The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-11-18 00:00:00

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the Ceert‘Mertiel, if be . wished any expire
• from him vs ally plaint whatever, be was ver,
',- .ng to be remitted by hint. Whatever might
feelings respecting Colonel Quentitt's cent
wards him, he hod never unwired these feet
actuate him in the smallest wraltser in prevetdi
from giving ell the support to him which ,ite
could, in the management of the regiment; he
his-duty to the regimeat mid to the service
to fall into tech as error. Bet be would
Colonel Qeersties eresiert had sewer; been ..
gravatiog to hive and it evidently was his obje..
drive him set of the regitnevit Redone eat vertu,
on personally ioseltieg Wee, bet he did sway thing
to make Isis situation sopleastat to him. He bad
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made several endevonsege to get out of the regileeet ; teal 'testis t. - otie ,- - _
okapi lal,
n. peelasal booms, of Coilooel
sod he lei sot bees sear the regiateet till alter the Dikonst
wroth+, m teNtilisiloadSct 're the enerny, Mat we cruiiiot,
letter of the Olken. With respect to the orders emmineat sits oat feelegi, YET elVera analog the fact to your
issued by Colonel Quentin he wished to observe, that Boyle al/4110054 10aviag your Rtiyat Higbee" to adopt such
as your Royal Highness
should
such a factors-
,Whenewer_he got say °ell's" *ells a super'..._ °ffice.,-ry Vso.noaretweepart eal4 foe; and should rine Royal Highaess *e-
lle immeatately whipt ate eallsw iota the wools, ;filth ltd whys* have so lozietaircealed these am/ other circumo
be eyeteeth did with a 'view of afterwards showing tit
itimi:sl:as yogareatitninet, a 7'w•celnistuatri:alloyymitoilyigh"rto4
to the Glowed of Ills regiowats to make it appear 'Noe riev iituatie:giek wit: to near Ott patlencethe
- > ,
to him that ise was not propeely sepported by the fones,„fhoore..
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thicers owlet. him. it
'wow
well.6llWwliti/ the hl wp"Toedl"deutifult ;wig_ leave
.Skeietirriselrerjsuacr: year beltiZtertilaa:alirlft
the eat of the wow was e-e-t---------Y --c.:- determine; we have mates our +injection to a public cogekyv
about him. These mese of eaethly *seat, one tree roar Royal Bighorn wit" give credit to our motilvest
Sted werw wwWwiel laughed by (be seen. slow was apsedsitenetsatomdeo:yileAisf,tirFemer RuYstiol oiluirghtyliess siTelsitiedgtemielo.
it P"ssibles fear ialrlditaas *0 Plidafvfl eleaellaeloi sheer whatever cimmumos year Royal Highsess may 11
whew the lose were *Hewed toile dank. without to- ' to give us.
a Whatever me be the result* any peartalipg year Risial
',skies say paraisimemit ? ; .., , Klemm may thiak prer to ad npt,we beg to assdie vas r Royal
Cotes.' Paipergrangeolled to make some venom Mishima that we alto{[ ever reaseisher with faehngs of pride
• ipposs Nei disadeaseqpils he was placedender .with re- tee eisititrole what we ewe le yew Royal Ilioh
__ ..._OLVI a• oar CO.
,nr ISOM; wag we can declare with the go•uteit troth, that lode-
s ith etaithillaemee_, Iti. tle ittittratiell 5" pespeek If •the distinguished and eidlasive honour we have
do. Not being at limmegearters be hitherto enjoyed earning isoluediately under year RoyatHiglo.
