The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-09 00:00:00

CAPTAIN TONYN.

In this case. Mr. Donovan stated, that Captain
Tonyn had agreed to pay 5001. for the majority,
.anus that be afterwards wished to receive his deposit-
money back again.. Captain Sanders corroborated
this, with the exception of a contradiction as to
who mentioned thehnsitiess; and added, that tvlien
Capt. l'onyn wished to withdraw the teetnoraedum
for 40(A. he informed Mrs. Clarke, who said lie was
a shabby fellow, and to get him to wait, for which
purpose she gave him a note to shew Captain. To
nyn, who was induced from that to wait fur several
Gazettes. Mrs. Clarke confirmed these statements,
and farmed, that she not only received the money,
but informed his Royal Highness of the "same.—!.
Col. Gordon, on. the other hand, sorted, that the
iransaelien• was periealy regular, end brought for-
ward the +Adel documents to prove it. The tea-
thnony.of Ponovan and Sauden, he conceived to be
satisladory proof that money was offered ; that pro-
motion took place; and that the payment stipulated
was . paid in consequence of that taking placce—
With respect to the note, it was clear trout it what
the Commander in Chief thought of the business,
4tud what share he took in it. He begged the House
,again to attend to Mrs. Clarke's detters Capt. San.
den. • :Letter No. i i, mentions, that " the D. tells
me it will be
,at least three weeks before •Tonyo
can be-shade, hOwever the thing is done." Upon
looking at the consequence, it. would be .seen, that
all this proved true. - lirotu the tenor of the. letter
9, it appeared that Captain Tonyn had objeaed 'to
the regiment to which he was attached, cud ahat
the Duke of York had wished to stop his being
wetted, hat was too late. The offiCial documents
on 'Copt. Tonyo's appointment were indeed regular,
but they had already.iteeo that Mrs. Clarke was. at=
ways aware of the necessity, of having every t Wog
fair in that quarter., Mrs. Clarke stated in evidence
that she had informed his Royal Highness the Duke
of York of the eppliCation,. &c... and the Atuth of'
this was strongly corroborated by Capt. Saiiden's tea-
timony, which ptoved ihat oh the Saturday or Tues-
day utter the Wednesday on which he showed the
note to Capt. Twin, e was. gaeeited. A 441 'this
new., no doubt remained on MI mind that it was
written by. time Commander in Chief. It was, ad-
dressed to George Varquhar,". and to prove to
Captain Tonyn, that,it was written by the Duke of
. York to Mrs. Clarke. Capt. &union carried with
him another similar address to be shew n to that Gen-
tleman. It had been strongly urged that thiiletter wits
a forgery; but be wished to observe, that if Mrs.
Clarke had forged it, it would have been as easy for
her -to .put the address. of " Mrs. Clarke", upon
it as that of tieing° learquhar. Why should she nut
rather do su), than adopt the private address,' only
known to. herself - and the Duke of York ? theteby
imposing upon herself the trouble of ..conviocieg
.Captain Tony°, a person who knew nothing, of-those
concealed addresses, by sliming covers treat other
letters, that this VMS a legitimate. note from his
Royal Highness to' her. Where was the sense of all
this niystery, since, if she bad pat "Mrs. Clarke"
upori it, Captain Tonyn would, have seen at once it
was to her, and there would- have been eo troubie
in the matter. There was apother point to which`
be wished to direst the attention of the House.
Every person who had attended to. Captain Saudeo'S
tiVidence, must have been convinced that he was
hostile tol.Vardz Ms. Clarke ; would lie not then
have taken-advantage of his knowledge of this for?'
geryr and,: by exposing the whOie t ransaetion, over.;
thrown that withati? Ha had out darts iv, and this

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opPters-tea Upon his had ttposttive conviCion that
the ti_ote was net forged. It was thus proven, that Mrs.
Clarke had not only the ridwer of granting, but of
stopping promotions ; and it was also demotistrated
ihat Iris Royal Highhess the'Ctinitnanderiii.Cl,ief
Was. a knowing party, in , this affair, as it was itn-
possible for Mrs. Clarke to 'retard the gazetting of
4tain.Tonym but through his-means and intern
feroce: •
ten AV's' .A.PPOINrNiENT.

