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"Sir,-I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo, the contents of which shall receive his attention.
"I am, sir,
"Your obedient servant,
"J. Fleetwood Cunningham."
The Commandant, from long disuse, had forgotten the formalities of official correspondence. His hand shook as he