. Ipokipsi ',stater) was elay am.. for a ling time to , rees,,
ear smalliuftheetitn3/474 conceive I
se dtit.mweardenvvirifiaaw
xfirervsepeor
it:
altdliallte fir' s oleo half the Moat allowances" aad • character siof your Royal Ilighaess's 'regiment, we have.ever ex=
'Stiten he had received pet-mimes* to forage for Ms. eetietwed from your Royal Righoeis that , most Armies. ow
tell, and had Weaned a o°64derahie quantity issued ,ano"Tr ;4....s
vaseadndkielliiishne:, awaisilie;thairt trunnlrdeminaltiraftsillfieelitietit to
all
i
must
cores and other necessaries; Colonei Quentin ..50... unirrotesul of human beings it we could ever tweet them.
an order that it.abould be equally divided among the I
d b
• I tbe baattar to remain, with every sentiment alien
regime, said wet confined to that portion which-bad and Kale
Y00144V01 Kigliness's meat devoted humble servant, ''
hese at the tremble avid tiseard to procure it. It e a.% ROB ARTS, Lieut..Cill. and Major, 106.91
was singular that Colonel Qeentin should not have Addressed to his Royal Highaess the Ponce Regret. ..
remembered the-,remarks up,* the bad state or his _ He had now little to do except to bring before the
troops, nem by Lord covabermere sad Lord It.' attention of the House that part of the sentence
Somas-set, and yet he had called a witness who proved ! which, in his 'pinion, so injuriously selected
.on
the characters of those in whose behalf he was now
Chet es the day before that conversation he had told
the men that their coadect was infamous, awl yet the .imploring the intercession of the House :. .
very city succeeding he had not made any mention I
1". In obis view of the case (which is not palliated by the very
of their bad tfiecipline to the Commander of the Ca- li,giel'ar
Itls;;neel:ligineadcoonnsSe. 1 ir.e? 'IV na upon tehrehltlitliCsltrifeeirle the-is
Tally, or to the ilrigatheGeneral:4-litelted threat- wards those,(hicers is essential to the vhatiaterests ofthe ovary i
awed the soldiers with minding them oot.e. bivouac, acnadlit flat 1,1.4 taretureiof the combination against Col. Quentin would
and yet he had nut **(iced, se series, -a sohjeet to in it;r .trietili; war tteulyarriTielbet=witat4f swisrl74lyit gelded by
those who bad the power to correct it. There was a lenient disposition towards a corps of °Seers who have hi-
titer, merited his approbation, and *mid willingly ',anew
Do order to this effect is the usual book, and the re- that utadeartestey in same. and itterperfence in others,had left them'
proof of COL (least% to the troops, ddpended unaware of the mischielt,us seralrogy or Obeli coadart upon this
merely epee the assertion of the Serjeant-Major. twain* his Royal H ighoess is averse to adopt such severe meal ,
hied it bees the fact, it was impossible that some of soresal as ttit7beireu.sotom •
°pos ll:et:Lite ic:fiel=sortr;attil adeol'uti l'alenduingti.
the Officers should not bare retained it its memory. Officer. Stilt it it ~mini that conduct m iajuriou4 lofts nature
Col. l'aleser read ebeevidence a die Serjeant-Major shouldui,,.r ritanesid fait,tdhhtis rube .rear) a warning in support of
to show its improbability, and asserted, that the foamier' Int ilie anthem: who sifted lsettbealr'n; there gorhe:ifcAn-
object of Cut. Quentie was always to gain popula- sae, shall oi• longer act together at a corps, bat that OW/ WWI
fit Y with the atea at the **Peace of their "eel.' !fecsitilvlrilirbsly distributed
ter lir :4_, aelattuttnist;tt4tfiltr's vrtliTal
Iu nearly all cages where jest punishments had been awl confine ilietwebee to their SOb.4iiIOROB ditties,ey
until their
services aril esperiesce shall wettings their heist plated to
'ordered by Ceara-Martial, the Colonel had allowed
only of the intictioe of half the sentence, so that gr:ine'kgm acrd it:atm where liw °say .b! alkiw" t°36'lgoafilsa
duties orf they prof orma+.
