The Sun.
London, England, 1810-02-12 00:00:00

THE

MINiqTES OP.EVIDBNCE,-

Taken before a-Conatnittee, of the Rouse of Commons; ap-
ponted o.o:insider of the Policy and Conduct of the late
Expedition to fne Scheldt. .

FEB..6,Egto,

The Right Hon. 'Sir joirri Ar.ira THZR, Bart, in the

Cl3air.

KNIgHT, 'ESA.. Inspector- Gencral'of‘dimy
Hospitals, was called in.

Examinad by'the Con-nittee.

...Were any applications made to you to provide
a number of Hospital Mates for the IS1!Ind of
cheren Were requifitious Made.
Di,l; ou meet with any difficulty in providing a
'ttifficitat number of Hospital Mates to meet the de-
-mand or the service ?—rfound great difficulties,-not
only io finding them for the service of Waleheren,
but -many - other destinations. , •
lAras'any additional pay offere.by,you; iA grdee
to induce persons competent. to undertake the office
of Hospital Mates, to embark for Walcheren ?--
There was none.

kla,e you any, reason'to believe, that by an offer
of additional pay, more H/ospital Mates could lave
been proctTred )--:I cahnof speak to that, not having
t► it'd ►t ;. but many st,►trments ha\e been made of
tl►e ditlkulties and the obstacles in obtaining them ;

I have represented upon several occasions the 'great
dearth of thelowerOrder of-Medical Siatff and have.
pointed-out some of the c/uscs of it, which perhaps
were not within our reach, whether any additional
pay would have ,doliti-I cannOt say, I tiad no -antho-'
city to offer it. -
Did yOu'sta e, in•consequence, of the difficulty of
prC”,idingi-lospital Matis fur theserkide- in Walche-
Ten, to -any superior author ay, and to whom,-the
-diffieuity-you toured .in-so procuiing them ?--I can-
tiol tram memory say whether I din upon that spe-
-cia-1 occasion, though I rather tliwkil. did, but °pm
many others. I have i I rather Wink I did upon that'

occasion-- • , •
Was the Secretary at War apprised. Of 'the diffi•
culty of pibviding tlyseital Mates' tor the service'in
Walcheren, in the mouth of 'September cannot,
• speak to the date, butt believe there was commu-
nication made upon the subject but by reference to
the, bth R,-port of tne Military Cummissioners, 'a
letter of mine upon this subjtct may be found, I
think in August or September; but comp?, down'
sudtfenly tbr this. examination •I have - no meads of
givif more- preciSe inforinatiOn.
After the pressing demands a',rived frotri Walche-
ren for iiddiiional Hospital nit.es, was atly i,art!Cu-
-lar repOrt made upon that SpeCial service to any'su-
perior-authority-I-4 will, not take' upon me pOsi-
, tiyely to. say it was upon that special occasion,
though rather believe it, because the same wants
existed in Portugal, iti Sicily, .an'd in the West
Indies, and we were obliged to divide Our medical
strength as we Could, aCcording to the exigency of
the serviCe.

Do
..you believe_ that if you had beln enpbled to
`offer additional pay,, it would have been in your-
po%,‘,_er to• have procured more Hospital Mates for
the service-of- Walcheren ?—I -do riot feel myself
-.conii,etent to say it would-, because I' think tcere
ale many other onnsideiatiOns which weighed against
the Obtaining a sufficient number of inferior Medi-
, cal Officers; how far it would have answered Ican-
not say, but I lather doubt it, on account of the
known sicknesh of the climate-and the - mortality
that lollo.sed it. ,
of tact, you were not furs shed with any
extraordinary to ap4 of procuring Hospital
to meet the extraordinary demands-Made by the dik
order
_that prevailed at Wo:cheren ?—I was not, To
the best of my recollection.
You hav been Surgedn to one of the regiments of.
Guards was. - •
_ -

