Star.
London, England, 1814-10-18 00:00:00

RAMILLIIII.

Thomas Daw,, private, sited tromlatigne,
N't uuNILD—John Bnce, pnvate, badly; William Mellows,
private, severely ; John Vaughair, corporal, severely; Bryan
Hughes, corpural, severely ; Jona Llit:g.r, corporal,
Total-1 'card, 16 wousulo.l.

His Mak:sty'. bh:p Tounart, Chesapeake, Sept. IL
my dispati:h of the 2d inst. recounting the
success of our expedition against Washington, I ac-
quainted ypo, for the infatuation of my Laos Com-
missioners of the Moil-ally, that the winus hod been
unfavourable for the return of the ships which were
detached u 1 the POOMAC, npder Captain J. A. G.,t-
dun, of the Seahorse, to co-operate ag.iiast the capi-
tal, but that I had heard of their haviii:;• acCOM.
phshcd this da4triscaatt of Fort Wa4.ington. I nave
now the 1451" not only Noppirm ti*: report, but

to trapsmit for their Lordships' information, a corral
Captain Gordon's detail of his proceedings, in which
his farther success has exceeded my most sanguine es.
pectations ; having forced the populous c►ty of
andria to capitulate, and having brought &ran DT
river in triumph, through a series et obstacles and fie.
termined opposition, a Sect or twenty.orte enemy's
vessels. The didiculties which presented themselves
to these drips in ascending the river, impeded by
shoals and contrary a huts, and the increased obstacles
which the enemy had prepared against their returi,
with a confide►.t hope of obstructing their descent.
were only to be ovca ouic by the mist inJefatiedle •
exertions.

I trust, therefore, that Oa resolution and gallanttt
displayed lr every one employed neon this .mice,
nivel' deserve my warmest applause, v. ill be larder
honoured by the approbation of their Lordship. I
have the honour to be, &c. (.gned)
Awl:. C. elm iNt,

Vice Admiral, Commander in aid;
lan Wilson Croker,Esq.
seshiirse, Cbvsaric:.l. Sltesiber 0, lel I.
Sin,—ln obedience to your tn'sltr,:, 1 proc.:ed.4
;um tie River P0t0::,a,:., watt the ships normal .n the
inaigin*, on the 17th a Lest mouth, but tioni beitlg
pilot to assist us through :hat ditfieuit pan
of the riv,r called the K the antoms, and tt cal cur-
t) ary winds v:c were unabie to reach Fort Vt'ashieg.
n, until the evening of the '47th. Nor vas this
Llt.cted but by the severest labour. I believe eaet
tit the ships was not less that, twenty different times
i.gringd, and each time we were obliged to ha.il .11
!iy main strength ; and we were emptuyei warping
Lir live whc.lc successive days, with the exception of
.t few hour:, a distance id mote than 50 miles.

The bomb ships neie placed on the evening of the
27th, and immediately began the bombardment cf
the Fiat, it being my .ii,tention to ;Attack it with tno
frigat:s at day-lignt the following nsorning. Oil the
'lnustiog of the first shed, the garrison vete observed
to r• treat ; but, supposing some concealed design, I
directed the tie to Ite continued. At eight o'clock.,
however, my doubts were removed by the explosion
o the powder magazine, which destroyed the inner
buildings, and at day-light on the 28th we took pos-
session. Besides the principal furt, which contained
two 52 pounders, two 82-pounders, and eight 24-
pounders, there was a battery on the beach of fire
IS pounders, a whittelio tower with two 12 pounders
aid loop-holes for musketry. and A battery in the rear
of two 12 and six 6-poucia tielchisieces. The whole
of these guns Were already spiked by the enemy, and
rneir complete destruction, wi,h their carriages also,
was elreCCed by the seamen and maiinea sent on that
service in less limn two hours. The populous city
of Alexandria thus lost its only defence; aNd
ouoyed the Chancel, I deemed it tset.eZ to postpone
,tiving any answer to a proposal irs !de to ma I us
u. tip the fotlowtag wtt.in I was
enabled to place the shipping in such a positi'n as
could rosure asieUt to the terms 4. had d-cii:d to
traforct.

