The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-29 00:00:00

Members of the Court

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George 11,1!hltagu, Esq. Admiral of the Blue, and Comman-
der iii Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Ports
mouth and Spithead, President,
Vice-Adm. Sir E.Gower,X.t.• Rear-Adrri. Sir I. Coffin, I''.;t
Capt. G. L. Loiack Capt< C. Duff,
---;-- C. I. M. Mansfield %-- W. Shield
-J. Irwin . • ----, G. E. Haritoncl
- C. Adam - 1. A. Onimanney
- E. D. k; nig • - D. Woodriti.
M. Greetliam, Esq. judge-Advocate of the Fleet.

Pursuant to an order from the Right Hon. Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 22d day
of April inst. and 'directed to the President, set.
ting forth that he had transmitted to their Lord.
ships a Letter, which he had received from Capt.
J. A. WOOD, dated the i9th inst. reiqesenting his
having been oppressively removed from the corn.
raand of His Majesty's Ship Acasta, by Vice. Ad.
miral Sir J. T. DUCKViORTH, K. B. then CUM,
mander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels
at Jamaica ; and that the said Vice-Admiral had,
in the ,most shameftil and scandalous manner, load-
ed, received on hoard, and suffered to be received
on board His Majesty's Ship Arasta, an immense,
quantity of goods and merchandise, other thin
for the use of the Ship, in defiance and Coo-
trary to the true intent and meaning of the iStit
Article of War ; and requesting, as such proceedin,,st
were contrary and highly injurious to His•Majesty'a
service, oppressive to individuals, and unworthy
the charaCter of an 'Officer, that the said Vice..
Adnairiil may be Wirt by a Court Martial for the
offences therein set.forth ; and that their Lordshlps
thought fit that Captain Woun's request should
be-
complied with the Court proceeded to try the sail
Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, Vice-Admiral of
the Blue, for the offences with which he is charged
by Capt. Woo°, in his letter above-mentioned.
And having heard the evidence produced in support
of the charges, anti by the said Vice-Admiral in
his defence, anti what he had to alledge in suprrt
thereof, and having maturely and d liberately.
weighed and considered the whole, the Court is of
opinion, that the charges have not bten proved
against the said Vice Admiral Sir J. T. DUCK.
WORTH, K. B. but that they are gross, scandalous,
malicious, shameful, and highly subversive of His
Majesty's service, and doth adjudge him to be most
fully' and honourably acquitted of all and every part
thereof ; and the said Vice Admiral Sir J. T.
DucKwoßat, K. B. is hereby most fully and ho.
nourably acquitted of all and every part thereof as
aforesaid act;ordingly.
The President, in returning the Sword to Ad—
miral Doc ICWORTII, addressed him in the fullowina
manner ;

Sir —I take great pleasure in returning you this
which you have so often and so honourably' &Awn in tl,ie
de-
fence of your Country ; and I am desired by the Court to ,;ay,
that it. is their u►►aaiutous wish that our graciutis Sovereign
may be pleased soon again to call you forth to draw it once
more in the defence of your King and Country." •

Sir T. I)ucx.woitTit, anti a large party of frienls,
dined afterward' with Commissioner Sir C. SAX fJI,I,
at his house in the Daek.prd.

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DISTRIBUTION OF erttzE.mor,lnr.
To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's hired Arm.
ed trihip Cockatrice, for the re-capture' .1 the Brig Padget,
on the Cockatrice's arrival in Port; or at No. 04 Clemait's-
inn, every Tuesday and Friday klierward*: