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French .weile in the ,habit of placing a .strlaller space
upon the chart th Ail was proper thatliejrad an in-
s!ance of it upon some former occasign, when stand-
ing into tEe. point-, he had expefle4&o have found
by the chart, where (he space ~cas, Sill illy near five,
miles across, insiea•J of being under.
Q. What nurnber of turn:ices tor heating shot did
Lord Cochrane report-to me there were on-the Island
O'Atx, in teconnoji,ring previous to the l tth of
April ?—A. t do not recollect; but het reported to
me; -on his return from reconnoitring the sth of
April, that he perteiVed -1 800 men, and 5 tut naves
burning at that time.
Q. Was not -the fiking of the explosion vessels
committed to Lord.cochrane ?-7-A. Entirely so.
Lord Gambier thett -said, (hat under the peculiar
circumstances of the connetion Eetween S:r Harry
Neale and himself as a confidential friend, and his,
Captain, he should not ask anv further question.
By the COURT.—Did Lord Cochrane state to you

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bow many_ guns were on the batteries (Aisle d'Aix.?.

—No. He reported the west end of the, batteries
to be in a state of rubbish. It was visible to the

fleet the battery was new forming.

Q. It is material for me to observe that Lord
Cochrane made a signal on March 19, Can destroy
:the enemy;"- on, wh:zl-12ccount I did. not then re-
ca.li the Imperieuiie, but as nothing h.id been-et:Fed-
ed by his
.Lords;iip, s.v!o_..n on the.follnWing day he
made.the signal to me when recalled, "If permitted
to remain can destroy enemy," I thought it unne-
cessary to pay more attention -to-his signal, than to
dire& his Lordship by signal to communicate with
L'Ai,gle, which ship Lord Cochrane knew I had
.or-
deted to relieve him-. I concluded, therefore, Lord
Cochrane would have communicated to Captain
Wolfe any measures he had in contemplation. for
destroying the enemy ; and I was anxious to have
his Lordship's report of his proceedings, in-orcierthat
might transmit my report to the Admiralty with-
out delay.
Captain HARpIMAN ;thorn and examined by Loi-d
GAMBLER.

CI What time in the afternoop of the. 12th of
April were you direled with the Unicorn to the
attack of .the enemy ?—A: As near as I can recoi-
led, about half past two o'clock. -
Q. Were the three ships of the enemy that were
on shore upon the Pallas shoal .on that day, and
‘vhich afterwardszot off, at oily time in a position
to be attacked ; I !bean- from the depth of water
round them i—A. There were two ships afloat
prior to the frigates going in, and the enemy's ship
ashore and upright, and her broadside to the entrance
of the anchorage in Aix Roads. The 3 enemy's ships
on shore appeared to me not to be in a position td
admit of an attack on then') by any of the British
ships. •

