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The man, however, still protested. Expressing fears as to what might happen to him. He was then told that one way of inducing the section to release Ship was that, if on his return he was ill-treated with cruelty, and should communicate the facts to the Police authorities, they would interfere to protect him.
On the afternoon of the 19th, two seamen, who had recently been discharged from the Reindeer, presented themselves at the Police Office, and, in behalf of ..., requested the aid of the Police, as he had been flogged and otherwise ill-treated, and was then still on board the Reindeer.
The Assistant Superintendent of Police, having reported this to the Superintendent, was directed by the latter to proceed to the Reindeer, and, if he found the report to be true, to bring the man on shore. The Assistant Superintendent accordingly went on board the Reindeer and found ...