The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-19 00:00:00

The DEPUTY-JUDGE•AI;VOCATE this morning an-
nounced the decision of the Court relative to three
questions proposed by Adetiral Hallev.ell, and ob-
jected to by Sir J. Murray : which decision de.
tinter!, that the first question, as to the signal made
by the Bristol of a force of eOOO men appearing
near l3alaguer, was regular and legal, as applicable
to the two former charges, and ought to appear in
the proceedings of the Court, without the assent or
admission of Sir John Murray. The other two, re-
ferring to the landing of the troops at periods subse-
quent to the embarkation at 'Tarragona, could not be
allowed, these occurrences not forming any part of
the charges which the Lieutenant-General had been
called upon to defend. The general directions which
Admiral Hallowell stated himself to hare received,
to substantiate by evidence the allegation contained
in his letter of the 11th of June, IS 13, could not
authorize that Court to take cognizance of any mat-
ter not directly applicable to the charges in question.
The object of the Admiral being merely the vindica-
tion of his own character, that object might be con-
sidered as already attained, as far as it vt..s involved
under this head, by the anxiety already expre,s:sedou
his part to press this eoquity. But, at the same
time, it might be deserving of remark, that Admiral
Hallowell had had it in his power, if he considered
such a further investigation as essential in justifying
himself, to have brought it before the Court, by
making it the ground of .a seperate and additional
charge.

Admiral Hallowell was proceeding to state his rea-
sons for putting the questions, and to expres. his
regret at the decision of the Court, when he was inter-
rupted by
The PRESIDENT, who informed him, that the
Court having decided that the questions were illegal,
all further observation on them was necessarily pre-
cluded.
Admiral list.r.oWri.c.—" Then I submit most re-
spectfully to the judgment of the Court."
The DEPUT Y•JUDGE-ADVOCATE said, he had re-
ceived a letter from General Donkin, expressing a
wish to be called in evidence, as he apprehended
some misrepresentation had taken place, of what
had fallen from him on the 13th of June, 1813, at
Tarragona ; and desired to know whether Admiral
Hallowell was willing to call him as one of his wit-
nesses.

The Ai!miral dec;,44104., Sir J. Murray inti:nated
that ht• should call hint in his .1 itre.

Captain laglefigld's erainin(dion t: us Men resumed.
Q. Do pro recoll.s,.. • .1; e.l consequence of the
Bristol's taps.' on tr.- ,4th, the Cossack it‘l4lKoinet(
opening a fire r.,r the erten)) 0:111 obliging them to re-
tire'—A. lei, 1 do so, t

G't os.c.ex (twined.

Q. Di:l they retire hehnol the hills, or merely in a
direction to avoid the tire of the vessels:—A. They
retired to the west war!.

Q. You have said, that General Donkin ordered
you on the 13th to proceed with your boats to the
westward, or upper part of the beach of Tarragona,
in order to assist in the embarkation of the troops,—
%viq..tliti you not comply ?—A. Because Admiral
Hallowell's order was to embark the heavy guns and
artillery stores, which order 1. thought it was my duty
to obey,and because at that time there were no troops
realty to embark.
Q. You ha‘e said that General Donkin informed
you that the troops were to be put on hoard imme-
diately,—why acti tit' yon pas. more attention to
the same ihtoimo.tion, when it came l'!. on Lieutenant
Cole, and two other unnamed °dicers Borr:use
some time had elapsed sit:cf. Gener:l Denkin's direc-
tions, and because I saw etearly, that as the batte-
ries were binning, it was iir J. Murray's intention
certainly to raise the siege.
Q. At what hour was this ?—A. At one o'clock
P. 111. on the 12th.

Q. Why did you doubt the statement of the Quar-
ter-Master-General, and yet act on the same infor-
mation, when you had collected it from accidental
circumstances ?—A. liecairse there had been before so
many reports. Admiral Hallowell informed me on the
Bth that Sir J. Murray had it in contemplation to
embark the heavy guns, which was not carried into
ellect. I considered, therofore, that this might be a
similar rumour, particularly as Getierd Dookin did
not give me the directions in the name of the Com-
mander of the Forces.

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Q. Had not the actual embarkation of the troops
then commenced ?—A. No ; stores and guns only
were then embarked.

Q. After the conversation with General Donkin,
did you receive no orders from the Admiral to con-
tinue the embarkation of the guns till two o'clock
—A. I did.
Q. How do you reconcile this statement with
your former evidence, that at one o'clock you went
to the upper part of the beach to assist in removing
military stores, but was prevented from removing
'any by the intelligence which you there received ?
.A. I did not state that I was presented from remov-
ing any, but many. When I came to the beach I
found several bouts loaded and just going off, which
I obliged to take in an additio►►al quantity. More,
however, were left on the ht'ach in consequence of
the orders of Sir John Murray.
Q. You have stated that the march of the whole
French army was afterwards stopped by the fire of
your gun-boats ; at what period did this takc. place?
—A. About the beginning of August, but I cani►ot
name the particular day.
Q. Was it not after Lord W. Bnntincl.• had re-in-
vested Torintsta:l--A. Yes) -it was.