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London, England, 1829-08-29 00:00:00

ever such that she could have fired into the Albion.

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To a question from Sir HITNAT BLACKWOOD—The fire of the
Genoa silenced her opponent. He did not perceive any other ship
firing on her opponent. The Genoa kept firing for four hours on
her opponent.
Captain SCHOMIIIPC—." Was the Genoa's opponent silenced be-
fore or alter the fall of Captain Bathurst?"
Wi!ness—Alter, as near as I can recollect. The Genoa's broad-

site was towards 6er opponent the greater part of the action, parti-
es! ,rly in the commencement. Ile did not recollect her being
astern of bee opponent. Saw the Albion occasionally during the
action. tier position as to the Genoa was on her starbo.:rd bow.
lie was on the poop, and towards the latter part ins the krecastle.
Captain Bathurst W 44 wounded and carried below about an hour

afrer the action had commenced. Their opponei:t was a fine line
of battle ship.
Commander ltoantsoir, lie a Lieutenant of the Genoa. who
povvtl the log upon the first day ; read extracts from the log as a
part of the third charge:zs to Captain Dicketoon being reproved

for nt using spring*. - Ils 'amid:that it was ANAL( ..In.-hou'r airti•

the action had commenced, the Genoa altered h r position a little,
rather obliquely from her op; ttttt cut ; she was completely abreast of
her before. It then became ileeeSsary to train the gun♦ forward.
Occasi ivally when the smoke permitted. he could see the Genoa's
opponent. She was a floe 74 gun ship. It was about this
period that the spring, were made use of. The springs acted
immediately. Captain Smith came down below, and ordered
him to send the men from the guns, and the order was
promptly obeyed. lie ►tated that the springs wete bawled
upon a second time after the Genoa bad been raked by her
opponent, and Captain Dicsendin gave the order. He came
dos ti upon the lower deck for the purpose. The mainmast ot the
Asia'. opponent was only standing. The red of her ►.ta.ts was
lying over her side. The ASIA and GM '4
opponent were athw-rt
of each other, and the Genoa kept firing at both; the breaching
of the fore-mast gun, was carried away by the incessant firing,
and they were so hot from the repeated firing, that they could
scarcely bear their hands upon them. The spring were be: t
on the ring of the anchor. Ile observed the Albion during
the action, her how and her larboard broadside was towards
the Genoa. lie never saw the Genoa in such a position that
her foremost gun, could fire into the Albion. He did mit see
the Albino's fir• directed in particular against the Genoa's op-
ponent. He did nut see any ship of the Allies tire into tie
Genoa's opponent ; the Asia might have done it, but the smoke
was so dense he cold not be positive. The Genoa lay toward, her
opponent with hue head and stern. There were no men killed by
musketry in his (patter of the ship. 'the position of the ship re-
quired the use of the springs but little ; they were used twice to his
own knowledge ; they were used by hawliug. AU our bow guns
were not able to bear on our opponents, but were used with
great eff,ct after the springs were hauled ; those guns were brought
to play upon the stern of their opponent. It was Impossible
that they could have fired into the Albion by mistake. He could
nut get a gun to bear upon her even if be wished it. Captain
Bathurst was wounded and carried below about 40 minutes after
the action bad commenced. Aftet Capt. Bathurst was wounded the
springs were properly used when necessary. When the springs were
used, and from the report he had heard of the nature of Captain
ILithurst's wounds, be was of opinion that the ship was then under
the command or Captain Dickenson. The order for using them
was given after Capt tin Bathurst had been wounded. lie was of
opinion that ru racer could show mote anxiety than Captain
Dickenson did during the action and afterwards. At intervals
when he saw the Albion, he distinctly observed the white ensign
at her foretop head. 'flare were others of the enemy's ships
in the direction of the enemy's opponent, which, if bee fire
did did strike her opponent, it must have taken effect with
other of the enemy's ships. The foremost guns got heated by
the continual fire directed against their opponent, and subsea
qm-ntly they brought their alter guns to bear upon her. There
was no grape shot fired at our opponent. If it was, it was
without his knowledge—he ordered them to double shut their guns
at each round, thinking it would have more effect when they were
closely engaged—they were so close to their opponent that they
could scarcely miss her—they were within a pistol shot of ber—
when the men were asked the first time to haul the springs they
manifested a reluctance, but not so the second occasion, which he

attributed to the presence of Capt. Dickenson. It was the fire of
the Genoa that silenced her—he never heard that any order bad
been given by Captain Bathurst after he bad been wounded and
carried below. Ile saw the Asia—.he was about two points on her
larboard quarter, with her head the same way as the Genoa's, and
never out of that position during the action to the best of his recol-
lection. All their larboard guns were ready for firing, but did nut
fire them—some of the enemy's ships tired un that aide, and one
man was killed.

