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London, England, 1814-10-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INT ALLIGEIVCR.

FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 24.
Arrived the WANDERER and ACHAI ES, from Co:,
The WANDERER and ACHI FES are ordered to tame
the fish vessels from Pool to the Medtterrancto.

PLYMO!:TH, OCTOBER 23. ,
Arrived the Perseverance, Goss, from Waterford.
PORTSMOUTH, OC TOBER
Arrived the %CROWS and MALABAR, with a fleet of
merchantmen, kc. from the Downs; amongst theta
are the Midas, l'Aigle, Phoenix, Castor, Fife, Mary,
Barbara, Wasp, Hallingbecic, Halcyon, .Co,sacic,
Amity, and the City of B'urdeaux. Arrived the
Hope and Anchor, from Norway, with timber.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship VALIANT with a fleet for
Cork, and the Clarendon fur Cork, to join convoy for
the West Indies. Also SAiled his Majesty's ship
Cvarse, with a convoy for Newfoundland ; VESTA
lcutter, for Plymouth ; and the SPRIGHTLY cutter, on
a cruize.—The brig Three Brothers, CLARK, bound
to Liverpool, from the Canaries, was captured the
12th September by the Wasp American sloop of war,
in lat. 37, 51. W. long. 16. 45. having on board
cargo of wine and barilla.—The brig Bacchus, o':
rode, STECKENS Master, fiom Newfoundland to Gib.
raltar; and the Atlantic, JOHNSON. of Liverpool, from
Beurdeaux for Pensacola, were captured by the
Wasp the 24th ultimo—the two former, being plun-
dered, were sunk, and the.latter sent for AmerieJ.
The Captains of the above vessels, with several of the
people, h.tve'arri,ed in hi; Majesty's ship 11.404,v
from Madeira, whither eley had arrived i. 4 a :'reach

DEM, OCTOBER SC .
%lied the Citocus sloop of war, for Sheerness;
LevEiti.r, tor Portsmouth ; and Leyden troop ship,
with AmeticAn prisoners for Fl)moutli; also the
wh-le of the cutward-bound merchantmen, trans.
pertz, and colliers, to the WeF.tw.ad.---Wuld N.E.

• HARWICH, OCTOBER 26.
Arrived the Auckland Packet, with 4 mail, from
Cuxhaven ; Diana Packet, with a mail, from Hol-
land ; the City, Moantsos, with a general cargo,
Krum Hamburgh for London, with loss of foremast,
main top-mast, bowsprit, anchnr and cable—towed
in by two salvage vessels ; and the Apostle. Paul,
Bann, with a cargo of deal, from St. Petersburg to
London, broke her rudder, and has been towed in by
two salvage vessels.

CORK, OCTOBER it.
Sailed yesterday, the SPIT/IRIt, Captain Stumm
with a fleet for Spain and Portugal. They go on to
Gibraltar.—The SULTAN, Captain WEST, with the
transports having the 40th and York Chaaseurs, which
sailed hence on Snnday se'nnight, arrived here yes-
terday from. Bantry, with the exception of the Baring.
lost going into that place. The CampstaT, Captain
Givi ILIA NI, has convoy-signal flying for the West
Indies. The TARTARUS, with the ships from Bristol;
the IstoGENE, with those from the Clyde. Beltast, and
Dublin ; the CONSTANT, with those from Laverpcal,
are expected the first lair wind, as well as the VA-
LIANT, 74, from Spithead, and the ships from that
place, who are to join convoy here for the West
Indies.
MIDDLEBERG, OCTOBER 15.

To-day we had the unexpected pleasure of seeing
the first English ship arrive here—it was the \Valiant
Henry, Captain Doughty, which having taken in a
cargo of rape seed. sailed again for Hull on Friday.
The inhabitants ran in crowds to see a sight which
they have been so many years deprived ot, and the
Dutch and gnglish flags waving together at the mast
head, made them hope that their commerce with
Great Britain, so long interrupted by an unhappy
war, would soon resume its former activity.

BRUSSELS. OCTOBER 19.
•
The Decree opening the three docks made at Alit.
werp under the French Government, fixes that those
docks shall be open to the ships and vessels of all na.
tions on paying the following duties :—Vessels of 50
to 100 tons to pay 25 centimes,per ton • from 100 to
200 tons 50 centimes per ton k and above 250, 75
-centimes per tcn.
On payment of these duties the ships and vessels
may remain for three successive months in the Docks,
and the 40th part in addition • for every week's stay
after the expiration of the said three months. The
Dutch and Belgian ships under the Dutch flag shall
pay only the half of the above duties.
, Vessels under 50 tons, and those exclusively used
for fishing, are whony exempt from duty, &c.

The following is an extract of a letter:—" Paris.
October v.—The Amelia privateer, of Baltimore.
Capt. ADAMS, is arrived at L'Orient from a cruize."

