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06 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1814. The Lieutenant-G-eneral is desirous of acknowledginghow highlyhe feels indebted to thevalour so often displayed by the brave sixth division.He cannot better mark the interest hefeels in the future reputation of those regiments,than by reminding their commanding officershow entirely their good order depends upon aprompt obedience to the orders, and a steadyand continued observance of the regulationsframed for the government of the army ;that noregiment can continue essentially inorder unlessthe qualifications of its officers for the performanceof their duties be provided for, and rigidlyrequired and that the; capacity for the instructionof the soldier ranks foremost in the qualificationsof regimental officers. Sir H. Clintonreturns his thanks to Major-GeneralsPack andLambert, and to Colonel Douglas, for the supportwhich they have afforded at the head of theirrespective brigades ;to the commandingand otherofficers for their assistance in the field, as wellas the maintenance of discipline;and to thewhole of the troops for their general goodconduct."There is a story told in " Stewart's Sketches,"that a soldier of the regiment deserted in 1814,