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INDIA.

VOST INIPORTANf INTI'LLIGENCE.

Jr GOVERNMENT.
Fort St. Georg. August IS

GENEr..a L. ORDERS.
The Governor in Council has received intelli.
genet: that the troops at Chittlodroog, consisting
of the first battaliou of the 6th and 15th regiments
of native int-story, seized, iu the latter end of
July, the public treasure at that station, deserted
the post cute usted to their care, and,, in obedi-
ence to orders which they received from a Coin.
rnittee, who have usurped the pnldie authority at
Seringapatam, marched on the 6th .lostirat to
join the disati.cted troops iu that garnsoeiplan-
* daring the tillages on their route.
The British Resident, and ibe Ofile*lyOln.
melding in Mysore, prahibited, iu the must pm.
$ five tosat4, the advance of the troops from Chit.
g;etkoog, and demanded from their European
.101feen • compliante with the liesolation of the
Governor in Council of the 20th jilt. by either de.
daring that they would obey the ordisrsotGovern.
taut according to the tenor of their Commissions,
or withdrawing for the prcscat from the exercise
of authority,
The Oile3rs hive refused to comply with this
tequisition, and having persisted in advancing to.
wards Sesingapatam, it became nnevoidably ne-
cessary to prcuat by force their Wanes into
that garrison.
In the contest which ensued, a detachment from
the British force, mkr the command of Lieu.,
tenant-Colonel Gibbs, aided by a body of Mysore
horse, and one battalion of the 3d regiment of;
'native infantry, entirely defeated and dispersed the
corps from Chittledruog,
During this aft sir, a sally was made by the gar.
visor) of Seringanatant oil Lieutenant-Colonel,
Gibbs's camp, but was instantly driven back by
the piquet and s:h regiment of cavalry, under the
command of Captain Beau, of his Majesty's 25th
dragoons, in charge of that regiment.
Nearly the whole of the rebel force was destroy-
ed, while one casualty only was sustained by the
British troops ; Lieutenant Jeffries, of his Ma.
jesty's 2501 re/esinimit of light 'dragoons, having
zealously offered his services to carry a flag of
trace, which I,icetettaiit-Colimel Gild*, anxious
'to prevent the eJusiuu of blood, was desirous of
dispatching to the rebel troops, was slightly
wounded in the executioo of that 'hay by a volley
tired under the express command of au European
°Seer,
While the Governor in Council participates in
.the Wings of sorrow that must have been oxpe.
viewed by the Mittel forces, in acting against the
rebel troops, and deeply laments the otifortututte
but imperious necessity which existed for that pro.
seeding, ho cousi.lers it to be due to the conduct
pf thu British forces to express his high admiration
And applause of the zeal, firmness and patriotism
which they displayed tin that must distressing ince.
lion.
Their conduct affords s further proof of the
superior influence in their minds of the principles
of virtue, Wooer, anti loyalty, over every
other consideration, and eminently entitles them
to public approbation. lieutenant-Colonel.Gibles,
Lientenaut-Cofilool Adam, Major Carden, Cap.
tain Bean, and Lieutenant Jeffries, availed them."
aeives of the opportunities offered to them on this
occasion a serving their country.
The Governor in Council is also happy to
distinguish the zeal anti loyalty displayed by the
sth regiment or N stint Cavalry, the Ist battalion
311 regiment Native Infantry, and the ;Mysore
troops, who all MMtlirelitefl au eager desire to per.
form their duty.—The 111)sore horse on one oc.
easiest put the column of the Chittledroog troops
to flight, and took two guns and both the colours
from one of the battalions : a memorable proof
of the eveaknoas of men acting in the worst of
&Mica.
That a body of British Otlicers should delibe.
-rattily disobey the orders of their Government,
seize the public treasure under their protection--
sbandoii the post entrusted ty their charge—march
to juju a party of men in open opposition to au.'
thority—plunder the dominions of a British ally,
' and finally bear arms against their country, must
excite grief and astonishment ; but the conduct of
itiese Officers in urging the innocent meat under
their command, who had the most powerful claims
en their humanity and car into thu guilt and
danger of rebellion, constitutes; an aggravation of
their offence that cannot be contemplated iithout
feelings of the deepest indignation and sorrow.
The Govern-sr in Council is very far front wish.
ing to aggravate the misconduct of these deluded
end* unhappy men ; but hes earnestTy hopes, That
the crimple of their crimes sod their fate will still
impress on the minds of the officers who have join.
ed in their plans a sense of the (Unger of their situ.
ation, and O.; propriety of endeavouring, by their
early obedieoce and future zeal, to efface the deep
litslin which has been cast on the honour of the
Madras army.
In announcing to the native troops the distress.
jog event described in this Order, the Governor in
council must express his concern that ally part of
the ',afire army should he so far deluded by vnis.
representation, aunt so lust to a sense of the obli.
pgatiun of fidelity, honour, and religion, as to act
against the Gollownlealt which has so lung sap.


