The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-04 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDER.

At a General Court Martial held at the Royal Hos-
pital, at
.Chelsea, on the oth June, 1808, and con-
firmed by itclinurnmentsr,tp
_the 27th of the seem.:
month, Lieutenant-Colonel JOHN MAcKE4caN, of
the Corp.; of „Royal Engineers, was tried Upon the
following,Chargcs, viz. .
Ist Charge..- 7—" GieamisconduCl as an Officer, in
having, worse commanding Royal Engineer at Gaerisr-
sey,,and commanding the .haft Company of Royal
Mintar) . Artificers, stationed, in that island, by cer-
titicates.or_kA ritings under.,,his hand, dated' respec-
tively the 31st March, 11105, directed or authorized
the payment for 45 ,bushels of coals, and 25 pb:lnds
apd.a: half of candles, specified in the , vouchers to
have been turniatied during the March quarter 1805,
for! a Barrack Quard, of the said, Royal Military- kr-
tificers, and charged therein, and paid for aeCording,
to to, tate. of-allowances specified, in the, Barrack.
Regulations,, although -he well knew; that no such.
Barrack Guard had mounted within that
,period, and
in having embezzled and converted to his oWti use,
the whole of the coals so furnished and paid fiat-, io-
gether with other quantities of coals, amounting to
85 bushels ..or thereabouts,- that had been supplied
for !he Public ;Service, and paid for out of . the Pnb-
lic Monies." - , ...
2d Charge—" .Disobedience., and neglect of -his:
Majesty's Order for regulating the rates of rn)litary.
working pay,.signified in the General Orders- of his.
Royal .Highness the Commander iii Chief, dated ist
of July, 1802, and also disobedience and negle& of
the Orderof the Lieutenant-General andßdard of. his
Majesty's Ordnatic:f., dated ..airdiy;l799, in the lol-
liming manner :
First, " In having diretaed, or knowingly per-
mitted, certain charges of working .pay to James
Frost and Dennis Flynn, two. of the Soldiers belong-
ing to the troops in tfie garrison at Guernsey, who
had been employed as labourers in the Engineer De.
pal-in-em, at different periods, from the ,Ist May,
1.806,- to the 30th April, 1807, both inclusive, to be,
Made for a greater , number of dayS than those ,on
Which they were einploy,ed, and in hiving by certi-
ficates or writings under his hand, dated respectively
the 3lst May, 3011) June, 31st Juiy, 31st August,
30th September, 31st October, 30th November, and
31st liecembei, 1806, and the alst January, 28th
February, 31st March, and 31st May, 1807, .di-
reaect the pa)netit .of such improper charges, by
which mode of charge, the said two soldiers received
and were paid sums amounting to -a higher rate of
pay per-diem for their labour than is authorised by
the said regulations; and
• 2d, " In havite; bys.ertificates or writings under
his hand, dated respec.aiyely the'3l,t ,)4.11ch,:l &Oa.,
and on the last cat : of every sub-equetit month,
down to the 28th of February, i 806,,inelusive,, di-
rected payment to be wade of certain, monthly, Pay
Lists, wherein were inserted thoparueseof Eiias
Bennet, John Nattrass, - Samuel Nicholson, George
Illey, John Athey, David Bain, and Edward Howe,
(fieVen others of the soldiers_. belonging to, the said
troops in garrison-at G,ernsey, who ii.id liven em-
ployed as labourers in the Engineer b:partment)
who la ere labourers only, but, who were to ors
know‘wdge ,at the time falsely charged in the said
Pay Lisrs under the denorpinatioos of Artificers,
Millers and Quarrymen, by. reason of which 'false
descriptions such persons were, charged at, and were
paid, higher rates of pay !per diem ter their labour
than they would, have been entitled to teceit, linilder
hi, Aliesty's said Older„-and the Coniatoind.er,in
Chief's s,aid,fteattlatiopsof-Ahe list. Jti1y.,„1§9,3, had
:they teen ttuty deserii:ied in the said.Eity 141§,1„:,
.3d Char .---7-" -Disokdierice andz,negie44, O'a I
Olders of the -Ma.stvr:Gotieral, Lieutenant SisiPh4l,l
and Principal Officers )t..;, his Maiestv'i'Sk 11p1K9,
$
coniaitied in the said Master GetaeraVaind nards!
Circular; Letters of the
.24d Noivember., ,1784;,7,th
July, 1786; and ,2d.Jply, 1.799, by: havifig,at diffe-
rent periods thorn o the Ist 41)6 ,1,
,180'..,, to the 12th
Septerfiber, 1806,: tioth,in,lusive, employed, or au-
thorised to he employed, Samuel Shaw, a•person
who in the Monthly,Pay Lists-dated respe:laiyely. the
30th,April, 1805, and on the last day of every sub.

