ll refused to shake hands with Capt.
Jones, which would seem to imply a previous quarrel, or to drink wine
with him within any specified time.

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"On the 9th of June, Gen. Sleigh went to Canterbury; had all the
officers of the regiment brought before him, and, without any
investigation, read to them a letter from Headquarters, condemning
Capt. Reynolds's conduct in very strong language; approving of that
of Lord Cardigan, throughout, in every particular, stigmatizing Capt.
Reynolds's motives as pernicious and vindictive, and refusing a
court-martial, because many things would be brought to light which
would not be for the good of the Service.

"Capt. Reynolds then requested that he might be brought to a
court-martial for the offences for which he had now been charged.
This was also refused, as it was stated Lord Hill had determined it
should be considered as settled. And, as if this was not enough,
Gen. Sleigh told Capt. Reynolds that he had forfeited the sympathy of
every officer of rank in the Service.

"Capt. Reynolds applied for copies of all letters referred to in this
statement, which are not given at length, and was refused them."

He still kept in the regiment, which, perhaps, was unwise on his part, as
the sequel shows. Early in September, an evening party was given by the
Earl of Cardigan, to which, as usual, several officers of the regiment
were invited. In the course of the evening, a young lady casually
observed, aloud, that she "did not see Capt. Reynolds there." The Earl
of Cardigan, who happened to be near, heard the remark, and replied, "Oh,
no; he is not one of my visitors." The words were uttered without any
marked expression, and did not, at the time, attract particular
attention. They were, however, carried to Capt. Reynolds, who,
conceiving that the expression was calculated to affect him as a
gentleman, wrote a letter to the Earl of Cardigan, to know if the
expression had been used, and in what sense. This letter remained
unanswered, and the consequence was, that Capt. Reynolds, stung with this
apparently further slight, was induced to send a second and a stronger
letter, couched in terms which could bear no other interpretation than
that of a challenge.

On receiving this letter, the Earl of Cardigan consulted with his
friends; and, after fairly considering the matter, i