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

Re-examined by Admiral llotloevell.

Q. If you had compiled with the order of General
Dottkin, most you not have left the Suns on the bead*
opposite to the boats?—A. Yes, certainly.

• When you went to the other part of he beach,
had you seen all the g.:•,s embarked ?—A. Yes, to
the best of my recollection, all that then iay on the
beach.

Q. Do you recollect that the fire of the gun-hoatt
and the Mattafrignie stopped the march of the forcd
commanded by Suchet at Torre do Barra ; and that
on the second day afterwards the enemy were seen
on the hills above Tarragona, arfer our troops had
retired at day-light ?—A. I, recollect rerfectlr well;
hut do not know by Which route the army retired.
Q. Did the fire of the navy on that occasion com-
pel the enemy to retire, and prevent them from ad-
vancing on Cllonet Adam ?—Yes.
In explanation witness stated that General Don-
kin did not communicate his order as proceeding from
Sir J. Murray himself, but merely desired him to go
to the upper part of the beach, in order to assist iu
facilitating the embark• !'nn of the troops.
Lieut. Cole, R. N. was next sworn.

Q. Are you not an agent for transports. and werd
you not employed under Captain Withers in :'irta.
Bona Bay, on the 13th of June, 1813► In embarking
guns and stores when the siege of the town wits
raised?—A. I was. •

Q. At what time died you come to anchor, when
did you receive your orders, and what were t'iey ?
A. 1 came to anchor at I alf-past fire in the morn•
ing, went ashore, and received orslcts frr.sn the Quar.
ter-Master-General at nine o'clock .1. M. General
Dunkin came to that past of the teach where I was,
and desired me to desist from embarking any more
guns or stores, and to get the boats ready for ~.e
reception of the troops, as the enemy were wit' in
two hours and a half's march of them.
Withers then came up, to whom General DnAill
repeated the same statement ; and on his remaining
silent, said he woold go and get the order from the
Commander of the Forces, if that was necrssarv.—
We then proceeded to execute Adnsisal Ha:lowell's
instructions, and about noon alt the guns on the
beach were embarked.

Q. Were any stores landed on the 9th ?—A. Yes,
some ammunition.

Q. State to the Court what occurred on the 12th.—
A. I saw no troops embarked before two o'clock on
that day,

Cross-cramined.

Q. Did General Donkii; state :o you positively on
the I'2th, that the enemy was within two hours and
a half's march ?—A. Yes, to the best of my recol.
lection.

Q. Did you not receive orders from Admiral Hal-
lowell or Captain Withers, to continue to embark
the guns, after you had received contrary directions
front the Quarter-Master-General ?—A. Yes, either
ft urn the one or the other.

Re-examined by Admiral Hallowell.
Q. Can yon not recollect from which of the two
—A. To the best of my recollection, it was from Ad.
miral Hallowell.

Lieut. Ihnuer sworn.
Q. What vessel did ou command in Tarra;oua
Illy in June, :313 The gul.-h..at No. Q 3.
Q. When did you come to anchor ?—A. On the
2kl of June at 4 I'. M.

Q. What orders did you receive on joining Ad-
miral Hallowell, and what occurred during theireze-
cution To go on shore and cover tile landing
of the troops. I first brought the chief of the Spanish
Staff, Cavernes, on board the Admi al, and then lay
off the Mole-head of Tarragona at ten o'clorti till
day-light, when I returned for Cavernes. I theu
anchored across the beach in order to cover the laud-
ing of the troops. On the morning of the 3d, I re.
turned to the Mole-head, and fired some shots into
the town. On the morning of the 12th, I was dis-
inoched to Torre de Barra to cover the advance of
Copons' army, and sailed at 10 A. M. I ar-
rived there at 3P. M. I went immediately ashore,
and saw Col. Mansol, who asked me if the troops
were withdrawing from Tarragona, and said he had
certain intelligence of it. During our conversation
a peasant arrived, who reported that the Fteucli to
the number of 4,000 had taken post at Villafranca,
with two mountain-guns, two field-pieces, and one
howitzer. Col. Mansol then marched away, and I
returned to Admiral Hallowell.

Q. Was your vessel in such a situation whilst the
siege of Tarragona was raising, as to command 00
high road to Tarragona from Yillafrancii, and to be
,capable of stopping the advance of the enemy on that
road ?—Ye•, it was. . .

Q. Were you not in constant commonicetion with
me, so as to be enabled to . ittf:irm me at any time
.by signal that the enemy were in sigist ?—A. Yes.
Crr ss-examined.

Q. In what language slid the conversation pass
which you held with Col. Mansol and the 'Spanish
peasant ?—A. In ".e Spanish. -
Q. Do you understand Spanish ?—Ycq.
Q. Was yor- oledge of it such as to enable
you to understatul the peasant's description of the
enemy's force, field-pieces, and position i—A. I con.
firmed my eturtiries till, with Colonel Alansol's as-
sistance, I perfectly comprehended his report.