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GENERAL ORDERS.

1101116•GU4IDS. sea. 14, 1810.
♦t a General Court-Martial, held at Quebec on
the 9th of April. 1810. and continued by adjourn-
ment to the 11th of the same mouth. 1.4-uicitant
Joseph Peters, of the Canadian Fencible Regi-
ment. gr 3. arraigned upon the undatuuntioned

charges. viz.—.
i.e." For bring drunk on piquet on the monies of the
)st of April, to tu.
ed. For great insubordination on the morning of the
Ist of April, ;slit, its insulting Capt. M'Queen,enf the Ca•
median Frocible Reinvent, then commanding Cape Dia-
mond Gourd, and canniest( him to fight, to breath of tits
Articles of I%'r."

Upon which charges the Court came to the fol-
lowing decision
. . . . .

The Court, having duly soil maturely weighed and consi-
dered the proceedings before thrm, waw of opinion, 'hat the
l'raioner, I. iruiemint .1. Peters, of the Cansuli in Feocible Re-
wns Guilty of bosh the charges preferred against him,
which being in Meath of the Articles of War, the Court sen-
tenced him to be r atkiard.

The Court, in clueing its proceedings. lamented that Cart
itPflowea did not exert his ont:iority to prevent the improper
use of liquor iu the guard-room; said after finding' the effett
it bad produced on Lieutenant Pelona, be did not miser •
poorer sense ordeal), due to the service, hut on the contrary en.
tired into altercations, and antlered him to remain, while
a state of intuxicatiou, in the cumnisted of the piquet.
Hui illsjetty having been pleased to approve and
emit:firm the finding and sentence of the Court, the
COOtatatttler-in-Chief dire;:ts, that the charges re-
ferred against Lieutenant Joseph Peters, together
with the seutetwe of the Coirt, shalt be'reati at the
hind of eSery COrps, and entered in the Regimental
dederly Books.
By command of the Right Honourable the Corn-
mauder-in Chief,
HARRY CALYCRT, Adjutant-General.

11011115.610ARDS. SETT. 2A. 1810.

