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London, England, 1815-02-04 00:00:00

CuuitT MARTIAL ON SIR JOHN MURRAY.

IVINCHESTER—THLRYEENTH DAY, Fainax, FEn. 3.
Major-General SMITH'S Erdmintion continued.

Cross-examined.

Q. Do you not, recollect that head of the
column (Suchees) turned off to the village of
Cr6sels, and halted there for the night ?---A:

_
do not know,.,for I was.not
,then WI the spot.
Q. By what road did'. Sucliet finally advance
with his army; when lie. came forward, on the
15th of August, to Tarragona?.—A. I ant not.
abte_to tell.
Q. By statiOning. an Officer at Vendrils or
-Athos-, and detachments of • cavalry there; might
not. hourly, intelligence. oPthe advance of the
.enemy have been received on the 12th of June,
and his advance ascertained to a certainty ?—A. 1
think it might.
Q. Do you conceive that a zealous -and hearty
cft-operation has been afforded by the navy, acting
under my directions, to the army. serving in Va-
lencia and 'Catalonia Most certainly.
• Q. Do you not believe that General Copons had
Cavalry and, Staff-officers on the road between,
Villafrava and Tarragona on the 12th June ?
A. I. do.
Q. Supposing the enemy to have marched from..
Villafranca to Tarragona, how much time could
have been gained on them by any Staff Officer
stationed near-them, so as to give correct intelli-
gence of his movements.?--7A. An Officer station-
ed at A rbos might have gained seven or eight hours
upon the enemy, is I think ; that is, supposing
he got the information at the time they started
front Villafranca.
Q. In how many hours do you think a column
of 8000 men could march from Villafranca to
Tarragona I think in 12 hours.
Sir JOHN 11IttattAv then stated that he now
closed his evidence. -
Letters front Earl Bathurst, in the name of the
Prince Regent, and from the Duke of York to Sir
John Murray, thanking him for his brilliant ser-
vices on the•l2th and 13th April, 1813, in de-
feating a Freneb foice in 'Valencia, were put in
and.read over to the Court.
General Murray then rose, and began to read
some-observations which he conceived it neces-
ssary to submit to the Cinrt on closing his De-
fence. None of tile documents which the Judge
Advocate had brought forward went to prove that
he was so convinced of the decided superiority-of
the enemy on the 9th of June, that he could ex-
pect no benefit' from continuing the siege any
longer. Such a conclusion was disproved by every
subsequent operation of the siege. But even sup-.
posing- any expressions in his letter to the Duke of
Wellington could he •so wrested as to appear to
bear such a meaning, still this would not avail,
because if the Judge Advocate could not also prove
that the continuing the siege after the 9th, did not
further the general plan of operations chalked out
'by the Duke of Wellington, this charge fell to the
ground. With respect .to the other charge, of
not proceeding immediately to Valencia, tin so
doing he had violated no written order. The mo-
ment the siege was raised; which was not till the
re-embarkation at Balaguer, the order of the
Duke of Wellington was carried into execution._
With respect to the Third Charge, brought for-
ward by Admiral Hallowell, he had. rested his de-
fence on thestrength, movements, and position
of the enemy. • When the Court considered all
these circumstances, and that after 'the morning of
the I3th it was -no longer in his power to send the
cavalry to the Col de Balaguer, he had no doubt
they would approve of the course he had followed.
So far front flying from an enemy insignificant
'in numberi, as had been stated, he had yield-
ed only to' an overwhelming superiority, which
threatened'. bis destruction. Flu had followed-
the course which, of all others, was the least de-
structive to the army under his command. Sen-
sible that in so doing, he laid himself open to the
clamour of the ign yant and the malevolent. Up-
held by a sense ••of. duty, and by the conviction
that he was acting in the letter, as well as the in—
structions of the Duke itf Wellington, it would •
perhaps, be unbecoming in him to to remind the
Court of all he had suffered, at the moment that
those sufferings were at an end. His, however,
was no common case. Every Commander was in-
terested in the decision which would now be
awarded. He had borne in silence the unme--
rited clamours raised against hint—his military
character- had been aspersed—his Majesty's arms
bad been said to be degraded by him. If the
Court was convinced that he merited these ithpu-
.tations, he asked for no lenity ; but if the mo-
ment was at length come when these Charges
should be pronounced without foundation, it was
his last request to the Court that it would take his
wounded honour under its protection.
If one word had escaped him in the course of
the prosecution which bore the appearance of
personality, he deeply regretted it. • He had been
obliged to defend himself against personalities,
but in doing-so, he was not aware that he bild'
-indulged in them hiMself. He was willing to be-
-1 ieve that the personalities of Admiral Hallowell
originated in his zeal for the service ; ' but a little
• more candour on his part might have prevented
him front falling into them. The Admiral had
said lie was accused, in the defence, of bolding
back his (General - Murray's) letter to• Sir Ed-
ward Pelle w, of the 2d June. Of this lie cer-
tainly had not accused him ; he regretted that it
was not sent off immediately ; but he had suffered,
--too much from false imputations himself, to allow
him to accuse others hastily of that of which be was.
uncertain. A Member of the Court had put a
question, with respect to the possibility of a rear-
guard remaining on shore, on the night of the
12th, to cover the embarkation.• It was not sun-
:prising to him that this question should have, been
put. He had once entertained the idea himself ;
but when. he reflected on the situation of this
• corps, that it would have remained exposed on an
open • beach, without position, in the neighbour-
hood of a fortress, he did•not deem the measure
advisable. The garrison of Tarragona would most
certainly have attacked it; and. succeeded in pre-
venting it from embarking till the advance of the
enemy would have completely precluded spch a,
measure. .He had', therefore, selected two Officers

