A Court Martial was held on board His Majesty's ship Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour for the trial of Thomas Hall, William Bezen, and William Harris, seamen belonging to the Liberty brig, for desertion. The Prisoners were all found guilty, and sentanced to receive 100 lashes each. This CORPORAL punishment would have been brutal, and most likely administered with the notorious cat o' nine tails whilst the prisoners were hanging from the yardarm. This is one of many articles relating to Naval History that can be found on The Portsmouth Telegraph, or Naval and Military Journal 1801, volume 2 CD-ROM, please note that the image shown is of lower resolution and quality than the image on the CD-ROM.
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