Star.
London, England, 1807-03-12 00:00:00

By the Cover.

O In the attainment of thole objeas upon which
Sir Home Popham was employed by his Majefly's
Mini!lets, in which he ufed his own difcretion, and
his condna was approved of, was he employed as a
Captain in his Majeßy's navy, or on Cervices diffina
and different from the naval department ? A. Ge.
nerally of the latter defcription ; except one initance
of the expedition to the Red Sea.
By Sir HOME PoPHAM.

Q.„ Was it ufual to enter a Minute at the Board of
Admiralty when an Officer was appointed to a coin
mand, or feleded by the Cabinet fur a particular feu.
vice ? A. Certainly not.
Q., is there any fervice in which an Officer re-
quires more difcretionary power, than when he com-
mands a fquadron upon a foreign and diftant nation ?
The Court would not permit this quellion to be
anfwercd.
Mr. Sturges Bourne fworn and examined.
By the PRBSIDIN T.

O Is k probable, Mr. Bourne, from the fituation
you hold, that you fhould be acquainted with the
fecrets of Government ?—A. I am not aware of the
extent of that queftion.
By Sir HOME POPHAM.
Q._ Were you one of the Under Secretaries of
State, in July 18(4 ?—A. I was.
Q, Did I communicate to you at that time Tome
confidential information which I had received rela•

tiie to the Cape of Good Hope i—A. I do recoiled
that Each a communication was made to me, and I
think it was in the month of July, 1805.
Q._ State flr what purpofc I made that commu-
nic.cinn to you ?—A. That communication was
made to me in order to convey it to Mr. Pitt.
QWhat was done by you in cnnfequfmre thereof
—A. I communicated the fobaance (.1 it, without
lofs of time, to Mr. Pitt ; and I h-licve while Sr:

Home Popham remained in my rorm at the Ttea.
fury. Mr. Pitt dellred me to make further ingnii ;et,
in the quarter from whence the communication was
derived. I immediately obtained an imerview with
one of the Gentlemen, frnm .vhom the info!mition
was received, and carried him to Mr. Pitt the teat

day. The refult of thefe interviews was a cf,mple!e
confirmation of the flateronts of Sir Home Poph,,m;
and Mr. Pitt infiantly determined to take the necef

fary meafures for an expedition againti the Circ.
Q._ Do you recollea whetter you received any lei-
flructions from Mr. Pitt, either to confirm the

Bence I gave you, or to collet any collateral prosst ~f
it, antecedent to my teeing him ?—A. Mi. Pitt, I
apprehend, direisled the inquiry to be made by me, in
order to gain the mill ptecife intelligence that c,,uld
be procured; and I believe, but am not pnfttive, that
it mutt have been antecedent to his (icing Sir H ).11e
Popham on this fubje&. Upon being remindA by
Sir Home Popham, I think I went down to Mr.
Pitt, and then returned again to Sir Home Popham.
The names of the Gentlemen from wham the infor-

mation was derived were then given to me, and, I
believe, he did accompany me to a houfe in Pali-
Mall, where one of them, I think, was fnnnd.

Q Were you prefent at any conyet fations wi:h
Mt. Pitt, on the lubjedl of the Cape of Good Hope ?
—A. I certainly was.

Q.. Can you (late, from your own knowledge, that
any expedition to the Cape was in contemplAti m at
the moment I Frwored the one in quell ion ?—A. I
am quite fute Mr. Pitt had no Inch expedition in his
contemplation when Sir Home Popham made this
ptopofal ; and I have no reafon to believe that any
other of the King's Minitiers had any fuch obje& itl
view.

QDo you recolleCl the confidence repofed in me
by Mr. Pitt, and my taking the liberty, which I did,
in confequence of that confidence, to afk him, %/hen
he expelled a doubt, what military officer lhould
command the expedition, and my fubmitting the
name of one for his confederation ?—A. I have a
faint ret.olleetion ; but it is not fufficiently ilrong to
enable me to fpeak pofitively.
Q.._ To the belt of your recolleetion, whether was
it the officer that I named, that did command ?—A.
I have a firongimprellion on my'mind, that Sir Home
Popham was anxious that Sir David Baird thould
command the army.