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CUstorus.

Saturday morning a Court Mottial rt'as beld at
Portsmouth on Samuel Hood, for stealing plate
from Capt. BINGHAM, of his Majesty's Ship 1.4-
mont.-lie was sentenced to receive 200 lashes.
David ititson, of his Majesty's ship Tigre, was
tried for disobedience; of orders, and the charge
was proved; but, it appearing that the prisont.:e
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dbaeyai Pilot,ttit ;tight,
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toms, seized the Pilot Packet, of Cowes, laden
with bales of muslin, silk,
and shun is, which were smuggled out eat an Bast
'lndia ship. This is the most valuable sei4ore that
has been made at Portsmouth for a yonsiderable
time. The veviel is nearly new.

Are the contents of them , as far as came Within
your knowledge, correct and true ?—Yes.
How long: had the `action tasted before you
were wounded I—Better than an •hour, believe.
Was the Java much disabled before
_you welt!
wounded ?-:--Yes, aloft, thefore-top ; two Planks
weteshot out of li, and lodged into the built of
the fore-sail.
Did you starer much from the musgnetry on the
forecastle ?----Yes, and likewise front the round and

INTERESTING DETAILS
ITY THY.
LOSS Off` THE JAVA.

The following were the M►nutes taken at a
Court Martial assembled on hoard his AlajeSty's
ship Gladiator, on the 23d of April last, in Ports-
mouth Harbour, on the surviving officeri and
crew of his Majesty's late ship Java.
Lieutenant Chads's letter, detailing the cause
and circa►matances of the capture and loss of that
frigate having been read,
The Judge Advocate asked Lieut. Chads,
Have you anyAurther narrative to produce re-
! ttive to the capture and loss of his Majesty's late
ship Java?
furtf►cr narrative WaS produced by Lieuten-
ant Chan's; ,which was read by the Judge Advo-
cate:

grape.
hid you think you had as good of the action as the
American before you were Wounded?---- Yes ; they
seemed to be eery sick upon i 4.
Did you conic again afgr gning- below ;
was &Ica about an lota ; and when I ;.ot my arm
put a little to rights, by' turniquet being put on it,
nothing else; my hand was carried away, and my
arm wounded 'about- the ellioth, I put my arm into
the bosom of my shirt, and went up again, when I
saw the enemy a7head of its; repairing, his claniaB,es.
I had my orders rum Lieutenant Chugs, before the
action began, to chicr tip the boulders with my pipe,
that they might_ make a clean spring iii bOarding.
Did the Java receive, much dumage from the
enemy, before the Jav,a returned any tire at all
Yes ; we received, besides what. I have stated,
niuch damage in the rigging. . •
Do you think the Java,bad is fair chance of suc-
ceeding, before you were wounded and went be-
low ?—lr appeared to, Me she would. The second
broadside his wheel. iyas carried away; and. he
got a good touching up.about the quarter-deck and
forecastle ; and he downed tore and main tacks to
go ahead of us ; and 'when our fine-mast went,
he up-courses and continued the action.
Then I got wounded.
JOHN MMODONip, Boatswain's-gate, belonging
to the Java, called in and sworn. •
The Court asked, .
Where were you quartered in, .the action ? At
the fifth-gun on the quarter-de k.
pid you think,• before. .the Jnva was disabled,
that you had a good chance of beating the ene-
my's ship ?---Yes ; T think we had as good
,as
the y had. . .
Did the Americans appear
,t:, you to avoid a
close action or not; in- the easly part of the a 6.
tion kept at long they kept edging
away, until the Java Was disaided:
Did you hear the letter aid detailof the action
delivered ,to the Court by Lieutenant Chads read ?

To Lieutenant Chads:-.—,
Have you any complaint to make against any
of the horriving officer, and ship's company of his
Majesty's late ship Java, respecting her capture ?
---N one.

To the Other officers and ship's comp6ny.
Have you any complaint to make against Lieu-
tenantlleury Ducie Ch ids, First Lieutenant of
the ship, respecting. his conduct as to her capture
—None.
Lieutenant W. TIERRINGH.AI4, Second Lieutenant'
of his Majest'y's late ship Java, called in and
sworn. •

The- Court asked;

Have you heard the letter and narrative of Lieut.
Chads, and the detail of the action, read
.to the
Court?—Yes.

