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!own to endeavour to get the other step; and I
.sked if he could interfere for me; that my applica-
ion wt:s grounded on the plea of having been first
Lieutenant of a ship bearing a commodore's broad
.ennant who fell or was killed in action. Sir Ed-
rand Codrington replied that he was not on the
'lost friendly terms with the Admiralty ; that he
should not even ask them to promote his son, whose
oertificate he had lodged. I added, it is impossible
-o withhold promotion from your son. Sir Edward
also observed, that Capt. Bathurst was not killed;
nr his being killed in action was Captain Dicken-
-on's error, or words to that effect. I rejoined, it
is true, for he was not killed—he was mortally
.vounded ; but he was virtually dead from the mo-
'tient he fell. This is the substance of the con-
,ersation, and we parted. Nothing further passed
hat I recollect.
How long were you in the Brisk, under the orders
,f Sir E. Codrington ?—From March 9th to July
?sth, 1828.

Did you ever during that time hear from the Vice
Admiral the conduct of the Genoa impugned, or in

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my manner questioned by him, us to. the battle of
,Ilavarin ?—To the best of my recollection I never
lid, directly or iudirectly.

Did the Genoa continue to fire after the battle
%vas over, to the risk and probable injury of the
Allied ships ?—No; because when hailed by the
Admiral to cease firing, that firing was cause,l by
our having been fired into:by our opponent,whicli had
before for some time ceased firing. No ri4; coull
be incurred by the Allied ships from that fire, there
being none of them in that direction.
Was there any slackness on board the Genoa cn
her way to Malta ?—None whatever.

Sir R. STOPFORD—What circumstance made it
necessary to send half the ship's company of tlie
Glasgow on board the Genoa at the time of her re-
fitting ?—I am not aware of any circumstance whieli
rendered the sending of that watch necessary. Thy
came on board on the forenoon of the fourth day,
about nine o'clock, and went back again about five
o'c!ock, returning in the intermediate time to dinner.

Would the Genoa have been so soon ready if
these men had not come on board ?—ln my opinion
she would.

When hailed by the Admiral to cease firing, was
the Genoa firing her larLoard or starboard guns ?
I am quite certain that she w•as firing her star-
board guns.

Captain MUNDAY—Did you lose any men on the
quarter-deck by blocks falling ?—None; we had no
splinter netting.
Sir 11. BLAcKwoop—Was it in consequence of
the tardiness of which the Genoa is accused that the
men were sent from the Glasgow, or were their
services positively required ?—I believe I was the
cause of their coming. Captain Omtnanney came
on board the Genoa immediately after breakfast, I
believe, on the 24th ; I received him ; he asked
me, did we want any assistance ? I replied, no—
that we could get through our work ourselves. lie
added, the Glasgow has nothing to do, and you
may as well have some of her best hands to assist.
He probably said something about the Admiral's
anxiety to go to sea, and he seemed to press the
proffer of assistance ; I did not like to say posi-
tively that I would refuse it, but I wished to give
him a positive answer from Captain Dickenson.
Captain Ommanney said it was hardly worth while
waiting, and went off over the side—went to the
Admiral, and the men came.
Sir H. BLACKWOOD—Was the Genoa at that

time the only ship not ready for sea ?—To the best
of my recollection there was not one ship then ready
for sea which had sustained serious damage in the

action.

Was any work then going on in the Asia and
Albion ?—The Asia was working, to the best of my
recollection, as well as the Genoa.
When the Vice-Admiral expressed his approba-
tion of the conduct of the Genoa, was Lieutenant
Sturt present on the gangway ?—He was, to the
best of my recollection.
Captain ELLIOTT—Your praise of the Genni'A
crew has been unqualified; do you know any thing
of two men having gone down to the tier during the
action ?—lf I ever did know, I have now totally for-
gotten it; I do not recollect it.
Was any man on board the Genoa punished for
cowardice after the action ?—As I have been look-

ing at the log book since the first part of my evi-
dence, I see there was a man punished for cowardice,
but which I had quite forgotten ; and had I remem-
bered it, I should not have felt myself restrained
from expressing an unqualified opinion of a body of
men ; but I do not recollect the circumstances of
the case.

What arrangements were made during the refittal
of the ship as to the attendance of officers in diffe-
rent parts of the ship 2-1 was always on deck my-
self, as were Captain Dickenson and the Muster ;
and we took the after part of the ship under our
care. The second Lieutenant was on the forecastle;
the other officers, mates, and midshipmen, were dis-
tributed in their regular stations.
What was the last part of the refitting ready ?
To the best of my recollection, the last act done
previously to the ship being reported ready for Eea
was swaying up the main yard, it being delayed till
the mainmast was completely finished.

What circumstance made it necessary to keep a
watch at quarters so many nights after the action
was over, when it was understood that nearly the
whole of the enemy's ships were destrowed on the
20th ?—ln my opinion, the people slept at quarters,
and general preparations for fighting were observed
more to repel the approach of fire vessels than any..
thing else.

Captain INGLEFIELD—When you were under the
command of Sir E. Codrington in the Brisk, had
you frequent communication with him ?—I had.
How soon was the Genoa ready for sea after the
action?—On the afternoon of the fourth day I saw
Sir Edward Codrington passing along our starboard
side in a boat, as if looking at the ship. When he
got abreast the poop I took my hat off. He asked
how soon we should be ready for sea ; 1 replied
about five or six o'clock. He said very well, and
passed on. The ship was reported ready about five
or six o'clock.—Witness withdrew.

W. SILLY, carpenter of the Genoa at the bat.
tle of Nayarit', and still carpenter of that ship, exa-
mined by Capt. DICKINSON—Was stationed in the
wings and well during the action. He made the
model handed into Court of the damage done to the
Genoa in the battle. The model was u wooden pm-
file of the ship, which the witness explained to the
Court, describing what the marks meant on the
model. Some shot passed through, and others stuck
in the side. The size of the stone-shot, as near as
the witness could guess, was 10; inches in diameter;
mainyard
s‘aevp‘a.peseraaslrhesdobtot;
about 7.5 shot had struck the hull of the Genoa, ex-
clusive of grape. Three of the fore, three of the
main, and one of the misen chains were shot away.
' Twenty-five shot had struck the mainmast; about
seven went through it. Three fishes were put on
this mast, a hand-mast abaft, and two regular fishes,
one on each side, and two topmast studding sail
booms, with several small spars to fill up the angles.
The mast so secured, with the addition of three
hoops put on at Malts, brought the ship to England.
shot having passed
The foremast was struck by two shot; one large
shot went through ; two were applied to the masts
pear-
at Malta; the bowsprit was slightly damaged; Ole
almost shattered to pieces. The
throonteigfhishillivat:p,outpoliiliceita,; attilidt..,
edtheirle° Nr:,ekriengseveral on both (
grazed by t
ters; the fishes were begun before daylight,
and one
intowitness the rsetneirent,n hbeutt•
was ready before that time ; the mainmast was se-
cured on the third day after the battle.

The witness, gave some further technical irty,tra.
Lions of tho state of the ship after the battle, and of
the exertions that were tnade to refit I er.
Several Members of the Court wishing to put
questions to the witness, and four. o'clock having
arrived, the Com t adjourned the further examination
of this witness till M. nday, Id nine iti %Fiji :\`,'
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