GENTRAI, ONDERS.
sir THE VICE-TILGSWENT le COUSCIL.

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G•eseristneitt, will. have the effect of prevailing on
any other part of the native army from inficiing
themselves, under any eircumstances, to be placed
in a ittiation adverse to their duty and allegiance.
The Governor in Council avails himself of this
occasion to ettpress, in the must, public manner,
his high sense of the zeal, moderation, ever=y, and'
ability, displayed by the Government of Mysore,
and the British Resident and Commanding Officer,
during the transactions that have recently occurred
in that couhtry. The British Resident acid the
Commanding Officer in Mysore did not permit the
adoption of coercive measures until 'eery metna of
poitulation and forbearance had beets exhausted,
and until they sere compelled to embrace the al-
teruati've of unployiog force, in order to pre-
vent die toast feta; cries to the e3US,O of their '1
country. 1
The Governor in Council requests that the'
Honourable Mr. Cole and Lieutenant-Colonel
Davis will be pleased to arcept the expression of
his lighestopprobation and thanks, for the mode-
, ration, artiness, and ability,*itich they manicested
ou this unpreceilente.l and distressing occasion.
A. VALCONA it, Chief Sec. to Government.

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Fort St. George, Aug, 9, 11409.

The Governor In Council having taken into consideration
the whole of the transactions tint have occurred to.the garri-
son of Masulipatarn, and bring satisfied that the part borne by
the awn in those transactions Is to be entirely herded to the
misrepresentations and seduction of their Europe* Oilleers,
is pleased to proclaim a full pardon to the Earsspeno new
commissioned officers and privates, and to the rtalrve twatatis--
sinned Officers Auld non.-commi-sioued officer* of the "wrist*
of Massilipotnin, who were convone I iu these improper pro-
ceedings. The Governor in Council entertains a confide* per-
tension, that this act of lenity will produce a proper effect in
the minds of these taco, and induce then; to manifest in future
that fidelity to the Government which constitwes the first du-
ty and higlwst praise of every soldier.
The Governor in Council prohibits the march of any body
of troops fro* the garrison of Masulipation, without the or-
ders of Major-General Pater, commanding the Northern Di-
vision; and directs, th,tt any troops wll3 may have marched
from Mosulipatuso without da:.% authority, shall return forth-
with to that station, 0.1 pain of brink considered to be iu a
stow of rebellion to the Government. i

A. FALCONAR, Chief Secretary.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE INDIA GAZETTE,
f Au G. 2R, !$O9.

Fort William. Aug. 22, 1809.

