Star.
London, England, 1821-10-05 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

It ha; been already stated, that Si ROBERT WlL-
so's •demand for a Court Martial, on being dis-
missed his MAJESTY% service, had been met by a re-
fusal. The following is a copy of the Letter from his
Royal Highness the CONINIANDER-IN-CHIET, commu-
nicating the refusal :
g. Horse Guards, September 25, 1801.

• gra—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 20th instant ; and having laid it before his Maarnrr, I have
it in command to acquaint you, that his Mural", does not judge
it proper to comply with the wish espressed in it.—l am, &c.
(sgved) “ FREDERICK, Commander-in-Chief."
" Sir It. Wilson."
On receipt of this Answer, a Copy of the Corre-
spondence was immediately transmitted to his Con-
stituents, accompanied by the following Letter :
TO !NEI:LECTORS OF TILE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
" Paris, September 29.

" feel it to be my duty to put you in imme-
c," possession of the following correspondence between his
loyal Highness the Duke of Yost: and myself.
u The meanne which the KING'S Ministers have advised his
is:artsiv to adopt, and persist in maintaining, is one that gives
me comparatively little concern, on account of my own interests;
hat as it involves questions affecting all the elementary princi-
ples of justice, public safety, and liberty, I pledge myself to the
discharge of every duty thetie considerations impose.
[ mug, for reasons with which you may hereafter be made
artruicted, remain in Paris until the arrival of the next Mail;
to [propose, in every event, to be in England at the end of the
oildeg weA.—l am, Gentlemen, with great respect, &c.
(Signed) " ROBERT W I LSON."

It has been said, that Sir Itottetyr Witsox, being
an Officer on half-pay, was not subject to a tr-al by
Court Martial. The COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, how-
ever,. in communicating the above refusal, does not
Fiace it on that ground; on the contrary, by simply
exercising the power to refuse, there is evidently im-
plied the possession of a power to grant a trial, had
the Ktso been so iltalled. The fact is, that Sir
ltottEur WILSON, though on half-pay, was subject to
nal tial Law, in consequence ?Pis holding, at the same
the Brevet of Mcijor-Gencral. The authorities
for this view of the question are Tuf.rie on Military
tam page 112; and 31‘.4arituit on Courts Martial,
p. 196. The words of TITLER are:
0 In the year 1786, after a long discussion of the question in
Parliament, it was decided that (racers holding Commissions
by Brevet, though receiving no pay, were subject to the regula-
tions of the :Mutiny Act."
The words of MiAnntun are:

• In the Bill brought in in March, 1786, instead of the word
' mustered, the word commissioned' was inserted, by which
shertien, all those Officers who held Commissions by Brevet,
though out of the service, were made subject to the regulations
of this Act."

In the late war Sir Ron Ear rendered the most im-
portant services. lie was presented, subsequently to
the battle of Bautzen, by the Emperor ALEXANDER,
with tht: Cross of the Russian Order of St. George,
as a public and honourable testimonial of the Es,-
PEKOE'S approbation of his conduct on that well-con-
tested field. And the EMPEROR, in a letter written
with his own hand, refened to this occasion in these
words:—,.. When I decorated you, in the face of nzy
arn.y, with the badge of St. George, I did justice to
the indefatigable zeal which, during the whole of the
campaign, has constantly attached you to the ad-
vanced guard—to the brilliant valour and devotion of
laid I have been an eye-witness at the battle of Baut-
zen ; and, finally, to the many other proofs of intre-
pidity, attested by all the brave warriors of the com•
bined army." Similar testimonies to his transcendent
merit were b:'rne by the King of PRUSSIA and the
Emperor of Al/STRIA. And Prince ......RnHWARTZEN.•
BERG, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces,
officially declared to the English Ambassador, that
he considered the success of the Allies in the great
and decisive battle of Leipzic to have been signally
promoted by Sir RObERT WILSON'S judicious dispo-
sition of the Austrian cavalry; and by his conduct on
that glorious day.
The following letter has been sent to Mr. WEA
711ERSTONE, of the Borough, the .Chairman of the
Committee for calling a Meeting to consider of a
Subscription for Sir ROBERT WILSON :
" Oxford, September 29.
• Sim—Understanding from the newspapers that the distin-
guished General Sir Robert Wilson is dismissed the service
without a trial, or even :in accuser; and finding that the Public
are proceeding to indemnify that patriotic and noble minded Gen-
tleman for his pecuniary suffering on the occasion, may I re-
quest you to enter my name for Fifty Pounds for the above pur-
pose? I am, Sir, respectfully, your very t:l),:dient servant,
" J. T. BARBI:it BEAUMONT.
"To George Weatherstone, Esq. Chairman of
the Southwark Meeting, &c."

Sir ROBERT WILSON left Paris yesterday, on his
return to London.—Gazette de Fiance cy. nesdv.
When King WILLIAM wa, pressed by his Ministers
to discharge Sir GEORGE ROGER, on account of his
continued opposition to their measures both in and
vat of Parliament, he asked if they had anything to
object against him as an Admiral? in which case he
assured them a Court of Inquiry should be instituted ;
but being dumb on that head, he told them he would
never discharge a brave and meritorious Officer on
account of his opinions on politics; at the same tine
declating that the duties of a Citizen and a Member
ct Parliament were essentially different from that of
in Admiral, and ought to be executed according t 6
every nian's conscience, without the imputation of
being disaffected.
Government have entered into a contract for ten
thousand load of mahogany, for ship-building, on ac-
count of the high price of oak timber, and its liabi-
hty to the dry-rot.
Ir.l3ctsri.ev, butcher, of Stafford, has contracted
with the Trustees of the General Infirmary there to
l'iPply :hat Institution with beef, mutton, and veal,
during the ensuing quarter, at fouri;:nre farthing
Per round.

_ .
I,l*.rdtteiday last a Gentleman, residing at Black-
le.tth, was coming to town in his gig, when, on hii
2rtinal at the foot of Blackheath-hill, he observed
ht.tt stage-coaches coming towards him with consi-
tterahle speed. He endeavoured to draw up his horse
ca me side of the road, but before he could accom-
plish that, one of the coaches came in contact with
the wheel of the gig, which was instantly np,et, anj
the Gentleman thrown out, by which one of his arms
was dreadfully fractured. He was conveyed to a
neighbouring surgeon's, where his arra Au.. ret, ltd
afterwards Cilricd home.

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