Tuesday orders were received at Chatham, and a'
Woolwich, for a Captain and four subalterns from
each of the divisions of Marines to be at Portsmouth
to-morrow morning. in order to embark for America.
The property tax on the pay of Officers employed
on foreign service, is now deducted from the 06-
mates of the Regimental Paymaster, in the first in-
stance, and a bill to the amount is then given on tt7e
Treasury, in favour of the Collector of the property
tax of the army in London.
Extract of a letter from Captain Svrrmisox, of the
ship Dock, dated Oratava, Sept. 16 We arrive 1
here this morning from Fuerte Ventura, having hem
taken by the Peacock American ship of war, of *2'2
gUns and 182 Men, on 2d ibst. em our passzge loin
Port Cabros 'to this port, four mules from the latli :
.she cut the Duck's mast away and sunk her. Wt. hid
100 tons of barilla on board. The Peacock had tAkett
and demi:led eleven other vessels. • There are P.'
privateers now. in Lauzarotte reAtting, and three
more are among the Islands. Mr. Bwce, the Cor-
sui, informedmelo-day, that the Dry Harbour anct
three other vellfair were taken about a week AZO
Lainarowei..e. %, . •

moruz ON COLONEL QUENTJAP,
ASSEUBLED AT WHITISH A L 1., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19.

SIXTH DAY.-OCTODLR 26.
The Court-, immediately on its opening, proceeded
with the evidence in support of Colonel Quentin's
defence.

Private Ford was in front of the regiment when it
marched up the hill of Thottiouse on the 11th of
April last; Colonel Quentin was in front of the regi.
ment ; he was at the head of the regiment when
Captain Fitzclarence was wounded ; he was thin as
fir truer t hiin as from the vvinaaw on the other side
of the room ; Colonel Quentin told Captain Fitzcla.
reoce to go to the surgeon.
Cross-examined.—Capt. Fitzelarence was wound.
ed in front of the regiment, on the left side of the
road. .

Privat• 3ohn'Cassel was with the regiment when
it snatched up the hill of Thoulouse on the loth of
April last. When Captain Fitzclarence V 135 wound-
ed, Colonel Quentin was at a bank on the side of the
road, a little to the left ; there was a field on that
side of the road above the bank; the bank was very
high, and Colonel Quentin was under the bank iq a
ditch ; he might be five or six ya-ds from Captain
Fitzclarence, who was then close iti front of the divi-
sion : Colonel Quentin desired Captain Fitzelarencn
to go to the rear; Captain Fitzclarence said he.did
not wish to gn, as he was only slightly vzon,:deJ ;
but Colonel Quentin told him a second•time to go to
the rear, and accordingly went.
Cross-examined.—Q. Who gave the orders to go
•boot Was it Major Howard or Colonel Quentin
.?
c..nnOt say whether it was Major Howard or Colo.
nel.Quentin.—Q. Was Colonel Quentin opposite to
the head of the column ? Yes, he was opposite a little
to the left, near the head of the 'di% ision.
_

