My dear Sir,
I believe I forgot to remark, that your situation and Lieutenant Fennick's are very different now. Under existing circumstances it was equally proper for him to decline accepting of the quarter-mastership, as it is absolutely proper and necessary that you should accede to the General's wishes, to serve a whole regiment. Think of this.
Yours truly,
(Signed) J. INNES.
No. VII.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Spankie to the
Honourable Sir G. Barlow, Bart. K. B. Governor
in Council, Fort St. George.
Honourable Sir,
I have the honour to request you to accept my resignation of the situation of quarter-master of the Madras European regiment. I have signed an official paper, in which I have declared, that I conceive Lieutenant Maitland has been removed from his appointment in consequence of an erroneous report of his conduct having come to the knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief, and this is still my decided opinion. On this account, and to prevent my being removed on private information, without having an opportunity of getting my conduct publicly investigated, I hope you will do me the favour to comply with my most earnest request to be permitted to relinquish a situation which I cannot hold, and at the same time retain the good opinion of my brother officers.
(Signed) J. S. SPANKIE,
Lieutenant of the Madras
European Regiment.