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London, England, 1815-01-18 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY le.

Clow in the ZRPIIYIt and URGINT, from a cru;se
the Mist.eroe schooner, from the Westward ; and ti.
Dasher, HYNIS, from London for Buenos Ayres.-

PORTSMOUTH, I.A.NUARY 17.

Arrived the Moister, WisEssau, from the Rini
and j,,iited convoy under Hs M ijesty's 0.1;p enro:
WALLIS for the C ipe ar.c Vie of France.—Can:
,vary, fur St.
down from the Riau the ltcc.,
Elizabeth, for Waterford • and two colliers irosn
Northward.—Satled hi:Majesty's e;11 GRIPPINN:
on a cruize.--Mie ConNwaurs and arvint will so
in the morning.—His Majaety's ship. WARRV:fit fc
.the Wm-Indies, remair.s wind.boand.—Wind N.F
DUAL, JANUARY 17.
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Put back the Maria, K av, from Cnrk to Londe'
with loss of anchor and cable, and the pale of
windlass upset. Put hack several other vessels, p;` •
ticulprs not known. Passed. by several coloe.-s Iron.
Sunderland, bound to the Westward.—Wind

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()RMR o THE DATIL
It was «t lii)t. intended that the Military Officers
!la J obtained and clasps for their services,
anti wt:o ire i:v-luded in the new creation of Knights
of :he Itath, 3f.041(1 give up those badges to be depo.
5i.11.1 tLe archives of the Order ; but this surrender
et ;hest tet.littlMlCS cf bravery and merit being very
encrapv Temonbtrated against, it is dispensed with
Et cirkular :

" lierse-Gsurds, lam V. lel I.

fin refeetnce tu air Commandez Chief's letter of
Again, l am decried by hi• Royal I-fishnets to acquaint
ha., *wen considered, that although you are not to

re J 9 and dupe conf•rred upon yon fur your gallant
, , 't.r voa 3hall have been invested with the decoration
it usty still be gratifying to you to preserve lo your
liada. es of your dittinpuished merit ; and,
• a *di not be caU:-.1 spool to return the said medal
. Lay< the honour to be, kc.
(.illtked) 4' u.

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j•.f.dßnift. ON SFR JOHN MURRAT,
HELD AT WINCHESTER.

-TTESDAY-SECOND DAY.

