In Meach
I suggest that this alteration is unprecedented. The order of the Commodore next after the Commander-in-Chief when the Naval Commander-in-Chief is present is in contravention of the Colonial Regulations of precedence (as hitherto interpreted) printed in the
I have deferred my decision in this matter until I have received a report from you on the circumstances in which this position has been assigned.
You are requested to report to the Commodore Good ... I shall be glad to have your comments at your earliest convenience.
I do not find in the records of this Department any complaint...
You will understand that in any case I do not propose to make any change during the incumbency of the present Commander-in-Chief of the W. Indian station on the subject, but it is possible this precedent may have been assigned under the authority of the Duke of Newcastle's Despatch of the 16th Sep. 1861.
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