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and the community had in me,
ne yet I believe he must have had some- -thing to do with the refusal. I
re-
ceived to m
my entreaty by telegram
and letter to be allowed to remaini
ab
Hong Song, while was was
expected.
Great
at our
at
my being
my
surprise
ordered to
wuo lx
expressed
relinquish
Command at this time and it
will be seen in two of the letter d -have quoted that it was thought
".
mandr.
young
to come
Ander orde
ordinary
I could not, accordir
higher com
unntance s
to the rules
on the subject, be retained in the
Command longer than I was, after
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BEXLEY,
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my promotion to Lieutenant Generaly, but I maintain that the written.
instructions I received
on
getting
my appointment and the state of affairs ought
ht to have made the
Military Secretary, Sie Schwart Whitmore suggest to Hie Royal Highness & compliance with
my request if the Duster of Cambridge did not himself decide on continu.
me at Stong Bong
ing
On my return to England, I
at once went to the Horse Guardo
to wait upon the military Secretary.
and sent up an
A
official leller to
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Jay,
A
there ready t
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