,

laLowell being called upon by the Court
wile the third charge, began by saying,
he ek..ited • •-o letters to be read, before he en-
t(.,.o oao :;...age. The first was a letter written
lo him to L. Feller on the 19th of June, cot-
,e-rer that he had fallen into in his letter
oi on which he stated, that 21 pieces of
,;elere had been left behind, and the car-
-, to The fact was, that but IS pieces of
. .;;;:•.; had bran lert behind, but was sorry to say
I.; a O. :sir can sages were not burnt or destroyed, as
ti.. of the bawitzers were. He wished that
teed, in order to show that he had re-
... -•:.. :ne enor as soon as he discovered it. The
'..:;r was from Mr. Croker, Secretary of the
' dater: the ISta of November, 1813, in-
• hon. t: :it he had received a letter from Mr.
• toane, Ueda fiecraary or State, azquainting
dic charges agaiast Sir J. Murray were to
5.. ... aaed inte before a Court-martial. Mr. Croker
deoad in r' aair.ess to support his charge,
,r ' Le? his wioaesas alsu ;n readiness to come
.:oraard they should be called on. He wished
aers t) be read, iu order to show that he came
ore.., erosecutor, 'Jot from any motives of per-
veani mahce against Sir J. Murray, but that he bad
z .1 non by the Government to substantiate
the statement whieh he had canceived it his bounden
ta make in his letter to Sir E. Pellew.
Tht haaas were accordingly read.
Hallowell then proceeded in his state-
Fieviaus to calling any witnesses, he wished
explain one passage in his first letter to Sir E. Pel-
le lie had raid that that army had already beer.
na:e ,i;sgraced than any British army ever was. By
this expressioal, he bad not intended to cast the
slizlaca reflection cn any of the officers or men who
sLivod loader Sir J. Murray. He believed that there
wen. e.:ver officers more anxious and zealous to dis-
tinguisl: themselves thsa those officers Were. He
eever sae any regiments in better condition than'
those which composed this army. All that be meant
4411. a-pression was, that the army, as a body, had
%ear. completely disgraced by the manner in which
• lila been obliged to act b.,. the directions of Sir
• SYle Tay. Since that pez;od he had been almost
tcn.t otly ce:ving in the Moditorranean ; and had
lace:,: v.ith astonishment, that reports most, prejudi-
ce...l to Lis character had been industriously circulated.
been said of him, and the representatien e as
• ry high circles, th.it he was a man who
e:ai.:64: I" ce ifls military opinion in cowpetition with
Gziletal of the forces, and that he had
1;n uhnscit at tile head of a sort of cabal of the naval
0:•:1..e.rs a:7 tir.st die.milimry branch of the service.—
in :elate:rot el that calumny, he would appeal to
ha John Ntarray himself. Whets the General inform-
-14.4m 4,! his intention to raise the siege, he gave no
o,erliaa at all upon that subject. This was purely a
.rulitary question ; and as he was asked for no opi-
otor. he did not obtrude it. But when the question
-f re.embieltation was decided on, then he thnught
tilt his ,hity to his King and country required him
to give every assistance, not only in re-embarking the
treaes, but in saving the public stores and the heavy
a: tido ie. lie had the means of doing so on the 12th,
alai had piteiged nimself, if Sir John Murray had al-
s:,!:;ci:at time. If he was charged with dis-
oheyiee tl e orders given by the Quarter-Master-Ge-
need, styping the embarkation of guns and
horses, he rziu:.e plead guilt to that charge. But, in
consequence of his not attending to the directions
given by General I)onkin, twenty pieces of heavy
endlery wrre caeriad away, that would otherwise
.prolrably have been abandeased like the rest. He
would appeal to every officat b the army, whether
rte had ;let ze4leusly at-Lorded every co.operatinn in
his poker. In a.aieher part of his statement, lie had
eaid, Aar every further m ..ventent of the army while
und, r the directians of Sir John Isfurray would be ata
tended v. t',) fresh disas..zr, and he had assigned as
the tease,, of :his fear, the irolecisioro that he knew to
belong to the character of that cfficer. Ise shoule
now state to the Court many remarkable instances of
that indees'..m. On the night of the 10th, two new
he"er;es were completed; and by daylight on the
I tth, sill the batteries, bombs, and gun-vessels, open.
ted their fire on Tarrago;:a. At surar6e on that day*
'Sir John Murray informed him that General Decaull
ialvoered to Villa Frer.,..e, and he set out to MIK'
lie returned about eight o'clock that evening,
and gave directions that Puerto Real should be
inclosed precisely at ten. Before that time came, he
again changed his mind, and countermanded the
order ; and about midnight he informed hint that he
had determined to raise the siege. Upon this, he
(Admiral Hallowell)gave directions to Captain Wi.
abets, to bring all the boats of the transports and
men of war to the beach, by day-light the next morn-
ing, for the purpose of removing, in the first place,
the stores and heavy artilliry. Taenty-five pieces
or heavy artillery. had been actually brought down
vs the beach before Jay-light. Between eight' and
nine he tended from the Malta, and was in-
formed that General bonkin had been giving or,
ders for stopping tioe embaskstioe of guns and horses.
He then desired Ceptaius Hill and Williams to at.

