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mun.
. This eycnt is certainly urcifive of the war
i-i LaVcndje---a war on which mr. Pitt lb.
confidently reckoned to increale the " pref-
fyre" on th' French republic; ;miL-AvhidL
we are alio tree to add. . was- dreaded evrn.
more by its iucrcilivc rulers than all the com
bined: efforts of ther,e:ttcrnal enemies"! It
v:i-, in thi&countrv the' hmlirmd rhe rtPjurce
lies defend at Flenrius there was Charette,
at ihe head ot one mwareu -uyu
t IreftM'e it rrTLu VeaJce I .Were we com-
-,f .-,rV t..av in anv encacemeut
- - uir.iv' .
of:he flatc of the Royal Sovereign, declar
ihe could not be repaired without going
into dock. . ,
-i 1 IcreuIeVidence for the pr ofecution do
led'. - ' " ' ' X .
--V
o:.jeck. i lie vo.llblation andrhf ,1i,ru,v,.. J
..... - " ""v wivitvutiik I
jiovv no in ore - -
JillS was die nnhllrv mml. if Wf
, .;" Tlx Defence. " .',-,( N
, 'The Adniral laid, that being indifpofed,
wltlTa weaknei's in his eyes, he iiioalJ requeit
inerin, Mr. EnTane, t( iKMi tile pap'r ah.f h
he had prepared in his delenceV; l'trmilhon
beiijg granted 'Mr. Jirftine proceeded, sLd'
aittr reading a gariety -q r,calois in juihnca
33
V O T1 T S.M O U T II
4 prlli
Tuigu. of AD:.n:;AL C pRv VALUIS.
Thnrill
f,un for a Court Mart: tl -.vyriired; and rh'"
hag..as.u(ualo
boardtheOrioa of 4 :y u.r lying iM portI;
mouth haiaour.-Loi:d Uowe, and the 0-hcr
inciiibers ot the "court. v-;ir ,v, !v,.,; i u..u-
,.pait eignt, and hll.roi-d:rfl j;r-..vaj t'v-i
hailed. : ; At ninae-courc waso-reJ, mj
i JJS loilowing ii -v A
tne iiiejiiiKi v hvyra !h.
Hit of their nam cs": ; '
loftlveFlccrr
IT I IITiIHWV-
luuaLiiowinir ; - - .. - .. -
iaine, were of opinion, "
"1 hat with reipeJl to. the two firlt char,
ges, of his returning without lvave at"tef"f
tuving'been ordered to proceed i6arbadoe3
r -" " . 1
iind ot lus cvlobeyiiig the; orders ft, had e
i . . .- c .
tC'Vtd, xnijcrmduci was impmabU to inm, lor ,
not Having umteU Ins hag on board the Mars
oriOiiiiaur, and proctcdwd n either of theni
tothe tii-i But "BTconlidcratioh'f "
-Ut'htT circuihiunces. the Court arauititlhu
:of ony tijkUnu'miis conduct oiftSat: bc-v
cai.Oii. -. - . :- : -: .;
" W ill) rpfnerT to the third Aa
Earl Ifo.ve. A
itiof the yh'tc-
bT Peter Parker BarN AOri
Lord Bridport itto.
G. Vaadcpu:, Liq. Vice ilmiral of the
.,' White . ; !
Sir Allen 'Gardner, Bart, ditto. . ....
iir.ll: Curtis, Bart, ft ear Admiral of the
nea
.11. Harvey, EfJ
li. i. Blih, E
ditto,
l. ditto.
C.N. Poole, Hear Admiral of the Blue .
j. -oipoys, tM. ditto of the White. -
. '. ; ' CAJ'TAIN'S.
E. E. Nugent, Efcj.
Ch. Towel Hamilton, EHp - ' " '
-Edmund Dodd, Elq.
Jl'DGc: ADVOCATE,
Sir George Jackfon, Bart.
Adniiral CornwaUis tntered the Court and
h.;d a tide-table alPgnet him for his papers,
and the Hon. Thos. Erlkine.
1.rrd1Tovethcn ftatedan outline of the
charges to Admml ' Corhwallis,. they were
three in number, and wciv introduced
by itatmgthe nature of his appointment,' and
thclervjcc in whkh hc was cnved ; th.it
whereas Admiral CornwaUis wasn the toth
'oaVbruiryla.l, 3p;Di,uedto the command
of a lquadrondcibnedfortheU-uidcfB irb !.
docs ; and was ordered by a letter fro n the
Adnuralt, dated rhe 2 :tli of the A,,,- u
to 1 i-i fro'n pith-aJ, is loon as pjjible, tak. !
