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•• VIIINNA, OCTOBER 10.

tainted."
The JUDGE ADVOCATE then asked if the witnesses
were iu attendance ? It was then stated by Colonel
Quentin, that General Cartwright begged to be ex-
amined first, (he was only a witness to character), as
be had be& inconveniently kept in town several days.
General Cartwright was then balled, and asked
his opinion of the general character of Colonel
Quentin. The General gave in a paper which 'he
said contained his opinion: he was sworn, and then
read it. He said that Colonel Quentin had done
duty under him for tine years ; he had no hesitation
in declaring that he never knew a cavalry officer who
laboured more zealously and suctessfully in his du-
ties for the good of the regiment, which had ac-
quired
the highest state of discipline under him. He
had frequent occasion to • inspect the regiment. and
had found its condition so excellent, that be had re=
ported Colonel Quentin to the Commandcr in Chief
as a most deserving officer. He then read part of a
report, in which he had so spoken of him.
# Colonel Palmer asked when he had inspected the
regiment?
General Cartwright.—ln 1806 and 1807, I cannot
recollect the particular date.
Colonel Palmer wished to know whether the opi-
nion of General Cartwright included Colonel Quen-
tin's conduct cn service?
The Juice ADVOCATE said, that it was not usual
to cross-examine witnesses to character, except as to
particular facts. If Colonel Palmer wished to know
whether the General spoke of foreign service, the
petiod 18,.6 and 1807 would show that he did not.
The letter to Colonel Palmer, containing the com-
plaint against Colonel Quentin. was then read. It
was signed by Major Robarts, Captain Lloyd, Cap.
Cain Harding, Captain Stewart, Captain Fitaclarence,
Captain Smith, Captain Turner, Captain Geving,
Captain Worcester, Captain Hill ; Lieuts. Womb-
well, Windham, Somerset, Berkeley, Seymour,
Dickson, Richardson, and Gr. el. The letter to the
?rime, Regent was read, and was signed by the same
flames.
A letter from Colonel Robarts to the Prince was
read, in which delicacy of bringing forward an officer,
so distinguished by the Pi ince as Colonel Quentin,:
*as stated as the reason fir the delay in stirring the
accusation.,
The letter of the officers was, to the same effect.
A letter :rem. Colonel Quentin to the Prince was
tben read, ki‘ilrhieh he implores a court-martial for
the investigatiOn'of his conduct.
~ Colonel Palmer w.4s then examined relative to the
stations of the different officers of the regiment, at the
particular period referred to in the separate charges.
Cipt in Fitieliteisce and Turner went out with
C 4 h•nel Zolsarts's acpwiron ; Lord Arthur Hill
came home in January, op his pr.( motion ; the Mar.
quis of Weftees-.er was with the regiment till. ap-'
pointed Mie.de C env to Lord Wellington. The
latter served under lon4l Robarts, but he believed
not under et.lonel Qu:ntin. One officer came home
in September, with the jaundice. Captain Wynd-
ham and Lieutenant Seymour Somerset, (the lane,
afterwards appointed Aid-de-Camp to Lord E
Somerset,) an t B:akeley, were with•the corps from
the commencement of the service. Captain Fitz-
gerald was afterwards gazetted. Lieutenants Jack.
hell and Richardson Came out afterwards, and Lieu-
tenant Green did lint come out at all.
Serjealv. butt said, he brought the foraging order
fiom B. ig.ide.Major Jones, on the 9th of Januar)
14a4 It was. a dark wet night, dt Cambo, and a
Late after eight o'clock, when he delivered the
' in der.
Seijeant Wells was acting Adjutant to the reg -
Meta 4t Cambo, It was some time alter it was dark

