The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-11-18 00:00:00

. the Ceert‘Mertiel, if be . wished any expire • from him vs ally plaint whatever, be was ver , ',- .ng to be remitted by hint. Whatever might feelings respecting Colonel Quentitt's cent wards him, he hod never unwired these feet actuate him in the smallest wraltser in prevetdi from giving ell the support to him which , ite could, in the management of the regiment; he his - duty to the regimeat mid to the service to fall into tech as error. Bet be would Colonel Qeersties eresiert had sewer; been .. gravatiog to hive and it evidently was his obje.. drive him set of the regitnevit Redone eat vertu, on personally ioseltieg Wee, bet he did sway thing to make Isis situation sopleastat to him. He bad -- - made several endevonsege to get out of the regileeet ; teal ' t estis t. - otie ,- - _ okapi lal, n. peelasal booms, of Coilooel sod he lei sot bees sear the regiateet till alter the Dikonst wroth+, m te N ti li s i loadSct 're the enerny, Mat we cruiiiot, letter of the Olken. With respect to the orders emmineat sits oat feelegi, YET elVera analog the fact to your issued by Colonel Quentin he wished to observe, that Boyle a l / 4 11005 4 10aviag your Rtiyat Higbee" to adopt such as your Royal Highness should such a factors ,Whenewer_he got s a y °e ll 's" *ells a super'..._ °ffice ., -ry V s o. n oa ret weepart eal4 foe; and should rine Royal Highaess *e lle immeatately whipt ate eallsw iota the wools, ; fi l th ltd whys* have so lozi e ta i rcealed these am/ other circumo be eyeteeth did with a 'view of afterwards showing tit i t i m i :sl:as yo g ar eat itnine t, a 7'w•celnistuatri:alloyymitoilyigh"rto4 to the Glowed of Ills regiowats to make it appear 'Noe riev iituatie:giek wit: to near Ott patlencethe - > , to him that ise was not propeely sepported by the f ones ,„fh oore .. .‘! , WI: , • ". I t . thicers owlet. him. it 'wow well.6llWwliti/ t he hl wp"Toedl"deutifult ; w ig_ leave . Skeie tir risel rerj s u a c r : year be lt i Zt e rti l a a :a li rl f t the eat of the wow was e-e-t---------Y --c.:- determine; we have mates our +injection to a public cogekyv about him. These mese of eaethly *seat, one tree roar Royal Bighorn wit" give credit to our mot i lvest Sted wer w wwWwiel laughed by (be seen. slow was a p s ed s i t en e t sa to m d e o:y i l e Ai s f,t i rFeme r RuYs t i o l o il u i r gh ty l i ess si Te lsi t i e dg t e m i e lo . it P"ssibles f ear ialrlditaas *0 Plidafvfl eleaellaeloi sheer whatever cimmumos year Royal Highsess may 11 whew the lose were *Hewed toile dank. without to- ' to give us. a Whatever me be the result* any peartalipg year Risial ',skies say paraisimemit ? ; .., , Klemm may thiak prer to ad npt,we beg to assdie vas r Royal C o tes.' Paipergrangeolled to make some venom Mishima that we alto{[ ever reaseisher with faehngs of pride • ipposs Nei disadeaseqpils he was placedender .with re- tee eisititrole what we ewe le yew Royal Ilioh __ ..._OLVI a• oar CO. , n r ISOM; wag we can declare with the go•uteit troth, that lode s ith etaithillaemee_, Iti . tle ittittratiell 5" pespeek If •the distinguished and eidlasive honour we have do. Not being at limmegearters be hitherto enjoyed earning isoluediately under year RoyatHiglo. . Ipokipsi ' , stater) was el a y am .. for a ling t i me to , rees,, ear sm all i uf th e e ti t n 3 / 4 74 conceive I se d tit .m we a r d e n v v i r ifi aa w x fir e r v sepe or i t: altdliallte fir' s oleo half the Moat a ll owances" aad • character si of your Royal Ilighaess's ' regiment, we have . ever ex= 'Stiten he had received pet-mimes* to forage for Ms. eetietwed from your Royal Righoeis that , most Armies. ow tell, a nd had Weaned a o°64derahie quantity issued , a no " Tr ; 4 .... s v a s e a d nd ki e lli i i sh ne :, a w a i s i l ie;t ha ir t tr un nl r d e m in a l t i r a fts ill f ie el itie tit to all i must cores and other necessaries; Colonei Quent i n ..50... unirrotesul of human beings it we could ever tweet them. an or d er t h a t i t . a b ou ld b e equa ll y di v id e d among the I d b • I tbe baattar to remain, with every sentiment alien regime, said wet confined to that portion which-bad an d K ale Y00144V01 Kigliness's meat devoted humble servant, '' hese at the tremble avid tiseard to procure it. It e a.