The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-14 00:00:00

—Yes, and the Admiral sa!d that you could not be
betrpr employed.
Did )ou go on board the Asia with the Admiral?
—I di.l; I tool; him oil b'ur'l.

Before :,•ou di.seen:h:d into the boat, do you re-
c Alec a. ooi.versati.in h t ween me and the
—1 h- ard Sir E. itz-nu express his
approbation at the line style in which the Genoa
had taken up her position, and the gallant manner
in which she had maintained it. The Admiral said
:he Genoa had taken up a fine position, and ha('
maintained it in a very gallant manner.
What were the exertions of the men as to refitting
the Genoa after the battle, and how soon was she
ready to renew the action ?—One watch, to tht
best of my recollection, was employed immediately
after supper in clearing away the wreck ; the (abet
watch was employed in putting the guns in order,
getting up more shot, and making every preparation
to renew the action ; the people at my quarters, a-
well as throughout the ship, were then mustered at
the guns, and, when properly divided, one watch
was sent upon deck to secure the masts and repair
the rigging; the other watch remained below at
their quarters; the ship was, I think, ready to renew
the action in half an hour.

Do you know the state of damage sustained by
the Genoa, compared to the ether ships ?—ln my
opinion she appeared to have suffered in her masts,
yards, and rigging, much more than any ship engaged.
What did you observe of my conduct during the
battle, and afterwards, as to refitting the Genoa?—
Your conduct appeared to me, in every sense of the
word, that of an officer doing his utmost to main-
tain the honour of the British flag; during the re-
fittal I obce► ved, on your part, the utmost anxiety and
every possible exertion to get the ship ready for sea.
Sir R. STOPFORD—Did you see any preparation
on board the Asia, on the evening of the battle, for
going to sea ?—Nothing that I noticed.
Did you then hear of such being the intention of
the Vice-Admiral ?—I think I heard that the Ad-
miral did not intend to go to sea that night.
Was the commendation you heard the Admiral
bestow on the conduct of the Genoa particularly ad-
dressed to Captain Dickenson ?—lt was; other
officers were present, but I am not sure whether
they heard it or not.

Sir R. OTWAY—When the Vice-Admiral was
going over the Genoa's side with you, did you
hear him thank Captain Dickenson and the officers
of the Genoa for their gallant conduct during the
action ?—I heard no other words but those approv-
ing of the position the ship had taken up, and her
gallantry in maintaining it.

- Did the Vice-Admiral make any observations on
the conduct of the Genoa, while you were conveying
him from that ship to the Asia ?-1 do not think
that he expressed anything about the Genoa during
the time he was with me in the boat.

Did you hear any conversation between the Vice-
Admiral and Capt. Smith respecting Mrs. Bathurst ?

—None.

Capt. MUNDAY—Have you any reason to believe
that Capt. Dickenson had received any order to get
the Genoa ready for sea on the night of the actio❑ ?
—I had some conversation with Captain Dickenson
previously to his sending me on board the Asia,
when he stated that he had ascertained that it was
the positive intention of the Admiral to go to sea
that night ; and that he had observed preparations
making on board tl►e Asia for that purpose.

Did he say bow he had ascertained this ?—I think
he mentioned that he had been on board the Asia.

Do you know whether the manner of working the
ship's company after the action was caused by an
order from the Admiral, or by an order from Cap-
tain Dickenson ?—I do not ; on the morning after
the battle, I was placed on the sick list, in conse-
quence of a wound I received in the action.
Captain SCHOMBERG—Were the capstan bars
shipped, and the messenger passed ready for weigh-
ing on board the Genoa, on the evening of the
battle, when the Vice-Admiral came on board ?
I have an impression on my mind that the messen-
ger was passed, but I do not recollect seeing the
capstan bars shipped.
Captain ELLIOTT—Had you ceased firing a short
time before the action was over, and why did you
renew it ?—The guns at my quarters had ceased by
my own orders for a few minutes, but I was told
that our opponent was again firing into us, and I
looked out of the port, and thinking she was in a
position to enable her to engage us with some of her
foremost guns, I ordered the men to fire again into
her. They did not reload after that order was given,
and about that period the firing ceased throughout
the ship.

What created the difficulty of hauling in the
spring ?—I see no other reason but the shortness of
the nip with the cell of the port, and the effect of
a light breeze. The spring appeared to me to lie
under the bottom with a ditectien forward; it was
clear of the counter.

Captain DICKENSON —At what hour of the even-
ing of the battle did I send you with a message on
board the Asia ?—I do not recollect the exact time,
but it might have been nine o'clock.
When you went on board the Asia, had Admiral
de Rigny and Captain Ommanney been on board
the Asia?—l have an impression that either Count
Heyden or Admiral de Rigny had been on board
the Asia, but I do not know that Captain Omman-
ney had.— Witness withdrew.
Capt. SMITH, examined by Capt. DICKENSON—
How did the men of the Genoa exert themselves
during the battle ?—They did their duty throughout
in strict accordance with the unsullied character of
British seamen.

\Vas there anyslaekress in their exertions after

:he fall of Capt. Bathurst ?--None whatever.

What were their exertions to refit after the
battle ?—That general union of spirit, purpose, and
of action, manifested throughout the battle by all
could only be equalled—surpassed it could not be—
by their indefatigable zeal, unwearied exertions, and
unremitted labours, commenced immediately after
the battle, and continued through every consecutive
day and night to prepare and equip the Genoa for
sea, and which was done, in my humble opinion, in
an efficient and seamanlike manner.

Had you anything to do in preparing the report
of the killed and wounded ?—Although I am ready
on my oath, I trust this Honourable Court will per-
mit me to renew it, which I feel imperatively called
upon to do, and declare, on my oath and honour,
that I never had any thing to do, either directly or
indirectly, in preparing the report ; nor do I know
anything about it, except as to its being an official
document sent by Captain Dickenson to Sir Edward
Codrington.
State all that you know about the paper de-
scribed as of the nature of a round robin, and as
to who prepared or got it up before it was presented
to me on the quarter-deck 7—Before I state that
which I do know, I trust the Honourable Court will
permit me to declare, that without equivocation or
mental reservation, I never directly or indirectly
knew or heard that the paper in question was in ex-
istence, or intended to be, until I saw it on the quar-
ter-deck ; and I feel thus called upon to preface what
account 1 can give of it, my character being my only
property. I have now stated my utter ignorance as
to who prepared or got it up. The first time I saw
it I was standing on the poop, carrying on the duty,
to the best of my recollection, in Malta harbour ;
but I know very little of this circumstance, having
always considered the subject dead and buried. Se-
veral of the petty cifieers brought it aft, and pre-
sented it to Capt. Dickenson. He afterwards took
it to the Admiral. A short time afterwards I Lend
of the Admiral's displeasure with Capt. Dickenson
respecting it. Through the mediation of Capt.
Spencer, and in consequence of a letter written by
Capt. Dickenson, to request it might be withdrawn,
it was given up by the Vice-Admiral.
Have you lately had an interview with Sir E.
Codrington at the Admiraltf ?—Between the 14th
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of Jane and Ist of July last, as far as I recollect, I
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