House Comm

Admiral

Agent

Board of

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Foreign

Office

Ho

Off

Ordn

Trea

stating that the Boxes were all shipped in his foresence

" from the "Iris " on board the

"Serpent" at Singapore, in a perfect state, and that they

were all landed at Weeval in the same perfect state as when received, which Mr. Byron's ( of the Treasury Certificate to him amply shows - He assures their Lordships that not any one of the Treasury

any cire

Boxes could under

under any

circumstances have

been opened while under his charge. _

was

the

by

Between the period of the delivery of the Boves at Canton by Mr. Routh and the shipment of them at Singapore by Capt. Revill, there is no other history than the statement in M. Routh's letter that the money, delivery put into a Chop Boat, towed the havi Boats, and that it was afterwards trandhipped three times; from the "Castor " pat, to the "Vixen" 2" to the "Iris" "3" to the "Serpent" making four shipments altogether, besides the boat shipment at Canton. The Boat was conveyed at the responsibility of the Navy, to Thampra, a distan

a distance of seven miles. That

have taken place in this

the Robbery may

pakage, Mr Routh is not pupared to state,

them.

186

the money put into the Chop Boate in invariably accompanied by a strong excort.

It seemed under these representations to be desirable to a veertain the identity of the

found; and

Boy

in which the Lead

130

accordingly Captain Nevill and Mr. Routh, as directed by their Lordships, have attended at the Mint, when they

particularly requested in addition to.

: other information tion to any

they might be able to furnich, to declare,

whether, in their opinion, the Box diffleed

inn

or as to the

any respect from the others. possibility of an exchange of Boves having

bean

effected in some part of the passage between's Canton & Singapore.

Made

A Report thereon has consequently been.

всем by M. Routh, in which he

suggesto that the Box marked h.130 admits of such doubt or suspicion.

The dimen

of it do not correspond with the dine wais of the other Boxes. The two list figures of the number "130" have apparently been put in after the iron hoops had been attached, to the

manner in the other

Cases

tached, contrary

where that

last le

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