Upon Tuesday the 17th. Sept. 1771. Capt. Turnbull after Roll Call sent the Sergeant Major to acquaint me he wanted to speak to me. Accordingly I appeared. Then Capt. Turnbull in presence of Lieut. Christie, Ens. Graham and Ens. Strickland asked how I came to move to another house without his leave, & I answered that I thought there was no necessity of giveing any trouble to him for removeing to good Quarters, which I hired for the Winter as there was no possibility of liveing for the Winter in that house Which he ordered me to, May last; especially as both of them were the property of traders in this place & tho’ I applyed to him last fall for a Room in the officers’ Barracks, as there was one Vacant then, as he did not grant this I thought I had a Right to provide myself the best I could. He told me [that] tho’ I have been so long in the army I made a[s] great progress in the knowledge of my duty as I did in that of my profession, meaning in which I appeared to be equally ignorant. (So far according to the Sultan.) “I suppose,” says he, “You want I should put You into arrest, that You may be exempted from Your duty. But,” continued he, “I will not do You that Honnour. You are not worth my Notice. I hope You will not give me the trouble to provide a Room to provide for You next summer.” I told him I’d give him as little trouble as possible and that I’d endeavour [to do] the best I could for myself, tho’ at the same time I beged leave to observe that I thought (while I continued to act in the King’s Service) I had a right to a room in the King’s barracks, which benefit was never granted me during his incumbency. He Replyed he did not chuse to hear any more upon the Subject, and ordered me to be gone, which I did quietly, in presence of the abovesaid gentlemen. N. B.: When upon application last fall to Capt. Turnbull for a Room in the King’s Barracks, which he did not grant, I then applyed to him if he would please speak to influence Mr. Cardin to give me his house for last winter. He gave himself not the least trouble about the matter, in consequence of which I was necessitated to provide for myself. [I] obtained the house from Mr. Cardin, where I lodged Comfortably last winter. As I was obliged to pass the winters preceeding most wretchedly in old houses, not habitable, notwithstanding of my Disbursements on many repeated reparations, such as thatching with Bark, Claying &c, as without these expenses I must starve of cold & every shower of rain [came] in upon me, as also snow drift[ed in] from every quarter when the wind blew high. Upon Sunday the 1st December 1771. The officer of the day was ordered to place Centrys at different corners of the Garrison upon four or five houses, upon suspicion they smuggled some common rum to entertain them[selves] at such a particular Season, as one of the Sub-Suttlers did not Chuse to sell or had orders [not] to sell under a Dollar each quart.