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this cave the action of the police to be tockin thorough the Consul …

Certainly not the Law, and in any similar case not the Custom.

have rily applied to the Consul when Jemecived that live and now likely to be of service in stating the and required, viz, in searching American ressels (nume partionlally shalers) for deverter from to. Me puilitary forces, sie. Zover sohere pes dafe or defined information Irad been received. It has, in severa instance, been found useful to obtain the Consul's interposition in cower of debt, or, matters of civil endtract.

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5. Is it customary to make any dis-tination, in cared of this nature, between Krition and American, or other foreign Aipe in this harter?

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As Superintendent of Police Sam not justified in making any distinction between Peritish flips and the phrips of other pations. The aid of the Police is fuilly and impartially given wittionit reference to pationality – if sude not the cave justice would often be fettered and powerless. It,

play in illustration be mentioned that shout two years back a Cerusion Hipe, the "Griminezon", was lying in this port - An American, a man of color, shipped bourd, the newster, for little is mo offence, violently assaulted the man, "flogged him, and placed him sinering [ "the injured mon found opportunity to convey intimation of this cave to the Police :-/presively the same steps avere torken as in that of the "Reudeer", And the result, was that the Incater

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