408 APPENDIX I. 



* The officers of the four companies of light infantry to be 

 Americans, and to be all taken from the Provincial Line, and 

 the men to be volunteers from the different provincial 

 regiments.' 



Peace with France put an end to all these plans, 

 and also to another proposal to raise two regiments of 

 infantry complete to the present establishment *of the 

 British regiments of foot ; viz. ten companies, 595 officers 

 and men. On April 4 Colonel Thompson wrote to Sir 

 Guy Carleton to return his unfeigned thanks for all the 

 distinguished marks of his Excellency's goodness to him, 

 particularly for the last most flattering proof of his Excel- 

 lency's approbation in appointing him to the command of 

 light troops, which were to have served in the West Indies 

 had not peace taken place. He begs that the King's 

 American Dragoons may go to some part of Nova Scotia, 

 there to do duty or to be discharged if any wish it, and 

 that he may go to England, there to solicit, in behalf of 

 himself and the corps, that they may be employed in the 

 East Indies or in some other part of his Majesty's dominions 

 where their services may be wanted. 



Extract of a letter from an officer of rank in the Provin- 

 cial Line to Lieutenant- Colonel Thompson, dated April 2, 

 1783: 



'If our petition for half-pay, which I understand is 

 strongly recommended by Sir Guy Carleton, should be dis- 

 regarded, or, what would be still more grievous to us, if the 

 applications of the refugees in London should be brought 

 into Parliament, and ours and all our faithful services should 

 be neglected ! But I will not suppose a case so painful to 

 my feelings, and which I trust is so very unlikely to happen. 

 Sir Guy Carleton has repeatedly said that he has not a 

 doubt but we shall be taken care of; indeed, it would be the 

 height of cruelty as well as injustice in Great Britain to 



