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OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISTURBANCES IN THE MADRAS ARMY IN 1809.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISTURBANCES IN THE MADRAS ARMY IN 1809.
IN TWO PARTS. By JOHN MALCOLM , LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MADRAS ARMY, RESIDENT AT MYSORE, AND LATE ENVOY TO THE COURT OF PERSIA. LONDON: PRINTED FOR WILLIAM MILLER, ALBEMARLE STREET; AND JOHN MURRAY, FLEET STREET. 1812. J. MOYES, PRINTER, Greville Street I have hitherto abstained from controversy regarding the late unhappy proceedings at Madras. The part which I had taken in these proceedings had placed me in possession of much information, and I had given a shap
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OBSERVATIONS, &c.
OBSERVATIONS, &c.
Some agitation, though of a trifling nature, had prevailed among the Company's officers on the coast establishment from a period as far back as the publication of the Regulations of the year 1796, which they conceived to entitle them to a complete equalization of allowances with the officers of the Bengal establishment. These feelings had little time for operation in the course of that active and brilliant service in which the Madras army was employed during the administration of Lord Wellesley.
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PART II.
PART II.
A NARRATIVE OF THE CONDUCT OF LIEUT.-COLONEL MALCOLM DURING THE DISTURBANCES IN THE MADRAS ARMY . When the first violent agitation appeared in the coast army I was at Bombay, in charge of a force destined for service in the Gulf of Persia. A part of this force was composed of Madras troops; and it became my peculiar care to prevent, as far as could be effected by the influence of reason and discipline, any contagion from spreading among those under my command. That I succeeded in this object is
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No. I.
No. I.
Copies of Letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm during his Stay at Masulipatam . TO SIR GEORGE BARLOW. Dear Sir , I arrived here early this morning. Nothing can be worse than the state in which matters were. Major Storey seems a weak man, and the garrison was commanded by a committee of violent spirited young men. They deliberated, after my arrival, on the measures they were to pursue; and were at first, I am assured, disposed to resist my authority: they next made a demand of an act of amnest
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No. II.
No. II.
The Journal of Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm , at Masulipatam, from the 4th to the 22d of July 1809 . 4th July. Landed from the Victor sloop of war at 10 o'clock A. M. Was received by several officers, Major Storey, Captain Andrews, Captain Cotgreve, and some others, at the pier-head. As I went in at the Fort gate the European sentry stopped me, apparently to take my sword, but was ordered to desist by one of the officers. As I went to Captain Andrews' quarters I showed the orders appointing me to
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No. III.
No. III.
TO THE HON. SIR G. H. BARLOW, BART. & K.B. GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL. Honourable Sir , I have this day transmitted to the Commander-in-Chief of the forces an account of the inquiry into the proceedings of the officers at Masulipatam, previous to my assuming the command at that station. I now consider it my duty to report every event that occurred during my command of that garrison. It is, however, essential to my own character and to the information of Government, that I should state the pecul
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No. IV.
No. IV.
Address of the Inhabitants of Madras to Sir George Barlow . TO THE HON. SIR G. BARLOW, BART. & K.B. GOVERNOR, AND PRESIDENT IN COUNCIL, OF FORT ST. GEORGE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. Honourable Sir , We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, impressed with a deep sense of our duty to our Country, and of the necessity of good order and obedience to the constituted authorities, beg leave to render you, at this moment of difficulty and danger, our assurances of support to the interests of Governme
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No. V.
No. V.
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm to Major-General Gowdie , Commander of the Forces in Chief, Madras . Sir , I have before informed you, that in consequence of instructions I received from the honourable the Governor, through the medium of Lieutenant-Colonel Barclay, military secretary, I proceeded (without waiting the assembly of the committee that was ordered) to make an inquiry into the conduct of the garrison of Masulipatam. I considered that the best form in which I could make this inq
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No. I.
No. I.
"TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MALCOLM. " Sir , Paragraph 1. "Previous to my being appointed to command the Madras European regiment, I was informed that the officers of that corps had given some very improper toasts on the day that Captain J. Marshall had dined at their mess here, which fully expressed their political principles, and how highly they disapproved of the previous measures of Government, adopted after Lieutenant-General M c Dowall's leaving Madras for Europe, whose cause and party they sup
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No. II.
No. II.
