The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-27 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

COURT MARTIAL
• ON
LORD G

Yestm'clay morning commenced, on board hi,
11aje•ty'+ ship the GI dialor, lying in Ports-
mouth II .11 boar, the Trial by Court Martial, of
A,!,airal the Iti.;ht lion. Lord Gahs►ca► for as.
sembltng %Lich the following Order was first
read

ORI)F.It I'OR THE COURT MARTIAL.

B. the f'onvei..lionerr f.'r executinK the office of Lord
II 4h Adn.iral of the United Kingdom of Great
ll's* tin aad Ireland, &c. &c.

WR77.R A 4 A i Aral the Right Hum. Lard Gambler ha.,
by his letter to oar a r:etary, of the 90th of May, ISO 9, re-
go-stet Oat his coaduet, as Commalider in Chief of the
C model Fleet emplose4 in Basque Roads, between the 17th
day of March a sl tie -Nth day of April, 1809, may be en-
quired into h, a Court Martial;
And wh..re is by the log-bauks and minutes of the signals
of the Caledmiia. I asperiease, and other ships employed no
that service, it appears to us that the said Admiral Lord
Gambier, o* the 14th thy of the said m with of April, the
esseney's sb being then on shore, and the signal baring been
made that tbe. cohld be destroyeJ, did, fora considerable
time. Neglect or dela., t.sking efeetaal esesiores fur destroy.
yule as: We, tivrefore, in compliance with his Lordship's
request, and i.s couseqoence of what appears in the said lo,:-
beak, ant min• to of thihk It that a Court Martial
•ball be ame.nbled, fur the purpose of eaassisiag into his
Lordsaip', candert, and trying him for the same. We send
you here* ita Isis Lirdship's said letter, and also his letter of
the 10th of the s•ni t month therein referred to, together with
an 'Waled t ispy of a lever of tsar Secretary, dated the 49th
of last mouth, and addressed to Lord Cochrane, aid his
Lordship's reply thereto, with the lokbooks and minutes of
siguak abase-mentioned s and we do hereb. require and di-
' reel you to as.einble a Court-Martial on Monday, the 19th
day of this month (if the witnesses shall be theta ready, anal
if a it then ready, as soon alter as they shaU be so). to try
the said Admiral the Right Hos. Lord Gambier for hi con-
duct, in the instance herein before mentioned : and also to
esquire use his whole conduct as Commander in Chief of the
Channel employed in the Basque Roads between .the
17tH day sir Marco and the Si,tis day of April, lBu9, and to
try him for the same accordingly.
Gives, under oar heads, the sth day of June, 1909.
(Sia;ned) IBULGRAVF.
R. BICKLRfON.
W. DOM ETT.
R. MOQRSOM.
To Sir R. Curti, Bart. Adm. of the White,
and C Kier in Chief of his Majesty's
snips and ti,sels at Spitbead and Poits-
mouth harbours.

IS, Order of their Lordships,
W. W. POLE.
The Court was then sworn. —The following do-
cument., were then read:--

A Cup, tier, d tied %larch 1, 1909, from the Se-
cret .r . of s idmi•ilty to Lord Gambier, orderiar Mil
Loei..h,p p► weed off Rochefort or 'Wilbert, in pursuit
of the Brevi .qu I Iron.
A t'..py :if is Letter, dated March 19, JUL fro. I.nrd
G4,nhier to I,w Secret try of Cie Aloiraity, desiring souse
pro-brio and Ore-ships told° his Lordship, with
the A'ower.

A l.••rpy of a Letter. dated April 5. 1909. fres the -ante
to th. -a oe, acknowledging lb*. receipt of letters oo the sub-
ject of us..ttack too the eisesey's fleet.
Orders. doted 14th and 111th April, 1809, to detach Rea'
dlrous if K P-1 and L'Orient.

A Cop of the riaaette letter, dated 11th ApH, 1809,
from Lout Gambier to the Secretary of the Admiralty. iv-
jaias Arraefli .4 the victory of the 10th. and 13th of April.
A Copy of a Letter Lewd aid April, Itiu9, from the W-
ere ary of the ‘titairalty to Lord Gushier. congratulating
hi. Lordship thereon. an] directiog him to retorts to Spithead.
A t opy of a Letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty
to Lord i tothier, with th.• Admiralty directions at the
of Ward. ti employ. Lord Cochraae in the attack of the
roomy in ii.s.gee Roads.
A , opy of the fellosing Leiter :
DETAIL )1, THE PROC.EDINCIS IN BASQUE ROADS,
INICLUDEO IV A LETTER IRON LORD GAMBIER
TO THE HON. W. W. POLE.