:ti.;h in rank, whoz,:e local information enabled
to state an opinion mOl regard to the practicabi-
lity ofleaving a corps behind. This he had done as
much out of respect to the Hon. Mecbcr'who
asked the question, as for the ,sake of .his
own justification. Before he closed lie wished
to advert to one pecidiar circumstance., which
marked this trial. He defend, himself
against two prosecutors, both contending for his
conviction : and with less liberality than had been
sh.cwn by the present Judge-Advocate, heimight
have been deprived of the benefit of that advice
aiid 'assistance which, from his office, . lie was
bound-to affbrd to ei.'ery prisoner; It was seldom
indeed, that a man could be found so iniiartial
to divest himself of-every leaning against the party
whom he was accusing ; for it is a feeling; of our
nature that we should make a common causewith
those who have a- common :object with ourselves.
These observations he humbly and respectfully-
submitted to the Court.
. .
Admiral HALLowELL then rose and said, that
as several charges had been made against him by
Sir John -Murray, lie begged to be allowed to
call witnesses to disprove these charges, and that
they would also examine himself, Ist. With re-
gard to his conduct relative to the Bristol. `4tlly,
With regard to his having recommended .the Ca-
valry and artillery to proceed to Magner. 3dly,
As to the letter of the 3d of June, stated by Sir
John Murray to have been withheld. And 4thly,
As to the hurry in which he obliged Str John:
Murray to send of his dispatch on_the 14th June.
These were heavy charges against Lim ; and he
wished to be examined on oath respecting them.
The Judge Advocate Observed,, that those new
points first stated in the defence which had not
beewproved, could only be noticed 'by the Ad-
miral in his reply ; but with respect to those
which had been proved_ in evidence, he was at •
liberty to oppose other evidence.
.The Admiral
must, however, 'confine himself entirely to such
points as were first brought forward in the evi-
dence for the prisoner.
General Montresor observed, that the matters
alluded to by the Admiral «•ere foreign to the
charges before them ; and on this subject it was
neither competent to the Court to otter. an
nion, nor, to award any_ punishment. • He did not
see, therefore, li6w the 'Court could not enter into
the ostensible
.matter of the Admiral's present
claim.'
t •
The Judge Adv6cate observed, that with respect
to the Bristol, Sir Sohn Murray had been Stopped
by the Court from
,going into it. With respect to
sending the,eavalty and artillery to Balaguer, that
the Court_ had gone into. .As to the sending away
the letter which had bden said -to 'be stopped, it
seemed to him' that the Admiral was entitled to
eXplain that circumstance. 7
The President said he
.thought the. Admiral en-
titled to clear up anything whieolooked like new
matter in the evidence. for the prisoner, but area
it Mast he quite new matter.

The Judge Advocate cited the case of Colonel
Johnson and Admiral high, where the one party
was accused in, the defence of having concealed,
himself under a bed ; and he was allowed to call
one witness to,contradict this.

