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• the maintenance of that fixed and immutable prin-
ciple, that military bodies are subordinate to the
" State ;-in a word, the fundamental securities of hu—
man associatiorh
I cannot exclude from my mind the intimate con-
viaion that the total impunity of revolt, under all
the circumstances of the present eyents, is not
,com-
patible with those securities; that the silence of the.
Law, in the case of arms turned against the Go-
vernment that gave them, of fortresses seized by
those who were stationed to protea then), of troops
seduced by the officers, to whose better guardian-
, sltip they were committed) could be ascribed to no
motive; and produce on the minds of those who
should witness it, even from a•distance, no itx•pres-
,
sion favourable to obedience and discipline. Upon
what distin&ion shall we rely hereafter in the pu-
, nishirmtit of inferior offenders, and alts of minor
insubordination, when impunity is the established
result of mutiny, in which the Officers of a whole
army were the actors, and of which their superiors
and commanders have been the_prineipal promoters
and l-eaders?
This painful argument is extorted from me, not for
the purpose of reproach, but to fortify my unwilling-
judgment in the affliaing but inevitable conclusion,
that total impunity is forbidden by every obligation
of my high trust.
There is yet, I hope, a mitigating principle in the
most austere exercise of English justice ; that justice,
which, while it obeys ,the call of public safety, is
ever accessible to the interceding voice of elethenty
and mercy. , A lenient and even a tender adinintstra4
tion of justice is at once,the boast and privilege of our
glorious and happy country.
From its sterner duties I must not entirely shrink,
but if I am prompted,- by the best propensities of
every human bosom, to infuse into the cotrection
of subdued offences the largest measure compatible,
with the ends of justice, I shall be but a faithful
representative of our cotnmon Sovereign, and shall
but illustrate and exemplify the national character ,
of his people. To this truly English virtue I shall j
appeal, it any one should think that, either in the
gratification of personal feelings, or in emulation of
the chara&eristic lenity of England, I may have
given too wide a scope to indulgence, and have done
too little for public discipline.
In pursuance of these views, the principle rhave
thought-myself at liberty to adopt has been to limit
the number, of punishments, since impunity cannot
be general ;` and to mitigate their degrees to the -ut•
most extent of lenity, not entirely incompatible
with the public good, and the indispensable demands
of justice.

