The National Register. — London, England, 1809-02-05 00:00:00

n°-, "'"'"""'"-""---." By the ATTORN 1; V-(11; NER AL. Q. Were the sersantsat ciloweester-place Mrs. Clarke's servants? A. Yes, as .far as 1 I% . ueur. Q. Wtsre the dirrtaioas given htir the Duke of York, tiat none hut xon should go to his Ro3 al Highness; at Gloucester-place ? A. Yec. Q. When his Royal llighn , 7.ss asked whether you ever carried a vow to he changed from that place, what dirt you iinmediately answer A. I told him I was ccrtaiti that I.dia not carry any note to he changed. • Q. Can the witoesi say positively that he neverdid ? A. Yes, I can. Q. I wish the witness to state as nearly as be can posibly re collect, •whayriassed between Mr. Adam, Mr. W ilkinson, and others, 'and ltitnself, on this subject.--?l. Mr. Adam asked em', if ever I was in the habit of going to Gloucester-place; I tisld him I was. lie as.ked me whether I ever carried a note to e-ltat4;e ; I told him I never did. Mr. I,owten, and Mr. Wil kin.;on a•ked me the sante questions, and 1 gave the same an swer;. :tlr. Wilkinson ,also a-ked ,n name, my age, and how Wag I had served his Ilnyal Iligittte,s. - Mr. Wardle stated. 11171 t he Meant, on Tuesday, to call ano ther witness, with rer:pect to 'flatters arising from what hail come out in the examination of the last witnes. Mr. AOAM Fxa►uined. Mr. Wardle said, that he w ished to ask Mr. Adam one or two, questions, as he had stated that he served the Duke of Fork g ratuitously. Q. Ilas the Honourable Gentleman a Son?—A. Yes : Lieut. Colonel of the 21st Regiment of Foot. • Q. At what age was he made Colonel ? Mr. Adam said that he would answer that question ; hut the Pouse, .he hoped, would allow him to make some previous ob. ibersations. General Sir Charles Stuart, the friend of his earl rfe, asked him, whetherany of his five sons had an inclination for the aruiy. There was one of them 14 or la years of age, who he thought had a strong tendency that way. The General said, that by the rules of the service lie was permitted to appoint him to an ensigney. lie was accordingly made ensign. He then narrated Lhemeritorituts conduct of his son ; and said that at the age of twenty-one he rose to the situation of Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Battalion of the 21st. and afterwards of the First }3att:►lion, he (Mr. Adam) having merely stated a circumstance lu his favour, which he left entirely to the Duke's consideration. Mr. Adam proceeded to read the Letter nearly as follows : " sir, your oharacter was once respected; that is now over. Your shifting in the House of Commons, and your interference in the Duke of York's letchery concerns, would have dubbed any tither wan a pimp. This subserviency to Royalty HAS MADE Youtt SON A COLONEL AT TWENTY YEARS, and given your eaer boy a ship—(l wish, exclaimed the lion. Gentleman, turning to Mr. Wardle, you would ask me a question respect ing this son too ttt I might have an opportunity of telling hy hat means..he got his ship.)—" Bravo ! Go on! Trgif you ran say you at for nu profit when pan get your sons thus provided for. Decide as you please that the man who is paid for his ser vices out of the public purse, because, he is the second man in tht kingdom, as you say, and a Prince, forsooth, should not shell, a good example. Let the Commons decide as they will, the public will judge fi)r.themselves ; and it is not a decision of the BEAR GA RUENth4 will convince burdened millions that black iswhite. Rubritk (it was written in red ink) is typical of my feel engs. I blush for you, and wish you would change your prim 1- ples to correspond with the colour of your hair, and live the late ter part of bur time in honour. Though the derision of th house wilnitit`go fat' with the public, get all cues are upon it, arm' the daninitian or salvation of the Commons depends upon this Upon the question peineasked, Mr. Adam said the letter was 'lrithout SLCOND CHARGE AGAINST THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Mr. NV4_9;o_4...considered .t his duty, before he submitted his charge against the Commairler in Chief ;n the promotion of Captain M::liug, to positively state, that he believed that Gentle man as proper an °dicer as aa . i , of his rank in the service. Every inquiry he had made went to prove that his conduit Was strictly honourable. His chars was, that Capt. Milling had, in the short sp:ice of t sears mid. three months, received his three commis‘ion4, and was appiii , ited..fo a company over the heads of main %nip:kerns - WllO had Made application to the Commander in (Allot' for leave to purchase, aild who were old Ensigns and Lieuterianth long before tkat"Geotleman left Mr. Greenwood's )hire. FEB. 5. The CDANCELLOR of the EXCIEEQUER conceived that the. charge ought