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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.
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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
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