This being only a report amongst us wounded men, little reliance can be placed on it. Footnote 23: 28, Berkeley Square, March 2nd, 1819. I strongly recommend to your notice, and to the attention of the Board of Chelsea, the bearer, Edward Costello, late sergeant in the first battalion Rifle Brigade, for an increase of pension for his gallant services, he having been discharged in consequence of wounds received in action. A. F. BARNARD, Major-General Commanding, First Battalion Rifle Brigade. To General Sir E. DUNDAS, &c., &c., &c. Colonel-in-Chief, Rifle Brigade, To this hour it remained unaltered. Footnote 24: This Conner now resides at Chelsea, and I am happy to say, in good circumstances, at his trade as a tailor. Footnote 25: Now Sir Henry Bulwer. Footnote 26: _Vide_, General Order under Evans. “G. O., Head Quarters, San Sebastian, “September 2, 1835. * * * “All provosts and their assistants are empowered to inflict summary punishment _on the breech_ to the amount of twenty-four lashes, according to the degree of the offence, on soldiers and _followers_ of the army committing offences against discipline, plundering, drunkenness, violence, and, in short, everything tending to the subversion of good order in the army. The provost must either witness the offence himself _or have it from the evidence of competent eye witnesses_; the punishment in every case to be inflicted on the spot or near the same.” Footnote 27: “G. O. Head Quarters, Frenada, “November 1, 1811. “The office of Provost Marshal has existed in all British armies in the field * * * his authority must be limited by the necessity of the case, and whatever be the crime of which a soldier may be guilty, the Provost Marshal has not the power of inflicting summary punishment for it unless _he_ should see him in the act of committing it. If he should not see him in the act of committing it, he is directed to report the offence to the Commander-in-chief of the army, in order that the soldier be _tried_, and _evidence_ adduced against him. Further the Commander of the Forces desires that it may be clearly understood that _no officer whatever_ has a right to order the Provost Marshal, or his assistants, to exercise the authority intrusted to them; nor can the Provost Marshal, or his assistants, inflict punishment on any man, except they should see him in the act of committing a breach of orders and discipline. Their duty is, by _vigilance_ and activity, to _prevent_ those breaches which the Commander of the Forces is sorry to observe are too common, and to punish those they may catch in the act.” Footnote 28: