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call. Was Mic
had any
kland,
of as
a mort, serious nature, and that, of the parties been inhabitants of this
brom
or any part
parts of the pirated property proved to belong to British Subjects, on had the Pirney been
even committed within a few miles of the folony, I should not have felt the same doubt about carrying out the senteure; but
the ease no
rreasion to
stood, if "
carry
we were Mi
this
out the sentence, we might
ه
as
at no distant period be called to act in similar manner where the piratical act might have taken place upon any part of the
Coast between this place and the
Miles
or even ML
2,000
the
Gulf of Richelin, off Japan, Coast of falifornia. Should the Council, however, consider that the Low ought to take its course, I begged they would
reference to
at mee Lay
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without
my particular views; should the
that the
Members be unanimonily of Opinion whole of the Priconews ought to die, I would further consider the matter, and in case it
-
mons considered advisable that only the three
first mentioned should
suffer,
I should be
satisfied to coneur in that determination. The whole question
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again gone into at length, when it was found that the three priemers above alluded to, Chun-Akteup, Chune Akteut, and Seir thoong,
were only 18, 19, and 21 years
of age respectively, which, being brought to the notice of the founcil, it unammonely resoload.
that it would be
proper
to commute the Sentence of Death to that of Transpotation
for Life on the whole of them.
7.
I would respectfully call your Lordship's
maile by
attention to the deferves
my
the Priemers,
that they had themselves been seized at
different times by
by Pirates,
Pirates, as I think it is entitled to consideration; for it must be
bone in mind that if the defence be true, it would under the circumstances stated
have been totally out of their power to