the whole regiment main a* state of insuberdinatiove e The Praire Regent has been further pleased to *teeter,
The Olfice.ss who had commanded before the arrival that though Colonel P. (err did out sign the letter or the tab of
August, be 19 neverthelers, by hot dednred seittiusects on the ,
Of COL Qeeetie• were charged With cruelty, sad wore prosecution, toll his //mead coorwrieme le the ophthro of the
rendered odious to the wee. Col. Palmer instanced carers. to he considered is the muse light as it he end twills
the case of Abbot, his remarks open which be read .came to that paper, and his Royal ai, hoes has tasturafla taw
maaded that he shall also be removed to another carpi"
from his reply. He aloe referred to an order issued . " t am. dtc.
by Col. Quentie respecting the losing of arms by (Signed) " FREDERICK. Commander-ia-Chlsfe
the tees, and read what he had stated to the Court- Before he concluded, he was desirous of observing,
Martial epos that subject. that he had no - complaint to state on his own ac.
Having goes throogh the senteace of the Court- count. He had stated in justification of ethers, a
Martial,. Col. Palmer entered into am elimination of . great number of facts, and in so doieg, he had
the confirmation given by the Prince Regent. The found it unavoidable to connect with them a state.
first passage he read was that which charged the Of- ! anent of his own opinions and feelings. It had never
beers prosecuting with not basing co-operated with . been his wish to become the prosecutor of Colonel,
the Colonel, and with having entered into a compact ;Quentin. On the ground-of his supposed opinions,
*Oast their Commanding Officer. Col. P. wished Ibe had been directed to undertake that task, and not
to ask the Right Hen. Gent. opposite (Mr. M. Set. I
only by the authority of the Commander ht Chief,
ton)i who, be presumed, was the adviser of the Prince but by the authority of the Prince Regent himself.-.:
Regent, whether he thought the complaints of Offi. , [Hear, /tear!]—Further observation upon the case
cers against their superiors, justifiable under any giro 1 he had described would be irrelevant avid improper;
cumstances? On the inspection of a regiment, the pd.: and he should now, therefore, leave it in the hands
rates *ere allowed to make any representations they I of the House, and conclude with moving for "eh
thought aecessary,and was the same privilege to be re., humble Address to his Royal Highness, that he would
fused to the Officers? It bad been asked, why the Of{ I be graciously pleased to direct the proceedings of the
(jeers came forward to prosecute in a body? But how.' General Court-Martial held on. Colonel Quentin to
were they to come forward, if not in a body I Now it ~ be laid before them." -
had been urged that the Captains• only should have 1 Mr. M. SUTTON, after suggesting a verbal 11-'1
proseceted—that was impossible - Captain de Gram- i (*ration in the Motion, proceeded to the general
moat was abroad, and had he been is England, from' question: He thought that the Hoeft had exercised
his peculiar obligations to Colonel Quentin, it would : at least an uncommon degree of patience towards the I
have been impossible for him to have taken any part lion. Gentleman. During' his address he had en-1
against him. Captain ,Gordon was unfortunately tireiy misconceived the official ditties of a• Judge.
killed at Thoelouse; and, indeed, there were only Advocate, whets he had asserted that he had recoup !
two Captains who could have prosecuted. He (Col. , mended the dismissal of the prosecuting ogicera...-..:
Palmer) bad stated freqeently that he did not come : With that determination he had nn concern. -The
forward free any feeling of personal animosity. In course pursued by the Hon. Gentleman hod 'been ,
making complaints, or rather justifications of him- most extraordinary—[Hear, hear!]—The motion
self to Lord Edward Somerset, he bad never objected , had been postponed that reasons for it might he pro-,
to the private minded of Colonel Quentin, who had duced, and now what were those reason ?—[lleer,l
said in his defence, that the proceeding was only as I hear!—[t seemed as if the Mover had considered it
echo of the aspersions 4 .66 Dicers. The fact was, las a manse it oases* that the Home should inter-
that complaints against him were notorious, or at I pose--.%tlat),lll*; papers should be laid-upon the table,
least his misconduct was mach talked of, and bad and thee efterivarda be should submit some 'mallets
extended even as far as Ipswich : at the time the upon it. 'lle had a little mistaken the mode of pro.