_ •
Sequent. 1110otti, clown to tite 3uth-14 Septenther,
180, .was returned and charged a Labourer, .in the
,capacity of a Citgk or otherwise, for other purposes,
'and in a diilerent chiiracter or eapaeitylyorn that in,
whk:h he was
,returned and charged in they said 15ay
Lists; and having at ditrerent
.eriittli ?lie Ist:
of April, 1805, tp t•he st of-M:cernb•eij,l'itib7,
itl-
~Cusiwe, or knO•Ningly permittt!d, Robertand
'Brinkworth, Jatnes• Janies,
others to 'be charged on the said Pay Lists as

bourers or Military Artifieers,entitled to working pay,
for times when not aaually i4uployecl in the Pan-
tie Service, as such Labourers, or Artificers, or
otherwise, but employed. on ht own private occa-
sions, and for his own particular benefit."
nth Charge.—" Great tuiscondu4 as an .otEctir,
in having, at ditiet.ent times, from the Ist April,
1805, to the 31st Deceinber, 'lBO6, both inclusite,
employed on the works, and teeei%ed. hire for, 'lliS

,owji hors's, charged in certain vouchers; dated re%
spenivel.f the 301 t Junq,' 30th Sept. and 'gist lire.
1805, and 3 t st'Alar6ll;3o(ll June; 30th Sept. and
315 t Dec. 1 80t3„under the name of, and- as belong-
ing ty, one John Lang-ratic! in having directed, or
knowingly permitted, .the said louchers to be
so wade out to covqrtose transactions,.aptig;
by certificates or writings under his hand, kubjoipyd
to said false vouchers, respetively directed the Oy-
tneut of she. snips charged in such vyuchers."

Las! ty.7—'‘ D:,,,,,ked:lteq and negiett o. Ihe 0: ders
of the Lientenatii-Cienerial and principai Otlice:s of
ivlajelity's thileahce contained in the Iloar4's
letter of the 13th August, 180(3, ignitying to Lteu-

ten ant-Cul► et iVlacf:efc'aa that tihadadthority.,tor
g •oich bo,its
.as he had recointnencled in a

,previous WAtei ot the hilt August, then instant, as
also for. hii.tng acuxswain and crew when required,
repotting to the lioAd fhe.expence mi;ht ins;ur
ale boats, and cranstni4ing quai rerlY.an
.account of iheex .ences that might be incurred by
the coxswain and crew, by, alter the receipt of that,
letter, toruely,, at different periuds specified in cer-
tain mo,ithly Pay Lists, dated resk:ctiveiy the 30th
Sep' enl,ot:r, 3:lsti_kct9lacr, 30i h November, and 3lst •
Dee:::93.l)e,, 1806, and .the 31st,,tlarniaey, teBth Fe—
bruary, 31st. IVarch, 31st , May, :.,(ttit June, 31st

Aug ),t,, and 30th Sepivinber, I yo 7„ biting a c9x-

swain and boSt's cre.Wat times when not required
for the service of the boats of his department,. and
'having not reported to the Board the expence in-
curred for budding or purchasing the said,boat_s, and
not having transmitted to tae r:y, or
otherise, ailsaccount of the exi,‘.;n7t--; ;ncirrt.d- for
'the said coxswaiti add boat's
_crew, as ther2iti di-
rected."

Uponwhielt•Cha:ges the Court cattle to the tol
lowing,decisiens :
The Court l'aartial hawing df:ly :ittd attentiyely-
cOnsidert'd and
,N4ighed thqevidencead-?.!teed,
what Jil,tsbeen
the
tin" the pail of thproseen-
tiOo as that on the defence, is'Ofopipion, ;%ith repe&
to the Ist Charge, there I:+%-as a barrack guard,
but Iliac. no, coals w;ere :ipeciftealh- issued to that
guard the saale tintet he Court is of opinion, t htit
Lieut: Col. Niackelcati. did not embezzle or convert
w his.. own use any part of theicoals, 'ard do acquit
hi.n of that 'part of the charge. -"The Court is of opi-
nion that Lieu:. 14kkelean was irregular in ap••
pl)ing the coali 'to purposes distiiiC-t from the service
for which he ordered the pay.Mene of illetn.
With regard to the 2d charge, the Court is of opi-
nion that Lieut. Col. MiCkeican is guilty of the first
part thereof.
With regard to the second part of the said Charge,
the Court is'of opinion, that the seven men therein
nained.were not taisely denominatedin the' Pay. Lists,
but that there was an :irregniarity', in-Lieutenant-
Colonel Miwkelean's manner of 'paying •those men.,
and althotigk t.-intiary to the, iteguistibns. and Or-
ders, the Court. is satisfied that it arose from a de
sire to save the public., purse. •
As :to. the.third 'Charge,' the dour!: is of. Opinion,
that. he is guilty of the first'part thereof. • •
With respect to the second part, the Court is of
opiniOil,lhat James James Was know inglyperrrlitted
to be Charged on the Pay Lists as a labourer or-mili
artificer,. entitledio working pay, fOr tinies
not at:Wally employed in'll':eyublic. 'service, but that
neither Limes Jaines, nor cutter of the Other two
men stated in this pail of the:Charge, were employed
on Lieutenant-Colonel Afackelean's own private Oe- _
cdsiOns and for his own particular benefit, and dines;
theretore actiuit 'Lieutenant Colonel MackelCan of
that- part of the Charge.
With respect to' the fourth and. fifth (or last,)
charges, the CoUrt is of opinion, that Lieutenant-
Colonel Mackeican is ;uilty.
Upon fal[COusideratioti of the whole matter, the
Court is of opinion, that Lieutenant- Colonel Mhckel-
Can lias'been gUilty in of disobedience.
of orders and irregularity' of conduCt ; but it appear-
ing 'that he has not,Thti any oaeasion, been actuated
by motives of personal interest, but, an the-contrary,
by an ardent zeal for the public good, it only :ad-
-I\flackelean to be reprimanded.'
His Majesty considering the conduct of
ant-Colonel Mackeltan,. in departing in Several 'in,
stances trod] positive and important Orders and Re-
gulatiot}s, as highly irregular and reprehensible, ha-s
been pleased to command, that the General Officer
cOinrisanding in Guernsey, where .Lictitenant-Colo=
nel-Mackelcan was stationed, shah. convey to, that
.Officer, in the presence of all the Officeis pf the
garrison assembled, his Majesty's most serious
pleasure, that,._ before he departed from those Orders
and Regulations which it was his duty to obey, he
Should tiave.omitted to consult his superior Ofriceri,
upon the expediency of such a .deviation, or to take
the earliest opportunity of informing them 'both of
the ,deviation itself, and of the reasons which, in
• his opinion, appeared to justify it ; and that 1:3
. doing, c.ieptenaut-Colonel Maekelcan has set an
example.,hignly prejudicial, to the interests of his
!Majesty's'service.