tend td iio eiriers tstft trOm t-eitar •it &a lit*.
then told him, that Mr John Murray had ottletkei.
him to stop the embaritation.of horses and tenni, 'and
that the boats should only take the troops. He could
prove, that almost immediately after, directions had
been given to Major Williamson to spike the guns
that were in battery, and destroy the carriages. While ;
preparations were making for carrying those orders
into execution, he waited on Sir J. Murray, and In-
formed him of the disgraceful way that they were
going on at the beach—he also pledged himself, that
if he would sutler the army to remain till night, he
would carry every thing safely off. Sir J. Murray
then denied that he had given such orders. A short
time after a Spanish Officer arrived from General
Copons, informing him that the French were at Villa
Campa, and that their force was between five and
six thousand men. Within a quarter of an hour al-
terwards Sir J. Murray said, that he was determined
on a re-embarkation of the troops, and leaving the
guns behind. By about eleven o'clock, all the borsee,
mules, and field artillery, that was brought down
the beach, were carried off without the least molesua-
Lion on the part of the enemy. He was afterwards
informed by Sir J. Murray, that his instructions wetk'
to land in the province of Valencia, as far to the
North as possible. He, however, afterwards deter.'
mined on re-landing the army at Balaguer, for the
professed object of cutting off 1,700 of Sachet's army.
When the army was partly Innded, he was informed
by telegraph, that about AVM' ileottrand •Ftenth
were advancing towards Balaguer-..he then gave-or-•
ders for stopping the landing of any more horses.—
The French party was, however, fired on by the ships
and retreated. He then renewed his orders for re-
landing the whole army. He thought that he had
now advanced sufficient instances of the indecision of
Sir J. Murray, t-) justify that exprenion in his letter
to Sir E. Pellew. hos, ever, Sir John wished him
to bring forward instances of his indecision after that
letter was written, he could produce a great many.
It was undeniable, that twenty-one pieces of heavy
artillery had been abaniloned, end the re-embarka-
tion effected witli great precipitation, and that at a
tint when there was no considerable force of the
enemy in his rit ig;ibourhood. It could not be denied,
that after having ordered General M,Kenzie to storm
Puerto Real, at ten o'clock he suddenly counter.
mended those orders. He had conceived it but jus-
tice to Sir J. Murray to inform him, previous to his
leaving Spain, that he had, his public letters, ex-
pressed himself as strongly as he felt ripon his con- I
duct at Tarragona. The General's reply was, that
it was what he had expected. He considered it due
to himself to state this circumstance, as he had been
' informed that it had been whispeted about, 11,4 la:
had not acted candidly by that officer. lie would
solemnly assure the Court, upon Itis honour, that no
personal feeling towards Sir J. Murray dictated the
representation that he had made of his conduct hut
that his sole reason was, that being fully convinced
that no good could be expected from an army snider ,
his directions, his sense of duty to his king and coon- I
try made him feel it necessary to express this convic- I
tion. He bad served on many conjoint expeditions,
and never with eit having received ample testimo-
nies of his cordial support. He should herehave closed
his statement, it he had not thought that some expres-
sions in Sir John- Murray's letter to Lord Wellington
appeared to cast a reflection itt some 'degree on thei
manner in which the naval service was performed.—
He could prove that the whole of the infantry was •
larakd on the Sd of June; that every succeeding day
during the siege, horses, stores, and provisions were
landed. On die Bth, (the day on which Sir John
Murray. supposed that there was no communicatiin
between the ships and the shore) Dio horses and six
mortars were I.nded. He ions,: again repeat, that
he never gave any opinion as to the question of the
propriety of raising the siege, and col,scqulmily re-
embar king the army. That was purely a military
question, and he had never presumed to give an opi-
nion open it. It was not of the re-embarkation that
he complained, but of the manner in wnicii it was
done—a manner which appeared to him to be altoge-
ther inexcusable.

When the Admiral had made this statement, he
was then sworn as a witness. The Deputy Judge Ad-
vocate then recommendedshim to look over the paper
in his hand, and swear to such parts as were'within
his immediate knowledge.
Admiral Hallowell' said, that he was re.tdy to swear
to the whole of the statement.
After souse conversation about the regularity of,
swearing to the whole of a statement, of which some
parts were to be proved by other witnesses, Admiral
Halloa•ehl was allowed to swear to the truth of every
part cf ►he statement which he had gives: in, which
came under his own knowledge.
Sir John Murray being asked whether be wished to
cross-examine the witness, declined ir, but said that,
he should examine him in his defence.
Captain Thomas Withers, who bad the , direction
of the transports, was the next witness called. ,
Admiral Hallowell proposed, by way of saving thel
time of the Court, that the witnesses whom he should
call might be permitted to read the narratives that
they had drawn up at the time, and then swear to
such parts al were within their knowledge.
'
There having been no objection to tuts proposal,
Captain WITHERS proceeded in his natrative.—Qn
the 12th of June, about one o'clock in the morning,
he received Admiral Hallowell's orders to prepare
for the embarkation of the battering-train, military-,
stores, provisions, atid cavalry. He then ordered
the boats to be assembled on the beatll by day-light.
It was then day-light at; four o'clock, but the boats
were not actually assembled till a little after five.
An hour previous to receiving these orders from Al
miral Hallowell, he had been requited by Genetal
Dunkin to send some boats to carry off the books,

and papers of his department, which hoats he accor-
dingly furnished. During the operations of embark-
ing the guns and stores, and after many of the heavy
guns had been sent off, General Donkin arrived at
the beach, about half past eight, and desired that
the embarkation of the guns should be disconti-,
nued, and the boats kept clear for the re-embar-
kation of the troops' observing, that the great object
was, that men, and not guns or horses, should be em-
barked. On his expressing his kurprise at an ar-
rangement so very different from the orders he had
received early in the moaning
.from Admiral Ha-
lowell (which did hot seem to imply any particulir
urgency), he informed him that the enemy wear
within two hours and a ball's matt)),' aid that such