-.yt u-Hur u s convoy an the vithnllcrs ad
tranlptrts then i-i rr idintfs, and t;) aa on
the Leeward llbnd Itation,' arcnrJiivto his
imlruaiom, or to iuh further crderVas lc
inijiht receive from the Lords Co nmi:i!oners
of the Admir.ilty ; that thrlVuI Vicj.Admi.
r.d failed on the iSthof Kcbrtnry, and that
his !hlp U'ng dilabled, he had been ouilty of
a irglettcdu!;,-, h not Ihlfting hislli-r to
pother lh:Pr and proceeded, as bY,,J'i ia
' Inch cafc to the placl nf his delation ; but
ha. contrary to h-s inllrutlu.ns, and w,,i.
fdllytotnc detriment of his Majelty's fcr
vice, returned to port, after delivering hh
ord-f $ to another o.fitcr ; that afterwarJs he
h.ul been guilty uf d.fohedience to theTrds
Com.nilhoncrs 61 the Ad:iiiralty,by rcfuhV
to pr(cctl i nmrd atcly i the Alhca fri-.itc
and join li'sfqiudron. , " k .
l be orders were then rea l.
After w hich tlie cyidciKccotufr.cnccdwi'h
reading certain papers ilurging the Adni'.
ral with difob"d,enc ol orders, in not fijlft.
inf, hi fa t0 t!ic .lircj frigate, and proceed"
mgto Bjrbtdt?s. .
' Sir Charln Cotton, capr.V-Sf th- M,r.
visexanrmn! rcfprahl,; the" Vilcrj he re
rnveilfro-i! the Ad.n:rJty, and his inllru ti-
inslrom Ad niral CAiw.illh.
Mr. TiLbs, lliip L'u'dJcr, gnvc jeeou-u
" Oitthe i:rit charge I cannot, but remark
that even iSier mreturn 'to 'Srithtad 1 was
vuuuaueu .in my coniru:.a, aiui even nonor
cd vitl;freh marks co-.;dvnce. 1 his ma
. . nifeitlj''Oiew t lat"4iough' my; judgment was
,-dSptr oyed'ii;l( I vis not chur; ed with the
, imp ia t ion bHegkci of duty'. ,! Had I coiii i ; '
pl'edvynhftx-ihorldcrrand" laledn - thj
.-r"Altra, I i.andd unqueltjijnably nothaveijetn
- broiyJitbLlore this court-martial to anivyer
for jnykonduct on bo.rd me Royal -Spve-rcvrfi.
(An '.. nicer, ilrongly fufpected of la
.bo' rin;:iJer a charge io aftrocious, wuld
notavt been c:nHluyed4n a liatlob a-du
Pia'3Jtnt.cal, S y.bilc ib'manv i.iiltul and
nter Kcteus;u a con: a nave been ton -.1 a a
ciiarge is lV eflentially involve d in the ren .
-that lihall -hot dctalfnhe Ccurr faTther"on
that head. ;"; i " "f. -- ...
1 no' recced to the third .charge, that
of difobedioixi1. - In the ci.e of po.itive or
ders, I ccrttiuly had neither' judgment to
form, nor lifcrtt'.ou to excrcife. 1 had on.,
ly to obey. J I truit that.it forms no part of
my principl ?, nor has it been the tendency
of aily actiojj ofny life, to lhake.the inlluence
of fuboidiiiitidn. 1 lolemnly and firmly
"deny that 1 have been guilty of difobedienceof
orders. Wkeu I received the order to go
' on board the A.trca, the oljject could no long-
er be the convoy. It mutt be with a view
to act iu the I leeward Ifland Ibtion, and
futh a cominilllon could not 1 lightly acccp.
. tril, nndor circuioiloncb by whkh 1 was de
prived 01 all the afi'uiaucc on , wjiith I was
inoit accullenudto rely. If the abridgment
of my own convenience, :md tlie faciiuc of
my health, .had becn'the only evils to be
dreaded, I ni'.ght have braved the .uorft. But
I was in no fmution to accept ox lb fcrious a
rcfpontibili;y. . ; "
The paper likewife contained fomc rcl
n.rrks'on the condiutcf the Admiralty Bojrd
.ui.j ih,u aim .U.ii.lUvltll Willi ( ii hr'nn
ct any
- histravirg, : arrcirretuttr, ' diiobey td-tKe"
u-uojta ui uy. uuiim yw-umu Jlty, UUVOt gQ.
urg-outlo tlicrWcici ndics m me Atrr?airi-"r
;4-ietafcourt NV trc cpm:6n that the charge
wis . tiit ti'jvtd, . atiu thcitture ACouri T? i
I Admiiii Connvaliis upon that charoc.
i .. . Ad A ;rai Cui uvx.iiii, w iip during the trial
'. couiitedhunelt wirh great hnnueis . and
j coiu'Mire, iietvra thcienteiice react .withbuc.7
ij?x iiytioh-'';' and then luuki.nga iiight bov" '
1 to Uf-oui t, rtured along with Air. . Juv
j' kiriaiidiuine other friends " ; ' .J
M
conlcicnce atqalttjd hi.n
tint h.s
bl inc.