to be proceeded on by the Committee. It might probably become t future question, and a serious consideration, to know when and on iv hat grounds the House was originally , called upon to entertain it. Mr. WA RDLD wished to acquiesce in the general wishes of the Committee, either to withdraw or to proceed with the charge. It was pornsible that in the warmth of discussion he might have stated in this charge something stronger than the ease admitted. But on referring - to his own notes he had no idea to make any other impression than that which he himself felt on the rapid promotion of Captain Mating over deserving officers, his seniors. in the army. 40 Colonel GottooN examined by Mr. WARDLE. Colonel Go it DON stated, that Captain Mating was in Norem-• her, 1805, on the recommendation of Sir John Doyle, appointed to an ensigncy in the i;7th regiment. On the 24th of July', 18(38, an application was made by Major-General Frazer to the COM; wander in Chief, requesting his Royal Highness - that he might he allowed to appoint Lieutenant Maling his aid-de-camp. The! regiment in which that:oilicer was, being under orders for em barkation, and as it was inconsistent with the . lionour of the set- . vice, he did not quit his regiment. lint soon :dirt-, when the African corps was augmented from four to six companies, Lieu tenant Mating was recommended for one of the new companies. Colonel Gordon, however, first had an interview with Captain Maling's brother, in which he intimated to him, that if the ap-' pointment of hi. hr ,ther to the vacant company took place he should go with his regiment to Goree. Captain Maling did join a detachment of the African corps: who were doing duty al , oard , a prison ship ,, but was subsequently sent to Guernsey.. At this time a second application was made by Major-General Fraser . to have Captain Maling appointed his aid-de-camp. The an swer of the Commander in Chief was, that he approved of. Captain Maling being employed in that capacity so long, as a detachment of his corps remained in that island. • Q. is it within your knowledge, that a number of subalterns who had served longer than Capt. Mating, were passed by, al though they had signified their wish to purchase? A. Unques tionably a very considerable number. It is the invariable prac-' tice in the army, at least it has been the invariable practice,: since the period when his Roytil Highness was appointed Com- wander in Chief, that nojunior officer should be promoted over' the head of a senior in the same regiment. This regulation did not extend to the routine of the whole army. It is my duty to report, that the officer recommended was a fit and proper person and within his Majesty's regulations. That Capt. Maling was so I did conceive, and I know him to lieu promising officer as any in the army, and likely to do honour to his country. Q. Was not Colonel Pigott, of the 14th drag oons, promoted over a senior Major in that regiment ? A. hen l said that, such an occurrence never took place, I did mean that it was . the uniform regulation of the army so to recowmend O ffi cers, unless some special occasion for a contrary conduct, took place. I. believe that Colonel Piggot belonged to the 2lst regiment, and I am certain that he was specifically recommendedby the' Commanding O ffi cer, Lieut.-Gen. Tiirleton. Q. Can you recollect whether at the period of f CapeMalines; promotionthere were any number of recoMmendations of Kubal terns senior'to him, for leave to.' *before the Dukeof York ? great number, but this vacancy was not filledup by purchase. Q. Without purchase ? A. It is very rare _that these wee. The applications must be numerous in such an extensive army: Colonel GORDON then said that there were no regulations in the army, till they were introduced by the Duke of York. Be fore that, an Officer who had money, might purchase up• the length of a Lieutenant Colonel in three weeks .or a month. witness, in consequence had a conference on the subject with the. Gentleman who then executed the office of •Secretary at War, and by him a clause was introduced, into the Mutiny Act, in.. • flicting a penalty on any person who should interfere lathe sale. of commissions: THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Examined by Mr. WA !IDLE. • lirhat were the services of Captain Maling's brother, who is also a Captain in the army ? A. There is a Captain Alaiini who is nit assistant of mine in the Comniander in Chief's Ofbce, who, I-suppose, is the person you mean. What, his terVices are, I do not know. I h lye found him to he of considerable ser vice, and in consideration of his good character, and 'the ser vice) _rendered in attending to commissions and other business of the office, I recommended him to the Commander in Chief tin be • .