An Account of the Origin, Progress, and Consequences of the Late Discontents of the Army on the Madras Establishment (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 edition. Excerpt: ... addressed themselves to his Excellency the Commander in Chief, Lieutenant-General Hay Macdowall, upon the subject of the Quarter-Master-General's allegations. His Excellency had the condescension to answer the several applications of appeal; but in a circular reply, observing in substance, that as he had not been consulted with regard to the abolition of the Tent Contract, he did not feel himself at liberty to interfere in any matter connected with the subject, upon individual application. 8. Your memorialists have to state to your honourable Court, that, in consequence of this notification, feeling the injury done them by the insinuations in the Quarter-Master-General's minute, they adopted the means of redress which appeared to them to be most consistent with their ideas of justice, and with the duty they owe to their superiors, submitted to their immediate principal, the Commander in Chief, the substance of their complaints, in the form of a military charge; but finding that this mode was considered by the Judge-Advocate-General to be irregular, or ineffectual towards the vindication of their injured feelings, they respectfully abide by that opinion for the present, and have solicited a suspension of the direct charge against the individual, while they appealed to the candour and justice of your honourable Court, trusting it may please them to order an investigation of the subject, as from an investigation alone can they hope for a removal of the disgraceful impressions which the insinuations in the Quarter-Master-General's proposals are calculated to produce, and which your memorialists in confidence beg to assure your honourable Court are equally unfounded in fact, as they are injurious to the characters of the officers of the...