44, Was every exertion used, according to your
,judgment and observations, by' every'ship and vessel
sent in to the attack of the enemy To the best
of my judgment every exertion was used by, the Bri-
tish ships and vessels that could be.
Q. Under all the circumstances of the wind and
tide, did it appear to you on the morning of the 12th
of April, when. the enemy's ships were on shore,
and life signal had been. made, that part of the fleet
de,trey them, there was, on my part any.ne-
. Elkt or unnecessary delay for taking effeaual mea-
sures to destroy the enemy ?—A. I do not know of
any negle& or unnecessary delay.
Q.' (By the COURT.) From the first attack of the
enemy's ships to the time of your leaving the Basque
Rona, was there, -to the best of your judgment,
every thing.-done that could be done to effect their
.destruaion ? A. I think there Was,. up to the 26th
of April, When I left Basque Roads.
Q.. Was the Unicorn anchored with the rest of
the squadron, on, the i2th of April, on the edge of
the Parais Shoal ? A. Yes, she was. -
Q. Were ;the brigs, sloops, and gun boats ad=
vanced nearer to theetierny than the attacking ships?
A. To the best of my knowledge none of the brigs
except the Beagle was it) toe advairee of the British:
ships during the .attack•of the veth.- The 'Beagle
continued under weigh' between the enemy and the
. attacking frigates.
Q. Did the Beagle appear to you to be as far ad-
vanced- toward the Anenty as the depth of .water
woUld admix of Irerbeing A. Not having sounded
any distance between the Unicorn and the enemy, I
Cannot say whether the depth of water would have
adtnitted the Beagle to have closed more with the
' enemy.
0. How touch nearer to the enemy than the fri-,
gates do you suppose she was ? A, To the best of
my, judgment three or four shin's length.
Q. Del she author ? A. No; -I did nut observe
her oil the afternoon of the 12th
'• Q. Did she engage the enemy under weigh ? sA.
Yes, she did, and I believe continued so engaging
until the 'general firing of the British squadron
cca-ed.
Q. Was the Beagle placed 'between the British
ships and the ships of the enemy aground, and being
undersaiL subject at any tune, ii your apprehen-
sion. (0 receive any (latrine by the shot of the Eng-
ships ? -A. I think tie was ; but lam not cer-
tam ;Lat she t•ceived any froM them. ,
Q. FrOm the time Of the Commander in Chief's
arriral in .13.1sqle Roads till your leaving it, can you
st ee any instance-of neglett or misconduct in his
proceedings for the adv,intage of the pnblic service
is. I caenot. The Unicorn was the advanced frigate
from toe day of, anchoring in Basque Roads, till the
aftern..n Of the 12:li Apri.
Q. Were Inc exertions of the brigs and small ves-
sels continued utter 11;e 12th of April ter the de-
-1!(A Oion of the enemy's ships, until they, had re,
eni ;y out of their—reach -? A. From the
13in
_el April until the Unicorn's leaving Basque
Ro.ith, I have no reason to itappose there was any
want of exertion on the part of the brigs and vessels.
I•believe they •c ntinued to fire., It. continued to
blow during tie time so strong, that small vessels
often could not proceed in their operations.
Capt.eitt SEntoutt, of the Pallas, sworn and
examined.
Q. (By Lord GAMBIER)—What time in the af-
ternoon
.12th of April were you direaed, or
4id you proceed with _the Pallas to the attack of the
Oips A. About a quarter, after .twO
•

Q.
.J.)(1 you ramernber seeing the position of the a-ne.n)'s Meet on that morning, and
_whether 'there
lve)' dn.,' of ihem afloat at t Iwtr anchorage ? A. Two
Shies wvre afloat thu'ie---the a 4 Com,
•
roOdure.

His Lordship then put the Several qt-litior.,„
which were answered by Captain Fla diniatti, to t+~is
witness ; which were answered 'precisely to the snine
effeEt as to the 6penitions of the in-shore squadi ott
and the movements of the Pnerny's ships.
Q. (liy.:the Couter.) When the ships of the line
left Aix Ruaci,, did the Pallas go out with tern ?
A: She did not.

Q. On the morning of the:l3th Apia-, were there
any ot the eneriy's ships which remained within
reach ot shot from. the• Pallas ? A. No, not by a
very considerable dist;:nce.
Q. Was the Pallas then in-tiro situation in:which
she was when she engaged the enemyOn the 12th.:
A. She as not.; but moved-on the preceding even-
ing into deeper water.
Q. Were any of them within gun-shot of the si-
tilation from which she removed ?
The Court then continued to examine this wit-
ness in a manner similar to the former witnesses.
His answers were to the same effetSt, adding, that
Circumstances had occurred afterwards which proved
that the Regultis might have been attacked by sinall
vessels. She was on shore undift the bktery.

