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a delegate to see General McKay & lay their complaints before him, at last the old Colonel consented, & the meeting then broke up quietly but they would not go back on parade about 10.30 the General appeared on the scene & everyone was marched down to the parade ground to the conference that was about to take place, a big circle was formed round the General & his officers a table was placed in the centre & some chairs for the delegates, it was the most peculiar sight as ever I have seen in my military career, there was the General seated opposite 2 privates who were the mens spokesmen & spread out all round were the officers & round them again the men numbering probably nearly 4000, the sun

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