German Legion was there it was a topic of common ceediog. The first question was, whether the House
conversation. It was not fair, under all the circ um- had any right to enercitte • judgment, and not whether
steams, to attribute malignant motives to the Prose. it approved or disapproved of the sentence of the
tutors, who bad been pressed forward, and who had ; Court Martial.--l_klear !)—The speech hid est •
been conscious that some enquiry was necessary, and. been less eztraordidary than the expectation.—
that the guilt or innocence of Colonel Quentin should. Whether the honesty or the intettigence of the mem-t
be ascertained. . With regard to the letter which had bees of . the Court-Martial' eras to bi attacked, or
been transmitted to his Royal Highness( la the first whether it was a Joint amaileeperi both, it was dif..
'esteem, he begged to state that it bad been pre- ficelt to ascertain, bit It wits gees • clew that' thle
cured by Colonel Quentin upon false pretences.—A. House could not venture to deeide,? beeaose they:had:
Copy of this letter he should now beg leave to read heard only .one half of the case.—[fiear ! heat il}—
to the lions.:-- If the question were again to be tried, it would be Ste
that he (Mr. M. Sutton) shoekl teed the other hair
of the proceedings. The publitiatien of the tehd,tl
which most persons had read,' relieved him frodellite)
lowing the Hon. Gentleman through the greatereite
of his address, but unless it was meant -to Irepiecit
the integrity of the Judo" appointed, by feting WO!
credit to the ex parte statement just heard, no %teat&
had been laid for acceding le the motion. Thotieeti!
point at issue,• which well deserved to be wlrlijtbd
was whether'the Heim. bad Fay authority to offer aril
opinion, or to gets' decision. Justice to the ladivi-1
dial alight rcquire that the whole ease of the De-

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" Brighton Barracks, An.* •
Sta,—ln consequence of your Royal Highness's evintssaitils.
through Colonel Palmer, to the Otters. woe the @abject of the
nehappv feeling that exists in the regiment, 1 begleave most
rethectrell% to address year Royal Highness in thy own mane,
and that of the Officers.
-46 With revert to the bringing forward charges agalast the
Constnavdiag dicer, we can enure "'oar Royal Mews, lbw
we have oevef had au intention of Ijte
kind, can we at all
reconcile ourselves to the idea of bringing forward, before a
general Court-Martial, an Individual who has hitherto been so
diAinguithed by your Royal Highoeles (avow!' and protectiois I
conceiving that nothing could justify to the world and wave yes'
the iudelicacy of such no act. Our feeling% ineepradent of sock
aeshideratien, are advent to a measure of the kind g being
actuated by no personal motive!, but solely by an anxiety to

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iled—that both sides .! ' ' L 4 ~., „
~ , first chat
I would not upon' is, ' t. , promulga;
I, consistin, , lof t ''' ' ~ for ha;
think fit to Mi . .. 4' 4. t .
.ts who wk
c
a Court,wh' , tf 4 edits,4,
also agreed
; all the bene i of heat ng thit 'strictures on
tonal advantage of attending to and on this
—.atomisation. Are Itifpereerns-disnleasure
chesnaelves by means of the printed a-former et ,a,
con Would not Enter into the question against M aj,
yceseary, not to- justify, because a wee, that '..
. required-,-not to defend, for no be maintained,
wanted—but to ezplain-the gillitids riSOirtelhe -
Coort-Martial had' founded its deci. , who brougl
Charge, which comprised three, Chief was di
_ had declared thahtwo points were the pr isecut
.
not prated, and that;, one only, which regarded ne. cation for t'.