that the brigade order for foraging
the valley of
Macoy was received, He took oat ordeh.for colonel
Palmer's squadron to asst Early nextmorning.
He believed po officer coOd have found his 9.3 y that
night to, the Spanish General Marino's quartets, .in
consequence of the badness of the roads. He direold
a subaltern officer to go early in the morning. aid
apprise the Spanish General,' in order that he might
detach a covering party. When he got to the valley
himself the next *day, he was surprised at not meet-
ing with the Spaniards : he afterwards found that
about forty or fifty infantry had moved to the front
for the purpose of covering their foragers. • Colonel
Palmer expressed his surprise that there were no
more, and was told that they were picquets for the
front. On cross-examination, could not recollect the
name of the officer whom he sent to General Murillo.
After leaving the head-quarters at Cambo„ the re-
giment directed its course through the Spanish can-
tonments. He could not say whether Colonel Quen•
tin changed the course on seeing the French videttes,
Did not remember Q uarter-mastet Ayr reporting that
he had found forage enough for the whole regiment
in Macey. Colonel Quentin's head-quarters were not
always in the same place at this period. He did not
know how many punishments were inflicted whilst the
regiment was there. On such occasions the regiment
was always under arms, the sentence was read, and all
the officers attended. This was the general usage,
but could not tell whether Colonel Quentin always
attended. He recollected Colonel Palmer complain-
mg that the farriers arid trumpeters did not do their
duty. Colonel Quentin mentioned to him that Colo-
nel Palmer had so complained, and ordered one of the
trumpeters an extra drill. The punishments became
more frequent after passing the Pyrenees. When Co-
lonel Quentin ioined the regiment, he called for the
Court-martial books, and expressed his surprise at the
number of punishments, and said he should endeavour
to introduce a different system. Witness observed he
did not think there had been any punishments which
were not necessary.
At Tafalla the men were very drunk in their ha-
bits. Their discipline had been previously very good
with an exception of the first fortnight at Lisbon.
He did not think that Colonel Quentin's plan of iron-
ing the, men had the desired effect. He remembered
to have seen two men who had been sent to the hos.
pital after breaking open a wine-cellar, afterwards
perhaps within an hour, drunk in the streets. The
punishments were certainty more frequent under Co-
lonel Quentin, but could not say that they came too
late. It was the frequency of • the punishments that
occasioned the delay and inconvenience on the march,
although the regiment was generally ordered out an
hour or half an hour sooner that usual on this ac-
count. He remembered the punishment of a man
named Rowe, who, when he was taken down, ex-
claimed, ig Thank you, Colonel Quentin ; you are a
Gentleman, damn me; the 10th is a good regiment,
but I'm in a bad troop."_ He believed the man did
not receive the whole of his punishment. Besides
the punishment of flogging, it was part of Colonel
Quentin's system to make the men walk in irons: He
rectillecced on the 26th of February, Colonel Quen-
tin threatening the men to put them in bivouac, if
they continued to get so drunk. At Tafalla the
leen hid plenty of money, and the artilleryirieri issid
likewise to treat them.
' The tunas ADvocare here remarked upon the ex-
traordinary length of Colonel Palmer's cross-exami-
' nations, and particularly upon his introduction of
matter not called for by the examination of the party
I for whom the witness was called. This practice must
necessarily lead to re-examination, and be productive
Of endless inconvenience to all parties.
Colonel Palmer said his only wish was to confirm,
where an attempt had been made to shake, the evi-
dence he had himself brought forward.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE rejoined, that however na-
tural and justifiable such as object was to Colonel
Palmer, he took blame to himself for having suffered
so irregular a precedent to proceed without earlier
animadversion.
The witness added, that there was a greater abun-
dance of wine at Tafalla, than at any place the regi-1
ment had passed through since they lett Lisbon.
Quarter-master Ayr deposed, that he found forage
in two houses, a little above the valley of Macoy,
enough for three days to serve the regiment. The
place was two or three leagues from Combo, and the
road narrow, winding, and hilly. The regiment could
not have gone there conveniently on she same day.—
On his return he found that one squadron had 'gone ;
and, as he reached Colonel Quentin, he heard the
enemy's fire open upon them.
Craw-examined..—The Regiment came within two
miles of the forage ; he could not tell exactly at what
time they arrived. He overtook them near a church,
and passed General Murillo's house. He made his
report of what he had found ; and on Colonel Quen-
tin's asking him, whether he thought the regiment
could get back to their quarters in reasonable time, he
said he thought they could not. He set off himself
en the search between five and six o'clock in the
morning, and reached the place where he found the
forage about ten o'clock. He did not perceive any
danger of interruption-from the enemy, and found no
infantry posted to cover at this place, but understood
that application had been made for a covering party.
The regiment got back to quarters between three and
four o'clock.
This evidence closed the defence against the first
;charge.
Serteant-Major Sarman was with the skirmishers
on the 28th of February : when in the enemy's lines
he heard Colonel Quentin say to the men " Go on,—
Go on." Colonel Quentin was in the rear, but as he
did not look back, he could only guess about 20 or 30
' yards he was engaged with the enemy at the time.
Seljtan; Wells was up with the' skirmishers on the
day in question, and seeing the first squadron charge,
rode to the second, and desired Captain de pram.
'font to bring up that which he commanded, 'When
they had come up with the other squadron, they had
halted, and two guns had arrived. Colonel Pahtler
ihought them in danger, and enquired who had or-
tered them up. When the first squadron opened to
let the second pass, he remained with Colonel Quen-
tin, at their head, and they received a volley. They
retreated a kw yards, and Colonel Quentin enquired
whether any one was hurt, to which he answered one
man and two horses. They remained there till the
nkntry, either Brunswick Oels qr Spaniards, came
.ip. Colonel Quentin was, during this time, in front
a the leading division ; heard Lord E, Somerset say

