Star.
London, England, 1829-09-02 00:00:00

RICA FITULAT3OL

Killed. Wounded. Tots.
Officers 3 S 6

Subaltern do 5 6
Soldiers, including Gentlemen Volun-
teers and Coast Artillery... ..... .. 8 40 48

T0ta1....
MANOEL JOSE -MENDEZ, Major.
Adjutant General's Office, Angra, Aug. 15, 1829.

THE ARMY.

A large division of the B.ld Regiment of Foot embarked on the
211th tilt. at Portsmouth. for Leith.
The last division of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Infantry
embarked on the 24th ult. at Cork, for Halifax.
The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot moved yesterday
from the Isle of Wight to Gosport.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

51Atts Assn= Tuts Dav—Dublin I—Waterford I—Guernsey
and Jersey 2—Hamburgh I—France I.
The Minerva, Lawson, from Liverpool to Wiltary, was totally
wrecked co the 17th ult. near Bally Castle, and the Master and
seven of the crew drowned.
The Ann, Jeneklen, from Hamburgh to Plymouth, was driven
on shore near Calais on Saturda and it was feared would be lost.
Sam I.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived the Brothers. Motley,
from Quebec. The homeward-bound sailed for the River.
Pea:swam Sac. I.—Arrived, the Blackwarreo Putman,
from Ihmonah. Arrived. from London, the WellingtOn. Evans,
for Madras. Sailed the St. Thomas, Scroon, for Malaga, and
Hannibal, ' for New York. The Prince Regent, from Syd-
ney, came Into harbour, to repair damages.
Poworrn' Aft. 31.—Wind N.N.R.—Arrived from London,
the Triumph, Green, for Bombay, and sailed. Arrived the Gal-
lego, Savage, from St. Petersburgh.

In some parts of Sussex the shooters' hopes have been
entirely frustrated by the late unseasonable weather—many whole
envies having been actually drowned.
Harley has been performing in the north of England
with great emcees ; he is now at Liverpool, enlivening the good
folk Mae with his Wonky.
Miss Byfield has been playing to good houses at
Douglas, in the Isle of Man ; and overtures have been made to her
by the Manager of the HastMp Theatre.
The granite pavement opposite the New Post Office is
now being laid down in so substantial and effectual a manner, that
it promises to be as durable as the boilding itself.

CONSECRATION OF FLEET CHURCH.

YROX OVA COILLEfF3IO3[IIT.

Plymouth. Aug. 29.
Tuesday last. the day appointed for the consecration of Fleet
Church, an immense crowd of people, of every degree, assembled
early ori the spot to witness this :elisions procee..iog. The morn-
ing was lowering, and threatened an unpleasant day, but about nine
o'clock the clouds dispersed, the sky became clear and .etene,
and a most delightful day crowned the imposing ceremon). At 11
o'clock, the Lord Bishop of Bristol, attended by his Lordship's
Chaplain, arrived, and was suet at the entrance of the church by the
venerable Archdeacon England, Rev. G. Gould, Rev. Wyndham
Goodden, Rev. H. Poole, Rev. G. Chamberlain, Rev. J. Addison,
Rev. W. Brassey, Rev. F. Oakley, Rev. G. Burgess, Rev. W.
Gorton, &c.
The door of the Church being thrown open, it was soon filled to
that excess as scarcely left space in the aisle fur his Lordship to
proceed with the consecration. As soon as the seats were occu-
pied, it took place with the anal forms. The ceremony being
finished, prayers were read by the Rev. H. Poole. The commun-
ion and dedication services performed .by the Lord Bishop and the
Archdeacon. At their conclusion, the up-way choristers sang part
of the 100th psalm. A most excellent and appropriate sermon was
afterwards delivered by the Archdeacon from u Kings e. 12, v.
2. " Then King Jeboash called for Jehoiada the priest and the
other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of
the house now therefore receive no more money of your acquaint-
ance, but deliver it to the breaches of the house ;" which duetted
the serious attention, and evidently made a deep impreuion on his
hearers. It is supposed that there were upwards of :We in the
congregation, besides a vast number who could not obtain admis-
sion, so great was the anxiety evinced to witness this solemn and
imposing ceremony in this beautiful and purely gothic structure'
which will, in future ages, stand a lasting memorial of the Rev. G.
Gould, the Rector and Worthy Founder.

