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tin* kifid nttPiitions of \m palron Lonl M*nto, who» 
before It- avin<( iha East lo liis sutTt-ssor Liirtl Moira, 
procured farlniii the ri'sitlvnry of Fort Marlltoroiii'li, 
wliich t,'ave liim tin* eltief rank at B*;i]cciok*)j Befctre 
his BetiStmenr, lmwevi>r, in this new resiliency^ mtrny 
vieisaitudes uf his lot occurred, trnd we Imva particu- 
larly to notice one inciileiu, tbc first whicli bad af- 
fected or had ii|>j)earfcl to pkn* any hlot upon the 
brij^hl churHcier and famu of Mr Hafiles. 
Tbougb at first iniiinftte friencis, and acting ap- 
parently iti concert for the interest of tlte Eiislent 
iaiantii!,. sDUie different-eH of apitiion bad exitited 
between Mr Raftle* and General Gillespie ; and af- 
ter the appointment of ibe former gentleman to the 
govern orti hip, llie br(»acb seeJiiia to have widened. 
Some acta of a(bnin!*trali(t» wt»re I'onipbined of, 
which ended in specific charges being made by the 
General to the Bengal Govertunent, by vviiun] ihey 
were forwarded to Mr Knfiles* for reply. Tbes« 
charges coming somewhat unexpectedly and per- 
fectly unnierltedly, were <leeply felt, Wriiiijg to Lord 
Mitito regarding their want of foundation, be ttays, 
*' My feelings of the injury I have Kusiained are not 
the Jess acuie that 1 have been tienied the means of 
knowing the ctiargett, until all ike uifluenee of a 
first and ex*parie atatemetH could be exerted, and the 
current of public feeling allowetl to flow unrestrained, 
until the rf^portB obtained an UTimerited credit from 
tbe^very want of contradiction but be adds, in con- 
The Cummimder of the Tr&op$ at the reduction of Java. 
