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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
THE TRIAL OF RICHARD PARKER , , THE MUTINEER , ny COURT MARTIAL .
Greenhiihe , Thursday Afternoon , Jvne 22 , J 79 ? a AT eight o ' clock this morning , a gun was fired from his Majesty ' s ship Nep- » tune of 9 S guns , Captain Star ) hope , at anchor off this p lace , when the Union Jack was hoisted , as a signal for the trial , and for the Officers to assemble on board . It was near ten o ' clock , however , before the Court was formally assembled , and the doors were thrown open ; when Richard Parker , late a super * numerary seaman on board the Sandwich guardship , lying at the Nore , was .
brought into Court in custody of a Deputy Martial Provost of the Admiralty , and placed at the lower end thereof , on the left side of the Judge Advocate ; the Provost s ' anding by his side with a drawn sword . The Court consisted of thsj following Member : PRESIDENT , Vice-Admiral Sir T . PAISLEY , B . art . Com . Sir E , Gower , Neptune 98 guns . | Capt . Laforey , Hydra , 44 guns . CaptStanhope- Ditto . Capt . Sir T . WilliamsEndymion 36
. , , , Capt . Markham , Centaur , 74 Capt . King , Syrius , 36 Capt . Williamson , Agincourt , 6 4 Capt . Pierrepoint , Naiad , 36 Capt . Wells , Lancaster , 6 4 Capt . Riott , Mary Yalch , 10 , Capt . Lane , Acasto , 44 The witnesses were called into Court to hear the charges read . These were contained in theorder from the Lords of the Admiralty for holding the Court . The Prisoner was charged with makingand having endeavoured to makea
, , Mutiny amongst the Seamen of his Majesty ' s Ships at the Nore ; with having caused Assemblies of these Seamen to meet frequently ; and with having behaved himself contemptuously towards , and disobeyed his superior Officers . Captain Moss , of the Sandwich , was the Prosecutor . Admiral Buckner being desired to relate to the Court what he knew of the
Prisoner ' s conduct , gave the following account : The first time I saw any thing particular in the Prisoner's conduct , further than parading about on shore , with a number of people , and a red flag , was on the 20 th of May , when I went on board the Sandwich , for the purpose of making known his Majesty ' s Proclamation of Pardon , on their returning to their duty on terms granted to their brethren at Spithead , which the men stiling themselves Delegates , with Parker , had previptisly declared they would be satisfied with . On my going on board with the flag in my boat , there was no preparation to receive me , nor respect shewn me .
The Oflicers were without their side-arms , and had no command in the ship . Unwilling tp return on shore without speaking to the people in the ship , 1 waited a considerable time , when Parker with others came on thequater-deck , and said that none other but themselves ( meaning , I presume , the ship ' s company ) should be ' present there . He then tendered me a paper , containing what lie called a list of grievances , saying , at the same time , that until these were redressed , and that until the Members of ( he Board of Admiralty attended in person to redress the same , they would not g ive up the power they had in their hands .
Finding that every thing I had to say had no avail , I went on shore . On the zzd , my flag was struck on board the Sandwich without my orders . That day , while I was examining the complaints alledged against two marines that were brought in by a party of the military , the Prisoner , and a man whom they called Davies , with three or four others , came abruptly into the Commissioner's house , and demanded ' why these men ( the marines ) had been taken into custody ?' He told me my flag was struck , that I had no authority , and that the power was in their hands . They then took the men away , as they said , to try them for be-. im on shore . Another expression Parker-made use 01 " at that time was , ' trurt
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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
THE TRIAL OF RICHARD PARKER , , THE MUTINEER , ny COURT MARTIAL .
Greenhiihe , Thursday Afternoon , Jvne 22 , J 79 ? a AT eight o ' clock this morning , a gun was fired from his Majesty ' s ship Nep- » tune of 9 S guns , Captain Star ) hope , at anchor off this p lace , when the Union Jack was hoisted , as a signal for the trial , and for the Officers to assemble on board . It was near ten o ' clock , however , before the Court was formally assembled , and the doors were thrown open ; when Richard Parker , late a super * numerary seaman on board the Sandwich guardship , lying at the Nore , was .
brought into Court in custody of a Deputy Martial Provost of the Admiralty , and placed at the lower end thereof , on the left side of the Judge Advocate ; the Provost s ' anding by his side with a drawn sword . The Court consisted of thsj following Member : PRESIDENT , Vice-Admiral Sir T . PAISLEY , B . art . Com . Sir E , Gower , Neptune 98 guns . | Capt . Laforey , Hydra , 44 guns . CaptStanhope- Ditto . Capt . Sir T . WilliamsEndymion 36
. , , , Capt . Markham , Centaur , 74 Capt . King , Syrius , 36 Capt . Williamson , Agincourt , 6 4 Capt . Pierrepoint , Naiad , 36 Capt . Wells , Lancaster , 6 4 Capt . Riott , Mary Yalch , 10 , Capt . Lane , Acasto , 44 The witnesses were called into Court to hear the charges read . These were contained in theorder from the Lords of the Admiralty for holding the Court . The Prisoner was charged with makingand having endeavoured to makea
, , Mutiny amongst the Seamen of his Majesty ' s Ships at the Nore ; with having caused Assemblies of these Seamen to meet frequently ; and with having behaved himself contemptuously towards , and disobeyed his superior Officers . Captain Moss , of the Sandwich , was the Prosecutor . Admiral Buckner being desired to relate to the Court what he knew of the
Prisoner ' s conduct , gave the following account : The first time I saw any thing particular in the Prisoner's conduct , further than parading about on shore , with a number of people , and a red flag , was on the 20 th of May , when I went on board the Sandwich , for the purpose of making known his Majesty ' s Proclamation of Pardon , on their returning to their duty on terms granted to their brethren at Spithead , which the men stiling themselves Delegates , with Parker , had previptisly declared they would be satisfied with . On my going on board with the flag in my boat , there was no preparation to receive me , nor respect shewn me .
The Oflicers were without their side-arms , and had no command in the ship . Unwilling tp return on shore without speaking to the people in the ship , 1 waited a considerable time , when Parker with others came on thequater-deck , and said that none other but themselves ( meaning , I presume , the ship ' s company ) should be ' present there . He then tendered me a paper , containing what lie called a list of grievances , saying , at the same time , that until these were redressed , and that until the Members of ( he Board of Admiralty attended in person to redress the same , they would not g ive up the power they had in their hands .
Finding that every thing I had to say had no avail , I went on shore . On the zzd , my flag was struck on board the Sandwich without my orders . That day , while I was examining the complaints alledged against two marines that were brought in by a party of the military , the Prisoner , and a man whom they called Davies , with three or four others , came abruptly into the Commissioner's house , and demanded ' why these men ( the marines ) had been taken into custody ?' He told me my flag was struck , that I had no authority , and that the power was in their hands . They then took the men away , as they said , to try them for be-. im on shore . Another expression Parker-made use 01 " at that time was , ' trurt