ofproddingtroopsincreasedwiththeareaofdisturbances。’Ihaverequested
thateveryeffortmaybemadetoreinforcethetroopsinthewesternpart
ofSussex,’wroteSirRobertPeeltoaHorshammagistrateon18thNovember,
’andyoumayjudgeofthedifficultyofdoingso,whenImentiontoyouthat
themostexpeditiousmodeofeffectingthisistobringfromDorchesterthe