•
r. •'ltie kie tars oiAir ;John kurra fie then asked
ral bonkin whether any of the infantry had ar-
rived on the beach, or were immediately etpectett ?
The answer was, that General Clintun't Division
would probably in-ive in about three quarters of an
hour. He then left him, and after informing Cap-
t
twin tngleby, who superintended the embarkation of
the guns on another part of the beach, he went in
search of the Admiral, svhom he found in convex's,-
tioe with Major Williamson. Having sniormel the
Admiral of those new orders, the Admiral desired
him to continue the embarkation of the guns, and
said that he would immediately wait on Sir Jelin
Murray. Afterwards fresh orders were rect:ved to
continue the embarkation of guns and horses till two
o'clock, after which the boats were ro be clear for
taking in the troops. About three o'clock the bolts
were assembled in sufficient number to commence
the embarkation, which then commenced, and conti-
nued without interruption till after sun-set. The
rear-bard did not arrive on the beach until past
eleven, but by about twelve all were safely re-em-
barked. During the time this embarkation of the
infantry was going on, there was also an embarka-
.tion of staff horses, and of the horses of the i'Uth
Light Dragoons, at Western Cove, which was at a
short distance, and where he had ordered a stage to
be etected for that purpose. The embarkation of
the horses and mules went on there till the following
tnorning at elevens and all the animals that wet::
brought down to the beach were got off without any
difficulty cr molestation from the enemy.
Some questions were then pet to the -witness, at
the suggestion of Admiral HALLOWELL.
Being asked what ce-dnance-stores, artillery, or
horses were landed on the Bth? the witness answered,
that about 26S horses were lauded, and six mortars.
They landed pa:visions and stores
evi.Ty day drying
the siege, but not so much as usual upon the Sib, as
the wind blew fresh.

In answer to other questions, he s..id that twomor-
tars were landed c,n the 10th ; and Ot it hetween the
Sd and Bth aho;lt 1670 horses were l 4cd,:d. He mei
General Donidn c,n the 11th, at about eleven o'clock
at night, and was informed by Lim that it Wa3LeCCS-
sary to make every preparati‘m for re-ernlhu king the
army. About twelve he met the Admiral, returning
from the batteries, who gave him the orders he had
before stated.

Admiral Hawnwr.t.t. said, that his reason film put-
ting those questions was to shew that be had no pre-
vious inlorrnation respecting the intended re-einbar-
kation.

The witness was then cross-examined by Sir J. lIN
MUILitAY.

Tie first question was, could boats at all times go
between the ships :ma the beach at Tarragona ?
Answer—cert.linli not.

He was next asked, was there not generally a surf
upon the beach wh►le the army lay before Tarrago-
na ? Witness answered, that there was generally a
surf, hut that it was no impediment to the landing is
embarking.
He was next asked, if the surf did not amount to
an actual impediment, did it no: oftea produce great
difficulties ? He answered, not often.
He was then asked, supposing a defeat or other cir-
cumstances should make a re-embarkation necessary,
could it be covered by the fire of the ships in the.
Roads I •Answer, certainly it could by the ships and
gun boats—not by the ships alont.
Q. Could gunboats or ships be brought in a posi-
tic,n to flank the embarkation, if the army were drawn
up vslih their rear to the sea ?
A. He conceived that to be a miliLary question
that he was nut competent to asswer. .

Some plans of the bAy of Tarragona and the posi-
tion of the beach were then produced.
After having given an account, from the reports
of his officers, of the number of homes and .;lalcs car.
tied off from Western Cove, which amounted to
About 400, _

The witness was asked, why the two mortars had
been lauded on the 10th, and not on the Bth or 9th ?
Answer, because they were not required to be landed
sooner.

