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the Duke ier York, acting, in this instance, in the e_ect la 2 gentle hint in a letter to raise men mote
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able conduct in the office of the Commander in Chief, capacity of Commander in Chief herself. It was rapt y, answer to s heavy aceusatiou against
Was this sufficient to recommend him over men also clear, that she kad done so from this tutors Colonel French, Colonel Gordon writes to Mr. Kirk-
squally Gentlemen, who had bled for their country, stance, that she desired. Sanden to wait upon the man on 25th February, stating that General Taylor
and were older in the service than he was ? He Duke of York to talk ever these vety alterations.— bad formed a premature judgment. A premature
wished to know if it was not blameable, if not corrupt She represents herself as having snggestechthem to judgment I After nine months trial, who could
in the Commander in Chief, to give him this extraor- him, which she would not have done -unleis she had believe that such things were and had ever exist-
dinary promotion for the reasons assigned There really held such a convessauon. The next letter, ed? This letter inclosed one from General White-
was also another Captain Milling in the Duke of (No. la), stated, that the Duke of York was very locke to Colonel French, informing him, that unless a
York's office, represented es equally assiduous, atten- angry with yon (Sanden), for when he last saw you, very considerable increase took place in the numbers
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and valuable in his situation, who it did not tr
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.you premised him three hundred foreigners, and you recruited for the levy, prior to the Ist of April next,
pear ever joined any regiment, Colonel Gordon had have not procured one. 44 0
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Mr. Saoden is a his Royal Highness would feel himself under the ne-
recommended him to the Duke of York to be put up- pretty fellow to depend on." was a positive tensity of discontinuing it. The next document was
on half-pay. He had got to a Company over the proof that the German recruiting was carried on with a letter from General hitelockeW to Colonel Gordon,
heads of many a good officer, without service, and the knowledge of the Duke of York. It was also a dated 14th April. This letter, mentioned " the few
what then was his title to induce Colonel Gordon to proof of Mrs, Clarke's knowledge of the proposals men who were got under the levy, being but 219 in
give him this recommendation ? By an Act of Par- made by Sanden to the Commander in Chief, which twelve months e disgraceful conduct of the N as-
Bement, which he had never beard was repealed, no she must have been made acquainted with through commissioned officers, and the expence incurred by
officer could be placed on half-pay, unless he had his Royal Highness. After these letters, in addition it. It therefore recommended the discontinuance of
joined his regiment, and been in service ; and thus to the evidence heard at the bar, there could he no the levy, which was so burdensome and se tinpro-Jete.e
recommending Captain Maling to the half-pay, was doubt on the mind of any one, that Mrs. Clarke piss- tive." In this letter of Gerieral.Whitelocke's was in-,',
still worse than making him a Captain. No man was sensed influence over the Commander in Chief, and closed a letter from Colonel Robinson, the Inspector- ,
less disposed than he was to restrain the Commander used it on this occasion. The next point to be exa- General of the Cu
Servke, in**London, who
in Chief from having the power to reward merit, but mined was, whether the Commander in Chief knew made a formal complaint against the whole of the
that power ought to. be defind, for wherever it was of Mrs. Clarke's receiving pecuniary consideration temporary Serjeants of Colonel French's levy, whose
not, gross abuses and malpractices would prevail. for the use of her influence. Mrs. Clarke asserts, conduct was in every respect so infamous and disn
The army might be gratified by seeing splendid ac. that she told him, but he would suppose that such graceful, that he could not too strongly urge their.
