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London, England, 1814-10-17 00:00:00

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Captain Count de Graannont, now-Duke of
Guiche, was reckoned upon as one of the Princi-
pal witnesses to sustain the charges ; but he is
not yet arrived front France. It is probable that
the trial will be carried on and concluded without
his presence.

MoND.A:l7.—This morning the MeMbers do:n-
posing this Court-Martial met at the Muster-
Master-General's Office; Whitehall, at ten o'clock,
and being' aSsembled,- the, Right Boa. MANNERS
Svx:roN, Judge-Advocate,Geueral, ruse, and read
his Majesty's warrant for holding the said General
Court-Mattial ; after which be proceeded to swear
each Methber of the Court ; and the President
having administered the like oath, then read the
Charges which are preferred by Liettt;-Colonel C.
Palmer, belonging to the 10th regiment of Hus-
sars, to which Col. Quintin pleaded Not Guilty./
The Prosecutor then addressed the Court for a
short period;. in the course of which be 'observed,.
that his bringing a Brother-officer forward-on the
present occasion was by. no means from any per-
sonal resentment against him, but that he, as an
.officer• and a Gentleman, considered himself -hi
duty bound so to do and trusted that the Ho.
nonrable Court would do hint, as ivell as his Bro-
ther-Officer, %who now stood accused of the charges
alledged against hint, that justice they each
sought for, and which he was conscious would be
the decision of an impartial tribunal. '
The, Court, at its opening, was uncommonly
crowded, particularly with Military Gentlemen.'
Lieutenant-General Jones was the first evi-
dence called, but the, particulars which transpired
we at present refrain from giving publicity, as the
President of the Court requested that-no pait of
the proceedings might be published until after the
close of the trial.

The Court, it is thought, will sit severardays.

NAVAL NENV!

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Rear-Admiral GEOaG E
BUR LTON hoisted his Hag on Thursday o❑ board
his Majesty's ship Cornwallis, in the harbour, and
tviil sail to assume the command in the East In-
dies, as soon as the ship can be gut re•-idyfor that
station.

OcT, 16.—Arrived his Rhicsty's .ship Rover,
from America, with dispatches. Sailed his 11.1a-
jesty's ship Growler, on a cruize. Arrived yes-
terday his Majesty's ship Dexterous, frow
cruize. Sailed the Steady and Surly, on a cruize ;
and the Asia transport, with troops, for Rains-
gate.—Wind Westerly.

PLYMOUTH, OCT.' 15.,--Lord INIEL-vitn.e, Sir
JOSEPH YORKE, Mr. BARROW, and Mr. Iliv,
quitted this neighbourhood . for London on Mon-
day last. Sir GEORGE WARRENDER Stijl remaini
here. .Count ORLOFF and Admiral Tecuismau.,,r
came here on a visit a few. days since. On .Tues-
. day they went through the different departments
of the Dock-yard, and seemed to derive' great gra-
tification from a view' of the .various objects of
curiosity presented to their attention.
Hanwicx, OCT. IG.—Arrived the Earl Leices-
ter packet, with a mail from Cuxhaven ;' and the
Alliance -packet, With dispatches from 07_,tend.---.
Arrived yesterday the Prince-of Orange packet,
in ballast,' from_. Gottenburgh. Sailed yesterday
the Auckland packet, for Cuxhaven, and the
Diana packet, for Holland, both with mails and
passengers.—Wind N.V.

FAT-D:101.1TH, OCT. 14.—Arrivcd the French na-
tional cutter Le Pretemps, Captain, FO'URNtER,
from Abrevarack, bound to Brest ; in a thick fog,
this morning, she went between the Manacle
Rocks.

COURT;•MARTIAL Uri COLONEL -QUINTiN:
The t; ourt-Maiiial on Colonel CkIN-.1114 of the
10th Hussai•S, cotnrneneed its iniiceang§
The following nre (with Some tiltefatiolai st‘Licii
We:have not had tinie tti aseei•tain), the news of
the Oiiicer of whoin. the COCii't IS compoSeit
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'he charges are four in. nuMber.
The first alleges, that do the I.oth 'of January
last, at Macay; in the south of France; the. 10th
hussars being onf foraging duty; and Colosiel
Qaintin being in coniinand; that Wheel. did not
take sufficient precautions for the success of these
Operations; or for the security of the corps so em-
ployed; according to the directicins given in that
'case, by Means of which inattention SeYeral of the
divisions 'were left unsupported. and without or-
derS, when attacked by the enemy, and their
safety thus hazarded, and some of their horses
taken:. •
The secormd charge alleges, that du the 28th •of
February, 1814, the day after the battle of Orthes,
the 10th hussars being engaged with the enemy on
the high road leading td' St. Sever, the said Colo-
nel Quiutin being in command; did nOt, previouS=.
ly to or during the time of action, by his pre=
tence and personal exertions an;,l example, con-
tribute to cooperate with or support the different
divisions of time regiments so engaged ; but ne-
glected and abandoned his dutyas a Conimanding
Officer.
The third charge purports, that on the 10th of
April, 1814, during the battle,of Toulouse, the
10th hussars being attacked' by the enemy, Colonel
Quintin, in command, did not by his presence
and personal exertions, &c. as in time second
charge.
The 4thcharge is for allowing a relaxed system,
of discipline in the regiment, which brought it
into bad repute with the Commander of the Forces
(Duke of Wellington), and incurred the reproach
Communicated in a letter from the Adjutant-Ge
neral of the Forces to
,Lord Ed w art] Somerset,-
'commanding the hussar brigade ; whichletter, or
the part belonging to this subject, has already
peared in all the public journals.
From these alleged facts, the charges infer re-.-
sults `'evincing great professional incapacity,
tending to lessen the confidence of the soldiers in
the skill and courage of their Officers ; unneces-
sarily hazarding the safety, character, and repu-
tation of the regiment, disgraceful tcyColonel
'Quintin's conduct as an Officer, prejudicial to good
order and military disCipline, and contrary to the
Articles of War."