% ROB ARTS, Lieut..Cill. and Major, 106. 91 was singular that Colonel Qeentin should not have Addressed to his Royal Highaess the Ponce Regret. .. remembered the-,remarks up,* the b a d state or his _ He had now little to do except to bring before the troops, ne m by Lord covabermere sad Lord It.' attention of the House that part of the sentence Somas-set, and yet he had called a witness who proved ! which, in his 'pinion, so injuriously selected .on the characters of those in whose behalf he was now Chet es the day before that conversation he had told the men that their coadect was infamous, awl yet the . imploring the intercession of the House :. . very city succeeding he had not made any mention I 1 " . In obis view of the case (which is not palliated by the very of their bad tfiecipline to the Commander of the Ca- li,g ie l ' a r Itl s ;;n e e l :li gi n e a d co on nsSe . 1 i r . e? 'IV na upon tehrehltlitli C s l trifeeirle t h e- is Tally, or to the ilrigatheGeneral: 4 -litelted threat- wards those,(hicers is essential to the vhatiaterests ofthe ovary i awed the soldiers with mind i ng them oot . e . bi vouac , a c n a d li t f l at 1,1 . 4 ta re ture i of the combination against Col. Quentin would and yet he had nut **(iced, se series, -a sohjeet to in it ; r . t r iet il i; w a r tt e u l ya rr iTie lb e t =w it at4 f s w is rl74ly i t gelded by those who bad the power to correct it . There was a lenient di sposition towards a corps of °Seers who have hi titer, merited his approbation, and *mid willingly ',anew Do order to this effect is the usual book, and the re- that utadeartestey in same. and itterperfence in others,had left them' proof of COL (least% to the troops, ddpended unaware of the mischielt,us seralrogy or Obeli coadart upon this merely epee the assertion of the Serjeant-Major. twain* his Royal H ighoess is averse to adopt such severe meal , hied it bees the fact, it was impossible that some of sores al as tt i t 7bei r e u . s o tom • ° pos ll:et:L i te ic :f i e l =s o rt r ;att il a d eol ' ut i l' a le nd u ing ti. the Officers should not bare retained it its memory. Officer. Stilt it it ~mini that conduct m iajuriou4 lofts nature Col. l'aleser read ebeevidence a die Serjeant-Major sho u ld ui,,.r r it a n e s id fa i t , t d h h t i s rube .rear) a warning in support of to show its improbability, and asserted, that the foamier' Int ilie a nthem: who sifte d l s ett b e al r'n; the re gorhe:ifcAn object of Cut. Quentie was always to gain popula- sae, shall oi• longer act together at a corps, bat that OW/ WWI fit Y with the atea at the **Peace of their "eel.' !fecsitilvlrilirbsly d i stribute d ter l i r :4_, ael a tt ut tnist;tt4t f iltr 's v r tliTal Iu nearly all cages where jest punishments had been awl confine ilietwebee to their SOb.4iiIOROB ditties , ey until their services aril esperiesce shall wettings their heist plated to 'ordered by Ceara-Martial, the Colonel had allowed only of the intictioe of half the sentence, so that gr:ine'kgm acrd it :at m w h ere liw °say . b ! a lkiw " t°3 6 'lgoafilsa duties orf the y prof orma+. the whole regiment main a* state of insuberdinatiove e The Praire Regent has been further pleased to *teeter, The Olfice.ss who had commanded before the arrival that though Colonel P. (err did out sign the letter or the tab of August, be 19 neverthelers, by