Lonpow. Ida May, 11)9,
46 I have received your letter of the 2.1 instant,
acknowledging the receipt of the list coo.
taming the names of the officers and men em.
played in the fire-ships mid explosion vessels, on
the night of the 11th ult. with my observations on
the result of soy inquiry respecting their conduct
on that occasion, and signifying that you are cont.
mended by their Lordships to 'quaint me that,
in order to have before them full and complete in.
formation of the proceeding of the several ships
emp!..led by IDO in the various branches of the
•ery important operations carried on against the
enemy's fleet in the Aix Roads, it is their Lord-
ships' direction that I stiould call upon Rear.
Admiral Stopfuid, C:ptain /High, Captain Lord
Cochrane, And any ulh,r officer I may ha►e en.
treated nail any part of t!:at service, to report to
air their pi oceedings, together with such observe-
ti,,os and remarks as tiny may have made while
the) wc•r' executing my orders against the enemy,
and th.it I should transmit the same to their Lord.
ships, with Any observation I may think proper
to mak- thereon.

" You w ill be pleased to acquaint their Lord-
ships, that I have written to these offeers to make
report, t ► me accordingly, and shall.lose no time in
th..m to yon, u soon as they are
obtailml, hut some tiwe most elapse before they
Can RIC.

" Fr.iro communieations I have since had with
their L ordships, I am led to understand that a
mare large and detailed account than I have trans-
mitted of the proceedings of the Beet under my
Command, (luring the whole of its operations in
B.iscuie Boats, would be desirable. I shall, there.
fore, in in skin such a statement, endeavour to
omit no int:Clem that may be in an) degree con-
nected with any of the operations since, to eluci-
dm,. the 'Aroma movements and proceedings of the
flew, pee.uaded, that doing so cannot fail to pro-
mote the satisfscti.in which, in • common with the
officers rod men under my command, I feel upon
that occa.to,i, Ad of the success which has result.
aid from it.

t‘ Thvir Lordships ere aware, that soon after 1
kul trkt•n the anctiu►agc of Basque Reads, I stated
to 'hem the strung position of the enemy's fleet in
Aix kiwis ; that their Gets were moored in two
compact lines,aud that the most distant ship of each
hue, was within point blank range of the batteries
of IY Aix, expletting, at the same time, that they
wet-. nuttier the necessity of mooring in stich close
era r, nett fur the purpose or opposing a more
formidable front, but to avoid the shoals close

round the anchorage, and their Lordskips will also
remember, that I then pointed out theimpractica.
bin'', of deOrnying them by an aftack with thC
.nips of the line, iso the polition they Occupied,
but that I conceived them to be assailable by fire-
ships ; having previously suggested to Lori Mal-
grave the capedieocy of sendan taut 20 or 30 ves-
sels fur that purpose.

. .
" The suggestion was anticipated by their Lord-
ships, and they were plc sad to order lt sail of
fire ships to join me, and to direct me to fit out
eight others on the spot. Upon the arrival of
Captain Lord Cochrane, whom their Lordships
had ordered me to employ in conducting the ext.-
cutiou of the service to be performed by the fire-
ships, I was induced, at his suggestion, to add the
Mediator to the nntubor.

" The preparations were completed on the 11th
ult. at night, and having previously called on
board the Caledonia the Commanders and Lieu-
tenants who had volunteered their services, and
who had beeWappointud by me to command fire_
vessels, I furnished them with full instructions for
their proceedings in the attack according to Lord
Cochrane's plan ; and arranged the disposition of
the frigates and small vessels to co-operate in the
following manner.
" The Vnicorn, Aig!e, and Pallas, I directed to
tako a station near the Biros art shoal, for the
purpose of receiving the crews of the fire-ships in
their return from the enterprise, to support the
boats of the fleet which were to accompany the
Arc-ships, and to give assistance to the imperieuse,
which ship was still further advanced. The IV hi_
ling schooner, King George and Nimrod cutter.,
were fitted for throwing rockets, and directed to
take a statiou near the same shoal for that pur-
pose. _ _

" The Indefatigable, Foxhound, and Etna
bomb were to take a ',Wiwi as near the fort in
the isle of Aix as possible ; the two former to
protect the bomb-vessel, whilst she threw shells
into the fort. The Emerald, Dotterel, and Bga.
gle sloops, and Growler, Conflict, and 'lnsolent
gun-brigs, were stationed to !flake a diversion at
the east end of the isle of Aix.