Few modern edifices can boast so appropriate and becoming a
style of architecture ; aU the windows exhibit fine specimens of
painted glass, particularly the east window, which is adorned with
a most interesting ►ubject-the Widow's Son of Noun —from Luke,
c. vii. v. 11 ; painted by Mr. Stevenson. of Bath, who deserves
much praise for the masterly execution of the performance. The
ceiling and interior altogether present a corresponding display of
furnishing, which reflects great credit on the architect.
After Divine Service, the Archdeacon, the Clergy, and other
Ladies and Gentlemen, partook of a most magnificent entertain.
mem, which consisted of every luxury and delicacy that could be
obtained, which was sent to table under the direction of one of the
first professors of the culinary art, especially engages! from London.
The tenantry, the up-way choir, and others employed, were also
regaled with the greatest hospitality; all the aged and poor men,
women, and children of the village, were also gladdened, by having
bestowed on each individual two pounds of fine ox beef, toge-
gether with a due proportion of bread and beer.

The Monti's; Post of this day, actually commences an article in
the following terms" The present state of Ireland is much too
awful in our estimation to be treated by any friend or well-wisher
of his country merely as a topic of party reproach, or to be seized
with keen avidity and employed as a convenient and effective wea-
pon in political conflict."
What. in the name of logic, could possess any man to print, for
public consideration, such idle wanderings as here meet the eye?
A child of the meanest capacity would spurn the unmeaning gossip,
as an abuse of its understanding.
The Government of these realms is intrigued and caballed for, by
a knot of ambitious men. who pledge themselves, in the hour of
public distress, to steer us out of danger, and devise a cure fur the
evils with which this Empire is afflicted. Unequal to the task,
they only increase our difficulties ;—they invade the Constitution ;
—they hector here—they surrender there—and the country be-
neath their sway languishes with increasing symptoms of decay in
its last stages ; and yet we must not reproach the inefficient Mi-
nisters whose incapacity still maintains the country in a ferment;
nor in our war against their abominable principles, make their be-
trayal of truth "an effective weapon in political conflict."

A patient, sinking In consumption, hastened by low diet, having
long baffled the scientific faculty, unfortunately prescribing by sys-
tem, the friends of the dying, in their distress, are intruded upon
by a quack apothecary or village cow doctor, who thrusts the re-
gular practitioners from the door. Then, first under pretence of
giving air,he breaks down the wallsland windows to admit the wild
winds of winter. He next administers a scouring horse-drug,
which not succeeding to produce rest, be drivels over the sick-bed,
daily stretching forth his rapacious hand for the ill-earned
fee ; while the agonizing wretch lies burning with fever,
and griped by famine, till dissolution approaches through
every avenue. Now, far from its being a duty with the
friends of the afflicted to save the patient by kicking the empiric
out of the house, to select in his place some a►le and decided prac-
titioner to administer in the emergency, the Morning Post contends
that it would be improper even to animadvert upon the injudicious
treatment of the quack ; but, seeing the extreme danger of speedy
death, should suffer Charlatanism to work its mischief to the last,
while they should content themselves by merely smoothing the
patient's bed.
We are always delighted to find a bad advocate plead in a bad
cause.

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Some mercenary ruffian, hired by the murderer's valet Asseca,
in the next column of the same paper, has the unblushing effrontery
in the face of a British public, to stigmatise the brave Villa Flor
and his glorious little hand as cowards, even at the very moment
every true British heart exults in the heroic courage they displayed
in the late decisive victory, gained in the cause of legitimate
right and constitutional freedom. Can this Asseca not find
more congenial employment on the scaffold of Lisbon than
thus continuing to earn an infamous salary by insulting
the generous feelings, used pure institutions of this country by
the dating advocacy of treachery and oppression. This Portuguese
miscreant has the audacity to express contempt and scorn of con-
stitutional charters on the free banks of the Thames, where the one
we ourselves possess is our greatest glory and boast?—he with an
impudence none but a Portuguese slave, inured to degradation,
could parade, observes that, "without considering the character of
the individual, we are bound to protect Don Miguel from the
foreign annoyance of his brother, the Emperor of Brazils."
When did it become the duty of the British nation, we should
ask this fellow, to stain her honour by allying herself to a faction
of Jesuits, spoliators and assassins. Constitutionally free ourselves,
we are rather bound to promote the same liberty in others; and
none but a secret traitor to this country and its resent forms of
government, could support a servile foreign wretch in his frantic
defence of absolutism. Where, its Heaven's name, is the spirit of
the nation, that she passively permits herself to be indoctrined by
Jesuitic villains, continually plotting mischief under a Portuguese

Rubbespierre;--tlse time has been when such abhorrent machinators
had been seized by theeople, and publicly tarred and feathered
for such a daring outrage against the British character.

