A Circumstantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings Upon the Charges Preferred Against His Royal Highness the Duke of York in the Capacity of Commander in Chief, in the Months of February and March, 1809 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 Excerpt: ... acquire the character of an informer. His Lordship endeavoured to obviate this objection, but he also expressed his fear of offending the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to whom he had formerly been under some obligations. He assured hiin he had no ground for apprehension on that head, when he was only doing his duty. But his principal objection, his Lordship said, was, that the disclosure would injure him in his professional character. His Lordship made inquiries whether such a principle of concealment was considered essential, but he could find no such rule. The conclusion of the affair was this: his Lordship found that liie person of whom he was speaking, considered the business to be taken up as a ministerial question by the other side of the House, and he dreaded incurring displeasure, and the consequent ruin of his family, which wholly depended on his exertions. Nor was this the only instance in which information had been refused. His Lordship believed he could prove cases where officers hud declined coming forward, through fear of the consequences, lie also told his Lordship he had not the papers in his possession, because he had put them away through fear of being called on to produce them. At length it was agreed on that he should call on the late Solicitor General, and state to him the circumstances, and take his advice whether or nor he should produce the papers. 1 lis Lordship was to have met him this day at a quarter after three o'clock, but instead of seeing him, he received a note from him, stating, that Sir Samuel Romilly was engaged, and that he had not yet seer-him. Under these circumstances, his Lordship conceived it his duty to state what he knew to the House, as he had before done to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This was the whole of ...