Star.
London, England, 1829-10-09 00:00:00

FROM $1 EDWARD

TO ML. caoasa•
•' Baton•square, July 9, 1219.
Ssa,—Witb reference to your letter of the td of this mouth,
I beg to as►ure the Lords Commissionets of the Admiralty, that
my k:ter of the 24th of June was not writ:en with any desire
of having Captain Dickenson's conduct submitted to a Court
Martial; but merely to enable their Lordships to judge of the
propriety of placing Captains Doylies and Campbell, of whose
conduct I highly approved. upup at least as good a footing
respecting honorary distinction. as their Lordship had placed
Captain Dickenson, of whose conduct under the same circuits.
stances I did not approve. I can further assure their Lordships,
that, it necesaary, I shall be able to show that Captain Dickenson,
has little reason to consider himself aggrieved by the statement
made in my letter; and that he has even less cause to complain of
my not having represented, at an early period, all the grounds of
dissatisfaction whkh bast conduct has tacked in me. In fact, it
was my avowed intention tu do so shortly after the battle of
Nayarit% ; which intention I was Induced to relinquish by Captain
Dickenson's profession to have a strong sense of * errors into
which he said be had inadvertently fallen. and by his earnest en•
treaties that I would overlook them ; those entreaties being sup.
ported by Captains Ommanney, &pacer. and others, wbo felt
with me OM anitioas desire to AVOW the capitate r. 4 one instarce of

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occasion where a zealous elocution of the
characteristic of the three combined

guided sole y by what appeared to me to
service, and the same feeling has guided
nce. if, after this explanation. it should
Lordship's pleasure that Captain Dickenson's whole
conduct on the occasion referred to should be examined Into be-
fore a Court Martial. and that I should provide them with such
information as may seem requisite for the purpose. I request
they will be pleased to direct that I may be furnished with a copy
of the Genoa's log book of the 20th and List of October, 1827,
and the following days. until her arrival at Malta; and also of
the original return of the killed and wounded of that ship in the
battle of Navarin. '• I have. &c.
(Signed) .1 EDWARD CODRINGTON,
" Vice Admiral."

FROM MR. NARROW TO MR TIOWARD CODRING/011.
" Admiralty-office. July 10,1829.
" Sta,--I have received and read to my Lards Commissioners
of the Admiralty. your letter of yesterday's date.
" Their Lordships think it unnecessary to revert to the former
c.wrespondence which has brought the question relative to the
conduct of Captain Dickenson at Navarin into its present state,
hut they feel that, under all the circumstances, It is due. as well to
the character of Captain Dickenson as to the interests of the public
.etvice, that the matter should be fully investigated. Their
Lordships direct me therefore to acquaint you, that they have au-
thorized me to furnish you with the copy of the Geisoo's log as
desired by you; and further. to observe that it appears to them
that it will now be the most convenient course that you should
state specifically all the points of Captain Dickenson'sconduct with
which you were dissatisfied, and their Lordships will thereupon
issue a new order for the investigation of such statement before a
Court Martial, revoking the existing order, which was founded on
your former letter.
" The copy of the parts of the log-book of the Genoa referred
to in your letter, will be transmitted to you as soon as it can be
made.
" The original log-book and the return of killed and wounded
of that ship will be forwarded to the Judge Advocate to be made
use of at the trial, but a copy of the latter will be sent to you.
" I am, Sir, &c,
(Signed) " JOHN BARROW."

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