The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

that we the said Company. reposing especial trust and con-
fidence in General Sir Chula'. James Napier, Knight
Grand Cross of the Must Honourable Military Order of the
Bath, Do by these presents constitute and appoint him
the mid Sir Charles Napier to be commander-in-ehief of all
our military forces which now are or may hereafter be em-
ployed in the Ent Indies except such forces as are or
shad be employed in nor service within our fort and
garrison of Fort Wiliam in Besgal and the town
of Calcutta sad in our fort and puritan of fort
St. George and town of Madras Patoam and in OUT
fort and rsarrisoa of Bombay, and except such forces as shell
from time to time be emploed in our service within the
respective presidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay,
or within Roy settlements or places subordinate thereto re-
spectively, when he the said Sr Charles J. Napier shall not
be resident within such last-mentioned presidencies or places
respectively, which office of commander-in-chief aforesaid the
said Sir Chutes James Napier is to take upon him upon and
from his assumptko of the command of her Majesty's forces
in the But Indies, and to held and enjoy the same during
our SWOON and until the contrary thereof shall be
signified under our common seal, or under the hands
of thirteen or more of our court of directors for
the time being ; and we do hereby auth- rise,
empower, and require him, the said Sir Charles James
Napier as commander-in-chief aforesaid, to the utmcst
of his skill and power, to do and perform all such offices and
services ss spit/tarn to the poet rf commander-in-chief of
all our military forces in the East Indies, except as aforesaid,
subject to such removal er meal, as can or may be made by any
law now in Soros, sod witsjeee also to all such rules, orders,
and instruction' as he shall from time to time receive
from war Court of Directors in writing under the hands of
13 or more in them, er from the Governer General of India
in council, or from the governor in council of For: St. George,
or the g -venue in council of Bombay, whensoever he shaft
he present at or within either of those presidencies respec-
tively, or at *or within any settlements or places subordinate
thereto, according to the rules and discipline of war in per
seance of the trust hereby reposed in him, and we do
hereby stridly require, charge, and command all com-
missioned officer', non. commisaiosed effiten, soldiers,
sad others 'belonging to our military forces in the
several places before mentioned, except as aforesaid,
to yield to him the sail Sir Charles James Napier, es
their commanderin-chtv, due obedience accordingly, and
we do hereby revoke and annul all and every former
commission or comminions to any other persons whom.
seever to act as commander-in-chief of our forces in the
East Indira from the time that this present commission
shall take effect.
Given under oar Common Seal this nineteenth day of
March, in the twelfth year of the reign ot our soureian lady
Victoria by the grece of God of the United Kingdom of
Oust Britain awe !reload, Queen Defender of the Faith,
and In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty-nine.
By order of the Court of Directors of the said company.
(Signed) JAME% C. MELVILL, 8., Secretary.
NOTIFICATION.
Fort William, Home Department, 7th May.
The honourable the Court of Directors having in a de
spited+, dated 7th March last, announced to the Government
of Iselin that they had appoint. d General Sir Ch irks James
Nephr, knight grad ere*, of the most honourable military
Order of the Bath, to be C ,mutander-ln-Chief of the Batt
India Company's fiic:s in India, and an extraordinary mem-
ber of the Council of India, sal forwsrde d
copies of the ccmmiseions for these appointments to
the Government of India, and the wild commissions
pr. eiibing that the said General Sir Charles James
Napier in to take upon him the Command it& Colgan,' o:lice
of Extraordinary Member of the Council of India "upon
and (rim hie "'gumption of the command of her Majesty's
Mmes in the East Indies," and the s aid General LT Charles
James Napier having informed the llonnurable the Pre -
sidsut of the C.raueil of India in Counci that he assumed
the orminand of her Majesty's forces in the East Indii a o
this dote, it hereby notified that General Sir Chart. s
James Napier h rimmed the office of commander-ire.: icf '
of the forces o* the Bait India Company in India, and that
he has this day talan his seat and tile oaths as an extraordi-
nary member if die council of India under the usual salute
from the ramparts of Fort Widiarn
By ord, rot the honourable the Freslient of the C 3 UGC I
Of 111.3.4 in C
(Signed) FEED. JAn. HALLIDAY,
800,. to the o,vt. of India.
The following is the first general ordAr of Sir
Charles Napier:
11Y rue COMMAIIIDEWIX-CHIST.

1. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to nomi-
nate General Sir Charles James Napier, 0 C. 8., to be c.m-
mender-in-chief of all her Majesty's forces serving in the Bost
Indies, sod the Honourah,e Court of Directors having ap-
pointed him to the commend of the Honourable Company's
forces in India from hi. arunaption of the foregoi-'g a. point-
ment, he deems it right thus to announce in general ordtro,
that he his day %uses thedutics of his command, with tho
concoct, nce of his honour the presi.:eut in coutcil.
2. Ger.eral Sir Charles James Napier in thus grunting the
command, in consequence of the Right Honourable Lord
Cough's p tied of servici having ended, cannot do so with-
out diuctiog that the honours hitherto paid to this (Satin.
guished nobli man, Lc continued to him by those armies at
whoa. Sc ad he has ginn.i!fro many victories.
3. To the quo. n's and Company', armies Sir Charles J.me.
Napier ha• only to .:press the pride he feels at once more
setting with ths re, and the pleasure with which he heard,
on reaching the East, that at Goejerat they bad added a fre.b
yietcre to their annals, and a new c-inquest t a our empire.
4. All reports, return., and correspond-nee relative to her
Majesty's and the Honourable Company's forces are to be
sent to the heads of the various military departments, as
usual.
d The commander-in-chief will proceed in a few days to
join the atm, in the 'with, and will ir form the adjutant-
gem al of the army when he leaves Calcutta, in order that
any communication of importer,cc, requiring his !IN Ihney's
immediate decision, may be forwarded to meet him on the
march.
6. The commander-in chief will receive the heads of de-
partment'', on public business, from 10 to 12 a.m., any day of
the week, council days and Sue lays eiteepted.
7. His Execllency will lie happy to receive all officers and
st, nti, men who may wish to see him on Mondays and
Thursday, from 12 until 2 o'clock.
8. In aces of public eats rg,ncy;the commander-in-chic(
say he on any day and and at any hour.
Ibe catomander in-chief is pleased to make the followinee
amiointments on His Excellency's personal staff, from this
date:
Major J. P. Kennedy, H. M. 25th Foot, to be military
mastery.
Moja W. C. E. Napier, H. M. 25.11 Foot, to be aide-dc-
camp.