hot dednred seittiusects on the , Of COL Qeeetie• were charged With cruelty, sad wore prosecution, toll his //mead coorwrieme le the ophthro of the rendered odious to the wee. Col. Palmer instanced carers. to he considered is the muse light as it he e nd twills the case of Abbot, his remarks open which be read . came to that paper, and his Royal ai, hoes has tasturafla taw maaded that he shall also be removed to another carpi" from his reply. He aloe referred to an order issued . " t am. dtc. by Col. Quentie respecting the losing of arms by (Signed) " FREDERICK. Commander -ia-Chlsfe the tees , and re ad what he had stated to the Court- Before he concluded, he was desirous of observing, Martial epos that subject. that he had no - complaint to state on his own ac. Having goes throogh the senteace of the Court- count. He had stated in justification of ethers, a Martial,. Col. Palmer entered into am elimination of . great number of facts, and in so doieg, he had the confirmation given by the Prince Regent. The found it unavoidable to connect with them a state. first passage he read was that which charged the Of- ! anent of his own opinions and feelings. It had never beers prosecuting with not basing co-operated with . been his wish to become the prosecutor of Colonel, the Colonel , and with having entered into a compact ;Quentin. On the ground - of his supposed opinions, *Oast their Commanding Officer. Col. P. wished Ibe had been directed to undertake that task, and not to ask the Right Hen. Gent. opposite (Mr. M. Set. I only by the authority of the Commander ht Chief, ton)i who, be presumed, was the adviser of the Prince but by the authority of the Prince Regent himself.-.: Regent, whether he thought the complaints of Offi. , [Hear, /tear!]—Further observation upon the case cers against their superiors, justifiable under any giro 1 he had described would be irrelevant avid improper; cumstances? On the inspection of a regiment, the pd.: and he should now, therefore, leave it in the hands rates *ere allowed to make any representations they I of the House, and conclude with moving for "eh thought aecessary,and was the same privilege to be re., humble Address to his Royal Highness, that he would fused to the Officers? It bad been asked, why the Of{ I be graciously pleased to direct the proceedings of the (jeers came forward to prosecute in a body? But how.' General Court-Martial held on. Colonel Quentin to were they to come forward, if not in a body I Now it ~ be laid before them." - had been urged that the Captains • only shou ld have 1 Mr. M. SUTTON, after suggesting a verbal 11-'1 proseceted—that was impossible - Captain de Gram- i (*ration in the Motion, proceeded to the general moat was abroad, and had he be en is England, from' question: He thought that the Hoeft had exercised his peculiar obligations to Colonel Quentin, it would : at least an uncommon degree of patience towards the I have been impossible for him to have taken any part lion. Gentleman. During' his address he had en -1 against him. Captain ,Gordon was unfortunately tireiy misconceived the official ditties of a• Judge. killed at Thoelouse; and, indeed, there were only Advocate, whets he had asserted that he had recoup ! two Captains who could have prosecuted. He (Col. , mended the dismissal of the prosecuting ogicera...-..: Palmer) bad stated freqeently that he did not come : With that determination he had nn concern. - The forward free any feeling of personal animosity. In course pursued by the Hon. Gentleman hod 'been , making complaints, or rather justifications of him- most extraordinary—[Hear, hear!] —The motion self to Lord Edward Somerset, he bad never objected , had been postponed that reasons for it might he pro-, to the private minded of Colonel Quentin, who had duced, and now what were those reason ?