• - LIST OF OFFICERS TO BE TRIED.,
To be tried by Court. Martial.
Lieut.-Colonel lohn Bell, Ist .Battalion Artillery, senior
Officer commanding at Seringaptain.
Lieut.-Colonel lohn Doveton, Bth Regiment of Cavalry,
commanding a Detachm,nt of the Hyderabad Subsidiary
Force at laulna.
Major Joseph Storey, rst Batt. 19th 'Regt. N. I. senior
Officer commanding at Masulipatam.
• Tube tried by Court-Martial, or dismissed the Service, at
their option.
Lieut *Colonel Robert Munro,' 2LI Batt. isth Regt. Se
ringapatam.
111.ijor D. C. Kenny, zd Batt. Igthßegt. Seringapatam.
Captain I% F. De Haviland, Engineers, Seringapatam.
Captain George Cadell, izth Regt. N: 1. and ToWn-Ma-
jor, Seringapatam. •
Captain Hugh Mil ntosh. tst Batt. Bth-Regt.. and Captain
t F. K. Aiskill, rst Batt. isth Rey. marched without orders
for Chittledroog to Seringapatam.
Captain A. Andrews, Madras European Regt. Masulipa-
tam.
Captain 1., Patterson, :st Batt. tith Regt. Saniulcottalt.
Captain George Walla!), Ist Batt. zist. Regt. Chicacole.
Captain lames Sadler, tat Batt. 24th Regt, hllore.
Captain 1. L. Lushington, 4tlt,Regt. Cavalry, Janina.
Capt. A. Wl' Leo], Suit Re4iotent Cavalry, 'anima,
Capt.-Lieutenant C. Hopkinson, tat Batt. Artillery,
senior Officer of Artillery at, laulna.
Capt.-Lieutenant G. W. I'oignanil, Horse Artillery, se-
nior 011ker of the Corps at I aulna.
Capt. G. M. Gibson, ast Batt. math Regiment, Jaulua.
Capt. Thomas Pollock, rat Batt. lath Regiment jaulna.
Major Mathew Stewart, ad Batt. z7th Regiment, Janina.
Capt. John Turner, ad Batt. itch Regt. Seringapatam.
Reduced as the numbers contained in this melan-
choly list have been, by every consideration, to which
a sense of inviolable duly has permitted me to listen,
it has not been without the most afflicting agitation
my mind-has ever experienced, that I have affixed
me,• final signature to the order as it now stands.
It is with carresponding satisfadion and joy, I
have now to perform the more grateful office of
announcing to' every other officer, who has been
int olved in any of the criminal proceedings of the
army, since the Ist of, May, a general and . un-
qualified amnesty ; to the benefit of which those
office: s„ who haie hitherto declined the teat, will be
admitted on their signing that declaration.
This amnesty is not granted -in the narrow spirit
.1 of mere pardon. It is tendered as an,ad of total
and sincere oblivion; it offers on the part of Go-
vernment a full restoration .of confidence and 'es-
teem ; and it invites, from those who are the ob-
jea of it, not a sullen discharge 4 constrained duty,
but obedience which comes front the heart, and the
Cheerful, animated service of cordiality, affection,
and zeal.
My sentiments concerning the late events. have
been too clearly pronounced to adinit of an amnesty
thus general, being sn far misinterpreted as to bring in
question the deep sense I continue to entertain both
of the guilt and the danger of those anions to which
this indemnity is granted. It is not on a principle of
justification, but of pure indulgence, unmixed with
any other consideration, that I have acted on this
occasion. I have recolleded the' proneness of our
common nature to error; the dominion of the pas-
sions over reason, the influence otrank, authority,
and talents, pver young and feeble minds ;‘ the
power of contagion, and the irresistibt.e torrent .of
general example.
I have considered the small and scarcely percepti-
ble degrees by which innocent men are conducted,
from tile first slight transgression, to Crimps, the
enormity of which the,r minds would have revolted
ar, if presented at once to their view. To .resist
these seductions is the part of sound judgment and
manly charatter, Such-efforts are most honourable
to the distinguished few who are gifted with the
union of these qualities, but they are, I fear, too
rave to. be 'required Of all. • To such considerations
the extent of the present' clemency must be referred.
When the officers included in this act of grace re-
fl,-.Ct on the, happy change it has operated on that
condition, I am. sure the first sentiments of their
breasts will be those of devout and fervent gratitude.
It is my wish to point these acknowledgments to their
proper objects.
Next, for the'recovery of life, honour, their own
esteem, the confidence of Government, the regard
of their countrymen, 'and I trust .a firm security for
the perpetual duration of these blessings, their gate-
ful benedittions are due to the benevolent genius of
their country, of which I am only the organ.
My final and best advice is to reject the first step
that leads from the beaten track of prolessional,de-
meanour, as it the ,worst extreme of ripened and
atrocious guilt were proposed alone to their accept-
,ance. The widest stride of all is from innocence
to guilt. That boundary once pahst• 1, the tr,;(l,a_
lion of crime are shorter and less sensiole. Ho
whr withholds his voice from earl) clamour, and
his pen from the first iriegular signature, is sale
and blameless ; 'bey-um! that, clearly defined line,
all is peipltxiiy and danger. With those friend-
lfsuggestions prompted by a pure solicitude tor the
honour and welfare of those whom I adcires, I
take leave even of admonition, and of every
o her form of address which can imply reproof,
and purge my- mind of every painful recollec-
tion, embrace the happiest prosped which is now
presented to my view by the - final termination
of . public discord, violence, and trouble, and tha
re-establishment on. a firm, and I trust secureliasis,
of tranquility and order.

In the execution of this principle, it has been ne-
cessary to make a.small selection from a great mass
'of delinquency, all subject in strictness to' the pe-
nalties of the law; and that such a choice should
peither be capricious nor subject to the suspicion of
partiality, I have adopted general criterions, the prin-
ciples of which'are manifestly just, and the appli-
cation of which to particular cases is subject to no di-
ficulty.
The first ground of seleaion is the commission of
some overt act of rebellion or mutiny,- such as seiz-
ing on fortresse,i or public treasre ; aClual hostility
21,qtinst the tro ,ps of his Majesty, the Company, or
its allies; quitting the station allotted to ti ops with-
out ord.-ers, or the refusal to obey the orders Of Go-
venment. .

