The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-25 00:00:00

NAV4L COURT 111•ART14.

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AT a Couri.Martial assembled on board His Mar
jesty's Ship, off Alexandria, on Tuesday the 17th
day of Tu.,c, 18or Present Sir R. BICKERTON,
Bart, iear,Admiral, of the White, and Senior Offi-
cer in the Command of Hit IVlajety's Ships and
Vessels before Alexandria, 'Preiclenr :

'--, . • .
Captain Hon. A. Cochrane Captain Thomas Louis,
-- George Martin, -- Sir W. S. Smith,
----- John Elphinstone, -- William Hope,
.--- lion. l-j. Blackwood, ----:—.- John Clarke Searle,
-- Robert Campbell, - John Larmour. ,

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The Court, pursuant to an order• from, the.!.igt
Hon; Ltird KEITH, K. B. AdMiral of the Blue; and
CoMmander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and
Vessels in the Mediterranean, dated the 7th day of
'June,.lBor, and addressed to Sir, IticisAan.
X PITON, Bart.' Rear-Admiral of the White, t3z;i.
proceeded to-inquire into the circumstances of the,
Mutiny on bOard His Majekty's late ketchi the
Albanaise, on the night of the z3d of. November,
Soo, when she was carried into the port 'of 'Ma-
laga' e and to try Captain NEW cow .and his Offi-
cers for their conduet on that Occasion and, the
Court having heard the evidence: of the 'Officers
called on (except that of Lieutenant Wm. Prosser
Kent, late of the Albanaise),, and having maturely
and deliberately weighed and considered the svhole,
are of opinion, that ..the-capture of.. Hi:s Maje.ity's
late ketch the Albanaise, .was occasioned bk.a Mu
tiny of the major part of the. crew of the said vessel
(many of Whom were foreigners), who rose upon
the Officers, on.the evening of the z3d of NoveM-
ber last, and having obtained possession
.of, the ves-
sel, carried her-into a Spanish Port : that . the eon-
dud, .of Captain NP,v com aE, on first -discovering
the intention of the Mutineers, was highly spirited.
'and Officer-like, having resisted until wounded and
overpowered,-that" Mr.."l".,gwy.ti, the gunner, was
aaive
,in.obeYing his Captain's orders, until he was
badly wounded ; that the other Officers, being sur-
prized and„prevented from comingupon deck, were
incapable of resistance ; the Court cloth, therefore;
honourabtracquit captain NEWCO4II;s. of all Me-
on account of the loss of the said sloop, 'cloth hi fly
,approve pf the conduEt_ of .I\4i. Lvvvy pi, the ein_
tier, and,ltioth acquit the. otherOffiCers, and they
ale hereby so . sentenced accordingly,- and the
Court, having reason to bOieve that Mr. John Tyr-
Master,Olate of the4Mariaise„ 'although ab-
sent in a prize at the tii4tirof,t.4Mtitiny, was privy
to the intention, and.didnot reveal it; .and that.
Alexander M‘Kiever and . Thomas Parsons, were
seen armed,. doth recommend a future inquiry into,
their .conclud ; and Lieutenant . William ..Prosser
Kent having, in the course.of the trial; refused -to
give his evidence upon oath,. from,mistaken :religi-
ous motives, the Court is of opinion -that ,he is unfit
to hold a Commission in His Majesty's Service.

(Signed)

J. D. Boy ES,
Officiating Judgc Advocate

Dispatches were yesterday received at the Ad-
miralty .from Adthiral: Comm ALI,Is, 'dated • last
Sunday off Brest. .The Combined Squadron in the
Outer 11_.pad had .made. no movement of importance
during the preceding Week. The mailer, of a small_
coasting vessel, capfured by one of ,Our. look-out
fligates,' had communicatedintelligence, that, the
.Spatiihh. dfficers, and seamen, at
..Brest,. iyere very
-much discontented at. their situation, and that it
'was 'undo: stood that they woqld Mit ati with, the
'French fleet, if even,both Squadrons'had a favokir-
able, opportunity of pitting io sea.
• kvessel commanded by. Capt. I. G. Nauman, !if
arid from Dantzic for London, with. timber, got on
I StOen Point, in the 'Sound, on the Jodi inst.- and
to ht inst. .