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 orders of the commodore, during bis confinement, until Captain Porteoug toolt the command of the ship? — ^A. Yes, I conceive he did. He told me, that when he arrived again, he should hoist the broad pendant, which he did, as he considered himself under the commodore's orders. He also said, that when he took the command of her, she was half-way down the harl)our ; he considered her in a manner almost at sea. She had the long pendant flying.

" Q. Was the morning and evening gun fired from the ship ? — A. It was fired shortly after the 30th of July until his sailing ; there was a letter from him to that effect, to know if it should be done. I do not think there was any omission. A letter was sent in answer to his, that the naval in- structions were to be his guide.

" Q. Do you know of any disobedience on the part of the prisoner to the orders of the commodore, after you saw the broad pendant hoisted on board the Porpoise ? — A. To his verbal orders, directing him not to sail after the 30th of July.

" Q. After Captain Bligh was put under an arrest, does it come within your knowledge that he ever interfered or remonstrated with the then ex- isting government for the liberation of the commodore ? — A. No, not to my knowledge ; but he told me he had made frequent application for com- munication, and that once Colonel Johnstone had even threatened to super- sede him ; which I ridiculed.

" Q. As the prisoner never had official communication with the com- modore, and never received any orders through any other medium, during the commodore's arrest ; would, in your opinion, the not complying with the wishes of his employing His Majesty's vessels, have involved the co- lony in difficulties ? — A. No, I do not ; with his not going for Colonel Patereon, if that could be called a difficulty, as that was the reason assigned.

"Q. As you never officially communicated any orders from Captain Bligh, while under an arrest, had the prisoner sufficient reason to suppose that Captain Bligh, in his situation at that time, had given up his command, or acquiesced in his suspension, previous to the 30th of July, when com- munication was admitted ? — A. No, he could have no othe." reason than what those letters of Commodore Bligh conveyed, as I con. ive.

"Q. Were any orders given by (Commodore Bligh during .he time the communication was open, from the 30th of July to the 15th of September ? — A. Yes.

" Q. If the prisoner suspended the operations of the men of war, after the confinement of Commodore Bligh, would it have involved the colony in difficulties? — A. From the little knowledge I had at that time of the ex- isting government proceedings, I cannot say more than I have done.

" Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone, of the d Regiment sworn, and examined by the Prisoner.

" Q. When I arrived in His Msyesty's armed tender. Lady Nelson, on

