Letter signed : "Kensington Palace", to Frederick Wetherall , 1805 Mar. 3.

Thanking him for his prompt attention to Regimental business; informing him "that the moment War was declared against Spain, I wrote in the most pointed manner to the King, pressing my return to Gibraltar but notwithstanding my application was received in the most gracious manner by the King, and spoken of publickly by him, in terms of high commendation, it has been productive of no consequence whatsoever, indeed I do not expect that it will have any effect, for so long as the Army has its present Commander at the Head of it, I am convinced I never can expect Justice being done to me. It is a melancholy reflection, but it is a true one;" communicating his responses to the various letters and applications he has had from Halifax over the last four months and asking Wetherall to write to them all on his behalf; apologizing for asking him "to undertake so much writing on my account, but I flatter myself that many of the applicants will now drop off as they will find, notwithstanding all my good will, my inability to be of service to them."