that the proper distance for the supporting squadron
was a hundred yards, and that their supporting squa-
dron was at one time too close, but did not know
whether before or after the charges. Some of the
horses of the skirmishers were much distressed, having
been on duty the whole day, but did not know the
condition of the horses in the squadron. The horses
were not in so good condition as they were at Morales.
The cross-examination related to the forage they
had procured on the Pyrenees generally. The wit-
less went of his own accord to the second squadron,
having pleviously seen a staff officer waving his hat
i.) them.
The Earl of Uxbridge was then called.—ln answer
o the question, where he should expect to find the
olonel of a regiment, supposing skirmishers to be.
in advance and a line of infant'sy opposing, his Lord-
dip said he should expect to find him *either among ,
the skirmishers nor in front of the advance, but in
the body of his regiment. He had had opportuni-
ties of seeing Colonel Quentin on service, and in
presence of the enemy. He felt no hesitation to
say, that he had always ealtertained the highest opi-
nion of Colonel Quentin, both with respect to his 1
personal courage and his conduct as Colonel of
a regiment. —ln either view, he looked upon
him as exemplary, as long as he was under his corn
mand. He never saw a regiment in more perfect ,
order, or in which the discipline was more matured,
than in this corps at that period. He had witnessed
on many occasions the courage and calmness of Colo-
nel Quentin before the enemy: At Benevente he
commanded the inline piquets, and with great gal-
lantry repulsed the enemy who attacked with 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
Quentin as an Officer had been so favourable, that
he regretted not to have found him in command
when the regiment landed at Lisbon. In saying
this, he meant not the slightest reflection on Colonel
Palmer, or his successor Major Itobarts. Ile had no
hesitation to say, that if he were immediately put
in the command of a brigade in presence at the enemy,
he should be extremely glad to see Colonel Quentin at
the head of a corps under his order. ; and he should
leel that he had ill acquitted himself to his conscience,
were he to withhold any thing that he had now stated.
Serjeant Hicke was afterwards called, but his evi-
dence was only material as corroborating the testi.
moray of former 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, among the rest,
through Colonel Quentin, to the 10th Hussars, for
their conduct on that occasion.
This closed the defence to theseconi charge; and
the Court adjourned till to-morrow (this day).
SIXTH DAY, OCTOBER 26.
This morning the examination of witnesses for the
defence was proceeded in :—Serjeants Cooke, 'Ford,
and Jones were examined as to the position which Co•
lonel Quentin personally occupied, on the 10th of
April, at the battle of Thoulouse.
- .. General Vivian was then called, who spoke in the
illindsoinest terms of Colonel Quentin as an officer
,and brave soldier, during the campaign under Sir
John Moore.
Here Colonel Palmer, the prosecutor, asked what
was the General's opinion of Colonel Quentin's merits
as an Officer from that time to the present I
The JUDGE A.nvocAni objected to the question ;
and as the prosecutor persisted in putting it, the Court
was cleared to deliberate on its propriety.— Left in
deliberation when our Pier was put to Press.