idigenix) In girkig Orders to the n 1 n, was established. for th ; purpose
—Was net it enough to satisfy the HOuse.stkttlt regiment, Ll-
illein that' such *as the solemn "decision of the to serve the
Court 3 or if any farther confirmation were neces- to inform MI
eery, end the integrity or (allude of the Members of lte shoold.,
the CUurt were doubted,' he begged tender then°. should be at
Atelnable Gentleman to the names of the Meetbeti" 41.PUrthiteed
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entirely of General Officers, to ananiof Rays wee& =sdtelve Speaker had often hed the satisfaction of which was I
elipressing the atitude of the House for emit the charges
neat services. Nothing was more natural than ley: The
that the prosecutor should be dissatisfied with ceeded to m
ibe sentence'''. 'rid the Honourable Gentleman did the Officers
&It fiat in oticeptlon to the general rnle, that lone! in the
the peosecetoe iivas not tDt impartial judge in; his case in wli
Mitt cait.—{firetir; beer'n-4t was not singular that the charges
-the opinions of the PrommatOr eznd of the Court sh-ould from the service
be diecordant. 'The Second Charge, if not direct, not severe
oontaivied swung implied accusations of a went of 6 howiter bir
personal collage ; and it had been endeavoured te and though
be established in evidence, that when the regiment preasion of
was kid open, Col. Quentin reined in his horse, and 'irrnog, they
opened the ranks that he might get into the rear IN tnanifestiox
safety. The Court pet a negative upon this acesriel with .tile cesk
Lion, and he (Mr. M. SI) haring advised the Princii brihjered
Regent to confirm the sentence, waseti.farvesponsi. Ikallstioe.
Mes and was ready, to submit to the consequences.— tleinan (Cot
The Third Charge WIN an undisguised. assertion of suites since
the cowardice of Colonel Quentin—that immediate. ifrfie Or two
iy the firing began he diseppenad from the head ,o( been dismissed
flea treops, in short, that Ise ran
,awty...f.,, , fie Gentleman wo
dente for the Dereodant ArOyeil,_t*tt lin ' ' -istit Without proof
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left his troops Instil they's** coasted.' b:/' tee; Regent; 4 ft'
meat of the Dote of •HrineseiCk Oels, aria ohtsll4 Gentlemani
hod been dispatihed else#here by order. of ..Lfird E. one or thirt
Somerset., The Fourth' Charge, was andatibtiley same. It A
*Sic that there was a want of- discipline ha. the Mk titers from
regiment when commanded by CoiOnel• 'Quentin, —that they
which did not prevail when it was under the ordersref case was, al
Colonel Roberts or Colonel Palmer; Ltlrd Welling- letter, that
toe *es aware of this declension in the character et' judge what
the regtaant,, and had provided a remedy :which re. irtst-conit
ithiwit:lt :to Its former state of excellence and 1014 Ctiiao:Murii
‘Ctlilessed his disapprobatioe or the negligence of Celia of Ogo
CRsine!' Quentin. Lord Conti:permite ha 4i said that called on t-
hud not peace arrived he should, lettevii" , here, fhelbose,ch
desmed it fit to take serious notice of use continued It Wen
irtattentions of Colonel Quentin. end it was singe. plain, in (hit
tat that the-very cease that had induced Lord Cam. to be made ,
belreeee to forego his charges had induced the Prose.; the nostouom
meters to commence' their proceeding.
that
aeited-hie
heir!) The Court-Martial was of opinion' thitint. Conversant
ficient pehlihment had been inflicted by LliskrWil. lion: Gentians
lingtosni, hist they could not find the faet.itirise, coarse to hr
sod:they were consequently obliged to declare hfin turned the
gtdlty of negligence in keeping up the discipline of the to reduce it
regiment. For this the Prince Regent had confirmed forwarded,
the sentence of a reprimand. The Hon. Colonel I niander.in.Ch
I had complained of that part of the sentence that had lin question
amused his brother Officers of not cn-operating with brought for
their Colonel. It would not be fit that he (M 6 IM. session of '
Sutton) should state the grounds which had led the of the Prim,
the Court to make that declaration, but the Hon. the case, the,
Member ought to be the last to object to it, since it , fectly super(
was evident from the case of Mr. Morrison, to ex. 1 the name o(
1 Oda which he had laboured in vain., proved that he, tilled in cal,
did wetc•-operate by' giving Ms superior officer the ter of charg,
iiithresitiOn that Lord E. Somerset' had declared it signed it. W
was his duty to communicate.. The reason he assigned , Colonel war
for not doing so was the terms upon . which he and ' his pocket,'
COI. Quentin were. tHearn Another Case was I containing.
