224 NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, &c. 



he will readily accommodate them, by entertaining- them and 

 making np the term of five years, for any of the India establish- 

 ments, where they will have opportunities of satisfying their 

 propensities. 



" It came to the knowledge of the Governor last night, that the 

 infantr}' complain of some hardships in the nature and amount of 

 stoppages. The circumstances that have been represented to the 

 Lieutenant Governor, as well as some particulars in a written 

 statement in his possession, are matters that will be immediately 

 attended to. In short every soldier may rest assured, that \freal 

 grievances are properly represented, there shall never be cause 

 to complain of want of redress — but at the same time the Governor 

 must apprise the soldiers, that no menaces, no intimidating anony- 

 mous papers, like those that have been recently handed about, 

 caii ever produce a change in his conduct. He will do his duty : 

 but will never permit a stain on his reputation and character, by 

 yielding to mutinous clamour and unreasonable demands. 



C. II. G. HODSON. 



Totcn Major. 



The discomfiture of these rebels had not subdued the mutinous 

 spirit of their associates ; and it having been reported that an 

 attempt would be made to rescue the prisoners ; I sent instruc- 

 tions to Colonel Smith to occupy two strong positions which 

 commanded, with cannon, the barracks, and the roads leading to 

 the interior. — At the same time were issued further orders to the 



troops. 



INSTRUCTIONS. 



To Lieutenant Colonel Smith ; or Officer commanding James's Totcn. 



Sir, 

 " I AM directed by the Governor to inform you that Captain 

 Benjamin Hodson has been instructed to advance from his post 