The Hon. the Vice-President in Council has been fitridsheA
with copies of the letters addressed to his Excellency the
Commander :in Chief, by the Otkers of the several corps
quartered at Munro, Kurnaul,and Agra, and to the General
°Meer commanding at C Maur, by the Officers of the differ-
ent cops quartered at Bemires, expressive or their loyalty
and attachment to their Kip;, and country, of their
atleai-
once to the Government established by the Constitution of
country, and of their entire di-approbation of the spirit
of sedition and revolt by which a part of the army of the
Presidency of Fort St. George is at present actuated : the
Vice-President in Council has received these declarations of
the sentiments of the officers of the army of Bengal, on this
interesting occasion, with peculiar gratification, and he con-
siders it up act of justice to declare, iu the must public man-
ner. the confidence which the Government has uniformly re-
posed in the unshaken zeal and loyalty of the officers of this
army, and its firm rrsuasion, that no circumstance can
ever induce them to swerve from their public duty.
The Vice-President in Council has received private, hut
authentic information, that the same honourable sentiments
are entertained by the officers of all the other military sta-
tions under the Presidency of Fort •
J. DOWDESWI;LL, Acting Chief See. to Gov.

MADRAS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAOR-
DINARY, Atm. 14.
0. sy Tllfi NON. VIE GOTERNOR IN COUNCIL. I,
Fort St. George, August 12,1809. r
The course of proceedings followed for some time put by
the Officers of the Dom. Company's Army at this Presidency
has ohligeJ the Government to adopt the mast decided mea-
sures for the preservation of the important interests committed
to its charge. These proceedings may he stated to have com-
menced with the transmission to the Government by the late
Commander in Chief, pf a Memorial addressed to the Ho-
nourable the Court of Directors, dated January, 1809, and
signed by a large proportion of the Company's Ofileen. Al-
though that paper exhibits claims of an ungrowded materiNl
and contain. observations equally impraper endued's.* en 'SIM
Orders of the Honourable Court of `)lrectors and the
vernreent, the Governor in Council was induced to permit!' is
pass without the serious notice which it appeared to dr-id
by a confidence In the discipline of the army, and•poopoodoo '
that the üblertionable passages in the Memorial were is*
vertently and unintentionally introduced.
The subeerment conduct of the Commander in Chief forced
the Government to vindicate itsantliority by a signal exnmpk
of pueishmenty It was ivell.known to the Company:Z.o4i-
cers that the whole of this proceeding was referred to the
Supreme Government and the Authorities is Europe: that it
woulo receive from their wisdom a decision conformable to
the soundest principles of reason nod justice, and that its dis-
cussion could not belong to the cognizance of the army, who
are precluded from becoming a deliberative body. Notwith-
standing these considerations, the Governor in Council, anxi-
ous to remuve every cause of misunderstanding relative to a
measure of so important a nature, published an Order; dated
91st January, explaining to the army the grounds ma which
it was adopted. The Governor in Council hada right to ex-
pect, on the most ohvious grounds of discipline and reliect
for the bias, that the question would have been permitted to
rest here, and receive its final award from the only powers
competent to decide on it; and it was %skis feelino of
equal surprise - concern he learned, that a Memorial to

