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London, England, 1814-10-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

OCT. 21

COURT -MAR ON COL. QUINTIN.

The Col:et-Martial on Col Quiutin, of the lath Hiwars, corn-
Minced it..proeuedinga on Nlooiiii‘.—The following are die mune.
of the Offieera of %%hol. the emit t eompos( d:—
Po seIDENT--(lenet al Vyse.
MEMBEI'S. •
Major-General De Grey
tiebow
Pringle
Jones
knller
Fidler
Reynardson

Lient.-Cieneral HAi‘toit
Sir W. Ilimte
Campbell
ATajor-Geperal Bolton
Mrlimn
Sloptord
The eli-irce4 are film . in timber

The first alledge•, thut on the 10th of January last, At Macay,
the Solidi of France, the 10th hussars being on foraging' duty, and
Col. Qinsitto being in command, that officer did not take sufficient
precaution for the succesi of these operatiow, ur fur the security of
the corns so employed. according to the directions given in that
ease, by trie•los Of vi Inch inatiention several of the divisions were
lett unsupported and without orders, when attacked by the enemy,
and their safety thus hazarded, anti some of their horses taken..
second eh irge alledgei. that on the Vtltli 0141-wiry, 1814,
the day atter the batqc of Ortlie,, the 10th hussars being engaged
%vitt] the rstelllV on the road Iracting to St. Sever, the said Colo
tie! Quintin in command, did nut, previously to or din itig the
time or mini', by his presence and personal exertions at.d example.
curt- ibitte to co-opei ate with or support the different divisions of
the regiment so eltUV.Zed ; but neglected and abandoned btu duty
as Conmianding Offiver.

Th.. third charge purports, that on the moth of April, 18!4, during
the battle of Toulouse, the tenth Ine,sars bring attacked by the
em-my, Colonel thiamin in command, did not by his Feseuce and
personal exertions, &c as in the second charge
Tio, fourth charge is for allowing a relaxed spttemi of di,cipline in
the re,,,iment, which brought it into had repute with the Commander
of the Fires (Duke of Wellington), and incurred the reproach com-
municated in the letter from the Adjutant-General of the Forces to
L.,rd E w Ira Somerset, commanding the hussar brigade, winch
letter, or the part belonging to this subject, has already appeared in
all the public journals.
Frain alledged facts, the charges infer results " evincing
great profes.ional incapacity, tending to lesson the soldiers in the
skill and eourade of their. officers ; unnecessarily hazarding the safe-
ty, eharacter and reputation of the regiment, disgraceful to Cola-
nel.Quintin's conduct as an officer, prejuditial to good order and
military tlieipliue, and contrary to the Article of War
Itn,lit Hon. Charles Manners Sutton, Judze Advocate, read
his Maje•ty's Warrant for holding ;he General•Court-Martial, after
which he proceeded to swear each of the :Member, ; and the Pres4i
dent having administi red the like oath to !din, the Judge Advocate
read the than a-, to which Colonel Quintoi p!eale.l Not Gailty.—
Colonel Palmer, the prosecutor, then addressed tile Court ; in the
tonne of ‘vhich he observed, that the paintul t a,k %% Inch devolved
on him was no way mixed with personal animosity, but scat the
result of imperious duty to his ping anti Collllll'y , and he was •
well aware that that justice each of them now sonqht for from the
Members composing 11. e Hon. Court vvt,uld 1w from the deeiNion
of an impartial ti
The 'ourt then proveeded to call witue,ses for the prosecution,
hut reque,ted the reporters not to publish evidence tiU the trial
has closed, and its result becomes known.
The Court mrt en 'Thursday morning at eleven o'clock, when
the Judge Advocate hrking-read the fourth charge against Colonel
Quinuro, Colonel Palmer called witnesses to siihomotiate the allega-
tions contained in the charge.--"the evidence for the prosecution
being then clo,cd, the President olowrvwl, the it Was 11•11al in *Nell'
cares to allow the prisoner time for preparing his defence; and as
there would be no ohj ctit n to adjourn over till Tuesilay, and the
it trrv;,l wool.l give every proper latitude to Colonel Quintin, the
Cum t would adjourn till Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.

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the report was agreed to, and ot tiered to be ieti.rmil b.ck to the
Cbtninittec, to see it carried into effect —The Committee for Geee-
ral purpA)!CS Piesented a report on considering the p-titien of the
inhabitants of the Horton:li sit' &intimatk for an efficient Magis•
hate, which was read and agreed :aid Vic Lord Mayor was Ie•
guested to lay the sante before the text Court of Alderno n The
Committee fOr Impro%emettt reported their proceeding- domino the
Late Session of Parliament, relative to the temoval of the Post Office
to St. Martk's le Grand, of their having kid a eonterence with the
Chancellor of the Excheqtter thereon, and recommending an appli•
eatiun to be made in the next Session, for an Act, authorising the
%anie to be ea? tied into et!ect, which was read. Time draft of a oe-
tition to the [louse of Commons. for leave to bring its a Kill, bet
prepared, was also read, and, after a long disena•loo, the t‘att4
agreed to, the numbers being, for the motion S 7, agaiust it 34,-
majority 3. . .