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[titer SIXPENCE-HALFPENNY`:

COURT MARTIAL ON. SIR JOHN AIURRAy9
(HELD AT ; WINCHESTER.]

TUESDAY, SECOND DAY.

Admiral Hallowell being called upon by the Court
to substantiate the Third Charge, began ,by say-
ing; that lie wished two Letters to be read before.
he entered into the Charge."' The first was a Leta
ten _written by him to Sir E. Pellew on the 19th
of June, correcting an error that he had fallen in-
, o in his letter of the 14tb, in which he stated that
21. pieces of' heavy.artillery.had been left behind,
and the carriages burnt. The fact was, that but
18 pieces of artillery had been left behind,. but
was sorry to say 'that their carriages were not
burnt or destroyed as the carriages of the hoot it-
zers were. He wished that letter to be. read, in
order to spew that he had retracted the error as soon
as discovered it. -The other letter was from.
Mr. C...?.ker,Secretary:of-the Admiralty, dated the
13th of Novenilic6 1813, informing him that be
had received a letter from Mr, Gk./album, Under
.Seere..-ay- of . State, acquainting him that the
Charges _against Sir J. Murray were to be engnir-
i(N. into before a Court-Martial. Mr. Croker
si,ecl him to be.in readiness to support his Charge,
and' to keep- hiS •:witnesses also in readiness to
come forwaid 'Wheri they should.be called
lie wished those letters to he read, in order to
'shop that he came forward as prosecutor, not
from anysaotives of personaLmalice against Sir
Murray, but that be bad been called upon by the
Government to substantiate the stat Anent which
he had conceived it his bounden duty to make in
his letter to Sir E. Pellew.

The letters were accordingly read. .
Admiral- Hallowell then, proceeded in his state-
ment. Previous to calling
.any, witnesses, he
wished to explain one passage ia his first letter to
Sir B. Pellew. He had said that that army had
already been more disgraeed than any British army
ever was. this expression, he had, not in-
. tended.to cast the :slightest reflection on any of
the Officers or men wbq served, under Sir J.
Murray. He believed that there 'were never Of-
ficers more anxious and zealous to distinguish
themselves than iltOse Officers were. He never
saw any regiments in better condition than those
which composed this army. , All that he meant
by the expression was, that the army, as a bddy,
bad been completely disgraced by the manner in
- '4h i h py hail -
dons of Sir J. Murray. Sinci that period he bad
been almost constantly serving in the Mediterra-
nean ; and had heard with astonishment, that re-
ports most prejudicial to his character had been in-
dustriously -circulated. It had been said Of hint,
the representation was made in very high circles,
that he was a man who chose to set his military
opinion in competion with that of the General of
the Forces, and that he had put himself at the
head of a sort of cabal of the Naval Officers
against the military branch of the service. in re-.
futation of that calumny, he world appeal to Six
John Murray himself., When the General in-
. formed him of his intention to raise the siege,-
he gave no opinion at all upon that subject. This .
was --purely a military question ;- and as he "was
asked for no opinion, he did, not obtrude it.
But when the question of re-embarkatian was
decided on, then he thought that his duty tp
King and conntry required him to give every as.
sistance, not only in re-embarking the troops,
• but in saving the public stores and the .heavy ar-
tillery. He bad the means of doing so on the
12th, and had pledged himself, if Sir J.. Murray
. had allowed sufficient time. If 'be was charged
with disobeying the orders given by the Quarter-
Master-General for stopping the embarkation of
guns and horses,, he must plead guilty to that
charge. But, in consequence of his not attending
to the directioas given by General Donkin, twenty
pieces of. heavy artillery were carried away, that
.:would otherwise have probably been abandoned
like the rest. He'would appeal to every Officer
in the army, whether he had not zealously af-
forded every to-operation in his power. In ano-
ther part of his statement, he had said, that every
further movement. of the 'army, while under the
direction of Sir J. Murray, would be attended
with fresh disaster, and he had assigned as the
reason of this fear, the indecision that he knew
to belong to the character of that Officer. lie
should now state ,to the Court many remarkable
instances of that indecision. On the night of the
10th, two ne' batteries were completed; and by
day7light on the 11th, all the batteries, bombs, and
gun-vessels, opened their fire on Tarragona. At
sun-rise on that 'lay, Sir J. Murray informed him
that Gen. De Caen had advanced to Villa Franca,
and he.set out to meet him. He returned about 8
o'clock that evening*, and gave directions that Puerto
Real should be stormed precisely at 10. Before that
time came, be again changed his mind, and coun-
termanded the order; and about midnight he in-
formed him that he had determined to raise the
siege. Upon this, he (Admiral H.) gave dime-
. Lions to Captain Withers, to bring all the boats
of' the transports and men of war to the beach,
by day-light the next morning, for the purpose
of removing, in the first place, the stores and,
heavy artillery. Twenty-five pieces 'of heavy ar-
tillery hail been . actually brought down to the
beach before day-light. Between 8 and 9 he
landed from the Malta, and was informed, that
General Donkin had been giving orders for stops

