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Mustiation

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of which the Governor laid on the table and read a letter fum the Major General dated the 1st may to the Effect that Colonel Hall had exceeded his authority in danctioning deutenant Cox's appointment as the Governor's aide de Camps

and the General had therefore

directed

Lieutenant Cox treturn forthwith to his

to regimental duty. The Envenor raid that without a momento" warning and without any opportunity of explanation or remonstrance he had been deprived of his aide-de-Camp, and at a time when the General knew there

were two Royal Princes in the Colony

the Colony and the Aide de Camp at Government House was

burily employed.

Its Excellency the May's Comeral Commanding said that the officer Commanding the Troops had exceeded his powers, which

only allowed hum to danction such an

appointment

the

Subject to the approval of the Rubalantivil Officer Commanding the Troops and d of Field Marshal Commanding in Chief. He begged to refer to the Qurruss Regulations and to his own warrant of appointment, and he draws attention to the concluding paragraphe

of hei

his

his taller declining to allow Tintenant Cox tobe are.. in which he

Expresses readiness to attend to any direct application

if

of the Governor to him for an Attl, and, possible without inconvenience to the service, & meet the Governor's wisher.