Star.
London, England, 1807-03-09 00:00:00

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Cumberland is appointed to the Leyden ; Captain G.
Scott, to the Inflexible ; Captain C. Stuart, to the St. Albans.
Lieut. Love, of the Hon. Admiral Berkeley's fig Zip, is pro-
moted to be a Commander, and appointed to the Obfervator.
C. Hotchftetter, Efq. late Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich, Is
appointed Clerk of the Survey in the Ordnance Department at this
place, vice Pringle. promoted ; and Mr. H. Matthews is appointed
Clerk of the Cheque at Jamaica, vice Purdie, dcceafed.

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Silt NOME POPHA': TRIAL.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 6.

FIRST DAY.

, This being the day appoiritid for the Court Martial
to fit fir the trial of this 9fficer, at eight o'clock this
morning the fignal gun as fired, and the flag hoilled
at the mizen peak on beard the Gladiator, for a Court
Martial. The feveral naval Officers upon this Ration
immediately repaired on board, nearly in tike follow-
ing order :
Vice Admiral Sir Eraimus Gower, Vice Admiral J. Holloway
Vice Admiral B. Rowley. Rear Admiral H J. Vafhon, Rear Ad.
nsirgl Sir Mae Coffin,Captains Graves. Scott, Royle, &c. Admira
Grey. Commiffioner, Admiral Sir W. Young, &c.
The'reveral Officers, as they came upon the quar-
ter deck, were received according to their rank, by
an Officer'sguard of marines, who prefented arms
as they arrived. The Admirals were received as
ufual, with the additional compliment of drums beat-
ing. S'ortly after the arrival of Sir W. Young, the
Prefident, the Admiralty barge came aiongfide with
Mr. Jervis, Counfel for the Admiralty, Mr. Bicknell,
Solicitor to the Admiralty, Mores Greetham, Efq.
Deputy Judge Advocate, and the other Gentlemen
on the part of the profccution. Immediately after
followed Sir Home Popham, in his own barge, atten-
ded by Mr. Cricket, Provoti Martha! of the Admi-
ralty, who was fuppofed to have Sir Home Popham
in his cußody, carrying Sir. Home Popham's fword,
he being under arrefi. Mr. Harrifon and Mr. I.avie,
Sir Home' s tounfel and Agent, with others of his
friends, alto attended him. Sir Home Popham was
dreffed in his full uniform, as a Pon Captain, with-
out his fword, wearing the Infignia of the Order of
St. Ferdinand and of Merit. He appeared in perk&
fpirits, and as he came on deck, walked with his
ufual Ready and undaunted air. In of prefenting
arms, the guard of Marine; only carried arms as he
paffed. Sir Home Popham was folloWed, in ano-
ther boar, by Lord Vifeount Melville, Mr. Sturges
Baurne, Mr. Secretary Madden, Captain King, and
feveral otherw.

General Sir Charles Prevnß, Governor of Portf-
mouth, General the Earl of Cavan, Major General
Levefon Gower, Brigadier General Acland, Colonel
Cadogan, Admirals Patron and Hamilton , Hcn.
Commiffioner Grey ; Captains Larcom, Columbine,
Larkin, Quinton, Sheppard, Inglis, Buckle, Hal
Read, Katon, Rainer, Jenkins, Hall, (of the Navy)
and all the Captains of the (hips lying at this port;
Colonels Terrott, Cadogan, and Raventhaw ; Dr.
MacGregor, Captain Grant, Mr. Marfden, Secretary
to the Admiralty, Mr. Hufkinfon, Mr. S. Bourne,
Mr. Hollingfworth (of the Admiralty), Mr. Wilf n,
(of the Navy Office), and Mr. Drummond ; and a
great number of other military and civil officers at.
tended. Precifely at nine o'clock the Prefident,
Judge Advocate, &c. proceeded to the State Cabin,
which had been fitted np for the exprefs purpofe of
holding Naval Courts Martial, and fhortly after the
Members, conaituting the Court, were appointed as
follows :

Admiral Sir W. YOUNG, Pre ildent.
Vice Admiral Sir E. Gower Rear Admiral Sir IL Straehan
Vice Admiral J. Holloway Captain S. H. Linzee
Vicc Admiral B. Rowley Captain Thomas Graves
Vice Admiral Hon. H. E. Captain M. Scott
Stanhope Captain T. Irvin
Rear Admiral J. Vaihon Captain C. Boyle
Rear Admiral Sir I. Coffin

The Court being thus affembled, the Counfel
re-
prefenting the Admiralty, who profecutes, took his
feat to the right, behind the Prefident, together with
the Solicitor, and other perfuns engaged on the part
of the profecution. The other naval and military
officers, Lord Melville, Mr. Sturges Bcurne, and the
other Gentlemen not immediately compofing the
Court, but who attended as witneffes, &c. flood be-
hind the Prefident.