"Theßedpoleandl.yral directed to be anchor-
ed by the Master of the beet (one near the isle of
Aix, and the other near the Buoyart), with lights
hoisted to guide the fire.ships in their course to
the attack; and the boats of the fleet were or-
dered to assemble alongside the Cesar, to proceed
to assist the fire-ships, under the superintendence
of Admiral titopford.
" W:th these preconccrted movements, the fleet
gas at this time unmoored, in readiness to render
any service that eight be practicalde ; but being
anchored in a strong tide-way, with the wind
fresh from N.W. upon the weather-tide makipg,
it was again moored to prevent the ships from tali.
ing on board each other.
" At ab,,ut half.past eight P.M. the exploni.ni
vessels and fire-ships proceeded t., the attack, and
it hat'-past nine the first explosion vessul blew up;
and at ten, most of the fire-ships were observed
to be on fire. the enemy's forts and 'ships firing o 0
them. Many of these fire-ships were- seen to
drive through their fleet, and beyond the Isle of
Aix.

" Shortly after day.l4,,ht Lord Cochrane, who,
in the Impericuse, lay about three miles from tm•
enemy, made the signal by telegraph, that seen
of the enemy's ships were on shore, and that half
the fleet could destroy them. It was. visible from
the Caledonia what skips were aground, and that
two or three had made their escape up the Charente.
I immediately ordered the fleet to be utimoored,
and at half past nine weighed, and come up nearer
to the •Isle of Air, with a view, when the time
of title should render it advisable, that some of
the line-of-battle ships in shore, might proceed to
attack the enemy's ships on share „• but the wind
blowing fresh from the N. N. W. with It flood
tide, I judged it unadvis.thle to risk any of them
at that time, in so peril•.ius a situation. The fleet
was therefore anchored, I made the signal fur
each ship to prepare with si are or sheet cab/es out
of the stern-ports, and sinatil on them, to be in
readiness fur any of them to go in that I might
judge necessary. In the mean time, I *ordered
three additional fire-ships to be prepared.
44 Observing the Imperietise to advance, and
the time of flood nearly done running, the Inde-
fatigable, Aigle, Emerald, Pallas, Beagle, Etna,
and gnu-brigs, were by signal ordered in to the at.
tack. At 40 minutes past two, P.M. the former
opened her fire upon the enemy's ship a-ground,
and the others as soon after as they arrived up ;
I then ordered in the Valiant and Revenge to sup-
port them, and they sown joined in action.
" The enemy's ship Calcutta struck her colours
at 10 retawlas past four P.M. and the Ville de.Var.
sovie and Aquilon, in aboUt an hour atter w e.ts
all of them were taken possession of by the ad:
ranted squadron, and set on tie.' as soon es the
prisoners were removed ; a short time after, the
Le Tonnere was set on tire by the enemy.
44 Perceiving towards the. close of day, that
there were some of the enemy grounded „slaps
lying up towards the Charente, which appeared to
be exposed to Natter attack, I sent in three ad-
ditional fire-ships, with Mr. Congreve's rockets,
accompanied by th- Cesar and Thesevs, under the'
direction of It ar-Admiral Stopford,- with discre-
tionai orders fur his acting Ile should think fit,
and according as circumstances should render it
expedient.

" On the fo!lowing day (the 13th), the Rear_
Admit ii perceiving that nothing further could be
elTected by the .linc...ef battle ships which had
grounded, as had alio some of the frigates, and
how imminent the danger was in which they lay,
and being satisfied that the remaining part of the
service could be performed only ly frigatesound
smiler v. testis, lie•most wisely toot advantage of
a providential shift of wind, and returued with the
lioe..of-battle ships in lia‘que Roads
Captain WO, on his returv, reported to
me that it was found inspracticahle to destroy the
enemy's three decks d ship, and others which were
lying at the entrance of the Charente, as the
(amber (which nes the out one) was protected by
three lines of boats placed in advance from her.
" Dtirini; t;ie renwindor of the 13th, the
was employed ja. throwing shells; the Whiting.

s. loaner, in -furnishing rockets, and the other
small vessek in firing on the enemies ships on shore;
when the tide permitted.
_ . .