To this measure I attribu►e their ready acquies?
ciente, as it rem 'veil that J. übt of my determination
to proceed, which had ueen rained in vie minds toe
inhabitants by cur rruty having re seed 11.011 W .•11.
moon : this part o• our proceedings v.ill be furmer
czplaitred uy ;he accompanying documents.
The .unable Lieutenant Got.Jort oi this ship,
wits sent on the evening of the pri•:^nt the
escape of any of the vcssels comprised m captui.
latinn, and the whole cf those which were seaokorthy,
amounting to 71 in number, were fitted and loaded
by the Sls..

Captain 13.iker, of the Fairy, bringing your orders
of t,e r/th, %tying fought his way up tie river pas:
batter] of five guns ard a large militia: y force, cos .
neared the • amours which had alrea.,y reactied sae.
•ot strong measmes having 'been tisktal to opecee our
return ; and I theretoie quitted Aiessodri4 without
wai:ing to Jesttoy those renaming stur:s which as
had not the means of hfiligiiiA awAy.
Contrary winds again occasioned us the laborious
tesk waipidg the sUips down the riser, in glad)
lay's delai took price, Owing to toe 13evaaitatioo
Atounding. . enemy took edvanusge-ot this
cal:Mallet to attempt her destructuw• by oiree firs
vessels, attended by five row-boats ; but their object
was defealted by the promptitude and Icailauuy of
Captain- Alesandeis who pushed of with his own
boats, and being followed by those of the other 11.1414
chased the boats of the *army up to the town of
Alexandria. The cool and steady cossuoct cat
John Moore, Midshipman of the Seahorse, in fork
' the nearest tire vessel on shore, whilst the others %vele
removed from tl.c power of doing pi:mud by tile
smaller boats of the Devastation, entitles turn to thy
ni4hest commendatioli.
Ihe Wteor and the Fairy, assisted by the Anna-
M.uia dispatch boat, a prize gun-boat, and a boat
belonging to the Euryalus, with a howitzer, had
greatly impeded the progress of the enemy in their
works, notwithstanding which, they were enabled to
increase their battery to eleven guns, with a turnace
for heating shut. On the 3J, the wind coming to the
N.W. the Etna and the Erebus succeeded in getting
down to their assistance, and the whole of us, with
the prizes, were assembled there on the 4th, except the
Devastation, which, in spite of our ',most exertion in
%varpinji her, still remained five macs liiiiiier up die
liver. rhis was the inotneitt when the eueioy made
his greatest efforts ti effect our ilestructem.

Tise Erebus bring judiciously pieced uy Captain
Bartholomew in an eontirdble position for ,1.41 'swig
the workmen employed in the trenches, wet Att tsked
by throw held Pieces, which did her cistatue da-
mage before they were beaten oil: .n. ,Li..l At-
tempt being made to destroy the .... 11 .vdthotto
lire vessels, I seat the boats, under t.. 411.4111 La, tr
her altbhuince ; n thing could exceed tilt; el .ca ity • IL.
which t.:Aptdin Beker went tin this St-rviCe, •0
Htiribute the immediate see _mat tat Vie b,,ais .:o.:
vessels. His loss, however, WAS CiNslStaeliiatc, (ninilL7
to 'heir having sought teiuge under some guns :a a
nai row meek, thickiy woodid, groin wLicht a Wei
ibte ter him t , dislodge them.
On the Sth, At no .11, the wind coating leo, add Ail
my ariengetrients brit% made. the ,):,worm eta!
Euryaus doctored with.n s:iost ntu,.sec s U.O
bAucnes. isinleatie whole of the pralA:, r 6%..d 63 .1:I
us and the shoal the Bombs, the 1. sr; oaid
nri,ig as they passed, and atterwatriAs duclunity w a
forouTable position for iacdititting, by means of tlioil•
• timobgne. Euryatiss, [knot :ion, Altus, Mauer,
Aasalllasissilspatch-beat.