•
Are the contents of
,them, as tar as came to
your knowledge, correct, and true, to the best of
mut- knowledge and belief?--To the best of my
knowledge and belief, they are.
Did the • Java sutler by , the two broadsides
flied from the Constitntion before the Java
opened her 'fire ?—From being on the main deck,
I cannot speak positively as to the sails and rig-
ging ; but I believe not materially.
• Were you on deck during the whole of the ac-
tion ?—Yes,
mid you syffer much. from the musqUetry of the
Americans believe there were a number of
musquet-shoiirounds. Capt. Lambert was killed
by a ntuiquet shot. •
At what period of the action, did you sustain
the greatest loss !—Not in the early part • of. the
action. After the ship became nnmanageable,
and the Constitution took a raking position, our
loss became considerable.

Arc the coutents.of it, a far as carne to
your
knowledge, correct and true 3—lt is 411 true and
correct, as far us I know.
Did you hear Capt. Lambert order the Java` to
bedaid, on board the American
What distance was you then tram the enemy's
sterbl—Not quite a cable's length upon our lee-
beam ; the helm was put a-weather.
,Do you remember the bowsprit touching the
wizen rigging ?
Yes, it took the mixer' rigging, which appeared
to me to prevent our
_boarding at am time.
• Were' the men all ready ?—Yes, they had heen
called, and were all ready for jumping on board
on .the forecastle, Marines and all. '
Did you see any of the enemy's men ready, to
receive the boarders 3—No, 1 did not see titiST of
thin at the time, , '

Mr. B. ItortiNshN-; Master of his Majesty's late
ship called in and sworn. •
The Cowl asked,

Did -ytin hear the letter and narrative and detail
of the action, produced by Lieut. Chads, read to
the Court?---des.
Are the contents of them correct and true, as
far as came to your knowledge ?--Yes.
At what period was you wounded ?—About a
quarter past three otelork.
IVas the Java disabled before you were under
the necessity of quitting the deck
gad you at that time a:favourable prospect .of
the action terminating in yaw favour ; our
rigging was much cut up ; the slings of the main
yard shot away ; the' head of the bowsprit gone.
IVas the Ainerican frigate alongside you, when
you were wounded was right abreast of es,
within about pistol shot.
Do you remember if they annoyed you much by
musquetry whilst you were on deck good
deal from the tops. •
the American, whilst you were on ilea,
appear to avoid close. action Z.--Yes, by keeping
away.
By what was you wonndcit?--By a grape shot.
When you bore down'to the enemy; and liatiled
your wind, what part of yOur broadside were you
able to bring upon him?---The whole of the star-
board, brim& fele.
Did you receive material damage in going down
before you brought to the wind ?--Not, materiel
damage.,

. .
Did *you hang, some time by the tuizen rigging ?
—Not loog.
Did they get their chasers then out, and rake
you ?----Yes.
. When you were about to lay the enemy on
board, from your seeing no men on her decks,
and from the state of vour own ,hip, do you. think
that, the actioi). would have terminated in sour
favour, had not theloremaA been curried away ?
Yes, I thitik it would,
Were you ever i'n action before ?—Yes. ,
C. SPEEDY, Captain of the Forecastle of the Java,

called in anctsworn.

Did you hear the letter and narrative of the
detail of thelact,ibn.read ?=--; `es. - • •
Are the contenti r it'ebreet and true ?-t-Yes,
verl'Ttrue, ;Ls. lar saS know.• - '
ere'you on the-fOreeastle thiring'the•Whole of
the action frOm the' I):l_,:inning to the last,
quactered at the forembit carronade. • .‘:
Before the '4fava was clisabled"by losing the end.
of bowsprit and 'fOreuittAt; did you think you
had as good of the' • action: as 'the Amerieau
yes i• thouglit we Wert! going on very well.
About the middle of the action I thought they had
got enotigh of if, and was making off front' us • I
saw het. stern towards us `acct r mire tonnd.on the
other tack'.

Lieutenant GEORGE Du CIIANAN, Third Lieute-
nant of his Majesty's late ship Java, called in
and sworn.
The Court asked', , _

Did you hear the letter, narrative, anddetail of
the action, delivered by Lieutenant Chat's, read to
the Court ?—1 did.

Are the contents of it, as far as come within
your knowieuge, correct and true ?—Yes.
Where were you stationed irr the action?--At
the after pins, on the main deck.
Have you any thing to, add to that stated by
Lieut. Chada

Lieutenant J. SAUNDERS, of the Royal Navy,
called in and sworn..