Serjrant John Jones was with the regiment on'the
10th cf Ap.il, when-going up the hill of Thoulouse;
he covered Captain Fitzclarettee ; remun'oers Capt.
Fitzcl•rcenee was wounded then ;• Colonel Quentin
was iniront of t,e divisiori,-about a yard trom' him ;
Colonel Quentin wrs io front, about the centre of the
division, in the mid ;le of the road, at the time Cap-
tain Fitzclarence was wounded ; this was in
_the
morning, while the regiment was advancing ; lie or-
dered Captain. Fitzclarence to the rear. Q. Did
Colonel Quentin gotr any earldom when you were re-
tiring ? Yes, he erJered us to walk very slow and
very steady.
CI oss-ifxamini.L!.—The regiment did not advance
a. yard after Captain Fitzclarence was wounded ; we
were not halted before Captain Fitzclarence was
wounded we had not been previously stopped by
the fire of enemy.—Q. Do you remember Lieu-
tenant Wyndham being sent to Lord Edviard So-
merset, by Major Howard, for orlers ? No, I do not
remember.—Q. What interval w4s there between the
halt and the turning about ? Three or four minutes.
Q. In *hat position was Captain Fitzclarence when
wounded ? He was in front of the division facing
the enemy.—Q:'Whire was he :wounded? was it in
the 'thigh ?- I' not know.—Q. Was he not facing
the enemy ? I douot know.—Q. You was covering
sergeant, and must Inn',; yob. ought to know better
than ifirthne elsti'l was he not wounded in the right
thigh ? I catoot tell. }where ; his sword 'ararcbroken
iu his band ,by a shot at the saint: tinieb—. Who
gave the word- halt I Volonel Quentin.-Q. Wi.o
ordered it to Ital Land turn Amu l• 'Colonel Quentin,
who ordereci- veto ga very slow, and steadyi—Q.
When you went ab3ut, how far did Yon go before
you were fronted again ? Ten or twelve yards.
Serjeant Cdoke was on the 1044 of April .1u front
of the squadron, in going up ti.e hill Of Tboulouse
Colonel Quentin was in front ; reccileets,seeing Copt
tain Fitzclarenee'cume back' after he was wounded;
did not hear what Colonel Quentin said to bite, for
witness was not near enough.; Qtly Colonel Quentin
was saying something to him.
Cross-examined. ..1;/. Whit do you mean by com-
ing back wounded ? Captain Fitzelireoce was com-
ing back to the rear with a white-handkerchief in his
mouth.—Q. How long were you halted before Cap.'
tain Fitzclarence wasairounded ? I cannot say, for I
did not take such exact notice of itras I did not think
I should be brought on such a piece of business as
this : we halted when the infancy/ tired.—Q. Was it,
for instance, thieei four, or five minutes ? I cannot
say.—Q. Was it after it was halted when Captain
Fitzclarence was wounded? It was after the halt
when I saw Captain Fitzclarence wounded ; I did
not see him wounded • he asked if any body had seen
hisibrother ? I was then close enough to see what was
going forirard, but. yet I did not see him wounded.
Q. Did you know he was wounded before you siw
him turn back to the rear ? .No, I did not ; Colonel
Quentin was ors the left. in front of the division, when
the French infiinqy fired by the road side.
Private Geod was with the regiment on the hill of
Thoulouse on the 10th' April ; witness was in front
of the division ; Catain Fitzetarence was wounded.,
and 'witness had at the same time his horse shot on.
der him; Camel Quentin was then in the left to-the'
front of the division ; Colonel Quentin was about a
horse's length from Captain Fitzclarence ; witness
did not hear Colonel Quentin say any thing to Cap-
tain Fitzclarence as his horse i•..as*then wounded.
..Cross-exemined.--Q. How long were yon halted
before your horse was ihot ? We were put about at
the time my horse was shot.—Q. How long were
you under the fire of the enemy after being halted
before, you were,put about ? About five minutes.—
Q., Did yen see Captain Fitzclarence when he was
wounded ? No I did not.—Q. Do you remember
ciinversation (Colonel Palmer's.) when under the
*I.? I eV) 11W—Q. Do you recollect Major Howard
Se!idingl)g . Wyndham to Lord Edward Somer.
set ? -110.—;Q.. How long did the enemy continue
tiring after you were gone about ? I do not know.
General Vivian.—: remember the cavalry General
Orders of tie_. 26th of February ; at the time I did
not apply the Order to any particular regiment ; I
supposed it,possible that it might be applied to some
particular regiment, but I considered it as a General
Order, and,u6 the strength of this. I gave it out to
my own brigade. I.,isave known ~Golonel Quentin
as an ()Meer for sixteen years, sisaanle I believe,
and have been in quarters with bidAttlinn be vas on
command,,rati on serAice with him. I mama ser-
vice with hien in Sir John Moore's espoditieswentl
also with, the Duke of WelVoigton; . I bars uf, bee ,
since the return of Sir John Moore'. Malls „had but
opportunity of seeing Colonel Qaeatis at dot
had of his regiment as as tamer; but Fiat iss that:

t Was in quarters enth lit rd in EngtatiA;Nincl on the
ham brigade with him on service, and I always
hAve• had the highest possible opinion of him. as an
Officer.
Colonel Palmer said, when he considered that the
evidence which had been given yesterday and to-day,
as to Colonel Qoentin's character was extremely ex-
aggerated, in so much as it went to put Colonel
Quentin before every other Officer, be could not in
justice to himself acquiesce any longer in what had
yesterday been laid down by the Judge Advocate,
that evidence as to character could not be the subject
of cross-examination.

The Juno Anvocant said the proper way would
he for Colonel Palma to put his questions in writing,
and then the Court would judge whether they were
such as ought to be put to the witness ; Colonel Pal-
trier had mistaken what had fallen• from him yester-
day. He had stated then, he believed, that when a
witness was examined as to.character, it Was not al-
lowable to ask him, for instance, how the person who
wits under prosecution had behaved on a different
occasion horn any of those the subject of charge
against him, as this was rift before the Court, and
the defendant was not supposed to be prepared to go
into it. It rules of evidence were adhered to in civil

law courts in actions for trifling sums, how much
more ought they to beadhered to where a man's life,
fortune, and character were at stake! The shortest

way would be to ptit the 9uestion in Avriting.
Colonel Palmer said no man could be more satis-
fied with the conduct of .the JUdge Advocate than hr
was, yet he must make a stand on this point. if
Colonel Quentin's character was so_ great as had been
stated, he must claim the rigot pf examining the wit.
nesses more pattieularly as to the means which they
bad for forming their opinion.
Cross examination.—Q. VAR was the duration of
the campaign under Sir J. Moore ? We landed at
eortinn3 on the 23th of November and we embarked

again Oil the 14th,or.15th of January ; 1 speak of
my own regiment particularly. Q. Could you state
the particular instances which you had of his con-
duct to en able you to form a judgement of Colonel
Quentin', character ?
The Junoz ADVOCATE said, that this was a ques-
tion on which he wished to take the decision of the
Court.
The Court was then cleared and the doors were
closed for about half an hour.