tions, or great services rewarded, by their performers was not the case. FOr a long time applications being discharged, or at least sent out of the London
being put over the heads of those before them, but without end were made, and he would ask, was it district., In addition to a 'variety of crimes and irre-
they never could endure to see this done for persons possible for his Royal Highness to assign, any other gularities, they were actively employed in crimping
from the office of Colonel Gordon. The case of Co- reason for her continued exerticts and interference, tor other corps, and particularly for the Additional
lonel Gordon himself was a proof of these abuses. but that she received a pecuniary reward for her la- Farce. The impositions transacted upon the public
His services might have deserved a reward, but he bours? He would have asked her why she interested by them, were such as to call loudly for redress ; and I
would not go so far as to say, he ought to have been herself so much for Colonel French's levy, and what he thoughothe severest punishment which could be I
rewarded at the expence and to the injury of several were her motives fern wishing so earnestly to procure inflicted upon them was, that they should be deprived
hundred deservingaeers. He would not go so far all the alterations reqred. What answer could she of their pay and emoluments as Serjeants." Al-
as to say, that he ought to have gota regiment in pre- have given to such interrogation but the true one, though the, remonstrances from Ireland, respecting
ference to numerous Brigadier -Generals, Colonels, and that slse received money for her influence. If she said the abominable transactins carried oh there by this 1
senior Lieutenant-Colonels. He did not think he de- it was her friendship for the parties that induced her levy, did not succeed ono getting it discontieueel ; yet
served so much, and now that Gentlemen had had thus warmly to espouse their cause, such a declara- after this letter from General Whitelocke, inclosing
time to reflect on these matters, they would see in these tion would not have been satisfactory to the Dike of so strong a complaint from the,lnspector of Recruits
things a great abuse of a power which ought not to be York. From this he inferred, that his Royal Highness in London, ie became necessary to stop a levy will&
vested in any Commander in Chief whatever. must have made such an inquiry, and would have was evidendy doing a great deal of *mischief, but
COLONEL FRENCH'S LEVY. been satisfied with no answer but the true one— which got no men. In putting a stop, however, to
The next case to which he called their serious at- that a beneficial consideration was paid to Mrs. this levy, very mild and gentle language was used by
tention was the very strong one of Coloael French's Clarke for her services. Money was sent to her the Duke of York. Instead of expressing his strong
Levy. The first witness in this case was Captain for this transaction at all times, without concealment diepleasure at the way it was conducted, he only
Huxley Sanden, whose evidence went to skew that or reserve, and not at all as it would have been had mentioned that it was not by any means so produc-
he had an interest in the levy, and applied to Mrs. Mrs. Clarke been afraid of its coming to the know- tive as might have been expected. Could any man
Clarke to use her interest with the Commander in ledge of the Duke of York. It also appeared from on earth believe that this extraordinary mildness to a
Chief, nut only for the original letter of service, but the evidence of Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Dowier, that a body who had so grossly misconducted themselves
for many favourable alterations in it, during the pro- loan of 50001. was negociated for his Royal Highness I could be owing to any thing else, but that tnis body of
gress of many months. He then stated Mr. Corri's himself, which had not much the appearance of a ' men was supposed to be under the special protection of
evidence, that he received £2OO for he introduction wish to conceal these things from her. Another the Duke's mistress? He would ask was there a man in
of the parties to Mrs. Clarke, and that he told San- point Which evinced the Duke of York's knowledge the country, or at least wag thete a soldier who had
den, Mrs. Clarke said she could recommend no ons of this traffic was, that the expenditure of the estab- served, that conld sappose that such language was',
but persons of character, whose business might go lishments at Gloucester Place and Weybridge ex- prop r, when such shameful, such disgracefuntrans-
through the War-Office like others. Dowler's evi- ceeded the mode of supply. This was to be attend- actions had come to the knowledge of the Commander
Clark was the next, who remonstrated with Mrs. ed to in every part of the question. Miss Taylor's in Chieflevy ought to have been dismissed"
Clarke for engaging in such affairs, and was answered evidence was also so natural and conclusive, that if with that disgrace which their conduct deserved.—
by her, that she did so on account of the Duke of it did not carry conviction with it, he would Conti ready I
Who would have supposed, that atter the Commana
York being distressed for money. Grant, the agent to give up his cause—" French worries me nu- I der in Chief had ordered the levy to be discontinued,
for the Levy, spoke to the fact of French wishing to 44 ally about the levy business, and is always want. I these men would have continued to write to him
procure a loan of £5OOO for the Duke of York. Mrs. e ing sometbiug more in his own favour—how does again upon the subject ? -Nevertheless, in four or five
Clarke, to the negotiation for her influence, and her 44 he behave you, darling ?"—To which Mrs. days after, they did write, and propose other mod
