Folios 376-421: Matthew Smith, Tower of London, Thanks them for the minutes of his...

Folios 376-421: Matthew Smith, Tower of London, Thanks them for the minutes of his Court Martial. [His account of the Action with his ship HMS Diomede, and Captain Samuel Osborn, HMS Centurion. On 22 October 1794. with the French Ships:- Prudente, Sybelle, a 20 Gun Ship and a Brig. [Folios 386-389] Witness statement of Lieutenant Batt of HMS Centurion. [Folio 390] Witness statement of Lieutenant Slater, HMS Centurion. [Folios 390-395] Witness statement of Lieutenant Swiney, HMS Centurion. [Folios 395-396] Witness statement of Mr Master of HMS Centurion. [Folios 396] Statement of Mr Grant, Purser, [HMS Centurion]. [Folios 400-401] [Mentions Mr Young]. [Folios 401-402] Statement of Mr Knighton, Midshipman. [Folios 402-403] Statements of Robert Hancock, Edmund Richmond & John Thomas. [Folio 403] [Mentions:] Colin Spence, John Carter and William Bain. [Folios 405-408] [His Ten Main Points]. [Folios 408-418] [Completion of his presentation mentioning enclosures A to K inc.]. [Folios 418-421] Blank pages. [HMS Centurion on 22 October 1794, she and HMS Diomede fought an action with the 44-gun French frigates Prudente and Cybèle, plus the 22-gun Jean-Bart and 14-gun Coureur off Mauritius].

Folio 422: enclosure with folios 376-421. Cover sheet for the enclosures.

Folios 423-424: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document A referred to in his presentation]. Samuel Osborn, HMS Centurion, Bombay. To Captain Matthew Smith, HMS Diomede. 14 February 1795.

Folios 425-426: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document B referred to in his presentation]. Extracts from the Accounts of expenditure on board HMS Diomede showing the Powder etc. fired away in the Action with four Ships of War off the Isle of France 22 October 1794.

Folios 427-428: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document C referred to in his presentation]. Statement of James Irwin, 1st Lieutenant, HMS Diomede. Dated 29 August 1795.

Folios 429-430: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document D referred to in his presentation]. Thomas Conway. Palamcotah [Palam-Cotah, Madras India]. To Edward Baker, Madras. Dated 1 March 1797. Reply to letter dated 24 February 1797. About the Court Martial.

Folio 431: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document D? referred to in his presentation]. William Cornwallis, Whitehall. Dated 11 March 1798. Statement that Mr Thomas Conway nephew of the late Governor General of the French Settlements in the East Indies. Has been known to him and to conduct himself in a manner that became an Officer a Man of Honour.

Folio 432: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document E referred to in his presentation]. Thomas Conway, Palamcotah [Palam-Cotah, Madras India]. Affidavit sworn on 1 March 1797.

Folios 433-434: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document F referred to in his presentation]. Stair Park Dalrymple, Lieutenant Colonel, 71st Regiment of Foot. To Matthew Smith. Dated 11 March 1797.

Folios 435-436: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document G referred to in his presentation]. Stair Park Dalrymple, Lieutenant Colonel, 71st Regiment of Foot. To Matthew Smith. Dated 10 March 1797.

Folio 439: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document H? referred to in his presentation].

Folios 437-438: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document H referred to in his presentation]. [?] Lieutenant General & Commander in Chief Bombay. To Captain Matthew Smith, Madras. Dated 5 July 1796.

Folio 439: enclosure with folios 376-421. Document H[?] referred to in his presentation]. F[?] Thrash, Columbo. To Messrs Colt Baker & Co, Madras. Dated 5 July 1796. You will be pleased to Honour Captain Matthew Smiths Draft[?] to you of Five Thousand Star Pagodi's [Ceylon - Sri Lanka coinage] debiting my account with the same.

Folio 440: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document I referred to in his presentation]. F[?] Thrash, Columbo. To Messrs Colt Baker & Co, Madras. Dated 5 July 1796. You will be pleased to Honour Captain Matthew Smiths Dra[?] to you of Five Thousand Star Pagodi's [Ceylon - Sri Lanka coinage] debiting my account with the same.

Folios 441-442: enclosure with folios 376-421. [Document K referred to in his presentation]. John Davey, Colombo[?]. Dated 9 March 1798. Letter about the Court Martial.

Folios 442-445: Blank.