:,
' quite as conclusive. The jutfiori Officers couiplaintd and that yet
that they had not due support fruit! their Colonel—one I should be Of
Captain was asked, whither'ili hi; 'troop there was in form, in
dot great, irregularity ? 'He answered, Yes. The lion. Gent. ,
next question was whether he had made repressing. a variety. of
ations to Colonel Quentin upon the subject as Often' 'and be was
as he would have done to any other Officer ? The . which Cidoh
reply was, " No, because I did not expect that they !emitting the ,
would be taken notice of."—[Hear, hear !]=-Dict Ito the- halbert,
not this prove, beyond question, that there wal not I otherildellit
that ce.operation which was absolutely necessary, for' ' eHear!)=4
the due organization of the regiment.--(flear, hear!) changed std.
The Prises •Itegent is advised to approve and confirm [Hear, hear
the sentence, which is complied with, but could the (Colonel Pa
matter* end/there ? Conk' Colonel 'Quentin, After acrimony on
whet had passed, expect More co-operation from the Officerl war
A.
1 Olnetrt than before ? Was it possible that they trary to 41
lislintild remain in the same regiment? Then the Sutton here
question, which was to leave the regiment—the party Quebec, auk
unjustly Accused of absolute cowardice, or the party neral Orders
I mho had unjustly accused him f--[Hear, hear !) demising, in
. Thsteromirea kWh*. require the removal of the pro- of a regiment
seaters:be Of Colonel Quentin ? He had no he. a vote of the
elation Ili siyieg, that there was not an instance in who had beet
the history of niertial law, where-Officers falsely ex- order stated,
hashing chttilleiercowardice against their superior, good intenoo,
had not been dietnissed the service—liere they were disapprove'
Only removed into other regiments.—Eflear, hear!)- Conduct of a ,
-64 t pid been doubted by some persons, whether, conduct of the
slice thechintiehed been partially proved, the sub- the meeting.
sequent censure' on the prosecutors were proper ; sentiments k
bit, Once Ille 'Veining of Ceirt-Martisls was the that .o.theei
prerogative" of Ail' Crown, and since by weighty sonsiiiseettlf
charges which lite unfisandetl being preferred, his superior 'Office
Nepal Mitilif bbliirluced to.gvent a Court:Martial, which belonged
while:K.oo Ittiti:of Interior Consequence, be might entrusted, by,
114'W~ 'tti refit*. ' 'There' was' a case, which he was equally.
sbwilki Eisititet;iiiisYwhifth 'was directly hs 'point, and have Mimed
it would net birlpsoillig' himself, sines it had oc. usannei•iii w
marred lonibefoile he wars appointed to the office.— lug' among
The muse was contained In *Utter from Sir C. bloc- with thit ai
gall' to the Mike or York,
,containing the pleasure by !skull% I
of his leajetty on the sentence Of n Court-Martial ; of those w',
*olds( Newport, it, the liiiinf. Wight, on Lieut.- ' mitilfi,r 'Afire
Colonel Morgan.. The letter staled, that it was the sOig,ijigntt4 'keit
plakteare of his Mojeety 'to confirm the ..teeteoce of Officers, ne -
the Court, by which Col. Rose was found guilty on some charges

Almaden pre.,erve the di-tinavisited character of your Royal Highnew's fondant Ibe detai
rer,,, ~iii„ • egionewl, which we conceive to hate suffered most meg-lolly , . . IC , House
, criipe c 9, o • I (mini in its lam, • : lee • '9 • 7/1.- ' livered,
ht be Iw. eq„,,k, a &dot m ‘ • . .1.;.. s, ' , .
