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 124(1 NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS. MACAKTHUR. FOVEAUX. For the offence iseil iMic question But the war which Kuif: waged against the s|>int trafiBc luid extortion made enemies. The New Hontli Wale.^ Gorpa contained officers as iraBcihle as King, They fretiaentiy i|narrelled amongst themselves, mn we iind that there '* was an impression^'' on the t>fficers* minds that they were at Hherty to refuse heing tried by court-martial in the i:olony," Consequently', before lung's assumption of office. Major Johnston had been ordered to England to Ije tried upon an accusation made by Colonel Pater son. The Commander-in-Clnef denounced the impression of the officers as utterly wrong. Major Johnston was sent back to 83'dney under arrest, and King was advised by Lord Hobart to reconcile the quarrel lers and release Johns ton. By a general order he notified that *' the most honourable reconciliation had taken place in his presence" at Govern- ment House. There were other quarrels, but the most significant involved John Macarthur. Angry at the new order of things introduced l>y King, he offered the whole of his stock and farm to the G-overnment. Soon afterwards Colonel Foveaux, who bad been appointed Lt^-Gov. of Norfolk Island, offered his sheep, also, to the Government, and King (Aug. 1801) referred the question for the approval of the Secretary of State, Before the offer reached England John Macarthur's active mind had planned new schemes. He bought Foveaux's large flock of sheep, before King knew that lie was in treaty for it. Lord Hoi*art (24th Fel>. 1808) considered Foveaux's conduct in selling his flock while it was under offer to the Government '' highly censurable.'" One Lieut. Marshall, K.N,, arrived in June 1801 as agent for transports in a con^^ct ship. He was tried before the Criminal Court (the Judge Advocate and six military officers) in Sydney for assaulting Captain Abl>ott of the New South Wales Corps, and was sentenced to a line of £50, and a yearns imprisormient. He appealed to the Governor against what he called illegal and informal proceedings of the court. He was charged also with assaulting Captain 4 4 ' King to Duku of Portkiul, i28th Sept. 1800.