of

Neve ethilips I had confidence in the goodness

the cause, in the vertice of Mr May, and the honor of the Executive Councillor, who had peen appointed to assist the new Governor, and were to share in that Exparte investigation. 4. I accordingly awaited patiently the first step towards the redemption of the pledges of- The Scentury of State. _ the first meeting of the Corsicussion, which did not take place :: until the muddle of 1060, _ and I continued to awuit the slow yet certain issue of their

There were at least thesty charges. labors

theme of more recent ctates. some of I before them there those for my reports upon which I had been injured so deeply in portime and fame, and other threatened with the same vengeance. The prolix investigation before the Cornmission

compassed of 1860 - 1. has not idustased above three of the entire number, and those Phree embrace in feet, and form two. - (for the Commission, with no very countions fecting, I must say, myself, describe them, as

toward

"belonging to "the Caldwell and Anstey Case," ) the damning accusations of Mar May himself. with respect to the nature of the connection with the Conoceted Pirate Mahlow Wong, –

those

these very

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accusations, to screen Caldwell against which the Dreumentary profs of the commction were hirmed by Doctor Bowning and Bridges, and for expreting my belief in the truth of which accusations, and in the honesty of M. May their author, I am non under your your sentence of suspension, pronounced by confirmation of

on the alleged in that matter, to distinguish

a

Y

those pations of the culprit himself. mability. ground of

au

" betwten (his) guilt and the more effusions of (M. Megin) "private mater

3. Get the present Execution Couniel, and, I presum this Excellency has concurred in their finding) Loverun der Menulis Robinson himself have unanimously

to be ace trive, the alleged guilt. Miose very

charges. Found those the real guilt," and wesy, arce of M. Muy's statements and puose, so gropily expensed by die sole Bouring and his Councillors, to be the effusions, not of any "pordate matin at all, but of an honest and enlightened zeal for the people sories, which haortion full of good puit, and eine neatly deservers of reward. The finding of an lighten with labor!

to be

6.

Whon the completion of their Enquiry into those thre autrent changes they publicly intimated that it would be superplexors, and was not their cententione, to commence any Inquiry what swever, as to those which still remained : - beers fully satisfied, from the results of that, fejst portiere of their labors that the piratical connection ingination was such as to disqualify Caldwell fir all public ensployment. Brod the Excentive Councillors present, my in the Attorney Generalphies, and yow Chief Justice

"that, (Mr. Adams) is reported to have toth. We. Caldwell hemody

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