The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-28 00:00:00

CO ri RT-M RT lAL ON COLONEL QUINTIN.

(Continued from our Paper of yesterday.)

THE JUDGE-ADVOCATE here remarked upon the
extraordinary length of Colonel Palmer's-cross-
examinations; and particularly upon his.introduc7
tion of matter not called for by the examination
of the party for whom the witness was called.—
The practice must necessarily lead to _re-examina-
tion; and be productive of endless inconvenience
to ;ill parties.
Colonel Palmer said, his only wish was to con-
fru), where an attempt had been made to shake,
the evidence helm! himself brought. forward.
The JUDGE-ADVOCATE rejoined, that however
natttral'and justifiable such an object was to Col.
Palmer, he took blame to himself for having suf-
fered so irregular a precedent to proceed without
earlier animadversion.

The witness added, that there was a greater
tbnpdance of wine at Tafalla 'than at any place
the regiment had passed through since thy 'left
Liglmn.

Quarter-master Ayr deposed, that he found
fbtage in two houses, a little above the valley of
Nacoy, enough for three days to serve the-regi-
ment. The place was two or three leagues from
Cambo, and the road narrow, winding, and_ hilly.,
The regiment could not have gone there conve-.
piently, on the same day. On his return he found
that one squadron bad gone ; and, as he reached
Colonel Quintin, he heard the enemy's fire open

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This evidence closed the Defence against the
first charge.

Serjeant-Major Sarman was with the skir7
misters on. the 28th of Febr6ry : when in the
enemy's lines he heard Col. Quiutin_say to the
men, '' Go on—Go on." Col. Quintin was in
the rear, but as he did not.look back, he could
orriy guess about 20 or 30 yards he was engaged
with the enemy at the time.

Serjeant NN.Teils was up with the skirmishers on
The. day in question, and seeing the first squadron
charge rode to the second, and desired Captain De
Grammont to bring up that which he commanded.
When they had come up with the. other squadron,
they had Halted, and two guns had arrived. Col.
Palmer thought them in danger; and enquired
who had ordered them up. When the first squadron
opened to let the•second pass, he remained with.
601'. Quintin,' ar their head, and they received a
volley: They retreated a few yords; and Colonel
Quintin enqnired whether any one was hurt,. to
which he answered, one man and two horses.
'They remained there till the infantry, either
Brunswick Ocls or Spaniards, came up: Colonel,
Qaintin was; during time, in front of the
leadiry division : Lard Somerset say,
that the proper distance for the solpor,ting squa-
dron was a hundred yards, and that their support-
ing squadron was at one time too close, hut
.did
mkt know whether before or after the charges.
Some of the horses'of the skirmishers were much
distressed, baring been on. duty the whole day,
but did not know..the -condit;on of the horsEs in
'the squadron: The' horses were not in so-good
condition as they were at Wrales.
'Elie- cross-examination related to the forage
they had proctirred on the Pyrenees generally.
The witness \vent of his 'own accord to the second
squadron, having previously seep a Staff Officer
waving his hat to theni.

The Earl, of Uxbridge was then called.---In au!
swer to the question, where he should expect to
find the Colonel of a regiment, supposing skir-
mishers to be in' advance and a line of infantry
opposing, his Lordship said he should expect to
find him neither among the skirmishers nor in
front of the advance, but in the-body of his regi-
ment. He had had opportunities of seeing Col.
Qniutin on service, and in presence of the enemy.
He felt no hesitation
,to say that he had always
entertained the highest opinion•of „Col. Quintin,
both with respect to.his- personal courage and his
Conduct as Colonel of a regiment. In either view
he looked upon him as exemplary, as long as he
wu under his command. He never saw a regi-
'ment in more perfect order, or in which the dis-
.eipline was more matured; than in this corps at that.
period. He had witnessed on many occasions the
c‘ittrage and calmness of Colonel Quintin before
tire enemy. At Benevente he. commanded the in-
line piquets, and with great gallantry repulsed the.
enemy who attacked in superior numbers.
General Grant deposed to the same. effect as
Lord Uxbridge, as to the.. proper station . of. the-
Commanding Officer of a corps in action. His
opinion of Colonel Quintin as an Officer had been
solltvourable, that he regretted not to haVe found
hini in command when the regiment landed .at..
Lisbon., In saying this, he meant not the slightest
r•ilection on Colonel Palmer, or his successor
I`,T.jor_ gmbarts. He had no hesitation to say,
that if he were immediately.put in the command-.
of a brigade in presence of the enemy, he should.
be extremely glad to see Colonel Quintin at the.
Lead of a corp 3 tinder his orders; and he should
feel that he had ill-acqnitted himself to:his con-
seience, were he to withhold any thing that he
liad, now 'stated.

Selieent Indic was afterwards called, but his
evidence Was only material as corroborating the
tt7;timony of, firmer witnesses.
Two cavalry orders issued by Lord E. Somerset
were then put in and read, each bearing reference
to the affair of the 27th, and expressing the
thanks of the Brigade-General to the troops,
a!noug the rest, through Colonel Quiiitin, to the
10th Hussars, for their conduct on That occasion.