By the PIIIIIIIMIT—The Albion never passe., between the
Geneva and her opponent on the starboard side, and to prevent
any mistakes of firing into the Albion, he gave orders nut to fire in
the direction other station.

By Captain Dice/mos.—lle recollects receiving two orders to
cease firing, so that the foremost guns might not be find int,' the
Albion. He saw Vice Admiral Codrington the evening of the day
of the battle. He came on board the Genoa, and was en the lar-
board gangway of the ship; there were several of the: Officers
present at the time. Cannot now recollect who they were. Sir E.
Codrington addressed himself to Captain Dickenson, saying that he
tusk that opportunity of expressing his approbation. for the noble
precision with which they fired their guns, adding that be not only
made the observation there, but when Captain Dickenson was not
present, to which we all returned thanks to the Admiral for the
high compliment he paid us ; after which he left the ship.
Lieutenant Snot; of the Genoa, *as next called—He, upon
the brat day, attested the log-book, and examined as to the 4th
charge ; in which the log stated that the Genoa had three Ottoman
ships opposed to her, bth. and such being not the case, this witness
read over the entry in the log, which stated such to be the case,
and testified to its accuracy. The Genoa was lying in a parallel
line with her opponent.
By the COURT—The effect produced by the Genoa's fire on her
opponent, was the loss of opponent's main and mizen mast•, and
also her hull was much damaged. He observed the Albion, at the
latter period of the action, when the Ottoman ships had faUen tin
board each other, firing her starboard guns. The Albion was two
points trout the Asia's larboard. When the two Ottoman ships
tell on board of each other, the gut's of his quart rs were firing
into the bows of both the enemy's ships. lhree or four times they
fired at a amall frigate in the nearer line of the Turkish ships—they
were unable to fire any of their stern guns on account of the diffi-
culty in hauling in the springs when they were required. At one
time in the action there were three of the larboard guns fired at
an Awitrian schooner, and she appeared directly abeam of the Asia.
Front the position of the Genoa to the latter, he thought it quite
Impossible that those guns could have struck her. He does not
knew of any orders said to be given by Captain Bathurst
atter he' had been carried below. lie was of opinion that every
thing had been done to keep the Genoa in her position. It was his
opinion that the Genoa was placed in that position in which she
could engage het opponent in the most effectual manner, without
the further neces,ity of using the springs more than they were.
By Captain Dieszeson—The Genoa bad every gun engaged on
the starboard side. When he saw him (Capt. D.) on the lower
deck, he was then encouraging the men to hawl in the spring-, and
stimulating them by his example.
By the Couaz—Captain Dickenson was about five minutes on
the lower deck, and he left it when the spring was hawled ice suffi-
ciently. He recollected seeing Sir Edward Codsingtun on board
the Genoa on the evening of the day of the battle. As be was
passing by, on the larboard gangway, and a, he was descending to
a bust wit ch was to convey hint on board the Asia, he heard the
Admiral express his approbation of the fine style in which the
Genoa took up her position, and the gallant manner in which she
had maintained it. He did not hear more, for lie descended into
the boat, which was to convey him on board. the Asia.
By the Count.—He saw the Albion pass between the Genoa and
her opponent on the starboard aide. The Genoa was nearly a
cable's length from her opponent at that time.
Captain Cumin was next examined as to the 4th charge, as
to the misstatements in the log-book. He thought the
account certainly erroneous, as far as it implied that site could
engage all those ships. Hr did not think that the Genoa
could have three line of battle ships on the starboard side in
the position she was in. She could not use any of her larboard
guns without imminent risk to the allied ships. In the first place.
the Asia was close to her, completely covering Ilohsrim Dry.—
Under ber flying jib-boom there was a little French schooner, ano-
ther French schooner was just beyond her, and the Trident, a
French line of battle skip ; and, finally, the French Admiral, the
Seem, who anchored between the first and second ships of the
Egyptian line; and therefore it was impossible that the Genoa
could fire her afrermost guns on ber larboard side at any of those
ships he mentioned. As to, what had happened on her starboard
side, be is not able to speak so precisely. When he did observe

her she was always engaged with her after guns on her opnontnt—
a Turkish line of battleship.
By the Couhr—He hardly thinks that the ship of the Capitzn
Bey could fire into the Genoa. At that dis-anc, time it was
eatranely difficult to remember the relative situations of the shins.
Captain Ommany's evidence was corroborative of the lain wit-
ness, Captain Cur on.
Commander Robinson was then called, and wished to correct
pa►t of his ,es imony : but
The PIiSSIDINT, atter WM!' (1.11,1' observation•, adjourned the
question ou t le propriety of allowing hint to do an until to-morrow.
The Com T was about to rise. when Captain Diektnsan begged
to addresii them ; but time will not allow us to give his observa-
tions. Sir Henry Blackwood told hint they would be better re-
served for his defence.
Ike Conav adjourned until nine o'clock to-mon nw.