force, the farther removal of the frigates. At S Pavt,
having completely silenced the herny's ti,e, the Sea.
horse an,i Enryalus cut their cables, and the whole of
as pioceeded to the next posioon taken up by the
tro ps, where they had two batteries, mounting from
fourteen to ei..thteen guns, on a range of cliffs of about
a m•l: extent, under which we were, of necessity,
obliged io pass very close. I did not intend to make
the Attack that evening, but the Erebus grounsling
within range, we were necessarily called into action.
On this occ ision the tire of the. Fairy had the most
de, ,s, ve :feet, as well as that of eke Erebus, while the
Bungs threw their shells with excellent precision, and
the gains of the batteries thereby completely silenced
by about eight o'clock.
It day-light on the 6th I made sienal to weigh,
and so satisfied were the whole of the parties opposed
to us of their opposition being ineffectual, that they
allowed us to pass without turther m lestation. I
cannot close this detail of oper.oions, comprising 4 pe-
riod ot twenty-three days, without begging t':ave to
tail your attention to the singular exertions of those,
wiwm I had the honour to command, by which our
success was effected. Our hammocks were down :.oly
two nights during the whole time ; the many labor-oils
jatits which we had to perform were executed with a
cheerfulness which I shad ever remember with pride,
and which will ensure, I hope, to the whole of the de-
tachments, your favourable estimation ot their extraor-
dinary zeal and abilities.
To Captain Napier I owe more obligations than I
have words to express. The Euryalus lost her bow-
sprit, the head of her foremast, and the heads of all
her topmasts, in a tornado which she encountelcd on
the 2.5 th, just as her sails were clued up, whilst we
were passing the Fiats of Maryland Point ; and yet,
after twelve bows work on her refiital, she was again
under weigh, and advancing up the river.
Captain Napier sfeaks highly of the conduct of
Lieutenant Thomas Herbert, on this as well as on
every other of the many trying occasions which have
cailed his abilities into action. His exertions wet e also
particularly conspicuous in the prizes, many of which,.
hlready sunk by the enemy, were weighed, masted,
ove down, caulked, rigged, and loaded, by our little
kquadroh, during the three days which we remained
lexandfia.
It is dißicult to distinguish amongst Officers who
bad a greater share-of duty than often falls to the lot
of any, and which each performed with the greatest
Credit to his professional character. I cannot omit
to recommend to your notice the meritorious con-
duct of Captains Alexander, Bartholomew, Baker
and Kenah, the latter of whom led us through many
of the difficulties of the navigation ; and particularly
to Captain Roberts, of the Meteor, who, besides un.
dergoing the fatigues of the day, employed the night
in coming the distance of ten miles to communicate
and consult with me upon our further operations, pre-
paratory to our passing she batteries.
So universally good was the conduct of all the offi-
cers, seamen, and marines of the detachment, that
cannot particularize with justice to the rest. But I
owe it to the long tried experietce 1 have had of Mr.
Henry King, First Lieutenant of the Seahorse, to
point cot to you that such was his eagerness to take
the part to his abilities would have directed
tan on this occasion, that be even came out of
his sick bed to' command at his quarters, whilst the
ship was passing the batteries ;4 nor can I ever forget
how rnatetialty the Service is indebted to Mr. Alex
under Louthain, the Master, for both finding and
buoying the channel of a navigation, which no ship
of simitar draft of water had ever before passed with
their guns and stores on board, and which, according
to the report of a seaman now in this ship, was not
accomplished by the President American . frigate,
even after taking her guns out, under a period of
forty-two days.
Enclosed is a list of killed and wounded, and also
of the vessels captured.—l have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) JAMES A. GORDOM, Captain.
To Sir Ales. Cochrane, Commander in Chief, kr.