Sir John Murray Wished Admiral Hallowell to,
state to the Court what the new matter was, with
respect to which he wished to call fresh evidence.
Admiral Hallowell said, he meant to prove that
there was no necessity for going away from Tar-
ragona in tlhe,manner which bad been stated, and
that he had the means of bringing down the guns
before the enemy could arrive.
The President said that would be a new trial
and it could not be gone into. .The Admiral had,
already proved this not only to have been his.owa
opinion, but the opinion of others.
The Judge Advocate stated to the Admiral, that,
it was the pleasure of the Court- this could not be
gone into now.

Admiral Hallowell said that Sir John Murray,
had attempted to prove that he (the Adthiral)
could not have afforded such a naval co-operation.
as to prevent the- advance of an enemy from Yil-•
lafranca to Tarragona. Now he could prove that
he had actually prevented 'Sucher from advancing,
and that the grape-shot fired on the occasion had,
been afterwards. picked up at the places inhere the
enemy was so prevented.
The President observed, that this had beets
already stated .in evidence. Some of the wit-
nesses had stated that they saw the (lead bodies of.
men and horses strewed along the road..
Admiral Hallowell wished the Judge Advocate
to have the goodnesS to look at the Viestios
Which he had framed, to see if they were proper
or improper.

. .
The Judge Advocate having looked over the
questions said, he thought 'the Admiral entitled
to contradict the evidence for the defence,. and [V
shew that there •was a possibility of reaching the,
road in' question with grape,-shot, and stopping
the enemy. He had already gone into evidence
on this'subject, which, it. might be presumed,- he
thought sufficient at the time; but' there might,
now be a 'necessity of offering further proof, iu.
conseqUence of the statements of some of General
Murray's evidence. The first seven questions to:
General Clinton related to &tellers advance, and'
whether he was stopt by gun-boats. The next
question to General Clinton related to the pos-
sibility of having hourly intelligence of the ad-
vance of the enemy.

Sir Samuel Auccimuty observed, that this point
of the possibility of hourly intelligence, had ori-
ginated with the Admiral himself, and therefore
be thought he had no right to go into it. .1-lad.
Sir John Murray first :;tated it, then the Admiral
would have had a right.
• These questions were accordingly rejected.
The Judge Advocate--The next relate to the
variety of orders anti counter-orders on the lath.
General.Slontresur Observed; that this had been'
brought forward in the prosecution, and also in
the defence.

Sir John Murray observed, that General
kin had stated that he believed he only received
two orders from.him on the 12th ; but he might
have given Orders through. Others. ,

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The:question we understood to be rejected.
Judge Advocate.—The-next question was with
respect to the period of Gen. Ciinton's division

arriving for embarkation.

Sir John Murray objected to this.
Admiral Hallowell said it hail

2+ik it was irtpbs.sibie TO take
44-thk-Anen it.i'k‘44.lfllial; a 'ddy it lohlf he
v,•outif-;*rnve t h/t -General Clinttiti'• iliV;• eiki-
-mist lug .61. 250-6 men', were all ei.n.barlied in three
quarters of all •liour. ivould prOVe the 'time
when they cinne down for embarkation, and the
tin:e when they wete.all embai-ked. He wished
nly,o, to be allowed to prove
_the time Mien the
tandinv: o.7as begun and conipleted on the morning
-of the 3(t of June.

The President observed that the Tatter part Of
.!his .vas already in evidence. Though the *ptecie
lutir was net mentioned, it bad been stated, that
• the troops, Ste. were landed in a reasonably short
•t•»e.
_ _ _

