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Trial of Admiral Cornwallis at Portsmouth Port Court
Reports from Portsmouth detail Admiral Cornwallis facing a court martial over convoy duties in the West Indies. Witnesses describe weather delays and decisions to delegate command due to ill health, with defense stressing discretion and duty. Letters from the Admiralty and Lord Howe frame the proceedings as formal accountability. The court adjourned without a verdict. further testimony and documents were to follow.
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Earl Howe
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