as' ng tire ouls Raises inu of guns and horses. He
then tlesiretl 'Cape ins Hill ana WilliaMs to attend
to no orilisys but from him. General Donkin
then -told him, that Sir J. Murray had ordered
'him to stop the ernhatkation of horses and guns,
and thatike boats should only take the troops
—He could prove, that almost immediately
after, directions had been . given to Major Wil-
liamson to spike the guns that were in bat-
tery, -and destiny the carriages. While pre-
Tarations Were making. for carrying these or-
der's into execution, he waited on Sir J. Murray,
'and informed him of the disgraceful way that they
were going- on at the beach : he also pledged him-
' self, that if he-would suffer the army to remain
tilt night,- he would carry .every thing safely off.•
Sir J. Murray then denied that he had given such
orders. A short time after, a Spanish officer ar-
rived from General Capons, informing him that
the. French -were -at Villa Camp, and that their
force was between five and six thousand men.
Wahine-a quarter of au hour afterwards, Sir J.
Mainly' said, 'that he was determine-4
on a re-
embarkntibe of the troops, and leaving the guns
behind.. By abrint eleven o'clock, all the horses,
mules,
.and field-artillery, that was brought down
to the beach, were carried off trithout the least mo-
lestation on the part of the. enemy. He was alter-
wards informed by Sir J. Murray, that his instruc-
tions were to land in the province of Valencia, as far
to the-North as possible. He, however, afterwards
determined on re-landing the army at talaguer, for
the professed object of cutting off 1700 of Suchet's
army. When the army was partly landed, be was
informed by telegiaph, that about 2000 French
were advancing-towards Balaguer. He then gave
orders for stopping the landing of arty more horses.
The French party. was, however, fired on by the'
ships, and retreated. He then renewed his orders
for re-lauding the whole army. He thought that
he had now advanced sufficient instances of the
indecision of Sir J. Murray, to justify that ex-
pression in his letter to Sir E. Pellew. If, how-
ever, • Sir John wished hint to bring forward in-
stances of his indecision after that letter W;IS
written, be could produce a great many. It
was undeniable, that twenty-one Pieces of heavy
artillery had 'beets abandoned, and the re-em-
barkation effected with great precipitation, and
that at a time when there was no consider-
able force of the enemy in his neighbourhood.
it could not he denied, that after having ordered
General Aiekenzie to storm Puerto Real, at ten
o'olock, he suddenly countermanded those orders.
He had conceived it but justice to Sir J. -Murray,
to inform him, previous to his leaving Spain, that
he had, in his public letters, expressed himself as
strongly as he felt upon his conduct at Tarragona.
The Geuerars reply was, that it was what be had
expected. He considered it due to himself to
state this circumstance, as he had been informed
that it had been whispered about, that he had hot
acted candidly by that Officer. He would so-
lemnly assure the Court, upon his honour, that
no personal feeling towards Sir John Murray
dictated the representation that lie had made
of his conduct but that his, sole reason was,
that being fully convinced that no good could be
expected from an army under his directiOns, his
sense of duty to his Xing and country made him
feel it necessary to express this conviction. He
had- *secret!' on many 'conjoint expeditions, and
- _ •a_ • 0 tra'Astivebilltiule
-of his cordial 'support. He should hare here
closed his statement, if he bad not thought that
Some expressions in Sir J. MurraVa letter to Lord
Wellington appeared to cast a, reflection, ill some
degree, on the manner in '‘V;itich the Naval service
seas performed. He coilld. prove that the, telmole
of the infantry was landed' on the 3d of June ;
that every succeeding day during the siege, horses,
scores, and provisions were landed. On the Silt,
((lie day on which •Sir Jolni:Morray 'supposed that
there was no Communication' between the ships
and the shore) 260 horses and six mortars-were
landed. He must' again repeat, that he never
gave any opinion as to the question of the pro-
priety of raising the siege, amid consequently re-
embarking the army. That was purely a military
• question-, and he had never presumed to give an
"opinion upon it. It was not of the re-embarkation
that he complained, but Of •the manner in which
it was done,---a manlier which appeared to hint
`to he altogether inexcusable.
When the Admiral had made this statement, lie
seas then-sworn as a witness. The Deputy Judge
Advocate then recominended to' hint to look over
the paper in his hand,. amid swear to such parts-as
were within his immediate knowledge.
Admiral Hallowell said, that he was ready- to
swear to the whole of the statement.
Atter some conversation about the regularity of
swearing to the whole of a statement, of which
some parts were to be proved by other witnesses,
'Admiral Hallowell was allowed to swear to
time truth of every part of the statement which he
had given in, which came under his own know-
ledge.

