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prepared to stand of fell on Isis owe iespon-
sibility. He had himself laboured snider some disativantages in hav-
ing to concentrate the minds of the At'snivel and the Quarter Nlaater-
Generel. Previous to the embarkation lie hail communicated, how-
ever, to Admiral Hallowell the intelligence which lie lied received
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Their relative sitnel ions were %cry tittle' t ;
the Admiral had only to stiperietesid details; he hail himself to
watch over the movements of the enemy, to guard agai,st possible
colitingeneies, to eollert and balance contradictory information,
and in tht• face of It •ttperior force. Was it for Ac•!miral Hallowell
to sit in justlemeet Over him, and keep a diary, without the passer of
accurate registration, of events and transaction* its tablet' his own
respeetishility. character, and interests had no concern Ile trusted
that if they did differ in °pillion, be should at least stand excused
for preferring hi{ 0%11 eOilehiNioll% to the proffered counsels of hie
accuser. The tact was. as almost confessed in the charge itself,
that it was an uneasiness arising from the rejection of his advice
that led tbitirel Hallowell to the proceeding in guest' , and had
caused, him to transmit a dispatch which could seise; no otaer pur-
poses than those of priv::te injury and pliblie deception. Ilad the
Admiral, itiateatl of sending eriminatiese charges to Lord Welling-
ton, at ',nee brintelit the general question to issue before a proper
tribunal, lie should at least gave admitted his candour, nuts have el-
lowed that Isis conduct was what became one Ruttish °Meer towards
another, altliong!t he eneld no loftiest have eonsidered him as a wise
or prudent commander. Of the dispositiou, lieweeer. he w tech his
prosecutor was ;unmated, it would be supciatwits to give any further
convincing proofs, Ile should refer only to one other circumstance.
Whets the Yew I arrived supposed to have Lord W. Itesitittek on
board, the Admiral expressed Isis neetiments in the face of the wlede
army by this eignal—" we are all delighted." Of penis, icty and
decorum of this conduit, he should say mating, but lease it to the
comnienta of the Court.
Here Sir J. Illurrav sit some length defended himself ae.ainvt the
first charge, in not. having sooner raised the siege, ;111,1 rematked its
Mentisistency with the, third sopported by Admiral 11.:I1ise ell. lie
ceisidered still, thud the success of the plan which lie was instructed to -
exr cute depended nn Ilia maintainut,r the sivge its 1,,11.4 .is pow,ibie ;
sir could he procure arty authentic ititellieenee of she enemy's more-
molts, amidst the opposite rumours in constant circulation pscibets to
the I itle lie expressed himself extremely graselid to I. e Deputy
Jtidee Advocete, for the handsome and liberal canner is; which lie had
discharged his part of the prosecation. lie ought. however, to have
proved that gale, stores, mid ammunitinn were I 'tided, atte.r every
prospect of success hal ei•appe-,red, uni not to have left it to itee:-
duce frosts his (Sir JaMistray's) stipptivd belief He staid spew, that
as early as the f7tb of May. Lard Wellington had written to hint, ex•
pressiag his 4.1 'on that Sucliet's force would he tee mock fir hint.
T 1 eh not senguine, he had nut, linwever, despaired till the I aili,
mid to that prrio I lie therefore protracted the siege. His haprs were
somewhat encouraged by the capture of Fort St. Felippe, which oh-
,trueted the road from Tortusa. Tee elly•six guns were sately taut :irked
when his filial rrsolsitioit was taken. It was unites essary tit issiptess t•n
tNe tube's of %itch dieinetti•lied officers the sweet-11y vi distolgutshieg
good items had ineaeutition, or to apprise theni of the exteet ao a hich
the French in the last war had carried the system of t mensuniceti:at
false iiitellieetice, thrtmalt the instrumetaillity 01 spies stud peasants.
ilt was pm the Doily-that he leid received infariiiiiiian of the move.
meet of Sachet from Valencia, and it wits not instil the 1U•1) that he
had any certain information of the movement sit Devotee lie had re-
aulved to bra rch neuinst the latter, stud to attack Pticite Hued on the
Ills ; but when the certain infarmation had be, n received ei she a:-
rival of Sachet at 'Foreissi, 'Lieu all hopes of the caplets, of Tarr ageea
vanished. It was at th? time, as Ma 151141 Stieliet ex presese ;t, " deft
the fire from the beielliv surrounding us infermed the ere risoll of lass
arrival." that the sieve was abandeeed : tied eh. a cecuitist• errs mails
it necessary es re embark the arrev, he retie red risking the 1.44 of
few ism) eons to compromising she oseetv of the army.
• His instructions mark, d cut two objects tor she eseeditien :—The
first was she capture of Terragena, if posdhle she sectuld.w:is 111 make
a diversion In favour Isf the Duke del Parire in Valencia. by sitslieing
Sachet to rotten nags Caialonise •This ehiret had I•ersi completed
Ilv
his continuing the siege to the last menu sit that it • sushi safely be.con-
!bitted ; but would lest have betel accomplished, it lie had eiven sip the
Isiege s ttttt tea ; is Sachet wonlil have been ehle then as tell hank within
six days upon die Doke d:•I nine's telex. sbt retisi (including the
time taken lip in embarkieg and disembarking tin army, and the aver-
age passageto A eic„,,t) it ‘{ fluid have required fourteen of fitteen flays
' fur him to joie that General. If Secliet, instead lit coming to ,Casa •
lonia) laid classic's first to attack and defeat the Duke del Parc )2's

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