Publications of the Navy Records Society (Volume 24) - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN LUMSDAINE. I P.R.O. Adm., Sec, In letters, 5330.] MINUTES of a court-martial held on board his Majesty's ship the Britannia, in the outer road of Toulon, the 1st day of November, 1793, for the trial of Captain George Lumsdaine, of his Majesty's ship the Isis, on a charge exhibited against him by Vice-Admiral Lord Hood, Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c, of not complying with his lordship's orders, in having neglected to deliver to Mr. Consul Magra, at Tunis, the letter which he was directed to do by his lordship's order of the 27th of June last. Present: William Hotham, Esq., Vice-Admiral of the White, President; Samuel Granston Goodall, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Sir Hyde Parker, Knt., Rear-Admiral of the White and First Captain of the Fleet; Captain Skefflngton Lut widge, „ Samuel Reeve, „ Robert Manners Sutton, „ John Knight, „ John Matthews, Captain Archibald Dickson, „ Charles Maurice Pole, „ John Holloway, „ John Child Purvis, „ Benjamin Hallowell. The court being duly sworn . . . [the prisoner acknowledged having received the letter in question from the commander-in-chief, and requested that his reasons for not complying with the order might be read to the court. This being permitted, he read as follows]: I beg leave to lay before the court my reasons why Lord Hood's letter was not delivered to Mr. Consul Magra, at Tunis. On the evening previous to my going into Tunis Bay I despatched Captain Martin, of his Majesty's sloop Tisiphone, with his lordship's letter to Mr. Magra.1 The next morning he rejoined me, having discovered a French frigate under the land; upon which I immediately stood in with the hopes of cutting her off, but found she was at anchor in the road of Port Farina, and p...