It is worthy of remark, that this tribute was presented to Dr. Grosskopf in the very town where, if any unfriendly feeling towards the legion existed in Ireland, it must have been exhibited; namely, Tullamore, the scene of that" explosion" alluded to in the Review. "The Second Heavy Dragoons of the King's German Legion, being about to leave this district and to proceed on foreign service, MajorGeneral Lee takes this occasion of conveying to them his entire approbation of the decorous and regular behaviour of the officers and men, during space of two years they have been under his command. the The Major-General feels fully assured, that they will distinguish themselves as much by their bravery abroad in the Peninsula, as they have done by their good conduct at home in Ireland. (Signed) "By order of Major-General LEE, "W. H. MEYRICK, Capt. & A. D. C." (No. 5.) ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S Office, Kilkenny, Dec. 11th, 1811. Ireland. General South East District Order. "The Second Heavy Dragoons of the King's German Legion being under orders to embark for foreign service, Lieutenant-General Wynyard takes this occasion of expressing his warm approbation of the exemplary good conduct of this regiment, which has been stationed for upwards of two years in the south-east district. 7566 It is a circumstance highly creditable to this excellent corps, that during the whole of this period, dispersed as it has been in small parties through the most disturbed parts of the country, frequently exposed to insults and attacks in the performance of its duty, on the one hand, and to the temptation to inebriety and irregularity on the other, not a single instance of neglect of duty, or of disorderly conduct, has ever occurred, to the Lieutenant-General's knowledge, on the part of any individual belonging to it. "Lieutenant-General Wynyard desires that Colonel Baron Decken, and all the officers and men of the Second Heavy Dragoons of the King's German Legion, will accept of his best wishes for their future welfare and success; such a regiment cannot fail of proving a most valuable acquisition to the army of the Peninsula, of which it is ordered to form a part. By order of Lieut.-Gen. WYNYARD. "JOHN HARVEY, Major & Assist. Adj.-General." (Signed) I shall offer, Sir, no further comment upon the above testimonials, leaving to the readers to decide how far they refute the allegations contained in your journal. Hanover, October, 1833. I remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant, CHRISTOPH. HEISE, Captain Royal Hanoverian Jager Guards, H. P., late First Light Infantry Battallion, K. G. L. The following letter relates to the article which appeared in the number of the Monthly Review for October last. With respect to the charge upon the memory of Captain Shortland, which the author of this letter so very properly takes up, we have only to say, that it is the imputation altogether of Captain Morrell, the American traveller, whose work we were reviewing. Under all the circumstances, however deeply we lament being instrumental in wounding the feelings of our correspondent, still we think that he will have reason to thank us for having given publicity to the calumny; for had we allowed Captain Morrell's assertion to remain unnoticed in England, that work would have circulated it throughout the American continent, and thus uncontradicted it would have been handed down to posterity. But in consequence of what now has happened, our correspondent in Devonshire may console himself with the knowledge that his contradiction will be read, before three months, in every literary circle of the United States; and we hereby entreat of the editors of the American journals that they will take the necessary steps to give publicity to the subjoined letter. 