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A REPORT, &c. &c.
A REPORT, &c. &c.
Were any apology necessary for this Report, a sufficient one would be where Major Hart says, "When I add that Major-general Macaulay was my junior officer; that, in consequence of my dismission, he succeeded to the very regiment which, at this hour, I should have otherwise commanded, and became a general officer so much sooner by my dismission; I am satisfied that the Honourable Court (of Directors) will think his conduct a most material feature in the future consideration of my case."—India-Hou
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To the Proprietors of East-India Stock.
To the Proprietors of East-India Stock.
Major Hart, in his advertisement, ( Times , 24th of April,) says "I fear that I shall have no alternative but to appeal against such daily slander to the laws of my country." In other words, he, who sought to fight a duel with Major-Gen. Macaulay, fears. And may he fear! But Major Hart dares not appeal to the laws of his country, were he even slandered after the daily manner of his own advertisement. Major Hart was too old a soldier to have to learn, that Nor can Major Hart forget where Major-Ge
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