The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-25 00:00:00

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Correspondence'• between the limn:lir+ end
Sir A LE:wrote COC RAN E, touching the
conduct of the it W:IaWICK LANE. "

Copy of a Letter from the Secretary of the Ad-
asiralty to Sir 4LEXANDER COCHRANE.
7th Juoe, 1809.
Sett—i am commanded by My Lords Commis.
sioners of the Admiralty to send you the accom-
panying copy of a letter from Mr. Chas. M.
Thomas, late purser of the Demerara, addressed
to the Right Ron. Chas. Bathurst, stating that he
resigned his warrant to you, upon condition of
being discharged from the service, but that he is
still detained a supernumerary on board the Nep-
taxa ; and I am to signify their Lordship's direc-
tion* to you to state the case of this person.
I am, Bce.
(glided).
The Has. Rear‘Admiral Sir Ate:ander
• Cochrane, K. B. Leeward Islands.

J. BARROW,

Extroets from MI. Thomas's Wks to Rcar.Ad.
sliatil Sir A. Cochrane :
, "I am, Sir, in pouession of facts which, if
more pikretsked, I will bring forward, which will
involve, it not all, at leist the greater part of the
Captaius of the squadron under your command ;
at the same time that I will not commit one of
,my brother officers; and having a most retentive
memory, I shall recur thereto for some facts as
far back as the year 1806."
" I am fully molter Of my subject, for I never
pretend to handle thinplo which I am incompe-
tent, like the late Convention-mongers of Cintra ;
and, if I fall, I'll fall gloriously."
gg I shall give the substance of what I know in
the first instance to his Majesty's Ministers ; and
if they take no notice, I shall take a walk to St.
Stephen's Chapel; and report it there. I already
',anticipate fhe remarki that will appear in Cob-
bett's Register; I shall make my own comments in
Barbadoes Mercury."
as It, Sir, you will not leave me alone, I will
light such st torch in England, which it will
.be
out of your power to extinguish ; and I willinake
the year 2809 memorable in the historic 'page by
the discoveries I shall cause in almost every de-
partment in these regions."

44 Voltaire has cibierved to this effect, 4 that
streams always become more impure, the fartheo
they arc removed from the fountain heed ;' I will
undertake to prove this assertion just."
66 Captain Dowers having acgn.►inted me that I
am to go on board the retorts: before the mast, I
do protest, most solemnly protest against such a
proceeding, until the Lords of the Admiralty shall
have submitted my case to the King."
No. .2 is a letter from Mr. Barrow to Sir A.
Cochrane, dated July 14, communicating. Mr.
Thomas's charge aping Captain Lidos

•. • .
Copy of. a Letter from Sir ALICIANDLA Cecz.
ReNE, to the Secretary of the Admiralty.
Potaper, at Sen, Ith Aegast, 1809.
SI R—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter dated the 7th June, enclosing the copy of
one written by Mr. Charles M. Thomas, lately
Purser of his Majesty's slOop Demerar,y, to the
Right Hon. Charles Bathurst, and signifying to
me the direction of the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty to state the case of this penom
About three years ago my Secretary found him
-wandering about the streets at Barbadoes, without
clothes money, or friends, and he applied to
him (though an utter stranger) to get him received
on board a vessel of war, to,keep him from stars.
ing. The Captain 'of the flag ship, in consequence,
receirbd him, and he was soon after employed in
the office, and when he had served about eighteen
atonths promoted in his turn to be Purser of his
Majesty's sloop Heureux ; ever since which time
he has been an extremely troublesome character.
He has served with several Captains, with none of
which could be agree, and was constantly pestering
me with letters of complaint ; one of which
was against the conduct of the late Capt. Combe,
of the Hcareas, which I directed three Captains
to enquire into, and resod that bis representationt.
were frivolous end,without feendation. After this
he was removed into the Deaserary, a smaller
sloop, at his own request, where he continued the
same line of conduct ; and when I found, by the
representatioe of his two last Commanders, that
be never kept arty epsomite, I directed him to be
supersidedomd tu beesat to England in the Acosta,
which WAS don. Woo I teteived your letter on
the subject.
As Is !prima of his itch for writing, I trans.
mit herewith as attract or tiro tram his letters to
mei wherein he accuses half the Captains on the
station I bpi immodlately after 4 received another,
of which lincise a copy, reqiestlng forgiveness
of what he kod dote; "I therefore thought the
best way to get rid of him was to send him to
England, that the Victualling Board might lay
hold of him, If be should' be deficient in his vie.
toalling ; as for accounts, he has none whatever.
I found him to be that sort of character, as un.
fit fur as Officer in the Navy; and as for trying
him by a Coar‘martiel, I did not think it worth
while, nor worthy of such an official proceeding;
fon the punishment of breaking him would, in
fact, be no punishment at all; indeed I believe
hO has never been confirmed as a Purser. - I have
the honour ,to be, &c. &c.
(Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE.
The lion. W. W. Pole.
• No 4 is a letter from Sir A. Cochrane to Mr.
W. WI Pole, dated Halifax, Nov. 1, acknowledg.
log the receipt of Mr. Barrow's letter of July 14;
stating, that he was aware of" the irregularity of
" Captain Lake's proceeding; but that, being
" assured of the sailor's (Jeffery's) safety, and
" having seriously admonished Captain Lake, he
" bad consented to let the business rest."

Several accidents hare occurred to the holiday
visitors to, Greenwich. A young man running
down the fish yesterday, broke his leg ku a shock-
ing manner, the bone projecting through the
skin ; and one of the stages overladen broke down
near the Admiralty, by which several persons were
seriously hurt.