders for re-landing the whole army. He thought that lie had new ad-
everted sufficient instances of 0 e indecision of Sir J. hit Murray, tu jus•
lily that expression in his letter to Sir E. Pellew. If, however, tiir John
%billed him to bring forward instances of his indecision alter that letter
was written, he could produce a greet many. it was undeniable, thee
21 pieces of heavy artillery had been alve'doned. and the re-embarkae •
lion effected with great precipitation, end at a time when there was no
considereblelorce of the enemy in his neighbourhood. It could not be
denied, that after Navin;; ordered Gen. Mackenzie to Morin Puerto
Real, at ten o'clock, he suddenly countermanded these orders.
He had conceived it hut justice to Sir J. Murray, to inform him,
. previous to his leaving Spain. that he lied, in the public letters. expressed
himself as strongly as he felt upon his conduct at Tarragona. The
General's reply was, that it •sas what he had expected. He considered
it due to himself to state this circumstance, as he had been informed
that it had heen whispered about, that lie had riot a‘eied candidly by that
Officer. He would solemnly assure the Court. upon his honour, that no
personal feeling towards Sir J. Murray dictated the representetien
that he had made of his conduct ; but that his sole reasor. was, that being
fully convinced that no good could be expected froM an army ;eider hie
directions, his sense of duty to his King and Country made him feel it
necessary to express this conviction. He had served on many conjoiut
expeditions, and never without having received ample testimonials of
his cordial suppert. He should have here closed his statement, if ha
had net themeht some expressions in Sir J. Murray's letter to Lord
IVellington appeared to east a reflection in some degree on the manner
in which the naval service was pertermed. He could prove that the
infantry was landed on the 3d of June ; that every succeeding day
during the siege, horses stores, and provisions were landed. On this
Bth (the day on which Sir J. Murray supposed that there was nn coin-
inuniestion between the shins and the shore), O(!) borsesand six mortars
were landed He must again repeat, that he 'lever gave nny opinion
as to the question of the propriety of raisin, the siege, and consequently
re-embarking the nrmy. That was purely a toiletry qnesth it, and he
bad never presumed to give any opinion upon it. It was not of the re-
embarkation diet he compl Ined. but of the manner in which it was
done—a manner which appeared to bins 4, be altogether ieexcessible.
When the Admiral had finished his seeement, he was then made a
willies., and swore to the truth ref every part of Ate .treenstettevlsich.
he had given in, which came within his oven knot ledge Admiral
Hallowell then proceeded to call witnesses to support his statement ;
but our limits will not permit our vine into their derea;:iteis —The
witnesses celled this day were, Captain T IVithers, who had the di-
rection of the 'transports ; Certain Bethurst, R. N.; and Captain
Inglefield, It. N.—At five o'clock that Court edjuurned.

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. The witnesses heurd this c 14.7 wer.e. Capt. Ineetitid (iu conclusion),