Star.
London, England, 1809-07-29 00:00:00

OURT-AMRTIAL ON LORD GAMBIER;

THIRD DAY—PORTSMOUTH, JULY t.,8.
The Court re-assembled according to adjournment,
ot nine o'clock, when Lord CodilitANE WAS again
called in.
Q. Arc the charts produced by your Lordship to
the Court (Nos. 2 and 3) copied or taken from the
chart, No. ?
A. They are fac-similes of the chart No. 1, by a
chart•drawer in London, whom I employed for that
se The French ships, at the hours -mentioned
purpo •
in those charts, were in the position in which they
app et The position of the British fleet is marked
as it appeared from the Imperieuse about half-past
eleven o'clock in the morning of the 12th. The fri-
gateswhich appear near the Irnperieuse had weighed
anchor with the Imperieuse that morning.
Q. B y what scale did your Lordship trace the fi-
gures of the ships as represented, there being no scale
to these charts ?—A. By, the scale of the chart, of
which they are copies, which is the same size, and
row before the Court, marked No.' 1.
Admiral STOPFORD further examined. • •
0. When the signal was made by the IMperieuSe•
on the morning of the 12th, that the enenifs‘biltips
were on shore, was any thing donein-coniequerrce of
Shortly after the signal was made, the Com-.
r:ancier in Chief made the signal to unmoor, but I
can't speak to the exact time. Afterwards thesignal
made to weigh, and 'the fleet moved in come-
quince nearer to the -isle of Aix, 'for the-,purpose of
in a better situation to observe the' proceedings
or the enemy, and with the intention of going in
with the fleet, if the wind had shifted so far to the F.;
as to alicav the fleet to come out again, for which the
Commander m Chief expressed the greatest impa-
tience and anxiety.
Q. A L what time had the Commander in-Chief in-
formed you of his reasons for going in ?—A Some
time between the hours of eight and ten in the fore-
nein of that day, being then on board the Caledonia.
Q. Dia-the fleet anchor again ?—A. The fleet an-
c:iored about three miles from one part of the Isle of
Aix, finding there was no change in the wind.
Q. At the time the fleet anchored again, would it
have been prudent or proper to have sent halt of it
in to destroy the enemy For the reasons I yes-
ttrlty stated in evidence, in answer to that question,
:'Uak it would not; but the Commander in Chief
desired the Etna bomb and the smaller vessels to pro-
Led in and bombard the enemy's ships that were ly-
ing ashore, he gave direciiins also .o the Captains of
the Valiant, . Revenge, and the Bellona, and other
ships, to advance towards the Buoyart, to support
the Dla and other vessels,

Q. Did the ships and vessels so ordered to advance
proceed without anchoring with the fleet ?--A. The •
extra and small vessels immediately proceeded with-
out anchoring to their station, to bombard the ene-
my's ships. The line of battle ships did not proceed
till subsequently ordered by signal : they anchored.
Q. Were the directions given to all of them, or
was there any distinction made in the •directions
given to the Captains of the line of battle ships, and
to those of the smaller vessels ?—A. As they were
directions which could only be eneented according to
the skill of the pilots, the orders to the Captains of
s!lips drawing most water were. given discretionary
to them to go in as far as they thought safe, or could
cniidently depend upon the eilots.
Q. At the time of hearing those orders given,. did
enderstand it to be the intention of the Comman-
'ier in Chief, that every ship of every de!:eripticm su
onicred sh:oxidgo in as soon and as fir as the discre-
tion of the Captain would admit ?
A. nom the general signal which had been made
fcr s!liFs to prepare for battle, and springs on *their
tables, &c. also from the conversation I had with the
Cent:winder in Chief, aud witneising his impatience
aad disappointment, and circumstances not imraedi-
anly allowing him to go with the fleet, •it was my
full conviction such were the Commander in Chief's
intentions, that the ships should go in as" far, and as
non as they could.
Q. Do you know from the Captains.o; tliose.ships
ri the line, their reasons for not going immediately
:a do not recollect vier to have heard-those
(ii-tinctly stated.
Q. wilat were the ships or vessels that did, accom-
Tiny :he Etna, when she went in ?-7;.A. As well as I
iccllect, they were chiefly gun-brigs And men of war
Vgs. Afte:wards, eirery frigate went in, in conse-
-1..:c.1.:e of signals from the Commander in Chief.
Q. How I(;ag after the gun-brigs, the Etna, and the
:nen of war brigs went in, was it before the frigates
ent Li by general signal ?—A. I don't think it ex-
: ceded haY air hour.

Q. At v:lrat time did the line-of-battle ships go in,
v..kh were they ?—A. J think after the frigates
ia, was not more than half an hour, when the
Valiant and Revccge went in.
Q. When the iket bruu,r,at up at the distance you
mentioned, fro:: the isle what was the
e ,fthc weather rine weather, with a fresh