On our re-admission the June ADVOCATE stated,
that the decision of the Court was this, that the ques-
tion, as worded, was one which might be properly
put, and the ground of the decision was this, that a
witness as to character gave an opinion, and. it was
open to the other side to ask what means he had of
forming that opinion. But the Court were further of
opinion, that when the question was once asked, it
was not to be allowed to the cross-examiner to inves-
tigate those instances which were stated, as the Court
had no power to decide on them, as the Officer was
.not on his teal respecting the:* and consequently
was not bound to answer them, and as the character
of other Officers might be involved. The Court had
further taken into their consideration a statement

made by Lord Uxbridge yesterday, at the close of
Elie examination, with respect to the conduct of Co-
lonel Quentin, and were of opinion that that state-
ment was affected by the rule above laid down, and
that it ought accordingly to be expunged from the
proceedings.
General Vivian then proceeded to. answer the 'clues.
tion. I was in quarters with Colonel (then Major)
Quentin, nearly a year, at Ipswich, and during that
period Lieutenant-Colonel Lee was very little with
the regiment. I had then constant and daily oppor-
tunities of forming my opinion of tins as an Officer.
Q. At Ipswich was not the orders of Colonel Lee
acted on ? I only SAW Colonel Quentin ; I cannot
say as to the interior management of the regiment.
L',rd Edward Somerset.— Q. Do you remember
instances of the loth Hussars coming occasionally
later to the ground on marching days than other re-
giments ? Yes, I do. Q. Did this occur in other
regiments as well as the 10th ? Sometimes, bat not
so frequently as with the 10th. Q.. Did it occur three
times a-week with the 10th, when the army was
maiOing ? Certainly not so frequently as that. Q.
Were the regiments frequently very much separated,
and the roads "bad ? Yes, they were. Q, Do you
remember of a Court Martial on Scrjean; Hyde being
delayed, on account of the warrant not arriving ?
In the first instance the Court Martial was delayed
for want of the warrant for holding the General Court
Martial, afterwards the Court Martial was interrupted
by the movements of the army.
Cross-examined.—Q. Had you any opportunities
of noticing Colonel Quentin's conduct before the ene-
my, during any of this periods of the charges ? Dur-
ing the advance, on the 28th of February, I observed
him at the head of iris regiment. When I delivered
him the order he was at the head; whether he conti-
nued there, it is impossible for me to say.—Q. Is it
not the invariable custom in Generals returning
thanks to brigades or regiments to include the Coln-
nel or other Commanding Officer in the thanks ? A.
Yes, it is usual, unless any part of the regiment is
detached. When the regiment acts in a body, it is
usuaL—Q. Were you aware, in returning thanks to
Colonel Quentin and the regiment, on the 28th of,
February, that Colonel Quentin had in any way mis-
conducted himself ? A. Undoubtedly not.—Q. Did
you, after the receipt of the Adjutant-General's or-
der of the 30th March, issue an order to Colonel
Quentin to take no steps•regarding the discipline of
the regiment without your orders ? After the receipt
of the Adjutant-General's orders, I directed Oilonel
Quentin to report every instance of misconduct in the
regiment to me, beifire proceeding farther, that I
might decide on its—Q. Do you remember any in-
stance of complaints being made by Mr. Morrison,
surgeon of the regiment ? I heard that a complaint
came from Mr. Morrison that Colonel Quentin did not
suppmi him in the hospital as he ought to have done.
—Q. Did you not receive a letter from Mr. Morri-
son to that effect? A. I did.—Q. Did Mr. Morri-
son send a report, through you, to head-quarters, re-
specting the state of sickness in the regiment ? Mr.
Morrison did not send the report to me, but direct to.
the Inspector-General. Immediately on. its coming
to my knowledge, I spoke to Colonel Quentin, and'
sent for Mr. Morrison so head-quarters to meet Colo.
nel Quentin.—Q. Did you conceive it my duty at
that time to speak to you on the subject of Mr. Mor-
titan's report ? Not when Colonel Quentin was pre-
tent commanding the regimeau. Mr. Mattison never

stated to me that he Ltd Made any such rc.rod i it
came to my knowledge immediately alter that Use
•epbrt implicated Colonel Quentin ; I then shit for.
Colonel Quentin ; Colonel Quentin was pet-W.4ly R.
nnrant of any such report. I did not conceive item.
lonel Palmer's duty to speak to me when Cololtel
Quentin was present. Colonel Quentin was absent
for four or five days, I believe..—Q. Was he absent
when Mr. Mot:filen made the report ! To the best
of n'it knowledge, Mr. Morrison was called on to
make a report, to account for the sickness of his re.