This.principle of selection wevid- liberate a con-
siderable proportion of the
,army ; but it would in-
volve a much greater number than it enters' into my
views to exclude limn pardon.
It is necessary therefore to sele& from the nu-
merous diss 'already described a small number, com-
prised within a narrower head of distinction_.
'That selection is 10 consist of the officers in com-
mand of stations; orbodies of troops, Commandants
of corps, and persons peculiarly distinguished for a
forward and violent part in the most criminal acts
ur proceedings of the army.
The whole of this highly crrminat and peculiarly
responsible, but not numerous class, will most justly
be submitted to a trial by Court Martial.
But as the Courts-Martial may of necessity be
bound '6 pass sentences of gi:eater severity than it is
in contemplation- to extend 'without distin6tion to
the whole number of those submitted to trial, a More
minute subdivision will yet be made„and the Offi-
cers in command of garrisons or considerable bodies
of troops will be separated,
,on the ground of higher
responsibility, from the Commandants of corps. The
former will be subjealed at all events to trial ; the
latter will be allowed the option of a trill, or dis-
missal from the service.

In order that no anxious uncertainty may remain
concerning the application of these rules of selection
to individual cases, the names of all the officers in-
tended for punishment are expressed. in the follow-
ing list. It will be found not to include the Com-
mandants of Corps at Secunderabad, although that
force fell too distinally within the priociple of selec-
tion, not only on account of the lead it assumedin the

criminal-combination and violent proceedings of the
army, but as having committed open mutiny in re-
fusing to permit the march of the '2 d battalion tOtli
regiment to Goa.

I have, however, thought the example, wtich that
force was the first to sit to the revolted Officers, of
an early return to their duty, and the influence of
that example upon other parts of the army, maybe
admitted as a ground Of special indulgence and
pardon.

I have omitted looking too narrowly into the va-
riety of possib'e motives that mciy be supposed .to
have actuated the senior Officers of this force in their
exertions to withdraw it from further resistance to
GovernMent. In my desire to restore my first
esteem to the Officers of this army, the better
and more honourable inducements may be al-
lowed at least their share in this commenda-
ble part of their conduct ; and, in my solicitude
to extend the principle of clemency to its ut-
must allowable bounds, I have deemed the benefit
derived both to the pubiic and to the army itself,
from the submission of the Hyderabad force stiff-
ciently important to warrant, even without regard to
motives or inducements, the extension of indulgence
to that body. It will be a signal testimony that. G-
overnment is not Unmindful of the services which are

MINT°.

rendered to it, and that while it is impelled,, only
by necessity, to the exercise of its sever er functions,
it seize; with satisfaction every opportunity to for-
give and reward.

By Order of Major-Gen. Gowdie. Commanding the Army.

•MAI LS.
ARM IV ED-2 Dublin. Due-.S Gottenburgb, i Waterford.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1810.

Last night some French Papers to the fit(, inst.
arriVed. The intelligence they contain is not -of
much importance. The preparations fUr BUONA-
PARTE'S marriage are going on with greataaivity ;
and in order to add to the splendour of the scene,

thts. -Kings Of WIR.TEMBERG. and BAVARIA have been
ordered to accompany the ARCHDUCHESS on her
°:4 1n• r ey to Paris, and to assist at. the Fetes. EUGENE

RD HART oz No, 4, Martlett-court, Bow-street; and Pc.blistied by WILLIAM AstmluEti. SCI JIPS, Souti4 Molton.weet, LroFvenor ware.
o. 11v, Strand; wtiere 4dvertisements, Orders for thq Paper, Le‘ter.t fgi the EaiNr, (pot-pai4), 41.'ist ba itt.l4l-411;.‘4

BEAVIIARNOIS, who is likely to be materially af-
fected by the Marriage of BUONAPATITE, has been
nominated by him, by way of compens-stion, suc-
cessor to the Prince Primate,in the Grand Duthy of
Frankfort.

We yesterday stated the arrival of the Rattlesnake
sloop of war with dispatches from Fort St. George.
She left Madras on the 22d ofPaober. It is with
much pleasure we confirm -our previous account of
the entire restoration :of obedience in our array'
Our Readers wilt find in another parr of our Paper •
a very interesting and, important document on this
subjeet from Lord Mtirro, respeaing this unfortu-,
nate transaaion and its result. This interesting do-
cument is. followed by the General Orders of the
Right Honourable the GovernorrGeneral, in which :•;
be remits the sentence (cashiered) of Lieutenants
M'CoasticK and ROWLEY, from a stria regard to
the Amnesty which he had previously issued,. upon
condition that they make an ample and distinct apo-
logy to their Commanding Officer Capt. CAMPBELL,
concluding with a strong recommendation of entire
cordiality, and holding forth the certainty of punish. :
ment in case of any similar breach of military-duty•
We also stated yesterday, that a. hostile disposi.
tion- bad shewn itself among the Native Powers, by
the sudden appearance of 40;000 Mahratta. troops in
the British territories, with the view, as is supposed,
.;
of taking advantage of the unhappy dissensions in
our army. These Mahratta troops, it appears; were
under the command of HUMMER UD DERN Cnwrr, .
and their irruption was deemed of a predatory na.'
ture. A strong Briltish force had been direaed to
advance against them, and -there was no doubt of
the .most decisive result in support of- our au.:.
thority.„,