The Court asked, •
• Did you heat the letter, narrative, and detail of-
thc, action, mad to the Court
,Are the content.;: of t twin, as f'ra as Came. With-
in Our knoi'vledg-e, correct.inti
Did yon strker, much iii t..he forecastle from the
cut rny's inusqueq?---Very lintel, indeed.
Were you stationed there ';-;--Yes,
Bid you think the.:.lavu. had a fair chance of
Snt' ceeding, befoit. the -end of the bowsprit was
shot away ?—Yes,
At what period of the action did -you 'suffer
niOst ?—When the bowsprit vent.: •
'Did the Ainerican appear:to'yiytt to:avoid cloie
action at the tir'st part of ir CS. • . •
1); d the American Err pear to keep up herli re curly
the action, aa,sho did after the bowsprit was
"6'l away ?--She slackened her fire ,idter the
broatkide frinn the-Java, and appktaredlo be
eohto,ital.
?IfLotti,tt.,l,Teerrswtt,tilrl:ll4. litat the American lust tier
vht,a. by the, fits,t
41.0 that She loSt shier
t!tat Ann' lilen ftf e tIOLU
thin:
Jas t,
and
1/4
It ,fAxEs Mr:4mA., late Boatswain. of . the:
Java,, called in, and worn .
TheCoart asked, • .
,
'Did-yon hear the letter, 'imitative; ami,:tiet •1 of
t action, read to the Court

LoNmoN: Pr;
At the St.tx Ovki

Did they, a,nuoy yon much on the forecinitle by
musquetry ?---More by round' and gi.ape -double- r
headed; I picked' up five bar-shot which felt Out of
the foremast in rolling I put three' of them in our
guns, and fired them hutic again.
Did the Americans -appear to avoid Close ac=
tiou ?-I.le did al Ways avoid,close action, he kept
whenev'er the smoke cleated away,- the al-
waOlound him VoTing''‘zwayfrOm US.
Do you remember when the 'Java 'endeavoured
to lioard liar -:---Yes, it was just as the' foicinast

-Were you, all ready for boarding them >s,---They
were called on 'the gangway and forecastle, and
were all ready, boarders and marines.
Did you see, many Of the enemy ready to.op
pBse_tjwboarders?----Not many on deck, 1 gaw
some men there, but there were a great many in
the taps. •
From the few men you saw on the deck of the
elletil.V'S ship, had Captain Lambert's intention
succeeded in laving on board, have you: reason. to
believe it would hare been successful >---Yes,

have.
Was you ever in action before?—Yes, once be-

fore.

Lieutenant „lIL MEncER, of the Royal' Marines,
called iu and sworn
Did you bear the letter, narrativ6, and detail of
the action read ?—Yes, I did..
Are •the contents of theme true, to best of your
knowledge, and belief ?—They
lihd you Roy of your men at small arms /-74 be
-
Here thirty-four ; upwards
.o; twenty on the guar-
ter (lack, and tco on the foreep: le.
Did the enemy make tise of their. small, arms