Sit J.Mnrrav being aAed, whether he wished
to cross-examine the witness, declined it, but
said tl►at he should examine him in his defence.
Capt. Thomas Withers, who had the direction
of the transports, .was the next witness called.
Admiral Hallowell proposed, by way of saving
the dile of the Court, that the witnesses whom
he should call might be permitted to read the nar-
ratives that they had drawn up at the tiqe, and
then - swear to such parts as m ere witht their
knowledge.

There having. been no objection to this proposal,
'C pt. Withers proceeded in his narrative. On
the. 12th of June, about one o'clockin the morning,
be received rid.TlAllovell'sorders toprepare for-the
embarkation of the battering train, military stores,
provisions,, and cavalry. lie then ordered the boats
to be assembled on the beach by.daylight. It was
then day-light at 4 o'clock;
:but the boats Were not
actually assembled till a little after five. An bour
previous to receiving these orders front Admiral
Hallowe:11, he had been required .by General
to send some boats to,earry the books-and
papers (if his departtnent,• which boats he acervrd-
' ingly furnished, During the- operation.; of ens-
barking-the guns and stores, and after many *of,
ttie licavy"ons -had.been sent off; cietieral
kin arrived at• -about half-vast eight,
and desired that the -embarkation of the guns
should be discontinued, and the boats kept char
foi the rc,-embarkation of the troops ; observing