At a General Court-Martial, held at liarbisdoes
on the td May ism, and continued by Adjourn.
merits to the 14th of the same month, Lieutenant-
Colonel l'hotnat Austin, of the 4th Sat tahoo troth
Regiment, wan arraigned upon the under-mentioned
Chlorite!, viz
rat, For varions neglects of duty hiehly prejudicial to
the Service, previous to his being removed (iota the command
of the ith !imitation both Regiment, on the rith nfiall tares
Ilium, at the Cape of Good Hope, in permitting (loarter-
11froder Marriott of Ilse above Regiment, who was under ten-
Imre of a Gesseril Court- Martha fur Peculation, to leave the
Coluay at the Cape of Good Hope withent settling the Bar.
r•ek Damages against the Corps, amounting to about Sou
rioliais, which had laid over bits during the *hole of the
Lien tement-Cotormers Commands being from the tbth fa-
t:nary, 5807, to doe Stk Jannary, titua; and seglecting to in-
sp. et the Clothing semi out for taus, at Cape Town ; and
permitting that at fliniotes Town to be Wally neglected, and
at the mercy of any body, when the Regiment were elicausped
at Rotted:throat; sail for negleetrug to sign the Ratios sr
Fisel Accounts for the r hole or part itir the shore period, so.
tit sent to him by lum aritersmow, Major Lomax, ou *high a&
Count, on the Corps' tuition tuition, the t)fileces` advance of
Pay, Rat and Forage money, was withheld, which die.
treseed them, and deprived them of the means of obtsmitig
stock and comforts for • bong sea voyage.
" Fur highly improper conduct in erasing from the
Contractors at the Cape of Good Rope, and &promoting to
his, own use, a portiom of the Wood that eras *se to the Non.
CWlltaillii(llltd Officers and Privates of Oil 4th Rambo*
broth Regiment, during their encampment at Ittrambn
Lush.
3d, " For anotilier-like conduct iu reerivtfig and raking
with him, when leaving the Corveat tot different tisse..„•vis.
at tym M
ington, on or about the alit of arch, lb; ti, and at
the ('ape of Good Hope, on his rem,wal from the Com-
al*" of the etwPor the Alhawnime to the Battalion fur Sta-
tionery and Postage, thereby übtigiu¢ his Smerssor to far-
sista the same ; and for which, on the Einbarkationeof the
Corps its May tang, and Monk, i Inn, lie might bane beet'
arrested, and bat it. Comthlamon, had be nut found the
means of liquidating tiresome
nth, For redact 'nighty aubreontiiie the rhareeter of an
°dicer and • Geutlemam, to bong CUM' i'Ut.l ill bestir ; anti
iu dircriing iu Bait shins OVIICI im sash Pius ruthei loo;,
at 11, ('ape of Good Ham, an Wise of Queues to Officers
(Nonni mating Consplatres fur their Men, when they west not
allowed lit be wen% mid competing* the liminusts to take
C.lllll'etl, ml fit lid. rimming er;h, et Moe mime time moil place
and obiging them loginup those which Governmeat Mai
atteylard them *llk grebe.'"
Upon whit% Cnargea the Court came to the.fk.
lowing decision : •.
"The Coed, barter iitataeirty eassiaereil the evidence oa
She part or the vetoes-Mies, se far as the Charges were
within to period timitedlry law fog their innotigatiou, and
haring doily weighed what thwNruiunct has alleged-to his
defence, tad what km hero adduced by larth-Partlts, is a
opinion as follows as to the Ist Charge
.1 he Court is of opini )))) , timt the Primary, Llealtraint-.
(*.Motel /tinnier, is nut Guilty thereof, and dues therefuse 'Mum
bilionrably ornsit hist.
'1 As to the ad Charge, the Court is of °piston that the
Prinoier, Austin, is nut Guilty thereof, anal sloes
Owl etOre num honourably aeiptit
to tile sal Charge, the Court la of opluios, that as fir
as Hsi,. -Charge is within the penal limited by ttei Mutiny
A. I, and w hichahisse has roitie-hitger their cegoinerwe the
Lieutreatit•Colonel Anne,,.Wnot unsay tbesvissf,
. noadoes thergf,e must Isonuoiably acquit
" to intim 411, the Court in the coarse of its
pracee,tonis lusting determined that the nest part of thip
utim-ec mooting traffic was two generally laid fur it to take
cognizance Hutt part, is of opinion respecting the re-
in work,. sof lie Charge, that the kimoner is not (mill)
thereof, and doh therefore most honourably
The Court having moot hintirtiribly acnniiit .1 lii mi•
pours, Lieutenant-Colonel Thoina. Austin, of alt the chat zen
pref... red egainot hint, 'isnot close its procerdoez, ultimo
if. elm; itself eall‘d upon Is siiimailvert apes the motives
which seem to liars iirduced this prosecution, is Inch it ram
trot bu tin devoist; kWh frivolous soil IP a. 1.1 nut to
bate been bruit-dig howard for the good of the &claire. but :o
hove ttetsioateit iiienetuas motives, and carried on to ;ratify
rivals emmitment."
lite Alejeitty hos been stlear•A to approve and
itontirin the op roton and dr.-'loll of the Court; and
in consideration of the whole ref the tirettiuktotteet
ett'lltia motet us thee olopear lotion li.o fa,e of the
pe..ce.illicsg., tine beets I it rt her pleased to emit opine.
t it rtrauld he immune,' to the Propeeutrir,
Lieut.-Col. Lomax, that his further service lie
ilia Artisi will be challenged with. and Ilvit he will
rierordnegly be removed (torn his Miies.Ws Ser.

stl I_l vice ;--eloot its •r, frlelbee to the _nem. c;eue
teeter of Lieut.-Col. Lomax. as testified w the dire
commie from sonatoGenerel Offices. which hr pre-
di aced is his defence. awl from an humane feelgog
towards bie family, His Kijosty he. been grey:goo.-
ly folearod to consent to his bring snored to receive
the ',due of the ram 1ni4.10,1* which he pits-chased ;
atta as Liestenant-Colosel Lotuses smiterr.4 to have
var. linsed mint only hi. 314jnrity. but to hare born
at an expense over •ntl above the bounty is rams
olq; mei) tot his einnionny. 1164 Illiejesty hay been
fu-ion Item aratiorisly pleased to allow. that he
• .040,1 re. e ve the 111110Unt of the d.iferciace betatron
a Lieut.-11.w y and a Compeot, is sd`l"'" to the
sum at he paid on ohtelnitn: his 111sinric .
CogginiroJer-ia-Chief direct,. t;,.a. the

• els charg, preferrecti'ol Mt. Ibleeltnanto 0 onel Tho-
mas. *esti% ,to •itb the•dechpoe and ob-
servations of the Ciao% mod His Majesty's pleasure
thereon, shall be mod et the heed of every corps,
and entered io the Regimental Orderly Banks. •
By command of the Right Honourable tltpCout-
orianuler-on-Chief,
(Sir") HARRY CA vrEar,
iteljutaut-General.