receiving the money. Miss Taylor, to the conversa- Clarke answers" Middling ; not very well ;" and his cations of the letter of service— they seemed to think
tion she was present at when his Royal Highness Royal Highness rejoins, o Master French must mind that they had a right to
Brans`pply for any thing. This
asked Mrs. Clarke how French behaved to her, &c. " what be is about, or I shall cut him up and his letter received a very mil er from Colonel Gor-
and Dockery to the payment of £5OO for plate, to " levy too." Even if unsupported by any other proof don, merely informing th that his Royal High-
Birkett and Co. From all these corroborating cir- he would think, upon this testimanY alone, the point nest could not give any farther encouragement to the
cumstances, it must, in his opinion, be granted, that incontrovertible. But there were other strongly prosecution of a levy which had turned out so unpoe-
a fee was offered to Mrs. Clarke, accepted and paid corroborating circumstances, which would of them- ductive to the service." Considering these documents
in consequence of the parties believing she had per- 1 selves establish this case. The payment of the service hecould not have adoubt on his mind,butthat the Duke
formed them a service by means of her influence with 'of plate might be thought sufficient for that purpose. of York gave encouragement to this levy, at a time
the Commander in Chief. The next point to be con- Mrs. Clarke paid 5001. of this, and the Duke of York i that he knew it to be unproductive of ape advantage
:filleted was, whether Mrs. Clarke possessed the in- paid the remainder by his own bills. Mrs. Clarke : too
the country, and in the highest degree hurthensome
fiuence ascribed to her, and used it in this instance, said she paid this 5001. from the money she received ' end oppressive. The levy, however, was patrenised
Mr. Grant, Dowler, and Sanden agreed on this point, from Colonel French, and it appeared from the do. by his mistress; it put money into her pocket, although
and Mrs. Clarke stated, that she gave the notes cuments on the table, that the letter of service for it appeared, on a calculation, that for every guinea
she received from Colonel French to the Duke of which Col. French gave her at once 500 gu'eeas, was which-Mrs. Clarke gained by it, the country lost 80
Yotk. For months they were in the habit of send- dated the 30th of April, and she paid the sum of guineas. A more destructive system titan this was
ins; her money for the favours she procured for them, 5001. to Birkett on the 18th of May following. No certainly never permitted to exist. If, after the evi_
from which it was clear that she possessed this influ- attempt was made o the other side to shew that she dence which had been given on. this part of the case,
ence, and used it in their behalf. Here he had to had received a sum this amounofrom the Duke any Member of the House could say, that the Duke
call the attention of the House to Mrs. Clarke's letters of York about the time, and it was evident he n.ust of York was not convicted of being directly a Party
to Captain Sanden. The first letter deserving of no- have been aware of her having made this payment to this transaction, he could not conceive that there
lice w-as that in which Mrs. Clarke tells Sanden, she for the plate, of which he paid the remainder. It • was
notes-ny evidence upon earths which could convict
had presented the papers to the Duke of York, who was very natural that he should wish to know where '
would comply with his request, and telling him to she got the 5001. and doubtless he did know pre- I CAPTAIN TONYN.
call at the War-Office for an answer. From this it cisely from whence it came. He had again to ad- 'He should next make a few observations on Majnr
appeared, that Mrs. Clarke knew from the Duke of vert to the loan of 50001. which Mrss Clarke never Tonyn. It was not denied that he did offer 5001. for
York, what was to be done at the Oifice, and seemed could have negociated without the knowledge of the the purpose of obtaining his promotion ; that being
as
dwells ware that the official ceurse was to be atten- Duke of York, as it would have been absolute folly impatient at some delay, and relying upon his own .
ed to a Colonel Gordon himself. Letter 31st, " I to proceed with that which could not be brought to inierest, he afterwards wished to withdraw the 5001.
leope you will attend the Duke to-day, as Clinton a conclusion, without his becoming a principal party he had deposited—that it was a considerable object
leaves him on Thursday, and he has all your weiongs in it by giving the proper security, and still think it to Mrs. Clarke, that he should not Withdraw this
in his hand; he will not leave his °ince till she', neeessaly to be kept a secret from him. The next deposit—and that Captain Sanders at length pre-
From this, the Honourable Gentleman contended, it point arose from the official documents on the table. veiled upon Mr. Tonyn not to withdraw it, by re.
was clear that Mrs. Clarke had a direct communica- Colonel French made a regular applicetion, and ob- presenting to him, and shewing him a note from his
tints with the Office through the Duke of York, other- tamed a letter of service to raise 5000 men in thirteen Royal Highness to confirm this representation, that
wise how could she tell what General Clinton was months, with power to Government to discontinue unless the money were paiel, his promotion would
doing ? Letter 39, stating that "an answer was left the levy, if 1000 men were not raised by it in -nine not go on. Mrs. Clarke accordingly received the
out at the Office for Colonel French, and that now months. Seven months after the date of the letter of 5001: upon this
,transaction. The letters of Mrs.