It is time the public should know that a troop of Miguelite
spies, under the direction of a muter-villain, are purchasing
the London prints; and it behoves the English reader to watch
over the journals with a jealous eye, in order that they
may trace the mercenary pens working in this guilty mime,
to the disgrace of oar country with foreigners, who conceive the
opinion set forth in our Newspapers as the echo of the nation at
large. The Editor of the .Mensing Post has been guilty of a gross
offence, in permitting the columns of his paper to be polluted with
sub a barefaced unqualified libel on the principles of its readers.
The name of his Correspondent should be given to the Public, In
order to exonerate Englishmen froth the obloquy of such send-
menu as those professed by this anonymous vulgar suborner.

BATTLE OF NA

COURT MARTIAL eroso CAPTAIN DICKENSON, R.N.

(FROU °us coaturovnawr.)
POILTINOCTII, TUZSDAYSLITII Dar.

The Court again assembled this morning at the usual hoar. As
the proceedings come to a close the interest increases considerably,
and the Court was intensely crowded. Amongst the auditory we
noticed Lord George Lennox. It is thought the case for the prn.
secution wiU close tomorrow (this day), when an adjournment
will take place till Monday to give Captain Dickenson an oppor-
tunity to prepare his defence, and it is supposed he will finish in
less than two days.
The Court now proceeded to inquire into the 6th and 7th
charges :—" That the refitting of the Genoa for leaving Navarin
was unjustifiably slow, and the same slackness prevailed on fur way
to Malta. That the Genoa's mast was suffered to go by the board
for want of being secured."
Sir E. CODWINGTON, after some observati ns, said he should not
trouble the Court with any observations of his. were it not 11132 he
felt the comprehensive obligation of the nub he had taken ; and
he should much ;refer thst the Court would put questions to him,
and he felt bound to express his acknowls diluents for the dignified
manner in which questions had been put to him.

The JIIDOZ ADVOCATZ then requested Sir Edward Codrington to
state to the Court what intormattnn he could as to the tith and
7th Charge.

Sir F.nwiao Coomgcnatt—My opinion is that the G no. bas
not suffered so much as the other ships of the Engish line. At
day-light in the morning of the S'lst October. on looking round the
fleet with my glass to observe the condition of the various ships
and their exertions in refitthig, it Appeared to me that the Genoa
was more slack than any other ship then• appeared a want of
activity in securing the masts and fitting the rigging. Whilst I
was looking at her with anxiety to see how the got on. I observed
the mixen-mast, about eight o'clock in the morning, to go over-
board. I did not see any measures adopted to prevent such an
event. To the best of my recollection, the mizen-topmast had not
been struck; and upon looking to the log (extr.ct read), there is
an entry at eight o'clock—" In attempting to save the ntizen-mast
it went by the board." I do not think that the wizen gallant-
mast or mizen topmast were struck ; it appeared to me that no-
thing was doing.
By the Parstorrt—What was the state of the weather?

Sir F.ow.tan--There was no swell ; the wind was off the land,
and was the beginning of a severe gale. lam full persuaded the
strength of the wind was the cause of the mizen mast going
overboard.

Pawn:aster—Was the squadron rota-sied going to sea in conse-
quence of the backwardness of the Genoa getting ready to accom-
pany them ?
Sir Euwa sn Connixormi—l have some dnuhts as to whether
the wind and weather would have permi.ted us sooner than we
did ; but the readiness of the squadron was actually retarded by
the slackness of the Genoa.

Sir Edward here stated, that on Captain Omnii.ney coming
on board, and stating to him that such was the state
of the Genoa that she could not go to sea, he requested he would
send her assistance, which he did.
Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD observed, that those oh,ervatians of Sir
Edward Codrington were eskulated to make a very great impres-
sion on the Court to the prejudice of the defendant, and he sub-
mitted th•tt such, if he bad it in his power, ought to have been
given in evidence, as from the station Sir Edward Codrington held
as Commander of the Fleets and the natural anxiety he had about
all the ships statements, coming from him, must have great weight
with them.

Sir Edward said he would give them in evidence.
The Anvoc %TE-GisesAl.--Dil you send the Genoa assistance,
Sir Edward?

