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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
garrison , unless tvith the approbation of the Commissioner and Admiral . " I repeat , that 1 never did behave with the least disrespect towards Admiral Buckner : I remember a conversation wherein Admiral Buckner said , ' Consider what must have been my feelings at seeing my Flag struck . ' I replied , I had nothing to do with striking his Flag . I told him I could judge what his feelings must have been on such an occasion ; that I had feelings of my own , and could easily participate in his , but that I could not prevent them ,
as I was but a single individual among many . Having done with Admiral Buckner ' s evidence , I think it but justice to acknowledge , that both Admiral Buckner and Commissioner Hartwell did every thing that lay in their power to satisfy the minds of the Fleet . The next five evidences said they knew nothing of me . Mr . John Siipe deposes , that on the afternoon of the 14-th of May he was called upon to attend the punishment of a man of the name of Campbelland
, that I ordered him a dozen lashes . 1 do not attempt to deny , that I did aCt as he has sworn . 1 was commanded to see the punishment inflicted ; but Mr . Bray was consulted as to the propriety of inflicting such a punishment for the offence he had committed , which was for getting beastly drunk , at the same time asserting he had drink nothing but small beer . I recommended to the whole shi p ' s crew to abstain from liquor until the whole of the business was settled , telling them , if they did not , that the punishment which their
own justice had inflicted on that man , should be inflifted on any one offending . As to the sick man in irons , it was a man confined for disrespeft to Captain Moss ; the answer given by me on that occasion to Mr . Snipe , sufficiently shews that I did not mean to interfere with his professional concerns ; and , I hope , it will have the effect of shewing to the Court , that I was alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures . Mr . Snipe has said , that he had leave to go on shoreon his promising to return again ; but that he took care
, liot'to return till the ship was under the command of its officers . I shall make no comment on this part cf his evidence , but I shall only ask , whether it was praise-worthy on his part , at a time when the seamen were labouring under incurable disorders , for a Surgeon to leave the ship , merely because his situation was not so comfortable as he would have wished ?
I next come to the evidence of Captain Surndge , of the Ins ; he says that he has seen me once at the Commissioner ' s house , and that he afterwards saw me come up to the Commissioner ' s at the Jutty Head , where he recollc-Cts my delivering the articles containing the final determination of the North Sea Squadron . I do declare that I had no conversation with the Commissioners , but left it entirely to them , to satisfy themselves that the Articles I had presented really did contain the demands of that fleet . Captain Surridge has
declared that he saw no disrespeft on my part towards him , therefore I shall not dwell further on his evidence . The next evidence is Captain Dixon of the L'Espion , but as many observations in his evidence are answered by what J have observed with respeft to Admiral Buckner , I shall decline commenting on it . I now come to the evidence of Captain Wood , of the Hound , who has deposed , that I went on board his ship , and advised him not to be so violent . I certainly did go on board , but I had no other motive but that of the
personal safety of the Captain , and the preservation of the ship . He says he was ordered out of his ship . In answer to this , I solemnly assert I did not know that he was ordered to leave his ship , the orders were not certainly given by me ; as to my having said I would make a beef-steak of the pilot at the yardarm , I solemnly declare I did not make use of such expressions . I do not recolleCl the Pilot ' s letting go the anchor . 1 declare to God I know nothing of it . If I was before God-I would deny it . It is very possible Captain Wood might be mistaken as to my being the person who gave the order . Lieutenant Flatt deposes he does not know me . As I shall have occasion to ask Lieutenant Flatt some more questions , I shall not ma , ke any further observations
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The Trial Of Richard Parker, The Mutineer, By Court Martial.
garrison , unless tvith the approbation of the Commissioner and Admiral . " I repeat , that 1 never did behave with the least disrespect towards Admiral Buckner : I remember a conversation wherein Admiral Buckner said , ' Consider what must have been my feelings at seeing my Flag struck . ' I replied , I had nothing to do with striking his Flag . I told him I could judge what his feelings must have been on such an occasion ; that I had feelings of my own , and could easily participate in his , but that I could not prevent them ,
as I was but a single individual among many . Having done with Admiral Buckner ' s evidence , I think it but justice to acknowledge , that both Admiral Buckner and Commissioner Hartwell did every thing that lay in their power to satisfy the minds of the Fleet . The next five evidences said they knew nothing of me . Mr . John Siipe deposes , that on the afternoon of the 14-th of May he was called upon to attend the punishment of a man of the name of Campbelland
, that I ordered him a dozen lashes . 1 do not attempt to deny , that I did aCt as he has sworn . 1 was commanded to see the punishment inflicted ; but Mr . Bray was consulted as to the propriety of inflicting such a punishment for the offence he had committed , which was for getting beastly drunk , at the same time asserting he had drink nothing but small beer . I recommended to the whole shi p ' s crew to abstain from liquor until the whole of the business was settled , telling them , if they did not , that the punishment which their
own justice had inflicted on that man , should be inflifted on any one offending . As to the sick man in irons , it was a man confined for disrespeft to Captain Moss ; the answer given by me on that occasion to Mr . Snipe , sufficiently shews that I did not mean to interfere with his professional concerns ; and , I hope , it will have the effect of shewing to the Court , that I was alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures . Mr . Snipe has said , that he had leave to go on shoreon his promising to return again ; but that he took care
, liot'to return till the ship was under the command of its officers . I shall make no comment on this part cf his evidence , but I shall only ask , whether it was praise-worthy on his part , at a time when the seamen were labouring under incurable disorders , for a Surgeon to leave the ship , merely because his situation was not so comfortable as he would have wished ?
I next come to the evidence of Captain Surndge , of the Ins ; he says that he has seen me once at the Commissioner ' s house , and that he afterwards saw me come up to the Commissioner ' s at the Jutty Head , where he recollc-Cts my delivering the articles containing the final determination of the North Sea Squadron . I do declare that I had no conversation with the Commissioners , but left it entirely to them , to satisfy themselves that the Articles I had presented really did contain the demands of that fleet . Captain Surridge has
declared that he saw no disrespeft on my part towards him , therefore I shall not dwell further on his evidence . The next evidence is Captain Dixon of the L'Espion , but as many observations in his evidence are answered by what J have observed with respeft to Admiral Buckner , I shall decline commenting on it . I now come to the evidence of Captain Wood , of the Hound , who has deposed , that I went on board his ship , and advised him not to be so violent . I certainly did go on board , but I had no other motive but that of the
personal safety of the Captain , and the preservation of the ship . He says he was ordered out of his ship . In answer to this , I solemnly assert I did not know that he was ordered to leave his ship , the orders were not certainly given by me ; as to my having said I would make a beef-steak of the pilot at the yardarm , I solemnly declare I did not make use of such expressions . I do not recolleCl the Pilot ' s letting go the anchor . 1 declare to God I know nothing of it . If I was before God-I would deny it . It is very possible Captain Wood might be mistaken as to my being the person who gave the order . Lieutenant Flatt deposes he does not know me . As I shall have occasion to ask Lieutenant Flatt some more questions , I shall not ma , ke any further observations