Mutiny of European officers of the Madras Army.

(1) p. iii, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-218, Enclosures in Lord Minto's Letter to the Chairman 25th April 1809 (Secret Department), relative to the disturbances amongst the European Officers of the Madras Army, caused by the Madras Government suspending Major Thomas Boles (Deputy Adjutant-General) for publishing a General Order, dated 28th Jan. 1809, attacking the Government, by Lieut.-Gen. Hay Macdowall, the retiring Commander-in-Chief (see Lieut.-Col. W. J. Wilson, History of the Madras Army, III, 247-95), including:-- (3) G. H. Barlow (Governor of Madras). pp. 1-10, 69-81, 215-8, to Lord Minto (Governor-General) 1st to 16th April 1809; pp. 87-9, to Jonathan Duncan 8th April 1809. (4) pp. 13-6, 99-106, Major-Gen. Francis Gowdie's (Commander-in-Chief) Circular Letters to Officers Commanding Divisions 5th March and n.d. 1809. (5) pp. 21-2, 95, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Montresor (Commanding at Secunderabad) to Major-Gen. Gowdie 21st and 29th March 1809. (6) pp. 25-9, Lieut.-Col. Henry Davis (Commanding in Mysore) to Major-Gen. Gowdie, n.d. (7) pp. 33-6, Lieut.-Col. Aldwell Taylor (Commanding Northern Division) to Major-Gen. Gowdie, n.d. (8) pp. 41-2, Lieut.-Col. W. Wilkinson (Commanding Southern Division) to Major-Gen. Gowdie 13th March 1809. (9) pp. 45-7, Lieut.-Col. J. Cuppage (Commanding Detachment) to Major-Gen. Gowdie 15th March 1809, with indignant letter from Lieut.-Col. S. Gibbs (H.M. 59th Regt.). (10) pp. 53-4, Capt. J. Grant (Commanding the Bodyguard) to Major [Robert] Barclay (Military Secretary, Madras) 19th March 1809 (Private), His resignation, with, pp. 57-9, copy of the letter from himself and other officers to Major Thomas Boles approving his conduct and offering support. (See H/696 (6) and (8).) (11) pp. 61-2, Note of conversation between Major-Gen. Gowdie and Major Boles, when the latter absolutely refused to make any concession to Government. (12) pp. 65-6, Lieut.-Col. Colin Macaulay (Resident in Travancore) to A. Falconer (Chief Secretary, Madras) 24th March 1809. (13) p. 83, Jonathan Duncan (Governor, Bombay) to G. H. Barlow 23rd March 1809 (Private). (14) pp. 91-3, Lieut.-Col. W. Wallace to Major-Gen. Gowdie 20th March 1809. (15) pp. 111-20, 127-46, Major James Leith (Judge Advocate-General), Opinions on the Officers' address to Major Boles and Memorial to Lord Minto. (See H/696 (7).) (16) pp. 123-5, Charges against Lieut.-Col. John Munro, Quartermaster-General. (17) pp. 151-214, Private Memorandum by Lieut.-Col. [John] Munro on the Officers' behaviour 16th April 1815.

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