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t Supreme Government, of the most intemperate des-
The General Order of the 3d instant, and the • criptioa, was circulated in the Company's army.—The
conduct that has been obscrval towards the native Governor in Caswell desirous to avoid a recurrence
troopt at the Presidency, thy Mount Vellurc, Bid_ to moaners of severity, and persuaded that it was mill-
lary, Go. t)•, and Bangalore, must 4:iptiviliCe the cleat to apprize the Compauy's Officers of the insprnper
Italulc native army of the anxiety of Povernment nature of their proceedings, to induce them to desist
from their proserationoophoriscid the.Codimander in Chief to
to promoie their welfare, and save them from
eite•d‘wgerg hit, which they were likely to be tioale'n circular letter, dated .sth March, 1809, explaining to
plunged. Thu Governor in Council still Ours roose oticeni the impropriety of their conduct, and calling
s'he gintest confidence is the fidelity anti zcli
of `upon them by the most power,* motives of duty, allegiance,
and b‘innur, loub4aln fro it tads asiwitilishle measures. A
the native troops, and is convinced that they mill
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sat saltlike/ sully the high reputation %finch Februaryeitt4 fro;:hijgaseitigtit ll
erru°,lli,. the °9
wof0;111111 in enl
oepiagilptnerdilibd;ittehde
clay hate so long enjoyed, by joining in the Wilt'-
acrd_ Government of fort' St, s. prance, with respect to the la'
Cation 40. plats iliac must en ad in their dis 'fie
e Commander no Chief, was olso circulated In the army, la the
rein.
The Cloyontor in Council trust; the unhappy "Pectittiilli that the Peutime64 4 law solgellie Gmennuent
isle of tbo chat tledroug battalions, who attowrit wftsh:01:8;:i e re.", the
spirt{
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lalarhardiaa.
Ti •-e letlen Itypenr In Aare pro-
ebagsolll. to he engaged in opposition to their rim
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male farther progress, and as addrem to ihjor Bola sad
°Seers under sentence of auspeasloo, written l■ iartgunge of
determined sedition, was circulated In the array, and
forced upon the notice of the Governor Commit. ►y a.
Company's tgheer boldinj a confidential/ aitaatiaa.Ma
Staff.—The Governor in Council cm atilriadeced peer

men F)rtem of forbearance tfy tha saidtaresits of &Pei,
lion and respect whteh b• Was dimpled •oterfain ter:
mirth the Company's 031cerr, and ►y a enayletion that the
prificiPles of Zeal, discipline, and national statehood. by
which he supposed they were actuated, would lead them
to relioqui.b the reprehemible measurer in which they were
engaged, on heiu tnadc fully stratutioted with their impro-
priety and danger. The Co maunder to Chi•f accordingly,
under the reaction of .theusaycruniect. hw•d awned circular

