Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-22

=, oxad IN the 18th garrison battalion, an
= b;eb he stil, continued. The house would
s,,,.,,,,,..lh, ask what had been this gentle
,,an,s services. Certainly not OF a militia
~ nature; for from his hssta appointment e 9
the present hour, Mr.. Donovan bad noe
cone near his regiment, having, as II were,
obtained perpetual leave OF absence
c,;;yc,,,,starce at which, when the house be-
came better acquainted with the kind OF
services which Mr. Donovan had actually
rendered, they would not be at all surprls,
ed. To return to the case which he had
heen stating. The 5ooL lodged by captain.
Tonv,, with Mr.. Donovan, was paid to
MRS. Clarke by the hands OF capt. Huxley
Sander, aud captain IoaJn obtained as
naiority. Now the regulation price Tor
majority was d1ool. SO that the halt pay
fund lost 1901 for the purpose OF putting
500. ia Mrs. Clarke's pocket. This 50oA
he could prove was immediately paid by
Mrs. Clarke to MIR. Burkett, the silveTsmith,
in part of payment for service OF plate
sert by him to Gloucester place, and the
deficiency Cor which was paid BY the COM
nnander-in chief. 1t thus evidently appear
ed that his royal highness was, in this IN
stance an absolute partakeg OF the beneht
derived from this nefarious transaction I; and
the house would be aware, that 30 prove
the truth or the falsehood OF tie cream
stance which he had stated, no less than
FIVE witnesses might be summoned TO the
bar. namely, major Tonyn, Mrs. Clarke,
captain Huxley Sanden, Mr.. Donovan, and
the executor Of Nix. Birkett. The second
example which he should adduce Of the In
auence possessed by Mrs. Clarke IN militia"
~ matters, was an exchange which took
place between lieut.. col. Brooke and lieut..
col. Knight. In this negotiation, Mr.. pyn,
medical gentleman of high responsibility
he believed an acc0ucllellg--w2s concern
ed. 1t was agreed upon between Mr.. fynn
and Mrs. Clarke, that II the latter could
effect this wished tor exchange, she should
receive an Acknowledgements Of 2ool 1t
CHANGED Just at this time shaf Mrs. Clarke
had a strong incliuation TO make an excpr-
sion into the country. She stated her WISH
es to the commander ia chief, ana informed
his royal highness that they might be grati~
fed without any expence 10 himself. as az
opportunity then afforded them OF obtaining
a sum of 200. provided his royal highness
would cause the exchange OF col. Brooke
and col. Knight 70 take place. Ga the very
eS as 6 oaztfad Of tbs tact he could Prove
the reality by the evidence OF lieut., coioael
Brooke, LIEUT.. col. knight, Mrs. Clarke,
and Mr. PYna. As a contrast 20 the facility
with which the exchange of these two offs
GERS was Effected, he would mention cir.
cuu1stance which had occurred few weeks
ago, and which Showed how difficult il Was
for officers even OF high sank and great re-
spectability, TO obtain the aaost reasonable
Indulgence, without avaiIing themselves az
undue meaRs. Major NeDonala and major
Sinclair, rne1l OF high military character,
we're placed ia the following predicanens
They were both IN bad health. MAJOR
NJ Donald, with whom the climate Of Eng
land agreed Infinitely better than snat OF the
West Indies, received orders 10 join bis
regiment, which was in one Of the West
India islands, Major Sinclair, with whom,
on the contrary, the climate osf the West
Indies agreed betses than that OF. England
was most anxious TO exchange with MAJOR
M'Donald. Bat, notwithstanding the ut
most exertjons we're used by both these Of
6cer TO obtain an object SO desirable by tflen
both, they failed in their endeavors. The
-conrmandes in chief forced major Milo
maid TO go abroad---ne forced MAJOR Sinclair
10 stay at home. and both had since fallen
victims to this cruel arrangement. froea not
hav2ng offered q bride ina quarter where
perhaps they were not aware tlat i sgonld
have been SO onblushipgly accepted, !, ne
next case which he sllolsld mention was that
Of rnajor Shave and on this occasion Mrs.