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London, England, 1804-09-12 00:00:00

GENERAL COURT MARTIIL.

Th.? following copy of a letter from 1: ~ , e
Advocate Gen. to the Commanders in Chief, w, :. ,
opinion and sentence of the Court Martial, lo v, h ,
it refers, has, by order of His Royal HiThness, banread at the head of every regiment in the service, and
entered in their respective orderly books :

SIR, 31st Jule, Mt
1 have had the honour of laying before the King the poicesa.
ings of a Giznieral Cowl. Martial, held at Sunderland R.marlo
on the 25th of last month, and on subsequent days, when C,p.
tain Michael Thomas Scott. of the filst Regiment of Foot, war
tried upon the following charge, exhibited by Majw Chadu
Win Doyle, of th^ same Regiment, vit
" Disresderthil, unon:erlike, and iiiigentleman'ike confect
upon the night of the Jilth of May, at tle! Play house of N
castle, in nut moving aide, in the slightest degree, to allow the
Major to pass, ur.til tv.. ice begg-s1 to it and then mdy put.
ting out of the way his sword, in the most ungracious way pos.
.ible, arid still persisting not to move his person, and this pre.
venting the Major to return to his place, and using unwarras••
able and threatening language to him the Maio, of his
meat), purporting a cha:leng.., and n.,e, fla{traa
breach of Discipline, and of the Articles of War, the tern.
made use of being accompanied with the tone of self-sufltrieey
and defiance, that could not be mended •notaed •
• The 'Weston of the Ca4rt Martial tiiarin which, king
apical, it may be proper to re. ve it in their own word..
" The Court having duly ewnsidered and weighed the w;:ola
matter, are of °Moduli, with respect to the irst part of the
charge against Michael Thomas Scott, Captain in the 611
Regiment, by Major Charles William§ Doyle, of the said Reg-
mem—, Di respectful, un Ihrerlike, and ungentleihauldi.:
conduct, upon the f_l"lth of May, at the Play Mawr of tie,
cadi , in not moving aside, in the slightest degree, to allow the
Major t n pa.., unto twice begged t o do vo, and then only put-
ting out of the way hi: sword, in the most ungracious way
possible, and still persisting not to move his person, and tats
restating the Major to return to his place ; that the .and ;aid
of the charge it met proved, and du therefore acqu.t Cape. Mi-
chael Tti,..11.14 Scott of the sme.

" But the Court are o.' (amnion. that Captain M. T. Sera,
on the night Of the path of May tt, in the Nercatle
boos; did e pay the tarty alt •n'll,ll and civi:ity to Majsr
C. W. Doye' of the 61,t Regiment, which iti to betemoug
from •orP• oTicer t.oward% aiiiith,r, and t arrieulariv from a junior
to a superior officer, and are of opinion, that Captain M. T.
Scott it highly c.disinabl..t toi the same.

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” With respect to the second part of the Charge, TIP. ionic
unwarrantable and thr:eatenine language to him, the )taper of
his Regiment, purporting a chatenge, and prnsokin: inir. r.
flagrant breach of discipline, and of the &tides of Wai, ti
teems made use of being accularanied with the tone of
sufficiency and defiance that could nut he mimwdeestaud,
Court are of opinion, that Captain M. T. Saitt, of the 614
Regiment, is guilty of wing unwarrantable and thtereen...:
language to him, the Major. of his Regiment, rut. king .
challenge iti flagrant breach of .liscintine, of the vo• es
of War, amid therehne adjadg him the still M T. Scut,
Ca;dain in the filst Regiment, tp lr poblicly reprisamdai, .1
such time, and in such manner, as 116 Majesty shall be le.eint
to direct; and d further adjudge !Mai, the said M. T Yiem,
Captain in the Gist Regiment, to be suspended from I,tik and
pay as Captain 111 Cie said 614 Regiment for the space of sit
Calendar mouths. But the Court are of opinion, that Caoan
M. T. Scott's language dirt cot purport a challenge, and du
therefore mean him of the saws%
" Aiid, .311.1 the whole iiiattei,l am to acquaint Yoe, R0..el
!tient-is that Ills Maiewv has tho ight tit to conlion the sm.
trace ....the Coen Ntartial with respell to the mipension fors
rank and pay, but Is g.aciously pleased 0 disnen:e with the
pubic re: ritualist awarded by the Court, His Majesty conceit.
mg that the pisedication of the eentencis will virtually comet
the intended censure.

(Signed)

" CHARLES MORGAN"

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