—[lleer, l said in his defence, that the proceeding was only as I hear!—[t seemed as if the Mover had considered it echo of the aspersions 4 .66 Dicers. The fact was, las a manse it oases* that the Home should inter that complaints against him were notorious, or at I pose--.%tlat),lll*; papers should be laid-upon the table, least his misconduct was mach talked of, and bad and thee efterivarda be should submit some 'mallets extended even as far as Ipswich : at the time the upon it. 'lle had a little mistaken the mode of pro. German Legion was there it was a topic of common ceediog. The first question was, whether the House conversation. It was not fair, under all the circ um- had any right to enercitte • judgment, and not whether steams, to attribute malignant motives to the Prose. it approved or disapproved of the sentence of the tutors, who bad been pressed forward, and who had ; Court Martial.--l_klear !)—The speech hid est • been conscious that some enquiry was necessary, and. been less eztraordidary than the expectation.— that the guilt or innocence of Colonel Quentin should. Whether the honesty or the intettigence of the mem-t be ascertained. . With regard to the letter which had bees of . the Court-Martial' eras to bi attacked, or been transmitted to his Royal Highness( la the first whether it was a Joint amaileeperi both, it was dif.. 'esteem, he begged to state that it bad been pre- ficelt to ascertain, bit It wits gees • clew that' thle cured by Colonel Quentin upon false pretences.—A. House could not venture to deeide,? beeaose they : had: Copy of this letter he should now beg leave to read heard only .one half of the case.—[fiear ! heat il}— to the lions.:-- If the question were again to be tried, it would be Ste that he (Mr. M. Sutton) shoekl teed the other hair of the proceedings. The publitiatien of the tehd,t l which most persons had read,' relieved him frodellite) lowing the Hon. Gentleman through the greatereite of his address, but unless it was meant -to Irepiecit the integrity of the Judo" appointed, by feting WO! credit to the ex parte statement just heard, no %teat& had been laid for acceding le the motion. Thotieet i ! point at issue, • which well deserved to be wlrlijtbd was whether'the Heim. bad Fay authority to offer aril opinion, or to gets' decision. Justice to the ladivi-1 dial alight rcquire that the whole ease of the De- iect to • " Brighton Barracks, An.* • Sta,—ln consequence of your Royal Highness's evintssaitils. through Colonel Palmer, to the Otters. woe the @abject of the nehappv feeling that exists in the regiment, 1 begleave most rethectrell% to address year Royal Highness in thy own mane, and that of the Officers. - 46 With revert to the bringing forward charges agalast the Constnavdiag dicer, we can enure "'oar Royal Mews, lbw we have oevef had au intention of I jte kind, can we at all reconcile ourselves to the idea of bringing forward, before a general Court-Martial, an Individual who has hitherto been so diAinguithed by your Royal Highoeles (avow!' and protectiois I conceiving that nothing could justify to the world and wave yes' the iudelicacy of such no act. Our feeling% ineepradent of sock aeshideratien, are advent to a measure of the kind g being actuated by no personal motive!, but solely by an anxiety to THE STATFSMAN: • iled—that both sides .! ' ' L 4 ~., „ ~ , first chat I would not upon' is, ' t. , promulga; I, consistin, , lof t ''' ' ~ for ha; think fit to Mi . .. 