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conduct on Superintendent

of Police, on the matter of the Coolu ships Duke of Portland;

beof= "Captain Seymour, the master of - such ship informed his Owners

by

letter that "

"On 2nd April when hove whort and ready for sailing, the Chinwr) cravaded aft; teck belaying pins from the pails and armed "themselves with firewood: yelling and shouting in a fearful manner,

as throwing everything moveable "overboard. He then had an

" interniew with the Stipendiary

"Magistrate at the Supreme Court

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"who came on board with a Police

at

"force, the foolice laughed it them "and at length they were driven : below at the point of the bayonet . Then planted my two guns inside the fuddy door, loaded them with

"

"grape and cannister, hail the carronades loaded and placed

" at the poop fife rail, gave the

"/

"men a cutlasseach ; Mr. May (Magestrake ) was then on beard. As left or

Perjeant and

five

policemen on board for sentries "during the night. At daylight Twas out of the Roads.".

There the honor to state

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