that the great object r7-is, that men, and nO
guns or horses, should be embarked. • -Ow
pfessing his surprise at-an arrangement so very dif- -
fererrt from_ the orders be had received early in the.
morning from Adtuirat,tiallowell, (which did not
seem to imply any.partieular urgency), he informed
him that the enemy sere within two hours and
a half's march, and that such' were the orders
of Sir J. Murray. He then asked General Don-
kin, whether any •of the infantry had arrived on,
the beach, or were immediately expected. The
answer was, that G.meral Clinton's division would
probably arrive in about three quarters of an hour.
He thea left him,; and after informing Captain
Ingleby, who superintended the embarkatioti of
the guns on another part .of the beach, he-went. in
search of the Admiral, whom he found in conver-
sation with Major. Williamson,. Having informed
the Admiral of those new orders, the Admiral de-
sired him to continue the embarkation of'the guns,
and said, that, he would immediately wait on Sir
J. Murray: Afterwards, fresh orders were re-
ceived to continue, the embarkation of guns and.
horses till 2 o'clock, after which the boats were to be
clear for taking in the troops. About 3 o'clock
the boats were assembled in sufficient number to
commence the embarkation which then, commen-
ced, and continued without interruption till after
sun,,set.. The rear-guard did not arrived on the
beach until past eleven ; but, by about twelve,
all were safely re-embarked. 'During the time
-this embarkation of- the infantry was going ou,
there was also an embarkation of staff horses, and of
the hOrses of the 20th Light Dragoons, at Westem
Cove, which was at a short distance, and where
Ire had ordered a stage to be erected for that pur-
pose. The embarkation of the horses .and mules
-went on there till the following morning at 11 ;.
and all the aoimals that were brought down to the
beach, were got of without any difficulty or mo-
lestation from the enemy.
Some questions were then pat to the witness at
the suggestion of Admiral -
- Being asked what ordnance stores, artillery, or
horses, were landed on the Sth The witness an-
swered, that about 268 hor's-es were landed, and six
mortars.- They landed provisions and stores every
day during the siege, but not so much as usual up...
on the- Sth, as the wind blew fresh.

In answer to other questions, he said that two
mortar's were landed on the 10th ;
.and that be-
tween the 3d -and 8111., about 1.670 horses were
landed. saw General Doukin on the 11th at.
about 11 o'clock atnight, and was informed by
him that it was necessary to make every preparation
for re-embarking the . army. About twelve he
met the Admiral returning front the batteries.
who gave hint the orders he had before stated.
Admiral Hallowell:said, that his reason for pnt-
tingthose questions was to spew, that he had no
previous information respecting the intended re-
emb;Lrkation.

Tbe witness was then cross-examined by Sir
Jobn Murray.
The first question was, could boats at Jill times.
go
_between the ships and the be.ieh at Tarragona?
Certainly not.—lle was next ast.(U, Wag tllcre not
generally a surf upon the heae
'lay before Tarragona ? Witne,s Weri2(

,r11)V

there was generally a turf, hut th:Lt
pediment to the lanclitig or
next asked, if the.sarf (U(I not 11.io:.I1,t to :;1!

.tua'l impediment, qici it
clitiiculcies ? He answered -;-1,,!

great
----He was

then asked, supposing a defeat or Other circum-
stances should mate a •re-embarkation necessary,
could it be covered by the fire of the ships in the
roads ?, Certainly- it could by the ships and gun-
boats ; not by the ships alone.
Q. Cthild gun-boats or ships be brought in a
position to flank the embarkation, if the army
were drawn up with their rear to the sea ?--A.
lie conceived that to be a military question that
he was not competent to answer.
Some plans of the bay of Tarragona-and the po-
sition of the beach were then produced. After
having given an account from the reports of his
Officers of the number of horses and mules car-
, tied off from Western Cove, which amounted to
about 400.. The witness was asked, why the
two mortars had been landed on the 10th," and
not on the Bth or 9th ?—Answer, because they
were not required to be landed sooner.
On his re-examination by Admiral Hallowell,
he said, that those two additional mortars had
been sent in consequence of a fresh requisition.
Six only had been landed on the Sth, because no
more had been demanded. The witness then, in
explanation of parts of his evidence, said, that as
to the exact- number of horses, and anthunt of
stores landed or re-embarked, he took it princi-
pally from the daily reports of the Officers etu!-
played under him.
Admiral HALLOWULL examined by the Court.
Q. The last witness having stated, that after
Sir John Murray had given orders for eh barkini
the troops, he received contrary orders from you,
the Court wishes to know whether that is cor-
rectly stated, or •what your reasons were for so
doing ?—A. On landing on the morning of the
12th, I found that the Quartermaster-General had
directed the embarkation to be stoppell. 'After
having reported to Sir John Murray General Don-
kin's order to discontinue the embarkation, and
to desist from spiking the 'guns, I was desired to
go on with the embarkation of the troops ; and
finding at one o'clock that the Commander-in-
Chief had decided to embark, and leave the guns
behind nim, I .still continued to put the ordnance
and other stores on board till two o'clock, know-
, ing that it was impossible for the troops to be on
the beach before that thaw, and wishing to take
advantage of every momenteinS4vint- the stores.
Capt. BATHURST) of-the Royal Nagy, called in and
examined by Admire k VAJr
'Q. Were you employed on the t' tit c June,
1813, in carrying on board military istoilis from.
before the town of Tarragona whilst' lbe siege
was raising )—A. I was. - - •
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On: the Admiral's stigge-tion, the ‘.vitness was
here allowed to assist his recollection by refrring,
as he proceeded in his testimony, to a written
.narrative made at the time of the trattsaetion
which it deSeribed, and attested by himself, It
Was in silbs!'aiice,• that on Sathrday the 12th of
June, 4 ;,,ign I,iistuade for all boats to assist in
niediat,Ayen, liark log the troops. He ,:•aiteti onßeir-
Admiral and was desired.to superintend