he had dropped three guineas per man," could not service, only two hundred men were raised, and the Clarke to Captain Sanden (which she desired him to '
have been known to Mrs. Clarke but through the , bounty was advanced. By a letter, dated Jan. 15, bum), proved incontestibly, that she must have
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Commander in Chief. In letter 11, Mrs. Clarke in- 1805, Colonel French makes a _heavy complaint had many conversations with the Commander in Chief
forms Sanden, that he was "to have the bounty that against Brigadier-General Taylor, who was at the uon this buiiness. In one of her letters she says,
Pitt is to give to the line," which she could not have 'Bead of the recruiting service in Ireland. In answer "PThe Duke tells me that it will be at least three
been informed of but by tho Commander in Chief- to the letter from Colonel Gordon to Mr. Kirkman, weeks before the thing can be done, as he has at pre-
In Letter 8, he maintained she appeared as a direct on this sebject, a letter was received from Mr. Kirk. sent a great deal to do." It appeared, that about
agent for the Duke of York, telling Sanden "to get on man inclosing one from General Taylor, which re- that time, as she had stated, theie were reviews
faster with his men," and to " send her" documents of eels the charge of Colonel French, and points out to which occupied his time. In another letter to Captain
the exact number sent, in order to skew them to the the Commander in Chief that it was a levy without Sanden, she says, 44 The Duke has not seen General
Commander in Chief. On Letter 10, the Honourable men, and that from the little exertion used or to be Tonyn for six months, and knows nothing of his son.
Gentleman observed, it was very • natural for Mrs. expected, and the number of officers and non-com. He gleans to call at the Office to-morrow, and stop
Clarke to suppose that Mr. Greenwood, if he saw missioned officers, every man raised cost the country the promotion. He assured me, that it was through
Sanden at the Opera acquainted with when, would firs- 1501. That Colonel French was only giving a boun- my application alone, that he had put him down tor
gine that Ise had some influence with her, and by ty of eleven guineas and a h 41f, while these recruit- a regiment, where he woald have a tester chance, as
mentioning it to the Duke of York, place him in an ing around him were giving sixteen guineas. This Majors Aslet and Bligh had just left it." The official
aukward situation, -and perhaps oblige him to give was at the end of nine months, when they had raised documents, however, about Captain Tonyn, were
up the levy, which would be injurious to both par- two hundred men, instead of the four thousand, which perfectly regular at the War-office. Mrs. Clarke
ties. Of letter 6, he observed, that it was a peculiar i they were bound to ; and, considering the strong lan- seemed to be as fully aware of the necessity for this ,
circumstance that no documents were to be found on I, guage used by General Taylor, he could not help sort of regularity as Cclonel Gordon was ; and, in 1
the table, relative to the subject of which it treated, l being surprised Afterey being allowed to go on all tbe instances where she interfered, directed that '
asnely, a German levy- Though there were no of- ,another hour. a docament which shewed the regular application should be made at the War-office.
ficial documents to show by what authority Colonel •1 Commander in Chief that every man raised by this Mrs. Clarke, when asked about this note of the Duke
French undertook to raise men in Germany, ter- ,levy cost the people, burdened with taxes beyond of York,- which \VAS at first alleged to be a forgery,'
tain it was, and he could prove it, that lie had sent their power to-pay, one hundred and fifty pounds— declared that she had no recollection at all of such a
eccruiting parties to that country. If therefore, no and stated toe vile and - abominable practices of offi- note, although, when it was ut into her handss
official authority for doing so could be shewn, and it cers and men connected with it, was it possible that was certain that it was the hand-Writing of his Royal.
could be proved that he actually did this, then it any influence could induce the Duke of York to suf. Highness. The note was directed to George Fa
was clear that he did it on the authority of Mrs. fer it to go on—to suffer so vile and abominable a quhar, Esq. and it was at first very strongly inferred
' Clarke alone, or of the Duke of York through her, job, ruinous to the best interests of the country, to that she must have forged that note. Now if she wss
e•as directed in this letter. By this it was seen that continue. Gun knew what that influence was—it to set about to forge a note for that purpose, what
~nsers. Clarke examined proposals for raising one thou- was surely greater than even Mrs. Clarske'S, since the was the ocension for directing it to George Farquhar,
sand men in German, and glade a report thereon to remonstrance of General Taylor prod cell no other which was the private address settled betw them.

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selves, but whie ch iwasicnoven to nobody else ?......