4' 4. t . .ts who wk c a Court,wh' , tf 4 edits, 4 , also agreed ; all the bene i of heat ng thit 'strictures on tonal advantage of attending to and on this —.atomisation. Are Itifpereerns - disnleasure chesnaelves by means of the printed a - former et ,a , con Would not Enter into the question against M aj , yceseary, not to- justify, because a wee, that '.. . required- , -not to defend, for no be maintained, wanted—but to ezplain - the gillitids riSOirtelhe - Coort-Martial had' founded its deci. , who brougl Charge, which comprised three, Chief was di _ had declared thahtwo points were the pr isecut . not pr a ted, and that;, one only, which regarded ne. cation for t' . idigenix) In girkig Orders to the n 1 n, was established. for th ; purpose —Was net it enough to satisfy the HOuse.stkttlt regiment, Ll illein that' such *as the solemn "decision of the to serve the Court 3 or if any farther confirmation were neces- to inform MI eery, end the integrity or (allude of the Members of lte shoold . , the CUurt were doubted ,' he begged tender then°. should be at Atelnable Gentleman to the names of the Meetbeti" 41 . PUrthiteed 7 entirely of General Officers, to ananiof Rays wee& = sd t e lve Speaker had often hed the satisfaction of which was I elipressing the atitude of the House for emit the charges neat services. Nothing was more natural than ley: The that the prosecutor should be dissatisfied with ceeded to m ibe sentence '' '. 'rid the Honourable Gentleman did the Officers &It fiat in oticeptlon to the general rnle, that lone! in the the peosecetoe iivas not tDt impartial judge in; his case in wli Mitt cait.—{firetir; beer'n-4t was not singular that the charges - the opinions of the PrommatOr eznd of the Court sh - ould from the service be diecordant. 'The Second Charge, if not direct, not severe oontaivied swung implied accusations of a went of 6 howiter bir personal collage ; and it had been endeavoured te and though be established in evidence, that when the regiment preasion of was kid open, Col. Quentin reined in his horse, and 'irrnog, they opened the ranks that he might get into the rear IN tnanifestiox safety. The Court pet a negative upon this acesriel with .tile cesk Lion, and he (Mr. M. SI) haring advised the Princii brihjered Regent to confirm the sentence, waseti.farvesponsi. Ikallstioe. Me s and was ready, to submit to the consequences.— tleinan (Cot The Third Charge WIN an undisguised. assertion of suites since the cowardice of Colonel Quentin—that immediate. ifrfie Or two iy the firing began he diseppenad from the head ,o( been dismissed flea treops, in short, th a t Ise ran ,awty... f . ,, , fie Gentleman wo dente for the Dereodant ArOyeil,_t*tt lin ' ' - istit Without proof 1 51 left his troops Instil they's** coasted . ' b:/' tee; Regent; 4 ft' meat of the Dote of •HrineseiCk Oels, aria ohtsll4 Gentleman i hod been dispatihed else#here by order. of . .Lfird E. one or thirt Somerset., The Fourth' Charge, was andatibtiley same. It A *Sic that there was a want of- discipline ha. the Mk titers from regiment when commanded by CoiOnel• 'Quentin, —that they which did not prevail when it was under the ordersref case was, al Colonel Roberts or Colonel Palmer; Ltlrd Welling- letter, that toe *es aware of this declension in the character et' judge what the regtaant,, and had provided a remedy : which re. irtst - conit ithiwit : lt :to Its former state of excellence and 1014 Ctiiao : Murii ‘Ctlilessed his disapprobatioe or the negl igence of Celia of Ogo CRsine!' Quentin. Lord Conti:permite ha 4i said that called on t hud not peace arrived he should, lettevii" , here, fhelbose,ch desmed it fit to take serious notice of use continued It Wen irtattentions of Colonel Quentin. end it was singe. plain, in (hit tat that the-very cease that had induced Lord Cam. to be made , belreeee to forego his charges had induced the Prose.; the nostouom meters to commence' their proceeding. that aeited-hie heir!) The Court-Martial was of opinion' thitint. Conversant ficient pehlihment had been inflicted by LliskrWil. lion: Gentians lingtosni, hist they could not find the faet . itirise, coarse to hr sod:they were consequently obliged to declare hfin turned the gtdlty of