Sir fiDWAILD CODRINGTOXI did. Captain anruaney, the then
second officer in command of the English squadron, came on board
the Asia, and repre.ented to me, that as he knew my anxiety to
have the Fleet ready for further service, tha such was the condi-
tion of the Genoa, as to her preparation., that gutless I sent her
some additional assistance, she would retard the Fleet. I begged
Cap:ain Ommaney would go to the quarter-deck, and desire Capt.
Corson, or any other officer on deck, to make a signal to the Genoa
that she would send an officer and watch of the ship's company to
assist her ; and notwithstanding that assistance, she was the last
ship reported to me, ready to quit the harbour. I cannot speak
precisely to the time of the Genoa being ready for sea, the
doubt expressed in the former part of this answer as to
whether the wind permitted us to go, throwing the same un-
certainty as to the period of her being ready for sea.
Some little time after making sail from the coast, the Genoa began
to drop a-stern ; thinking that something retarded her, of which I
was not aware, I directed the Albion by signal to stay by her, and
not lose sight of her; the Asia continuing to make the best of her
way. The next or some subsequent day, the Albion and the Genoa
came up with the Asia. and seeing that the Genoa had the means
of using all her plain sails, both upon her foremast and mainmast,
by way of ascertaining her condition in this respect, I made
a signal to make all possible sail ; in consequence of which
she made additional sail, and she ran a-head of the Asia
without the least difficulty. Considering, therefore, it was
no injury to the ship or her geer which had retarded her
progress, but that it arose from the same slackness which
I observed throughout, I ordered her by signal to make the
best of her way to Malta. Upon the Asia arriving there I
found her at anchor, and she was reported to me to have arrived
the day before. The numerous extracts of the log were read cor-
roborative of Sir Edward's evidence.

By Captain Sdnomassou—What sail bad the Asia and Albion
at the time the Genoa came up?
Sir Eowaan—The Asia bad all the sails she could carry ; nor
was she able to set any additional sail than what she then had, till
she had refitted her masts at Malta. I think she carried her proper
fore-topsail over her foresail. She had a main gallant-sail for a
topsail, and a main royal for a male; and, occasionally, the skysail
over that. AU I know of the Albion is, that she rather out-sailed
the Asia: as to what sails she had I do not know.
_

By the Conav--Was the slackness you observed on board the
Genoa only when she was under the command of Capt. Dickenson ?
Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON—RZACtiI SO,
By Captain Iswr.a►timn—WlU Sir Edward Codrington state to
the Court whether the signals he made to the Genoa were obeyed
as far as the means of that ship would permit?
Sir Eow&an—They were obeyed immediately.
By Captain GORDO/4—At the time you say the Genoa dropped
a-stern, and the Albion was ordered to stay with her, can you re-
collect whether any signals were made to her, and was stui in a
condition to set more sail?

Sir EDwaiip--1 feel very confident no signal was made to her.
because I did aot know how far she was competent to obey. I
allude to her making sail.
Capt. GOKDON—Did you find any fault officially with Captain
Dickenson verbally, or otherwise, respecting the Nlackness of the
Genoa, either in her refittal nr her passage to Malta ?
Sir EDWAsto—I do trot think I did, except in the manner which
I have already deposed to.
Cross-examined by Capt. DICK IN 160/1 —I think at the first of
your examination this morning, which is not inserted in the minutes,
you stated that in your public dispatches with an account of •he
battle, you said the Genoa was not injured so much as the other
ships. Was not that year statement?
Sir E. Cooamovue-1 did not say with the account of the battle.
I think I wrote to the Admiralty to that effect, atter our arrival at
Malta.

What was the amount of the return of :he killed and wounded
on board the Asia?

The list was produced.
Captain 011)1ANIVI being called. was requested to state to the
Court what he knew of the 6th and 7th charge. He stated as
follow :—On the morning of the 34th October. as I was going
from the Albion to the Asia; I called on board the i.senoa as
soon as the people bad had their breakfast. The ship seemed
to be in great confusion. As soon a 3 I got on board the
Asia I was taken to the Admiral in his cabin, and I told
him, it appeared to me that the Genoa would not be ready
for some time, and suggested to him that it might expedite
the Genoa's equipment, if he would order an Officer and a watch-
man of either of the large frigates to assist her. He replied, "Go
to Captain Curzon and tell him to make a signal to the Glasgow to
that effect," which I did. I cannot say if there was any unjustifi-
able tardiness or use in the equipment. Atter sailing from Nayarit),
the Genoa was a-stern three days, and it was on the evening of
the third day the Admiral telegraphed the Albion not to lose sight
of her. On the following morning signal was made to the Genoa
to make all possible sail to proceed into the port of Malta, rendez-
vous. Shortly after the Genoa passed the Admiral and Albion,
before the close of the day. Upon the Albion's arrival at Malta.
we ascertained that the Genoa had arrived en the day before.
That the Genoa's wizen-mast was suffered to go overboard was
the nest part of the charge, on the day after the battle. Captain
Ommaaey was unable to speak to this part of the charge.
By the Pexammirc—Did you think the confusion you saw on
board the Genoa, arose from want of proper management by Capt.
Dickenson and his officers?