, .
To whoin are the returns- Made. of the state.of
the sickin the three the_
Gua.rds when at
home?—They are made to' the respective Corn-
mandmg Officers of the regiments; and to the offi-
cers commanding the Brigade, but they are a-sepa-
rate establishment from the army..
Hare you. now quitted your situation as Surgeon
to that regiment ?---Yes, I have not been for yens.
' Was it by word of mouth or by letter, that those
representations
_you have stated were made to the
Secretary at War, 'of the impossibility of 'procuring
, Hospital Mates for the service in Walch,ren ?----1
said I could not speak particularly to dates' nQr Was
I certain that after the business of Walcheren 'it 'had
- abeen so; but I rather thought it was about An-
gust or September, but I speak from recollection
only. If it was m::de, it was a written
,one; but
- I beg' io -speak_ with distrust of myself here, be-
cause I speak entirely
,from memory, but with an
anxiety to: answer any questions put_to me
If any representation of that kind. was made; it
must have-been by lei ter ?—Yes, but I beg not vo
commit myself to its • having been, made; but en
,many occasions before-I nave done it; and indeed,
one let 'er in the Fifth Report o‘ the Military Com-
missioners sliew I have particularly noticed the
difficulties I had to encounser:..
Du yo recollect when the first application was
made to .1 ou MILT the Ast of September, EA- en ad-
ditional number of Hospital Mates for,Walcheren ?
—lf I recollect right, diffeitent requisitions. were
rececvedll/4 and as fast as w 4 Could provide them they
• Is ere sta.-7[llre Witness• Was diiected to wi:11-
dratv.]
. The Chairman was direEled to report progress,
and ask leave to sit again.

- " Great bu,iness must be wrought ere noon :"
so says fhe great witch, lIEGAT,E, and so says CAR-
-TER, No. 8, Cfiirig-cross, who, though no great
Conjuror,, prophecies that those who negleat the gol-f
dinimppartiiiity the present LifiterEpreients, wilt,
when the) read of the djstributiou of thousands they
.have no, share in, regret they did not risk a little to
gait abundance.
The golden day approcheS, which will make-the
nrtunes of *many. Those who have not already
. t Ought a Share in the present Lottery, should has-
-1) II r,, s,A•IFT anti Co7s Offices; where. .they may
teake &mice of -a 20,0001. No time rs to be lost,
IT) ,he Drank it% will,negin and finish on the Four-
"on4h.

Foam file LONDON:O4Z.,ETTE., Feb,l4, 18,10.

Whitihail, Feb. 1810.

The King has been pipa-sdd fo grant to_the Rev.
John Garnett, blaster of Ails, the plsce and dignity,
of the Deanery of Exeter, void by Ilse resigtption,
of 'thellev. George Gordan._

IPar-Plficr, aro

;Bth Regiment of Light 'Dragoons-, Cornet Henry fleym'an to
be Lieutenant, by PUrchase, vice Beatty, who retires.
9th Ditto, "Major Charles Morland, from the 17th Light,
Dragoons, to be Major; vice Prde, wl6 retires.
loth Ditto, Cornet Cliarles Synge to he Lict:tenant, with-
out purchase, vice Harding, proinorecr. Edward Fox Fitz-
gerald, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Synge.
18th. Ditto, Cornet kVilliani Gibbs to. be Lieutenant, with-.
out purehase, vice Milner, promoted. .
zotli Ditto, Cornet George Henry .;I.iissedfo be Lieutenant,...
without purchase,"vice Do Lau,e, promoted.
tst Regiment of Foot, -Major Robert Nixon, from the -lath
Foot, to, be Major, vice O'Keefe, who exchtinges. Lieu-•
tenant lames Stewart to
~be Captain of .0 Company, by
purchase, vice Cheney, who retires. ,Lieutenant Robert
-Macdonald to be Captain of a
.C:oiripany, without
chase,- vice Bruce, appointed to the Ist Royal Veteran
Battalion. Ensign Peter Perry to be Lieutenant, without
-purchase, vice. Stewart. Ensign 'Peter MacPherson to be.
ditto, vice Macdonald. John Allison Gent, to beflinsign,
vice Perry. “iltillian;, Gent, to be ,Ensign,, vice
Mac Pherson. -
4th Ditto, Ho:Tit:4l Mate, James French to be Assistant.
Surgeon,, vice Callancler, promoted.
stli Ditto, Ensign 'oink Pennington to. be Lieutenant, vice
Browne, deceased. Volunteer , 41;0U to be En.,
sign, vice. Peiinington.
Bth Ditto, Lieutenant Alexarfder Cumming, from HAI- pay.
.of the 15th loot, to, be Lieutenant, vice ince, who ex-
changes.

