The Sun.
London, England, 1801-03-04 00:00:00

Teas: 26.

YESTERDAY the decision" of the COurt-Martial
lately ,held on captain' joH:,GIFFARI), of the
0-Alin City Militia, was made •puhlie at the
Court-Martial Room in the Barrack,--The lot-
lbwing are Copies of the Sentence, and.the Loan
tiEU:tENANT'S Letter NS General CRAIO, in-,
Closing Its E);Celleney's Warrant : .

SY THE LORD LIEUTENANT-C•ENERAL AND GE-
NERAL-GOYERNOR Ott IRELAND.

CORNWALLIS.
Whereas, at a General Court-Martial held in
the Barracks of Dublin on the 2,9 th day of De-
cember, 'Soo, and continued by adjournment to
the 9th of Jannary, iSor, of which Colonel
COOTE, of the Royal Queen's County Militia, is
President ;

The Court being met and duly sworn, and the
Judge. Advocate being also sworn, proceeded to
the Trial of Captain JoHN GIFFARD, of the
City of Dublin Milifia, brought Prisoner before
the Court on the folloWing Charges, viz. •

" t. For .lifting up a weapon, and offering- 'violence
against his Co-int-nand* Officer, end firing at him--For
striking his C(uninanding Officer—For disobedience of the
lawful Commands of his Commanding Otticer—all when
in the execution of his duty. •
. „ . .
" 2. For Disrespectful, Condua.toWards his Superior
(lacers." . .

The Court having taking into consideration
the whole of the Evidence adduced in support of
the several Charges preferred against the Prison-
er, Captain JOHN GIFFARD, of the City of
Dublin Regiment of Militia, as also what wts.ad.
ductal by. the Prisoner in his defence—find, that
the Prisoner, Captain G t FFARD, is Not Guilty of
the first part of the first Charge, viz. " Lifting
tip a weapon, offering violence, and firing at his
Commanding Officer ;" and do thciefore acquit
him thereof. .

, But the Court do find,. that the 'Prisoner is
Guilty of the second part of the first Charge, viz.
" Striking his Commanding Meer."
The Court do find, that the Prisoner is Not
Quilt), of the third part of the first Charge, viz.
" Disobedience of the Lawful r
_ommands of his
Commanding Officer ;" -and do therefore acquit
him thereof;
• .
The Court_ do find, that the Prisoner,. Captain
GIFFARD, is Guilty of the stkoHeCharge,
Disrespeelful Condua towards his Superior
Officer:"

The Court, after the most mature considera-
tion of the whole of the Evidence, and viewing
the condu& of Lieutenant-Colonel SANKEY, and
the several Officers who accompanied him on the
night of the i 7th of December last, as having de-
generated into riot and COnfusjon ; and the Court
alSo considering the iniproper•conduft of Lieut.-
Col. SANKEY, in not making use of the Officer of
klte, Guard, and the tile o Men brotight :up by,
hirh, to suppress any riot that-.existed ; and taking
upon himself, in company with his Officers, in 4
tumultuotis manner, to take Captain GIFFARD
into custody, which might without difficulty have
been d9ne on Lientenant-COloirel SoticF.Va first
coiningiowrt to 'Mr. Sit F RIVOO D'S—ar6 induced
not to affix so high a degree of criminality to Cap.
tainGmARD, as to consider his aas as done in
violation of his Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-
Colonel SANKEY, when in the 'execution of his,
Ailey. And also, considering hiS miscondud to
Major SANKEY as influenced. by passion, arising
from the ill treatment and'ablise he received from
the Officers in the street, immediately Previous to
Major BAriXE‘es corning up, are induced ,to he
so far lenient, as only to adjudge, the Prisoner,
Captain GIFFARD, to,be suspended fOin Rank
and Pay for Twelve Months."

We, having taken:the Proceedings and Sentence of the
said General. Court-Martial into consideration, arc pleased
to approve and _confirm the same ; and do direct and re-
quire' th,tt you will take the necessary measures tbr having
Sentence4)ronounced by the Court carried into exeon-
tion, For doing whereof, this shall be your Warrant:
Given at His Majesty's Castle of Dublin, this aoth
Dity of February, iBet.
By His Excellency'S Cntiltnand,
GASPER ERCK.
To tkut.-General CRAIG.

Frei, 20, 1801

stg,

I have it in command to enclose to you a Warrant under
His-Excellency the LORD LIEU TEN A 's signature, ra-
tifying the Sentence and .Opinion of the General Court
Martial, of which Colonel Coo r r, of the Queen's County
Regiment, is Presidellt, held in the Gaitison of Dublin,
ori the Trial of Captauti °nit Girrnan, of the Dublin
City Militia. •
'tiis Excellency desires you will co Tire= tbe Coun,, and
in causing the Warrant to be read to tliciit-..-state, that al-
,though upon sortie points there has,,hen a contrariety of
evidence_, in the two instances of .gross.miscondiiit, of
wj eh.captaiq r r Ann has been found guilty ; yet it is
apparent,- from the •MilDle ,tenor of the proceedings, that
the tuinulturius scene exhibited ,hy the concurrent testi-
.mony of the several Witnesses, betrays such a total want
ofdiseipline and ordinary derneanournroongst the Officers
or Ow CPT*, that His Excellency thinksit expedient, for
the preservation of good order and military discipline, to
.lay their names • seyerally before 11)s 1‘1,,t rfi sTV, in order
.to receive ilia Royal Comntands with respeet to any fur-
ther 'proceedings.
1 have the4lotionr to be, sir,
YoUr Most obedient huinhle Scevant,
E. B. 1.1-IfLETIALES.
Lieut.-General Ca AIG.