This ,luestion was reserved for Consideration.
'lke Judge Advoeate said, the next question
related to the time it would have taken 'to remove
the guns from thebatteries to the beach.
This was rejected, as General Clinton was not
the proper Officer to state this.
The Judge Advocate.----The other question to
General Clinton related to the hearty co-operation
of the navy.
Admiral Hallowell said Sir JOhn Murray had
stated that hearty co-operation on th'e part of
the navy was not afforded him.
Sir John Murray said he was sorry he bad .been
misunderstood. He had always admitted a hearty
naval co-operation.
Admiral HalloWeil said he alluded to that part
of the defence, in which Sir John Murray Con-
gratalated Lord Wellington on his good fortune
in not having a naval co-operator to thwart and
impede him in his measures. Ile stood forward
there to vindicate the profession to which be be-
longed against these charges. In his letter to the
- Duke of Wellington, Sir John also spoke of the
tlelays and irregularities on the part of the Navy,
by which his measures had been impeded:
Sir John Murray said he had stated this in con-
sequence of the observations thrown out by the
'Admiral on His conduct. On all 'occasions he had
been willing to acknowledge the hearty co:ope-
ration afforded by the navy.
General :vlinatresor said nothing of this was in 1'
the evidence.
• Sir John Murray Was wiilin that it sliould in
some way appear on the procecding,,, that lie ad-
initted the heart) co-opgration afforded by Ad-
miral Hallo Well.
Admiral Hallowell-I Fek leave to decline ac-
cepting it in this manner.
•
The Judge Advocate said, the next' witness was
Captain Inglis. The.first question related to the
nuinher of men which could been landed by
time boats of the Malta in a giv,=‘, time. Another
related to the possibility of emb;irking the guns
beim e day-bieak of-the 13th.. The next, whether
if prevented from embarking on one side of Salun
Bay, they might not have embarked on the other
The next, uhether the bulk heads of the ships of
the line were net clown, and the ships were not
ready for action during the period of the siege ?
_What was this meant to prove ?
Admiral Hallowell,-:-To p-rove a hearty co-
operation On the part Of the navy. The moment
of the Pnettd Reales being "stormed, the ships
wo.::1 have tired the town.
'floe Judge. Advocate, after going over sonic
questions which were rejected °a the 'Same
grounds as similar questions proposed, to be put
to General tiin:4n, said, the next question was,
how near the Malta anchored to the road by
Torre del Barra.
Admiral Hallowell .said, he meant to prove by
this-, that the Malta anchored within half a nuts.-
ket shot of the
The questions to the next Witnesses, Captain
Stoddart and Ccl. Williamson, were similar to
some of those already stated.
Admiral Hallowell, wished to produce the letter
of Sir J. Murray, in answer to the one from him-
self 'quoted in the defence,
Sir John- Murray. objected to any new, matter
of accusation being brought.t.orward against him.
He had merely quoted the Admiral's own ‘'vords,
without drawing any inference from them.
'Fite Judge Advocate thought the letter of Sir
J. Murray, as an explanation of' that of the Ad-
miral, •,tdinissible,
Admiral Hallowell.—The answer to my letter
of tame 9th Jane,- informing him Of an advance of
a column of the etieiny, would prOve that the Ge-
neral did not credit his intelligence.
The Admiral said he next. Wished to state ills
reasons for reComtilending the cavalry and artillery.
to embark Balaguer.
General Murray olOcted to this.
Admiral Hallowell said lie wished this, in cOn7".
sequence of the observation of Mr. Larpent in the
two, first charges,
General Anchnnity.—This did not arise out of,
the defence but the prosecution. •
Admiral Hallowell said he offered himSeif 'on
the subject of the hurry with which the General's
letter was sent of-Reserved fOr consideration.
The Admiral said, be next offered himself on
al; the po'nts on which the Court might wish' to
exnunine- him.. He should notice many. things
which had come from Sir John
.Murray in the
course of his reply but he should- wish also to
state them on oath, that the Court inight_see that.
nothing was stated in his reply which was not
also stated on oath.
The President said, the
.defence was, not on
oath,
,int;! this would .gri'e his reply more weight
than the outer-could have.
Admiral Hallowell expressed himSclfsatiAed.
"BR: Judge Advocate summarily stated the ques-
tions rejected, and those reserved for considera-
tion,-after which the Court was ordered to
.be
cleared.

remained closed for netulv two hours,
and on. being tc-9pFned, -
Th_e judge Adocate stated, tliat 'on the points
to which the evidence of. Captains
.Bathurst and
Jr;gluf-ici'd was iiitencfed.tobe•gi.vcii, the Court was
cif Opiui the riticstibtis- should 'not be put,
wij,pcsse,s, •iherefore could not be recalled.
niorbu, the Cor:rt- was of opinion, -Should.
bv7:i:xamined -on one point;-ii-:„ as to the num
bj'r °Niels he 1 received-on tile 12tliof June.
He was lil4wise clesirird by the Court to state,
that it necessiiry to submit :a6y
as to'iht: co-operation of Admiral J-lalloWell, the
veal' an-il octiviiy of Admiral .haVing
^h( To inliy established and akfinitted by Sir John

&;.aray,

t:iii Or-Ai

:The -r,Vort
-shoishl be :Allowed to give evi-
dence—first, a to the recortnnt-thia.tion he had
;.,,,iiren Ice setiding tine .ca`vtilry and -artillery to IL
lagtrer ; next., iig:to The letras sent to Sir Edward
(lattid the 2d and 4th of June ;
lastly, as to tjiietnii-ry with whitit Sir John 'Ain't.-
ray was constrAined to send off his dispatch to
Lord WellingrOn on the 14(h of June.
General CL'vstroN was then recalled and examined
.Idmiral II A.Lie.vELL.

