He wanted to choose his own "civil establishment", but the Receiver General of the Revenue, Naval Officer in charge of enforcing the Navigation Acts, and Secretary and Register had already been appointed by the Duke of Newcastle and William Pitt.
[6] On 4 August 1761 Dalrymple wrote from Basse-Terre to Secretary-at-War Charles Townshend saying that his officers were "exposed to numerous hardships & inconveniences they knew nothing of in Europe.
[11] In February 1763 Dalrymple wrote to the Earl of Bute, First Lord of the Treasury, making the case for creating free ports in Dominica to maintain trade with the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
[15] Dalrymple wrote on 12 September 1763 to the Earl of Shelburne saying that the effect of making Dominica a free port would be "a great augmentation of trade and a total dependence of the French colonies on ours...
In February my Ideas were doubtful, they are now confirmed by experience; at least both French and English give in to them with an eagerness, that proves their expectation of finding their private advantage.
The Laws of Trade I know are contrary, and the constitution of Government usually established in our colonies will not favour this system; but the former, solid and judicious as they may be, are not immutable, and the latter is not absolutely necessary.
"[16] Dalrymple returned to England in the autumn of 1763, but his successor, Captain Joseph Partridge, kept Port Roseau open to French traders until the end of January 1764.
[3] In A Military Essay (1761) Dalymple gave the opinion that firearms caused fewer injuries than edged weapons and were more humane, but a return to battles fought with the sword was possible.
[19] He was skeptical of attempts to reward honor, which he thought was not something conferred by wealth and privilege, but consisted of a soldier's ethic of duty, bravery and self-sacrifice.