Capt. Osniaorr-1 was not en board long enough to see what
amogements they were making, or bad been nude : the Gram
uttered very much in her mast, and there was a peat deal to be
dame. Capt. Dickenson was conducting the duty ; and. to the
best of my recollection, the senior Lieutenant was on the quarter-
deck, and all the men seemed to be employed.
Panusearr—When pm represented to the Admiral the necessity

of seudit.g mare men to the Cecoa, el. • Irnnt an opinien titat
she required it.
Capt. Ossieassv—l have already stated that there appeared .o
much to be done, which could not be effected with:tut further
assistance.

PRILSIDIDITHow ling were yoa oe board the Gclll3 at that
time?

Cap:. °mutt tv —Ten minutes.
PIIRMINT—Do you know that the squadron was retard .1 .31i-
ins in consequence of the Genoa not being ready?
Capt. Oxuaver—l had no means of knowmg whether •ne was
ready for sea as soon as the Albion and Asia.
By Sir EDWARD BLACCWOOD-.4 do not think I lOW Cap.aiii
Dicket.son that I would apply to the Admiral for further help for
him ; I do not recollect having any conversation with Ckpiain
Dickenson shout preparing for sea that niztat ; Capt. Dickenson
appeared to be exerting himself as muck as he could.
By Captain hlcany—l have no means to judge whether the
Genoa was better or worse regulated since, or previous, to the
death of Captain Bathurst.
To a question from Captain ELLIOT, as to whether the Genoa
was in such a state on the morning he went on board her, as wou'd
satisfy him that she was equal to his own ship, he said, it would
be impossibk to give an answer whir:sit lie knew the comparative
capabilities of the ship's companies ; but ►e was certainly of capita ni
that the Albion was much better regulated than the Genoa. lie
was on board the Asia, and in that vessel ever y thing was goin,;
on with regularity and silence ; whereas, on board the Genoa there
was a great deal of noise ; and he was of opinion that the affair t
of a •hip can be more speedily executed in silence.
The Hon. Captain Asucinv Mauna, of the Glasgow, was
called, and proved, pursuant to the Admiral's orders, by signal,
having sent Lieut. &ambers, who is now at the Cai.e of Good
Hope. and Mr. Oliver, a Midshipman, to assist the Grua, and
went on board himself. He observed the Glasgow's men regulat-
ing the sails ; his stay on deck was very short ; there were irom
80 to 100 men front the Glasgow ; wen[ su board the Goitre, and
to the best of his recollection remained part of one day.
By the Paestozsv—Darng the time you were on the deck of
the Genoa, did you thick the duty was carried oo in an office, -like
and seaman-like way, or the reverse ?
Captain Moms—The short time I was on deck, I oh-aysd
more noise than I had been accustomed to hear on board
which discipline was regarded.
rarsumr—To the best of your opinion, did you cotoiskr tlit
crew of the Genoa to be activsly and usefully tutpinytd
Captain Magna—Yes, as far as I could see.
Parsintxv—Wha: was the stare of the weather ?
Captain Slat:or-4c was squally. It was any opinion that the
squadron was retarded by the slackness of the Genoa. Ido not
think the Admiral would have sent me on board to expedite het it
that was not the case. The Genoa was the last ship ready fit
sea; and the only reason was the want of activity. 1 .ao not think
the Genoa was more injured than the Asia or Albion.
By Captain SHOHAM; Do you happen to know how lints
Captain Dickenson had been second Captain of the Genoa previous
to the fall of the lamented Captain Bathurst ?
Captain Ilatiox—l du not.
Captain CURZON saw the mizen-mast go over, and the Gel. Lia
did not appear to be rolling at all at the time.
It being four o'clock, the Cot: ItT adjourned till to morrow ni.itn•
log (this day).