this 0 ,oration on a wharf on the west tide of Tar-
ragona, from whence the cavalry were to be put
on board, and having the flat transport boats un-
der his direction to be employed for that purpose.
During the forenoon many of the 20th Dragoons
were embarked, when an order came; he believed
from the Quarter-Master-General, to stop ally fur-
ther embarkatiorL In the afternoon he received
two messages, informing him that allithe boats
were to be sent to that part of the beach where
the Admiral was to be einplOyed in immediately
putting the troops on board. About' foor o'clock
General Donkin came to _the wharf, and said he had
come t 3 look for another place to put guns on ; that
the enemy were approaching, 'under General De-
coct), with 8000 men ; that they were then enter-
ing Tarragona, and might attack them in an hour
Or so. That it was necessary., therefore,' that every
boat should assist in getting off the troops, and if
there was not time, that the horses and mules Inv
be destroyed. Seeing sonic fishing-boats at a tlis-
tance, Gen. Donlan enqUired whether they could
he got for the same service. The fishing vessels
were procured, and sent with the boats. After
having seen them off, he joined Admiral
well, and remained on the beach with him till the
whole .emharkation was completed about mid-
night. During the remainder of the night, a
brigade of artillery was shipped. from the wharf;
and early on the 13th he catne.a-,snore to superin-
tend the removal of the horses and pules.
.111 the
course of the forenoon every animal of bort hen,
horses, mules, and asses, were safely embOrlied: unt
every thing else brought away from the west-end
of the Bay.. He had also taken .the wharf up,
when he received orders from the Aduniral tore-
build it, which was done without troy jute' ruption
from the enemy. His ship reMaitied in the hay
the whole of the 13th, nor did he perceive that
the enemy got any, rehiforceinerits; that the
picquets or detachments advanced, On the 11th,
at half-past 4p. in. he sailed. without descrying
any alteration in.the•enemy's aPpearance. -
Q. Were you employed_ on che 10th in taking
up gims•and mortars to the battery on -the hill
overlo2king• Tarragona I;cople.assisteil
early on that day in carrying tio howitzers anti
ammunitions, as well as in raisin r mortars.
Here Sir- John Murray ohseryed, that if, the
object,of these questions_ was. either .to ascertain
the fact referred to, or to prove the exertions of
the navy, he was ready, if it would be of a d va6t::ige
in saving the time of the Court, to admit both the
one and the other.