Resolved, ,that Charles Shams, Edward J. Lee, and Jonathan
swift, be a Commitieei in case the British vessels pus the fort,
or approach the town by laud, and no sufficient force on our part
to oppose them with any feasOnalelle prospect of success, to carry
a lag to the officer commanding the enemy's force about t
attack the town, and procure the best terms for the Safety of the
houses and property of the town in their power.
The above Resolution passed the Council unanimously, the
Augnit,lBl4. IYtossaa HilllllllT, President.
WILLIAM HIWTOR, Clerk.
In the Common Council of Alexandria.

The following Oreer was unanimously concurred in by the
eommon Council of Alexandria 28th August, 1814 :
The forts erected for the defence of the district having been
hlawti up by our men, and abandoned Without resistance, and
the town of Alexandria having been left without troops or any
means of defenco against the hostiles force now within sight, the
Comtnnn Council of Alexandria have w,th reluctance been com-
pelled, from a regard to the salet). ()film inhabitants, to authorise
an arrangement with the enemy, by which it hat been stipulated
that, during their continuance bef;,:e the town, they shall not be
molested—no superior force having on this emergency appeared
to defend or direct, the Common Council has considered itself
asthorised, trim extreme necessity, to make the above stipula-
tions; they consider it binding on themselves and the nation,
and require a faithful observance of it from ali the inhabitants
of the town.
Resolved, That copies of 'he above Resolution be transmitted
to Brigadier-General Winder, ct the loth Military Dibtrict • and
to Genetals Young and Hungerford, with the request Of the
Common Council that proper measures may be used of secure a
strict observance of the public faith, which the Common Council
has been compelled to pledge. (Signed)
• Tnossas Hatt ar.a7, President.
JOHN GIRD, Cllrk :pro tern.
rTheirfollows the Capitulation, which was published in our
Paper of Friday.l
At a Meeting of the Common Council of Alexandria, on
the 29th day of August, 1814 :
The Tetnis proposed to the Common Council by the Comman-
der of the squadron of British ships now off Aleraadria are ac-
ceded to. (Signed) T comas Hemet a-r,
LIST of the KILLED and WOUNDLD on board his Majesty's ships
employed in the Potowmac River, between the lot and .;th
September, 1814.

SEAROUL

WOVNDLD—Jamee Sibborn, ordinary seaman, severely; John
Ridding, atrjeant of marines, slightly ; Giles Hill, privite ma-
rine, slightly.

EVATALUS.

Istgan--Jobn Hogan, able seaman ; Edward Dobson, ordinary

seaman ; Witham Fair, able seaman.
UND CD—Charles Napier, Esq. Captain, slightly; John Allen,
able seaman, slightly; James Burgoyne, ordinary seaman,
severely ; Lawrence Murray, ableseaman, slightly ; Jahn Jones
(3), and James Kelly, ordinary seamen, slightly; William
Scott, ordinary seaman, severely ; Pat. Powis, quarter-naaster,
dangerously; John Boorman and Joseph Aldred, private ma-
rines, dangerously.

VAIRT.

ElLLED—Charles Dickinson, second Lieutenants
WOUNDED—Richard Smith, boatswain, badly; Nicholas Cle•
• The two first guns pointed by Liesannast gs ditabled
each a gun of the enemy.

THE EVENING STAR. .

LO N DONI

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1814.
St. Luxu—Holiday at the Bauk avid Stock Exchange.

At a late hour last night, the details of the attack
made upon Baltimore were published in a Gazetir Ex-
traordiaary. The narrative• though clouded with the
death of a gallant and hopeful Commander, is highly
hon,lurable to the bravery and discipline of the Bri-
tish troops. After the capture of Washington, the
tides and winds not rendering it safe to proceed im-
mediately out of the Chesapeake to execute the ulte-
rior objects of the expedition, it was thought advise-
able to attempt carrying Baltimore, the focus of hos-
tility to this country, by a coup-de-main. At all events
the alarm could not fail to occasion much destruc-
tion of property, aftd to cause great less to the enemy.
The Americans were strongly intrenched; but they
were soon driven from their works.