Sir Home Popham took his place at the lower end
of the Court, on the leit of the judge Advocate,
with the Provoft Martha' on his left, and his Coun-
fel, Agent, and friends in the rear. The fides of the
cabin were allotted for the public. The feveral Of-
ficers compofing the Court wore their full drefs uni-
forms ; Sir. R. Strachan alfo wore his red ribband.
The Court being declared open, and the order from
the Comrniffioners of the Admiralty, directed to Ad-
miral Sir W. Young, as Prefident, for holding a
Court Martial on board the Gladiator, being read
aloud by the Judge Advocate, the feveral Members
of the Court took the ufual oath.

The Prefident then inquired if any Gentlemen at-
tended to take down minutes of the proceedings, for
publication in the Newfpapers ? and being aniwered
in the affirmative, he was pleafed to dire& that they
fhould be accommodated together, on the right-fide
of the Court. This being done, the Prefident in-
formed them that much inconvenience had occurred
upon the late Court Martial on Sir Robert Calder,
in confequence of partial accounts of the proceedings
being publifhed in the Daily Newfpapers, previous
to the conclution of the trial, notwithflanding the
pofitive injunaions of the Court to the contrary. This
was confidered as a high breach of honour, and a
contempt of the Court. It was, _therefore, to be
underflood, by the Gentlemen who attended for this
particular purpofe, they were nct, upon any ac-
count, to publifl► any part of the proceedings until
the final decifion of the Court, and upcn no other
condition would they be allowed to take down any
minutes of the proceedings, and to that they muff tin
equivocally pledge themlelves.
One of the Gentlemen then addreffed the Court,
and Paid, that the fame pledge had been required of
them, and given, upon the trial of Sir Robert Cal-
der, but in breach of all good faith, nne of the Gen-
tlemen who attended for a Morning Paper, after the
others had delivered up their minutes, fecreted
and Role away with them over the off fide of the
veffel, and immediately fent them exprefs to London
for publication.
The Prefident then directed, that if that perfon was
now in Court he fhould be fent on 'bore immediately;
but was anfwered, that in confequence of his former
condue, that perfon was not fuffered to come down,
as the other Gentlemen refuted to ail with him, and
was not then in Portfmouth ; upon which the Prefi-
dent expreffed himfelf fatisfied ; and the fever al Gen-
tlemen who were to take minutes then came forward
(one excepted) and pledged themfelves to thefe con-
ditions. This perfoc, who belongs to a new Evening
Paper, when called upon to give the lame pledge
with the others, laid he firould decline taking any
minutes upon fuch conditions; but, upon its being
fuggelled ti the Pt efidenr, that the Gentleman might
give a garbled account of the proceedings from me-

more. and he perfiflisig in hi:rent:ll 1i ;•ivelpledge.
he was immediately orderedlo qui• the 'hip, and the
Officer direeled not to admit. •liim on. board .gin
during the fitting of the Court.
The Prefident then direttaci that Ole Gen•lemrn
thould deliver up their note books, at the rifiog of the
Cuurt.

At twelve o'clock the Court adjmirriei for half an
hour, in order to procure fume (Tina' papers I tym
Ihore.

The Court being again of :n b'ed, frame ruigical
documents were read, and Mr. J, rvis intimated that
he had concluded the cafe on the part of the prole.
cutinn.

The Joacts ADVOCATE then read the charges,
which were in lubilance the fame with the Order to
Admiral Yourrc, given in the Snit on Friday lA,
and produced ieveral documents, by whicsi the charges
were meant to he fubltan•iated ; but as it would be
improper in us to flare any thing refpedinc,, the evi•
deuce till the fentence of the C. urt be divulged, we
cannot n fay any thing refpeeting them.
Sir Home Popham being then called en by the
Court, to Itate when he would In ready to pro-
ceed on his defence, he ohferved, that the flirt
Charges fent him by the Admiralty, about half
an hour after his arrival in town, referred only to
three documents, while the new aarges which had-
been prefented to him on his arrival at ?ord."
mouth, referred to eighteen documents, r f which
he had noebeen furni!hed with copies. He there-
fore thought it expedient to have a little time in
preparing his defence againa the Charges in their pre-
fent form, and requefled the indulgence of the Court,
which was panted, and the Court adjourned till Sa-
turday, when it was to meet to deliver the welled
copies of the new charges.