The Sun. — 1849-09-01 (London, England)

COURT. MARTIAL ON COMMANDER PITMAN.—SZCOND DAY.,—AUG. 29.—The court was occupied more or less, from nine o'clock in the morning to half-past five this afternoon in the cross-examination of Mr. A. B. Elliott, the master, by Commander Pitman. The only points worth extracting were as follow :—" Mr. Elliott entered the service in 1813, and joined the Childers in August, 1846. Declined to state whether he was put under arrest on the 25th of June, 1847, for being asleep on his watch. Regarding the Marine Hague, said to be invalided as insane through Commander Pitthan's severity, witness had been told that, before joining the Childers, Hague broke into the Rodney's cellar, fitolo wine, became intoxicated, fell into the dock, and was then injured. Had heard the Marine White (who drowned himself) make a desperate oath, that if flogged he would jump overboard. Did not know if it was by Commander Pitman's special order that the boys were " scrubbed at the ship's head," The desertion at Hobart Town was caused by the cruelty on board, and not by the high wages offered by the South Sea whalers. Had not heard that the men were dragged ashore. Knew that the mess servant Allen was brought on board in a state of stupor from drunkenness; his previous good character saved him from flogging. The special instances of cruelty were towards the marines Hague and White, the boy Cleverton, two seamen, Gillman and Kitts (Rho died in China), and the midshipman's steward, who committed suicide. Had seen Cleverton cruelly disfigured; heard him scream, but did not remember his being flogged. Know Commander Pitman struck the boy with his fist. Kitts was kept standing with his hammock on his shoulder several hours at night when general sickness prevailed in the ship. Gillman was punished more severely, being ordered to stand in the same manner after working hours, a period of forty or fifty days, after which he went into his hammock and died, declaring that the cruel treatment to which he had ' been subjected was the cause of his death. The mid. shipman's steward was flogged two or three times, and being three:end with a repetition of the punishment, jumped overboard and was drowned. During the three years witness served in the Childers eleven commissioned officers left the ship either invalided or by exchange. PEMBROKE —The Triumph, one of the lazarettos of the port of Milford, has been removed to the Pembroke yard, where she is now moored, by directions from the Board of Admiralty, to set ve as a cholera hospital ship in the event cf an outbreak of the epidemic. This is, we are glad to state, only a precautionary measure, no decid, d case of cholera having appeared in the district. We understand that two new frigates of the first class, to carry 60 guns each, have been ordered to be built at Pembroke. They are to be named the Melpomene and the Immutalite. The coppering of the Octavia first-class frigate, launched some days ago, is proceeding rapidly; when jury-rigged she will be navigated to Devonport. The following are her dimensions:—  Length over all Length of keel ... Extreme breadth ... Tonnage ditto ... Moulded ditto Depth of hold Burden  R. In. - 180 6 -. 146 10 -. 52 3 _. 52 2 -. 51 4 -. 16 3 -. 2,125 tona