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much ?-----Ye,. from the decks and. frAtn the tops. .
'mete you nitwit:annoyed. with the small arms ?
--Yes, we were ; the first .broadside I believe
itn:re were tit; stuallarms, there might be the •
ega .d. . „ .
Were your decks exposed to their tops ?----Yes,
~
very witch ; tliev could see us to take aim.
• Do you remember when the Java attempted to
lay 'the enemy on board ?,--Yes, Captain ,Lambert
spoke to me about it.; be said it was his•mten-
tion to hoard, and desired me to prepare the ma-
rines an that occasion, -which was done.
Do you know 4.y-what circumstances it was pre-
vented ?—I understood it was by the loss of her
foremast at the time.
How near did you get to the enemy in the at-
tempt ?--Very close, rwithin pistol-shot ; • I only
saw two men on board the American at thattime,
oneatas on the after-part of the quarter deck, anti
one On the main-top. . .
'Were the marines keeping up their fire thew?'
—Yes, they were, and the boarders were all
ready. I think the Americans were. waiting under
their barricading to reteive us.
Did the Americans appear to avoid close ac-
tion ?---Yes, they evidently did ; they continually
kept: away.
What sort of men were the marines ?—Eighteen
of them were very young recruits, the rest have
been to sea before.
Captain 'JOHN MARSHAL, of the Royal Navy,
called in and sworn.
Did you hear the letters, narrative, and detail
of the fiction read to the Court ?—Yes, I did.
Are the contents of them true and correct, to
the best of your knowledge and belief?--Yes.
Being on hoard his Majesty's late ship Java, in
the action between that ship and the United States
frigate Constitution,.l beg leave to submit to this
Honourable Court my depfAition, relative to the
conduct of Captain Lambert, his Officers, and
ship's company, throughout the action : it is
therefore most gratifying to Me to mention, the
cool and determined manner in which Captain
Lambert brought the enemy to action, and. the
gallantry which be displayed to the-moment when
he fell mortally mtiied, inspiring every indivi-
cild under his command with a steady and ho-
nourable sense of their duty. It is equally pleas-
;hag to me, to inform this Honouraiile Court of
:Idieut. !Mails' distinguished conduct, when the
command of lei's Majesty's ship devolved on him,
in consequence -of Captain Lambert's much-.
lununited wound ; and 'I beg leave particularly to
notice, the persevering, resolutesuanner in wLeich
Litilt: Chads fought the JaVa, %nen all hopes- of
successful contest had vanished with tire loss of
that ship's foremaSti and it only remairied (ordain
to uphold the honour of the British flag; with
this view,- Lieut. Chads continued the defence .of
. his Majesty's ship with the most determined spi-
rit, till the loss of. her three masts and.bowsprit,
reducing the.ship to rt perfect wreck, enabled
,the
enemy ,to -assunie a position on the bow anti a,-
head. The. fore .part of the Java being covered
with the wreck of falling masts, and Yards, it was
impossible to bring 'a gem to beux on the enemy.
Lieut. Chads did not surrender his Majesty's ship
until bereft:of every means of defence. I beg
leave also to state, the general gallantry of every
Oifi-er, seaman, and rearine,*an hoard her
Did you-bear the orders given by Captain Lana;
bert to:board ?--,No, I did not; I;ut I knew it to
tie his intention. .`

Did it appear to you, that the enemy's frigate
endeavoured to avoid close action,- by edging
away ?—Most assuredly, from her continually
wearing to avoid our fire.

Did it appear to you, that the Java had a fair
prospect of a successful termination of the action,
previous co the loss of her foremast ?-1 conceived
the enemy'S ship to be superior from the weight
of her metal, and number of men ; but conctived
we possessed equal chance from the accidents, in--
cident to action.

Do you remember the ,attempt to lay the enemy
on board rememberthe attempt being made to
lay h eron board for that purpose, when our foremast
going over the side,- prevented. (pit intention of
boarding ; instantly our bowsprit touched their
•rigging,' our foremast went over the sid?, and the
wind operating on our after-sails, brought the
ship in a line with the enemy, and we fell astern
of her; our bowsprit passed over her tatitail, as
we fell to leewz4rd.
Do you know Alen you experieneedAhe greatest
lost ?—rthiuk, about the time that Captain Lam-
bert fell ; she was raking us for about an hour,
she laying under our stern and- starboard quarter..
•Was there a good breeze durint.,- the actibuo)---
Yes ; but It fell at the latter part of the action,
and she rolled very much in the sea, and the Ame-
rican was kept steady by her sails. in one or two
instances, the muzzles of our main deck guns
nearly' touched the water. The American ship's
gulls were much higher than the Java's.
Lieutenant Chads asked,

Did you not know it was our intention.to have
engaged her again had she come upon our broad-
side I—it wits Lieutenant chads, to the best of
my belief, kept. the colours diving, in the hope
that tl)e enemy would come alongside they were
not lowered, till his intention was evident of plac-
ing himself a-head in a raking position ; and, a 3
,the 'Commander informed me, he had already
givers, orders to fire, when our colours were
lowered.

Arajor-General Tuo:►!AS liEsLor called in and

sworn.-

Have you read, or 'maid read, the letter and
narrative ofLient. Chadi, delivered to the Court
bitve.

Are the contents of them correct and true, to
the best .of your knowledge and belief'?---As fat•
as it can be supposed that I as a military officer
can be a judge of the detail of a naval action,
they are strictly so, to the best of my knowledge
and belief.

You will be pleased to state to the Court any
other observations you nifty wish respecting the
conduct of the officers and ship's couipiny on that
occasion it cannot' be expected Ican cuter
into a detail of the, action, l could with to read to
the Court Illy observatiolb as 1 have put them On
paper:

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