totit Ditto, Charles Naylor, Cent. to be-Ensign, 'by intr.
-chase, vice Bahoy, who retires,
'tzth Ditto, Major Jeremiah O'Keefe; front the Royals, to be

Majori vice Nixon, who exchanges.
16th Ditto, Captain ,Thornas 1). Turner, frOm the York
Light infantry ,Volunteers, to be Captain, of a Company,
vice Welch, who exchanges. •
19th 'Ditto, Captain-Henry Hardy,- from tie 3d`Ceylon Re-
. giment, to be Captain of a Compaay, vice Ahixander,who
eXchanges. Captain Robert Bali, from the 3d: Ceylon
giment, to be Captain of a Company, vice Stewart, who
exchanges. • ,
25th Ditto, Lieutenant James Burrell, from the 68th Foot,
• ro be Lieutenant, vice Bolton, who exchanges.
34th Ditto, Ensign john Hucidlestone, to be Lieutenant,
vice Ward, deceased.
41st Ditto, Ensign B. W. Bluets,, to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, proMoted in the 36th Foot.
44th Ditto, Ensign Thatnas Palmer, to be Lieutenant, vice
Walsh, deceased. Volunteer tiebrge Clark Beatty, to be
Ensign, vice Hussey, deceased. • Sartmel Simpton, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Palmer.
51st Ditto, Ensign Hathilton, to be Lieutenant, with-
oar purchase, vice Shaw, superseded. Ensign Ken-
, nett: ,to be Adjutant, vice I endings, deceased. Quarter-
' rnaster-Serjeant Mills to be 'Quarter-Master, vice,
Ross, appointed Adjutantot a/Retruiting District.
53d Ditto, Ensign j. A. Devonish, to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice .Maclean„ who retires. -

's9th' Ditto, Ensign Richard Manners, to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Graharn;-pronhite4l. Hospital Mate Peru.
K., Lambe, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Spry, who re-
signs._
both Ditto, Lieutenant Noah Dalrymple, . from the 2zd
. Light Dragoons, to he Captain of a Company, by purchase,
vice Hea.thcote, appointed to the loth Moot.
63'd Ditto, Lieutenant Richard Church, to,bc Adjutant, vice
Smith, 'promoted. Hospital Mate ---- 114`Cawley, to
be Assistant-Surgeon. - •

63th Ditto; Lieutenant William Bolton, from the zith Foot,
to be Lieutenant; vice,Burrell, who exchAiges.
71st Ditto, Hospital-plate John ‘yinterscale, to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Quirt, promoted.
73d Ditto Hospital Mate John FaCkman, to be Assistant-
Surgeon. _ •

'7Bth Ditto, Lieutenant John Mackenzie, to, be Captain
of a-Company, without purcl►ase, vice Lindsay, promot-
ed. Lieutenant Henry Coane, to be ditto, vice M'Kenzie,
appointed to the both Foot.
84th Ditto. AssistantLSurgeOn'- r.loyd, from the 92:1 Foot
.to be Surgeon, vice Graham deceased.
89th Hospital-Mate Michael Liuigan, to be Assistant-Sur.
►;eon, vice C; reenWell, appointers to the 7lst Foot.
9oth Ditto, Statf—llospitai-Arlisrani William Dillon, to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hamilton, prvlnoted in the Sth
West India Regiment.
zd Rest India Regiment, Lieuteriaiit Nicholas Sorrell, from
the 59th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice .13rowne;

•
deceased.#
, , 11. • •
4th Ditto, Lieutenant Lord lames Hay, from the szd Foot,
to be Captain of a Company by-purchase, vice Lotd,W. G.
H: Somerset, who retires. . .

sthDittd, Tlio.mas Nluirliead, Gent, to be Ensign by pur—

chase, vice Showbridge, who retires.
Yurk Light Infantry Volunteers, Captain Frederick Weigh;
from the t6th root, to be Captain: of a Company, vice
Turner, who exchanges. • .
tat Ceylon Regiment, Captain lohn 13Iackenburg, front the