I 'letter, dated 10th April, ISJ9, spa callirg epee the Offiren
of the Coinpaut's *nay so adieus to their duty, eurrectiog .
the erroneous 'Tinkles which they had received regarding the
pnwees of Goverment, and ieseritsiat the unimriaable res-
tare and dangeteus coasequeoces of their proceedings. .The
(:swernar is Council fearaed with deep regret that thew meat,
mirth of moderation, throe repeated and argent appeals to the ,
discipline. duty, madam! attnehment, and professional ho-
a sue of the Cssmpasty's Officer% were entirely *watery, that
the einem/Ms ceistinued ti, he eirettlated, nod that sastisseets
of the srditiou were openly declared is millaY parts of the
army. The farther forbear.ome or the Goverument would
have encouraged the progress of thine thilis a course of esto
planation and exhortaffinst had base permed in vales and it
became imperioaly seeensaey as cheek, bye military exam.
Ple at ragithattlas Striat of imaborttioation tbat threatened
the most dasigernieteontwqathen. to the prosperity of the Eno
ph*, The Gettethi Orders of the lit lislay lest were accords
kiltie Ahmed.
Tame Governor in Council is concerned to state. that /his ex.
maple, which west:opened to the persons who were pawl-
pally instrumental In promoting sedition, and a( whose delin-
quency the nowt maple proofs existed, mid which 11 WC in-
. e *ed to obviate the necessity of more extensive puuishinents,
hotesi t I produce the beneticial effects saticipated front its
adoption, and tbot principles of insubordination and sedition
continued to prevail among the Company's Officeto, if pus-.
sable, with aegrevated violence, The Company's Officers of
the Hyderabad subsidiary farce, whose good couduct, in re-
fining to affix their signatures to the seditious addresses, bad
merited the opprolostios of the Government. intimated to
the rest of the army, in an address dated in May last,
scarcely leas reprehensible than the papers which had lathes,
red the animadversion of the Government, their jetrtidpithiS
in the disaffection which prevailed so extensively iii the Cern-
pant's ar:ny. The ()dicers at Hyderabad followed up
this act by threatening. in an address dated l'a It June, trans-
mitted direct to the Governor in A ousted, to separate them-
selves from the ituthorify of the Govern,nent established
over them by their cooatry, unless a submission should be
yielded to their lIIVIELCCS by abrogetiae the General Orders
of the Ist May ; and the 'Company's Officers at Masuliptos
taus imprisoned their Commandiag Officer, and made prepa-
ration to desert tn.. p at eatrusfed" to their charge and to join i
the Hyderabad suhsliliar) force, thereby involving, on account
of views persitted to diensielves„ the turn-toiler their com-
mand iet the guilt of rehelfiou, and furaisaing to the native i
troops a daogerotis example of re,istauce to authority. The
Governor in Council, still anxious to impress ot tlm minds of
the Company's ()dicers a Italic of the impropriety of their
conduct, published to the army the dispatch Irons the Sa-,
preme (iiivernment, dated the slat Way last, w hick contiiinat
an entire a pprov.il of the useasares of tree Government of Fort
St. George, and stated the most forcible and coorlusive tiro-
meats against the system of fiction nod illegal combination
which had been introduced into the coast army. This solemn
decision of the Supreme authority in India has also proved to
he ineffectual: the officers at Hyderabad, although they knew
the sentiments of the Supreme Government, refused in n body
in a letter to their Commanding Officer, dated the Bth of July,
obed tester to the Government fir the march °fa b tt tat ion from
Hydenthad, adding asa threat, that its services might soon he
useful to their cause, mod have since forwarded to the Go-
vernment, in * paper dated the 21st of July, the eanditious
on which trey are willing to return to their duty, anti*.
which they require the Government to accept, in order to/
avert the impending awls' evils, evils which can result only.
from their own criminal determination to place themselves in
thesituation of enemies to their country. ' The conditions on
which those officers presume to state thee the y will yield eNts.;
dieuce to the national authorities, afforktiuther proofs qrAlle
insure of their designs, for they demand the public reedepti
lion of the General Orders of the Ist of May s the restorer
tioa to their rank and appointments of all Officers rentuaell '
by this Government, however obnoxious and criminal the,
conduct of those Officers may have been ; the dismission front
once of the Officers of the General Stall who may be sup
posed to have advised the Goversussent ; tbz trial by a Genes
rah Court Martial of the Officer commanding blasulipatash
who was arrested by his own disobedient Offacens; and finally,
an amnesty for the conduct of the Comp say's army. The
garrison of Alasulipatatn have pla?ed themselves in a Stem of
rebellions the troops at Seriagapataat amid Ilydrotiod have
followed their examples aid it has beets awn • ol that the
military authority entrusted to Commanding Officers has heal
usurped by self-corraittited committees, and that an orgassitted j
opine of combination, for the purpose of subverting thefts
thority of Goverrmwat, hasleen established. throughout the
greatest part of the army of this estahltihment.
The Governor la Council perceives km the foregoing course
of procceditics on the •part of the European officers of the
Company's army, which has equally resisted meatureS of Tor-'
hearnoce and punishment, a determined spirit of revolt. that
must. unless speedily repressed, produce the most fatal comes
sources to the Constitution and authority of the Governmenk
and the interests of the nation. No means compatible with tba
honour and authority of the Governmeta have beret emitter
to recall the Company's officers to a settee of their duty no '
soldiers, and of their allegiance as Width subjects; the for-
bearance displayed by the Government, under eircumstruices
of aggravated indignity, demo/air:tie the sntisfuction with
which it would have regarded aay disposition on the part of
the Company's officers to manifest the used obedience re.
quired front all soldiers.—No disposition, however, of that
nature has appeared ; on the contrary, those officers, by a
systematic course of aggression and insubordination, • have
forced the Government to adopt me :sures of the must decided
fur the so- of • ---:herd;