negligence in keeping up the discipline of the to reduce it regiment. For this the Prince Regent had confirmed forwarded, the sentence of a reprimand. The Hon. Colonel I niander.in.Ch I had complained of that part of the sentence that had l in question amused his brother Officers of not cn-operating with brought for their Colonel. It would not be fi t that he (M 6 IM. session of ' Sutton) should state the grounds which had led the of the Prim, the Court to make that declaration, but the Hon. the case, the , Member ought to be the last to object to it, since it , fectly super( was evident from the case of Mr. Morrison, to ex. 1 the name o( 1 Oda which he had laboured in vain . , proved that he , tilled in cal, did wetc•-operate by' giving Ms superior officer the ter of charg, iiithresitiOn that Lord E. Somerset' had declared it signed it. W was his duty to communicate.. The reason he assigned , Colonel war for not doing so was the terms upon . which he and ' his pocket,' COI. Quentin were. t Hearn Another Case was I containing . :, ' quite as conclusive. The jutfior i Officers couiplaintd and that yet that they had not due support fruit! their Colonel—one I should be Of Captain was asked, whither'ili hi; 'troop there was in form, in dot great , irregularity ? 'He answered, Yes. The lion. Gent. , next question was whether he had made repressing. a variety. of ations to Colonel Quentin upon the subject as Often' 'and be was as he would have done to any other Officer ? The . which Cidoh reply was, " No, because I did not expect that they !emitting the , would be taken notice of."—[Hear , hear !]=-Dict I to the- halbert, not this prove, beyond question, that there wal not I otherildellit that ce.operation which was absolutely necessary, for' ' eHear!)=4 the due organization of the regiment.--(flear, hear!) changed std. The Prises •Itegent is advised to approve and confirm [Hear, hear the sentence, which is complied with, but could the (Colonel Pa matter* end/there ? Conk' Colonel 'Quentin, After acrimony on whet had passed, expect More co-operation from the Officer l war A. 1 Olnetrt than before ? Was it possible that they trary to 41 lislintild remain in the same regiment? Then the Sutton here question, which was to leave the regiment—the party Quebec, auk unjustly Accused of absolute cowardice, or the party neral Orders I mho had unjustly accused him f--[Hear, hear !) demising, in . Thsteromirea kWh*. require the removal of the pro- of a regiment seaters:be Of Colonel Quentin ? He had no he. a vote of the elation Ili siyieg, that there was not an instance in who had beet the history of niertial law, where - Officers falsely ex- order stated, hashing chttille i ercowardice against their superior, good intenoo, had not been dietnissed the service—liere they were disapprove' Only removed into other regiments.—Eflear, hear!) - Conduct of a , -64 t pid been doubted by some persons, whether, conduct of the slice thechintiehed been partially proved, the sub- the meeting. sequent censure' on the prosecutors were proper ; sentiments k bit, Once Ille 'Veining of Ceirt-Martisls was the that .o.theei prerogative" of Ail' Crown, and since by weighty sonsiiiseettlf charges which lite unfisandetl being preferred, his superior 'Office Nepal Mi t ilif bbliirluced to.gvent a Court:Martial, which belonged while:K.oo Ittiti:of Interior Consequence, be might entrusted, by, 114'W~ 'tti refit*. ' 'There' was' a case, which he was equally. sbwilki Eisititet;iiiisYwhifth 'was directly hs 'point, and have Mimed it would net birlpsoillig' himself, sines it had oc. usannei•iii w marred lonibefoile he wars appointed to the office.— lug' among The muse was contained In *Utter from Sir C. bloc- with thit ai gall' to the Mike or York, ,containing the pleasure by !skull% I of his leajetty on the sentence Of n Court-Martial ; of those w', *olds( Newport, it, the liiiinf . Wight, on Lieut.