Lieut. Cerneral The Double P. Ashburnham
Hat it was proposed to actuck a portion of the Ence alluded to, and that, morcover, large
Jums of honey were
raising
being expended in
Arlie Corps, de, and in making
1other sucessary preparations fo
squilment of
Ja
the
Free about to take the Fieldh.
Imust beg to call
your Prellency's
attention to the numerous Communications
which have taken place between Scrinal Rchburnham and yourself upon this surject
as well as to the conversation which I
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recently had the honor of holding with your meching, when you expressed your confitence in the perfect safety and Kanquillity of the Plony, and your conviction that there was little to apprehend
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from foreign invasion. Your Trulling camist moscover have forgotten that your sanction was giver during the last monste to the withdrawal of the Madras Troops from this Command, your balloner bei at the same time perfectis
aware, that, it was
intended to carry on operations against canter, theruby voluntarily depriving yourself of protection which
which you
are now
the
demanding st
upon
by hand. I think therefore that reflection your Excellency cannot fail to parceive that the demand now maxis upon me for the protection of the Colony is it variance with that tore of confidence, which on the recasions above alluded to has been wornviably adopted by your Excellency.
Your Bxcellency must be fully
aware