" On the 14th, at day-light, T observed three
or four of the enemy's ships still apparently a-
graend, at the mouth of the rivet. I ordered
Captain Wolfe, of the Aigle, to relieve Lord Cods-
raise in tee iniperieisse, in command of the small
vessels advanced, and to use his utmost endeavours
to destroy tiny iif the enemy's ships which were
assailable. At 50 minutes past two, the Etna
bomb, and smell vesselb in-shore, began their fire
upon the enemy's ships, at the entrance of the
Cherente, and continued to do so during the re-
mainder of the day.
'4 On the 1.50 t, in the mornings the day on
which I dispatched Sir 11. Neale to their Lord.
ships, in the Impericuse, three of the enemy's line-
of-battle ships were observed to be still aground
under Tures., and one of them in ah advantageous
situation ; one or their frigates, L'lndienno, also
on shore, had Wien over, and the enemy were
dismanting her.
" It blew very strong from the West the whole
of the 15th and 16th, so that no attempt could be
made to annoy and harass the enmity on the lat.
ter day ; their frigate which was on shore was dis-
covered to be on fire, and blew up soon after.
_6' All the remainder of the enemy's ships got
tip the river by the 17th, except one, (a two.
decker,) which remained aground under the Too-
rm. In the afternoon of the day it was observed
that another of the enemy's frigates bad got on
shore up the river, and was wrecked, which was
afterwards confirmed by the master of a neutral
vessel from Rochelle.

" On the 19th it blew too violent fur any of.
the small reisels to act against the enemy, but on
the 20th the Thunder bomb having arrived, and
the weather heroine more moderate, I sent her
to assist the Etna in bombarding the enemy's ships
on shore near Touras. The Etna had split her
13-inch mortar un the 15t1:, consequently had
only her 10-inch effective, and the Thionierer's
13-inch was also rendered -unserviceable this Jay
from the same cause.

" The following day•l went in my bpat into
the Road on board the Aigle and Pallas, to recon.
noitrc the enemy's ship above.mentioned, and as.
certain what fortlivr operations rouid be car-
rind on for her destruction ; that livening and the
,ucceeding da)s the wind was too violent and an.
favourable.

" On the 23d I gave directions to Capt. Wolfe
to put two of the Aigle's 18. pounder long guns
into each of the four gun-brigs, and use every
means in his power to drive the enemy out of the
ship near the Touras, and attempt to set her on
fire. The whole of the 24th was employed hi thi.
attempt, the lU•inch mortars throwing their shells
occasionally, but without success ; and as Capt.
Wolfe reportrd to me that this attack made very
little impresSion •pun the enemy, and that the
ships and vessels which were adiauced above the.
Buoyart shoal, in order to carry on these opera.
tions. were in a 4tuation much ezposed Wafted'
from the enemy's Kun.huate, &c. 1 considered any
farther attempt would be fruitless, amid therefore
withdrew them from their advanced position.

" The enemy's ship continued aground near
Times till the night of the 28th, when having
lightened her very considerably, and applied great
..xertion to get her afloat, the spring sides having
set in, they succeeded in their attempt, and got
her up the river.
" Their Loidshito will perceive from the fare.
going statement, as will as from their oien know-
ledge of the local situation of the scene of action,
that I was obliged to have a second object in view ;
for besides the destruction of the enemy's ships,
the greatest care was required that his Majesty',
fleet should not be sacrificed ; the state of the wind
aid tides were more materially to be attended to,
and without reference to the chart of the anchor.
age nothing Call better exemplify the limited space
and danger of the navigation than the cirenii:staisee
of one of the enemy's lino of battle ship, having,
on their dent entering the roads in February last,
run ashore on the shore of the Pa:ias, and being
there totally wrecked.
" are some circumstances mentioned in
my letter of the 14th ult. which I have not thoUght
it necessary to repeat or enlarge upon.
66 Whon it is considered with how little, or
comparatively no loss, this most important service
has been performed, their Lordships, I am per-
suaded, will agree with me, that there is a great
cause fur rejoicing at the result of the undertaking.
" I have the honour to be,
(Signed) " GAMBIER.
" To the Rt. Hon. W. W. Pule, &e."