On his re-examination by Admiral HALLOWELL,
he said that those tsro additional mortars had been
sent in consequence of a fresh requisition. Six -billy
had been landed on the Bth, because no more had
been demanded.

The witness then, in explanation of part of his evi-
dence, said, that as to the exact number of horses,
and amount of stores landed or re.ernharked, he took
it principally from the daily reports of the officers
employed under him.
Admiral HALLOWELL examined by the Court.
Q. The last witness having stated, that after Sir
John Murray had given orders for embarking the
troops, he received contrary orders from you—the
Court wishei to know whether that is correctly stated,
Or What your reasons were for so doing ?
A. On landing oti the morning of the 12th, 1
found that the Quarter-Master-General had directed
the embarkation to be stopped., After having re-
ported to Sir John Murray General Donkin's order
to discontinue the embarkation, and to desist from
spiking the guns, I was desired to go on with the em-
barkatton of the troops • and finding at one o'clock
that the Conamander-inChief had decided to embark
and leave the tons behind him, I still continued to
put the ordnance and other stores on beard till two
o'clock, knowing that it was impossible for the troops
to he on the beach before that tone, and wishing to
take advantage of every moment in saving the stores.
Captain BATHURST, ot the Royal Navy, called in and
examined by Admiral flat.oowba.L.
Q. Were you employed on the 12th of Jane, 1515,
in carrying on board military stores from beim the
town of Tarragona whilst the siege WAS raising ?
A. I was.
OnsheAdmiral's suggestion, the witness was here
allowed to assist his recollection by referring, as he
proceeded in his testimony, to a written narrative
made at the time of the transaction which it described.
and attested by himself. It was in substance, that
on Saturday the 12th of June, a signal was made for
all boats to assist in immediately embarking the
troops. HE waited on Rear-Admiral Hallowell, and
was desired to superintend this operation on a wharf
on the west side of Tarragona, from whence the ca-
valry were to be pot on board, and having the flat,
Imagism boats under his direction to be employed for;
that purpose. Daring the forenoon many ot the 20th
Drasoons were-embarked, when an order calnea be
believed from the Quarter-Master•Getortl) to 1101)

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any Furth* etrigarlstrian. in• Its
cetvid two triesei, iefottnieg :tint t!),.;
boats were to be sent to that part of tpe belch where
t'.e Admiral was, to be employed in in-onediatil
puuin the troops on board A hont four o'clock
neral Deakin emote the wharf.. an,lsa;clhr c,
to look for another place to put guns that WY
eneltlY were approaching, under G • neoll Dtcaen,
with eight thousand men I heat they were th v. entering
Tarragona, and might attack them ie an hour of so.
'L'hat it was necessary, therefore, that every boot
should asrist in getting off Cl 7: troops, and if there
was not time, that the horses ind make matt he de-
stroyed. Seeing some fishing.hoats all' a distance,
General Donkin enquired whether they (mild be rt
for the same service! The fishit.g vessels, were pro-
cured, and sent with the !matt After having seen
theft off, he joined Mrnital Hellewelt, and re.
mained on the beech with him till the ivhole embariett-
tion *as completed, about midnight. During the
tensainier of the night, it brigade of artillery was
shipped from the oh uf : and rally oa the 13th
came ashore to sup(rintead the removal of the horses
and mules. In the course of the forenoon everr ani-
mal ofrburthen, horses, mules, and a,-ses, stele sai,:ly
embarked, and every thing via! brought away from
the west end of the 13 y. fie had also ',lista the
wharf tip, when Le reo:ived orders tr.eir do Athoi.
ral tore-boild it, which Was done wi...hout any i to.:o
want) from the enemy. His ship remeined in ti,e
bay the whole of the I 3t!i, nor did he perceive that
the enemy got any reinforcements, or e at the pic.
quets. or detachments advanced. On the 14:b, at
half-past four P.M. be sailed witheut descrying Any
alteration in the enemy's appearance.
Q. Were you employed Qe the 10th in taking 0
guns and mortars to the battery on the hill overlook-
ing Tarragona ?—A. My peopleussisted early on that
day in carrying up howittas and ammunition, as
well as in raising mortars.
Here Sir Jelin flurr.ey observed, that if' the object
of these qu,:sti:els wa. ei!her to .c,certain the fact to.
fettled to, Cf .to prove the e t• ti ons of the navy, lie
was ready, if it would be of ariventage in saving the
time of the Court, to admit b xh the one and ti,e other.

