The Life of General the Right Honourable Sir David Baird Bart volume 1
The Life of General the Right Honourable Sir David Baird Bart volume 1
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1795. Colonel Baird, whatever his private feelings or opinions might be, did not hesitate for a moment in sending the troops, under the command of a captain ; but they had scarcely reached the ap- pointed spot, when Mr. M sent out a verbal message from the interior of the palace that the troops might go. On the following morning. Colonel Baird, in * One of the numberless peculiarities which distinguish the public correspondence of the Honourable East India Company, is that of addressing their l...etters at the top, and dating them at the bottom. SIR DAVID BAIRD. 123 consequence of this conduct, wrote to Mr. M, and after recapitulating that part of his letter which contained his request for the soldiers, their consequent march, and their ulti- mate dismissal, the Colonel says, " but I beg to acquaint you that the government order of the 10th of December, 1794, draws the line so clearly between the power of the civil and military, that it is out of my power to comply in future with any requisition from you for troops, unless I am at the same time made acquainted with the nature of the service to be performed, when I shall be enabled to judge what force will be adequate to the execution of it.
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