Copy of the proceedings of a first court of inquiry, with opinion of Philip Gidley King, into complaints of 1st Lieutenant Joseph Swabey Tetley and the Master Daniel Lye against 2nd Captain Joseph Short, 10 - 12 December 1806 (Series 41.10) - No. 0019

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Question 3d. - Did you ever see Mr. Lye treat Captn. Short with Contempt?

Answer - Never.

Question 4th. - Did you ever hear Mr. Lye or Lt. Tetley talk in the presence of the Ships Company in language tending to make them discontented and to create Mutiny.

Answer - Never in my life - quite the contrary.

Question 5th. - Do you know of any practices used by Lt. Tetley tending to create insubordination in this ship of which he is 1st. Lieutenant?

Answer - No  

(Signed) John Bowman X his mark.

Question 6th. - Have you ever seen Lt. Tetley intoxicated or drunk in his watch.

Answer - Never.
(Signed) Jno. Bowman X his Mark.

Adam Brown Seaman called

Question No. 1 put - I was on the Quarter Deck when Captn. Short ordered Mr. Lye to see the Slack of the Stream Cable taken in.  Mr. Lye said he would go when the Awning was out of the way and corroborates Bowman's Evidence on that Question.

Question 2d. put - I know of none.

Question - Can you speak to any disobedience of Orders when the Ship was working between the heads.

Answer - None

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