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me, at once stamped the President of this Council as my accuser. If anything further avere Requisite Shane it from the lips of His Sexcellency the Governor himself, that he attempted to blast
my reputation by sending home these charges in a private letter sent to a Minister of States, whone I assume to be
Lord Palmerstow - who seeing
that the
charges
my
svere
of a public nature, and Considering that although such letter was marked
private, it could not be deemed a private
more
thaw a private letter
as load
Communication, (any ought to be deemed a public one, although the cond private is omitted) not treacherously, a insinuated by His bxcellency the Governor, but honestly, handed over
the letter to another Minister
to be
Carl Grey, my :diately sent out
of State, whom I also assume who worth equal honesty imme instructions to have the charges investigated. An attempt was made by His porxcellency the Governor, to show that on the receipt of thou instructions he had been induced by feelings
of charity and commiseration towards myself
band Grey suggesting
forward a Despatch to
my
and
that
the expediency of not proceeding with the investigation. But I must be (cardoned, for saying that I believe the motives to have been very different, the true reason wous that Ibis foxcellency discovered that the charger could not be substantiated. This view is supported by the testimony of Mr Mc Knight, who swore that he had never beew applied to by His foncellency the Governor for information touching the entertainment quen brand the Agincourt until May in the present
no
ever one man owed.
a
020
debt of
C3
year. My back Grey however said oro — and agaiw sent out instructions that the charges should be investigated _ and if : gratitude to his fellow thus insisting of the Corneil,
apow
maw,
aid
I do to Earl Grey for
investigation - With respect
to the Constitution, Shave nothing to day further than
accuser, and
the other
that the President is my three members have been examined against me
me as
Witnesses, but I beg those members not for one