giment, and he made the report during the absence
of Colonel Quentin. I think Mr. Morrison told me
he had been called on to make the report.—Q. Did
your Lordship desire me. Morrison to bring the re-
port to you when inade`ont ? I did nor. I under-
stood the report was to hi differently made out from
what k is. It is not mail:tory a° give in reports
through -Commanding Officers of Regiments or ot
Brigades, and therefore the report was not sent by
me.--Q. Did your Lordship conceive any impro-
priety attached to my conduct in not making the re-
port known to you ? All occurrences, during the,
absence of Commanding Officers, ought to be made
known by the officer next in command—it ought to
have been made known to me.---Q. Were you not in
habits of daily communication with me—do you re,
member my speaking to you on the subject ? I ie.:
member a conversation in which Colonel Palmer ac-
counted to me for not having sent it to me, after Co,
lonel Quentin had complained of it. To the best a
my recollection, he said he had not stated the report
to me, as he did not with to interfere with the cegi-
, meat during Colonel Quentin's absence, • and' he ex-
pected Colonel Quentin in a few days.—Q. Could I
have prevented that report from being made ? Cer-
tainly not—the Surgeon was independent of the Com-
manding Officer.—Q. What were your Lordship's
reasons for giving Colonel Quentin orders to trans-
mit an :account of all irregularities in the regiment to
you ?—I had two reasons: first, that no irregularities
might remain unpunished ; and, secondly, that high
offences might be brought before a higher power than
a regimental Court Martial.—Q. Did you give the
instructions to the Commanding Officer of any othgr
regiment ? No.—Q. Why not ? The letter of the
Adjutant-General was sufficient explanation of 'that.
I considered the state of discipline of the 10th was
such that no disorders should pass unnoticed.—Q.
What steps were taken by you in consequence of the
complaint of Mr. Morrison ? I communicated the
complaint to Colonel Quentin, who explained it at
the time, I presume, to my satisfaction. Mr. Morri-
son was removed from the regiment immediately
after.—Q. Why was he removed ? He was appoin-
ted to a staff situation.—Q. WAS not that a promo-
tion ? It was only a temporary appointment; but of
course it was a higher' situation than Regigeittal
Surgeon.
Re-examination.—Q. Was it not the day of Coal
lonel Palmer to have reported Mr.. Morrison's list
port to Colonel Quentin en his return.?,lt is the duty
•
of the officer next in command to report all occur-
rences to his Commanding Officer on his return--
Q. Can you recollect how long it was after 'his re-
torn before you mentioned it to him ? I cannot be
positive, three or four days, not longer.—Q. Dia
you, on the day of the '2Bth, give any order to Colo-
nel Quentin as to the diStance to be kept by the sup-
porting division ? I gave orders more tban.once that
te.ainis aivi-dthi swum eau. oe too near to ink
skirmishers as the shots might. come over their heads.
,Q. What orders did you give to Colonel Quentin at
the battle of Thoulouse ? Almost immediately after
having halted the leading squadron, on the high rcad
vp the hill, I received orders from Lord Comber.
mere to leave one squadron of the 10th on that road,
and to move with the remainder of the regiment more
to the left to support the attack of the 4th division ;
that order I communicated immediately to Colonel
Quentin.—Q. Did these squadrons remain separated
trout the rest the remainder of the day ? Yes; the
whale of the day.

Crostexamination.—Q. Did your Lordship com-
municate the order to Colonel Qaentin before Lieu-
tenant Wyndham came for orders or after ? 'To the
best of my recollection before.

CtllODei PALM £ll wished to know if he might be al.
lowed to give some explanation respecting the Report
of Mr. Morrison.

