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occasion, `and.. have therefore to request 'that the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Will
be
pleased to order a Court-Martial to try Rear-Admirals
Harvey, updn the Charges set forth in my letter of
this day's date (No. 88), and for having, as herein
before stated, spoken of me and of my charaaer and , 1
conduit, at ditferent allies, in an unofficer-like and 1
contemptuous manner, tendingC to subvert the disci- 1
pline of the fleet, much to the prejudice of the pub-
lic service.

" I have the honour .to be, Sir,
"Your Most' obedint humble Set'%Wits- •
(Signed) . GAgingt."
" The lion. W. W. Pole, &c. ekc. Admiralty. 7

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Mr. Bicm om!. then, as Solicitor for the Admirs.l-
- began the pKoceedings by calling on the first wit
nets, Admiral Lord GAMBIER.
Q. - Was your Lordship appointed Commander
in• Chief of the Channil Fleet, and did you
,held
"that situation on the 2d and 3d of April last.--.A.
.wat, acrd did hold that situation on the flays,gla-

Coned. ' .
Q. On what particular duty was your Lordship's
Fleet employed at that time ?--4i3 blockailiog the
enemy's Fleet, anchored under the Isle of Aix.
Q. Did your Lordship receive key and what rar"
doffs to employ •Lord Cochrane from the Admiralty
for the purpose of destroying the enemy's fleet
.Basque Roads -I did? receive such orders oe
the ed or 3d of April last.
Here he produced the order, which wait read.
Q. Did your Lordship, in consequence of that
order, issue any, and what dire6tions to the Captias
of the Fleet, through the medium-of the Admirals of
Division ?—A. I issued orders to the Flag Officered
"the Fleet., •
Q. What was Rear Admiral Harvey's rank in the
Fleet at that time ?—A. He was Rear Admiral of the
Red, an'' second its command in the Fleet.
Q. Did Rear Admiral Harvey come afterwards on
• board the Caledonia, and op what date?—A.
mind Harvey came on board in the ale:n=ll of the
3d of April.
• Q. Be pleased to state to the Court all that pesied
between you and the Admiral on that teee--14'
. e
Having detailed the circumstances that dtb that
unpleasant piece of business with Admiral Harvey,
in which he offered me an insult, as Carnmender
in Chief of the Channel Fleet, which I' could not
pass over, and fteettiat• discipline I felt it my duty
to supportel shall proceed. In the afternoon of
the ad of 'April, Admiral Harvey said in my cabin,
'no other person'being present, that in consequence
of the orders I had issued, 'calling upon the officers
and seamen. to volunteer their eurvices'ill the tip
ships that were preparing to be employed, there
were several officers on board the Torment ready to
undertake tharsery ice, and the Admiral offered him*
self to Wei& the duty. I informed Admiral Harvey
that I had received orders from the
,AdlOirai'Y
to
employ Lord Cochr one to condtite' that 'aeersce,
eel-
g •
upon which Admiral Harvey replied to me m
a high
tone, Lord
tone, and in a disrespe&ful manner, that •'. •
Cochrane was employed, or. any other oXisicer
ot
'to him, in preference to him, he shonld ante'
dime:), desire to..strike his flag, and resign his oar
missioo. .1 infaiii.d Admiral Harvey that 1 81)00
be sorry that he should take sue., strung measures!
that I had, received particular orders from the
Admiralty to .employ . Lord Cochrane. Upon
this Admiral' -Harvey, in a vehement, ;ooh-
ing telemeter, said, he had been negleeted..iii his
former services,' by. myself,
.when" I held 0 Place
ins- the Adiiiiralty, and by other Members of the
Admiralty, and that he' had not been rewarded
for the entieent services -he had 'performed. Ad'
• rniral Harvey went on in a Manner highly otreP:
'Slye JO contemptuous to me. He said that !lova'
sure 'Arad-written •fo the AdmiraTty to proPe"
recommend some other, officer junior to him for 1"-
execution of any. service that might be
I by his MjiesiYy* fleet. I observing that Jetimir'el
Harvey's Warmth. increased, was careful to avoid
saying any thing that might give hint any otre"e'
or increase his eft ation, but.caltely told him Oa
Thad not taken aey such step ; that lodfanierd.
.ta private commuteeetiore to Lord Mulgraee,
ing him that the ships in Aix did (heel.
much exposed, reel that Lord Cochrane Wall
ed to conduet. the service, Whilst the Rear Adroit'
'by his manner and countenance, and answerit"
treated with contempt, and said he should brief ipat
undertaken
to account for mreonduet. I said that this was pat
the time and place for it ; and he said, in dig °L.::
contemptuous manner, that he despised this 61`te
ness of my. sending an application to the Adollra
by the a(ding Mastqr of the Tonnant, fur .0
Menials I must (emote, that I used nil the wet,
in smy power to accommodate the differences 1371
tweet. Admiral Harvey and myself, which I th°„`lael
the acknowiedgmente of the Jo"„
Admiral thanotherwise. kle also reproached in.
generally: •
PaSS4aNt -Tca. Will your Lordst.ip Jove n'ebti°,
ask, f9r the•precise words of Admiral Haney on i re
OCcai:,lll ?—A. As far al IMt SCCOIIt:Ct• Wilj
speak so as nearly as I care
As ‘,la are to judge 00 • °
rd
• when you say he. used contemptuous and reproach;
fol.lattuage, we would wish to know rite erc'cele
terms."—A•. Admiral Hervey then iintuedifiel".
said, he differed fret) me with respect to nly,
o
dust Management of the fleet, "end that
he
Would impeach me fur misconduct and bed tnaose;lie.
tnent ; and in' the sone insulting manner HAW) r:
offered himself to go in the Tolman', or any ite!-e
hoard
.oldrotten ship, to tirefertake the eiiterpriee,
the enemy's three deck ship in Aix Itcads, and lit t
her out ' duel considered as an insult to me- 104 r
ventured this service
vious to' this conversation, lie said that any silt'es
to that effect. He shortly afterwards weut 00 icA
inform
would never retern, or 'ile,
quarter-deck of the Caledoniaew when I was
be 'tied—

atistia:vaes:;B:—ptitere.
mil.rPa'Khi en Lord GAMBIER proceeded,
miral stopped.
~ dtcl* Ad'
I would have been glad to have aeoertr- Ad
Q. Did Rear Admiral Harvey say any thing t°
you about endangering 'fie fleet more than once ?.."'
apology, &c. but"----horn 00 -4
A. No, he tio,ers.litl any thing to the about it',
1 in
)REBILiENT--:-.1 think this to be irseletaut, Ow.-
the charges.
Q. Md • Admiral Harvey aceotP.PauY j'il !In;
Vage with
. any and what geture ?•-r.roi 1-- •
tb,.3.u. by expresp"pils and,
Inv., liftiog lii# Pei. `?`''''