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f up. id the light from the opposite binnacle strike
n the tent when it was closed ?—ft did.
You caused the other lights to be put out on
account of pirates ?—Yes.wa
s that light necessary to steer by ?—No, it
wag
nOt.
'lack
WhY did you not conceal the light of the bin-
?is t was necessary to give vent to the
light _
of the binnacles or *Olt
it
• Id go out.
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Ro._ Lord COLVILLE—WiII you state to the
tb use Whether there was not great danger, from
e bbinnacle being left open, that the light would
emblown out ?—Yes, if left entirely open.
~,,toht it not have been left open enough to admit the air
6en'tl;l"t' giving arty considerable light ?—Yes, and yet suf-
art° all°W tne to look into the tent as it was so near.
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at )Orr not always observed great pains taken oil board
Kir; . "A to conceal the light of binnacles ?—Yes, nor hoard
laigrtiishiPs; but on board such ships as this there WAS no
t44t . to do this. We had not all those conveniences
wwere desirable.
aprath4t do you mean by the word conveniences. Did I un-
ti,4l,l;l you to state that you considered yourself to be Cap-
Master, Or Person in the charge of the Polacca during
trp,,i4age ?---Yes, by direction of her Royal Highness, 1 took
c Myself the command of the vessel.
teta44 You state to the Court whether or not ou had the
rns
u(4 perforating the top of the binnacle with) a few boles,
th air had a funnel let into it to rive air without exposing
At, and ritnniree the risk you were exposed to from the
titti vs You described to be hovering about ?—1 had not the
114 g up of the ship, except Its to what related to her Itoyal
W„':ne", and did not know such a thing was wanted till the
‘‘,` seas actually expel ienced, or I should have done so.
to tire navigation of the ship during this voyage entrust-
edl
,ha Yt, the shaping the course and keeping her way ?—Yes,
nylie...(l. her course myself, with the Mate arid the Captain'.
Rene.
'nose directions was the ship navigated ?—By mine,
'ane
speaking.
t,p,.4tantswer is too indefinite, it must be clear that so itn-
.tip rr a trust as that which relates to the steerage of the
' ,"u tr
rivets[ be entrusted to some one with certainty ; and I re-
eor. Ytin will give a more explicit auswer ?—We compared
ecitunings together, and no inconvenience arose from it.
!liven after that comparison who directed tire course of the
urd•
ieel ?--IY3elf to the Captain, and the Captain to the sub-
Thß`,e Quarter Masters.
• lieu, as you had the charge of the navigation, how can you
The I,at 16 keeping up the bintmele was a trifling matter ?
arid ',,i4ree of the ship was not given me until I left Augusta ;
Port not observe the defect of the binnacle until the re-
ki:,,` the pirates.
-eti Yoh no power of rectifying the state of the binnacle ?
~,re mit observe any thing was the matter with it till we
Thin the parts of the pirates.
tteki", AS It seems, there were two Captains of this vessel,
h,rd enough to tell me who was the person that had the
a**,g,,e, or the vessel, her stores arid prr visions, and was an-
-1°,11,..,;"1e for them to the owners?—The owners certainly
Irtuti; to the Captain for I had no charge of the stores or
11,1 i !'"s ; the Captain, I believe, was himself a part owner.
11.14 t was the name of the Captain ?—Gargetlo.
or th'"e duty was it to keep the log-book ?—That of the mate
Ivae 'File mate who was a pilot.
whs it accurately kept by t hat person ?-1 do not know.
b ere was the strip's reckoning kept ?—lu the general log-
hutaek re
t presume.
Y"tt do not know by whom that general log was kept ?
tV„ •
fteir, her tent made up by your directions ?—Yes, by orders
1' Royal Highness.
trt the directions given to the sailors by yourself or by
11'4 "the, persora ?—They were given by myself, in conse-
(...4ce of directions from her Royal Highness.
It . Ylot inform the House what was the length of the tent ?
is impossible for me to state the length of it.
thetate the dimensions ?—I cannot say exactly. It was from
"as to the main-mast.
ak.'' it fixed to the mizen•mast ?—Close to it.
1 '4l d 0 you suppose to have been the length of the tent
Writ traps about twenty-two or twenty-three feet; but I can-
u'e Precise.
St sv much less than tire breadth of the ship was the breadth
\vie, te"t 3bout a foot.
A.-
ere did the binnacle stand?—.'shaft the mixers- in.
never
mast.
ter e You unable to form an idea of its dimensions ?—I
'""lert front the amitnnaet to the m
izen, but it might be
or Y 3 feet.
aekfiti 1 !gilt in understanding the length of the tent to be
et et- thereabouts ?—Yes, I suppose it might be.
nate Ihe length to be Ip
or itl) feet ?—Yes; I cannot
Precisely, for 1 never measured.