The JUDGE ADVOCATZ said this was iproper time
for explanation.
Colonel PA 1.11 Is said lie did not know of the Re-
port at the time k-was sent—he knew after that Mr.
Morrson had made a Report, but he did not wish
to interfere in the matter as he could not prevent it.
Examination by the Court.—Q. Was it after the
enemy's infantry had commenced firinggn the 10th
hussars, that you directed part of the reoinent to pro-
ceed -to another point ? Yes, at ter.—Q. And did
Colonel Quentin proceed with that part of the regi-
ment so detached ? I did not see Colonel Quentiu
immediately afterwards ; but the impression on my
mind is, that Lord Combermere had put. the squa-
dron in motion before he spoke to me ; and Lgallop-
ped up to that squadron, which was moving at a very
'quick pace : and I did not see Colonel Quentin.—
Q. Colonel Quentin did not move at the head of the
three sqoadrons ; I want to know what became of
him ? He was not at the head of the squadron ; I did
not see him, but joined the other squadrons imme-
dixtely afterwards. Sir Stapleton Cotton sent orders
that the leading squadron should go forward; but
that the others should go under cover—Colonel Quen-
tin went with that squadron; I understood he was
there ; I could not see it myself.—Q. Did you con-
sider that the officers of the 10th gave due support to
Colonel Quentin, while under your command ? The
officers seemed generally attentive to their duty ; but
when a system is relaxed, it of course extends to all
parts of the regiment.
His Lordship being asked to what he attributed the
relaxed state of the discipline of the 10th hussars, said
that he attributed it to the want of a proper system.
and of activity on the part of the Commanding Offi-
cer of the regiment. The regiment, in its march
through France, as far as Boulogne, was very r...gu-
lar and correct in its conduct, and it arrived at Bou-
logne in very good order.—Q. Was the regiment,
during this time,
_continually under the eye of the
Com:minding Officer ? The whole brigade marched
in division, bit were frequently scattered in canton-
ments: generally speaking, the regiment was more
under the eye or the Commanding Officer than in
any former operations...Q. Does your Lordship et.
tribute the amelioration in the conduct of the men in

tour starch thro.:,7: Fs ADCe to the tegimeet barring
, •
_I
been mot under the eye of the Ccgam tn:line Oificer?
Ceritinly the immediate superintendance of the Com•
*leading ()Meer will always do mech. and I attit-
bute much to the increased activity of the Com-
Mender of the regiment. sine= the helot of the gOth
of March.—Q. • Didiou inspect the regiment during
its march, through FTAUCS ?—.1.1134 frewient oppor..
tunnies of inspecting its
having marched at the head
of the brigade, without hiving a special parade for
thee. letrpow.—Q. Did Lord Combermete ever in. •
Oet the regieheist i 4..erci Coml,ertnere must have
often inspected the regiment, though he could not call
to mind any particular order for inspection.
Serjeant NVella stated that he recollected the Court
Martial on a man of the tame of Abbott. for drun-
kenness on the'march to Ronc••sv Ales.. He wis net
I.punished he fl egging, that p irt of his sentence having
been retnitted ; 'he ava) punished by being drill..d. iie
Understood thq r‘ason was he was unwell; the nr.oi
went feemiliedsill to the hospital. He remembered
the man who.3nae,complained of far being drunk aa
his post by Brigade -11.0 r Jones; the man vas con-
SAO ; winless carried a Message fvim. Colonel Quer•
tin to Brigade Major Jones, to desire that the Maj ;r•
Would not-suffer his people to give the sentinels wane; i.
'the Major asked witness what was the character of
the mug? witness said he was a very goad man;
the Major then begged he would go to Colonel.
ieotin to request the min might not be punished.
On the 10th of ARril witness was Acting Adjutant t
when the three imiadrons were detached to the lefv,
Colonel Quentin svesu at their head ; witness wai
with him ; the leading squadron (Captain Lloyirs)
Came to some low ground, or a hollow road, where
tieing exposed to some round shot they dismotinted to
be out of the range. The late Captain Gordon was
with the two other squadrons some distance behind;
witness saw him fall and rode up to him, and took him
into a house: when he returned he found Colonel
Quentin still, with. Captain Lloyd's squadron dis.
mounted, or grazing his horse.
Being cross-examined, witness said that he did tint
positively know the -reason why Abbott was not pu•
nished.
.Captain Gordon spoke to Colonel Q I,:ntin
for him ; witness heard the coeversatiod ; Abbott re, •
onai.ied in the hospital till he died.
The proceedings on the Conrt-Martlal cni Abbott
were read—the sentence was 500 lashes.
Serjeant-Major Eyre recollected the trial of Al-
bait; the sentence was remitted. on account of ill.
health ;. he was tried in August 1813 j it was on the
(.18th of April 1814, that he wasoaken to the French
hospital, but in ilie.Meen time lig had been in the re-
,gimental hospital ; he died. the 2:33 of May last ;lie .
Was walked at the drill till he could walk no longer.
CaPiain Gordon expressed a wish in witness's hearing.
that lie should net be punished, since he had been a •
good &olclier and had done his duty well. Abbott's
complaint wits an asthma or some complaint of that
k:nd, which wa; aggravated by any rust.
Serjeant-Major Boswell stated, that aboet the latter
end of March last he was -
present when Colonel Pal-
merpwaa searching a troop which had been quatteted
in a house on account of the report of its having been
Clundered. While Colonel Palmer was searching,
olonel Quentin came up and inquired of witness
what was going forward? Witness told him that they
were searching the men, and that a fowl and a shirt
' had been found or. a man of the name of Mills. Co-
tonel Qoentin gave directions to him to search for
;eVidence to carry on the prosecution against the man:
He accordingly inquired. found the person who bad
lost the articles, and Mills was brought to trial and
punished. 'l'wo men of the name of Gillet and nil- .
ler were tried 'on suspicion of theft, convicted and
punished about•the same time.
Colonel Palmer stated in explanation, that on the
occasion in question, when Colonel Quentin came up
to the spot where lie was searching the men, instead
of expressing himself satisfied with his exertions, he
had looked very quietly on. He had then expressed
to Colonel Quentin, in strong terms, the necessity of
personal exertions, and the imp,ssibility of carrying
on the duty if the officers were ;rot supported.
Serjeant Major Cierk remembered that twoonen of
Captain Harding's troop were charged with having
killed a sheep : they were not brought to trial ;--he
was present at Captain Harding's when the men
were examined ; Captain Harding said he believed
they were both guilty, and that lie should report
them ; the evidence against them was, that a canteen
of one man, and a haversac of the other, had been
found near the dead sheep. ,
Being cross-examined by the prosecutor.—Witnesa
stated that he went with Colonel Palmer on the '2sth
or 26th of February, to a bourse where some of the
men were quartered, the owner having complained
that dray had stolen his wine and bacon; when they
came to the house, there were two or three drinking
the wine ; they were all immediately turned out of
chi house, and kept out all night ; a man of the name
of Gilbert, Sat in his chair, when Colonel Palmer
came there, eating tie stolen bacon, and looked him
very quietly in the face; Colonel Palmer knocked him
out of tare chair ; Captain Harding was also obliged
the same night to strike a man of the name of Stoner,
for disobedience.
Colonel Quentin then produce! tht, ceveral orders
which had been issued by liiin from An ist. ISIS, to
May, 1814, in Hamner from twenty tr, tilit:y, many et
which inculcated the necessity of the officers fie.
• queerly visiting the quarters of the men, and alluded
to the officers' neglect on this point; and others rela-
ting to foraging, hours of meals, equipments, and
other concert's of the regiment.
Cilonel Newpett stated, that !le 100 l seen Colonel
Quentin in the presence of an enemy on several occa-
sions during Sir John Monie's rel.:eat ;—in two in-
stances particularly, in the el art of a single squadrub,
and with the in-lyiiie picquet at Benevente. From
what he had observed on these occasioes, Colonil
Quentin did his duty steadily and well. Tile witness
was at that time Captain in the 'loth.
Adjutant Depurier, cf the 18th, stated thin be had
seen Colonel Quentin in actual service, and 'in presence
of the enemy. He was itt7.tr him during Sir. John
!vloore's retreat. in a charge made 'at' -the enemy on
the 26th of December. He also saw him trim the
Convent of Bcnevente, when lie turned out the out-
lying picquet on the ground beneath, to 64:ye the
enemy. lie never saw a man behave better in the
presence of the enemy.
The evidence for the defence haring been-then
dosed,
The Jvvos ADVOCATE stated, that he had receiveii

