185 hutant in amer of the Pointes
and Captured 8 of thin Veeuls
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Zu Kral Cuttinities handed over
73 prisoners taken
bond the
junks on this recasion to the Svil
forver. A preliminan
'investigation having den helt by the Chief Maqistinte. I was informed that critence of scrented act, A piracy could de inofucin aguimt
and that on the ven
these men
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dan preceding Fieir Custure they had murdered ten of their prisoners in cold blood.
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The ramiful fact foreen itself upon me that were the Griminals tried befre the Eupreme Court Expital
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convictions would have ensued in
a great number of Enses which minst either have been carried
whresale marmu into effect in a whole sh or a distinction drawn without
am sufficient cause between there Carital Convicts and others who have abrenty undergone the extreme
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penalty of the Law. Furthermore
the whole administration of Griminal Justice in cases Connected with Prince is 20 defective from the difficulties attending interpretation in various dialects Keeping the witheeces in attendance and various other
causes that I felt convinced