The Sun.
London, England, 1815-08-21 00:00:00

NAVAL COURTS MARTIAL.

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On noinfly last a Court-Martial was held at
Portsmouth, on Captain STEPHEN POPII A ' late.
acting- Captain of the Montreal, in the Lakes in
Cai.atla, for having, contrary to a verbal orier of
Comntodore Sir •James • LUCAS YEo, attacked a
oi American no.its in a creck ti'that Lake,
whicit ‘vcre proceeding from Oswego to •SilCkett'
Hat !sour, with stores of every description, for the
equipment of a large shin that a a, building in the
layer harbour. The Court determined. that a
verlial (spier bad been given to Captain Porn km,
not to go into• any Creek, In his endeavour to in-
tercept the expected boats with stores, but, that
having ,I,,expretedly found them in Sandy Creek,
and itavinc been greatly 'reinforced, by taking
der his order s a division of armed boats, under
Capt. SrILSBURY, and in a manner which could not
Late heel, contannitiated by Sir J: L. YEO, he was
turfy justified in malting the attack which he did,
under the consideration of the infinite importance
it was to the service that the boats should not
reach Sackett's Harbour, and therefore adjudged
him to be acquitted.
The Court could not forbear sating their regret
that Sir J. L. YEO Should have used, such reproach-
ful expressions in his lett,: to the Admiralty,
which stat,e4 ,Captain' Porn AM s capture ; and
also their high disapprobation- of t he-severe im-
putation contained In C;tptain P.'s defence against
his Courmanding Oincer, for having offered him-
self as a witness to the support of the charges—
which it was his duty to do.'
A CtiCirt Martial was held on Friday and Sa-
tnrday to inquire into the circumstmices attend-
ing the loss of the iirit:sit squadron. on Lake
Champlain, and to• try Captain VRING, the next
Senior Officer after the death of Captain DowNIE,
and the Of#cers under his command, for the same.
The- prosecution (-dosed on Saturday afternoon,
and this day tr.e 'several 011-leers will make their
defence. it appeared, from the proceedings. that
two Of the Officers who ought ako ils have neer/
sent upon then- 'rill, did not Appe,ir i iz. Licutenaut
Ra or, who atterwards deserted to the enemy,
aotl as sinee,becn struck out of the list of Lieu-
tenants; and .Lieutenant M4Gge,. whose residence
is not knotvu.

The Gilliope; Which arrived at Portsmouth dri
Thursday, in 21 days, Prow America,' brings an
account-of tic ariival of his Majesty's ships Dic-
tator, Trave, Weser, Thames, an-d Abundance,
at Quebec, atter a long passage of 56 days ft otn
Spithead. These Slips would wait the arrival df
the actin ers, seamen, and , marines, exnected
front the-Lakes in liner Canada ; but, •as their
jourlicy down the country would occupy a space
of nearly twd months; their arrival home cannot
he expected for some tine. The Newcastle, Lord
GEoRGE ''T!,Att-r, was to sail about the Ist inst.
with a convoy or nine sail for England. The li •
mitcd s- Tyree men front the lOth Veteran Batta.
lion, with Captain DvvrtEs, N. and seamen.
and marines trom Lake Ontario, are cowing home
in the convoy. -General Baron De it;)TTEBL'IZGEI
will arrive in the Newcastle. Str EnwAnD OWEN
had left Quebec, to take a survey of the vessels on
the- Lakes, and make arrangements for the sub-
sistence, &c. of the crews of such as will he kept
iu cOMmission on a peace establishment. Sir RO-
BERT HALL, Collitllissloiler of the Nrval Duck.
Yard. at Quebec, came home with the dispatches
trout Commodore OnrEsr, Captain PETEIt FtsHER,
late of the Ps.v ate,' and Licut..LYONs, and a
party of the second division of the Lake seamen,
also came home in her.

The 2d battalions of the 6th and 57th regiMents
are at rived here from Jersey, and the 2d liatta-
lion of the 82d tle-ont Alderney. 'The latter have
landed and marched into Portsea hattracks.
tichtaents are expected to be sent from these iT-
giments to join their first battalions, under the
command of the Duke WHLLUNGTON. The
57tn are :)00 Ntrong, and Will land on Monday at
(iosport, and march for Winchester. 'Fite Gth are
gone to Hilsea. line 3d G;,rrisoti Battalion
Companies have marched tioal Fort Clunberland
for ate Tower. The Sari ey Militia have marched
Into Fort Cumberland ; and. the Sussex Militia
into. Ciosport.—(Ports, f4ramrl;ire Courier).

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ArtHiYALs I J LONTDOrI.

Colonel rind Major Thornton lintel, Sir ~Tobn
anti. Lady Lawls, at BI e's frotel, from the c.mtinent ; flan.
Tho:,::is Kenyon, at 4Warren's Hotel, from Paris; Lord and
Zady Leresoo Goer, from Parl§.