A Copy of Abe following Letter:

FRAM THE HON. W. W. FOLK, TO LORD COCO-
REQCIIIINO TUE GRoIUIIIIII OF HIS Loßnsllll*s
OBJC(TION TO TIM TOTE O► THANKS TO LORI) U4ll-
- IL

Nv Loats. Admiralty Once, May 29. 18 9.
Lord Mulgrave having acquaimet my. Lords Commis-iiincrs
of the Admiralty that he bad communicated to you the ni-
tration of his Majesty's Government, to move the thauks of
both Houses of Parliament In tbr Commander in Chief. and
the °dicers, seamen, and marin s of the Fleet, employed on
the lateservice in Masque Roads; and that your Lordship
had declared. that you should feel it to he your duty to op-
pose any vote of approbation to Lord Miobier, for leis con-
dom on that occ.i.tou ; l ass commanded by their lordshipt
to siguify their directions, that you stale fully to use fir their
information, the grounds on which your lordship (*.latish
the vote of thanks being moved to Lord tianabier. to tar
end that their Lordships many be ambled to judge. how far
your Lurdsaip's objections may be of • nature to justify ;he
lopention of the intended motion in Parliament. or to Loll
foram), farther insestigalion.
1 am, my Lord.
Your Lordship's very humble sere-int,
Capt. Lord COrMRANZ. H. N. PULE.

A. Copy of the following Answer:
Loan eocntant's •nsvenit To TIII6 BOA% W. V. C.
Sin, Porionan-,cl taw. hire% J', 19.19.

• -
I have to acknowledge the receipt of nor lettrr of ye!.
tertlay's date, signifyiag the directino of the I.ords (;onsinip-
siouers of the Admiralty to me, to suite fulls Lar their itsfur-
motion the general grenadine which I n'.ject to the sow of
*hauls. being waved to Lard Gaitsb,er, to the end that weer
Lorarbips may be rambled to Judf,e, h.)* far mr ottiet
may lie of a 'Wore to jultify of the intended
motiou in Parliament.
I Itaye to crtmest. phi, that :out will **Nail to their Lora-
ships that I !hall at all times entri lama due *use of the ll—
nnur they will roof)* by an. directions they may be pleas,.
in give me ; that iu parsuiur the okert of their direcae.a.y,
its, yttrium' will iosariahly go hand in band ith tat . ;
•tad that to s.disfy *stir lotrdsbips' mind in the pre.ent in
stance, on the pow/ of informal regarding the late •,-rroi•
is Basque Reeds, I 11,1 leave to !late, that the lug, and LI))

signal log-books af the Seet there deployed, at the period al-
luded to, contain the particulars of that service, mud famish
premises whence attcsra•e coaclusions may be readily drawn;
that as these books are authentic public document., and av
must necemerily refer tot em a. to tios-1 and cirtentstences,
ass, thing that I coal i o'er up•tn the subject would, t.) their
Lordships, be altogether supru fitl MS sad appear p•
Mons interruptioas of 'het. Lordships judgment, w.ocii will
doubtless always fiend itself epos those groan& out) that
casmot be disputed.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Yourobedie tumble servant,
(Signed) COL ktRAN E.
The Hon. W. W. Pos.'s, Sec. to the Admiralty.

A Copy of the following Letter:
LORD CARRIER'S •PFLIcATION DOR A COURT-MARTIAL.
St*, Lanai.. May 10, I. U 9.
Having in my letter to ru of the lilth dart. detailed she
whole of the proceedisp of the feet seder my command, al
the attack nu the enemy, in the road of Mt I had d .rierrd
myself that I should have received some siguidkniiim fAM
apron... of my coodect, and have bad the gratifying LA
of crioneybog to ilk slicers and men soder my commas tae
toe
estimation is which the gallantry and disririne d.iplayrd by
them upos that oeensiow were held by his Majesty and inn
county.
"Uuderstandlog. however, that there are some doebts whe-
ther the fleet is to be so honoured ; ad feeling that even a
doubt opoo such a sobjeet comet be eons-tallied eonsistently
with my reputation . Commander la Chief, I request that
coo will be pleased to move the Lank Comniatloren of the
Admiralty to direct a Coon Manial to beassrenbled,as early
girl as possible, fur the purpose of amply hots my conduct As
' Camosander in Chief, and all the Ir loft relating to the
fleet tuner am v command,and, fr on inl h Minch Ida, wh n the
Caledonia anchored in 111hIre Roads, to t* time of la
quitting that aucbonor, for hocland, so the dth ult.
I have the honour. he, &e.
....

(Sigl.4) •
The Ifoo.R.W. Pour, dc. &t.

GAMBIER.

