The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-12 00:00:00

WITNESSES FOR THE QUEEN

Lieutenant IlowNiM's cross-examination was
resumed by their Lordships.
By the PEERS.—Q. Does Lieut. flimflam know
when the Frincess took the bath on hoard the
.1 never saw her take the bath on
board the polacca ; and, consequently, I cannot

YOu have stated that you was with her Roya
Higthess at Trieste, was you ever there excep
that- trace ?—Never.

Was you iu the-Princess's service before Ben
gami was?—No.

Lto you rkdow the reason of Bprganii's being
lclected to be in her Royal Highness's tent, in
ureference to yourself or' Lieutenant Flynn
do not.

Is it customary" for a sentinel to sleep on his
witch?-1t certain! v is not.

You stated that jou had been in his Majesty's
service; on board shat ships have you served ?
rylr.ny ships.

ee so good as to name them and the Captains

(Here the witness, as we understood him, men-
tioned the Africane, the Lively, the Centaur, the
Baltleur, the Lorraine, the Resistance, the Un-
daunted, and also the names of the Captains he
had served with.)
How many years were you in the' service ?
Since the early part of 1803.
You were understood to have said, that while
the .Princess was on board the polacca, you
knew of no mystery or concealment on her part.
It is now wished to know whether, during any of
your journies with her,
.you observed any-mystery
or conc.ealmetit in her Royal Highness with -re-
spect to Bergami ?—None whatever. -s
What :is your opinion of Bergami as a servant
of her Royal Highness confess that he was
excessively attentive to her, and most ready in
his duty.

Ile was therefore more likely to he selected,
on account of his fidelity and attachment to her
Royal Highness, to attend her than any other
servant should think, from every thing I
observed in his conduct, that it was likely.
No suspicion then once entered your Mind in
consequence of his being? selected to attend ?
Nw.3e.

Are you well acquainted with Lieut. Flynn ?
I aui.

Do you believe him to be a man of honour and
veracity ?

The LORD CHANCELLOR here observed, that
the only way in which that question could be
put,, was, whether the witness thought that Lieut.
Flynn was a man to be believed on his oath ?
(The last question being accordingly put, the
witness said, that he believed Lieut. Flynn to be
a p'erfect man of honour.)
.Whether, from your knoWledge of Lieutenant
Flynn, do you believe his understanding and re-
collection to be perfectly accurate and clear ?
I confess I,am not vain enough to pass an opinion
on a gentleman of his age. •
What, on board the polacca, was the distance
from the steerage to the tent ?-,—.1 think about
five or six feet, that is, from the helm.
You have stated that, during your voyage
from Jaffa to Smyrna, Lieutenant Flynn some-
times slept on the deck ; would not her Royal
Highness, in your opinion, have been sufficiently
- protected in her tent, if that officer had always
slept there ?—He did not always .sleep on deck,
lint doubtless her Royal Highness might hare
been protected when he did.
Then if Lieutenant Flynu had slept during the
whole voyage on deck, it would have been un-
necessary fur any one to sleep in the tent, in or-
der to protect her Royal Highness l—There
were many reasons why somebody should pro..
tea her; as the ship might have rolled, and an
accident happen to the tent.
The. LORD CHANCELLOR desired the witness to
keep up his voice through the whole of his an-
swers. He 'might indeed be heard by the Coun-
sel on both sides, by the Short-hand Writer at
the bar, and by Noble Lords near it, but it was
impossible for those of their Lordships who sat
around and behind him, to hear correctly what
be said.
Am I to understand that the answer you last
gave is the answer to my question I—Yes.
Witness has stated that he went up the ladder
from the dining room to the deck, and finding
Out the Princess had retired to rest, lie with-.
drew. How is this to be reconciled with your
• opinion that there was nothing at all indecent in
.13ergami's passing the remainder of tke night 'in
her Royal Highness's tent ?—I withdrew. from
• the impossibility of getting on_deck.
You stated that there was no. light in the din-
ing-room •
in-room ?—I did.
°What occasion • was there then for your going
into the dining-room to the tent ?—From the ha..
bit of going up all day ; it was not then night
but about ten o'clock in the evening.
What time of the year was this ?—We left
Jaffa on the Wth. of July, and arrived at Syra-
cuse in the middle of August.
Do you mean to say that at that period of the
year . it was not dark there at ten o'clock in the
evening.?—lt was darkish or night time ; it was
as dark as it could possibly be in such a clitnate.
• Did you not know, when you went up at ten
o'clock in the evening, that her Royal Highness's
tent was closed ?—Vdid not.
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Li Wad you reason to believe that, after the 'violent
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