Would it not have been much better to have directed'
it at once to Mrs. Clarke, than to put such a direction
upon it as made it necessary to send any other
notes with it to prove that it was in that tawy t:,
Duke usually wrote to her. If it had been directed
at once to Mrs. Clarke, it would have made a more
immediate impression on Captain 'l'onyn's mind. It
must be recollected also that Captain Sandell h•at
shewn a disposition most hostile tai Mrs. Clarke.--
Why did he never state this note as likely to hare
been forged by Mrs. Clarke ? He believed, indeed,
that the question about the forgery was quite at as
end, and that it must be now confessed that the note
was in the hand writing of the Dukesof York. Tak--
I in. g this for granted, he would ask, how was it pos.
• sible, or by what arguments could Mrs. Clarke hae:
linduced-his Royal Highness to write such a note, et-
cept for the very reasons that she stated in her el:-
idence ; that she had told the Duke, that if the pre.
motion was gazetted too speedily, she should lo!::
5901. He therefore could not have a doubt upon hi,
mind. that Major Tonyn received his promotke
through the influence of Mrs. Clarke with the Corn
• mander in Chief, and that he perfectly knew that s!:.1,
was to receive asum of money forusingthat influence.
'COLONEL SH AW 1: S A proisTm ENT.
The Honourable Member then adverted to tie
case of Colonel Shawe, Who, from the evidence c1:1:.
• vered at the Bar, it appeared had agreed to give
Mrs. Clarke RI(JY) for his appointment, half whici
sum she actually received at two 'different pay.
ments ; but, failing to pay the remainder-, througie,
her influence, he was placed on half pay. `l'llh
fact was clearly stated by Mrs. Cl:u ke, and her evi-
dence was in some measure corroborated by that a;
Mr. C. Shawe. He next brought forward the cor-
respondence between General narrard and Colonel
Gordon, relating to Colonel Shawe, from which i:
appeared that, all the interest of General Bo:rani,
combined with Colonel Shawe's knowledge, was in-
sufficient to procure him a pronneion or exchanae.
But from a letter of a subsequent date, wherein he
says, that he gratefully accepts the situation of IX-
puir Barrack-Master-General, it appeared something
had been done for him, though hi was still to remaia
on half pay. Now after the little disposition slewa.
by his Royal Highness to serve Colonel Shawe, i.e
could not bring himself to think h. by any means pro-
bable that Colonel Shawe should be appointed Depata
Barrack-Master, unless that influence which had
been exerted in behalf of Dr. O'Meara or Gencre:.
Clavering, was likewise. made use of in his cesc.
There was one more. part of- Colonel Shawe's cat.:
which he wished to. point out to the attention of tit:
House, namely, that Colonel Shawe thought him-
self an injured man in being appointed to the She:
abroad on half pay. The Honourable Gentleroce
here read a long letter from Colonel Shawe, date,
off the Lizard, - May 17, 1506, complaining of al:
severe hardships to which he was exposed ti-.rou.
being on half pay. After some appropriate con •
ments on the distress of Colonel Shawe, in cone •
quence of not paying Mrs. Clarke the remainder i
the 10001. the .Honourable Member stated, that lees'.
ing now gone through the ' greater part of the evi-
dence of which he intended to speak, he would trouEi
the House with a very few remarks more ; he caiii.i
not, however, pass over the case of Mr. Dowler, wh ,
was appointed to the charge of the account depart
ment of the Commissariat at Lisbon, for which le
paid Mrs. Clarke the sum of 10001. He had nceis
made any application but to her, and had been .io-
formed by her that he was nominated, but that lii:
appointment was necessarily delayed till Mr. Man-
by's had taken place, and that the Duke of Yell La
spoken to Mr. C. Long on the subject. The wliol,
of this statement had been corroborated in the fullea
manner by Mrs. Clarke. This he thought a stron,
proof that the Duke of York could not be ignorant (..
such transactions, as unless Mrs. Clarke had really
had a communication with him on the subject, s:-
could not possibly have been informed of the hue:-
views which his Royal Highness, it appears, had wit::
Mr. Charles Long. This statement, as far as .i.h.
Manby was concerned, .had been strengthened by t:
evidence of Mr. Long, who states that he remen'aba-
the Commander in Chief observed he ought to be r., •
vided for. From these circumstances, it• appeared :.
him most clear and obvioils, tlr Mr. Dowler gair.•,
an appointment in the Commissariat from his Roy,
Highness the Duke of York, through the influenec
Mrs. Clarke, and through her influence only.
