The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-28 00:00:00

SIR HOME POPIIAM,

Mr. GREY; in the absence of his Hon. Friend,
(Mr. Kr NNAIRD), who was out of town, rose is
bring forward certain Motions of which that Hon.
Gentleman had given notice .for yesterday. Those
Motions were, for an Account of the Repairs done
to the Romney when she was fitted out for Sir
How POPHAM in September and aftober,
with the Expences attending the same.
Mr. DICKINSON thought that this was included
in the Acct unts already on the Table.
Mr. Ga Y did not conceive those Accounts suf
ficiently particular upon this head.

The Motion was agreed lo; as were the ic.)ltow log
Motions :

An Account of the Repairs and Alterations done
to the Masts and Hull of the •Romney in Novell'.
ber and December, iSco, with the Expence,
A Copy of the Navy Report, and other Documents
relating to. the Expence of the Repairs and Stores of
the ,Romney, from the time she was put in Commis.
aloft' until she arrived in India.—Art Account of all
the Expence, Repairs, Sec. of the Romney and other
Vessels under the Command of Sir Home Popham
at the Cape of Good Hope ;particularizing the
Stores, and. specifying the Quality, Quantity,' and
Price of each Article.,—An Account .of the Naval
Stores, &c. purchased by Mr. Spearman in the Red
Sea, and all other Disbursements made for the-Ves.
sets under Sit-Home Popham, while in. that Sea ;
with the Vouchers for the same.—An Account of
the Terms of Service, Bounties received, the Die.
charges; and Dates of -Stich Discharges, of David
'Ewing Elarthplomew, late Mister's Mate in the
Romney, while he has been in' the service of the
Navy.—An Accossnt of the Term which the said
Bartholotnew•had served in the Romney,—A Copy'
of the Orden `from the Admiralty to Sir flume
Popham to torn over all the Petty.. Officers of the
Romney, when she was discharged, to other Ships.
An Account of the Time when Bartholomew was
apprehended in 1803 ; of the R's placed opposite
the name of Bartholomew, and the Orders sent
from the Admiralty for cancelling those with
the
.condit ions, Sec. . .

A long conversation took place upon the pro.
priety of the word aurchended.
Mr. GREY. and Captain MAReinAht contended
that the word was strictly appropriate, as .Bartho
mew bad never been regularly diseherged, and
therefore was a deserter ;' Captain MARI4.IIM4 ob.
serving, that the reason why Sir Home Popham
, had let him at large, notwithstanding the Order he
received from the Admiralty to'turn 'hint and the
Other Petty Officers over to another Ship, that the,
nourikle Larunet best knew, and 'would be afforded
a' proper opportunity of explaining.
The CHANCE L 4012 Of the E)CCHtQUER, Mr, S.
Bouitere, Mr, 1)wislitI5011, Itit.l Sir W. Butt.
HOUGH'S) thought• it more correct to have the
words, taken by a Press. gang," inserted, in lieu
of the word " am- rebottled."
Sir HOME POP IMM .841, that be had, no
doubt, received an Order to tem over his whole
Crew; but yet that he permitted the other Mid_
shiptnen, as well as Mr. Bvtliolomew, to go Write
to their friende ; and that many of them trail since
returned to the Naval Set vice, while others had
gone into the Army. Ile- ietentioned this fact iny
order CO lihew that he skewed no particular par-
' tialiry to Mt. Bartholomew, in antleipatien of hie
name being brought before that flou,e, which was
a thing of which lie at that time did nip. even
dream. In dischargiogAr. Ilartholornevi and. the
other Midshipmen, he had to Observe, that he coo.
sulte4 the tornmissitmer of the Pay (..lifice, to wboile
judgment it was the custOrn of Naval Officers to
appeal upon plying (4 a ship. The Honourable
Baronet, with zrfereocm to the' word ap,,rehended,
remarked, that it could •)oly be. applicable in the
cast of Mr., Bartholomew being a descrier; That
that gentleman was riot so conakdeted, •either: be-
fore or since his being impressed,' he thought it un.
necessary to say ns,.?re than this, that previous to
his being impressed, Mr. Barthotomew corresponded
with Lord St: Vincent, and if:he'had been deemed
a deserter, it was fair 'to prOttn)e, that hIA I .oetter
would not haye been answered by the Admiralty
and after Mr. Bartholoinew!e being impressed, he
was taken tin board the Zealand, from which he was
transferred to the Iltexible. No proceed ing4 had ever
been taken with'reipeo to, this Gentleman, and he
was now a Lietttenatit onboard the inflexible. 'this
Ship, it was known, was under the command of a
friend and rehtion of Lord yincein; and'. he
woulcVput to the House, whether it was 'probable
that Me. Bareholornew could hold reach'a rank op
board, had' he been considered guilty 4 desertion ?
Whether the tote of the Navy bore hint out in the
oiiginal discharge of Mr.'.BartholomeW and the
.other Mitibhittrntnl was 1101. ntiw the cpichcion ; but
he sebtnitted to the candid`consideration of the
House, that as tar. Bartholemciv was not in fair.
nabs to be deemed, and he ;tett 'net, in 'fdet; heir)
treated as a deserter,, so tiAe Word " apprehended,"
which implied the w , p not applicable to him,
° Mr. OneY stated,'That the Objea of. the Mo.
don under discussion, vitt the otter Motiontate li;u1
submitted, was' ifi cutler to makc the hot 4c,
piainiCil With', thi'ChilfH4q of ,lkl'fiarllnarrhotoinew
4p4 to aSCerfain!'how fat his asseverations, WhiLh
Were so materiel ie 'considering the'subjeet to ter;,; J 1
his Motions ;t
timed, were catited to credit._

