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in by
by His Excellency dir
G. William Des Vaux, as _ communicated to me as
General in command of the Troops in the letter No 785 of 7th May of which copy is enclosed.
The correspondence will show how I consider.
that Sir G William Des -
my
Veux misinterpreted letter to the Adjutant. General, and consequently felt justified in withholding
the
the recommendation which
he had promised to make to Your Lordship.
is most
I may add that it
ost important that
this matter which has
been the subject of controversy
between the Civil and
Military authorities for
some years should be
settled.
The last action of
Sir G. William Des Vaux has left it entirely unsettled.
The