ficial result ? Fortunately, these considerations have seen ; scarcely a single recruit gets through his drill, pared for their various departments transferred to the exercise than a harassing duty ; and when perfectly pre- induce the Court of Directors to sanction the establish- and generally lays the foundation of some obstinate ment of a general Depot on the Hills for all recruits, and regimen, but allowed every reasonable license in we not justified in confidently expecting the most bene- other respects, made to go through their drill under healthy and congenial climate of the Hills, under strict controul, as regards all necessary points of discipline I 2 " If these recruits were at once transferred to the low country at a more matured age, with well formed not escaped the attention of the intelligent and talented constitutions and habits, it might be hoped, than they chronic disease, which in the course of a few years, if it 116 APPENDIX. could have possibly acquired if exposed yet inexperi- nate subject of it utterly inefficient for all active duties. individual at the head of the Government, and there is circumstances where it would seem more an agreeable without being admitted once or oftener into hospital, every reason to hope that his representations will finally enced to the temptations of a low country bazar, are does not terminate his existence, renders the unfortu-