Captain V.1rtli-, T. Alexander, mnfirr,
and Mr. hainc, i'urgeon ofthellnjal .vove
rcigu, were all cxammcd, touJiintbe Ad
miral's conda.l, anxiety for the .'crvke
iieaim, ccc.
Admiral CornwaUis tkn informed the
Court, th'at he had no more witnti!cs to call
IVT any more evidence, except lbmc letters
v. Wch led rairedbclw'cenhiui and the Luids
ol the Admiralty.
After the rcadirg of fomc papers, and 'a
tew cblcrvations ol i.o importance, the tri.d
was ilofed a little biJV:re mc. '1 he Court
uas then cleared, ami the members remained
there till four oMixlfr nthri broke up
w ithout determining their bci7fcr.ee ; and
they arc to lit again tomorrow at nine.
On Friday morning at nine oMock, thc
court again allemMed, and remained dcliUr
ating from that time until one, when the
court was again opened, and ltrangi r admit.
Hie ju.'gc advocate tlicn called over the
names of the members ; cud ftcr having
noticed, in the ufuJ forms the ixcalion for
which the ci urt had afcmblcd, th: time it
had fat, and real over the charges, lie pro.
c ceded to deliver
run sKSTKNcr. i "
Thst the Court havintr hrard thecvir
.dnice infupport cf the charges exhibited a.
gamlt the Honourable William CornwaUis
Viie-AdmlrJ cf the Bed ; and bavin heard
hijclvfcute, jn.levidtntcln hU behalf; and
I L A N, March 14. -
. ' .' ' . ." '".- ' : '
We vcflerdav received bv r. nrivate letter: .
; . the molt luciancholy accounts from Sardinia ;
liuurrect.on and .rebellion are racriny with
jrrldiltiW ur in that liiand.. Jl he Viceroy
is -arrelte'd- tiie mi'urjrtnt s tru prtVnh.m t arid
ti . ..j-...., iyi
-a-gteannaionty ol the peopte deiife- to put
wii.cii,itiyes unoer tne protection ot tlie 1 renchv
-tliTjnnlt wK(pi 'llTiit J'iiV'n thor ora Huf nM .,.1
to ttablitiiir Government on the principles of
Liberty and Equality ,
V MAD R I D, March 2.-..-' . .
' - ; , .... K
Ot'j4 r.rnatton'witli reiDect to Enohmd W
"no louder lo critical b it has been l'ome time
paft. In theaneaii time our Court think ic
prudent to make every nccefiary preparati
on'. All the orders for difmantling the fnips of
war have been countermanded, and it isfaid
that Admiral Langara will loon put to lea
i rum Cadiz with a ileetef 15 llnps of the
line. ;' ' - :
. ' P A fR I , S, - April 5.
Pichegru is appointed ambafiador to vWc-.-den,
tthrrc he wdl be weU received, as the
luke of Kuderiiiimia, who, to tlie talents -of
a wife MinilUr, unites thole of an able
Warrior, is one of liis great admirers. We
niay alk, if it be politic to fend to the midil ' .
of the manners of a Court, aman, dellincd,
jiotwiihftanding the intrigue's of the envious
and thctnanauvrescfhiscolumniators, toen.
joy a high rank in the Ilepublic ?(L' Eclair). .
A letter from Strailrourg, dated the 29th
ul:. confirms the report ot the Armies on the
lilunc retiring lurthertrom eacit other. It
is laid that thegrr iTctt par: of our r.nny aw
the Rhine and Mo.cile, h poinsr into the
Department of La Mcurthe. It is added
that its 1 lead Ouartcrjarc already at taveme,
near S railourg.
aph. (u
The nomination of General Pichegru to"
be Amlntfllidor hi Sweden, is not generally
aplroved. It is conlidered only as an honour
able exile. -
The Mininders of the irterior will on De.
cadi next give a very IniiliantFctc toGcneral
Pichegru.
A lquadron of five fail hf the line and two
frigates failed fron Tou!on on' the 2 ill ult.
its dedimtion unknown, but fuppofed to join
another Iquadron on the Coalt of Spain.
PHILADELPHIA, '24. ;
It H P OUT
Of the tvmr.Uirc r.Vi njle U vchm vtt rrfr
red the vh(fiie tfthe VrefJoil tffle Lui.
UJ Slot', if the Uh tf.ipil, 1796, rtL'.
- the title Itrilhry tf tie UuhJStultt,
BY the deed of iciilon cf the Stite rf Vir.
guda, the United Kta:c sre bourd to lay off
the Ttrritory t.orth w til of the riur Ohio
into Ibtci not Icfi llun one l.ur.Jrcd nor
mere thin uio Ludfcd ai Lf'y ulu