t-Lis Majesty has further desired to be.conveyed
ictio;_;Lieutenant-Colonel Mackelcan,
.bis IVlajesty's
great regier,A hat au (.4-Beer of such long service and
high eintraeter.should have exposed himself to.this
;deserved censuie, and that nothing but a corisider-
Attictoiol his' •services and charader could have in-
duced his Majesty to co!,firrn the lenient sentence of
.thenContf, upon 'the various charges,of which Lieu-
tenant.,Colonel Mackelcan tips been, found guilty.
.. His itoyal
.Highness the Counnanclec,in Chief di-
reels that, the foregoing Charges, together with the
Opit;i,,n and Sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's
pitastwejfikereon,;sball.be read at the bead of every
regitnentii.and inserted regimental orderly
books... • •

(Signed) HARRY CA INERT,
Actjutaut-C,eneral of the Forces.
Dated Boise Gua7ds, z§rli Sept. ig6B.

,I( .1:

One. of the Professors. of Merseburgh, desirous of
exciting-the emulation-.olAns', pupils, lately intro-
duced to them a bpy agedse'ven years andlen months.
The-bhild listened very attentively to the Greek les-
son. given by the Professor, who requested him to
continue it.. To .the astonishment of all thesicholars,
they heard itirnxxplaima passage in Plutarch, with
which- ,he was previously unacquainted, to the gene....
rat'siitisfaetion of, all T.Prdient. AlCsesar's Cothinenta- .

ties were* then piitinto hisJiands, and he translated;
with the greatest perspicuity, .the passages If hich had
puzzled the other pupils. He -was Also- examined,
during thistranslation, on the,subjeet of the analyti-
calpart, And acquit ted. himself extremely well.—He
likewise translated from an Italian book, t hich a pet...!
son present happened to have . with him, and after-
'wards conversed in that. language. This conversa-
tion proved that he possessed extensive geographical
and historical attainments. Fortunately for this won-
derful child, he enjoys a good constitution and ex-
cellent health.

A few evenings ago a young woman who was ser-
vant to 'a gentleman between 60 and 70 years of
age, at Denham, near'Eye, in Suffolk, delivered her-
:,elt of *a, child. ' She then cut off its head, and after-
wards its aribs, legs, and thighs,. at the different
joints, and put it in a handkerchief. The next

morning she endeaVoured to pursue he domestic
avocations as usual, but was taken ill, 'and under the
necessity agoitw to bed. At four o'clock that after-
noon she expired. Previous to her dissolution; how;
ever, the handkerchief and its contents were shown
her. She then confessed that the child was her own,
and that she was the sole perpetrator of the horrid
and unnatural deed.

A sword tiAll was lately caught in the river Ouze,
near St. German's, which measured nearly nine feet
in length.—Ti;e late spring tides aye,supposed to be
the cause of its being so far up the stfearb.

SHIP NEWS.

CRAVE3ENP, OCTOBER 2,
Arrived—the Queen Charlotte, ‘Vyer, from Malta; and
the Sarah, Frank, from Nova Scdtia.
Sydney Cove, M' Laurel); for New South
%Vales; ;.avinio, Thompson for Curacao. •; Atistides, Gal-
13gher, for- GOttenburgli ; and 'the'
Malta.

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