Capt."NimitotAlu noiicea the frequent rritntion of
Gcn winch tltittlitt, win the ailtUgelllo,ll)oqs;it

application the. House quest imagine that that per.
son deserved the title of Gentleman in the proper
sense of the word. whereas the man had originally
entered as an able Landsman.
Here the Sr BAUR interfered, and observed, that
the discussion was extending to a length that did
not fairly arise out of the question before the
Howe.

The Mown, awe the onnsslon of the word
" apprehended," and the insertion of the words
" taken by a press-gang," was agreed tn.
Mr. GRIT presented a Petition from William
Mitchell, Esq. Captain of His Majesty's Ship the
Zealand. The Petitioner complained of certain
false statements and misrepresentations contained in
Letters from, and an Affidavit by, David Ewing
Bartholomew, which lies on the Table of the House,
in which the said Bartholomew charges Petitioner
with ill-treating him while on board the Zealand,
in consequence, as Bartholomew stated, of his being
known to be a Witness in favour of Sir Home Pop.
ham. Petitioner therefore prayed, that an Order
should be made, that Copies of ''the Letters and
Affidavit which he had addressed to the Secretor",
of the Admiralty, in reference to the allegations
in Bartholomew's Affidavit, should be laid before
the House; and also that he (the Petitioner) should
be furnished with Copies of the Letters and Affida-
vit of .Bartholomew. Petitioner futtleer praYed,
that he might be, called to the Bar of .the House, to
,answer the Charges against him, and that the House
should afford' hiin ;such opportunity Of viedicating.
his 'honour, as to its judgment should seem meet.
The Petititin was ordered to lie- on the 'fable,
and Orders were made, on the Motion of Mt.Ort ey,
for the Papers referred to in the said Petition.
On the Motion of MT. W. DICKENS6N, a Copy
was ordered to.be laid before the House of the Cer-
tificate of Mr. Bartholomew having passed .h4,.exa-
mination for a Lieutenantcy.' Also, a Copy of the
:Muster Roll of the lenterprixe relative to the taking.
of Mr. Bartholomew by a Press-gang.
Mi. CANNING moved for Ccipiee,:of all Chit-4-s:
pondence between the Lords of the' Admiralty 'rind
,the Commissioners for Naval Inquiry on the sub,.
jets of Sir Home Popham—Also between the Atol.
ralty and the Navy Board, with the dates, and par-
ticularly the date of the Order of the Navy Board
for sending the Papers relating to Sir Home Topham
to the Commissioners for Naval InquityAlSo an
account of 'what took placellefire-thiterebrMtrtf--
s jotters on this subject. , 1. - • 7-r"

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After a few words from Mr. Parr and,Sir C.
POL 1, this Mntion was agreed to..
Capt. MmutaXm conceiving the cnse respeeling
the Htin. Baronet would be incomplete without some
further Papers, moved for We: following, which
were ordered : An Account of all Bills drawn on
the Navy Office from Calcutta, "or by any persons
whatever, for the Service of the Romney, the Sen.
Bible, and the ether Ships under the command of Sir
H. Popham, in the yeard skit .and 5802, specifying
the. Ship for which each Bill may have been drawn,
as far as such distintlion can be made out—Also for,
Copies of Letters addressed'by the Lords of the Ad.
miralty to the Navy. Board, relative to the accept.
once of such Bills—Alio for Copies of the Orders
addressed by the Admiralty to the Comthissioners of
the Navy, bard, directing theme to investigate the
AcCount4 of Sir H. Popham.
Mr. DU Itito VaiiB gave notice, that he would to:
mnrrbw move for the produetion of the following
Accounts : An Account of the Comparative Prices
of Provisions while Sir 11.•Pophath commanded in
the Red Sea, and during the command of his prede.
censor, Admiral Blanket : also, for, an Account of
the comparative,Rates of Exciting.° in the, two pe.
riods. •