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15h
of Europeans and I will mention to Your Lordship
the reason
why I believe
these remarks were made.
So soon as
Your Lordship's
despatch of the 20th
January
arrived I sent a
copy of
it to Major General Edwards
as it was
a matter which
materially concerned
the Military. General Edwards in
returning it
to me mentioned that
he believed it to be the
intention
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intention of the Imperial
Government to send as one
of
the Battalions of Infantry mentioned in Appendix A to the despatch, a native battalion of
Madrasses.
As I did not wish to in
any way deceive the unofficial Members in
agreeing
to
a
compromise
in the matter I told them,
at the interview to which
I have above referred of the information the Officer
Commanding