The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FeMisery Inuit. 1819, awl tOgnr.l ' Owen Lindsay, con.
tainisig lite lotion Mg liarogi mph, sir.—
•• 1 naS lin•re di,ippoissi.d at Ike two men of the 64th
regiment oin 114ving helm •cut to the last Closehea Board,
:IA I hoot nrrangeit mallet% its sorts nmuner, that they
•se le to !MVO. g••mr to the Hoard, and th• attention of the
CionsisiKMitiel• nos to have lota directed tourist► the
5t.111.1,1 their eyes, attil ail his is was done quietly without
any isersois Colll4Prif..ll wish her W. A. knowing any thie:g
c •rasing site business. I would recommend you not to
mention Ito it nonitot in any eorresponsleuce lon may have
Isere, at all events till they arc lodged in the York Hospi-
tal. I hope you have nisi 1114 ddled wills their al riil'A, and
thitt you Will nut prevent their getting drunk, 6:c. so that
they may have proper sascolar earsic.t."
" He, the said Staff Slfigeon Lisschwy, thereby intending
and endeavouring to pe•r+nade the said James. Deese 111 he
guilty of a neglect of duty towards C•srpoisl John
and Psivate John Pyk 0, soldiers its the 64th regiment,
who had a romplaint in their eyes, aml wese tle•n at
Chatham I.n their way is, Chelsea to be examined by the
Hoard, such corsoluiet being highly prejudicial to the see•
sire, and sings Artful to ills' character of Mr. Lindsay, as
Staff %surgeon to hi. Ninjesty'e forces.•,
Upon which charge the Court came to lite killining
decision:

The C,iouri having nostnrely considered the evidence'
which has Imre adduced in this case, anal the prisoners
defence, are ul opiniuu.
" That Inc i• guilts, 0160 Mirk of the charge as cousists
in hasiug woilicis the paragraph of the latter embodied
in Ilse charge, and they are of opinion'. that it contains
highly improper I.llllollting a jealousy Ca-
toctin-1y detrimental to lie service at large,anil conveyed
in terms which the Court considers as most teprelimasible.
" Boit as it appe..rs that the I.l.soner was "'wage at the
time the lull r was written that the men alluded to had
bean on.eilaigeol It hospital treatment, and• wet« no
loner tinder the cow rout of Mr. I)rase, they are forager
a opinion, that the letter was not written stilt the
intent attributed to the prisoner, and they 'la there
tote acquit him of scandalous and disgraceful colooluct,drool
of intending slid clidessuurilig In proms:lsle Mr. Ifease to
he guilty of a iseglsct ul duly, as art out in the latter pail
of the charge.
•''l'he Court du, nude► these eiremirstanceso, at nto ore
the pi isomer, Stall Surgeon Owen Lindsay, 1.. be puoliely
and *variety terrier" 'gooiest. at such time aml place as his
Royal Highness, the Calliallandeo Ut (hint shall think pi u-
perto appoint."
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1 lac I'nuce Regent was plitased, in the mune and on
tbr behalf or his Alajesty, to appi,Ae and coidiini the
fielding End sentence of' ilie said (oin!, and to command
'bat the Atipstant-General should be instructed to repri-
mand Surgeon Liuthidy publicly and erertl) in confor-
mity thereto.

'1 he Adjutant-Georgia mill therefore be pleared to take
the earliest opportunity of rustling law execution the
pleasure uf the Prince Regent accordingly.
(Signed) FKEDERICK,.
Consniandes iu Chief.