The Army.
( HORSE-GUARDS 4-pril 5 1819. It has been represented to his Roval Highness the Prin,c Regent, that Lieutenant Thomas Hasker, and Ensign Edward Ring, who have recently been placed ttpon the half-pay from the 55th Regi. ment, have grossly insalted and chaUenged Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick, commanding that regiment, upon the grounds of his conducttowards them in hi Capacitey oG, Commanding-officer, while they were on fall pay under his orders. As it would be highly injurions to the discipline of the ieryice, to permit the notion to pass withl impunitv, that whert an officer is placed upon half pay, he shall feel at liberty to set aside all the restraints of decorim aud subordination,. bv indulging feelings of personal resentment towards his forrmer Conmmanding-officer, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his Alaiesty, has been pleased to command, that his displeasure upon this arant act of misconduct shall be marked by erasin the rnanes of I,ieutenant Thomas Hasker aitd Ensign Edward ing frorri the list of the army. The Prince Regent, in the name. and on the behalf of his Mea- iesty, has also been pleased to commanrdi thatas Mietitenant Richard Willian Laambrecht, on the half-pay of the 3d Ehirrison B8attab1ori, who was the bearer of the challenge from Ensign Ring to Lieute- nant-ColonelFrederick, appears to have been.equally culpable, his name shall in like manner be erased from the list of the armv. The Commander-in-Chieflbasreceive lsthe Prince Regent's com- mands to prorniulgatc to the anlv the above declaration of his RZoyal Highnesss pleasure on the subject of Lieutenant Thomas Hasker and Ensign Edward Ring, and of Lieutenant Richard Wim. Lam- brecht, in order that officers on half-pay may be sensible, that when- ever they so far forget tlcir duty as to give vent to.feelmigs ofper- sonal animosity and resentment against -their former commanding officer, on the grounds of his conduct towards' them in his official ca- pacity during the time they were servinjz under. his command, they will not fail to draw uipon tbemselvea the Roval displeasure to the same extent as is hereby expressed against tWe individuals to whom this order especialvl applies. TheCommander-ir Chieflhas it further in command to'express bis Royal Highness the Prince Regent's approbation of the line of conduct adopted on this occasion by Licatenant-Colonel Frederick; and todeclare, te.t any officer whoshaUprore Eo uninidfili of what is due to his station, and so regardless of military discipline, as to accept a challenze sgiven on groands similar.to those on which these officers pressumed fohallenge their fiormer commander, wiU incur his Royal Highness the Prince Regent'.s highest displeasure. By command of his ROYLI Highness the Commander-in-Chief, * RARRY CALVEtRT, Adjutant-General. THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER.