reason
confidence of my
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for
sone
unworthy
the
upon others.
Sovereign.
has been so freely bestowed
But another com
command
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merit this contumely
? Some
would be far more
gratifyng
have
Than
order
any
01
Knighthood
and
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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.
OM.
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-