I have the honour to annex, for your information, extract of a letter
received from the officer commanding the army in chief.
(Signed) J. INNES,
Lieut.-Colonel in Charge of the
Northern Division of the
Army.
Masulipatam,
5th June, 1809.
EXTRACT, _dated Adjutant-General's Office, 31st May, 1809_.
"In reply to Lieutenant Colonel Innes's letter of the 24th instant,
I have the honour to inform you, that Lieutenant D. Forbes's letter,
applying to be tried by a general court martial, has been submitted
to the officer commanding the army, who deems that officer's request
inadmissible."
(A true extract.)
(Signed) J. INNES,
Lieut.-Colonel in Charge of the
Northern Division of the Army.
No. V.
_Memorandum written in the Presence of Colonel_ INNES, _and dictated
by him_.
"1st. Provided I (Lieutenant Spankie) do not accept of the situation of
quarter-master to the Madras European regiment, I must be brought to a
court martial for disobedience of orders.
"2dly. If I (Lieutenant S.) still persist in refusing the situation,
the regiment will be reduced, and every officer not on the general
staff placed on half-pay.
"3dly. In the event of my accepting this situation, other plans of a
much more pleasant nature have been in contemplation for the regiment,
which the officers seem determined to put a stop to."
No. VI.
_Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel_ INNES _to Lieutenant_
SPANKIE.