66 "LYSSON HOUSE, near Plymouth, 24th Oct. 1833. SIR, My attention has been called to an article in the Monthly Review for October, reflecting on the conduct of my late father, Commissioner, then Captain Shortland, in the unhappy transaction which occurred at Dartmoor Prison. I conceive myself to be entitled, through the medium of your Review, to inform its readers of a circumstance which you have omitted to state, viz. that Mr. Charles King, an American, and Mr. Francis Seymour Larpent, an Englishman, were appointed commissioners by their respective governments to inquire into that unfortunate occurrence; and that their report, dated Plymouth, 26th April, 1815, contains a complete exculpation of Captain Shortland from the imputation you have endeavoured to fix on him. A copy of this report, which perhaps is too long for insertion, is (at my chambers, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn,) at the service of any one who may desire to see it. "I am, Sir, "Your obedient servant, "GEORGE E. SHORTLAND." "To the Editor of the Monthly Review." END OF VOL. III. LONDON: W. M'DOWALL, PRINTER PEMBERTON-ROW, INDEX. TO THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE MONTHLY REVIEW FOR 1833, NEW AND IMPROVED SERIES. A. ADANSON, account of, 169. Agassiz, L., his journey to Switzerland, 43. Agriculture in England described, 20- Alcobaca, an account of, the monastery of, Algerine Museum in Paris, 455. Alphabet, a new one proposed by Dr. Alps, excursions to, 43. Ambassadors, those at Constantinople, 331 Apel, A., his legend of Der Freischutz, 153. Arabia, history of, 362. Arabian Nights, full account of, 373-re- Arabs, their history, 362-commerce, 366 Arctic voyages, utility of, 594. Athenians, manners of, 521. Atkinson, W., his pamphlet on Protecting Aurora Borealis, anecdote of, its influence, Australasia, unfit for emigrants, 393. B. Babylon, remarks on, 521. Back, Captain, expedition of, 298. Bank Charter, renewal of, 184-Sir Joseph Banns, first publication of, 485. Barry, Sir D., his evidence on factory Bath, Earl of, curious anecdote of, 234. Beating for recruits amongst the Indians, Bedlam, Old, account of, 457. Belgium, British policy towards it, 192. Benares, account of, 338. Berlin, institution for the blind in, 282. 312-history of her concealment and Blind, education of, 275-institutions for, Bordeaux wines, account of, 400. Boston, account of, 75. Branding, definition of, 78. Breton, Lieutenant, his excursions to New British Admirals, lives of, 591-Navy, Broach, an Indian district, curious account Brockedon, W., his excursions to the Alps, Cadi, explanation of, 330. Calais, Franklin's account of, in 1767, 244. Cannibalism in New Zealand, 215. Carpenter, tools of a Turkish one, 321. Caunter, Rev. H., his Oriental Annual, Cavendish, Henry, Cuvier's eulogy of, 172. Character, a tale, 93. Chaucer, residence of, 298. China, experiment for opening its trade, 30 Chocolate, account of, 57. Christianity in Germany, 293-nature of Church-yards, those of Constantinople,325. Coach travelling in former times, 456, Cod fisheries, 72. Coffee, historical notice of, 55. Companies, commercial value of, 19. Compass, probable invention of, by the Conchologists' Companion, 452. Conrad, Blessington, a tale, 93. 318. Consumption, yearly, of corn in England, 295. Convicts, state of, 66, 67. Convocation, an account of an Indian one, Cordova, account of, under the Moors, 370. Corporations, report respecting, 148. 52-55. Counterfeit money of Turkey, 322. Court corruptions in the time of George Crichton, A., his history of Arabia, 362. 23. Cromartie, Lord, the rebel lord, an account Cromwell, a descendant of, in America, Croydon, history of, 287. Curfew toll, still existing, 300. Cuvier, Baron, life of, 159-his early Cyclopean, definition of, 521. D. Daniell, W., his Oriental Annual, 333. De Barante, his Tableau of French Litera- De Foe, Daniel, base transaction of, 202. Dermoncourt, General, his account of the Dervises, account of the dancing order of, Dessasserts, Cuvier's eulogy of, 171. Dibdin, T., Last of the Lays, 296. 112. Divining rod, account of, 262. Dover, Lord, his Lives of the most Emi- Draw-boys, account of, 83. Dress of women in Turkey, 327. Drum, reverence paid to it by the Indians, 513. Dumb, remarks upon the, 283. Dutch and Flemish schools of painting, 503. E. Eagle Island, dreadful scene at, 198. East India Company, complete reform of Echo de Paris, a French book of instruc- Education in France, 26-in Greece, 528 Elgin marbles, anecdote of, 256. 380. 389-directions for, 392, 393. England, compared with America, 574- iii Factories in Scotland, 79-in England, 78. Factory children, 78. 90. Family connexions in England, 14. Finch, J., his travels in America, 72. Florentine school of painting, 502. Food' of the Hindoos, 9. Fourcroy, Cuvier's account of, 170. |