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

THE LATE NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.

Frequent allusion having been made, during the proceedings
of the late Naval Court Martial on the conduct of Certain Dic.
kenos', to a previous correspondence between Sir Edward Codrlng-
ton and the Admiralty, the following is a copy of that correspon-
dence, which wu read at the trial, but which has nut been hewn-
published, except in an abridged form :
?lOW JIM SAIIOW TO SIR EDWARD CODRINOTOK.
" Admiralty Office, June 8, 1829.
Sra—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners •o! the
Admiralty to send you herewith a copy of a letter front Captain
Dickenson, requesting his Majesty's permission to assume the de-
coration of the Military Order of St. Vladimir, which he states to
have received from you; and to signify their Lordships' directions
to you to state if you can give any explanation why this Order has
beets seat to Captain Dickenson, in addition to that of St. Anne,
which he has already obtained, and received the King's permission
to wear.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " JOHN BARROW."
(Enclosed.)
esoas CatTAIN DICKINSON TO UR. CROTCH.
" Naval Club, Bond-street, June 5, 1829.
" Stu—Having received from Vice Admiral Sir F.dw.Codringtoo
the decoration of the Order of St. Vladimir, wilt ihe diploma, I
have to request you will be pleased to apply to their Lordships to
obtain his Majesty's gricious permission to allow nie to assume the
said Military Order.
0 I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) " RD. DICKENSON, Capt. R.N."

TO THE RIGHT HON. J. W. CROlttr.
"9°, Exton-square, June 14, 1N99
" Sia—ln obedience to the directions of the Loris Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty. in your letter of the Bth of this nion:h,
I have the honour to inform their Lordships that the mistake ot
two distinct Russian Orders having got into the pos.ession of Capt.
Dickensian appears to me to have arisen front one ot then: having
been sent to the Mediterranean through Count Heiden, without
its having been known that another had been conferred on him in
England through Prince I.•even.
" As I understand that the Government do not think the C.,to
slanders serving in the Asia and the Albion entitled to either
thew Russian distinctions, I cannot hut regret that Capt. Dick: 1,-
son should have been pl.eed, in this resp,ct, above those tV••1
Mem ; since I have every reason to approve (as I do T..,
highly) of the conduct of Captain Baynes and Captain Caniph;ll,
and have no reason to approve at the conduct of the Genoa fr(
the time of the command having fallen on Capt. Dickenson.
"As it is probable that the selection of Captain Dickenson I.
the distinction in question may have arisen from Capt. Babut.t
having been reported in the return, signed by Captain Dickenson
and the Surgeon, as killed in the action, it is incumbent on me to
inform their Lordships that Captain Dickenson himself conducted
me down to Captain Bathurst in the cockpit of the Genoa, at
eight o'clock in the evening of the 20th of October. several hours
after the battle was over ; and that both he and the surgeon mast
have heard Captain Bathurst calmly and collectively describing to
me what had taken place upon deck before he was wounded. In
fact, Captain Dickenson. when subsequently reproved by me for
having made this false return, acknowledged his recollection of
having so conducted me into the cockpit, and of Captain Bathurst
not having expired until a►out three o'clock in the morning of
the 21 et .

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" I have, &e. •
(Signed) "EDWARD CODRINGTON."