All the accounts received from Cadiz concur i
stating, that the inhabitants are unanimous in their
determination of defending that place to the utmost
extremity, and that there is every reason to hope
that they will he able successfully to resist any force
that the French can bring against it. The natural
and artificial means of defence of the Isle of Leon
and Cadiz, are so strong, that unless the inhabi-
tants should be reduced by famine, or betrayed by
treachery, the enemy can have but little chance of
success. We are happy, however, to bear, that
the place is now abundantly supplied with provisions.
The twoßritish Frigates that have arrived at Cadiz,
from South America have brought over , 6;900,00c!
dollars.

An Austrian Messenger arrived ye&terday from
Heligoland. His arrival has caused considerable
speculation, but it is probable that be was only the.
bearer of the official Intelligence respecting ihe mar-
riage between BUOt4A.PARTE and the Archduchess
MARIA LOUISA.

The Morning Chroniae has this day contradicted,
from authOrity, a paragraph which it says appeared
• in the Ministerial Papers of yesterday, respecting
the mistake stated to nave been made in; counting
the numbers in the division on Friday in the House
of Commons. The Morning Chronicle alsd asserts
that .this was a manceuvre of Ministers to make-the
,public believe that they 'have still a majority in the,
Hou4e of Commons. Accustomed as we are to.
'read daily the unfounded charges of the Opposition`
..Writers, we hardly recollect one in Which truth hag
been so completely set atdefiance as in the instance
to which we are now alluding. Will it be believed,
that this•paragraph, winch the Morning, Chronicle,
says was a Ministerial trick, and appeared in th 3,
Ministerial t'apers• of yesterday, atlud;ly kippeared
first in a Sunday Paper that is in general hostite to
Ministers ; that it was copied by two or three pa;.
pens of yesterday, but • not exclusively by- Mi-
nisterial Papers, unless the Morning Chronicle
means to assert that the Times is a' Mini-.
sterial Paper ; and to complete the whole, that that
paragraph, that I\kinisteri,i ma ceatre, was for-
Mally'c,ntrL:dicled in one at. least or the ministerial
Papers of yesterday ? The paragrapii originally was
a silly attempt to raise a joke against Mr. Cnowt ;
that object having-failed, it was thought perhap ari
-
ingenious -and a bold 'device to Charge the whole
upon the Ministers, under the hope that among 3
crowd of accusations equally fal.'se, it might escape
undetected. But the Writer of the article to
the' Morning Chronicle seems deferm.!:,,d that his
charge shall at least be as absurd us it is ;
for he says that the object for which
vented this story was, to make the public, believe
that they had a 'MAJORITY. Now if any one
will take the trouble of consulting the columns of
the Morning Chronicle of Saturday last, he will find
it accurately stated that Ministers had a Majority. of
(32 ; and yet the same paper, two days - afterwards,
accuses Ministers of having invented this story
about the mistake in counting the Houie, in order
to make the public believe that they had a Majority !

This morning advice was received at the East•ln-
dia-Ijouse of he safe arrival, at Porrtsmokab, of the
country ship Fort !Pi /ham, !Aden %% it() cot ton.
The extra ships General Stuart and Uni;on, and
the country .ships Ifarren Hastings, Bojine, and
Providence, arr 4 ed at the Cape on the 24th and 23th
. .
of December. -

HOFFER, the brave, die 'patriotic HOFFER, has
been shot, in virtue of, the sentence of a Military
Commission, at Mantua. Another soul has thus
been ,ent tc. plead at the bar of [-leaven agoinst that
wholesale assassin, who, at the oers' moment he 15
pretending to be all love and gentleness at the ides
ut being united to a Princess (if the House of Aus;
trig, degrades and insulis tier father by the murder
of one ut his most faithful subjects.