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London, England, 1807-03-11 00:00:00

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NUMBER 4.51

TRI4L OR UR HOME POPHAM.

Portsmouth harbour, March Gth:
FIRST DAY.. ,

~ The usual formalities of swearingthe Members of
the Court, and Judge Advocate, being gone through
:—tbe Order from the Admiralty appointing 'Mr.
Jarvis, to conduCi the, Prosecution ; also, that dire&-
ing Mr. Bicknell, their Solicitor, to assist him, were
read. Both were signed by Mr. Marsden.
After the warrant for the original arrest of Sir
Nome Popham was read—The following list of wit=
'nesses summoned upon the trial were called over :
Lord Melville Capt. Parker
Lord Whitworth - Capt.- Dundas
Mr: puskisson Laughlan Maclean
nr. S. Bourne Lieut. Madden
' Mr. .Marsden Mr: Thomas Browne
Capt. King Thomas Wilson
rAnvards Mr. Hollingsworth.
.V 13.3 Charge, the substance of which has already
appeared in this Paper, was. then read by the Judge
Advocate:—Thil Charge recited Eighteen different
Documents, each of which was read, and are as' fol-
:

No- 1•'"-Copy of Original I astrudions to Sir,H. Popham.
. " No.. (Most Secret).
Py the Commissioners, forexecutin the Office of Lord High
Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain acid Ire-
land.
•
The Lord Viscount Castlereagh, one of
his' Ma-
.jesty's Principal Secretaries of State, having, with .his
letter to 'us, of the 25th of July; .transmitted a copy
of the instruetions, which, by coumiand of his Ma-
jesty, he had furnished to Major-General Sir David
Baird, .commanding his. Majesty's Land Forces, on
•art Expedition for attempting .the reduction of the
Cape of Good Hope; on the subjeEt of which the Ala-
jor,Genetal has been direOed to communicate with
you in the - most cOnfidential. manner, and to
concert with you 3u6 measures as Iszy be best for
his Majesty's service, 'w3 transmit to you lids..'!Nith a
'copy of the said insttu&ions for infmrnatioti,-
gether with copies of the instmaibnl from _the Se--
.•\.pret Committee of the Court of Direaors oft-he East
Wa Company to the Governor and Council OfSo.
Rel42n,a ; and -also to the Officers °commanding their
-ships, 'vc•-,iich you wilt communicate to the said Go-
Vernor and council, and to the said -Officers, as you
shall think it e,xpedient ; and we do hereby require
you, and dire& yo .1, to communicate in the most eon-
Edential manner with.Major-General Sir D. Baird; to
Atrnish him with all the-;zlformation in your power,
and to co-operate with hit N in the execution of his
Majesty's command concernin.t' such measures with
the Major-General for 'proceeLi.' against the Cape
in the manner which may be most to ensure
success,
On your arrival at ...Madeira, you- will 0;;€4 under
your command his Majesty's ships named Ir;._ the
margin*, which you may expea• to find -there
the Captains of which are direCted to follow your
orders), together with the transports; victuallers, and
Indiamen ; and on leaving; this Island you will de-
liver to the several Captains and Commanders such,
rendezvous, in case of separation; as May be judged-
most likely to enable you to arrive oft the...Cape,'
with the whole of you? colleted 1-orce.
Upon dte surrender 4t2f the Settlement •to His Ma-
ifilg's arms, you are to use your utmost diligence; as
jar as mey_ciependon you, to•have4;:e troops and re-
cruitsdestmed for India expeditiously 7-relittarke,a, in
order thai they may proceed under the convoy of the
Belliqueu.
to the ulterior destination, notifying by
them, or,by the earliest opportunity whick you can
find, the surrender of the Cape to the two Com-
manders in . Chief of-His Majesty's Naval Forces in
the Indian Seas, in order, that the accustomed com-
munication with "the Colony tuaragaio be opened.
And Yolc are, further directed, as soon as the oljectqf
the Lx?-pedition- shall be accomplished, to. send the
Raisonable to St. Helena, with orders to take unddr
her convoy such of the vessels of the East India
Company and others, as may be 'colleaecl.at that
Island, and proceed with them to Spithead. •
In the event of circumstances- arising which may
make it expedient to desist froM the enterprize, you
Are nevertheless to detach the India Ships to their
destination, under convoy of the Belliqueux; and
to returo with the remainder of your force
and trans-
posh to St. Helena ; and not finding there -any
instruaions, after waiting fifteen -days, or
longer, if it shall be found expedient, you will pro-
ceedour tonvno Cork
unless with the ship;i and
you shall- transports under
y c y,
receive a different
destination at Port Praia; at St. Jago, where you
are direaed to call for further orders, leaving at St.
Helena the Raisonable to take under her convoy any
of the homeward-bound East India ships that may
either have arrived there, or be expeCted to arrive
within one month ; but in the event of none being
there, nor any expeaed in the above-mentioned pe-
riod, you are to continue the Raisonable under your
command, and proceed as before direaled.
Immeiliately after the surrender of the Cape, or
in the event of circumstances arising which -may
oblige. ytbu to desist froth the enterprtze; you are to
dispatch one of, the small vessels whiCh will accom-
pany you, to England, transmitting to our Secretary
for our information au account of your proceed-
ings.
-Given, B.:c. July 29; 1805,

BARHAM,
J. GAMBIEH,
PH. PATTEN.

•
ry Command of their Lordships,
• JOHN BARROW.'
In thiS Was an. inclosure, containing the Secret
Instructions to Sir D. Baird to co-operate with Sir
Popham.
• -
, . No. 0.
,o,ffice; August e,, 1 8 a 5.
SIR,
j am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of
the, Admiralty, to signify their direaion to you to
send a frigate to cruize on the East coast of South

* Belliqueux, Raisonable, Diomede, Narcissys, Leda,
oir sloop, and encounter gunolvsnl.