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With reference to wheat took place on board the "Indiant", between Mr May and Captain Mehmey, I must note that Mr May's statement is directly contradictory to that made by Captain Me Eluney. Captain Me Elmay could not have made the maneuver alleged, as Capt. Mielins
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Your Excellency refers to my comments "that this is not the only cause of this nature", and "that this case is made an exception to the hitherto universal practice in the colony", buying that you are unable to reconcile them. "There refer to entirely different points, the former to the case of the 'Julia Bates' and 'N. B. Palmer' above mentioned,
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where the local authorities claimed to exercise jurisdiction over the internal arrangements and discipline of foreign ships, the latter to the fact West Gladion was not arrested and returned on board ship as was done with deserters Your Excellency thinks is mistaken as to Madison being discharged. The note of Mr Cooper Turner, the Attorney in the case, herewith enclosed, shows that the Magistrate himself stated to Madison that he had no power to discharge him, but that he advised him not to return aboard. I conceive that it was the duty of the police therefore to have arrested him as any other deserter.
I was misinformed as to Captain Mielins not being aboard when Madison was put in custody. But the