AdmirA Hdlowell said, his object was by no
means to shew any thing affecting the conduct of
the navy; but he 'preferred haying- the circum-
stances in question etabliOied by evidence of his
own, rather than by-the General's admission.- His
object !VHS to shew the indecision of Sir J. Mur-
ray's character, by proling that 'he did not change
his mind till II o'clock on the night On
which the'o'rd..r for entbarkati'bn was giv.e».
Witness cross-examined liy Sir .3. Murray.
Q. Did Oenet'al. Dunkin wention the idea of dc7
stroying the horses as entertained by.m-e, bi as
referred to in any instructions he had received.
rrut;l ate ?—A. No, he only mentioned to ore in
the course of conversation.

C, ,
apt. Sim. Hoop was next called.
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Q. Were you employed on the 12th of June,
1813, in embarking- the heavy guns and military
stores front before Tarragona i—A.l was.
Q. Can you state to the Court what orders you
received, and what passed in their execution
The witness, occasionally referring to a paper
drawn up under his instruction, and signed by
hint at the time, then deposed, that in the moo-
ing of the 12th of June, 1813, he wAs directed -to
take 200 segmen from the Malta, and superintend.
the embarkation 'of ordnance stores, which he itc
complished before noon. Whilst employed in
this service, Lieutenant Withers, principal agent
for transports,came between nine and ten o'clock,
to the best of his belief, and-said he had received
orders from the Quart...T-Master-Generalzto sus-
pend the further embarkation.. i,liortly after Ge-
neral Dunkin came to that part of the beach where
he was, and said the enemy was appearing in
force, which made it absolutely necessary that all
the boats should be ordered to that point. Haw-
ing gone to another part of the be'ach, he was in-
formed by several Officers, that Sir John Murray
had desired all the boats,to be kept empty for, the;.
accommodation of the troops, and ,he in -conse-
quence sent off no more military stores. The
whole army was embarked in the course of the
night. Ile afterwards proceeded with .six trans-
port boats, stores of various •descriptions",.vii.
tracking tools, sand-bags platforms, .&c. from the.
engineer depot nearest the town, and returned to
the Malta about five o'clock.
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Q. Have you not seen the whole French army
stopped in their march by•the fire of our gun-
boats, and compelled to talty,tinotlier direction %
A, 1 have seen, that, whilst Lord \Vni. Bernina
commanded, hq not duriug.the time of the siege.
Admiral Hallowell observed, in explanation,
that he had put tails question front. a persuasion,
that he could, at the tide the siege was raised,
haVe covered, with his gun-boats; the advance of
General Copons' army, which was precisely in the
situation front. which tbc French had been driven
under Suchet himself.

Smite doubts being expressed as to the regulari-
ty of the question by the Deputy Advocate; they
were over-ruled by the C6urt.
Q. Were any provisions destro'ye(l,-,or left be-
hind, at Tarragona, and of' wliat description A. A great (timidity of earn, flour, beans, and
firewood was-left behind.

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Q. Do yinn recollect that the British made a
signal on, the 14th, of the enemy appearing, near
lialagner, to the number of 2000 cavalry and in-
fantry, with some cannon?

The Deputy, Judge Advocate
.here observedi
tliat this question referred to a point of tint e.ot
included in the third char.g- c.; and unless: General
Murray therefore should admit it, the propiiety of
the question must be determined ou by-the Court,
which must he cleared for that purpose.
Admiral lIALLowmt. said, be bad been directed
by the Secretary of State 'to substantiate by evil.
deuce the'assertions co:A:lined in-his letter, dated
the 14t1,h, and Was therefore.desirous,
is iindica-
tion of his own character; So to do.
Sir John .:;lurray replied, that lie was fully pre-
pared ty meet the charges •which the Court was

As:scnibled ti) try,' tut could not b toppoged to
poSSC.S 1.1: means of controverting Ivhatever 11CNV
Matter might be introduced.
A,ltuirhl Hallowell observed, that Sir Joint.
Murray had been 18 months in possession of a
cony of his letter.
The public were then excluded, and it being
near five o'clock, the decision of the Court on this
point will be announced to-morrow (this day.)