Star.
London, England, 1806-07-23 00:00:00

COURTS MA R 7-1,1‘..

Ftiday a Court Martial was held at Portfmnittb,
en Mr. John Rodnicrc, Matter of his Majefty's fhip
Carreto, for running her on thole on the Hurfe Bank.
The Court was of opinion that the Cat Vats was riot
run on theme wilfully, hut by tae difficulty of sleer
twining the Colour of the hoop, in proceeding to st.
Helen's, and the thick weather ; and that blame was
imputable to him for not fleeting alstagether by com
pars, inftead of depending on the bum's, when the
thick weather. came on ; and did adjudge' him to be
rept imanded, and to be more cat eful for the future.,
At a General Court Martial, held in Edinburgh
Calle, on the t 9th of Mar, ,806, and on fe veral
fobfespient days, whereof Colonel Sir Jona Dattyw-
flA Hay, Batt. of the Kirkcudbright Regiment of
Militia, was Prefident, for the tii3l of Captain As-
r'etv Ho NTER Sraoue CRAWFURD, of the 28th, or
Militia, upon the following charges ex-
hibited againfi him by Lieutenant DAVID CARIU•
' TRIMS of the fame Regiment, vit.
. I. llnofficw. Lite conduct. in tiling ilututge towards Lieutenant
Carruthers for tome time pan. highly injurious to his charader
as an officer ants Gentieritan ; but particularly net the evening of
the Bath April, tfia, in the ?ohne inctsvown, and to the pretence
et toteral of the Officers of die Regiment.
a. Saying that he, Captain entwined, would not go out with
Lieutenant Carruthers to fight, as he was a damned (windier and
Roundlet ; but that he, Cantata Crawford, would with the tome
of the Officers would tell Lleutenant Carruthers what he had been
fayirg, in order that he might have an opportunity of drawing
his (Wont, and running Lieutenant Carruthers through the body.
And alto upon the following charge, exhibited
againa him by Quarter Mager James Dow:lasi,
et the fame Regiment, viz.
lissii4 Whir, and without tettodatlon, scented him, Quarter
Mater untipu, to the asetemons, en the evening of the, sth of
April, In pretence of feveral Mean of the itegimof hav-
ing drawn costa and candies for him, Captain Craveturd, while he
was in jail, and applied them to ids own are.
The Court having maturely deliberated on the evi-
dence adduced in rapport of the profecutian, and alfo
on the evidence adduced by the piifoner, and what
lie has Rated in his defence, is of opinion, that the'
?tanner, Captain Andrew Hunter Sproul Crawford,
guilty of the charges preferred againft him, in
breach of the article, of war, and therefore they fen-
tence him to be cathiered.
The Court, while they pronounce this fentence
againft the prifoner; conceive it to be proper, and,
they troll that they are not going beyond the limits
oftheir duty. when they exprefa an opinion, that the
condoß of Lieutenant Carruthers appears to them to
have been highly improper, both,in the manner in
which he obtained the watch chain from Captain
Crawford, without acquainting him of his intention
of.retaining his alledged old debt out of the price ;
and alfo in not afterwards acceding to the propofal
made by Captain Crawford, of fettling the difpute by
referring it two officers.
His Royal Highnefs the Commander in Chief hay-
ing laid before the Kinn the proceedings of the above
General Court Martial, his Mayssyr has been pleafed
to dire& that the fentence of the Court, by which
the laid Captain Andrew Hunter Sproul Crawford
is to be cathiered, be catriedinto elle&
His Maltsrt having aifo remarked, that the con-1
due of Lieutenant Carruthers has been conlidered by
the Court to be highly improper, his Majarry has
been pleafed to command, that Lieutenant Ciotti-
thers be removed from the Stirlingihirc Regiment of
Militia, which will be fignificettu the Lord Lieutenant
of the county by one of his Ma jelly's Principal Secre-
taries of 'State.
Adjutant•Cieserars Ofike, Edinburgh, July 9, IRA
It is Lieutenant-General Frifeesarder, that the above charges
and faitcoce, with his Majetty's approbation and W.:nation
thereupon, b (arena in the mdrify books of all the regiments
and corps of thelling and militia. now (riving in North Britain,
The above General Court Martial is dlffolved.