wear--the uniform of a Chef de Brigade in the French army--than from
any personal regard to myself. In order to evince my claim to this
favour, I beg that the court may take the trouble to peruse my
commission and letters of service in the French army. It will appear
from these papers that I have not received them as a mask to cover
me, but that I have been long and _bona fide_ an officer in the
French service."

JUDGE ADVOCATE--"You must feel that the papers you allude to will
serve as undeniable proof against you."

TONE--"Oh, I know they will. I have already admitted the facts, and
I now admit the papers as full proof of conviction."

[The papers were then examined; they consisted of a brevet of Chef de
Brigade from the Directory, signed by the Minister of War, of a
letter of service granting to him the rank of Adjutant-General, and
of a passport.]

General LOFTUS--"In these papers you are designated as serving in the
army of England."

TONE--"I did serve in that army, when it was commanded by Buonaparte,
by Dessaix, and by Kilmaine, who is, as I am, an Irishman; but I have
also served elsewhere."

The Court requested if he had anything further to observe.

He said that nothing more occurred to him, except that the sooner his
Excellency's approbation of the sentence was obtained the better.