The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-30 00:00:00

INDIA.

Hcall-qtrarters, Camp, Futteligurh, Gth March. 1824.
At a European General Court Martial, assembled at Dina-
pore, on Wednesday, the llth day of February, 1824, of which
M. Iloyn, lit battalion 33d regtment native in-
fantry, is President, Capt. P. P. Morgan, of the 2d battalion
26th regiment native infantry, was arraigned upon the under-
mentioned charges, viz.— •
" For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer and a
Gentleman, in having, In a letter dated,Cuttack, 30th Septem-
ber, 1023, addressed to Lieut. 'l'. Roberts, of the same corns,
introduced the name of his immediate Commanding Officer,
Major Watson' in a manner highly disrespectful and insubor-
dinate; and in having, in the said letter, most unwarrantably
thrown out various insinuations or aspersions derogatory to the
character of his said Commanding Officer, particularly in the
following instances, viz.:--
I. " You must, long ere now, be aware that this apprehen-
sion was groundless, inasmuch us the information on which it
was founded was itself/a/se; -in as far as the Residents are con.
cerned, as also with regard to the great majority of the officers
of the Battalion; his likewisefidse in this case, they having all
called ,on MC whilst I teas yet in your Bungalow, or subse.
quently to my having left It for toy own.'
2. " We shall now proceed to investigate the origin of this
Aii . and malicious libel, and to inquire to whom it is to be at-
tributed. _ _

answering this query, Colonel Carpenter's name must
be left entirely out of the question.
" "ro whom, then, can it apply, but to Major Watson,
Captain Stewart, or Lieutenant Auberjonois?
" Having now reduced to the cabalistic number three, those
from amongst whom is to be sought the libeller, who has had
the audacity to dictate to you with whom it is his pleasure that
you should associate, I will ask now, what possible objection
even these three persons could have to calling on you, there
being a possibility of meeting with me at your house ?
" "fo this it is impossible to oar any but one answer,
namely, that his conscience pricked him, and told him that he
lied been guilty of injuring (or at least endeavouring to injure)
me—and he dared not look me in the face, through dread of
betraying his conscious guilt—and one thin , which low and
grovelling minds can never forgive is, to see tie persons whom
they hate traduced rise, through theforce of conscious integrity
superior to, their malevolent aspersions. But how, I will.
ask, are these calumniators, or perhaps I should say, is ,this
calumniator, to avoid meeting me elsewhere—for as far. as I
Can observe, you., are the lardy person whom they have dared to
ins4lt.bpt.hprAciation. • ,• ; • • •
' How can lie or they be certain that they not meet me
at the Muse of any other person, when he or they may call—
or what security have they that 1 may not call in where they
may be one, or two, or all three ; and one thing is certain, name-
ly, that I will never take the trouble to avoid them nor you,
nor any other Who may blindly lend himself to their cabal.
it "hose alone whose deeds are evil, seek the shade—l, on
the contrary, (conscious of my own integrity) have ever
souirlit the light and 'ever will.'
". IVe will now appropriate a few lines to the objec-
tions of these vertical to meeting with me (as I can conceive
none others) to whose opinions you appear to bow with so
much reverence.
" And first for Major Watson—
"'"What has he to complain of ?
46 A Why, a great mutter, truly; I required of him to act like
a gentleman ! 1 An unreasonable request, doubtless ! and
perhaps not so easily to be followed as recommended !'
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c2ftj,ht
Captain
her e Articles
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NIVI roti
"'The whole or any part of such conduct being subversive
er,
P.
of military disc.
aannddiniigi b2r4gecaartilic,nallisit
(Signed) " A. T. WATSON, Major,
3.
Additional charge preferred
by Brigadier CA lIPEN TER., commanding at Cuttack.
, For having, while under arrest on the foregoing charges,
addressed a letter to Brigade Major Faithfull, dated Cuttack,
21st November, 1823, conveying highly offensive .intl unjusti-
fiable imputations on my conduct, particularly in die following
-

" I do, hoWever, most solemnly protest against such
deci-
sion, as well as the debarring me from reference to superior
authority, as acts of the utmost cruelty.'
'" This is, I helieve, the first time of an officer, under ar-
rest,' being placed at the mercy and discretion of his declared
and professed enemies. Far such, and unprovokedly such, do
I conceive Major Watson and his Staff Officers to be. Aud it
is well known that no enmity is so implacable as that which is
gratuitously adopted.'
- .

Yreni,thes'e Officers I do
.exiicct nothing but indignity
and oppression, and, whilst impressed with such an opinion, I
cannot refrain from expressing abhorrence of the cruelty and
injustice of subjecting me to their authority.'-
The same being subversive of military discipline, and is
breach of the Articles of War. -

(Signed) "G. CARPENTER, Lieut.-Colonel,
Commanding in Cuttack.'7
Cuttack, Nov. 24, 11123.
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following deci-
sion:—

Ft xoryo. AND SENTExcE.—" The Court having maturely
weighed the evidence adduced, with what the Prisoner has
urged in his defence, is of opinion that he is guilty of all and
every pan of the charges preferred against hinit which being in
breach of the Articles of NVar, does sentence him, Capt. P. P.
Morgan, 2d Battalion, 26th Native Infantry, to be discharged
the service of the Honourable Company. "—Approved and
confirmed.
(Signed) " EDWARD PAGET, General,
Cominander.in-Chief in India.
The sentence of this General Court Martial is accompanied
by a recommendation of the prisoner to clemency, on the
ground of length of service; and the Commander.in.Chief
would be well inclined to attend to it, if he did not feel impe.
ratively called upon to mark, by a severe example to the
Army, the sense he entertains of the conduct of those who, in.
stead of employing the influence resulting from mature years
and long service to direct the minds of inexperienced youth in
the straight path of duty and reverence fur legitimate audio.
rity, avail themselves of it to teach them the lesson of insubor-
dination, and disrespect to their superiors.
Captain Morgan is to be struck off the List of the Army
from the date on which this order may be published at Dina.
pore, and directed to proceed without delay to Fort William.
()n his arrival there the Town and Fort-Major will be pleased
to take the necessary steps for providing Mr. Morgan with a
pasiage to Europe.