duct to_ v 1 a . ... ,1 , Are It' ( it,;'„ i 01., iii ~4.11...., i.l 4,,.' ' er, tl
clings ge w ' lie .. pit 4€l 1 .eeb., F e !,t . , yikT $i 7 'r lie& of i
'•4 •• a 6 7 ' ..IVe' . •linto. . r. • . -r.
ding ht, 'mica f $ A.l nant.. l's reiterlo f E•,,•
~ ,)1• • en r having i
commaadlog the Humor brigade (which we men respearaily reply, with the additloi
possibly
bee leave to mclosel, relative to your Royal II • 's reti-
tle knew imptlrivit-wg arrpormaidwyr - tin evideisoe adiered in
too well how far any set • Beers anxious for t • ~-,. t, elid noweatis(y thorn
of their corps, and witpoosvie pdertar
say that are actuated, can resPeet the Odle w ./Iwe co es,Mr.V.Setton WI
• r I
stoeag- sick bocigg; a either than was seal*
object to. et rut Hard HiffilidlPMl the ••I - r - Prim jastilication walnut rat
, Sir 5., Cotton, thee commanding the casslm la walditae.
defffice 'could be wide
t venture nl-aiiiiitg-0/Seir iiiiilo alluded I. and Ole whele reglmeat
ety thi *restated *44l+,the d podsobbsiseett oikeweirsei *Awls- on which The Coart.3
H. Maid atedert• Mlll mein ddq' sre.ritY at ilAtiat leirlf sion. Of the First C
Regal Ingham,. wo
men's b wanes lit "Ore
eltiloslit ; that eeports alit et d rigimostf. sisaiiteeiewmakolpitolen. 'th; points, the Court had 4
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srge, and ordered to he reprimandett%it'
gation of the reprimand in a public n 7
tying employed two persons as hii- -4
were rated and paid as corporals; .141:4e4
greed with the opinion of the Coarti It:
on the conduct of the proeecutor, itia:4l-
- occasion his Mitjesty 1,0(.011.00d fib
the conduct of Colonel RAI bilese;ll
cession, in preferring unfoandert c 1,4
ajor Ottley ; and took hecasien to :
the- prefewriattpeesesitattawidahteswilli
led, wag ant only inconvenient awl ilia,
e serfiee, bit --dlieiriVerat "it; ,fie
flit ihteia festivaid.• Vi,. Caearneedoi.h,
diveeted to lotOilse the 0/111144 elegsged if
gide', that till Majosly had 11^ fattier it%
their servires•; hid since it was espftrook
rpose'•bf 'preservink Itirmisof in stilii
that Colonel Ross ahead not tooliew
eret The coisinonder in Chiefwastlir
him, that itirPt,lllt Majesty's litemlnretlot
-retire . from that regiment, but
at libeeky 'to sell his commission" :4
bled tbe
~ lan*- The reasmrtirtif eel .
A
~„..... ~. ....,, ~ft ie,„,•,.i.;, pAT -:
made in the -seedy part of -ritiolte
I formerly preferred against Major
Right Honourable •Crentleman tai '
obserre,that he had stated the reasons
rs vlOlll.OO remain together; witictiece,
le same teginterst, and he hatpriglecidi
!tic's' Wirers,. Who-• had ipartiallyjoo,,i
s thefheil;ptefeirva.; had beets dijoind
service. - That, the toss, . therelner; lon
on the Officers of the 'loth was stfdiv,
ouoirsylctifeir feelinis might have aiiit '
i; they were, ne.doub.., sincere in theirs,
f their feelioge--on the occasion looms,
ey were -in thel, ' , they had tokei
grlhillit.'"lll;inke, whe leittot.4ol
slidiir.
ass. IniiittrNO : tiailk 4. *I the. Officers
fidi but, rathet vetieksttfrole 111 ililliehist
It .filt.if k071.ihit,.,,0, tilPr, I.tilNiirerabtradi.
