64, TWO AUTHORITIES ON “THE EASTERN QUESTION.” 
two countries, the British and Russian Governments intervened and 
offered their good offices towards making an amicable settlement of 
the questions in dispute. The four Powers (Russia, Great Britain, 
Turkey, and Persia) appointed Commissioners who were to conter at 
Eirzeroum, and come to an agreement for the proper delimitation of 
the Frontiers of Turkey and Persia. Williams, then Captain, was 
selected by Sir S. Canning for the post of British Commissioner, and he 
was granted the local rank of Major. He proceeded on this duty in 
December 1843, and was employed on it until 1847; in 1846, he was 
made a Brevet-Major for his services; and in 1848, he returned to 
Constantinople and proceeded to the Persian Frontiers with the other 
Commissioners above named, and was occupied on the survey and 
mapping out of the line of Frontier between the two countries; in 
March 1848, his services were further recognized by the brevet rank 
of Lieut.-Colonel ; he finally quitted Constantinople and returned to 
England in 1853; and in 1852, he was made a civil C.B. 
In July 1854, he was appointed Military Commissioner to the 
Turkish Armies in Asia; the rest of his military career is given in 
the account of distinguished officers of R.A. in the R.A. Institution 
(Kane’s) List of Officers, R.A. 
N.B.—Williams, for his services at Kars, was created by the Sultan 
a Mushir (Field Marshal of the Turkish Army).—C.D. 
GENERAL SIR FRANCIS R. CHESNEY. 
Robert Chesney disposed of his farm at Danclug, County Antrim in 
1772, and emigrated with his wife and family (three sons and four 
daughters) and settled at Packolet, on the Sandy River, South 
Carolina,! where others, relatives and friends, had preceded them. 
A cabin was built and land cleared, but their peaceful and indus- 
trious life was soon interrupted in 1775 by the War of Independence. 
Under the able guidance of Chesney and his eldest son Alexander 
(then a youth), the loyal subjects of His Majesty were enrolled under 
u Proclamation of the Governor, Sir Henry Clinton, for the defence 
of their country; but they were defeated, and, after various encounters, 
the whole province was overrun, and the inhabitants reduced to a state 
of starvation. During the cruel war which succeeded, Alexander be- 
came a Captain of Volunteers inthe Royal Army. Many acts of bravery 
and daring are recorded; he was made prisoner four times, but contrived 
to escape, and was lastly exchanged for an officer of the Rebel Army ; 
he rendered great service to Colonel Tarlton, Sir Henry Clinton, and 
particularly to Lord Rawdon, afterwards Earl of Moira. At the con- 
clusion of the war, Captain Alexander’s property was confiscated, and 
he returned to England in 1782, broken in health, and a ruined man. 
Through the interest of the Harl of Moira, he obtained the appointment 
of Coast-Officer at Waterford, and shortly after of Coast-Master at 
Annalong, Mourne—N.H. Coast of Ireland—a stronghold of a notorious 
- 1 See ** A Carolina Loyalist’ in Military Biographies, by Colonel C. C. Chesney, R.E. 