To the question resPeeting the geni.ral'Conllqa" of
the Commander in Chief, and' the general condha Of
the ships and vessels -employed in the dpurations at
Basqua Roads, he expressed his strong conviCtion, as
fare as he could presume to' express an opinion on
such- a subject, that the conduct of the Cormnander
in Chief was most zealous and 'tneritOriotisi and
that the cOndnet of the vessels *as such as .to im-
press on -his mind the strOugest sensation of•. satisfac-
tion and-admiration, from the time of their entrane4
into Basque. Roads until .the departure of Ihe Com-
mander iu Chief from Basque Roads. There had
been neither neglect. or. unnecessary delay, tor had
single' exertion been omitted by the Coconiandg,,in
Chief that could tend to the eventual success ot_..the
British . squadron .
Captain Newcombe, of the Beagle, vas then
sworn and examined—Lieutenant Hawkins, Capt.
Kerr, Admiral Stopford, and Captain Wolfe, rel
examined—and Captain Malcolm sworn. and ex!.
mined.

At Five o'clock, finding it impossible to get
through. the rest of the evidence this day, the Court
adjourned till to-morrow.

To the FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of MtEiDLE.

SEX.
the HIGH SHERIFF of the COUNTY' of
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" into consideration the propriety of Petitioning the Corn-
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" tic.ns and otherwise, assliail secure to the Nation the rea-
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of August next, at One o'Clock precisely, for the above pur.
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1101 L Q. Ul3 DlCtitt lALSUM AUDIAT?

L 0 N D U N,
THURSDAY) AUGUST 3, 1809.

No intelligence had reached Government respea-
ing the Expedition, at the titne this Paper was put
to Press.

Private letters have been received from Holland:.
which state, that the Prelitnjnaries of Peace between
. .
France and AUstria havc been signed, but we are in:
dined to think that this account is founded 'rather
upon the probability of such an event,- than:upon any
positive intelligence of its having occurred.

Last night French Papers .to the 26th:ult. reached
town : ►hey are important, inasmuch as they not only
confirm the account of the Armistice, but state-tiaat
the terms have in a great degree been carried into
execution. The. Fortresses have been given up, and
the Tyrol has been evacuated. The Argus contains
some observations, in its usual violent style, npoti our
Expedition,which it represents, either from ignorance
or design, as being directed against Cuxhaven. Jo-
SEPH BUONAPAIITE has returned to Madrid.

Soon after twelve yesteiday his NIAJESTY arrived
at the.areen's Palace troth Windsor, where he was
received by the Qukes of Yotti CUMBERLAND,
Sussax,- and KENT. • _

At half past tWo o'clock his MAJESTY, held a pri-
vate Levee, which was attended by

The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Camden, the Earl pf
Westmoreland, the Eari of Liverpool, Earl Bathurst; Earl
hlar:owby, Viscount Castlereagh, Lords Mulgrave, Levesbn
Cower, arui rieathlield ; Sir David Dundas, the Recorder,
Mr.. Canning, Mr. l'erceval, Mr. Ryder, &c.

The following bad the honour of tieing presented
to his MAJESTY : •

The Dean of Kilialne, on. his promotion.
Brigadier-General Sti.;:hiin, ot the Royal Artillery, on his
return from the' West Indies.

M. jorj;eneral Murray on his return frOm Portugal, and
on.his appointment to the 3.1 West India regiment:.
Sir -111,7inas 'lrigg.. Ida:tenant-General of the Ordnance,
to give in ()R-lance Return,
Major-Gera:nil T. Maitland, Governor of Grenada en his
return IrG:n Grenada. • 1...•

Lieutenant- Colonel Ross, of.the loth Regiment, late Ac-
ting Governor Of St. Croix, on his arrival from India...
1314a,iiier:General Montgomerie, of Dominica, on his arri-
val from the West- Indies.

Captain 'Canton, on his return from the Mediterranean, in
command of the ship Ocean and General Twiss, on being
appo.kined C(4,0, el -Ct.nntnanclant of the Royal Eiiineers.

Alier which his.MAJEsTx held a Privy Counc;l,
and gave'audience to the Cabinet Ministers present;
when Mr. RYbrat, Judge Advocate, laid before
his MAJESTY 11131 proce,edingsOf 4evetal
; and the Recorder reported the number of con-
urkder sentence of th;ath at the last Assi2es;