General Order that no officer proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope or St Helena under the regulations of November 1792, who shall stay more than six months at these places, shall be permitted to draw any allowances beyond his regimental pay and off-reckonings (if entitled to the latter).
Restrictions on the quantities of alcohol issued to European troops
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding a murder committed at Allahabad on 29 January 1809 by a Matross of Artillery, John Kennedy, under the influence of drink - consequent restriction of the amount of alcohol issued to European troops.