Trials (Naval offenses) - England - Early works to 1800
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The trials at large, taken at the Court-Martial, held upon Henry Page, Charles Davids, William Griffiths, and Cornelius Smelt, Lieutenants on board the Dorsetshire, commanded by Captain George Burrish. Also upon Capt. George Burrish, on board the London, from the 24th of September, to the 9th of October, 1745 . Being an enquiry into the conduct of the said gentleman in the late engagement in the mediterranean on the 11th of February 1743, under the the command of Adml. Mathews. To which is prefixed, the English, Spanish, and French lines of battle, with a * to the officers that are to be try'd.
Page, HenryDate: 1745- E-books
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Minutes of the proceedings of the court martial on the trial of Admiral Byng , Held on Board his Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour; begun December 27, 1756, and continued till January 27, 1757. Containing, A Summary of the Evidence as delivered each Day in Court, methodically digested, and the Proofs and Arguments as well for as against him, sairly and impartially stated. To which is added, an explanation of the signals made by the commander in chief in an Engagement. Likewise the two letters of M. Voltaire, and Marshal D. Righlieu, to Mr. Byng. With general Observations on the whole.
Byng, John 1704-1757.Date: 1757- E-books
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An appeal to the people part the second. On the different deserts and fate of Admiral Byng and his enemies: The Changes in the last Administration: The Year of Liberty or Thraldom.
Byng, John 1704-1757.Date: 1757- E-books
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The speeches of the judges of the Court of Exchequer , upon granting a new trial, in the case of Capt. Evelyn Sutton, against Comre George Johnstone; on the 30th day of June, 1784. Together with Mr. Baron Eyre's speech, on the motion to arrest the judgement, on the 15th day of June, 1785. Taken in short hand, by Joseph Gurney.
Great Britain. Court of ExchequerDate: 1786- E-books
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The genuine tryal of Admiral Byng , on board the St. George in Portsmouth Harbour; for an enquiry into his conduct while he commanded the Fleet in the Mediterranean, and particularly in the engagement on the 20th of May 1756, off Minorca. With the admiral's defence and sentence of death, as pronounced by the President of the court-martial. And also, An Account of his Behaviour after Sentence was passed upon him, and at the Time of Execution. - With some Account of his Family, and the brave Actions done by his Father, Lord Viscount Torrington, Rear Admiral of Great-Britain. To which are added, the most perfect account of the whole siege, noble defence and surrender of St. Philip's Fort, in the island of Minorca, by the brave General Blakeney, that has yet been Published;-With a Description of the Island, and its great Importance and Loss to Great-Britain.
Byng, John 1704-1757.Date: 1757