The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

every subject isiriated. This work has ofintined
the greatest success in Germany, where it has been
translated. The tour of Dr. Holland in the lonian
Islands, Albania, Them*, and Macedonia, merits
no leas admiration. Capt. Martin Leake's researches
in Greece constitute the most perfect work which
has yet appeared in Europe on the literature and
language of the modern Greeks and Souliots. In
this excellent performance we find the elements of
grammars adapted to the present times. It would
be a great acquisition to have a version of the mate-
rials necessary .for a modern Greek grammar, which
.studious France waits for with impatience. Finally,
England Possesses in Sir W. Drummond, Sir Si'.
Hamilton, Dr. Clark., Lord Aberdeen, Sir W. Gell,
writers well. qualified to enlighten their count-quint
on the situation of Greece, and urinspire them with
a lively interest in her destiny.

SIR ROBERT If LSON.

Honsb•GuAnns, Scpt. IS, BD.
' 'ia,-1 have it in command-trout his. Majesty to bikini' you,
that his Alajesty has no further occasion for your services.
I aun. Sir yours,
FREIABICK, Comiriander in Chief. ,
To Sir R. Wilson, M. P.
No. 2. WY,R.
Sig,—Tlic letter of your Royal Highness, dated the iSth of
September, was delivered into my hands tins morning by his
Moelimey Sir Charles Stuart. After the interview I bail with
Sir Hubert Taylor, lour Royal Highness's Secretary, on the
morning of the 21st of August, in which I stated my personal
de ire to meet and challenge inquiry inteothe calumnies and mis-
representations notoriously circulated, together with the motives
of my forbearance, until officially called uponz from giving in
my statement of theiconduct I felt it my duty to pursue on the
liith ult. when attending the funeral procession of her late Ma-
jesty, I could not but be greatly astonished to find the news•
paper sratements of my distillss:if Bout the service, without any
impaily or previous communication of alleged charges thus
officially confirmed. But 1 still appeal with confidence to his
Majesty's sense of justice, tll3t he will grant my. application for
the institution of some military eclat, beffire which I may have
in opportunity to vindicate myself, and prove the falsehood of
those accusations, whatever they may be, which have disposed
his Majesty to yeniove me from an army in which I have served
twenty-nine years, and in which I have purchased ezery com-
mission, with the exception of the junior one. I await at l'aria
your Royal Highness's answer ; but shall be ready to appear
before any court of inquiry, or court-martial, at the earliest
notice.
1 have the honour to be,
Your Royal Highness's obedient servant,
Pari.,, Sept. 20. ISzl. ROBERT WILSON.

18, Ilegrat Street, Pall Moll, Oct. 9, 1321.
GENTLEMEN,--i feel it to be my duty. to lay before you the
ropy of a letter %inch 1 addressed to his Royal flightiest the
Duke orliork, immediately on my arrival in England, with 'a
copy of hislloyal Highness's answer.
1 ans. gentlemen, your very obliged servant.
To the ElixtorS of Southwark. It. WILSON.
Rcgeud Slrccl. Oct. 8. 1821.
Sra,—l have hail the honour of receiving your Royal High-
ness's answer to my letter of the with ult., in which atter coin-
planting that I had beirnieniutrial from the army withouta treating.
and without even *statement of any charge against mc, I res-
pectfully demanded all investigation of my. conduct either by a
court of enquiry or court martial. His Majesty's ministers have
advised their Sovereign to refuse this request, and thus L find
myself, after ao many years ofeervice, subjected to the severest
punishment which MR be inflicted upon a British officer, without
being told of what-I am accused.
defend myself against charges which, if they exist at all
in a tangible shape, are studiously concealed from me, is evidenoy
impo-sible.. I can neither conjecture thyir motive nor by whom
they arc preferred, nor on whose s 'dements, misrepresentations,
or fancies they may rest; what this concealment gives a sanction.
to every latitude of surmise which folly or malice may indulge.
It is true I hate seen in the papers, and heard by rumours in
society. a variety of things imputed to me, and suggested as the
grounds of toy dismissal ; but I declare upon my honour, that
every one of these allegations is utterly false, and that in every
instance where mention of names has enabled one to trace those
statements to their supposed bourses, their falsehood has either
b.xn at once exposed and acknowledged, of they have been dis-
avowed by tlic parties said Lo have made them.
Those who have proceeded to pwiish me without either trial
or hearing, or accusation, render it impossible to gave a more
precise contradiction, until they shall be pleased to inform ate
what 1 have done, or what has been whispered against me.
Rut 1 once more earnestly beseech your Royal Highness to
institute. in whatever way shall be deemed the inuat searching.
rigorous investigation olevery part of my conduct.
Your lioyail Highness is well aware, that before my dismissal
I was, beyond all doubt, subject to martial law ; and if it be now
said 1 am no longer in this predicament, I desire to wave all
objections to the Jurisdiction of a military. tribunal, in order that
nu obstacle may be interposed to the inquiry which I court. It is
with unfeigned reluctance that I again presume to remind your
Royal Highness of those services which you were formerly
pleasof to acknowledge ; but the strange situation in which I am
now we uouccountabiy plactsl, compels me to refer your Royal
II iglintws to your letter of the 24th of January, g 15, and the
document. to widen it relates, in further support of my clainia ua
j 1141,143, on the present occasion, 1 have inc honour to lx,
our Royal fli4lincas'a most obedient servant,
It. 11' I I .SON.

I lonsc Goalll.‘, (Al. 9, 18214
have to acknowledge the teceipt 4,1 your letter of yes-
terd,,y, urging again an investigattun into your conduct, to which
I can only re' ly, that having laid your former applica,ion before
his Majesty, and tioninitinieated to you his .%lap.luy'a acatiinents
upon it, I do nut consider myself warranual to take any further
►tear. I am, Sir, yours,
I:ItCIJEitICK, coniutunder-in 4:Wet.
Sir Robert Wilson.

A few days since a man, named I)ebrais, was
accused' before the Court of Assize at Paris, of huv-
utwed the cry of Vivc Earpereur ! —The Jury,
withWderful sapience, discovered that the cry
was uttered after their once adored Emperor was
dead, and Debrais %vas discharged. It is said the
Paris Cockneys now indulge themselves in exclaim-
ing Le guile tic ocur—Long live the Emperor !
Ihe Ponce fret ut this, but cannot interfere.—
Wiiiist the Emperor was alive it was a crime—now
it is a joke.

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