It was found advisable, however, not to press the
attack upon the town itself, in consequence of the im-
pedirwmts opposed by the enemy to the advance of
our ships—impediments which cost the Americans
nearly as great an expense as if our fleet had entered
the harbour.

The enemy will, no doubt, exult at the success of
his precautionary measures; and on this point he has
some ground to boast, though his troops have been
shanietully beaten, while we have reason to regret
the death of the gallant General Ross, and a few
brave men.

The first thoughts of the General, ca receiving the
fatal shdt, were for the public service; :.is last sit.lll
was devoted -to the tenderness of domestic affection.
S 7 should fall a hero, and a man. We have seldom
perused—the melancholy annals of war seldom
t.fiford—so touching and yet so exalted a p;ctui e.—
When he felt the mortal messenger, I.e fell into the
arms of a brother officer, crying " send immediately,
fur Colonel Bstoozz." The Colonel attended, arid
received his instructions ; and the General having
discharged this last duty to his country, exclaimed—
" My dear Wife !" and dropped senseless. It is
impossible that suth A scene should not detain the
pen of the narrator ;—but we hasten to add, that the
blood of the brave was not shed in vain. The spirit
of Ross went forth before his faithful followers, strik-
ing terror into the hostile ranks, and insuring to the
English standard a repetition of former victories.
Some, who have more zeal than knowledge, regret
that the attack was not persisted in, even without the
aid of the naval frirce ; the public may rest assured
that our Commanders have acted properly. Night
attacks are at all times dangerous, and they would not
have been justified had they hazarded any measure
which even by a passibility could have endangered
the success of their ulterior objects—objects cf much
greater importance than the capture of such a place
as Baltimore.

By the ROVER, which brought the dispatches from
the Chesapeake, American Papers were received by
Government, which detail some military operations
on Lake Champlain and in the neighbouring country.
The Americans state that they have obtained a vic-
tory over our small armament on Lake Champlain,
in consequence of which, Sir Geonne PREVOST, who
had taken possession of Plattsburgh, had been obliged
to abandon it. This affair happened on the 10th of
September; and according to the American Papers,
the victory on the part of the enemy was complete—
the whole of our vessels having been either taken or
destroyed.

Private letters by the Fingal cartel, arrived at
Southampton, from New York (sailed the 17th of
September), mention, that Captain MACDONALD had
defeated Sir JAAfes Yco on Lake Champlain. The
cartel proceeded to France, where she was bound.
The report in the City is, that the loss of the Bri-
tish has been confined to a 36 gun frigate and a 22
gun ship.
By the Fingal we learn that three frigates are lay.
ing before Savannah, and three sloops of war are
cruizing between there and Amelia Islands, and have
taken a number of prizes.
The Fingal brings dispatches to the American
Commissioners at Ghent.

BREAD.—This day the Loft!) MAYOR ordered the
price to be reducei OA, Nally ip the pock loaf.

covimmAniiiii bit ebtoNi (2?itAii*.

i, •
The Court Martial commenced yesterday morning
at the Muster-Master-General's Office, Whitehall, at
quarter before eleven o'clock. After reading the
warrant for holding the Court Martial, the followiiag
Members were sworn in :