- ' mitilfi,r 'Afire Colonel Morgan . . The letter staled, that it was the sOig,ijigntt4 'keit plakteare of his Mojeety 'to confirm the ..teeteoce of Officers, ne - the Court, by which Col. Rose was found guilty on some charges Almaden pre.,erve the di-tinavisited character of your Royal Highnew's fondant I be detai rer ,,, ~i i i„ • e g ionewl, which we conceive to hate suffered most meg-lolly , . . IC , H ouse , criipe c 9 , o • I (mini in its lam, • : lee • ' 9 • 7/1. - ' livered, ht be Iw. e q„,,k, a &d o t m ‘ • . .1 .; .. s, ' , . d uct to _ v 1 a . ... ,1 , Are It' ( it ,;'„ i 01 . , iii ~4 .11. ..., i.l 4 ,,.' ' er, tl clings ge w ' lie .. pit 4€l 1 .eeb., F e !, t . , yikT $i 7 'r l ie & of i '•4 •• a 6 7 ' ..IVe' . • l in t o. . r. • . - r. ding ht, 'mica f $ A.l nan t .. l's reiterlo f E• ,, • ~ ,)1• • en r having i commaadlog the Humor br igade (which we men respearaily reply, with the additloi possibly bee leave to mclosel, relat ive to your Royal II • 's reti- tle knew im p tlrivi t-wg ar rpo rmai dwy r - tin evideisoe adiered in too well how far any set • Beers anxious for t • ~-,. t, elid noweatis(y thorn of their corps, and witpoosvie pdertar say that are actuated, can resPeet the Odle w ./Iwe co es,Mr.V.Setton WI • r I stoeag- sick bocigg; a either than was seal* object to. et rut Hard HiffilidlPMl the ••I - r - Prim jastilication walnut rat , Sir 5., Cotton, thee commanding the casslm la walditae. defffice 'could be wide t ven ture nl - aiiiiitg - 0/Seir iiiiilo alluded I. and Ole whele reglmeat ety thi *restated *44l+,the d podsobbsiseett oikeweirsei *Awls- on which The Coart.3 H. Ma i d atedert• Mlll mein ddq' sre.ritY at ilAtiat lei r lf sion. Of the First C Regal Ingham,. wo m en's b wanes lit "Ore eltiloslit ; that eeports alit et d rigimost f . sisaiiteeiewmakolpitolen. 'th; points, the Court had 4 _.- -t-....a .....• ~.....1 ...,A Alit n '• - .. . .-. • i ...............- srge, and ordered to he reprimandett%it' gation of the reprimand in a public n 7 tying employed two persons as h i i - -4 were rated and paid as corporals; .14 1 :4 e4 greed with the opinion of the Coarti It: on the conduct of the proeecutor, iti a : 4l- - occasion his Mitjesty 1 , 0( . 0 11. 00d f i b the conduct of Colonel R AI bilese;ll cession, in preferring unfoandert c 1,4 ajor Ottley ; and took hecasien to : the - prefewriattpeesesitattawidahtesw illi le d , wag ant only inconvenient awl ilia, e serfiee, bit -- dlieiriVerat "it; ,fie flit ihteia festivaid.• Vi,. Cae a r needoi.h , diveeted to lotOilse the 0 / 111144 elegsged i f gide', that till Majosly had 11 ^ fattier i t % their servires•; hid since it was espftro o k rpose'•bf 'preservink Itirmisof in stilii that Colonel Ross ahead not tool i ew eret The coisinonder in Chiefwastlir him, that itirPt,lllt Majesty's litemlnretlot -retire . from that regiment, but at libeeky 'to sell his commission" :4 bled tbe ~ lan*- The reasmrtirtif e el . A ~„..... ~. ....,, ~ft ie,„,•,.i.;, pA T -: made in the -seedy part of -ritiol t e I formerly preferred against Major Right Honourable •Crentleman tai ' obserre,that he had stated the reasons rs vlOlll.OO remain together; witictiec e , le same teginterst, and he hatprigle ci d i !tic's' Wirers,. Who-• had ipartiallyjo o ,,i s thefheil;ptefeirva.; had beets dijoi nd service. - That, the toss, . therelner; l on on the Officers of the 'loth was stfdi v, ouoirsylctifeir feelinis might have ai iit ' i; they were, ne . doub.., sincere in their s , f their feelioge--on the occasion looms, ey were -in the l, ' , they had toke i g r lhillit.'"l l l ; inke, whe le i ttot.4ol slidi ir. ass. IniiittrNO : tiailk 4. *I the. Officers fidi but , rathet vetieksttfrole 111 ililliehist It .filt.if k071 .ihit,. ,,0, tilPr, I.tilNiirerabtradi. al'. Palmer), e 01 kite eli4ish chit were obliged to sign the letter, bee t % Weir) y.W ooloss:(OrwirdliCiy *ideal 'seed the service?. 