nature . e support its ~:y.
The Governor in Coancii would be guilty of a most crimit
nal desertion of his duty, and the CAI!e of his coulltry, if pe
were capable of confirming the evils of so:lition and mulls):
by *y0;106414)11 kb the menaces of a body of men placed' py
the law ander Ids G.wernavent. Suck n &line of premed,*
would prostrate the authority of the State Iset.re a d'ualfectlell.
and seditious faction t It would effectually incapacitate this
and every surceedipg
,Government frees executing the reac-
tions of Administration t and would he fatal to tbe„prosperity,
of the Empire in India, by effor.ting an examplo of sores";
fol oppoiiiiun to undso,rityl and by weakening toe power and
exiguity of the Government, which in this cretakey are peck-
lied, essential tq its existence. Indaence4 these consi-
*Protium, the aivemor in Cuenca has coomiderad it to be tiiss
uftered duty to reei4t every appearance of cancessi sit to the
,tltreals of insubordination and forbad, and tn. employ tI.
• prfrer used ii‘eins at the disposal of Linvcrnmeng for the resin.
r.ttina andjusittieue4t of usi kaioar anJ
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I. this was of strains, It Is a source of the roost raw
tr Oection, tbist the seal, loyalty, and discipline of ya
, jesty'r troops, and of sudny of the moat reapectahk 031(14
Ihe cowpony's army, cussbissed with the fidelity
ausairested. by the NAlitt Tooop, trill enable the Gnyee,4
ista ori'onspliib the losportlal ofiket of ro-t.uoislithiog 00,411
loader. Tin good viaduct °Chia najesty's troupa sittrist
I.distentloos that barn occurred, their zealous ;Whereto
I,L Jut), sb pieferearo which ttsey Irsye wanifeated t,s t!,: pot.
ciples of honour, striae, nod patriotism, over tin. pie,fti
%firma and disortleriy it:visions which prevailed arossui tkei,
reflect the greatest credit on their character: anti dois,outer
that they arz, animated by the same ardent love of attic eau
try, saphic:l has disilogssiOsel their Isrother-s 'Miens in Estop.
His Majesty's troops under this Coyeroment will passes,
gratifsingwlection of having dein:red the approhati,„,
grannie of their country, and -of haying einine,nly
hated to the preservatiott of.an itnpertant branch of tic N.

