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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