President—General Visa.
Mel77'l'l7.
Lieut.-General Champagne. I Major-General Dilkes:
Frazer Rebow.
SirS.Auchmuty. Fiii:er. •
Hut: si on.
Major-General Bolton. •
Mahon. Brand.
De Grey. ---lieynardsoa.
A note was read from Colonel PONSONBY to the Judge
Advocate, stating that he had been orderei to attend
Colonel Q owl N. as Aid•cle-camp to the Prince I:,•gent,
and inquiring if, having also been summoned as a wit-
ness, there would be any impropriety in his remaining
in Court. The Judge Advocate referred this point to
Colonel Quf:ittin, giving it as his opinion, that if Co-
lonel Ponsonby were to be called to give evidence to
facts, he must necessarily withdran, along with the
other Witnesses, during the proceedings; but if his
deposition were only required to character, there
could not be any impropriety in his being present.—
Colonel Quentin stated, in reply, that he shou:d only
examine Colonel Ponsonby touching his character.—
Colonel Ponsonby- consequently continued in Court.
The following is a copy of the charges :
I. That on the loth day of January, 1814, the regiment being
that day en duty, furagitig in the valley of Zslrcoy, in France, and
the said Colonel Quentin, having the command of the regiment,
did not make proper and timely arraiigentents to insure the suc-
cess of the regiment in its operation of foraging, although direc-
ted to do so by the Brigade Orders ; but neglected and aban-
doned his duty as Commanding (nicer, leaving some of the di-
visions without support or order. when attacked by the enemy,
whereby so:U? men and horses of dm regiment were taken pri-
soners, and tli'a taiety of such divisions hazarded ; such conduct
on the part of the said Colonel Quentin evincing great profes-
sional incapacity, tending to lessen the confidence of thesoWiers
in the skill and courage of their officers, being unbecoming and
disgraceful to his character as an officer, prejudiCial to good order
and military discipline, and contrary to the Articles of War.
2 That the said Colonel Quentin having the command of the
regiment this day after the battle of Orthes, viz. on the 2istla of
February, 1814, on the high-road leading to St. Sever, in front of
the village of Hagan-tan (department des Landes), in France, and
the regiment being on that day engaged with the enemy, he, the
said Colonel Quentin, did not previously to, et during the time
the regiment was so engaged, make such effectual attempts as be
ought to have done, by his presence and his own personal exer-
tions and example, to co-operate with or support the different di-
visions of the 10th hussars, under his command, but neglected
and abandoned his duty as Comrnandtqg Officer, and thereby un-
necessarily hazarded the safety of those divisions, and Implicated
the character and reputation of the regiment; such conduct, on
'the part of Colonel Quentin, tending to Itssen the confidence of
the soldiers in the skill and courage of their Officers, being mibe-
coming and disgraceful to his character as an officer, prejudicial
to good order and military discipline, and contrary to the AitiClts
of V.'ar.

2. That on the 10th day of April, 1914, during the battle cf
Toulouse, In Fraece, the said Colonel Quentin having the com-
mand of the regiment, and the reginient being that day in the
presence of and attacked by the enemy, he, the said C..!oncl
Quentin; did not, during such attack, make such effectual at-
tempts as he ought to have dune, by his presence and his own
yersonal ex,.rtions;to co-op-rate with and support the advanced
divisions of the regiment under hls command; bet neglected and
abandoned his duty as Commandit.4 Deicer, leaving some of the
' divisions, .when under fire from the enemy, without orders, and
.11-1 (thy unnec.:ssarily hazarding the safety of those divisions ;
such conduct on the fart of the t. 0.1 Colunel Quentiu tending to
ltt-ien the Conf.ilt-mie of the vild'eis in the skill and courage of
I their officers, being unbecoming and dlsgracettil to his character
;is an ohicer, pi ejunietal to gsel order and military discipline,
avid contrary to the Articles of War.
4. Fur general neglect of duty, by allowing a relaxed discip-
line to ez:st in the regiment nader his command, when on fo-
reign service; by whicu the reputation of the regiment enffered
Lathe opinion of the Commander of the burets, and of the Lieu-
tenant General conunanding the cavalry, It displeasure having
been expressed, or implied, in a letter trona the Adjutant Gene-
ral of the Forces to Major General Lord Edward Somerset,
commanding the:Hussar brigae, dated the inth of March, 1814 ;
and in the orders of the Lieutenant General commanding the
cavalry, dated the ittith of February, 18 i 4 ; such conduct on the
part of the said Colonel Quentin being most prejudicial to the be-
nefit of his Majesty's service, subversoce of all order and mili-
tary discipline, in breach of the established re,;ulations, and con-
trary to the Articles of War.

