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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.1853 Excerpt: ... MORE COURTS-MARTIAL. 87 CHAPTER IV. MORE CO0RTS-MARTIAL--BAL MASQufi--ANECDOTES OF WELLINGTON--BONOS IN HIS PRAISE--SPANISH BANDITTI--EXCESSES OF THE ARMY CARNIVAL--MORE ANECDOTES OF THE DUKE--THE STAFF--GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT HEADQUARTERS--WELLINGTON'S OPINION ON AFFAIRS AT HOME--MURDER OF AN OFFICER--GENERAL CRAUFORD. Frenada, February 12, 1813. 8 o'clock, Friday night. My Dear M, On my return from Fuente Guinaldo I found instructions for two new Courts-martial in Lord Wellington's rough pencil notes, --a broad scroll in pencil in one corner, "Refer all this to the Judge Advocate," meaning me to draw charges, &c. I must now tell you of my expedition to Fuente Guinaldo. We were to have tried the Commissary for burning a house down, but by my advice he offered to pay all the damage done to General Alava, the Spanish agent here, and in consequence to be forgiven if it was paid in time. This was 88 FUENTE GUINALDO. the best for the Spaniards, the owners, and a tolerably sharp punishment for a man whose only lawful pay is 7s. 6d. a-day, the damage being near fifteen hundred dollars. The night before the trial he had not raised the money. I went to Lord Wellington to know what I should do, as the witnesses were all ready. He told me to give him till Monday next, and have all the witnesses rationed and kept till that time at Guinaldo. Suspecting this would be my instruction, I had got another case ready for the Court there. About seven o'clock, after a crust of bread and a glass of rum and milk for breakfast, off we went, Henry and I, for Fuente Guinaldo, and at the same time I sent one of my Portuguese men with my mattrass and blankets, coverings, corn and hay for my horses, to meet us there, Henry carrying my papers, Mutiny Act, testaments, and all writing impl...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150317040
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 64
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150317043
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 132 gr


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