I must take up my the judge's pleasure,
LVA)
abode, and await
which be said, - often long delayed, and that
in the meantime, had better
my
said for my account, so to cry spring
is ious and other necessaries
for provision as anothing
the
nvas allowed there but
I then
determined to write to Captain Staveley, whom I remembered to
save
...
board the Canton to
desire him to intercede with the
Governor and endeavour to obtain
release.
Besides this, I wrote to E. Forbes, the
my
American Consul entreating
him to
his influence in my behalf; he very kindly replied that he would do so, if Captain Staveley and Captain Koppel (who had also heard of the affair)
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should fail to get me liberated.
Presently Captain Staveley told me that Captain Keppel and himself had seen
the Governor, who had refused to
release me,
on the plea that the case was in the hands
of the Judge. He also told me
the
treat
Captain Koppel had come to the decision to write officially to the
Governor demanding my
immediate release.
Captain Staveley
heard, and
again in about an hour.
informed that if it should be carried before the judge in
in prison 5 or 6 days,
For that Captain Keppel's letter had not produced the desired effect, the Governor having replied that
law
I take its