Copy of a Letter addressed to Lieutenant Nixon , Adjutant of the Madras European Regiment . Dear Sir , I previously intimated to you, and some of the other officers of the corps, that I would not report what passed on the 7th instant at the mess officially . That I mentioned the circumstances privately , I acknowledge, knowing that if I omitted to do so, other accounts would soon reach Madras. I have now stated the circumstances officially to head-quarters. Masulipatam, 24th May, 1809....
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No. III.
No. III.
Copy of an Application from Lieutenant D. Forbes for a Court Martial . TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL INNES, COMMANDING THE MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . Sir , As the information which the officer commanding the army in chief has received of my conduct at the regimental mess on the evening of the 7th instant must have been extremely incorrect; in vindication of my character, I have requested, in the accompanying letter, a public investigation, and beg you will forward it to the Adjutant-General of the army.
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No. IV.
No. IV.
Copy of the Reply to the Application of Lieutenant D. Forbes . >TO LIEUTENANT D. FORBES, MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT. I have the honour to annex, for your information, extract of a letter received from the officer commanding the army in chief. 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
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No. V.
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 mor
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No. VI.
No. VI.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Innes to Lieutenant Spankie . My dear Sir , I believe I forgot to remark, that your situation and Lieutenant Fennick's are very different now. Under existing circumstances it was equally proper for him to decline accepting of the quarter-mastership, as it is absolutely proper and necessary that you should accede to the General's wishes, to serve a whole regiment. Think of this....
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No. VII.
No. VII.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Spankie to the Honourable Sir G. Barlow , Bart. K. B. Governor in Council, Fort St. George . Honourable Sir , I have the honour to request you to accept my resignation of the situation of quarter-master of the Madras European regiment. I have signed an official paper, in which I have declared, that I conceive Lieutenant Maitland has been removed from his appointment in consequence of an erroneous report of his conduct having come to the knowledge of the Commander
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No. VIII.
No. VIII.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Maitland to Lieutenant-Colonel Innes . Sir , I have this moment understood that you have found it necessary to report my conduct to the Commander-in-Chief. As I am not conscious of any misconduct, it is probable I may have something to allege in my defence; I therefore beg leave to request a copy of your report, or at least to be made acquainted with its purport. Masulipatam, 24th May, 1809....
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No. IX.
No. IX.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Innes to Lieutenant Maitland . Sir , Under existing circumstances, I deem your application inadmissible. Government will be guided by my report of this day, and will decide accordingly. So far as relates to yourself, you may apply to the Adjutant-General of the army for a copy. I am left to regret that you and Lieutenant Forbes did not make the required apology for your conduct on the 7th instant. Had you done so, as I requested, private information would
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No. X.
No. X.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Maitland to Lieutenant-Colonel Innes . I am sorry that circumstances exist to subject me to be condemned unheard for a time. I hope Government will not decide upon your report until I have an opportunity of defending myself; which, according to your letter, I must look for from the Adjutant-General of the army. Until I received your letter this day, I never knew for what words or actions of mine an apology was required; or I most solemnly deny ever having given a
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No. XI.
No. XI.
Copy of a Letter from the Officers of the Madras European Regiment to the Adjutant-General of the Army. It was with the most extreme concern that in our regimental orders of the 22d instant we found a copy of a letter from you, by which we were informed, that it had come to the knowledge of the officer commanding the army, that conduct highly indecorous, and contrary to every principle of military subordination, had been observed at the mess of the Madras European regiment on the 7th instant. We
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No. XII.
No. XII.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Innes to Lieutenant and Adjutant Nixon . Sir , I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of an address from the officers of the Madras European regiment to the Adjutant-General of the army, which shall be forwarded to be submitted to the officer commanding the army in chief. I have therefore to direct, that a statement of the circumstances which passed on the 7th instant in the mess-room of the Madras European regiment, may be made out by the gentlemen
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No. XIII.
No. XIII.
Copy of the Reply of the Officers of the Madras European Regiment to the above Letter. TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL INNES, COMMANDING THE MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT. Agreeably to your orders, communicated to us by Lieutenant and Adjutant Nixon, we have the honour to state, that we were present at the regimental mess on the evening of the 7th instant, and that it was with considerable astonishment we observed you leave the mess so abruptly. We are unable to say what was the occasion of your doing so. "The
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No. XIV.
No. XIV.
Extract from a Letter dated 28th May, 1809 . TO LIEUTENANT NIXON, ADJUTANT MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT. Sir , I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this day's date, with the statement I thought proper to order to be made out in my note of last night to you, for the information of the officer commanding the army in chief. I shall now merely confine myself to remarking to the officers whose names appear to the letter now received, that had they not made observations on the late
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