The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-26 00:00:00

Captain' Irenry Inman ,Il'OT7l

Q. Wa you at fitly time on thy.. .t.l? ,1 or 24th of
July ordered by the Vice-Acimird, to reconnoitre the
enemy's fleet ?—A. o ; it was to dace a frigate.
Q. Was you ordered at any, tithe t,il;we a fri-
gate of the enemy that appeartlid to be rc.,;Onnoiter-
ing ?-A. Yes. On the morning of the Q3d, be-
tween nitlQ and ten, . my signal "w:is madc. to tuck and
thee a French frigate reconnoitering, abcalt thrk..e or
four miles to windward, abaft the b 6.410. •
U. :What motions did you ohit'erve of the; enemy's
fleet ?—A. Therwere in line Of battle to windward
of this frigate, on our veather beam, abour three or
four miles, opparently rvairiug their damages, and
'heisting up, topsails. ,

Q. bid you obqerva what damages Yes.
Q. State to the Gran what damages I will,
to the best of Inv reeolleaion : one of the ships'irk
the rear appeared to have the bead of her bowsprit
gone, and apparently in tow of another ; a second
with her fore-yard down, and fore-top-gallant mast;
another with her top-sail-yard down, and three or
fourere ships shifting, top-sails during
,the time I lay.
th.

Q. ,Was the Situation you have juiAt described re-
ported to the :Vice-Admiral No not till taro
or three days after the business \vas oyer.---Q. Was
any signal made by the Vice-Admiral to know the si-
tuation of the enemy's fleet ?—A. No.
By Admiral. Calder.
Q. Was your ship in danger of carrying away tt
masts on the 23d ofjuly, when
,maleyou a signal
to dace the French frigate then Tecounditering the
squadron I—A. Yes ; and I very. much wonder the
mainmast did not go the bowsprit might also be
very badly wounded,- and 'the tbremast being also
sprung, though fished.—Q., Did you report this to
me when you earne on board the Prince of WalCi
A. Yes, seine few.days afikrwards.
Q. Was you obliged to leave the Admiral aft( T,
wards to relieve -Admiral-S. and go into port
Three Carpenters declared the inain.ina.st to be
sate: to Carry a top-mtait, on 'which Admtral Stirling
ordered meinto port, where the fore.7mast,
and bowsprit, were. shifted.
Q. Was the English Squadron always kept by me
between that of t4e enemy. and -the port of Ferrol, as
long as the enemy Were in sight ?—A. yoL

By Me Court;
Q. Did you make the signal of inability when
you MI6 ordered to chase the frigate ?—A. ; 1
did not consider it.a time to tnake a signal of ditre.3H
or inability. . a
Captain DITEHAM was called to correa some part
of his evidence with respea to bearings.
Mr. Bi cxNELL, the Solicitor to the ,Adcairalty,
said be had closed all the evidence he had to otlim
for the prosecution, The Court immediately ad-
journed till next day.

SECOND DitY—D&c.l4.
The Court assembled at ten o'clock, when Sir
ROBERT CALDER, addressing the President, said,
that not conceiving the evident.: for the Prosecution
would have closed so early as it had done, he had not
had sufficient time to prepare his defence in the war
in which he wished to present it to the Court, tie
therefore hoped for their indulgenee, and assured
the Court he should be ready to.morrow, •
The PRESIDENT observed, that the Court was clis.
posed to grant every inclulganee in their powc.r,.—
They would consequently aij,:urn tC-tnoreow at
ten.

Admiral CALDER asked if it wa the inteacion.of
the Court- to proceed on Chrism) Is•Lhiy ?
Admiral 140NTAGu,--Yes, Idu co:L.11111y. I dc,
not fuel that the Service will admit of any I_,lfw

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L. 02,1) NELSON's ..FUNERA

At 'Olt,: 'Frint-ral of. Lord Z.I.',TAON the whole. o,f
the Morning Service will tal,-e place prior to the.
Serviee.. The cable. that 'how.. extends from
the, top 01,,the dome St. P.t;tl's is. intended to
hvg Nll. th,:? Colours of the different Powers taken by
the gallant Lo ti At tiè top trill be displayed the
Flag of tilkci!..l7inr,ti, which,' on a'sl;„,gil
-,,..ivenr will he lowered into the grave with 'the. re 4
mains of the ever .to be lamented Noble Tar.
11, body of-the inuAriolls On 'beinp; landed
at Greenwieh, x“is carried to the Painter), Clipmbei4
by, pat cyf the valiant crew of the ririp?/, from
Whence it has Shx:e„ been conveyed to the Record
Ch;ciiriEer,,in- the H ,t.
ospital, 'l),ere it is' to continueuntil the preparations for its lying in state shall be
t, .niplet(.d. These, v.e are informed,- ctintiOt he
L.'ish.c.'d for these eight or ten days. A •railing is to
at a di:itanco of nine fc'et frr:s.i the canopy,
to heel). of the crowd. The platform is enelokd on
each Side N% ith a partition, about fifteen feet higl),.
vilich will be als° covered with black.
prOC:Ssion by water, it is now said, wilt take
pl,jce 'on the th of next nn nth, from Greemvich to
\ Thitch.dl ; the body Will be-deptAited. in the Admi-
ralty that night, and it) the morhing the prOcessiOn
to St: l'aul!s will take `Tilace.' One of the Admiralty
Binges will convey the body ; the other, and- those
I,,i‘,t,b-41,5• th 'Navy Board- will be covered with
black. cloth.