44 begiet; thit l y eli* a W 4;4 GI 10 .4 .41 V 4 1 ,1 1P , %lie* 111901106 , roa r wn thivedliserirlideleers of lbw PAW .4e, he could , lisi t srtite Hestsettrdit nf: that 'whether -N. ..aireeri hid boa it y, the case . weektbassittees precisely tit - had bcen es* said. - --*lty dismiss ; The 4 I the regiment.merely Air writing stetted y had not wished fora Covet-IM*O, Tin as - the • - Dffirei's ha d u Itraly *let ie di it they would at . tSite oa ehmaseiresh :t course was' proper to be paribed. Fe td - ther - Officert ifity, witted. but Oil? ' They • were ndt th i siinlehintalyist Oetlbisel Quentin a and s 1441 staterally 4 to substantiate whatihey had set fankis beiges titjlisell inthe letter lit ipiseips, w asked ft the Otteers,weMilot to tout de wit)! I . Were'there helnwapiatets it; d le against a Commanding Olicer t y Set •• arable Gentleman (Colonel Palest) .' opinion, though certainly he willaititi t with matt-I.s. of military disciplitiest* . Oman, he should have thought the proper have pursued would have been to harem ' e letter to the Officers, and desired Ikea It to specific charges, which he should lass , 'and not carried himself to the Com •Chiefi-04t had been said, that the tette I was not nitintately - intended to have has 1r ward, hue thai Crilneel •Quentin got pot it by improperly making use of thews, ince Regent. Whether. or get this wen there could be no doubt ttit It' was per. sriluous in Colonel . Qaentin to make iss4 tf his ItoYal Highness, because he wasps. tiling for that letter, or of making item Lige against the Officers, that they id W l ep it,ti . be, borne that one Lieatemet its to tell the Sl i ther that he had a letter: is r 'stgl,l4:4„:itut Officers of the regiateds charger against his character and healer , yet he woo not entitled to require dist k trod u4a l tAiiis wilother he had done riglil tsubstancdfho Mad wet done wrong. 'CM in talking oitheitkVharge, bad bromill of *ccuiatibis against , Colonel Quail* I surprised to hear th at the instances is intel , Quentin had •sfictieli his lenity by rt: s mustences of Then whis:,had been blink° 6.119. were . hulled' by Gintierneu on tits if' the- Zonis as facts to his prejedi :•It wanted that he (Mr. M. Sutton ) lies with thole Honourable Geutiernel4r !owl —When the Honourable Crentlemi. Palmer) had commented with so 004 11 an Colonel Quentin for his conduct at Is as he aware that his own course wet cot the regulations of the army ?—c?dr. 4 O read an order of sir J. Craig, twoollit ini which had been adopted into the 00. ,rs issued from the Horse Guards, OR in stronglerms a meeting of the written. ent-ef , fusiteers in Caeada, who had -, hanks and ippribation to the Adjetaitt eon remitted Into another reginteat. 4 4 lll d, tbal.though Sir .7.. C. did justice hilii teems of the , setjeaets, • he. could 'Met *A •• thOir, preeurning to meettodeliberate end. a si,CriOrbilicer. He 'also condemned tin the ComMadditlrOfficer who had approved 'g.• The General Order, in adopting OS of this distinguished Officer, remarktal .circumstance of any dais of military pet. hling to deliberate on the conduct of their 'fficer, wa4 an assumption of that authorill teed to the King alone, or , to the perNPA by. biro with the command t Such coel. y. culpable in all ranks.")-rile should ass al the traiiiimiision of the letter, but At which it had been transmitted. The re* 4 the Officers seemed to hate bete 8 an . ' investigation should take place; be/ the letter they became accusers. Se° who signed that letter must have bee* rice there were lame of the Office. 1 1 1 4 Att,c'ehten in the Peninsula. 'flies. to doubt, °nit- . meant - that there wto es which they wished should be cleared Ilb . . • .~ • . r • •