Sir,
I have the honour to annex, for your information, extract of a letter received from the officer commanding the army in chief.
(Signed) J. INNES,
Lieut.-Colonel in Charge of the
Northern Division of the
Army.
Masulipatam,
5th June, 1809.
Extract, dated Adjutant-General's Office,
31st May, 1809.
"In reply to Lieutenant Colonel Innes's letter of the 24th instant, I have the honour to inform you, that Lieutenant D. Forbes's letter, applying to be tried by a general court martial, has been submitted to the officer commanding the army, who deems that officer's request inadmissible."
(A true extract.)
(Signed) J. INNES,
Lieut.-Colonel in Charge of the Northern Division of the Army.