reason

confidence of my

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for

sone

unworthy

the

upon others.

Sovereign.

has been so freely bestowed

But another com

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merit this contumely

? Some

would be far more

gratifyng

have

Than

order

any

01

Knighthood

and

ZZ

What have I done to

of our best soldiers

expressed their astonishment

at

my

not receving

K.C.B. ship.

the

And before I went

to China for my third tour

of duty there.

sent to me

letters were

by the splendid.

Crimean Soldiers Lord Arrey and General Macdonald

expressing

the opinion

I should receive

that

a step in

the Bath for my services.

These services were summarised.

at the Horse.

ten years ago Guards by the Royal Shghness's

His

orders and appeared the Army Estimates for 1875-6. If they merited the "Reward for Distinguished Services.

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then conferred without solicitation surely they ought to have ensured

me

the Knighthood which

making application.

now for the

at Malta

rand

and begging

your support in it I venture to hope that my

long services

and recent

treatment will be considered,

that by appointing

and

me

9.

to a post for which

airrr irr

every way qualified The Royal Highness will at the same time be restoring

me to me.

of

active

duties

the profession that has always had my

heart, and

whole

removing

undeserved stigma which

at the present time attaches to my

position.

And

in reference

let me say

now

to

my

epistolary

conduct that my sorely-

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