4,073` much less than the breadth of the ship was that of the
censider about a foot.
I it hauled lip 10 the rigging on each side ?—Nearly.
et„,:iefererice to the mizeit and the mainmast, whereabouts
Ei'v binnacle on board the polacca ?—Near the mixer'.
" rem- after ?—Abaft.
t,,lttiliderstood vou to say that the communication from the
Pa the dincitg-room was always open, am I right f—lhe
l's,4!!,e was open, but the tent covered the hatchway.
seher 'eseending front the tent by the companion-ladder,
ti :e You said before there was an open communication,what
icine-tar,"ld be necessarily occupied.'—Speaking as a seaman,
11, a de it myself in a second.
Twe'tiwt„tlianY persons- did the crew of the polacca consist of ?
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ti e. IL care of the polacca was entrusted to yon, perhaps
"n itiform us how many of them were in the habit of go-
hi',„,t° she helm in their turn ?—Three, 1 believe; 1 never
°f
ly more.
3r.aci ' often Wine they relieved?—They performed the whole
trier f"nr hours, exclusive of the two hours watches from
and front six to eight.
"GROSVENOR.—You have said you did not know
"eht.tt „.`lereanti slept on the voyage from Jaffa, do you know
tulip irlierortytmis or the others of her Royal Highness's
?—1 know where Hieronymus slept.
tee,t
,e4rte. did he sleep ?-011 the larboard side, in the fore-
),, "n•
cppja.°Ll know where Mr. Austin slept ?—He slept on the
I), to side.
suite .7i"tr know where any others of her Royal Highness's
self ?—Austin slept on the larboard side, where 1 my-
-511 ; Hownatn, Count Schavani, and Dr. Holland, were
e other side.
*heat- You account for not knowing where Bergami slept,
I hart Y°u knew where the rest of the suite slept ?—Because
tunift.uPPortunities of seeing the others without the dining-
/1,1,4nd of bidding them good night.
Ily You no other reason When[
)manso other reason.
Zt.htet, ‘,„ol'st FAI,NIOUTH.— aid the memorandum
'chae',6tt have produced was copied by your clerk, and also
s'ot '", what did you mean?—Count Schavani wrote the
prodeced from my dictation.
),,,),(n1 n.eati one and the satire memorandum now in Court
ho 43 copied front one that I had made.
1144 You Mean to say that the document front which you
bo Your InentorandUms is now inexistence ?—No, it is not. ,
them Ir°ll Mean to say thatt your clerk, or Schavani, copied
Thet,(tnt that?-1 dictated to him.
to lan, ;'ehavani slid not copy from the log ?—No, I dictated
Is th'a
ront my own memorandum.
document Wig now in existence ?—No, I destroyed it.
Ivan, Ytd
ou do so ?—because it was written in had Its
The,: did not wish it to he produced on that account.
4114 You mean to say that it was all written in Italian?—
Ut
Are very bed Italian.—(Cries of withdraw.)
l'reghl?u s,ure that that is a true copy which you have
a, bet . •"—les, it was made front my memorandum.
ratitii.C.tlstate that the first document was written partly in
bid "nd partly in Italian ?—lt was.
tR you mean to state that the first log was written partly
1,4 ghat) and si in l'• ?--The origioal log was writ-
PartlY in ra "".• I the mernoran-
In, , Atglish and partly m Italian, and
ttelaire
I the Ni nal Y the Fa •
in. • • r of I.ALIYERDALE.—When did you destroy
„,
it aper cannot remember the day.
bid
,ou"rihin these few days ?-1 cannot say exactly..
("troy it immediately after it was color,
Itili)ltadiatehe after.
• You risk Schavani to write for you, or did he begin the
tkr (111",:sttthrrs which led to his writing for you ?—I asked hint
„ ton.
4littherses`tid you find Schavani ?—At the house of her Royal
)3,,,,Y0u1ive there ?--No.
4re"„rY:; )s4 frequently there ?—I hare not been there for these
••
.
" You had many conversations with Schavani ?—No.
rep, t, You mean to tell the House that you got Scharani to
It'y 4e. stietnoranatim and thenvon destroyed it ?—Yes.
e~ellUCty
KING-lIA M— " "
sl--Can you
that
•
>t~rYr You looked
into h tent 'you saw her Royal High
Aft
ittr „V the rumours were confirmed that pirates were hover-
ro,c‘,,te'..slid You take any means to diminish the light?—
fir ""es a flag was thrown over it—sometttnes not.
sJ,ta,,,d_ 7 eecesions, did it never occur to you to put the
rights so low, that they could not be seen ?—.-The