The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-19 00:00:00

Cross- Examined.

• , Q. Did they retire behind the hills, or merely
in a direction to avoid the fire of the vessels
A. They retired to the westward.- •
Q. You have said that General Donkin ordered
you on the 13th to proceed with your boats to
the westward or upper part of the beach of Tar-
ragona, in order to assist in the embarkation of
the troops,—why did you not comply ?—A. Be-
cause Admiral Hallowell's order was to embark
the heavy guns and artillery stores, which order
1 thought it was my duty to obey, and because at
that time there were no troops ready to embark.
Q. You have said that General Dunkin inform-
ed you that the troops were to be put on board
immediately,--why then did you pay more at-
tention to the same information,' when it came
from iiieutenant Cole, and tWo .other unnamed
officers ?—A. Because sonic time had elapsed
since Gen. Donkius directions, and because 1-saw
clearly, that as the batteries were burning, it. was
Sir J. Murray's intention certainly.to raise the
siege.

Q. At what Ifour was thiS %—A. At one o'clock
p. nl. on the 12th. - . • •
Q. Why did you doubt the statement of the
Quarter-Master-General, and yet act on the same
information, When 'you had collected it from ac-
cidental circumstances Because there -bad
been before so many reports-.
.AdmiralUallowell •
informed me on the Bth, that Sir J. Murray had it
in contemplation to embark the heavy guns, which
was not carried into effect. - I considered, there-
fore, that this might be a similar rumour, parti-
cularly as General Donkin did not give me the
directions in tbe name of the Commander of the
Forces. •

Q. gad not the actual embarkation of the
- troops then commenced ?—A. No ; stores. and
guns only were then embarked.
Q. Atter the conversation with General Donkin,
did you receive no.orders from the- Admiral to
continue the -embarkation of the guns till two
o'clock ?----A. I did.
Q. How do you reconcile this statement with
your former evidence, that at one o'clock you
went to the upper part of the beach to assist in
removing military stores, but Was. prevented from
removing, any-by the intelligence which you there
received ?—A. I did - -not state that was pre=
vented from, removing any, but many. When-1
came to the }leach I found several boats loaded,
and just going off, which 1 obliged to take in an
additional quantity. More, however, were left
in the beach in consequence of the orders of bir
Johit Murray.
Q. You have stated that the march of the
whole French army was afterwards stopped by
the fire of your gun-boats ; at what period did
this take place ?—A.- About the beginning of Au
bust, but but 1 cannot name the particular day.
Q. Was it not after Lord W. 13entinck had re-
invested Tarragona ?—A. Yes, it Was.
Q. How many practicable roads are there be-
tween Villafranca and Tarragona, to which the fire
of boats could not extend ?—A. I,sm'not compe-

tent fil answer that question. I inow of tigne,
never having examini the country.
Q. Did not the enemy reach Tarragona subse-
quently, and destroy the works, notwithstanding
the fire of the navy i—A. They did ; by turning
off in another direction, they were enabled to de-
stroy the works, to, the best of my recollection,
some time in September.
Re-examined by Admiral HALLOWELL.

Q. If you had complied with the order. of Ge-
neral Donkin, milk you not have left the guns on
the beach opposite to the boats ?—=-Yes, certainly.
Q. When you went to the other, part of the
-beach, .had yin' seen all the guns embarked ?---•
A. Yes, to the best of my recollection, all that
- then lay on the beach.

Q. Do von recollect that the fire of the gun--
boats and the Malta frigate stopped the march of
the farce commanded by Sachet at Terre de Barra;
and that on the second day afterwards the enemy
were seen on the hills above Tarragona, after our
troops had retired at day-light.—A. I recollect
perfeetly well, but do not know by which route
the army retired.
Q. Did the tire of the Navy on. that occasion
compel the enemy to retire, and prevent them
front advancing on Colonel Adam?—Yes.
la explanation, witness stated that Gen. Don-
kin did not communicate-. his order as proceeding.
-from Sir J. Murray himself, but merely desired
him to go to the upper part of the beach, in -outer
to assist in "facilitating the • embarkation of dm
troops. ' • -
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