SAMS,: 11,L C.I.r.TER.
The next case he whild advert to was that of S.
muel Carter, who was Mrs. Clarke's foot hey ; it ai-
peared that he had been - in her service a year, t.!::K
through her influence with the Commander in Ch.:
he had procured his commission ; that he went free
Iher service immediately to the army. It had appe.:- •
ed in evidence, that he went behind her carriaa-
`waited at table, scowered candlesticks, and perfmT
ed many other menial offices, The Duke of Yee.
knew him as Mrs. Clarke's foot-boy ;he had wait. :
at table on his Royal Highness and Mrs. CIA:
and consequently when he bestowed a Commission •
Samuel Carter, his Royal Highness voluntarily g-- •
a Commission to his mistress's foot-boy. S:irri
Carter's appointment took place in 1801; applicat:
had been made for him three years before by Capte ,
Sutton, without being foll >a-ed up, as usual, by r--
morial, and the interference of friends. How col.,
it be supposed that it was known at the Office of I. •
Cominandee in Chief after a three year's silence, t• 4.
the person originally recommended was in exisier
unless the application had been renewed from :mote :
quarter? Letters from Carter had been grade._. -
tilled with acknowledgements to Mrs. Clarke ler le -
ing him in that situation, and these alone were a. - •
cient to dissipate every doubt as to the quarter f:
whence he derived his appointment. No doubt, ••••
thought, could be entertained of Mrs. Clarke's he%
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exerted her influence over the Commander in One i
behalf of her foot-boy, and if her influence extee: i
so far as to com pass such a point, he thought it di fti:at
to say how far it might extend ; for as he bid alit:
proved, the Duke of York must have known Sc :
Carter had served Mrs. Clarke in the menial cat, -- :
of a foot-boy.

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MAJOR. 'TURNER.
He would next speak a few words on the c.:.:
Major Turner, who wished to retire, and s iii-• '
his rank, but was not permitted so tc do,. in C
quence of -a letter received by his Rcyai •
from Mrs. at•herland, rompaining p!-. is le ;11
tow.irds a lady. Should on letter .ik: ails sta.

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able conduct in the office of the Commander
Was this sufficient to recommend him o.
• squally Gentlemen, who had bled for their
I and were older in the service than he w,
wished to know if it was not blameable, if nc
in the Commander in Chief, to give him thi;
Binary promotion for the reasons assigned
was also another Captain Maling in the
York's office, represented as equally assiduo
tive and valuable in his situation, who it dii
pear ever joined any regiment, Colonel Gi
recommended him to the Duke of York
to
on half-pay. He had got to a Company
heads of many a good officer, without sei
what then was his title to induce Colonel C
give him this recommendation ? By an A
liament, which he had never heard was ref
officer could be placed on half-pay, unle
joined his regiment, and been in service
recommending Captain Maling to the hat
still worse than making him a Captain. N
less disposed than he was to restrain the C
in Chief from having the power to reward
that power ought to. be defind, for whey
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not, gross abuses and malpractices wou
The army might be gratified by seeinhg s
tions, or great services re-warded, by teir
being put over the heads of those before
they never could endure to see this done
from the office of Colonel Gordon. The
lonel Gordon himself was a proof of tl.
His services might have deserved a rew
would not go so far as to say, he ought t
rewarded at the expence and to the injur:
i/ , hundred deserving•officers. He would r
I as to say, that he ought to have got.a regi
ference to numerous Brigadier-Generals, C
senior Lieutenant-Colonels. He did not
served so much, and now that Gentler
time to reflect on these matters, they woul
things a great abuse of a power which ou,
vested in any Commander in Chief what
COLONEL FRENCH'S LEVY.
The next case to which he called the
tention was the very strong one of Cols
Levy. The first witness in this ease
Huxley Sanden, whose evidence went
he had an interest in the levy, and ap
Clarke to use her interest with the C
Chief, not only for the original letter of
for many favourable alterations in it, di
gress of many months. He then state
evidence, that he received 1200 for tb
• of the parties to Mrs. Clarke, and that
i den, Mrs. Clarke said she could recon
but persons of character, whose busi
I through the War-Office like others.