Q. What orders did you receive on the•l2tb of
June, for the movement of your division, from
whom, arid at what time ?—A. The first order I
received
,was at an early pleriod in the morning;
that order directed me to proceed (the order was
. signed by General Donkin), -with three divisions
of my division, and three! of General Whiffing-
ham, towards the river Cabo, in the most favour-
able ground I could find—the object of this mo-
tion ‘<as stated to be to cover the movement of
General C.'s. The next order I received, among
the numerous orders, received on that day, was
also a written order; which I hold in my hand
—(order produced : this was signed " J. Mur.-
ray," directing Witness to march with his division
to concentrate with the other part of the army). -
,7--This order had scarcely been declared, when a
verbal one was brought me, directing me to
send the baggage of my division on the road
to .13,11agner, throm4h which pass it was in-
tended to march the army. While giving di-
rections f,r carrying this order ifito effect, I
received another order, which I also hold in my
hand (order produced: this iVAQ signed "Dunkin,
half-past-nine," and desired General Clinton to
take the shortest route to head-quarters, avoiding
only .the fire of an enemy). I had not had time
to give nly diiections upon this order, trite» one
reached me which directed the spiking of the guns
in the batteries, and that I should proceed to the.
beach for embarkation with my division. I have
already stated in evidence, what 1 did in conse-
quence of that older, And only bog leave to add,
in reference positiveness of that order for
the spiking of the guns, that I remember well to
have felt-it at the time to he so positive, that al-
though,, for the reasons I -have before given, I
"ventured to deltiv to give the absolute order for

spiking the guns, l'instructed the Officers in the
batteries to fire away all the case-shot, and to cle-
s.troy the powder. About 20 mintites after the re-
,ceipt of the order to which 1 have just referred,
came the counter-order for spiking the guns, and
that General Whittingbarn's should occupy the
ground which mine was supposed-to have left,
hut from which it had not stirred, it being- intend-
ed that the Spaniards should- have charge of the
batteries, out of which •it teas determined every
piece of ordnance should be taken that night.—
The last order I recollect to have received no
the 12th. of June, was one brought to me by
Lient. Drew, of the 2. 7th regiment, which, after the:
many orders-and counter-orders-I had received no
that day, I directed that Officer to repeat, and•in
his presence, and that of Capt. lc:este:mart, .and
my Aid-de-Camp, Lient. Floyd, I noted it down..
—.(A copy. of .rhis • Note was .then prodnettd—it
Was a memorandum of an order received by Ge-
nt neral Clinton at half-past vne,• to take ofl his-di-
vision towards head-quarters, to withdraw all
picquets, and destroy all guns iu the lines). In
consequence of this order, I sent Brigadier-Ge,
fiend Smith to march with the division as direct-
ed, following the movement of the Spanish troops,
but detaching the grenadier company of the 58tli
regiment, and -Lieut.-Col. Beauclere to the Olivo,
there to receive my orders. I then went to the
mortar battery, .where I found Capt. Thompson,
I the artillery Oificer in command, busily employed
in preparing for its_ evacnationi: and I delivered
him the order for spiking the guns, and destroying
the. carriages. Proceeding after this•to the Oliva,
I, remained there 'till five o'clock ; -I then told
colonel Ikanclere, that I should leave him• in.
change of •the picquets of the division, amounting
to nearly 500 men ; and I directed him- to keep a
good. look-out on all sides, for I knew not which
way the enemy might not be er pected. But that
"nnless.obliged to abandon his uost, that he should
leave picquets and sentries as they hintl•hcen posted
until dusk, at which time, and when the enemy
in Tarragona could. no iionger perceive Ins move-.
ments, then to withdraw, and'bring in with him
the whole of -his picquets, to assemble them at
the bridge of Francon, where they should receive
'further orders. I then proceeded to the Coni-
mander of the Forces, in -order to report•to him
the deviation which I had thought proper to make
from the orders I had received from him, not only
••in not withdrawing the picquets, but in reinfore7
in., the,:, and my motive for having so done. Sir
J. Aiurrsy assented to what I had done, and wise—
ly said, hope you have taken measures that your -

p-icquets shall not be cut off; and upon my stat-
ing to him that 1 had left them in charge of an
Officer, in whose conduct I had perfect comti-
fidence, Sir John seemed perfectly satisfied.—Wit-
Hess withdrew. •.