The Hon. Member then adverted to the take of
Colonel Shaw; 'who; front ,the evidence. deliiired
at the Bar, it appeared had•.,agreed, to give Mrs.
Clarke Wool.- for his yUiritment, half which sum
•
She aCtually'recelied 'at WO' different payments, but
failing to pay tlic remainder,' through, her influence
tie was placedd-on half-pay: This 144 was clearly
stated. by Mrs. Clatite, and het- ei,iclenee Was id
sbnioinealUteCorrobbrated by:that Of Mr. C. Sinew.
He next brought forward the correspendence-be,
tweets Genets': Burrard and Colonel Gordon, relating
to Colonel ShaW, from which k appeared that, all
the interest of General. Burrard, : cimitbilled with
Colonel Shaw's knowledge, was insufficient lo pro;
cure him a promotion °I-exchange.. But from a letter
of a subsequent date, wherein he says, that he gvt434
fully accepts i the situation of DetAity Barrack Maatett
(.I.,lteral, it ,appeared stiamhingliad been done for
him, though he was still to re!mnin an half-pay. Now
after the-little dispos;tion 'shown by his. Royal
lii h-
nets try servettol. Shaw, he. could not bring. hint.;
self to think it by any meanstrobable that Col. Shaw
should be appointed Depwyßarrack Master, unless,
that intluente whichhad beers exerted in behalf of
Dr. O'Mara, on Got. Claveking, was' likewise made
Use of in this capte. There wash One snore part of
Colonel Shaw's case which, he ivishl.id• to point out
to the attention of the House„ 'Lundy; 'that Colonel
Shaw thought himself an injured man ap,
pointed to the Staff abroad (ill The. Hon-
. here read a long ‘letter trent' Colonel
Shaw, dated off the land, May • 17, 18t)U,'corn-.;
plaining of • the severe hardships to whkh h 4 was
exposed through being on half-pay. After sortie
spprupriate continents on ,the distresses of Colonel •
Shaw, in conserpience of not paying Mrs. Clarke
the remainder ,af •the I 0001.- the Hotta • Member
skated, that ha+ling now gone through the greater part .
of the evidence of which he. intended' to speak, he
would trouble the House with a very IZ:w remarks
more; he could not,. however, pass. over the case
of Mr. Dowler, who was appointed to the charge
of the account department of . the -Cottubissarist
at Lisbon, for which he' paid Mrs. Clarke the
sum of l 0001._ Ho 'had never made any applica-
tion but to her, • and hadbeen informed by her that
he was nominated,' but that his appointment. was
necessarily•Aeloved till Mr. Manby's brataken
and that the Du Ice of York had spoken' to -.Mr. C.
Long on the subjea. The whole of 'this statement
had. been corroborated in the fullest manner by Mrs:
Clarke. This he thought a strong proof that the
Duke of York could not be ignorant of such crania&
lions, as unless Mrs.• Clarke 'bad really had a coin,
munication with him on-Ahe subject, she could ,not
possibly have 6een inforthe'd of the interviews which
his Royal Highness, it appears, ha, with Mr. Charles
Long. This statement, as far as: Mr. Maltby 'wits
concerned, had been strengthened by the evidracts,
Of Mr. Lang, who unites' that he,. remetntsers the"
Conitcraiuter is Chief otTtierved.,ll'e pegbt- to he pro-
vided fur: Front these eireuttow.sueeq, it appeared.ti
hlmimost clear and obvious, that Mr. Duwler gain! •
ed an appeiatment in the .C°lntuissariat from his
Royal HighneAt the Duke t)t York, 'throiigh the.iti-
lluetice"Ol Mrs. Clarke; and through het infitwnca
only. -
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