1 dente was the next, who remonstrat
1 Clarke for engaging in such affairs, and
by her, that she did so on account o
York being distressed for money. G:
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i for the Levy, spoke to the fact of Fre
procure a loan of 1.5000 for the Duke
Clarke, to the negotiation for her infl
receiving the money. Miss Taylor, tc
tion she was present at when his R
asked Mrs. Clarke how French hellos
and Dockery to the payment of £5O
Birkett and Co. From all these cor
cumstances, it must, in his opinion, b
a fee was offered to Mrs. Clarke, aci
11 in consequence of the parties believii
I i -
formed them a service by means of he
I !
the Commander in Chief. The next
sidered was, whether Mrs. Clarke p
fluence ascribed to her, and used it
Mr. Grant, Dowler, and Sanden agn
and Mrs. Clarke stated, that she
she received from Colonel French t
York. For months they were in th,
ing her money for the favours she pri
from which it was clear that she po;
ence, and used it in their behalf. I
call the attention of the House to Mr
to Captain Sanden. The first letter
l• tice was that in which Mrs. Clarke 1
. had presented the papers to the Dul
would comply with his request, al
call at the War-Office for an answe
appeared, that Mrs. Clarke knew fr
York, what was to be done at the 0
as well aware that the official course
I ded to as Colonel Gordon himself.
Hope you will attend the Duke to-
1, leaves him on Thursday, and he has
. in his hand ; he will not leave bi
From this, the Honourable Gentler
: . was clear that Mrs. Clarke had a d
tints with the Office through the Du
.1 ( wise how could she tell what Gem
1 !ii. doing ? Letter 39, stating that " a
A 1
1 . out at the Office for Colonel Fren4
he had dropped three guineas per 1
. ,
. • have been known to Mrs. Clarke
:1 ! Commander in Chief. In letter l'
: 1 i
is I forms Sanden, that he was 44 to hai
91. Pitt is to give to the line," which s
been informed of but by tho Corr
In Letter 8, he maintained she ap
agent for the Duke of York, telling
. faster with his men," and to ~ send I
the exact number sent, in order to
Commander in Chief. On Letter 1
Gentleman observed, it was very
Clarke to suppose that Mr. Gre
Sanden at the Opera acquainted IV
,
• gine that he had some influence
mentioning it to the Duke of York
aukward situation, and perhaps
/ up the levy, which would be inj:
ties. Of letter 6, he observed, t.l
circumstance that no documents
the table, relative to the subject I
rasnely, a German levy. T.houl
ficial documents to shew by whi
French undertook to raise
rove
fain it was, and he could p•
•recruiting parties to that count
official authority for doing so co
could be proved that he actii
- • was clear that he did it on t
Clarke alone, or of the Duke ;
'i
s t :Ss directed in this letter. By tl
loks. Clarke examined proposal:
~
sand men in Gennaay, and QUI
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was 'known to nobody elsa )...... tegu_aale
been much better to have directed' be lua;
larke, than to put such a direction have ut
it necessary to send any other letter;
rove that it was in that -way fe, .an allot
to to her. If it had been directed should,
,arke, it would have made a more a Worn
sion on Captain 'l'onyn's mind. It deservi
ed also that Captain Sandell Irel a slur
on most hostile id Mrs. Clarke.--on dill
- state this note as likely to liar,: theca:
In. Clarke ? He believed, indeed, inforn;
about the forgery was quite at ea to stat
them i
nust be now confessed that the note
criting of the Dokesof York. Tak.- mall V
ed, he would ask, how was it tics- nage '
arguments could Mrs. Clarke hat: taken
A Highness to write such a note, c::- poso),,
r reasons that she stated in her el.:- wougm
had told the Duke, that if the pre. About
etted too speedily, she should los: decisi
Fore could not have a doubt upon hi, Gent]
. T
ir Tonyn received his promotie:• jay sta
tence of Mrs. Clarke with the Con cased I
; and that he perfectly knew that s!:s rides g
um of money forusingthat influence. sole
;Er. SHAWL'S APPOINTMENT. ill his
able Member then adverted to tie. /nom,
jesty :
Shawe, Who, from the evidence c1:1,. truth
ar, it appeared had agreed to give them
[OW for his appointment, half which with
Illy received at two 'different ray. ful C
11151\
ding to pay the remainder, througl: facts
he was placed en half pay. `l foie weir