Admiral Hall Owen said, his object was by no meals
to sheu any thing affecting the'ct;nduct of the navy ;
but he prsierred haring the circumstances in question
established by evidence tif his own, rather than by
the General's admission. His object wat, to sin.w the
ildeeision of S:r John Murray's.cbaracter, Isy proving
that he did not ch .nge h;s mind finally tip! 11 o'cloi.k
•In the night oa which the older for embarkation was
given.
Witne.;s cross.exam!oed by Sir J. MURRAY.
(2. Did General Dunkin mention the idea of de.
straying the homes as entertained by me, or as re.
ferret to in any inst:uct'ons lie had received from me ?
—A. No, le only mentionci it to me in the course
of conversa;lon.

Captain SAMUE!. Tio(n) was next called.

Q. Were you emi.loyed oa the 12i1i o: June, 1813,
in embarking the heavy i,uos and military store (rum
before TannOrla.?—A. I %%as.
Q. Can you state to tie C• uct what orders you re-
ceived, and what passe.t ;o tieir execution ?
The witness, occa.aenally reteiring to a paper
drawn up under his instruction, anti signed by him at
the time, then dapost•J, that in the wihrtiitig of 'the
12th of Jnne, 1811, he was directed to take 200 sea.
men from the Malta, and superintend the emb irka-
don of ordnance stores, which he accomplished before
noon. Whilst eni; its this service, Lieutenant
Withers, pi incipll “gent for transports, came betweeu
nine aid tin o'clock, to the best o•his bclicf, and saitt
had I,:ct.ived orders from the Quarter- lklatter-Ges-
neral to suspend the fui ther embarkation. Shortly
after, General Donine time to that part of the beach
where he was, and said. the enemy was appearing-in
force, which made it absolutely necessary that.all mid
boats should be ordered to that point. Raving gene
to another pan. of the beach, he was ;tilos med by se-
veral officers; that Sir 'Joint Murray bad desired all
the boats to be kept empty for the accommociati.4t of
the troops, and he in cortege:nor sent dif no more
military stores. The whole army was embarked in
the course of the night. He atterisarJs proceeded
with six transport boats, stores of vari. 4Sckscriptioni,
viz.. tracking tools, sand-bags, platforms, &c. (tons
the engineer depot nearest the town, and returned to
the Malta about five o'clJck.
Q. Have you not seen the whole French army
stopped in their march by the fire of our Fun-boats,
and compelled to take another direction ?.
A. I have seen that, whilst Loll Wm. rentinck
commanded, but not during the• time of the siege.
Admiral Hallowell observed, in explanation,
that he had put this question trom a persuasion that
he could, at the time the siege w.is raised, base
covered, with his gun-boats; the advance of General
Copons' army, which was precisely in the situatica
from which the French had been &Lyda under Suchet
himself.

Some doubts being expressed as to tl:e re clarity
of the question by the Deputy Judge Advec 4t, ,
:were overruled by the Court.
Q. Were any provisions destroyed, or left belind,
at Tarragona, rind of what description ?
A. A great quantity of corn, •floui., btaro, arld
firewood was left bellied.
Q. Do you recollect that the British made a siggal
on the 110, of the enemy appearing, near LaJap,uers
to the number cf %Ott c..valiy and with
IA me cannon ?
The Deputy Jodge Advocate her.: observed, that
this question referred to point of time riot ine;nded
in the third clee-ge ; tialess Gelierai Murray
the/dote 511,11141 admit ir, the ptopriety of .t.e hues. •
t'en must be determined on by the Court, which
must be cleared for that pit:Tose.
Admiral Hallowell said, he had been d:e•cted by
the Secretary of State to substantiate by evidence the
assertions contained in his letter, dated the 14th, and
wac therefore desirous, in vindication of his oantha-
racter, so to do.
Sir John Murray repli:d, that he was fully pre.
pared to meet the charges •%%h;ch the Court w..a as-
sembled to try, but could not be supposed to poring;
the means of controverting whatever new =tux
might be introduced.
Admiral Hallowell observed, that Sir Jchn Mur-
ray had been 1$ months in possession ot a copy of
his letter.
The pnblic were then excluded, and it being near
Jive o'clock* She decision of the Court on this polo
will be titiouricut tstminvw (this

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