The various orders which Lord GAMBIER re.
seined from the Admiralty, while Commando of
the Channel nee, where then read.
MT. STORRS. Mettler of the Caledonia, prodneed the log.
book of his Majesty's ship Cnledotin., and a 'twirls or draw-
ing of the hachoraie at Isle d'Ais, and the snaation of the
British feet. He mid 'he had prepared tills drawing partly
from the knowledge he gained, Mid partly from a anniascript
French chart.

Lieu*, HAWKINS, Wigan' Hell. on bolrd the Cidedooia.
produced the signal loc-book of that ship.

Mr. Srusuireo Mackr of the lesperieuse, room

and examimed.

Q. Produce the log of the Isiperi.ine. Were ibe roe.
tents of it whites: by you, or coder your laspeetiou?—A. By
myself.

Q. Are the contents of it arenral • sad true, according to
the best of your bona ledge t— ; I nos empl,lsed nu
other service part of the time but it ib from t i oau ob-
servation.
Q. Have you made asky alteration in it, ut ablition to it,
since year arrival ill Lowland t—A. Ni.
Q. (Ry Lord Gssestea I. Do you remember pine od
board the litidefatidable i.) the mouth may out k. I do,
Q. Do you remember asking fora sitituf that ship's logt
—A. I du.

Q. For what purpose, and by whose order did you Jo so
—A. For my own information, mod not by any peak ti's order
OT suggest •
Q. Do 'us; recollect aiteirpting 'n mate a copy of that
ship's log, and being iaterrupieo the Firo Lieoterrant.w be
furls* 'e your dding so, and took the to A lions you ? —A. I
wanted to wake a in.-moranduta of the length of tine sae
was in action ; hot the Fiist Lieutenant said I had better not
do it, for it would be of no service. lie added, I could mit
do it w ninon the orders of the Captaiu, and I thew said it
wits imenatei ;al.

Q. Too niadeito alteration to the fraperiease's log after.
war+ A. e.

Q (B one of the Comet.) Did plum, your rebus to the
ilinperieule :make any obsersatious to any olker respects's;
that lag ? -A. atty.
ft. (by sir Hanes, ,rit :noes, one of the Court.) Did
you confer with sour Cwital.t, Lord Cochrane. nil going
aboard the laden**. le fir this Impose, or was it directly
.or indirectly with tits Lordship's knowledge and risky i-•
A. t de iwasts:s bad au cow..
municatioo with his Lordsbip on the subject.
Q. What was )oar motive fur going toast the question t.-
A. Fur toy information ; nothing farmer. As I was wit on
deck w hen she tame intuaat ion. I asigut hare gime at, board
any raiser ship for the same purpose; but l was acquainted
with Lieut. Jaime., of the latirtattgable.
Q. Wham was u you made this sroste4llll ditere r-A. la
Plymouth Sound. atn.at a utooth td i r the action.

Q. In the afternoon log of the ISO; April toile are several
Mines Out is the both of the log I Mtn comes it torte are
insertions of Initles ial crews and ciretivistontes in tar margin
and not in the body i—A. After the action was over, I re-
ceived orders fruit' Capt. Lu d Cor:irnoe to proceed with the
hosts, and a•reria'in the depth id lae water between the lus•
perkiest: and the k I risen Ado..nsl's s whkh occupied 03V
time until it was quite dark. Ou ill* seism, 'jolr seek
part of the transaction militate to toe action then In say me-
mory ; I tbeu come uu the middle ,soach, and looklog over
my lug-book, as 1 inughl not have an opportunity to b I et fa
on the prat day, 11ua..d th..t I had otaftted ilk filings which
are oven d in the mamma for winds on . toorses.

Mr. RAVIN. Mauer of the Cesar, prodeeed the stoat
to h for the ship.
Mr. Ttsonesoit, Master's Mate of the Beagle, predated
that ship's I.te.
Q. How des it happen that au insertioo of any material
circumstance -gaud to base arearred Id half-pat eight A.M.
of t.ie 12th April was kitten-Ird to the margin.' column iasteJd
f the body of the lug?—.. In carp) icg Irons the log-board,
missed tile signals, toed copi..l them afterwar s.
Q. ‘V tits kept the lug-hoard t—A. The &Loiter. I copied
it into the logbook.
Q. %%ere the r‘eal• recorded in this log-book, which yogi
say )ou *rule yourself, inserted there*. day by day, as the
cireettletance...ctarted , or is this a cup, of sus., other log-
book that *.a kept the thee l—A. ,\ o ; written Mkt the
log-hook every day at twelve o'clock.. Terre atter was
any other ships log-b,unk kept.