Admiral Haflowell now proceeded to his state-
ment, upon oath, as to recoMmending the cavalry
and artillery being sent to Balaguer. It was as
follows

\Vlten I was with Sir John Murray, on the
night of the 11th, after he decided on raising the
siege of Tarragona, he told me that we Must get
as many guns down as possible, but that the horses
were out of the question. My reply was, No,
Sir, if •you.will send Your artillery and cavalry to
Balaguer, with a column of infantry, we can em-
bark them easily th=e ; and it will facilitate our
embarkation here.' This is all I have to say upon
this subject." • • •
. The-next point to which the Admiral directed.
his statement was the two letters of the 2d and-
4th of June. -

Sir:John -Murray, in his statement, has ac-
knowledged ,that he gave me that letter of the 2d
on the 3d, before he went on shore. I had no
vessel by which I could send it immediately. 'th
Ganvmede arrived irr the afternOon of the 3d,
and I sent her away by ten o'clock the next-morn-
ing, with Sir J. Murray's letter, dated the .4th,
and he was well aware that they both went in the
snipe ship) as will appear by his letter, which I
hold in my hand.
[The Admiral then put .in the letter : it_ was.
signed J. Murray," ancr-datedlune 4 and,
after sonic: othervatious upon the embarkation of

.•
AlVat A
letter to Sir k.. Ptile,%, an,i int iniated the -ii!tpor-
tance of the " letters" to Si-, E. Pelciew beitg sent
"to hint with disinitth.]
lie tiof ai.Cressed himseif to tloit part of Bit
'John Murray's statement, as to the tru:rty in Ivhich
he was obliged to send off his dispatch. `1 At tett
minutes alter ten on' the morning of the 14th,"
said the Admiral, " a geuvral signal was made to
The whole fleet, that au oppoCtunity Would offer
of sending letters m England. It appt'ars, from
tke evidence of Captain Alilner,.that Sr; John
Murray's letter was closed shortly after that time;
and it appears by the evideoce of,Captain Sharp,
that he did not sail until half-past four in the al-
termion. This is all I have to say upon this.sub-
ject."
The gallant Admiral now produced a letter from
Sir slri-din Mut ray, for the purpose. tit proving that
the General thought there %vas no -occasion, for
going away from Tarragona in the hurry with
Which he did go.
Sir J. Murray said, it. was exceedingly probable,
front thexircumstances which came to his know-
ledge afie,r he had abandoned the siege, that' he
Might have thought he need not to have left Tar-
ragona so quickly. He thoiight, hots ever, this
letter, if ,ilkted at all, should have been submit
ted On the prosecution and not in reply.
The Court was of opinion that the letter ought
to Itave-been produced before. It was thexetore
rejected its nt..w evidenoe.
Admiral Hallowell said he had nothing further
to offer.

Sir J. Murray said he perfectly knew the two
letters alintled to by Adutiral liadowell had youw
together:

He was then rifted if' Ire had any obi4ervations
to make on Adniirizi Hallowell's last evidence ?

Sir John Murray said, he wished to submit a
few remarks to paper.

As the hour (if 'three approaehedi, it was ar-
ranged that those observations s:;oithl 'be pre-
pared, and shewn to Admiral Hallowell out of
Court, so that no time would be lost in answer-
ingthem._

It was then arranged that the Court should ad-
journ till. to'-niorrowt, at half-past twelve, to :af-
ford the Judge-Advocate an opportunity of reply-
ing to the first and second charges.
And it was further arranged that•Ailmiral. Hal-
lo:vfAl should enter upOn his reply on Monday...
Lord Northesk, and several Magistrates of the
County, were present during. the day.

In oar Pa-der of Thursday, in the Report of the Proceed-
of the Cfn:rt Martial 03 General Murray, Lieutenant
I've zumle to s.,y, " I think it extremelyimprobahle, that
if thi4 army had begun to he
,enaharked at twelve o'clock on
the 12th, th;,tth'e mina-Y:44,a could have hoef: colupletedou
the I::',th at day-break." It sl,l.tat to hare been, " I thick it
Cxtryniely improbable, that. it this army had begun to be era-
bari,ed di ihiv-break of the .1-:'111, that it 'could have been caul-
Rieted by suit-set of the Mtb."