y stated by Mrs. Clarke, and her evi- hif:
nne measure corroborated by that o: anti
a
. He next brought forward the cor. met:
:tweets General nurrard and Colonel etc
ng to Colonel Shawe, from which it stay
, all the interest of General Burrard, tiol;
Tha
Colonel Shawe's knowledge, was ire. on t
MAIM him a pronheion or exchantea bro
ter of a subsequent date, wherein he ?re
gratefully accepts the situation of az- thcl
s eat
Master-General, it appeared something mit
• for him, though he was still to remain wh•
No after the little disposition shewit est,
Highness to serve Colonel Shawe, 1.,! Fat
Ile
ig himself to think it. by any means pro-
ruo
onel Shawe should be appointed Depate del
er, unless that influence which hed Al
in behalf of Dr. O'Meara or Gen cre in
gas likewise. made use of in his cest.. .A,
of
ne more. part of Colonel Slime's- cas: ab
bed to. point out to the attention of Or:
ly, that Colonel Shawe shoe lit him- ill
ad man in behy.; appointed to the Sla.: n(
re,
:Of pay. The Honourable Gentler:eel R'
long letter from Colonel Shawe, date,. g.,
al, - May 17, 1506, complaining of the e•
ships to which he was exposed throua'• a
tlf pay. After some appropriate con • d
e distress of Colonel Shawe, in cone -
A paying Mrs. Clarke the remainder c i (
le .Honourable Member stated, that let‘. . 1
ne through the' greater part of the evh
ieh he intended to.speak, he would troub:t
vith a very few remarks more ; he catil.i
:r, pass over the case of Mr. Dowler, wl, ,
ned to the charge of the account depart
Commissariat at Lisbon, for which le!
;larke the sum of 10001. He had ncsas
application but to her, and had been -i,a
her that he was nominated, but that he
it was necessarily delayed till Mr. Mar.-
ken place, and that the Duke of York hat
dr. C. Long on the subject. The whol-;
ament had been corroborated in the fullea
Mrs. Clarke. This he thought a striae,
the Duke of York could not be ignorant (....
;actions, as unless Mrs. Clarke had reaii'
tmunication with him on the subject, sie
possibly have been informed of the jute:-
At his Royal Highness, it appears, had wiz::
es Long. This statement, as far as 1•:-.
as concerned, .had been strengthened bv t:
if Mr. Long, who states that he remeinbe-
sander in Chief observed he ought to be r., •
From these circumstances, it• appeared z--
clear and obvioas, that Mr. Dowler gair.•ii
tment in the Commissariat from his Roy,
the Duke of York, through the influene-::
•ke, and through her influence only.
SAMI:11.I. C.I.P.TER.
Xt case he wo.ild advert to was that of S,•
ter, who was Mrs. Clarke's foot hey ; it a;-•
at he had been- in her service a year, fet
ter influence sith the Commander in Ch.:
7ocured his commission ; that he went frte,
:e immediately to the army. It had appe.:- •
ridence, that he went behind her carriaaa
table, scowered candlesticks, and perferr
other menial offices, The Duke of Y,,,:.
nas Mrs. Clarke's foot-boy ;he had wait. i
on his Royal Highness and Mrs. Cheri.
equently when he bestowed a Commission •
"aarter, his Royal Highness voluntarily g- •
ission to his mistress's foot-boy. -S:irri
appointment took place in 1801; applicao
i made for him three years before by Capt.: '
without being foll ,wed up, as usual, by r -
•
and the interference of friends. How col..
pposed that it was known at the Office of 1.• •
rider in Chief after a three year's silence, I. --
on originally recommended was in exiszer
to application had been renewed from anus' -•
' Letters from Carter had been pradzh . -
tlt acknowledgements to Mrs. Clarke ksr r:.
in that situation, and these alone were s,. - •
disspate every doubt as to the quarter f:
he derived his appointment. No doubt, ...•
t, could be entertained of Mrs. Clarke's he% '.
her influence over the Commander in Chr:..
of her foot-boy, and if her influence exte.-. I
s to compasssuch a point, he thought it difte...:t
how far it might extend ; for as he bid ab,.
, the Duke of York must have known SA : •
bad served Mrs. Clarke in the menial car - i -
ot-boy.
MAT= TURNER.
would next speak a few words on the ca.: i
Turner, who wished to retire, and s id ,•••, I
ik, but was not permitted so to do,• in c i:
e of a letter received by his Reyai Ilea
Mrs. at•herland, complaining a:. is le a< r.•-•f - •
ds a lady. Should on letter ,ik: lills 61.3., •
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