To these charges Colonel Quentin pleaded No
Guilty,
Colonel Fauna then addressel the Court; he
said, he hoped he should be indulged with a few
words in explanation of his appearance there as the
prosecutor of Colonel Quentin. He came by no means
from the impulse of his own inclination, but from
command, nor was he at all accessary to the charges
brought against the defendant ; at the same time he
was not willing to shelter himself from any responsi-
bility which might attach to the result of the pro-
ceedings. Having been on service with the regiment
at the period when the transaction to be investigated
had taken place, it was impossible for him not to en-
tertain opinions upon them: and in consequence of
those opinionr, he felt it a duty to his honour, and to
the honour of the regiment, to undertake the task
allotted to him, however painful. With respect to his
brother officers, various misunderstandings and mis-
representations had been published, as to the motives
of their conduct, and he was prevented by reasons of
delicacy, from stating what would do away whatever
operated to their disadvantage. No wrong motive
could Lilly be imputed to them. It was, indeed, im-
possible to look at the char:lcs, and the time which
had elapsed since the circumstances on wlach they
were founded, and not feel some bias in favour of the
accused : but he and his brother officers could not
give a greater proof of their reliance on the honour
and justice of the Court, than by refraining horn a
detail of the motives of such delay. Situated as they
were, he must say, that however invidious their con-
duct might appear, their sore object was to do jus-
tice. They urged the very delay which had occurred,
as a proof of the rectitude of their intentions ; for the
cause of that delay was, that other persons might
have an opportunity of forming a jndgment on the
case, and thus, if it bad been possible, have rendered
the present appeal unnecessary. They had not wished
for a Court-martial, but for such an enquiry and in-
vestigation only as might lead to the re-establishment
of the character of the regiment. He could not but
regret that such a ,general charge as incapacity and
want of zeal had been preferred against the Com-
manding Officer, because it was scarcely p 0561,1? to
substantiate it by those rules of evidence whicii a
Court of Justice rigidly requires. Under such cir-
cumstances, he was compelled to say, that had the
conduct of Colonel Quentin, on service, or in the
minor conduct of the regiment, been such as to en-
title him to the respect and confidence of his Officers,
these charges would rv,t have been brought !or. and ;
but when the Colonel had manifested no such claim
to their esteem, they were driven to the alto native,

• .•
either of atettsing hiln, or of ruhtn g to.
tation of di.grace in their own rr:ms.
• The JUrrox-Anvocava then recommended r.thrt
the charges should be proved separttely i tad ona be
gone through before the next was touched siO•as.
The PimnIENT (General Vysz) said, that he had
known occasions where the publication of, the pro-
cccdaigs of Courts•martial had been delard till Ole ,
termination of tiie trial he thought it w.iuld W. ad.
visable that such a delay of publication thuidd be '
found on this o ccasion. He wished to ktnw whet
means were usual to atcompllsh an end which wit ee
desirable.
. • . .
Tire Jyrro E-Ans, (scar" said; diat he was not aware
of any particular means whiCh such Courts had ever
resorted to:-it had always, he believed, h-en found
b., tii.-ient that the C•4irt should express a wish to that
: the segues:, as were: he remembered, had
always beer: complied with: He mollectedolia:
the long and intricate proceedieg against Colonel
Johnson, such .a desire expressed by the Cotfrt had
been effectu.tl, and he 1,4,1 as donht• that the iitlpre-
p7i?.ty of dragging' the public mind backvrtrds and
torwards from day to day by contrary and varying
statements, would be tilt now as well as on that oc-
casion,

The trial e'en Commenced. The witnesses. eii-
mitied were Bri,,y,ade-Major Junes, Lieutenant Fitz.
Clarence, Ciptain Lloyd, Captain Sturrt, Scij,7Ant
Wells, &c.