al'. Palmer), e 01 kite eli4ish
chit were obliged to sign the letter, beet%
Weir) y.W ooloss:(OrwirdliCiy *ideal
'seed the service?. 44 begiet; thit lyeli*
a W 4;4 GI 10.4 .41V41,11P, %lie* 111901106 ,
roar wn thivedliserirlideleers of lbw PAW
.4e, he could , lisitsrtite Hestsettrdit
nf: that 'whether -N. ..aireeri hid boa
it y, the case. weektbassittees precisely tit
-had bcen es* said.---*lty dismiss ;The 4
I the regiment.merely Air writing stetted
y had not wished fora Covet-IM*O, Tin
as- the •-Dffirei's hadu Itraly *let ie di
it they would at .tSite oa ehmaseiresh
:t course was' proper to be paribed. Fe
td-ther-Officert ifity, witted. but
Oil? ' They • were ndt thisiinlehintalyist
Oetlbisel Quentina ands 1441 staterally 4
to substantiate whatihey had set fankis
beiges titjlisell inthe letter lit ipiseips,
w asked ft the Otteers,weMilot to tout
de wit)! I . Were'there helnwapiatets it; d
le against a Commanding Olicer ty Set ••
arable Gentleman (Colonel Palest) .'
opinion, though certainly he willaititi
t with matt-I.s. of military disciplitiest*.
Oman, he should have thought the proper
have pursued would have been to harem '
e letter to the Officers, and desired Ikea
It to specific charges, which he should lass
, 'and not carried himself to the Com
•Chiefi-04t had been said, that the tette
I was not nitintately-intended to have has
1r ward, hue thai Crilneel •Quentin got pot
it by improperly making use of thews,
ince Regent. Whether. or get this wen
there could be no doubt ttit It' was per.
sriluous in Colonel. Qaentin to make iss4
tf his ItoYal Highness, because he wasps.
tiling for that letter, or of making item
Lige against the Officers, that they id
Wlep it,ti. be, borne that one Lieatemet
its to tell the Slither that he had a letter: is
r 'stgl,l4:4„:itut Officers of the regiateds
charger against his character and healer,
yet he woo not entitled to require dist k
trod u4al tAiiis wilother he had done riglil
tsubstancdfho Mad wet done wrong. 'CM
in talking oitheitkVharge, bad bromill
of *ccuiatibis against, Colonel Quail*
I surprised to hear that the instances is
intel, Quentin had •sfictieli his lenity by rt:
s mustences of Then whis:,had been blink°
6.119. were. hulled' by Gintierneu on tits
if' the- Zonis as facts to his prejedi
:•It wanted that he (Mr. M. Sutton)
lies with thole Honourable Geutiernel4r
!owl —When the Honourable Crentlemi.
Palmer) had commented with so 00411
an Colonel Quentin for his conduct at Is
as he aware that his own course wet cot
the regulations of the army ?—c?dr. 4
O read an order of sir J. Craig, twoollit
ini which had been adopted into the 00.
,rs issued from the Horse Guards, OR
in stronglerms a meeting of the written.
ent-ef,fusiteers in Caeada, who had-,
hanks and ippribation to the Adjetaitt
eon remitted Into another reginteat.44lll
d, tbal.though Sir .7.. C. did justice hilii
teems of the, setjeaets, • he. could 'Met *A
•• thOir, preeurning to meettodeliberate end.
a si,CriOrbilicer. He 'also condemned tin
the ComMadditlrOfficer who had approved
'g.• The General Order, in adopting OS
of this distinguished Officer, remarktal
.circumstance of any dais of military pet.
hling to deliberate on the conduct of their
'fficer, wa4 an assumption of that authorill
teed to the King alone, or, to the perNPA
by. biro with the command t Such coel.
y. culpable in all ranks.")-rile should ass
al the traiiiimiision of the letter, but At
which it had been transmitted. The re*
4 the Officers seemed to hate bete 8
an.' investigation should take place; be/
the letter they became accusers. Se°
who signed that letter must have bee*
rice there were lame of the Office.
1114 Att,c'ehten in the Peninsula. 'flies.
to doubt, °nit-. meant - that there wto
es which they wished should be cleared Ilb .
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