THE EVENING STAR..

LON DON,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1914.
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INTERRUPTION OF THE PROCEEDINGS

OF THE CONGRESS AT VIENNA,
This morning we received Paris Papers of Friday
and Saturday last. They state, that the proceeding*
of the Congress have been suddenly suspended until
the Ist November. The following declaration has
appeared on the subjeCi:

,' Vienna, Oct. 8.1814.

" The Plenipotentiaries of the various Courts who
signed the Treaty of Peace of Paris, on the 30th of
May, 1814, have 'taken into consideration the 22d
Article of this Treaty, by which it is said, ' that all
the Powers who have been engaged on both sides in
the present war shall send Plenipotentiarie.s to Vienna,
in order to regulate, in a general Congress, the ar-
rangements necessary foe completing the dispositions
of the present Treaty.'
" And after having 111 aturel y reflected on the situa-
tion in which they are placed, and on the duties which
are imposed apon them, they have agreed that they
cannot better fag them than by establishing in the
first instance free and confidential communications
between the plenipotentiaries of all the powers.
46 But they are convinced at the same time, that
it is the interest of all the intervening powers to
suspend the general meeting of their plenipotentiaries
until the period when the questions on which they
must decide shall have attained a degree of maturity
sufficient for the molt, being conformable to the
principles of public law, to the stipulations of the
Treaty of Paris, and to the just expectations of our
contemporaries.
" The formal opening of the Congress is, therefore,
adjourned to the Ist of November, and the under-
signed Plenipotentiaries flatter themselves that the
labours to which this interval will be devoted, in fix
ing the ideas and conciliating opinions, will essents-
ally advance the great object, which is the object of
their common mission."
On the above subject the• following important ar-

" It his transpired that the Prince of Be neveute has
presented a Note, in which be protests against the
aggrandisement that seems to be intended for see' :al
Rowers—thAt France, not to hinder the restoration
of peace, has suffered her frontier; to be reduced to
their state in 1792-
" That, therefore, if she is not to be exposed to
powerful neighbours. they must also agree to the re-
' establishment of their frontiers`, as in that same year,
as a basis of the negociation.--That France would
not in any case oppose these aggrandisements by
forCie, or do any thing to trouble the peace ; bit that
it would be obliged to refuse to recognise such in-
crease of the possessions of the neighbouring States."
We are under the necessity of confining our other
extracts front the foreign Papers within very narrow
limits.—Fsanntann VII. has demanded that the
Pitoce of the Plow shall .he sent to Spain, to be tried
for his crimes. The POPE has refused to give him up,
but consents that he shall be a cl,ae prisoner for life
at Pesaro. CAARLRE IV. and his Queen, have sig.
nified their determination to remain at Itnme.
The English Minister at Madrid has succeeded in
suspending, for a few months, the prohibitory De-
cree issued against British goods.
A forced loan has been levied at Cadiz to equip
an expedition of 9000 noops, under General Morino,
for South America. The British are said to have
occupied the Floridas and Louisiana, with the appro-
bation of the Spanish Government.