‘Major-General,’ or ‘Lieutenant-General.’ ...  Commander-in-chief is the genus; the others are the species.  And, though I am not obliged to have any such person besides myself to command all the forces, yet I have made one:  that is, I have made my brother Fleetwood Lieutenant-General of all the Army, and so by consequence commander-in-chief [under me]; and I am sure I can do nothing that will give him more influence in the Army than that title will give him, unless I should make him General [instead of me]; and I have told you the reasons why I cannot do that.”  Altogether, the speech, and the modesty with which it was delivered, produced very considerable effect for the moment upon the officers.  Whalley, Goffe, Berry, and others are understood to have shown more sympathy with Richard in consequence; there was respect for his firmness among people generally when it came to be known; and, though the meetings at Wallingford House and Desborough’s house were continued, action was deferred.  One effect, however, had been to rouse the dormant Anti-Cromwellianism of the Army-men, and to bring out, more than Fleetwood and Desborough intended, that leaven of pure Republicanism, or affection for the “good old cause” of 1648-1653, which had not ceased, through all the submission to the Protectorate, to lurk in the regiments in combination with Anabaptistry, Fifth-Monarchism, and other extreme forms of religious Independency.  In the meetings round Fleetwood and Desborough there had been reflections on the late Protector’s memory far from respectful.  Henry Cromwell in Ireland had heard of this; and among many interesting letters of his to various correspondents on the difficulties of his brother’s opening Protectorate, all showing a proud and fine sensitiveness, with some flash of his father’s intellect, there is one (Oct. 20) of rebuke to his brother-in-law Fleetwood on account of his conjunction with the malcontents, “Pray give me leave to expostulate with you.  How came those 200 or 300 officers together? ...  If they were called, was it with his Highness’s privity?  If they met without leave in so great a number, were they told their error?  I shall not meddle with the matter of their petition, though some things in it do unhandsomely reflect not only on this present, but his late, Highness, I wish with all my heart you were Commander-in-chief of all the forces in the three nations; but I had rather have it done by his Highness’s especial grace and mere motion than put upon you in a tumultuary soldierly way.  But, dear brother, I must tell you (and I cannot do it without tears) I hear that dirt was thrown upon his late Highness at that great meeting.  They were exhorted to stand up for that ’good old cause which had long lain asleep,’ &c.  I thought my dear father had pursued it to the last.  He died like a servant of God, and prayed for those that desired to trample upon his dust, for they also were God’s people.  O dear brother!