.. , .. .. .._
3d Ceylon Regiment, 4o be Captain of A Ciainpany, vice
Prager, who exchiinges. , •. y
To-be first Lieuttnants without purchase.—Second Lieute-
nant. Crosbie Christian' from Inc 3d Ceylon Rogitnent,
Second Lieutenant W barn Eranciiell. Second Lieute:.

nant Peter Edwards, from the 3d ecyFon Regiment,
,To be Assistant-Surgeon—Assistant Surgeofi H. ~tlazshaU,
from the 89th 'Foot.

3J Ditto.

To be Captains. of Companteg.— Captain Alecander Alex-
ander, trom the tgrh Copt, vice Hardy, who exaningeS.
Capta.th Mark Prager, trout the Ist Ceylon Regiment, vice
Illackenburg, who exchanges. Captain George Stewart,
horn the tgrh foot, .vice Bair, who exchanges.
. .

To be First-Lieutenant without pu►chase.—Second
tenant lames Bell, v►ce Clittbrd, appointed to the 96th
'Foot.

To be Second• Lieutenant without purchase.—Serjeant-Ma.
jor Leger, .from the £sth Yocit, vice Hughes pro.
moted. -
Dillon's Regiment.' Lieutenant • Peter Du Sage to be Cap_
,1 sin of a Company, vice Galaup, who retires upon an al?
• loiVance.

Ensign Charles Duquesnav to be Lieutenant; vice llu Sage.
Sicilian Regiment, Ensign Mariano Zugianni to be Lieut.
tenant, _ _ . _ _

Mitts, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Zugiln'ni.

:id Gipro.;6n Battalion, (.2uartai...i9asteriSerjeant, IVilliarn
;Tapp to be Quarter-04ster, vice Robson, promoted in the
4th Royal, Veteran Battalion., , - •
-. • ,
,Royal Nliiii,ary Col.lese, William Hickman, Cent, to be
11.sistant:S..urgeon.

HOSPITAL'STAFF.
'l'o be hospital-Mates for General .Service—George Crone,
Gent. john D. Lange,- Gent. Christopher Berge,
Gent. .Gaspar liellberg, Gent. •

'The King's German Legion.
ist Light Battalion, Captain and Brigade-Major ----I--;
• litilsemanii to be Captain of a Company, vice Omptedir,
who ext !hinges.
Bth Battalion of the Line, Gentleman Cadet 'Christian Sad-
ler, Cu be Ensign, vice Weyhe, promoted.
Lieutenant George HoLLQ to be Adjutant, vice Brauns, pro-
moted.

STAFF.
Captain Aupptus Ompteda, train the. Ist Light Battalion,
to be Btigaue-Major-viccHuiseniana, who exchanges.

oCrovar-Orfice, Feb. to, iSio.
NI,SMISER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.
Shirc of Edinburgh--The Right Honourable Robert JD undas,
of

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

William Hodgkinson, of east Rettord, Nottingliamsllire,tron-
monger.
BANKRUPTS.

Philip Lock, of Nailsworth, Horstley, Gloucestershire,
yarn•rnalier, to surrender Feb.a,t tour, zoi and% March
14, at eleven, at the Red Lion 11111, Nansworth. Attor-
Ines, Shephard and Atilington, liedlOrd-row, Lon-
don • or Mr. L. Watheir, Stroud.
lame:natal, late of the Earl of Chathain public-house,
Hughes-fields, Depilord, Kent, victualler, freb. 17, 24,

SHIP NE7I-S.

GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY 9.

Arrived—ere Sr. Joseph, —, and Amity, Pennington,
from Lisbon; Traffic, Main, from Guernsey ; Britannia,
Seco& from Trinidad; l'heeni;, Steward, from St, Do.
mingo ; War,grave, Dixon, from Martinique ; Caklsta, String
er, tr in Grenada ; Adventure, Smith, Iron' Salou ; and the
General Wellesley, ,Charvust, froi-n Bengal?
Sailed- the Earl Wilhelm, —, for Gottenburgh.