Star.
London, England, 1815-01-20 00:00:00

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TRIAL OP -818 JOHN MuRRAr.

TirtifteDAY—FOURTH DAY.
'';:e Court having assembled a- the usual hour,
Admiral Hallowell. and Sir John Murray were
;,filled in.
I,,,Atenant-Colonel WILLIAMSON'S examination in
chief continued.
Could not state exactly the quantity of ordnance
h:ctes left behind. There were two days consump-
t!, u 0: shot and shells left at the batteries. The pow.
and valuable stores were got off.
A paper was then handed in, which purported to
return of the stores left behind.
The Junta Auvocarz said, as this was not signed
tiv any person, it would be better that the account of
tae stores should be received from general evidence.
Witness said this was the paw which was shewn
to him at the time by the Commissary of Stores, and I
lie had no objection, w.th that impression on his mind,
to sign it.
The PRESIDENT said, if Sir John Murray had no
objection, it was desirable the Court should be put
!ri possession of this paper.
`S:r John Murray said the only objection he had to
paper was, that although Lieutenant-Colonel
Williamson might swear it was the paper which bad
3een shewn to him by the Commissary, and after-
wards given to Admiral Hallowell; yet, he could
lot swear that the return which it purported to give,
. ,
WAS accurate.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE considered this a proper ob.
,ection, and the Court acceding to this opinion, the
caper was rejected.
Witness's examination continued.

There were 17 serviceable and oat unserviceable
)iece left behind ; seven 24-pocuders, five 10-inch
)owitterc, and five 18-pounders. These guns had
heir carriages, some of which were burnt and de.
troyed. Every thing belonging to the guns was left
,hind. A great quantity of ammunition was cm--
parked, but some was left behind. Could not say
tow much.
Sir John Murray—" The things which were left
;ebind were in the batten ies
Witness—There were some shells left on the beach,
...a at the depot; but as the troops were not ready
embark, got much away. The carriages of the
i-pouuders were left behind in the batteries, and
.ot burnt. If witness had not been told that he was
a wait till night, those carriages would have been
nirnt. if he had notice the night betore, he should
~..e brought every thing away. The carriages in
ja,:stion were travelling carriages. The mortars had
:ca beds • but each had a platform carriage.
Here the examination in chief was closed.
Sir John Murray then put .in some returns made
witness, for the purpose of his proving his signa.
',lre to them.
Witness acknowledged the signatures to he his.
'These papers are to be read in evidence hereafter.
Cross-examined.

When he saw General Donkih on the mrrning of
.be 12th, did not conceive that the promise which
.tad been made by Sir John Murray was of such a
iature as to prevent him from breaking that promise,
:f subsequent circumstances required a different pro-
:eeding—all such promises were of course condi-
tional, and must depend upon consequences. When
.General Dunkin stated to witness that he was to spike
the guns en thetatiery, he told him that Oeneral
Clinton's division was oa its march, and would be
down on the beach in half or three quarters of an
lour, and that the guns were to be spikell as soon as
It had passed the batteries. This was only in witness's
hearing, he could not say he had positively addressed
himself to him in the first part of his remark, as to
the arrival of General Clinton's division; thought
an order was given by Sir J. Murray for landing some
Congreve rockets; the rockets were not under wit-
ness s direction; he believed they had been landed
and were taken to the Oliva battery ; could not speak
to the day on which the order was given, nor when
the rockets were landed. Could not say whether any
interval elapsed between the order and the landing of
these rockets. Whams lave directions to his uthcers
as to their respective dime% and was perfectly satis-
fied with every thing that was done, as the operations
of the siege went oh regularly. He knew lie was
ready for any thing that might offer. He did not
take an account of every trifling article that was
banded, and the time of its being landed. Believed
he recalected having told General Murray, that the
reason why the rockets hod not been landed was, that
they had been two days in a boat, and could not be
landed for the surf; but, as he said before, as the
rockets were not under his direction, he paid very
little attention to them, and therefore was nut poss.
':ire as to this.

Re-examined by Admiral Hallowell.
Could not speak positively of two days having
elapsed before the rockets could be lauded. He knew
this only from the report of the Commissary.
Witness withdrew.
Admiral Hallowell now observed, that it perhaps
might save the time of the Court if he was permitted
to read a paper which he held in his band, and which
co ,tzl,ied minutes made by him during the whole
siege of Tarragona. From this it would appear the
days on which the stores had been landed.
The COURT said, the Admiral, if he chose, might
offer this as evidence from himself on oath.
It was thtn arranged that the Admiral should sub-
mit this evidence hereafter.
Colonel Thackery sworn and examined.
ec,nanded the corps of Engineers serving un-
der Sir John Murray, on the coast of Catalonia,
in June, 1813. Recollected waiting on General
"Kenzie, at his quarters, on the evening of the
11th.
He had a great many communications with
General
McKenzie on that day. About half-past
eight delivered to General McKenzie a message re-
specting_storming Puerto Reale, frem Sir John bl ur-
rly• Had had several conferences with Generals
Clinton and McKenzie, in the course of the day, on
the rune subject.
Sir John Murray said, if it would save the time of
the
- up to half-
arrangement
Reale ; and
nine those

would per.

.-.‘"147 MCI. II 111 Wtniiki any% %ail. •roim.
I the Court, lie w.is ready to admit that up to li
1 past eight at night on the Iltt, every Ufra lira
yeas carrying cul for storming the Puerto Real ; 1
;ts. be would likewise admit, that seen after nine tl
arrangements were countermanded.
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AdmirAl Hallowell' said, this admission would]
teeny answer his purpose.. . •
On the eigEx eamination contiued.
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