liletter from Colonel Qt::rti:n, witich WAS an answer
from 4,rd Stewart to .t letter sent by Colonel Quen.
tin. reque•,ing his itten.iaucr. tr give evidence n his
ti..frnce. l'his letter was inclosed in a note Iront Lord

S;eivarr, requesting that Colonel Quentin would tea
open ii until he %vent in.o Court, which wish Colonel
Quentin h comptied with, and as he (the Judge
Advocate) nod:1-st.) hid nest even yet read it. 0,1
rea ling it he tound that L Ird Stewart not only gave
a eeneral option as to character, but stated p. ku-
lar lidse by which his admiration of Colonel Quen
tiii had been called forth, into which, if Lord Stewart
had b--en present, he could not have been examined.
T to letter might otherwise have been annexed to the
speech of the defendant, but as it was a rule of the
Court eittler not to suffer allusion to facts, or to in-
v:istigate them thoroughly, he thought the letter was
.
Cole inel Palmer expressed a desire, that as the letter
w.is deemed material to Colonel -Qlientin..it might be
„a 4. and slide-that the mention of the. facts-would
not create any discussion. as he was readyto admit,
. any that might be statesl bY L trd Stewart.x'
Toe JUDGE ADVOCATE urged t'te necessity of ad-
hering to the lute of proceeding laid down by the
Court, although in the ;resent instance it might be
inconvenient to one party and unpleasant to the other.
It was agreed that the sense of the Court shluld be
tak n on the Admissibility of the letter albs. it T.'s.
cleared.
The Court then called.upon Colonel Palmer to state
what time he thought necessary to prepare his reply.
Colonel Palmer said, that not having read the de-
fenc,. of Colon:.1 Quentin, he hardly knew what time
wontd be neceesat), but he should request an :...dji,urn-
'tient tnr three days.
The Court accordingly adjourned till Monday next

