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whets Nits fact is, that the William. a 600 ton ship,
bad arrived before the Hinuish; et Margarine, with
mote then 300 'ten. and the Conntees Chic/testers
with nearly 100 ortore--so that the WWl' reginsent
when assembled, moat have murdered, even at a
very low computation. GOO men, a regiment. in
Biometrics! strength. greasier than any smiler Bobs
var. It wilt he recollected. that on • reeeet aces.
Mon. «Iwo Colonel Elvish' arrived at Armament
bons England, with II regiment consi.ttlig of one
hundred and ffty ram there were illativinatioses
and rejoicing, that told us, in eery intelligible lane
gage, the estimation in which such a force as that
mut wt by General D'Evereux would be held,
• Thirdly—The would-be-letter from Halifax
elate,. that the Lancer (Nicer, fantod their • Corn-
asheions to lie merely ammo id.' Now. Sire in
pal:Marti 111 l which appeared in your Paper but the
other day, Colonel Kenny sheared clearly that
their Comissiseinos were fully recognised ; but were
'further woof of the fact wanti ig, we find it under
the hand of this anonymous traducer himself,
for towards the condos' of his letter (foes
getting. tin doubt, what had bests aimed in its come
mencement), he tells us that oti they &OM of Gem
English. " Colonel A) liner sr creedtd is come
nand." It will he recollected that Colonel Ayleuee
tied no Commission, but that *loch, in 1111 l mon
with the other Officers of the Regiment, was ob.
tinned front General D'Everenx, and if that Come
minion had not been recognised. SI WAS merely
noariend.' how could Colonel A)lmer have suc-
ceeded to the command isi the I-land of NI if garistit,
particularly when it us well know,. that tha•re were
several Patriot Colonels of diatiociion there who
had already served iu the campaign* of Venesurle.
but who yielded to the lune experience and at.
knowledged right of our cousitryinen ? Tlltft are.
Sir. a eeriaiss description of persons alio should
haft long memories!
" Had the roaeittfacturer of the letter under come
sideration, stilted, that a conspiracy had been
formed to separate the men from the officers. ai..41
iodise, the letter to return home, he would have
stated the truth, and I should have
credit for his statement ; such a conspiracy was
formed, and formed I am grieved to soy, by
Irishmen only one of them her paid the ISO debt
of nature, and of the other I shall say nothing
until • competent tribunal shall hurt pronounced
upon the charges alleged against him. A part
of the nefarious plot was to increase, as touch Se
possible, the privations of the officers, mull thins
make them weary of the service. The conspiracy
in pert seectedeil, and I officers retired, bat
still. I must say, prereatsredy rented ; uticomoMuuso
perhaps, of the secret spring that infitienced their
own actions. Whatever apparent cause name if
them may allege to justify their conduct, it call
nester be said, that men who remained a few data
at 34argaritra, which, after all, is only a point ..f
rendeztons. mud sailed oil' iu the same ship that
brought them there, gave the service a fair trial!
" Fourthly—The writer speaks of Slur
dnmp-
poiotments sod the promises that were made
1 oust acknowledge. Sir, that General 1./Ts...retie
did make promises at a great pobtic 'limier
gives' sit Monomials hotel. whets all the lancer
and other officers of the legion.. then its Dublin.
attended. General Dl:Ferrule dot .cry din.
tinctly make promisee to those sgeotleineo—
his speech is on record-4,e pr 'std them what
cannot be forgotten by the bombed% who were pre.
sent—he promised them dangers and provati,als,
hunger sod thirst, heat end cold, and all the hand.
ships Meader' to the climate and the service isms
which they were about to enter ; and emphatically
added. that not until the tins! liberation of the
country alone, could they hope nor expect apnoea's
or rewords. Yet this cashmsenator its the dark, proses
about his disappointmeuts and the promises that
were made him!

" Notwithstanding the open. manly. and sindis.
guised promises of the erasure I describe, made by
General I/Everette, at Morrison s, and 1 tory
wills truth say, in the farce of the country, it sp.
pears that many young and inexperienced lads,
who never slaw a day's service, or frit a week's bird-
ship, left this country to join the Patriot Armies in
'Venezuela. some. perhaps, from went of employ.
tuent here. and others who dreamt of obtaining
riches and rewards, without suffering privations. or,
like true soldwes. patiently *aid iwrseveriliely.
making efforts to sr quire honour and glory, Of this
description, 1 sincerely hope few will hereafter join
the envier. perfectly satisfied as I ma, that the jus-
tice of she sacred cense. as well as the liberal and
disinterested character of the distisigui.lird Chief.
Bolivar. and of General D'ltvereux, will find a sot-
ficiMit number of honourable adherents, to establish
the independence and liberties of • country boron
dorm for centuries by the ill-judged policy. and
tyranny of Spain.
" las justice mid candour I most my, before I
conclude. that e few (411..ers who withdrew from
Margatitts. were actuated by pure and inmourelde
Imam,. They saw that a conspiracy had been
famed wile landing of the first division of the
legion. against the honour and intents of the err.
vices ad they resolved to lay • statement of the
forts before the proper authorities. For this. some
made their way to Angostura, sod ethers returned
hem. sod having fulfilled whet they deemed a duty.
they are now equally revolved to embrace the first
opportuaity of Proceeding to rejoin the legion.
which has soiled from Marrone for the Spanish
main, takes, pert of the army destined to march
menet the Casten.
'6 Frain very forcibly for these who may. from
stir anise. have suffered the slightest privation in
the espelhtion. iu which I am riled to my. I have
espeelf a sou, two brothers. two. cousios, sad two
orphan.
am. Sir, your obedient humble Servant.
MitTtrium Macrississaa.
at Casherlaad-almat, Mtrthra,artare.
, to Jartaary. 1041.