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grade than himself, who had been sent out 

 from England for that purpose, made use 

 of an expletive not usually intended for 

 polite ears, and attaching to it a praenomen 

 generally ascribed to over, or self-righteous 

 people. 



This unfortunately was reported to his 

 lordship, who on his arrival in port de- 

 manded a court-martial on his second in 

 command, which accordingly assembled on 

 board the " Gladiator," the flag-ship of the 

 harbour admiral: Sir Roger Curtis, then 

 port admiral, sitting as president. The 

 charge of disrespectful language to his 

 superior officer, as commander-in-chief, being 

 fully proved, this tried and gallant seaman, 

 this brave and distinguished officer, who 

 had served his country with so much 

 honour from his youth up was dismissed 

 the service. 



It gave infinite satisfaction to the Navy 

 and to the country generally, when it was 

 announced in the following Gazette that an 