We have already mentioned the lestroction of the
General Armstrong, American privateer, at anchor
in Fayal R-ads, on the 28th ultimo. The follow-
ing are the genuine particulars of the affair :
" The Carnation, Captain Bentham, being at an-
chor in Fayal Roads, the Bii:ish Consul, resident in
the Islamic', inforrited Captain B. that a large seironer
American privateer, was at anchor close in with the
shore A boat with a Lieutenant and a proper com-
plement of men, was sent near her to ascertain her
lace, and when
,this boat approached the privateer
she Was getting under weigh, and the current being
rather strong at the time, it was drifted towards her.
A plums on board the General Armstrong hailed our
men, and asked them what they meant, at the same
time de.siring them to keep off.
" The Lieutenant, who commanded, said that he
did not :swan to come on board, and that he was
keening off AS well as he could for the current. The
pi.vateer at this time swinging round, the boat got
close under the stern c a ins rat the enemy, and they im-
mediately fired into it and killed srven men. The boat
was dise.,gaged as soon as possible, and proceeded
to the Carnation, and the Plantagenet, Capt. Lloyd,
and Rota, Captain Sdmerville, ppearidg off the har-
bour, the circums ante was communicated to Cap-
tain Lloyd, the sen-rr officer, when I.e ordered the
Corti.t.ina to weigh and destroy the enemy.
" Carnat:oii weighed, but the winds being 11,ht
and the navigatioit intricate, she could not set along-
side the privateer, and eleven boats, containing be-
tween in 0 and three hundred men, front Om

ships, took her in tow. This also was tound imprac-
ticable, and the boats slipped front the Carnation
and advanctd to the attack. This was about twelve
o'cl tic at night, and it was very dark. The enemy
• had haulci tier schooner nearer the shore, and had
placed several hawsers across the intermediate space,
on which, as the bows approached, th ) brought up.
The enemy iinmediately;openeel a terriole fire 4,11 the
boats with a 42-pounder (douoly loaded with all
kinds of combustible.) and several other guns. The
42 pounder was placed in midshipi, was brought
well to b. ar, and discharged to ice amongst the
boats. • Adduct to this 4 number of Americans were
collected on the rocks, who also kept up a cunstan;
iire on the beats.

" Nom ithstand;ng their peril, us situation oueofh-
cers and men displayed the most determined courage.
Lieutenant Minterlace, of the Rota, ran his boat
close under the bows of the eo.emy, and had jumped
on the butirsyrir when he was sliot,deld by a musket
bdl frt.n, the shire. The boats drew off after sus
taii:ing a loss of about furry killed ur mortally'
wounded, including Lienienants Norman and Mat.
tetface toe Rota, and eighty woundeti, who are
recta'', table.
66 When it became daylight the Carnation an.
cbered within pistol shot of the privateer, and in a
few sairtutts cut away her masts and knocked her
bawark into splin e.s; the remains of the hull were,
atterviards set on lire. Before this took phut the men
had. made their escape to the shore. Tate General
tmstrong was a very fine privateer, aid has done
numb damage to our trade, as she was an estraordi-
naFy sailer. Site was the to set M bleb hid the action
with the Coquette, off the coast of Surinam, and
when burnt had two new suits of sails and rigging
oh board; eight months provisions, a large comple-
ment of min, and every thing necessary for a long
cru'ae.
" Many Americans having been ashore at Fayal
left there by ur .hips of war, who were captured in
st rclutbussen, this privateer went in to bring them
off,' and at the time she engaged the boats, her crew
lIIK/C vault augmented by mail of these men having
jiined her; and they also to k a share in the ac-
tion oil the shore, trim tf.c ship lay but a
vtry small distiuce. Although her destruction has
been au ridea with .s great loss, her cruising r crimps
would hake caused the loss of as many lives and
Much property.
4. Lieutenant Bowerbank, who came in the Co-
l) pso, wasalrot through the body ; the ball went in
in one side, wider the lower rib, and came but at the
other. The Mounded, on their passage hate, re-
c(ivered astonishingly' fast, in consequence of the un-
remett•ng :duet an ut Mt. Smith, surgeon of the Ca.
lypso,. who, frequently was in attendance on dim)
the greater past of .the night_ *s well as the day,
d 4 his exertions will he.more apprec hued when it is
Iciloteff that he had no ass's:ant. Lieutenant llower-
bat.l is sis tar recovered already as to sit up at dinner.
"ale the Calypso sailed, Captain Lloyd demanded
part •uf the crew of the American of the Portogtiesi
Goveinor, having been informed that they were Ari--
list), and tt WaS understood they would begins up."