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The fir sternor its Commit entertains a hope that the. res.
pany's Officers who bore threateced the ca,er,,,rll
of
fheircountry with the mast aft kilt% evil% who !roe sko,r.
ed ns the condition of being faithful to Moir duty them:l6
iiitp a measures degrading to the character and fatal to ti,
interests of the Suite, will p;tll44S before they attempt to prf,.
' reed farther In thoctuirse of sedition and guilt which tk.7
have permed. It has been tile earnest wish and asli,,i
desire of the Goverisor in Council to avoid toe,,,,Tei
4 extremity, to re-estabiish order by the course of 04
law, anti to -iv., up to military triad the stuthqr, of 04
premmt sediti Its proceedings. In prosecatitm of me
se consonant to justice, 10/ necessary for the mho,
thin of discipline, and so confoneahle to the ordinary
souse of military government, the Governor in CMCII A
persuade t, that he shall hare the concurrence or' all per.
F VIM in Medial and military seeders, wit , li Lye not hal,;:sei
from their minds every sentiment of national freiing; cod id
exhorts the officers of the Company's service. by subroitria.
to that course of measures, to avert the evils which they In
precipitatiog uponshe,oselees. such a result, grotifsiag at
any period. would nt the present moment amniotic' diriewly
he peculiarly acceptable to the views and feelings of !lir Di-
vernor in Council, maid adverting to the zeal null Loomis'
by *Wit the officers of the Company's Army have hive dis-
tinguished, he still e tea:wages *ii hope, sirat by manifettiri
obedience to the Government. they will obs We the advice
of measures af rurrially, arrest the certain rtirsiequesee, 0
their past eondnet, mod promote the restoration °freest oil,.
Sdener, order. and discipline.
Illy order of the Don. the Governor in Council,
(Signed) 4. PALCONAE. '
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" MADRAS, Aeries? IL
66 Yesterday a Sccsinn of Oyer sad Terminet
end Gaol Delivery in the Supreme Court, corn.
mowed before the Honourable Sir Tuouse
Sviiiot, Knt. Chief Justice, at the Court !louts,
at Fort St. George, wbti addressed a charge..
the Jury, of which the following is an extract :
" Gentlemen, the certainty that acts of rebel.
lion have, within the territories drpoolant epos
this 'Presidency, been recently committed by nue.
1 hers of the lirmourable Company's Odieers mg.
ed in an extensive combittatirm, extottually to throw
oft all obedience to this Government, and peek re.
dress of alleged grievauceo by arms,,' farbith
my parting %till' you on the Renitent occasion,
without drawing your attention to a state ofthittes
at once so extraordinary, so perilous, and so high.
ly criminal. If there be in the mind of any one of
you, Gentlemen, the least doubt as to the fart,
upon him I shall expect to make no impress:os
till he be better informed on the subject. lithe
fact, however, be, that the description of persona
to whom I allude, have, with comparatively few
exceptions, been prevailed upon to enter into at;
illeget'combination, and that individuals 'of them,
avoiding themselves ofits support, arc ley their acts
leaving to this Government no alternative, but ei.
thee to compromise the public authority, or to
endeavour to maintain it by the sword, then the
time is, in my opinion, arrived, when it becomes
every titan in his sphere to consider the part which .
it may. be proper for; him, in a contest it: which it
is not seemly to be getatral, anti to exhort others
upon whom he may have itillitence, tic, adept that,
which open conviction of its being right, he mesas
himself to pursue.
" That the moment foe doing this in the most
public as well as unreserved manner, has existed
ever since the day upon which Goverommit took
measures fur requiring from every, Company's
Officer a test of his fidelity, it will be believed that
I tan have little doubt of assuming. By that act
on the port of Government, the most nitiversat
publicity was given to the state of things, as it exe
islet, het teem it and that portion of the army to
which lam ulluding. In the dcvclopement which
the dictates of prudence seem, upon that day, to
have rendered iattlispensible, the 'natives were cr.
prevsly included. The Native Officers of enres
were esonveoed by AtitLority to receive an czpla.
nation of the measures adopted, with respect 10
such of their ,European 011ieers es lied siceli'avd
affording tholest that had been required. The
policy of reserve from an apprehension of slam,
ceased with that act ; and it became from that
moment the proportionate duty of every friend to
his country,. by rallying round Government, to
countervail as much as possible the'evil tendency
of a disclosure that had taken place, anti could be
no longer restrained. .
66 If individuals, the combination alluded In
being ellected, are pushing their plans for the eon.
troul of Government to the extent desetibed, it
is for this Court, exercising its legal diseernmeto,
to give to the well-disposed the sativfaclitol of
knowing that, if, they are embarked in 11 enadiet
with their fellow.mtbjects, they ate about to rim-
tend, at least, on the side tar ;we for the reser.
station of whatever ought to be -dear to them, in
rl'opposltiem to betrayers of theist trust, cmpl.linir
lin the subversion of the State the arms committed
to them fee its preservation. Meade' indeed is
the atteritatlve to which government has beet'
1 drivcfis more esperially considering the numbers
engaged its this &Can, for Whom many a cotoidc-
-1 ration will pleMl. lint dreadftal as it is " thoY
who take nctilll against a lawful established GI,-
•Ternmcnt, create the neves:it e of all acts retri,i'd
to he done out the side of th it Government, in tarp
der to nepel told subdue them, and ,chick in the
'Were of 11445 ileconie outgo °Wahl.. for their super
passion.''
tir On the other hand, ihose who, on such an
occasion, ran make up their mitstls AO be int,"
fluent,! in romprottiiming the l'esldic Authoritts are
oridently blind to cuttsrqoetieeil, ea ayteatol II