withes, as officially accorded, I did not hesitate.
to act as I felt.
of
was
"H. M = Service, without allowing that which I
for the good and further an
ance
for standing
amight have justly pleaded
d as a reason
aloof, to weigh with me in the performance of my
Jublic duty; and this perfect readiness to render
humble services
ad
useful as in my powers
by acting up to the above rule, has led to
being obliged
Q.
1 very Explosively
my
recent and important
instance to the Governor General of India, that
I had made
an
report to His Lordship
Erroneous report
respecting Barracks being provided, and a troop-ship being stationed, at Korlungsoo.
The first intimation which I
had of
more Barracks being required on this Island was by a letter from Your Lordship, 24th Dec 1842, of date as per margin, to which I replied at the earliest moment expressing my perfect
Concurrence
in your opinion, but asking for
explanation as to the number of Troops for which
provision was about to be
made (a point
on
which
Sir Hugh and myself had differed), and also as to the extent of accommodation afforded by the Barracks then in use.
To obviate any delay, however, from this reference, I requested
Your Lordship would give orders for a part of
the Barracks and all the store houses, recommended
by the Executive Engineer, to be begun immediately (now just seven months ago), and in this letter I stated that as this question is one of purely military nature, Your Lordship will be better able than I am to decide on it; and I can
only assure you of my perfect readiness to be guided by your wishes and suggestions.
To the reference with which I felt myself obliged to trouble Your Lordship, I received
Jan 7th 1843
reply on
21st